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  1. In tune with the masses

    As this year's Edinburgh Festival celebrates the Scottish political song, Chris Wood asks what makes an anthem inspire allegiance. Things can only get better" was the message that blared from every...

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  2. A Plumb with an acerbic aftertaste

    Jeremy Black considers whether an obituary that eulogises its subject and glosses over the dirt failsin its mission. How should historians record and discuss the life, work and influence of those who...

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  3. Just a plaything for your pet cat?

    Animals are not merely passive 'others' in our world, argues Erica Fudge. In fact, by their very 'otherness' they help us define ourselves - as well as drive our technology. When I play with my cat,...

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  4. Would you fail the Trades Description Act?

    Universities should stop producing promotional material that resembles travel brochures, says Frank Furedi. I have a lot sympathy for 54-year-old Mike Austen. Last month, this mature law student won...

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  5. Postcards from a broader mind

    Mandy Garner, in the latest of our series on tourism, is staggered to discover the hard graft involved in travel writing. The image of the travel writer is one that appeals to many: the lone voyager...

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  6. Ode to a behemoth 1

    In response to the Geoff North challenge (Letters, THES , August 2), how about: A quixotic behemoth from 'N'awlins' Found night-time enormously boring He met a Vis!goth who gave him a she-moth And...

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  7. Ode to a behemoth 2

    A quixotic behemoth from New Orleans So became by the following means: S/he started quite small But grew fat and tall Just by eating up his or her greens. It may not be beautiful poetry, but I hope...

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  8. Media exposure 3

    I wonder if The THES is aware that a number of universities advertise on "television", another piece of technology where you can see people in their underpants? I expect a full investigation. David...

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  9. Visitor should stay

    The main problem with the visitor system is that it is under-resourced and therefore often takes too long to arrive at conclusions (Letters, THES , July 26). The visitor system does, however, give...

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  10. Managers accountable to no one 1

    Birmingham University's restructuring plan has had serious consequences for the department of cultural studies and sociology and could well lead to injustices, some of which may be legally actionable...

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  11. Managers accountable to no one 2

    You report that all staff in the department of cultural studies and sociology at Birmingham University have taken "voluntary" severance. The truth is that staff reluctantly left for two reasons....

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  12. Managers accountable to no one 3

    Students at Luton University have also found their courses interrupted because staff have been obliged to take voluntary redundancy. This includes many staff in the faculty of health and social...

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  13. Classical tragedy

    Queen's University of Belfast has decided to end Greek, Latin and classical studies' teaching on the grounds of low enrolment after a breathtakingly short two weeks of consultations. This, the only...

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  14. Mercenary system 1

    Geoffrey Alderman freely admits to helping universities pull the wool over the eyes of inspectors through his "how to pass a teaching quality assessment" courses (Analysis, THES , August 9). He is...

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  15. Mercenary system 2

    The surge in applications to the Institute for Learning and Teaching was fuelled by experienced staff and owes a lot to the original and final deadlines for fast-track application ("Scramble to join...

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