Persuasion needed
We do not know what Bett will say about absolute levels of pay for the varied groups of university staff nor about the need for restructuring (THES, Opinion, January 29). But the proposals will...
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Contract observer
I am not leading negotiations on the joint contract under which most people work here (THES, January 29). I am not even a member of the working party looking at contracts. But I am an interested...
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North bears up
The percentage of students choosing to study in the north has risen over recent years ("North hit as applications fall", THES, January 22). At Edge Hill, applications rose by 41 per cent between 1996...
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Why I... believe William Shakespeare is grossly overrated
Edward Burns is senior lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool Studying and performing Shakespeare has become an industry. It's like shopping at Marks and Spencers because you can't be...
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Past their learn-by date?
Britain's mature students are falling victim to a culture of ageism, writes Linda McGowan. The Universities and Colleges Admissions System reports a 1.8 per cent drop in the number of applications to...
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The appliance of CLRC science
Will mobile phones work when it rains? Will sleet make satellite TV unwatchable? The CLRC's Chilbolton Radar is used by a 45-strong research group to answer questions like these. Under contract to...
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Leaders sanction Asia Pacific forum for research
Government and university representatives from across the Asia Pacific region have agreed to establish an education research network that will link universities, governments and industries. It is...
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Genome Valley lessons
A British mission finds much to learn from the United States bioindustry. Kam Patel reports. Functional genomics is the new buzzword in the biotechnology industry in the United States. But if it is...
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Future of neutron production lies in pulse sharing and cash
To keep leading the world in neutron technology, ISIS needs long-term investment. Judith Redfearn reports. ISIS, Rutherford Appleton's world-leading spallation neutron source, plans to stay at the...
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Northwest FE crisis after Wirral
College funding chiefs may fail to meet their statutory obligation to secure "adequate and sufficient" education provision in the northwest region. Provision in the region is jeopardised by financial...
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Recruitment drive Down Under
The British Council will launch a drive this month to attract more Australian students to study in Britain. It wants to boost the numbers by 70 per cent over the next three years to more than 3,000....
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Research review causes concern
The transparency review under way to help universities determine the full costs of research will also include an examination of whether university funding arrangements are sufficiently selective....
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Men's minds in women's bodies
Sexology in Culture - Sexology Uncensored
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a controversial polemical work exploring male power and domination: "The power of men is first a...