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  1. Anthony Quinton, 1925-2010

    A leading philosopher and public servant who achieved wider public recognition as a quiz-show host has died.Anthony Quinton, Lord Quinton of Holywell, was born in London on 25 March 1925 and educated...

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  2. Overseas policy must be more than a fig leaf

    I applaud Andy Masheter's sentiments and endorse his warning ("Reckless exploitation of the overseas market will only end in tears", 24 June). I managed the first British Council recruitment missions...

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  3. How thoughtless

    The government's decision to cut the Chevening scholarships' budget is doubly disappointing, coming as it does in the wake of the previous administration's move to retrench the number of Commonwealth...

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  4. Category and other errors

    The headline "'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project" and its associated news story suggest that your staff had not read the paper at the heart of the story (News, 24 June)....

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  5. This is not America

    While the sentiment behind requiring vice-chancellors to bring in philanthropic income equal to three times their salaries every year is laudable, that is the only thing that is ("Heads must show...

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  6. Impact 'support' is shaky

    David Sweeney of the Higher Education Funding Council for England has a "positive" story to tell about how pilot studies and meetings have converted the academic community to the idea of measuring "...

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  7. Alternatives to the market

    We would like to add our support to Richard Evans' plea to the University of Sussex to rethink its policy for the department of history ("Sussex cuts threaten a proud history of research-led...

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  8. Sense of satisfaction

    I would be interested to see the evidence to suggest that there has been no improvement in the student experience for undergraduates over the past decade (Letters, 1 July). Underfunded expansion of...

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  9. Farewell, 'fat cat republic'

    Thank you for saving me £17 or so a month. While I've been angry for years about the University and College Union's listlessness in campaigning for greater security for fixed-term contract...

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  10. Measured, and found wanting more

    International comparisons of universities still have their detractors, but the appetite for them continues to grow. Phil Baty traces their roots and looks at how they are increasing in number and...

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  11. Handle with care

    League tables occupy the minds of vice-chancellors, politicians, academics and students, but Ellen Hazelkorn advises them not to draw hasty conclusions

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  12. The UK plc roadshow

    Shadowing the speed-dating expats who recruit for British universities, Caroline Knowles finds that their hypermobile lives parallel those of the students they pursue

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  13. 8 July 2010

    The rankings dilemma - League tables’ search for fruitful measures