He鈥檚 got (Russian) rhythm
Lara Cook in her review of William Zimmerman鈥檚 Ruling Russia: Authoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin (Books, 26 June) is amused by his suggestion that Stalin鈥檚 loyal apparatchik Vyacheslav...
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The article on plagiarism (鈥淪pain鈥檚 battle for originality is like herding (copy)cats鈥, News, 26聽June) is a tad complacent when discussing this problem in the UK.I have heard postgraduates discussing...
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Tub stumper
I was very interested to read your article on academic exile (鈥溙切腣log away from home鈥, Features, 26 June), not least because this is an experience I am familiar with, having held academic positions in...
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I鈥檓 sorry I haven鈥檛 a clue
Students, not just those studying A levels, do indeed forget a large proportion of what they have been taught (鈥淣ew students 鈥榟ave forgotten bulk of A-level knowledge鈥欌夆, 25 June).It happens at all...
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Obstacles to ethnography
I enjoyed Laurie Taylor鈥檚 piece on immersive research (鈥淕et stuck in鈥, Features, 19 June), and 鈥 as a part-time criminologist 鈥 share some of his nostalgia for the heyday and published classics of...
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A clear signal about funding education
Your report on how government policy may be informed by an unsupportable human capital theory of educational economics (鈥淚mprovement by degree or innate talent?鈥, News, 26 June) made sobering reading...
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Silver linings workbook
Our ever-cheery Head of Public Relations, Gail Topping, has expressed concern about the 鈥渧eritable flood鈥 of pessimistic metaphors employed by Michael Thorne, the vice-chancellor of Anglia Ruskin...
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The week in higher education - 3 July 2014
鈥淲onga tactics鈥 does not sound like something the Student Loans Company would want to be associated with. But that is how one campaigner 鈥 quoted in the Daily Mail 鈥 described methods used by the...
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Visa issues at heart of problem
Universities must take responsibility for oversight of international students 鈥 an arm鈥檚-length approach is no protection
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How deep in the red? Debt estimates miss the mark
Parents and young people are underestimating levels of student debt after graduation, according to the results of a new survey
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Vice-chancellors voice frustrations with policies
Survey of university chiefs reveals smouldering anger and 鈥榖lack swan鈥 event predictions
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PhD schemes must be more worldly wise, EUA hears
Overseas students boost universities鈥 global links and bolster image with employers, European University Association conference told
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Southampton Solent University settles over pay dispute
Part-time lecturer settles out of court over claims that he was paid a lower rate compared with full-time colleagues
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University still a bastion of social elite, says Hefce official
At a British Academy debate, David Sweeney urges the sector to focus on producing graduates who will engage with society
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Campus close-up: Aberystwyth University
Vice-chancellor April McMahon is planning upgraded campus facilities