Poisoned chalice
The search for robust and accessible means of comparing the quality of different courses and institutions is becoming higher education's equivalent of the search for the Holy Grail ("Pressure grows...
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Training days
Having worked in the field many years ago, I enjoyed Adrian Furnham's typology of trainers ("Prepare to meet your trainer", August).My first training job involved working for a training manager in...
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Virtual barriers will crumble
Your article about the impending decline in the use of virtual-world technologies may be an accurate reflection of the "hype cycle", but it could be misleading if used to interpret the long-term...
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Purls of wisdom
Thank you for "Stitches through time" ( August). The image of knitting as "integral" to Sara Schley's life rang very true. But more than this biographical lesson in "connections", knitting is also an...
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That sinking feeling
Further to earlier letters on your annual exam howlers feature, I still can't decide whether the answer I once received to the question "name a city destroyed by a natural disaster" - "Atlantis" -...
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Teaching: Superficiality breeds contempt
Tim Birkhead challenges a state of affairs where academics are too busy chasing research grants to inspire their students
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Occupational hazards
For months, Nicholas Tesla has endured interviews, psychometric testing and inedible food. Yet despite being eminently qualified, the management role he seeks remains elusive. So is his approach to...
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THE Awards 2009: shortlist announced
Times Higher Education Awards 2009's front-runners are poised for October's revelations
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10 September 2009
The great masquerade - The academy’s paper-thin affection for teaching will end in tears
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Don’t expect Roberts cash to last, warns RCUK
Universities told they may have to fund doctoral training themselves. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Peer reviewers satisfied with system
But Sense About Science survey finds that two thirds of those polled think it is failing to detect plagiarism. David Schley reports
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Campaign decries redundancy plan’s ‘impossible’ choice
Severance options at Surrey amounted to ‘sackings’ claims letter signed by almost 200 scholars. Melanie Newman reports
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Tara Brabazon: Forget the Spanx, leaders of tomorrow
The next generation to shape academia must eschew quick-fix shortcuts and generously nurture talent without envy, says Tara Brabazon
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UK urged to increase investment in higher education
Comparative figures from OECD report show UK lagging behind other developed nations. Phil Baty reports
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Conference boycott urged over ‘plagiarist’ chair
Appeal to academics to show disapproval of proven research misconduct by Croatian professor. Zoë Corbyn reports