A time for radical options
People in higher education may feel hard done by. Those in further education may wonder what they are complaining about. As last aut-umn's budget works its way through to detailed allocations to...
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Which road for (new) Scotland?
David Bleiman praises the virtues of a buffer zone which allows universities to make their own decisions In 1993 the Conservative government devolved Scottish higher education, with funding provided...
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Which road for (new) Scotland?
Under a Scottish parliament academic freedom must be protected but institutional autonomy should be subject to proper planning, says Ian McKay Those of us involved in the day-to-day practice of...
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An attack on science
From Patrick Riley DESPITE the reassuring sub-heading of the article ("It is not scientific inquiry that produces anti-science feeling but distorted ideas of what it means to be 'scientific'") it...
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Ditch class approach
From Richard Hudson THREE cheers if "a consensus over abolishing traditional degree classifications" really is emerging (THES, March 28). Even by normal academic standards, degree classification is...
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Language barrier
From George Schopflin ANN LEWIS's critique of complex language (THES, April 4) is a perfect example of the dislike of abstract thought in the guise of anti-elitism and "common sense". All specialised...
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Musical youth
From Tim Footman RUPA HUQ (THES, April 4) endorsing Simon Frith's assertion about "student music" and "the sense of exclusiveness that being a student (at least in Britain) still entails", says that...
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Nottingham plan shortsighted
From Robert Page YOUR STORY adds public insult to private injury for those academic staff who have been deemed surplus to requirements at the University of Nottingham. In the case of my own...
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Training mistake
From Neil McIntosh WHY do people in higher education think they have a god given right to be the only providers of initial teacher training? The Standing Committee for the Education and Training of...
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Ukrainian agreement
From Marko Bojcun YOUR ARTICLE on Ukrainian studies in the United Kingdom (THES, March 21) overlooked the agreement between the Institute of Ukrainian Studies at Kiev University and the University of...
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Don's diary
Monday A bolt from the blue. The planning group of the university (vice chancellor, deputy vice chancellor, and pro vice chancellors) has issued a draft policy document. The university is in deficit...
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Familial stake in the ratings
A COVER of Time magazine loudly declaimed last month: "How Colleges are Gouging U". Having exposed the "crisis of the canon" and the spread of "political correctness", is the American media about to...
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How history can illumine our future
To mention the importance of historical perspective during a general election campaign is probably about as fruitless as Moby's attempt to swim out of the Firth of Forth. I recently heard Richard...
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Movie stars of Polywood
Polytopia 1: Tesselations and polyhedra Polytopia 2: Honeycombs and polytopes Virtual Image (Windows CD) +44 161 480 1915 Educational site licence £49.50+VAT, single user home licence £24.95 inc VAT...
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First Impressions
This week's First Impressions comes from a last-minute Catholic: "The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim." Entries should be submitted to...