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  1. Misreading the clock

    As an external member of Cambridge University's promotions committee, I cannot let pass the assertion that we gave only seven minutes on average to the consideration of each candidate (Whistleblower...

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  2. Persuasion needed

    We do not know what Bett will say about absolute levels of pay for the varied groups of university staff nor about the need for restructuring (THES, Opinion, January 29). But the proposals will...

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  3. Contract observer

    I am not leading negotiations on the joint contract under which most people work here (THES, January 29). I am not even a member of the working party looking at contracts. But I am an interested...

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  4. North bears up

    The percentage of students choosing to study in the north has risen over recent years ("North hit as applications fall", THES, January 22). At Edge Hill, applications rose by 41 per cent between 1996...

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  6. Past their learn-by date?

    Britain's mature students are falling victim to a culture of ageism, writes Linda McGowan. The Universities and Colleges Admissions System reports a 1.8 per cent drop in the number of applications to...

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  7. The appliance of CLRC science

    Will mobile phones work when it rains? Will sleet make satellite TV unwatchable? The CLRC's Chilbolton Radar is used by a 45-strong research group to answer questions like these. Under contract to...

  8. Leaders sanction Asia Pacific forum for research

    Government and university representatives from across the Asia Pacific region have agreed to establish an education research network that will link universities, governments and industries. It is...

  9. Genome Valley lessons

    A British mission finds much to learn from the United States bioindustry. Kam Patel reports. Functional genomics is the new buzzword in the biotechnology industry in the United States. But if it is...

  11. Northwest FE crisis after Wirral

    College funding chiefs may fail to meet their statutory obligation to secure "adequate and sufficient" education provision in the northwest region. Provision in the region is jeopardised by financial...

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  12. Recruitment drive Down Under

    The British Council will launch a drive this month to attract more Australian students to study in Britain. It wants to boost the numbers by 70 per cent over the next three years to more than 3,000....

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  13. Research review causes concern

    The transparency review under way to help universities determine the full costs of research will also include an examination of whether university funding arrangements are sufficiently selective....

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