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  1. It is no longer wise to go strictly by The Book

    The appointment of respected scholar Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury has not pleased fundamentalists in his flock. But, argues Keith Ward, a free-thinking theologian is a godsend for the...

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  2. Celebrity snares

    Do universities risk becoming caught up in society's growing obsession with personality as they strive to appeal to a greater number of potential students? Caroline Davis reports. Oxford historian...

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  3. No advocate of 'terrorist torture'

    No word other than dishonest can be used to describe Brendan O'Leary's mendacious characterisation of my book Why Terrorism Works (Books, THES , October 4). Read this paragraph: "There follows a...

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  4. Get real, Sir Richard 1

    Weary of the top-up debate, Sir Richard Sykes (Why I, THES , October 25) has stepped out to convert Imperial College, London, from a prestigious research institution into a privileged independent...

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  5. Get real, Sir Richard 2

    Does Sir Richard know that fees never match costs? The Institute for Research on Higher Education in Philadelphia has revealed that students paying full fees still pay less than the cost of their...

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  6. Get real, Sir Richard 3

    Apart from plans to introduce massive top-up fees, Imperial deserves attention for its decision to confer its highest honour - fellow of the college - on a senior Singaporean government minister....

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  7. Get real, Sir Richard 4

    The headline about King's College London's response to the proposed University College London-Imperial merger ("King's in power bid after talk of merger", THES , October 25) was misleading. The story...

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  8. Get real, Sir Richard 5

    Geoffrey Alderman enjoys nothing more than stirring a pot ("Cost of merger is more than fees", THES , October 25). At Royal Holloway, University of London, we place greater faith in London University...

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  9. Long live tutorials

    There is no question of Oxford University cutting tutorials as a core part of its teaching provision ("Oxford's tutorials cut to aid research", THES , October 25). The tutorial is greatly valued by...

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  10. Less of the tribal talk

    It is a sad state of affairs if, as Bob Osborne says, "most Protestants in Northern Ireland do not regard the two universities there as 'Irish'" (Letters, THES , October 25). What are they then? They...

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  11. SAT is worth its salt 1

    You are right to argue that universities should make allowances for candidates from schools with poor results ("Tackle suspicion that plagues UK admissions", THES , October 11). Admissions systems...

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  12. SAT is worth its salt 2

    Your report "Headteachers demand clarity on selection" (News, THES , October 25) missed the significance of the statement of concern. It was signed by the four independent school heads' associations...

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  13. In brief 1

    If performance-related pay is on the cards (News, THES , October 11), it should more accurately reflect the reasons for excellence in teaching and research. All staff in a department could pool the...

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  14. In brief 2

    What's in a name (or figure)? Evidently, a degree of difference. Promoting foundation degrees to engineer the 50 per cent participation rate is likely to involve "sacrificing" the higher national...

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