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  1. Say no to touchy-feely simplicity 3

    If you set Frank Furedi's piece on universities failing the Trade Descriptions Act (Features, THES , August 16) alongside the leading article on "degrees retaining market value" ( THES , August 30),...

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  2. Get real about returns

    Professors of public economics should not make the kind of errors betrayed in Nick Barr's comments on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report on graduate earnings ("UK...

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  3. No corporate threat

    The main purpose of the corporate university is to act as a platform for business development (Leading article, THES , August 23). As the main learning objectives are a response to the competitive...

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  4. Measure of success

    The third mission of a university is not to make money ("Spin-off funding spells danger", THES , August 30) but rather to impart new knowledge to business and the community - having first generated...

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  5. Rigour at risk

    Birmingham University's official reply to our subject association's protest letter at the closure of the cultural studies and sociology department tells us the university proposes to "re-position the...

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  6. Natural urge to survive

    Olivia Judson says we cannot look to nature for moral guidance (Why I..., THES , August 30). Yet we learn from every organism that has existed over the past 4 billion years that the primary moral...

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  7. Adoption above board

    The heading "Child trade on rise, study finds" and the introductory paragraphs ( THES , August 30) misrepresent my research findings. The words "trafficking of children" appear nowhere in my report...

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  8. Research is enough

    Janet Metcalfe's call for "consistent standards in postgraduate training" (News, THES , August 16) sadly includes a genuflection to the "transferable and work-related skills" claque. I cannot think...

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  9. Bac plan is suicidal

    Discredited proposals are often rehashed in late August when it is hoped they may avoid adverse comment. Not only do we have the proposal to remove a proper train service between London and the...

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  10. In brief 1

    The great strength of the Institute for Learning and Teaching is that it is member owned and run (Letters, THES , August 30). Whatever new framework emerges involving the four teaching quality...

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  11. In brief 2

    Radiography bottlenecks can affect patients' wellbeing and delay diagnosis ("NHS hit by lack of radiographers", THES , August 16). Given the right equipment, opportunities for development and...

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  12. In brief 3

    Your editorial suggests that higher education is available locally to Peterborough's youth (Leading article, THES , August 30). Well, yes, if you get into Cambridge or do one of the few programmes...

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  14. A preference for the Earth, a passion for the Universe

    Paris, 04 Sep 2002 ESOC celebrates 35 years On Friday 6 September 2002 the satellite control centre of the European Space Agency (ESA), in Darmstadt, will celebrate its 35th anniversary. To mark the...

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  15. New portal on EU-funded agricultural research

    Brussels, 04 Sep 2002 The European Commission has launched a new web portal offering information and advice on EU-funded agricultural research. The site gives a comprehensive overview of EU-funded...

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