Soldiers in the fight for the open society need reinforcements
Academics worldwide face economic and political attacks that restrict their freedom to challenge convention, says Jo Glanville
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Home thoughts from abroad
Statistics compiled by Poppleton University's Centre for Inconsequential Findings That Are Likely To Get In The Newspapers show that 82 per cent of the UK's academics are currently taking statutory...
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Inequality? You ain't seen nothing yet
Before we get too smug about the possibilities of hordes of discontented US academics flocking to these shores to experience the delights of the research excellence framework, the National Student...
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Faster, higher, stronger
Data released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills earlier this month reveal that just 18 per cent of state school pupils who had been eligible for free school meals at the age of 15...
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Brickbats don't stack up
As a dynamic service, the Bodleian Libraries is indeed changing, but the picture painted by G.R. Evans ("Shelf harm", Letters, 23 August) is not what it seems.The relocation of the History Faculty...
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Ethical inside job
Making businesses more ethical must begin with the business schools ("Learning to do the right thing - and swear to it", News, 2 August). However, making students take an "MBA Oath" is not the answer...
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Question time is overdue
It is a matter of common knowledge that the Higher Education Funding Council for England has set up a panel to advise it on the future of special factor funding for the institutes of the University...
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Escalating scale
I hope that the escalators in the Sainsbury's in Darlington, where one is repeatedly urged to face the direction of travel (Letters, 23 August), ascend eastwards, or else the speed of the Earth's...
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Passport to indignation
Further to Martin Cortazzi's piece ("They've invited me to present my papers, and this time it's personal", Opinion, 9 August): I was asked recently to help out in a British university for a few...
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Rare cite
Regarding The Poppletonian's lead story on citation abuse ("I cite, you cite, we all cite together", 23 August). It occurs to me that its writer, Laurie Taylor, never backs up his sometimes fanciful...
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Leader: Price is up but game's unchanged
More consumer pressure is to be expected with higher fees, but it must not negatively affect university standards
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Research Intelligence - Cold shoulder for Ireland's pure science?
Researchers fear basic science is being sidelined by impact-driven funding body. Paul Jump reports
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The week in higher education
• Carl Lygo, head of for-profit BPP University College, is no stranger to spats with those who have expressed concern at the rising influence of the free market in the higher education sector. He...
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From Where I Sit - Regional influence
In the past decade, Turkey has expanded its trade relations and adopted a flexible visa regime, allowing the movement of people on a scale hitherto unprecedented. This and efforts to integrate...