Too many chiefs
Lecturers' union Natfhe rightly questions the duplication at the head of the merged London Metropolitan University (News in brief, THES , January 23). Will Roderick Floud, formerly of Guildhall...
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Older foundations
How does the value of foundation degrees (Opinion, THES , January 16) compare with the equivalent BTec higher certificates available in many local further education colleges? These courses do not...
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For the broad-minded
With The Times now available in tabloid format, should The THES be considering a broadsheet edition? Gordon Joly London E14
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Iraq war, chips and chocolate laxatives
Is western political correctness in danger of turning human rights into yet another instrument of power? It's time to stand up for what we believe, argues Slavoj Žižek. Critiques of the notion of...
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Don't underestimate managers' ability to treat you as an idiot
Frank Furedi takes a Savage's-eye view of staff development. Increasingly, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World provides the script for the ambitious university manager. Communication is framed by...
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It's not what Les says that counts...
... his hands may be more revealing. Psychologist Geoffrey Beattie discusses how Big Brother offers unique insights into the way non-verbal behaviour can betray hidden thoughts The reality TV show...
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Hot lecturers and nasty ideologues
Stephen Phillips reports on sinister US student feedback websites In November, ten University of Texas lecturers found themselves on a "Professor Watch List". Academic blacklists are not unheard of...
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Is your pension funding this?
Chris Bunting looks at ethical issues arising from institutional investments If you see a chain smoker coughing their lungs out on the street, rub your hands in glee. If you read a newspaper report...
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Iraq war, chips and chocolate laxatives
Is western political correctness in danger of turning human rights into yet another instrument of power? It's time to stand up for what we believe, argues Slavoj Žižek. Critiques of the notion of...
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Don't underestimate managers' ability to treat you as an idiot
Frank Furedi takes a Savage's-eye view of staff development. Increasingly, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World provides the script for the ambitious university manager. Communication is framed by...
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It's not what Les says that counts...
... his hands may be more revealing. Psychologist Geoffrey Beattie discusses how Big Brother offers unique insights into the way non-verbal behaviour can betray hidden thoughts The reality TV show...
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Hot lecturers and nasty ideologues
Stephen Phillips reports on sinister US student feedback websites In November, ten University of Texas lecturers found themselves on a "Professor Watch List". Academic blacklists are not unheard of...
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Is your pension funding this?
Chris Bunting looks at ethical issues arising from institutional investments If you see a chain smoker coughing their lungs out on the street, rub your hands in glee. If you read a newspaper report...
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Helping the able to join the elite 1
Robert Stevens (Soapbox, THES , January 16) names Imperial College and Thames Valley University as exemplars of a feared two-tier system and elitism. An unfortunate choice, perhaps, in the light of...
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Helping the able to join the elite 2
Chemical engineers must be pleased that a professor of strategic management compares their profession to plumbing (Letters, THES , January 23). With this level of understanding of engineering, was...