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  1. Still time to influence the impact agenda 1

    The research impact debate has already run a lively course. Impact is an integral part of the proposed research excellence framework - a fact that has caused concern in some quarters of the academic...

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  2. Still time to influence the impact agenda 2

    "Impact statements are intended ultimately to benefit society," argues Dave Delpy, "not interfere with funding" ("They're not unreasonable", 26 November). However, he seems to be unaware of the basic...

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  3. Still time to influence the impact agenda 3

    In defending impact statements, Dave Delpy, RCUK's "champion for economic impact", neatly destroys his own argument. If he believes that as a non-expert he "could write a statement indicating...

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  4. Still time to influence the impact agenda 4

    Dave Delpy claims that the petition I posted on the Number 10 website contains a "significant misrepresentation" when it refers to the policy of both the research councils and the research excellence...

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  5. Still time to influence the impact agenda 5

    I really enjoyed Dave Delpy's piece, in which he sends up RCUK's policy on impact statements by pretending to be a hopelessly ignorant quangocrat with no understanding of the nature and role of pure...

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  6. Terms of concealment 1

    Your article on philosophy cutbacks in UK universities calls for a wider debate ("Being philosophical may be limited to 'leisured' classes", 26 November). Terms such as "vocational" and "academic"...

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  7. Terms of concealment 2

    Your piece tells only half the story. The study of philosophy, as part of the philosophy and ethics component of A level religious studies, is thriving nationally, with large, documented and well-...

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  8. Next chapter or nothing

    As an information professional, I'd like to add to the responses to Kevin Sharpe's article on the modern library ("Quiet, please", 5 November). He raises some good points about the lack of a...

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  9. Ivy view is incomplete

    In "The American lesson: How to be top" (26 November), Terence Kealey suggests that UK universities should emulate the American Ivy League by detaching themselves from state support, as if the...

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  10. Pauline conversion

    So Peter Williams, former chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency, told a World Innovation Summit for Education in Qatar that "Quality systems 'stifle' innovation" (26 November)? Sounds like...

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  11. University of Leicester - Freshers love a tweet

    The social-networking website Twitter can act as an "exceptional" communication tool in academia, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Leicester have established a system for...

  13. University of Salford - Caring for mind and body

    The psychological consequences of cancer and its treatment are to be explored by a new postgraduate course. The University of Salford is to introduce the MSc in Psycho-Oncology, the first such course...

  14. University of Bristol - Selective hearing

    Researchers have developed a mathematical model that helps to explain some of the remarkable ways in which mosquitoes hear. The insects have multiple sensory units called scolopidia and are able to...

  15. Brunel University - Packing them in

    Shrink-wrapped cucumbers have inspired a series of seminars at Brunel University. The Cucumber Seminars will examine the challenges facing designers seeking to produce sustainable packaging. Laurel...