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  1. Physics round-up

    A First Course in General RelativityAuthor: Bernard SchutzEdition: Second revisedPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 410Price: £35.00ISBN 9780521887052This text offers the first step into...

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  3. Joke isn't funny any more

    My dislike of Piled Higher and Deeper predates its appearance in THE, and further exposure has done nothing to alter my opinion.The cartoon on 20 May, "How grad school is just like kindergarten",...

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  4. Methods of their madness

    In "Braving the elements" (20 May), Barbara Oakley forcefully describes the Portuguese neurologist and diplomat Antonio Egas Moniz as "spearheading" the use of frontal lobotomy. However, his method...

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  5. Refutation? Denied

    We read that Francisco Ayala "refutes the idea that there is any contradiction between science and religion" (The Week in Higher Education, 13 May). I think you'll find that he denies, not refutes,...

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  6. Majority judgement

    I would like to respond to the letter from Richard Shearman of the Engineering Council ("Open to suggestions", 13 May).Readers may remember that Shearman took issue with my comments on the role of...

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  7. Readers of the lost arts

    I am always dismayed when I see authorities dumbing down the academic profession. Your article "Oxford report: goodbye readers, hello merit pay" (13 May) covered Oxford's efforts to abolish the post...

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  8. Managerial concepts need managing, too

    Last week's article on Rosemary Deem's call for a new qualification for research administrators adds to an important debate ("Managers must be qualified to herd the academic cats", 20 May).Management...

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  9. Telling silence

    The academy's silence following your publication of two articles on Peter Duesberg ("Unconventional thinkers or recklessly dangerous minds?" and "Without prejudice", 6 May) is disappointing but not...

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  10. Number's up (or down)

    While berating scholars for their abuse of statistics, your article "Not so good with numbers" (6 May) was illustrated with a photograph of a researcher jotting down his results and thinking: "I'll...

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  11. More elbow room a must

    Your leader about forcing academics into open-plan offices concentrates on the problems such arrangements cause for the health and well-being of staff ("Mavericks won't be corralled", 13 May).I have...

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  12. Pulling power

    Which universities have the X factor that attracts applicants? Rebecca Attwood gets the lowdown from students and brand experts in the UK

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  13. Hot or not?

    What turns US students' heads? An urban vibe, celebrity alumni, top sports teams, high-profile leaders. Oh, and academic reputation. Jon Marcus runs through the student checklist

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  14. Successor states to an empire in free fall

    Theories with wonderful names are emerging to describe our post-postmodern culture and society. Alan Kirby is fascinated by the 'cultural dominant's' shadow

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  15. 27 May 2010

    Oh so cool - What makes a university fashionable?