'Proper' English is not a luxury 1
It is quite pathetic - although, alas, a sign of the times - to find someone holding a university chair in English language who takes fellow academics to task for their alleged views about English...
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'Proper' English is not a luxury 2
Jennifer Jenkins suggests that native English speakers should learn to communicate with Spaniards in "Spanish English". I have lived in France for four years. Should I be persuaded by Jenkins and now...
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'Proper' English is not a luxury 3
Jennifer Jenkins is worryingly confused. Toleration of varieties of English is one thing, a complete lack of critical judgment about suitability of language for different communicative purposes quite...
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Music is priceless
Anna Vignoles ("Surplus in arts may spur shakeout", September 7) believes there will soon be "too many" arts and humanities graduates - primarily because such subjects are less "valued" by employers...
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Integrity is enough
Colin Feltham's heartfelt plea for engagement by academics ("Why do academics fiddle as the world burns?" August 31) is, in the face of increasing bureaucratisation, justified. But Feltham seems to...
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Plane truth
Mathew Humphrey asks why academics still travel by air, given the rise of new virtual communication technologies ("Time to stop flying in the face of reason", September 7). These are no substitute...
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Releasing research 1
The article about publishers delaying access by journalists to research results ("We ought to get all findings out fast", August 31) neglected the viewpoint of a major interest group. Like nearly all...
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Releasing research 2
Have those complaining about the tyranny of research read their contracts? A usual academic contract specifies about 40 per cent of time to be spent on teaching, 40 per cent on research and the rest...
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Names aren't problem
Kevin McCarron ("You don't need to know a name to teach a student", August 31) is wrong to think memorising student names interferes with the ability to teach. Worthless staff development programmes...
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Don't lose your head
As a recently appointed head of department, I found the story reporting that heads are taking on the role to get more time for their research rather disturbing ("Headed for frustration", August 31)....
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Cutting-edge degrees
Liz McDowell is reported as questioning the relevance in this day and age of grading students ("Don't weed out, help students blossom", September 7) and substantiates her argument by quoting non-...
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The new bohemia and why we must save it
London's vibrant cultural scene is also a multibillion-pound industry, but its survival is under threat as rising living costs break up the communities that power it, argues Elizabeth Currid. Among...
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Natural attractions and convivial conversation
Cambridge University - and the surrounding countryside - recently played host to a unique inter-disciplinary event that explored humans' relationship with the natural world. Leo Mellor reports...
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'None of us fits into neat little boxes'
Individuals who have been helped (or not) by social services aid in enlightening and assessing trainee social workers at Hertfordshire. Jak Peake reports It is Tuesday morning, and I am joining a...
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Core, what a scorcher - style 3
The new temperature is about as hot as the Sun's surface and the team from University College London believe their figure is the most accurate yet achieved.Volcanoes reveal the Earth's internal...