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  1. The women's room 1

    Alison Wolf (Column, March 16) might like to know that King's College London made special provision for women students well into the last century. Women had their own Union Society and a separate...

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  2. The women's room 2

    The article "It's buy, buy to women. Now the girlies rule" (Features, March 9) contains one glaring error: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's boots were "stylish, yet affordable", not "stylishly unaffordable...

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  3. Democracy's flaw

    Jacques Rancière's arguments about genuine democracy highlight the issue of reconciling it with morality (Features, March 16), If everyone is to have equal political power, that may work if most...

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  4. Avoid the baby blues

    The panel members gave poor advice to the female principal investigator taking maternity leave while holding research grants (Working Knowledge, March 16). Though they advised correctly on the legal...

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  5. Man who never was? 1

    I noted with great interest the appreciation of the importance of the work of the French sociologist Jean Baudrillard in The Times Higher (Opinion, March 16). However, as someone who firmly believes...

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  6. Man who never was? 2

    I was very saddened to learn of the demise of Jean Baudrillard along with the material world. Actually, I did not know he existed - I thought he was just a sign. Brian Morris Goldsmiths, University...

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  8. Leader

    Are conferences worth going to? "No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there," according to F. Scott Fitzgerald. For the most part, academics do not...

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  9. Step into the spotlight

    Organising a conference can boost your department's reputation as well as its coffers. Olga Wojtas reports There was a shuffling of feet and lowering of eyes at the Primate Society of Great Britain...

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  10. Great sites to behold

    Campuses across the country are creating innovative and imaginative venues to meet the demands of clients and delegates. Michael North steps into space It was cabaret tables last year, now it's wi-fi...

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  11. Better safe than sorry

    Heightened security fears mean organisers must consider the impact of visa conditions, immigration policies and personal risks of travel on attendance. Olga Wojtas investigates Last August, the...

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  12. Rights of passage

    Mark Levene says academics who care about the planet will have to start thinking hard not just about how they travel but whether they travel at all... The lady at the university travel agency laughed...

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  13. Dear Ralph, Help! I need advice

    Veteran organiser Ralph Adam helps you with your conference conundrums Q: I've agreed to organise a conference with limited funds, but am at a loss about the catering. Can I leave it to the venue? A...

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  14. Pimm's and punts

    Oxford University's convention bureau is happy to use the Brideshead image to promote its conference business, but it also boasts many contemporary selling points. Harriet Swain reports Afternoon tea...

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  15. Corporate push spawns 24/7 culture

    Demands on academics at work and beyond are rising, Tony Tysome and Phil Baty report A new breed of academic on call at all hours is emerging in response to a corporate revolution in higher education...

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