Trinity election fails test
The article "Clash of the centuries" (14 April) on the election of Trinity College Dublin's new provost expressed two problems with the process as I observed it: unreal romanticism and disconnection...
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Quality, home and away (1 of 2)
ߣߣƵ was right to point out that the quality of UK higher education is fundamentally dependent on the quality of its staff ("Recruit more home staff to foreign hubs, report urges",...
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Quality, home and away (2 of 2)
I would like to set the record straight in regards to your article "Banking on doubling foreign enrolments is 'unbelievable' aim" (14 April). Durham University is a top 100 institution in the Times...
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There are alternatives Left
Robert Zaretsky is surely right to note, following Albert Camus, that rebels must resist the temptation to enslave their oppressors ("Rebels know their limits", 7 April). However, he is wrong, in my...
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All kinds of win
It is now clear that the government's plans for funding English universities are in deep trouble. I believe that there is now only one remedy, and that involves the private sector.Upfront fees would...
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Film review: Cedar Rapids
Duncan Wu detects smug bigotry in the sourly 'comic' tale of a middle-aged naif's business trip
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TV review: The Great Estate: The Rise and Fall of the Council House
As the council house dream falls into disrepair, Gary Day sees a spirit of frugality and thrift rekindled
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Campus round-up
Newcastle UniversityBabies of obese at more riskWomen who are obese during early pregnancy are at increased risk of their baby dying, according to researchers. Scientists at Newcastle University...
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Odds and quads
Clement Attlee (1883-1967) served as deputy prime minister in Winston Churchill's wartime coalition government before going on to win a spectacular victory in the general election of 1945.
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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21 April 2011
Our better half - Does the bonobo’s peaceable nature disprove the ‘killer-ape’ theory of humanity?
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Swansea’s sacrificial plan: take pay cuts to avoid redundancies
Swansea University wants staff to take pay cuts of between 3 and 4 per cent in exchange for a “no redundancies” deal.
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Almost all universities submit access agreements to Offa
The vast majority of English universities - if not all - are planning to charge tuition fees above the lower threshold of £6,000, information released by the Office for Fair Access reveals.
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Wellings to leave UK for ߣߣƵn post
Paul Wellings, the vice-chancellor of Lancaster University and chair of the 1994 Group, is leaving the UK to take the helm of an ߣߣƵn university.
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Tara Brabazon: digital stairways need wheelchair ramps, too
Since 1994, I have delivered a Monday morning lecture at 8.30, 9.00 or 9.30am. One of the consequences of teaching first-year students is that academic timetables are skewed earlier in the week to...