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  1. Writing reaps reward

    The Transformation of Islamic Art during the Sunni Revival

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  4. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a short story that won its author a Nobel prize: "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the...

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  8. Medium fright

    I am surprised you report that the research assessment exercise "does not yet recognise digitally published research" ("Take away the books and chairs collapse", THES , November 8). As a monograph...

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  9. Funding firsts

    Leicester University's US funding coup is an achievement but it is not a first ("Leicester wins US funding for trial on red wine cancer drug", THES , November 8). Twenty-five years ago at Middlesex...

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  10. In brief 2

    Pop idol Gareth Gates was involved in publicity for Bradford's City of Culture bid ("Open market shuts door on scholarly achievement", THES , November 8). But the university made no use of his...

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  11. In brief 3

    The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education is UK based but not UK owned. It began as a joint UK/Commonwealth organisation and now has a global membership ("Canny spin-off hailed as trendsetter",...

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  12. In brief 1

    As a highly practical male academic I find Angela Clow's comment, "one of the roles I play in this department is to be the woman and point this sort of thing out", sexist and objectionable ("All in a...

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  13. Great returns on your money? 1

    Calculations of the return on investing in a degree are examples of fantasy economics worthy of the greatest scepticism ("Money back guaranteed?", THES , November 8). The calculation has to be...

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  14. Great returns on your money? 2

    Tim O'Shea's arguments against greater university reliance on fee income (Soapbox, THES , November 8) need rebutting. O'Shea correctly asserts that public funding annually per gross domestic product...

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  15. Gaining time

    The adoption of the North American grade-point system will be good news not only for students and employers but also for academics ("US grading to edge out 'firsts'", THES , November 15). As the...

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