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  1. Degree of apathy

    The topic of foundation degrees has really got the ball rolling on its national website, hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Its discussion forum has identified four issues for debate and has attracted...

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  2. A knight to remember

    Sir David Steel, presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, runs a tight ship, preventing MSPs over-running during debates. He was keeping an eye on the clock recently as MSPs queued to express...

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  3. FRT plate is a gas

    John Laird, director of the Scottish Further Education Unit, clocks up substantial mileage visiting Scotland's colleges. He decided to change to a gas-powered car and found a reasonably priced Rover...

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  4. A bit behind deadline

    The Diary has received a new entry for the title of most tardy performance by a higher education institute. A reader who completed a postgraduate course in periodical journalism in 1996 at the London...

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  5. Maths BAs can't add up

       First-year maths undergraduates at Queen Mary, University of London, must now pass an elementary maths exam to progress to the second year. The exam - which aims to...

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  6. Ex-polys should ignore the jeers and take a bow

    The tenth anniversary of the founding of the new universities is upon us. Stand by for a rash of dismissive speeches and articles about degrees in surf science and golf management. Except, of course...

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  7. Have you checked your pending tray, Mr Blair?

    If you don't scratch our backs, Tony, you'll rub the country up the wrong way, warns Ron Dearing The present decade is one of emerging peril for the UK. Economic peril comes from a growing squeeze...

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  8. Broaden your mind, Mr Brown

    Social sciences and humanities have a key role to play in our economic future, argues Bob Bennett Science and technology often grab the headlines as well as political attention. But the contributions...

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  9. An elegy to the error

    A possible mistaken identity has raised questions about literary 'evidence', says Donald Foster. In 1996, I was blasted in the pages of The Times Literary Supplement for having introduced A Funeral...

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