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Nicholas Bamforth correctly notes that Hefce "is restricted in using its powers under charity legislation" ("There's no need to be charitable over external governor appointments", 6 August). He...
Nicholas Bamforth correctly notes that Hefce "is restricted in using its powers under charity legislation" ("There's no need to be charitable over external governor appointments", 6 August). He...
Nicholas Bamforth is right that the restrictions in Section 73A of the Charities Act 2006 (which require a majority of the trustees of a charity to be unremunerated by it) do not apply to employees....
Sally Feldman seems very sure of her facts ("Don't celebrate yet, girls", 13 August). She assures us that it is "clearly not the case" that her female-dominated media courses discriminate against...
Sally Feldman's account of women entering higher education has a Scottish dimension that can be found in the autobiographical novels of Willa Muir, Catherine Carswell and Nan Shepherd. Their...
I am concerned that aspects of your story about penalties for the over-admission of students will have misled readers as to what is happening in Scotland ("SFC refuses to relax over-recruitment rules...
Further education colleges are not new players in undergraduate education and only journalists have dubbed them "new polytechnics" ("Degrees of freedom", 13 August).However, it was the Dearing...
On my return from a research trip to China, I dutifully read through the accumulated back issues of ߣߣÊÓÆµ. My gratification on seeing that you had published my letter (30 July)...
I can't be the only one concerned about Bruce Charlton's comments on grade inflation (Letters, 13 August). I'm not sure if I'm more worried about his assumption that half of students achieving one...
I trust that your review of the use of non-discriminatory language will be extended to the University of Poppleton ("Staff continue using terms deemed inappropriate by PC language advice", 6 August...
Following the observation that Thames Valley University was advertising for a post in "Strategic Hospitality Information Technology" (Letters, 30 July), I see that Roskilde University (same issue,...

The recession has intensified competition for university places, with degrees more vital than ever for gaining an advantage in a tough job market. As clearing begins, will the 'lost generation' be...
Far too often, obituaries are drab and sanitised affairs, so Matthew Reisz asks scholars how they might word their own death notices
Brilliant thinker, shame about the suit: dossiers retrieved by Belagir M. Synkina reveal academic search committees' encounters with genius
The Government is all at sea. Its wave of contrary policies mean it is in danger not only of losing a generation but of squandering it

Admissions of failure - How a generation of students has been sold short