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  2. Robert R. Pennington, 1927-2008

    Bob Pennington was a renowned professor of law who broke new ground in his field while priding himself on never missing a lecture.Professor Pennington, who has died at the age of 80, taught...

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  3. Sharia lecture offered ignorance, not insight

    I am writing to register my anger and disappointment with a lecture given recently by an Islamic cleric entitled "What is sharia law?" as part of the University of Southampton Islamic Society's...

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  4. Dwindling power

    Geoff Pullum and I spent a number of years at the University of California, Santa Cruz (concurrently, in 1981-82), but in spite of our "Old Slug" network, I would like to set the record straight on...

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  5. Profligate honorifics

    It is becoming increasingly common for managers to misuse honorary and visiting academic titles. The National Health Service is particularly guilty. One comes across people who use the title "...

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  6. Legal advice clarified

    You report that Kaye Carl represented herself after Thompsons Solicitors advised that she was unlikely to win ("Hourly paid lecturer wins full-time staff rights in landmark ruling", 13 March).While...

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  7. Indian initiatives grow

    By focusing so strongly on student recruitment and revenue generation for UK universities, you overlooked the partnership element and the large investment in research co-operation by UK universities...

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  8. Oxbridge in a tin

    Any brand - whether it's a tin of baked beans or an ancient university - is dependent upon what people think about it (Letters, 13 March). Yes, people have been of the opinion that Heinz Baked Beans...

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  9. Subject loyalty needed

    We are dismayed by the attitude of the British Sociological Association ("V-c upbraided for plans to cut social sciences at Keele", 6 March). You report that the BSA will not accommodate a seminar at...

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  10. Rumours of its death 1

    In his review of Thomas Docherty's The English Question or Academic Freedoms (Books, 20 March), Roy Harris says comparative philology was a moribund subject by the first half of the 20th century. I...

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  11. Rumours of its death 2

    I too have read Thomas Docherty's The English Question or Academic Freedoms. Like your reviewer I found the English therein somewhat strange. Perhaps Docherty might be prevailed upon to read a little...

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  12. Still second among equals

    Academe could become a largely 'female' profession by 2020. But although women are taking over at lower levels, they continue to struggle to break into top jobs. Is this due to persistent bias or are...

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  13. How do they manage?

    Most people enter academe to delve into a subject, not to manage. To improve personnel administration, universities have beefed up HR departments with staff and strategies from outside campus. Hannah...

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  14. Critical thinker

    Sari Nusseibeh was Arafat's man in Jerusalem and spent time in jail accused of spying for Saddam, but the philosopher and advocate of non-violence sees himself primarily as an educator, he tells...

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  15. 27 March 2008

    Is it a patriarchal conspiracy or is it just me? - The gender gap in British universities