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  1. Forced labour 1

    The feature on the importance of the tutor-student relationship ("The personal touch", 7 May) was a reminder of Cardinal Newman's dictum that a university should be an alma mater, knowing her...

    #Letters

  2. Forced labour 2

    Students in Britain put in fewer hours partly because many now have to work part time to stay at university ("Brits study less than continental cousins", 30 April). I have to work 16 hours to...

    #Letters

  3. Research for its own sake

    Philip Esler is unfair to critics of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's impact agenda such as Peter Barry when he accuses them of taking no account of "the interests of taxpayers" ("We...

    #Letters

  4. Newcomers close old gap

    The gap between old and new universities is indeed closing ("The week in higher education", 7 May), but there are now five new universities in the top half of The Independent league table, the fourth...

    #Letters

  5. Devalued by oversupply

    Although there are differences evident between the UK and Holland ("From where I sit: low country, low standards", 23 April), Rod Aya's observations suggest a common set of social and cultural...

    #Letters

  6. Guitar heroes 1

    It was delightful to stumble upon a beautifully written celebration of the electric guitar placed between complaints about the research excellence framework, budget cuts and stories about strike...

    #Letters

  7. Guitar heroes 2

    James Alexander's entertaining article claims that Jimi Hendrix is the exception to the rule that unlike English guitarists, no Americans have "the right spirit, able to serve and transcend music at...

    #Letters

  8. Stringing out the debate

    When it comes to the question "How long is a piece of string?" (Contents, 30 April; Letters, 7 May), the answer (with apologies to Sartre) is until such time as it no longer is.John Green, Stoke-on-...

    #Letters

  9. Structural adjustments

    As the blueprint for the RAE's replacement is fine-tuned, evolution rather than revolution looks set to be the hallmark of the research excellence framework. Zoe Corbyn reports on a work in progress

    #Features

  10. Voice of judgment

    A gruelling inquisition or a friendly chat - PhD candidates' experiences of vivas can vary widely. Preparation is essential, writes Peter Geoghegan, but universities could do more to help, too

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  11. Bringing off the miracle of resurrection

    Quentin Skinner, a historian renowned for examining past ideas in pursuit of disconcerting truths about the present, has swapped Cambridge quads for the bustle of the Mile End Road. Fred Inglis...

    #Features

  12. 14 May 2009

    REF unscrambled - A comprehensive look at all the ingredients of the evolving new research assessment system

  14. Bullied Blogger: An offer the university cannot refuse

    11 May: My academic post now seems lost for ever. I have been in contact with a solicitor, Debbie Smith, who specialises in employment law. She has been quite clear with me and has given me three...

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    #Opinion