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If society believes a university education is important, it must find ways to fund it to enable all abilities to reach the right level
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Drew Manzie, 1944-2008
Drew Manzie, the inspirational former head of physical education at the University of Strathclyde, has died of cancer, aged 64.Niall Sturrock, Strathclyde's head of sport and recreation, who worked...
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Buckingham: why QAA has 'serious' concerns
The judgment by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of limited confidence in the University of Buckingham was made for sound and serious reasons, and not for those suggested by Terence Kealey ("Trust...
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PVC 'posturing' assessed
Your series on "a passion for teaching" has been instructive, perhaps never more so than this week, with the piece on assessment by Leeds Metropolitan University provost and pro vice-chancellor (PVC...
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Built on good foundations
Your article "Fight or flight" (16 October) states that the Further Education Bill will allow "further education colleges across England to award their own foundation degrees" and they will have "...
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Distortion of salary figures
Your article "5% pay rise takes some salaries up by a quarter in three years" (16 October), makes reference to the statement by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association that some academics...
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Research funding is fair
Tim Birkhead wants a system that is fair for academics ("Why is funding so unfair?", 9 October). The Research Councils' primary obligation is to give a "fair" return on the public's investment.The UK...
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Don't rely on others' crumbs
The suggestion that the Western world should be happy to relinquish its scientific lead on some vague concept of "creativity", linked with an optimistic view that scientific advances made in other...
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Easter treat for heathens 1
If God grants Nigel Paterson his wish for a flock of Christian universities ("Academic calls for creation of Christian universities", 16 October), can we heathens who choose to remain behind in the...
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Easter treat for heathens 2
It's tempting to retort that Nigel Paterson's call for Christian universities in the UK hasn't got a prayer. In the current ethos of higher education as surrendered capitalist lackey and technical-...
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Research folly confusion
I am a little confused. Was Jonathan Levitt and Mike Thelwall's research on the frequency of citation of multidisciplinary research itself multidisciplinary? If so, does the publication of their...
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University of Wolverhampton - Trial run for law students
A purpose-built courtroom, complete with a judge's bench, witness box and desks for the clerk and counsel, has been unveiled as a teaching aid for law students at the University of Wolverhampton. It...
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Southampton/Portsmouth universities - Around the world in a box
A new resource for language teachers at further and higher education institutions was launched last week. The Language Box, an internet repository, will make it possible for teachers to store, manage...
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Institute of Education - Print preparations
A group of academics who have all held senior positions at the Institute of Education, University of London have written a book aimed at helping researchers get their work published. In the recently...
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University of Aberdeen - Training centre to open wide
Access to NHS dentists is being boosted by a £21 million dental training centre that will produce 20 qualified dentists annually. Funding for the Aberdeen Dental School has come from the Scottish...