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  1. Ode to a behemoth 1

    In response to the Geoff North challenge (Letters, THES , August 2), how about: A quixotic behemoth from 'N'awlins' Found night-time enormously boring He met a Vis!goth who gave him a she-moth And...

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  2. Ode to a behemoth 2

    A quixotic behemoth from New Orleans So became by the following means: S/he started quite small But grew fat and tall Just by eating up his or her greens. It may not be beautiful poetry, but I hope...

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  3. Media exposure 3

    I wonder if The THES is aware that a number of universities advertise on "television", another piece of technology where you can see people in their underpants? I expect a full investigation. David...

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  4. Visitor should stay

    The main problem with the visitor system is that it is under-resourced and therefore often takes too long to arrive at conclusions (Letters, THES , July 26). The visitor system does, however, give...

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  5. Managers accountable to no one 1

    Birmingham University's restructuring plan has had serious consequences for the department of cultural studies and sociology and could well lead to injustices, some of which may be legally actionable...

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  6. Managers accountable to no one 2

    You report that all staff in the department of cultural studies and sociology at Birmingham University have taken "voluntary" severance. The truth is that staff reluctantly left for two reasons....

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  7. Managers accountable to no one 3

    Students at Luton University have also found their courses interrupted because staff have been obliged to take voluntary redundancy. This includes many staff in the faculty of health and social...

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  8. Classical tragedy

    Queen's University of Belfast has decided to end Greek, Latin and classical studies' teaching on the grounds of low enrolment after a breathtakingly short two weeks of consultations. This, the only...

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  9. Mercenary system 1

    Geoffrey Alderman freely admits to helping universities pull the wool over the eyes of inspectors through his "how to pass a teaching quality assessment" courses (Analysis, THES , August 9). He is...

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  10. Mercenary system 2

    The surge in applications to the Institute for Learning and Teaching was fuelled by experienced staff and owes a lot to the original and final deadlines for fast-track application ("Scramble to join...

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  11. Respect for age 1

    Universities should face up to age discrimination, not run away ("Age law adds to campus burdens", THES , August 2). Their credibility as centres of intellectual excellence depends on the recruitment...

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  12. Respect for age 2

    Dave Toke has the wrong impression (Letters, THES , August 9). The Equality Challenge Unit is totally against age discrimination, as I told The THES . That was not reported. My explanation of why...

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  13. Misplaced attack

    Those who rail at Israel might also recall that when the West Bank was invaded and occupied for 19 years by Jordan, Palestinians enjoyed scant academic freedom (Features, THES , July 26). Only after...

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  14. Media exposure 1

    I am amazed that universities are advertising on the Bigwideworld website ("Universities seek applicants on 'salacious' teen website", THES , August 9). Surely this invalidates their equal-...

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  15. Media exposure 2

    My own university is not represented on the "salacious" website Bigwideworld.com. However, when I clicked on the words "Aston University" I was directed to a "Blokes and Girls with Attitude" dating...

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