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  1. Letter: Subsidies don't work 2

    The government justifies loans on the grounds that students, over their lives, are likely to earn more than enough to repay it. As the proportion of young people entering higher education nears 50...

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  2. Letter: Middlesex job truth

    Marie Owens's claim that 90 posts have been lost "mostly through not filling vacancies" is incorrect (Letters, THES , March 22). Since June, there have been 43 voluntary redundancies, two involving...

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  3. Letter: Stress buster

    I am surprised that the University of Dundee is moving to a two-semester model with assessment at the end of each period (For the record, THES , March 22). Staff at the University of Huddersfield are...

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  4. You can't count on the carefree

    In their drive to boost numbers, universities are recruiting students who lack motivation and drop out without a second thought. Frank Furedi seeks a solution in the US. Universities are frantically...

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  5. Fun, frolics and field studies

    If you want to combine a holiday with a spot of research, Ivor Gaber's got some tips. But look out for caravan kooks, axe-murderers and stinking naked hippies. As the Easter vacation approaches, many...

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  6. Is it time for a third (world) way...?

    Development economics has traditionally been skewed by a western focus but Chris Bunting reports on attempts to bring a fresh perspective to the issues Sustainable development does not often get a...

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  7. US hit by creationist pox that silences 'e' word

    Fundamentalist Christians have changed tack in their efforts to oppose the teaching of evolution. Stephen Phillips finds that they are making inroads in schools. The world's most technologically...

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  8. Maths star from outside the fold

    From the age of seven, Erik Demaine travelled with and was taught by his father - until Erik took over, aged nine. Jon Marcus met him at MIT, where the 21-year-old is an assistant professor on the...

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  9. Excusez-moi, etes vous un terroriste?

    In the US, national language competence is being fast-tracked post September11. But here, we're planning to let pupils drop foreign language learning at 14. This linguistic complacency is dangerous...

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  10. A combination still to crack

    A better grasp of the nature-nurture relationship may offer insights into crime, cancer and more, writes Michael Rutter. Until recently, behaviour genetics was mainly concerned with quantifying the...

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