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  1. Dons 'pressed' to dumb down

    The University of New South Wales last week announced an inquiry into "soft marking" for students paying full fees. The move, the first of its kind in Australia, follows claims that academics have...

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  2. Walk tall

    Research assistant James Oldham adjusts the marker devices on a patient at the University of Plymouth's Movement Gait Analysis Laboratory. The university has spent more than £140,000 on cameras,...

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  3. Higher education appointments

    University of Durham Colette Eggleton , formerly responsible for marketing Learning North East at the University of Sunderland, has been appointed marketing and development manager to the university'...

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  4. eTutor of the Year 2001

    eTutor of the Year 2001 Are you using a virtual learning environment? Are you using it as more than just a web site? Win £1,000 cash in a THES/LTSN competition Full details and entry form   Closing...

  5. Laurie Taylor

    You have reached the Piercemuller residence. There's no one here at the moment, but do leave a message. Dr Piercemuller. This is Maureen. Again. I have a very urgent message and unless you pick up...

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  6. Letter: Scholars win in war of words (1)

    Henry Hardy's enjoyably arch review (Books, THES , March 30) of Andrew Malcolm's latest blast against Oxford University Press invites a footnote. He says - though I do not for a moment believe him -...

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  7. Letter: Scholars win in war of words (2)

    Hardy writes in his review of The Remedy by Andrew Malcolm that "this was the one author in a million who would refuse to accept what he understandably saw as being mucked about. Malcolm sued". All...

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  8. Letter: Holes in job survey (1)

    You rightly commend British higher education institutions for the employability of their students ("UK degrees top tickets to jobs market", THES , April 6). Given that their data exclude diplomates...

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  9. Letter: Holes in job survey (2)

    There must be room for argument about whether employment after six months is the most meaningful test of employability. But even if it is, what stands out most from the figures published is the huge...

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  10. Letter: Hunger and GM crops

    Nick Birch (Cutting Edge, THES , March 30) justifies his genetically modified crop research by claiming that scientists need to improve crop production to feed a rapidly growing population. Since...

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  11. Letter: Community ignored (1)

    Widening access and social inclusion initiatives are not new ("Universities Scotland praises access efforts", For the record, THES , March 23). But they reflect a "deficit" approach to people,...

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  12. Letter: Community ignored (2)

    I see from your report on student numbers ("UK split in student numbers", For the record, THES, March 30) that Scotland and Northern Ireland are no longer part of the United Kingdom. "People under 21...

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  13. Letter: Doors are wide open

    The Library and Information Commission's recommendations that university libraries open their doors to the public sounded out of date ("College libraries to open to public", THES , April 6). Many (...

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  14. Letter: Cash questions (1)

    My daughter is pursuing a vocational degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. Now in her second year, she is fulfilling the mandatory requirement to work full-time for a whole year in industry. While...

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  15. Letter: Luton's cuts

    Your article "Lecturers protest at 2,000 job cuts" ( THES , April 6), was misleading in so far as it related to the University of Luton. Luton is aiming to cut fewer than 60 jobs and not the 100 as...

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