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  1. Poppleton's cash call

    Poppleton's v-c, Professor Lapping, (Laurie Taylor, THES, March 19) is quoted as saying that, "At 50 pence per minute this (an 0845 number for students to listen to pre-recorded tutorials) represents...

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  2. Assessing anonymous marks

    In its campaign for anonymous marking ("Pride and prejudice", THES, March 19), the National Union of Students is using a bludgeon to attack what may be the wrong target and thus perhaps threatening...

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  3. Assessing anonymous marks

    Andrew Pakes makes a very confused case for anonymous marking and fails to consider the unfortunate consequences. As evidence of discrimination, he cites high failure rates of Asian students, more...

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  4. Assessing anonymous marks

    Andrew Pakes's call for anonymous marking is naive, politically correct claptrap. First, his argument contradicts itself. Pakes starts by stating that he is not attacking lecturers, but goes on to...

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  5. Assessing anonymous marks

    Anonymous marking, as an essential part of an equal opportunities policy in universities and colleges, will assist in ensuring the non-discriminatory fair treatment of all students within the...

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  6. Natfhe's neutrality

    Whistleblowers claims backing from Natfhe over the matter of teaching material at Liverpool John Moores University (THES, March 19). That is not the case. Natfhe is neutral on the issue that The THES...

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  7. Isn't it about time Labour abolished the TECs?

    Unaccountable, overburdened, outdated -TECs have had their day, writes Julian Gravatt Training and enterprise councils are an idea whose time has gone, and they should be abolished. An innovation of...

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  9. Design and metaphor

    The relationship between built form and academic pursuit has never been stronger, says Jeremy Melvin There is a certain inevitability about Norman Foster designing a management faculty, Ted Cullinan...

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  10. Management of maintenance when a quick fix fails

    Cars, unlike buildings, have a habit of spluttering to a halt unless regularly maintained. Buildings, as many universities well know, can stagger on for decades, becoming unreliable and depressing...

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  11. Urbane sprawl: the pursuit of the perfect habitat

    Peter Sandy finds that managing campus growth requires a fine balance between immediate needs and future aspirations Imagine you are flying in an aircraft on a clear night, watching the lights of...

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  12. The fine art of masterplanning-ten golden rules

    1 Use the plan pragmatically as a tool not a straightjacket. Concentrate on the principles, rather than shapes on the plan to achieve continual options for growth. 2 The planshould be derived from...

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  13. Hold on, I'm strumming

    Depending on your point of view, universities are either a stuffy lot or show exquisite good taste when it comes to playing "music on hold". Music on hold - the technical term for the tunes played on...

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  14. Small-claims mutual fund makes a dent in cover charges

    Under UMAL, institutions contribute to a pool that is used to pay their small claims, thus cutting out the insurer and the broker. Elaine Carlton reports University insurance is big business, and the...

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  15. Sharpen up with the right ratios

    Higher education institutions could manage their physical assets more effectively with help from the results of a pilot study commissioned by the funding councils. As the higher education sector...

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