Polar apposite
David Willetts' recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula deserves elaboration ("Journey into the unknown", 1 March). While the minister might have enjoyed glancing at an emperor penguin or two, his...
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Open, moral and pragmatic
In response to Timothy Gowers ("Occupy publishing", 16 February) (http://thecostofknowledge.com), Elsevier's David Clark argues that "there is little merit in throwing away a system that works" ("If...
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Targeting error
I refer to Martin McQuillan's claim that the University of Ulster shares the view that "universities could not be expected to do anything about access because it was all the fault of failing state...
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The Darwin delusion
Kristr煤n Gunnarsd贸ttir is certainly entitled to dismiss the theological bent of my book Humanity 2.0 (Books, 1 March), even if her preferred alternative remains mysterious. However, she is not...
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Capital offence
Week after week, THE employs an Anglo- and London-centric perspective of the landscape it surveys. Witness the Diary, where it is routine to find that 50-60 per cent of the cultural activity covered...
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TV review: Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Gary Day is fascinated by explanations of the Earth's path through the heavens and the Sun's hold over us
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John Hick, 1922-2012
A world authority on interfaith relations, John Hick engaged in lively discussions on philosophy and theology with peers and students until he was 90 years old.Professor Hick grew up in Scarborough....
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THE Scholarly Web
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Campus round-up
University of RoehamptonBlessed are the newsmakersJournalism students honed their interview skills by grilling Occupy London protesters just hours after they had been evicted from outside St Paul's...
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8 March 2012
Restricted diet - How the National Student Survey sacrifices brain food for 鈥榮atisfaction鈥
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FE colleges win over half of lower fee student places
Anglia Ruskin University and London Metropolitan University are the biggest winners in the allocation of 20,000 鈥渕argin鈥 student places for next year, but 155 further education colleges have grabbed...
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So long and thanks for all the restructuring
The head of the London College of Communication has resigned after several days of negotiations with senior managers over her future.
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Independents dominate in UCU election results
Independent candidates have triumphed in the University and College Union elections by snapping up almost three-quarters of the contested places on its national executive committee.
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Share of graduates in low-skilled work rises
More than one in three recent graduates are working in lower-skilled jobs compared with around one in four a decade ago, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.
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Inside Higher Ed: Off limits
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed