Letter: Let's be clear about creationism
If creationism is to be taught alongside evolution, will the account be that the world arose from the union of a male and female deity, or from a conflict between two generations of gods, or from the...
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Letter: Let's be clear about creationism 8
In a multi-faith society, it is surprising that creationism is assumed by your paper to be solely a Christian philosophy. Despite some sharing of creation theories among Judaism, Christianity and...
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Letter: Facts on figures 1
Your report last week ("UUK warns of cut to core", THES , March 22) says that universities will see their core teaching funds cut next year. The increase for inflation that we apply to core funds is...
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Letter: Facts on figures 2
Encouraging academics to apply their intellect beyond discipline research to their teaching is much more than "learning new tricks" as your headline implies ("You can teach an old don new tricks",...
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Letter: Facts on figures 3
Professor Lapping's experience of peer observation of teaching (Laurie Taylor THES , March 22) invites sympathy. In Poppleton's exercise, however, Derek abuses the process. Such "feedback" is counter...
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Letter: Citation revelation
Mark Griffiths (Letters, THES , March 22) finds fault with our citation count (Letters, THES , March 1). He is wrong in the detail but we did have trouble with initials. All the more extraordinary...
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Letter: Subsidies don't work 1
Loud cheers for Universities UK's apparent acceptance ("Access myths refuted", THES , March 22) that "better-off students profit by taking out interest-free student loans". Interest subsidies do not...
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Letter: Subsidies don't work 2
The government justifies loans on the grounds that students, over their lives, are likely to earn more than enough to repay it. As the proportion of young people entering higher education nears 50...
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Letter: Middlesex job truth
Marie Owens's claim that 90 posts have been lost "mostly through not filling vacancies" is incorrect (Letters, THES , March 22). Since June, there have been 43 voluntary redundancies, two involving...
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Letter: Stress buster
I am surprised that the University of Dundee is moving to a two-semester model with assessment at the end of each period (For the record, THES , March 22). Staff at the University of Huddersfield are...
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You can't count on the carefree
In their drive to boost numbers, universities are recruiting students who lack motivation and drop out without a second thought. Frank Furedi seeks a solution in the US. Universities are frantically...
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Fun, frolics and field studies
If you want to combine a holiday with a spot of research, Ivor Gaber's got some tips. But look out for caravan kooks, axe-murderers and stinking naked hippies. As the Easter vacation approaches, many...
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Is it time for a third (world) way...?
Development economics has traditionally been skewed by a western focus but Chris Bunting reports on attempts to bring a fresh perspective to the issues Sustainable development does not often get a...
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US hit by creationist pox that silences 'e' word
Fundamentalist Christians have changed tack in their efforts to oppose the teaching of evolution. Stephen Phillips finds that they are making inroads in schools. The world's most technologically...
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Maths star from outside the fold
From the age of seven, Erik Demaine travelled with and was taught by his father - until Erik took over, aged nine. Jon Marcus met him at MIT, where the 21-year-old is an assistant professor on the...