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  1. Leader: Seek out the silver linings

    The struggle for economic recovery will present the sector with opportunities - it must seize them and put them to good use

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  2. David John Keskeys, 1953-2008

    David Keskeys, dean of the School of the Arts at the University of Northampton, has died.He was born in Germany on 8 February 1953. After a foundation course at Medway College of Design, he moved to...

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  3. Seeking an equitable measure for the RAE 1

    Researchers all over the country have now found out the results of the 2008 research assessment exercise ("RAE 2008: the results", 18 December). For some, it is a moment of joy, but for others, it is...

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  4. Seeking an equitable measure for the RAE 2

    The curse of the 4* category in the RAE has inevitably struck. In my own institution, an excellent department rated in the top category last time round had four times less "world-class" ratings than...

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  5. Santa subject to debate

    Thank you for bringing to our attention the ten most cited papers on Santa Claus research ("Santa Claus research: the ten most cited papers", 18 December). While several of these pre-date by many...

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  6. Tailored targeting

    Small wonder that the success of Aimhigher is not evenly distributed ("Aimhigher's success unevenly distributed", 11 December), since levels of participation in higher education vary widely between...

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  7. Time-and-motion study

    With 30 hours of preparation ("A matter of opinions", 11 December) for each of the 550 hours of teaching a lecturer at a post-1992 university is contracted to do, Tara Brabazon must be multitasking...

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  8. Supervising the supervisors 1

    In "Rapid results culture undermines quality" (Letters, 11 December), the anonymous writer describes his/her unfortunate experience of being the external examiner for a PhD thesis that "... was not a...

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  9. Supervising the supervisors 2

    Something that I do not understand, and that no one has been able to confirm or explain to me despite calls to several universities, is the difference between the different kinds of doctorates, for...

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  10. Culture clash

    I am grateful for your prominent review of my new book, Youth Culture in Modern Britain, c.1920-c.1970 (Books, 18 December), but I feel short-changed by the quality of the review.It does not surprise...

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  11. Ovine solidarity

    Frank Burnet's attempt to pour the enormous condescension of posterity on to sheep won't do ("Wonders of woolly thinking", 18 December). Most sheep may not be intellectual geniuses, but they do have...

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  13. The week in higher education

    Sir Bernard Crick, writer, academic and former contributor to ߣߣÊÓƵ, has died aged 79. Variously described as a "publicly concerned scholar and maverick" by The Guardian and an "old-...

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