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  5. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is taken from a work by a travel writer best known for his books about Asia: "I had been afraid of Russia ever...

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  9. Truth isn't out there 4

    Martin Coward is correct that postmodernism opposes dogmatic claims about truth (Letters, THES , March 29). But by removing the possibility of rational justification, it leaves dogmatism or nihilism...

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  10. In brief 1

    Developing countries and the agencies that work with them are ignoring a huge source of expert help: academics who have recently retired and who would be delighted to be involved in teaching,...

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  11. In brief 2

    Laurie Taylor's example article of "How universally nonsensical is WUDJ?" in The International Journal of Nonsense Syllables ( THES , March 29) falls at the first hurdle. The syllable in question is...

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  12. In brief 3

    "The Domesday Book was written in medieval French." No, not a student's error, but an extract from an exhibition on the history of Coventry, accompanied by a clear illustration of the relevant...

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  13. Gats protection

    The National Union of Students is concerned about the detrimental impact of the General Agreement on Trade in Services on the provision of services in post-16 education (Soapbox, THES , March 22)....

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  14. Pointless exercise

    The National University of Ireland is lowering degree thresholds to 60 from 62 and from 55 to 50 per cent as the lower boundaries of 2:2 and 2:1 grades ("Irish looking to widen grading bands", THES...

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  15. Strike balance on quality checks 1

    It is a pity that Michael Loughlin is so unrelievedly cynical about quality reforms in higher education (Features, THES , March 22). True, there have been a succession of quality fads and a good deal...

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