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A safety net for all society
Howard Davies welcomes a serious look at our need for state welfare. Throughout the two great political campaigns of this year - the general election and the subsequent Conservative leadership...
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Atlantis, yardang, but why no pingo?
The Oxford Companion to the Earth
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a 19th-century essayist who originally wanted to be a philosopher or a painter: "There is a pleasure...
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Getting to know all about you
The Moon - Patrick Moore on the Moon
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Laurie Taylor
"Evidence that mathematicians gain many more firsts than other undergraduates may have more to do with the non-discursive nature of their subject than higher intelligence" - THES September 14....
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Letter: Vatican dispute
The article "Can of worms open as Vatican archives stay shut" ( THES , September 7) refers to the role of Father Peter Gumpel, the Vatican official who is acting as the independent judge for Pope...
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Letter: Animals on trial (1)
Animals are used in pharmacology because there is no practical alternative for studying the effects of new drugs on the living body (Letters, THES , September 7, 14). Alternative in vitro testing...
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Letter: Animals on trial (2)
How can anyone believe that torturing animals to death is for the benefit of human health? Numerous drugs have been withdrawn since 1990, including Halcion, Teflex, Raxar and Zyban. All were "safety...
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Letter: Luton in Oman
Your article "Luton lacks contracts" (Whistleblowers, THES , September 14) is misleading. It cites outdated internal correspondence and presents a narrow picture of our contract with the College of...
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Letter: Colleges deserve more praise
The headline "Colleges fall short of higher standard" ( THES , September 14) is misleading because it conveys a message of failure in further education without foundation. The THES analysis of 59...
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Letter: Vive la différence
Brian Ramsden suggests that British higher education could cut administrative costs and succeed with fewer than 170 institutions (Analysis, THES , September 7). He reports that France has just 100...
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Letter: PhD prejudice
Chris Willis's letter ("Want a job? Don't mention the PhD", THES , August 17) struck a chord. Working towards a PhD, especially as a mature student, requires determination and effort. Employers...
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Letter: Public pay the price
Natalie Fenton argues that "core funding...must remain public or we will all pay" ("Privatise at a price," THES , September 14). We have already paid a heavy price. Our salaries and student funding...
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Letter: Private colleges
Further to your article on the standards in UK private colleges and accreditation (Analysis, THES , September 14), it is worth noting that Newbold College in Bracknell, Berkshire, offers degrees...