Too tired to turn new ideas to profit
Dear Ron, please do something, particularly about the money. This might be the best way to sum up the submissions sent in to the Dearing review of higher education by today's deadline. The...
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Afghans fight to keep peace
Balkh University in Mazar-e-Sharif is an oasis of peace in war-torn Afghanistan, solid on the outside but ramshackle on the inside. When the extremist Muslim Taliban forces seized Kabul in September...
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Lack of fulfilment
There's a nice nostalgic touch to the Confederation of British Industry's inability to get its Dearing submission in on the due date - they have been given special dispensation to send it in next...
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A hard look in the gift horse's mouth
Next Tuesday Oxford University will decide whether to agree to the terms on which Wafiq Said's donation for the management school depend (letters, page 13). The argument is partly about the use of...
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Dogged persuasion
"Passports for pets" may have gained popularity with animal lovers' campaign against Britain's tough quarantine regulations. But it is too late for one university which, in order to tempt a...
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Quality assessor who fell asleep on the job
Excessive costs and inspector "incompetence" are two of the criticisms of teaching quality assessment exercises contained in a report released this week. The University Council of Modern Languages'...
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Women fear losing local power
The restructuring of local government has many vocal critics. The explicit aim may have been to improve cost-effectiveness and accountability, but opponents claim that it will weaken local democracy...
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