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  1. When diverse becomes perverse 3

    Meritocracy means "rule based on merit". "Taking people on the basis of performance" is not that, Alan Ryan (Letters, THES , April 19) notwithstanding. He's right that this principle works for...

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  2. Cash in on scarcity 1

    We should welcome the coming collapse of national pay bargaining - and do everything possible to speed its demise ("AUT fights plan to link staff pay to job ratings", THES , April 19). In the absence...

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  3. Cash in on scarcity 2

    Grenville Wall paints a disturbing contrast between the proper status of staff in an autonomous university and their present submission in his former (modern) institution ("Why I think the university...

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  4. Hands-off, turn-off?

    Your coverage of the Roberts report's finding that there is a looming shortage of high-level maths, physics, chemistry and engineering skills in this country ( THES , April 19) rightly emphasises the...

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  5. In brief 1

    I too was surprised to read Kenneth Cardwell's article "Try teaching democracy in an occupied territory" ( THES , April 12). I was less surprised to read Professor Ruben's letter (April 19). Articles...

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  6. In brief 2

    Bill McGuire, in his review of Edward Bryant's Tsunami ( THES , April 19), writes that "tsunami" is a Japanese word derived from "tsun", for harbour, and "ami", for wave. But "nami" is Japanese for...

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  7. In brief 3

    Will Light ( THES , April 19) set out to illustrate his institutional merger ideas using Go. British Airways started Go as a semi-detached business in 1998. In 2000, BA decided to sell Go, stating...

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  8. In brief 4

    The article on the budget ("Extra money, but..." THES , April 19) omits a small change that could further transform charitable support for education. The chancellor extended tax relief on gifts of...

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  9. Gradgrind College? 1

    As usual, Luton University's managers blame everyone but themselves for their institution's problems ("Luton - a cut both ways" THES , April 19). In fact, they were responsible for the failure to...

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  10. Gradgrind College? 2

    As one of the academics made redundant by the University of Luton last year and a signatory to the letter mentioned in the article on Luton, I have a simple question for the its management team. How...

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  11. Gradgrind College? 3

    The briefest of examinations of the THES archive indicates that Middlesex University has suffered management failure for some years. Reports of a significant funding deficit and the prospect of up to...

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  12. NUS opposes tax 1

    The article on the National Union of Students presidential election ("NUS reins regained by Labour", THES , April 19), suggested that the NUS has no clear policy on proposals for the introduction of...

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  13. NUS opposes tax 2

    In your article on the election of the new NUS president, you write of a student movement split over the issue of a graduate tax. We are a student movement here to represent 3 million students...

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  14. Laurie Taylor

    University newsletters should be more honest - THES, April 19 The Popperian Poppleton's vice-chancellor gives enthralling lecture Delegates attending the annual conference of the International Forum...

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  15. Leader: NHS plan hangs on attracting and training staff

    Everyone in British education is drawing encouragement from the mention of schools, colleges and universities in last week’s budget. A word from chancellor Gordon Brown - when railways and other key...

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