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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Strike balance on quality checks 2

    You will not publish a more important article on the future of British higher education than Michael Loughlin's piece on the takeover of universities by management "science". I agree with his two...

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  9. Hope in history

    Ian McDonald encapsulates as many ambiguities as the Indian nation ("A nation on the brink?", THES , March 22). While the side-heading said "groups of young men could be relied on to kill their...

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  10. Truth isn't out there 1

    Calls for a legal ban on teaching certain ideas are often countered on the grounds that this is an admission of the paucity of effective rational counter-arguments. ("Why I believe debating science...

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  11. Truth isn't out there 2

    Besides formal courses in evolutionary biology, studies in archaeology provide a salutary perspective on creationism. In The Idea of Prehistory , Glyn Daniel points out that in the 17th century, the...

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  12. Truth isn't out there 3

    While asserting editorially that "postmodern relativism" helps creationism (Leader, THES , March 22) you also give space to Jonathan Ree saying that dogmatism about science hampers those who oppose...

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  13. Findings: Bark reveals pollution level

    The Darley Dale lead smelter has been recycling metal for years. It sits in the bottom of a glacial valley, yet the contour map published in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring shows the plant at...

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  14. Findings: Love-lorn hit by trauma

    Breaking up is never easy. But a study by psychologists at Plymouth and Wolverhampton universities suggests that the broken-hearted can share common post-traumatic stress symptoms with air- crash...

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  15. Who backs the bombers?

    When George W. Bush meets Tony Blair this weekend, Iraq is likely to be on the agenda. Harriet Swain and Olga Wojtas talk to the experts about a strike on Saddam. As the situation in the...

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