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I have much sympathy with the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England's wish to maintain the "cherished principle" that similar courses should receive public funding at similar levels ("Fees...
I have much sympathy with the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England's wish to maintain the "cherished principle" that similar courses should receive public funding at similar levels ("Fees...
Some may fear the prospect of the National Health Service University poaching pre-registration nursing education ("Health academics voice fears over NHSU takeover", THES , October 17), others may not...
The photograph accompanying "Night light hinders UK astronomers" ( THES , October 17) was not an example of light pollution that prevents us observing the night sky but a perfect image of the Milky...
I was alarmed by Frank Furedi's selective use of our 2001-02 survey data on counselling in higher and further education. In trumpeting his claims of a rampant "therapy culture" in British...
Some of the most academically brilliant students have some form of psychological problem. Would Frank Furedi rather they were not supported in a way that enables them to fulfil their potential? Would...
The news story "Mentors count personal costs" ( THES , October 17) thankfully, but unknowingly, pre-empted Frank Furedi's provocative twaddle. Student mentors, who do not have their own mentors,...
No reasonable person can defend ignorant or intemperate denunciations or harassment of other scholars, be they pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian ("Forget reds under the bed, there's Arabs in the attic...
Roger Ballard's attack on Terry Eagleton and Daniel Pipes (Letters, THES , October 17) was a rant. The letter is a perfect example of the anticolonial mindset. It confidently takes the moral high...
Hefce did not unveil any proposals on teaching funding last week as you report ("V-cs pan Hefce bid to redirect funding", THES , October 17), nor does it have plans to force nearly 50 universities to...
Bruce Yardley ("Don't lose MSc magic", THES , October 17) correctly emphasises the importance of vocational masters degrees for young professionals. But he is wide of the mark in his economic...
Where is the evidence that widening participation and a slowdown in vacancies will push more graduates into low-paid administrative or other casual work ("Graduates set for low-paid first jobs", THES...
Many UK careers services would have been disappointed to read comments implying a lack of support for students. We do much more than offer a computer program and pamphlets. We run events that cover...
An in-your-face brand promotion is just one way institutions are preparing for the introduction of market forces by beefing up marketing muscle. Michael North reports. Marketing director Sandy Malone...
The University of the M25 is an oasis of good news in a sector full of doom and gloom. Ted Prince, its new spin doctor, starts a monthly column on the sunny side of life in higher education by...
Admissions exams are on the rise in the UK, especially for subjects such as medicine. But Yasmin Anwar finds students and academics are sceptical. On a rainy day in January, 1,400 young people from...