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  4. Laurie Taylor column

    V-cs buy into idea idea of building the brand. Times Higher , July 23. Good morning. I'm Mike Stance, Poppleton's new marketing director. There it is in PowerPoint. MIKE STANCE. Today I'm going to...

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  5. Leader: Parents should cut apron strings

    Parents and professors agree that going to university is one of the most significant events in a young person's life. But our survey marking the start of our series on university admissions...

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  6. Leader: Grants for the few

    The British Academy's task is to recognise excellence in the arts and humanities, and to enhance their role in national life. It should be straightforward - the "creative industries" are universally...

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  7. Elite or not, they need a union

    Bruce Charlton and Peter Andras's article "Why top academics need personal agents, not a mass trade union" (Why I..., July 23) is a curious piece. They begin with an exaggerated description of the...

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  8. Schools not at fault 1

    More than half of vice-chancellors think first-year students lack the necessary skills to study for a degree, according to your article "Students 'lack basics'" (July 16). The blame, however, does...

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  9. Schools not at fault 2

    It isn't only numeracy that first-year undergraduates lack. Literacy is also a serious problem, and so is ever-declining subject knowledge (history is a case in point). Clearly, these deficiencies...

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  10. No pressure to fiddle 1

    It is not the case, in my experience, that examination boards "fiddle marks" ("Pass rates are all about the cash", Letters, July 16). Mark adjustment goes on for a variety of valid reasons such as...

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  11. No pressure to fiddle 2

    Your correspondent makes allegations that, if they are true, reflect badly on his/her practice as an examiner and bring universities in general into disrepute. Why does your correspondent hide his/...

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  12. 'Dream on, Lord May' 1

    Speaking from a department that is due to be closed, although it is not struggling, I have considerable sympathy for the funding council's efforts to make universities give a notice period before...

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  13. 'Dream on, Lord May' 2

    Vice-chancellors may warn against "interference in the autonomy of the university" but the Royal Town Planning Institute is relieved to see that the Government wants to make giving a year's notice...

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  14. Blind boycott 1

    Your article "OU professor revives call for Israel boycott" (July 16) discusses one man's call for a boycott of Israeli scientists and academics based on politics. This is contrary to the tenets of...

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  15. Blind boycott 2

    Palestinian campuses are not only hotbeds of anti-Israel activity but are also controlled by active terrorist groups, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which oppose peace with Israel. Palestinian...

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