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  2. The week in higher education

    • Despite his donnish air, David Willetts continues to take a kicking from academics, with the University of Leeds becoming the second institution to register a vote of no confidence in him. The...

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  3. From where I sit - Collective judgement

    In New Zealand, a unique process where all universities must collectively approve all new degree programmes shows that collegiality can thrive, even in a competitive education environment.New Zealand...

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  4. Appointments

    University of LeicesterPeter LuntLocal boy Peter Lunt has returned to his home town to take up a post as professor of media and communication at the University of Leicester. He said he was delighted...

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  5. Oxford steadfast on Murdoch links

    University attests to 'full scrutiny' of endowment from News International. John Morgan reports

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  6. Knowledge is not enough...

    ...lecturers must be able to impart what they know. Craig Mahoney, head of the HEA, believes training can make any academic a more effective and inspired teacher

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  7. Exhumed tombs and legendary tales of doom

    Treasury wonks may disagree, but Roger Luckhurst argues that his AHRC-backed study of superstition is not a waste of public money. The fears of the past inform the politics of the present, the mummy'...

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  8. The secret to saving our universities

    Steven Schwartz is correct that universities should aspire to cultivating wisdom rather than restricting themselves to the generation and dissemination of knowledge ("Not by skills alone", 16 June)....

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  9. How we work today

    I was very amused by Ron McGowan's letter about academics' lack of experience of the modern workplace ("Wisdom à la mode: launch the go-getters", 23 June).His account of modern graduates "trying to...

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  10. Elite's self-preservation

    It has long been accepted that one element of institutional autonomy is the appointment of staff. But the argument for complete freedom to terminate contracts unilaterally is not so strong, and the...

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  11. Doesn't make the grade

    The White Paper shows the government to lack conviction in its own policy. Limiting the supply of places by maintaining the cap on student numbers allows tuition fees to rise, frightening the...

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  12. Scholarly credits are due

    If the obituary for Barbara Scholz (7 July) had too much personal detail quoted from her husband, I should perhaps blame myself: her importance to me was enormous, and when asked about her I probably...

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  13. Teachers share the passion

    I have some sympathy with David Richards' concern about the growth in temporary teaching fellowships (Letters, 30 June).However, I am mystified by his assumption that only those who take up...

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  14. Pay parity for both sexes

    I read with real interest the fight that Liz Schafer and her colleagues went through to obtain parity in salaries with their male colleagues at Royal Holloway, University of London ("There's no good...

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  15. Taking sides (1 of 3)

    Stephen Mumford is entirely right about sport as an intellectual pursuit ("The aesthetically pleasing game," 7 July). As a lifelong Spurs fan and a lifelong socialist, I have become used to the...

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