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At least one vice chancellor has been reflecting that the grass is always greener on the other side as a result of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals unprecedented and somewhat vertigo-...
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Professor attacks English A level
A leading academic is calling for a review of A-level English syllabuses amid claims that school pupils are increasingly poorly read. Martin Dodsworth of Royal Holloway College, University of London...
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Mad career move
It has been long suspected, long joked about, and now psychiatrists have finally admitted it. At the winter meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists last week there was a session for trainees...
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Yes sir, quote me
Among the most vigorous participants in the debate over funding options has been Derek Fraser, vice chancellor of Teesside. Possibly in gratitude for his quotability, The Times and The Daily...
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Call for standards in languages
An expert in foreign language teaching has called for national standards in student achievement following evidence that graduates' linguistic abilities vary enormously. Jim Coleman, professor of...
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Hypnosis finds safe haven in Sheffield
The power of hypnosis to send people into trancelike states has not attracted enough serious research, according to Michael Heap of Sheffield University's centre for psychotherapeutic studies. Dr...
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Papua murder fuels crisis
The murder of two academics and two students in separate incidents at the University of Papua New Guinea over the past year has created a sense of crisis as students return to their studies for the...
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Hooray Heinrichs set up fascist-free club
Germany's archaic men-only student fraternities, with a reputation for fencing, drinking and extremist rightwing views, are under attack from within their own ranks. Eight of the country's 100...
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Wisdom in languages
Jim Coleman is right to call for nationally agreed standards for languages (page 4). Britain, traditionally excelling in linguistic incompetence, is now experiencing huge demand from students and...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
The practice described by Martin Hollis (requesting references to accompany applications rather than following shortlisting) is already not uncommon. I have been asked to follow this procedure by...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
It is not only for refereeing purposes that the members of the Russell Group are trying to flex their muscles; during an unsuccessful attempt last year to headhunt me to a larger institution in time...
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To Wit: a culture clash
Three months ago, 13 senior academics at the University of the Wi****ersrand - all but one white - lodged a 297-page dossier of complaints against William Malegapuru Makgoba, deputy vice chancellor...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
Martin Hollis complained that candidates for a lectureship here have been instructed to ask their referees to write directly to the university (THES, February 2). The reason for adopting this brisk,...
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Skills should be a byproduct of study
Your editorial "Demanding and confused" (THES, February 2) implies that universities face a choice between delivering the curriculum or encouraging their students to acquire skills employers seek....
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The Bible ignores Palestine
The headline "The Bible bashers" (THES, January 19) sensationalises and trivialises an important academic debate within biblical studies. Furthermore, the claim that I explained to Simon Targett that...