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  1. Don't ditch 'trust' for 'service' 1

    I am interested in the differing views of the function of higher education (Soapbox, THES , December 20/; Letters, THES , January 3). I studied for my bachelor and master of arts degrees as a mature...

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  2. Don't ditch 'trust' for 'service' 2

    How refreshing in its clarity was sixth-former Ryan Butler's comment: "Can't people be trained on the job, with companies paying for them to go to university, rather than government?" (Analysis, THES...

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  3. Don't ditch 'trust' for 'service' 3

    Ian Jamieson's reported definition of lecturing as "emptying your head" ("Students rail at cuts in lectures", THES , January 3) is one for the world dictionary of ugly aphorisms. If institutions...

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  4. Illiberal conduct

    Andrew J. Morgan (Letters, THES , January 3) confuses two separate activities. The protection of academics against governments, employers and sponsors is a matter for the unions and bodies such as...

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  5. Let's not play lottery

    Americans do indeed "get what they pay for", as Peter Andras and Bruce Charlton state with regard to elite teaching colleges ("The student purse can save us from the mediocre", THES , January 3). The...

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  6. The art of progress

    Offering progression from further to higher is presented as the latest thinking, yet it is nothing new for art and design institutes ("Access-driven Hodge eases way for mergers", THES , December 13...

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  7. No stats, no show

    Showing the University of Gloucestershire as having the second worst record for recruiting disabled students is misleading ("Who falls behind in the pursuit of justice", THES , December 20/). We did...

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  8. Spot the difference 1

    Why do academics, when discussing the nexus between research and teaching, seem unable to distinguish between different academic subjects and their emphasis on understanding or factual knowledge,...

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  9. Spot the difference 2

    Great play is made of the fact that universities and colleges are centres of learning and research and that one activity feeds the other. Both need monitoring for quality. But in separating the...

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  10. Wits resignation

    The University of the Wi****ersrand regrets that in reporting the resignation of Norma Reid Birley as vice-chancellor ("UK v-c told 'quit Wits' amid row", THES, November 22; "Council forces Wits v-c...

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  11. In brief 1

    Alfred Nobel created five, not six, prize categories (Books, THES , January 3). The prize in economic sciences was created by the Swedish national bank and was first awarded in 1969. Peter van den...

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  12. In brief 2

    The Diary (January 3) made gentle fun of the fact that Bristol v-c Eric Thomas is sometimes known as "ET", and that I am "BT". But it said the latter stood for "Barry Thomas" instead of "Barry Taylor...

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  13. Laurie Taylor Column

    Luton University's vice-chancellor denies that academic staff are enrolling on their own courses to boost student numbers - THES , January 3 Morning, Maureen. Happy New Year. Did you find the little...

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  14. End doctoral dog's breakfast

    It's time to rethink the inconsistent, muddled criteria by which PhDs are awarded, says Susan Bassnett Stories abound about the future of doctoral research in universities. Will some institutions...

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