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  1. A perverse formula for national funding

    The Government's policy to concentrate research in fewer so-called "elite" universities seems odd to me ("'Golden triangle' to win funding riches", 11 February). First, in a political world where the...

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  2. False dichotomy 1

    You have misrepresented the University and College Union's position on academic freedom. In your editorial, "Rise up, freedom fighters" (11 February), you say that the UCU "doesn't really get...

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  3. False dichotomy 2

    "Academic freedom" sounds like special pleading. Democracy among other things is the ongoing struggle for freedom of expression - a freedom that extends to all members of society regardless of their...

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  4. Alumni's plea: think again

    As historians who owe so much to the University of Sussex environment in which we were trained, we are calling on the university to stop its proposals to withdraw from research and research-led...

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  5. Further extinction?

    The growth of higher education delivered within further education colleges was a rational move by universities. Local colleges could provide potential growth without the need for significant capital...

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  6. 'Universal' truths

    In "Truth trumps full disclosure" (Letters, 11 February), Paul Kiff says that I do not seem "to know that most ethical codes dispense with the need for fully informed consent when it is likely to...

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  7. Unethical Trac

    Stuart Palmer's defence of the so-called Transparent Approach to Costing is unsurprising ("Let's get on the right Trac", 11 February). What is not widely recognised is that the surveys on which Trac...

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  8. Subtle engagement

    Your headline-grabbing article "'Naive' arts partners exploited by the academy" (4 February) fails to provide a reference to the title and location of my report. THE readers who look beyond your...

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  9. Epistemology knocked

    According to John Radford (Letters, 11 February), "science is based on objective, public, replicable observations yielding testable conclusions". In fact, it is based only on what we know, understand...

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  10. Still offering shelter

    Your report that the National University of Ireland (NUI) has been dissolved by the Irish Government is premature ("Umbrella body put down", 28 January). Batt O'Keeffe, the Minister for Education and...

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  11. Cheap incentive

    To improve the quality of teaching in research-led universities in the face of cuts, let's persuade the research councils to allocate funds on the basis of assessments of the quality of applicants'...

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  12. Reason to live

    Socrates dreamt of a society of critical thinkers. Linda Elder explores how we can cultivate Socratic traits and methods to develop clear-headed and rational thought

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  13. 18 February 2010

    20 steps to increase your ranking - Ways to rise in the league tables without breaking the bank

  15. Tara Brabazon: The start of a new chapter

    We may be losing printed materials, but let’s not forget we’re also gaining useful digital resources, says Tara Brabazon

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