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  1. Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1941-2013

    A respected author and renowned philosopher of US religion, ethics and politics has died

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  2. Appointments - 12 September 2013

    University of WestminsterRoland DannreutherRoland Dannreuther, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Westminster, said he felt an equal mixture of “excitement and...

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  3. News in brief - 12 September 2013

    United StatesAlabama State rebukedA US university has lost an appeal against a sexual harassment verdict that ruled in favour of three former employees. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 23-...

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  4. Odds and quads - 12 September 2013

    The wax model of a dissected head, showing the arteries, tendons and muscles of the face, was used for teaching anatomy in the 19th or early 20th century in place of a real cadaver.These items,...

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  5. News in brief - 12 September 2013

    Funding councilNew year, new headThe new chief executive of England’s funding council, Madeleine Atkins, will take up the post on 1 January 2014, it has been announced. The Higher Education Funding...

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  6. Grant winners - 12 September 2013

    Economic and Social Research CouncilESRC–RGC (Hong Kong) bilateral AwardAward winner: Paul MorrisInstitution: Institute of EducationValue: £70,563Hong Kong as a source for education policy in England...

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  7. Headline acts

    I enjoyed comparing two vice-chancellors’ summer reading material in “What are you reading?” (Books, 5 September). Both reached out to music: Russell Grouper David Eastwood was drawn to Brahms’...

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  8. Paper weighting

    I don’t quite get the “I’ve been teaching 30 years, why do I need a qualification?” argument. (“State puts weight behind teaching qualification data”, News, 29 August.) If experience is so superior,...

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  9. Neural net cast wider still

    I thought that Raymond Tallis had gone too far when he introduced us to the term “neuromania” in 2011 (Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity). However, the award...

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  10. Free to walk ‘Green Line’

    Guidance recently issued by the European Commission relating to European Union funding for projects in Israel and the so-called “disputed territories” makes it clear that it is open to any Israeli...

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  11. Cause for celebration

    Regarding your story “‘Low quality’ non-EU students will be cut” (News, 22 August). INTO University of Exeter is not run by INTO University Partnerships: it is a 50:50 joint venture between Exeter...

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  12. Ancient insurance

    Siana Bangura (Letters, 29 August) and Peter Millican (5 September) miss the point in the Oxford or Cambridge Ucas debate. The ability to apply to both ancient universities simultaneously never need...

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  13. Blue skies over Atlantic

    I was surprised to read the article resulting from my interview with Times Higher Education as it puts a bit of a negative gloss on a win-win situation (“US rules apply to joint research, UK funder...

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  14. ‘Gag’ on money talking

    Your article “Lib Dems accused of ‘gagging’ NUS” (4 September) contains criticisms made by Labour MPs of the transparency of lobbying, non-party campaigning and trade union administration bill, which...

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  15. REF noose round neck of academic freedom

    Over the summer, my department asked me to prepare a research excellence framework impact statement based on work I had done six years ago (“Swansea’s REF plan diet hard to swallow”, News, 5...

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