American way: misleading
Yet again a distinguished economist betrays his unawareness of the economics of higher education. In "Quit the quotas: only competitive tension will keep fees down" (17 February), Tim Leunig argues...
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Summers of discontent
I welcome a further review of post-qualifications applications ("Admissions accomplished?", 10 February). However, please ditch the hackneyed discourse of the "lazy academic". According to Steven...
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KTP cut will harm economy
The Association for University Research and Industry Links, the largest knowledge-transfer practitioner-based association in Europe, is extremely concerned about the planned reduction in knowledge-...
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Starry, starry firsts
There is currently much debate within the academy regarding post-Browne tuition fees, a higher education "free market" and even revising offers to applicants owing to the overall increase in A-level...
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Two things to rule them all
It was illuminating to read about the two caps - one soft, one hard - suggested by the government for tuition fees ("Soft cap too hard for 'naive' sector", 17 February). Presumably they are designed...
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A classier sort of salary
Is there a good reason why the University of Cambridge's Faculty of History advertises "stipends" whereas every other university pays salaries (Appointments, 10 February)? Or is this a minor example...
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Birds on the brain
It would be unusually early to have spied the first cuckoo of spring, so I was interested to note Don Braben's inference that two (albeit excellent) swallows can make a summer ("Successful Venture",...
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A weather eye on the US storm
As graduation rates shrink and tuition fees and student debts soar in the US, experts call on the UK sector to heed lessons from the world's academic powerhouse. Sarah Cunnane reports
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The pursuit of hire education
Prospective students' increased focus on graduate employment prospects and salaries in the wake of tuition fee rises will have profound repercussions for the sector in terms of setting fees, argues...
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Film review: The Company Men
It may be hard to sympathise, but even high-flyers hurt when they hit the ground, Duncan Wu learns
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TV review: The Beauty of Books: Medieval Masterpieces
The e-reader cannot surpass the pleasures of the page, says Gary Day, where everything is illuminated
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Campus round-up
University of ManchesterBrief lives up NorthPeople from the North of England are significantly more likely to die before the age of 75 than those in the South. Researchers from the University of...
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Odds and quads
This glass model of a dissected cuttlefish is one of about 100 remarkable representations of marine life held by the Zoology and Marine Biology Museum at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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24 February 2011
Disapproval ratings - As the UK plots a US course, a look at the stars and gripes of America