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  1. Open debate on course closure 3

    I read with interest that "the Government is demanding early notice of university plans to axe 'strategically important' subjects" as nearly a quarter of physics departments were found to be in "a...

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  2. Beware old slackers 1

    I agree with Tim Birkhead (Working Knowledge, November 24) that the research assessment exercise can promote petulance in academic high-flyers, but why single out colleagues on prestigious research...

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  3. Beware old slackers 2

    Much as I agree with Tim Birkhead's description of the possible problems for universities recruiting young prima donna researchers who see teaching as a chore that is beneath them, I felt he could...

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  4. Iraqi refugee appeal

    The appeal by Sami Ramadani about the plight of Iraqi academics (Opinion, November 24) deserves considerable support from your readers. Today, we learnt that political scientists Abdul Salam Swaidan...

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  5. Too late to start now

    As a mature entrant to academe (an Open University degree at 31; PhD at 37), I too have experienced ageism (Letters, November 24). When job hunting several years ago I was told by a head of...

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  6. Make the grade work 1

    Personally, I feel no need to be too mathematical about grades so long as we have a nationally recognised and balanced system. What is more important when marking is experience, getting the feel for...

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  7. Make the grade work 2

    David Miller and Ricarda Zoellner (Letters, November 24) have fallen into the trap they set for themselves by putting numbers (not "percentages") on students' work and not using explicit criteria of...

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  8. Let us all speak freely

    I agree with Peter Williams's (Letters, November 24) response to Geoffrey Alderman (Opinion, November 17). I cannot share Alderman's hope that the Quality Assurance Agency will become less "timid"...

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  9. No dot.con

    I have long been aware that some of my articles and book reviews are for sale on amazon.com ("Research for Sale: $5.95", November 17). My belief in the free flow of knowledge and the pleasure at...

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  11. Conference watch

    DECEMBER * How far do people travel to experience music? To what extent does music fuel a desire for other places? In what ways does music enable or aid travel? These questions and more will be...

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  12. Ziauddin Sardar

    Ziauddin Sardar tells Mandy Garner how envious theologians recast key Islamic concepts to steal cultural authority and status from venerated scientists and artists. Why did the study of science...

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  13. Rock and roll is now spelt with double z

    What is it about Slavoj Žižek that fires the imagination? Harriet Swain investigates the industry that has sprung up around the philosopher. First came the books - more than 50 of them, translated...

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  14. True appreciation is served with a good dollop of source

    Students should experience the rare joy of getting their noses stuck into original manuscripts, insists Ronald Schuchard I would guess that 99 per cent of undergraduates in US, UK and European...

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  15. So, what drives Venezuela's Socialist climber?

    On Sunday, Hugo Chávez hopes to win a second term as president. But opinion is split among experts over his intentions, says Huw Richards. Venezuela unquestionably comes into the category memorably...

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