Polys and politics 1
The article "Former polytechnics spread their wings" (August 31) is notable for the repetition of the word "market" in conjunction with the development of the former polytechnics. Since 1988, these...
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Polys and politics 2
Your editorial about the 30 former polytechnics that became universities ("An old club much improved by new blood", August 31) is slightly misleading. The 30 you refer to were the original 30 formed...
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Training aids 1
Susan Bassnett ("Who's inspired by a handout?", August 24) accuses those of us involved in academic "training" of the mass production of packages. On our Certificate of Academic Practice we would...
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Training aids 2
I agree with Susan Bassnett that there is a place for the eccentric inspirational teacher in universities but disagree on handouts. They can be used to reproduce material that supplements reading, to...
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Training aids 3
Surely the explanation for the inability of weak tutors to improve over the course of their careers ("Insufficient help leaves weak tutors floundering", August 31) is that they are people who are...
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The joy of text
We were interested in Kevin Linch's experiences ("Lecturer taps into the text generation", August 31), having published research on using mobile phones in lectures. We also found students were...
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Is £300m really a lot of money?
Not if it's spent on a million children over five years. But journalists and politicians don't do the sums and swallow such absurdities. Andrew Dilnot pleads for more numeracy The numbers nerd sped...
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In the scrum, truth can get trampled on
As the Rugby Union World Cup gets under way in France, Huw Richards explores why so much effort - and duplicity - continues to be invested in a sport's 'invented traditions' Gwyn Thomas, a deeply...
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An alternative voice
Long an icon of popular music, Dusty Springfield is now attracting academic attention for her broader cultural import. Clive Bloom gets into the groove. Myra Hindley looked like her, Amy Winehouse...
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No eternal truths, just divine advancements
The Self Awakened
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a writer perhaps better known for his screenplays: "This is my favorite book in the world,...
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When radical Surrey fought for common treasury
Brave Community
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A modern-day Metternich and his doomed twin
Nixon and Kissinger
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Enfants through history
Growing up in France
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You don't need to know a name to teach a student
With huge seminars now commonplace, we need to find a different way of valuing undergraduates as individuals, argues Kevin McCarron Academics work too hard. Far too hard. Over the past 18 months, I...