Distortion of salary figures
Your article "5% pay rise takes some salaries up by a quarter in three years" (16 October), makes reference to the statement by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association that some academics...
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Research funding is fair
Tim Birkhead wants a system that is fair for academics ("Why is funding so unfair?", 9 October). The Research Councils' primary obligation is to give a "fair" return on the public's investment.The UK...
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Don't rely on others' crumbs
The suggestion that the Western world should be happy to relinquish its scientific lead on some vague concept of "creativity", linked with an optimistic view that scientific advances made in other...
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Easter treat for heathens 1
If God grants Nigel Paterson his wish for a flock of Christian universities ("Academic calls for creation of Christian universities", 16 October), can we heathens who choose to remain behind in the...
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Easter treat for heathens 2
It's tempting to retort that Nigel Paterson's call for Christian universities in the UK hasn't got a prayer. In the current ethos of higher education as surrendered capitalist lackey and technical-...
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Research folly confusion
I am a little confused. Was Jonathan Levitt and Mike Thelwall's research on the frequency of citation of multidisciplinary research itself multidisciplinary? If so, does the publication of their...
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University of Wolverhampton - Trial run for law students
A purpose-built courtroom, complete with a judge's bench, witness box and desks for the clerk and counsel, has been unveiled as a teaching aid for law students at the University of Wolverhampton. It...
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Southampton/Portsmouth universities - Around the world in a box
A new resource for language teachers at further and higher education institutions was launched last week. The Language Box, an internet repository, will make it possible for teachers to store, manage...
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Institute of Education - Print preparations
A group of academics who have all held senior positions at the Institute of Education, University of London have written a book aimed at helping researchers get their work published. In the recently...
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University of Aberdeen - Training centre to open wide
Access to NHS dentists is being boosted by a £21 million dental training centre that will produce 20 qualified dentists annually. Funding for the Aberdeen Dental School has come from the Scottish...
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Aberystwyth University - Boom time on Cardigan Bay
Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales, has praised the "stellar performance" of Aberystwyth University in increasing its undergraduate intake by an estimated 18 per cent from last year. The...
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University of Warwick/UCLA - Romantic partners
A new research partnership spanning two centuries and involving 100 academics has been formed by the University of Warwick and the University of California, Los Angeles. The institutions have signed...
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University of Ulster - Man's best friend dines in style
Dog's dinner research by two product design lecturers has scooped a top award at New York's Pet Fashion Week. Justin Magee and Stephen McGilloway of the University of Ulster created an innovative non...
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University of Cambridge - Generosity and modesty
Girton College, Cambridge has received an anonymous £5 million donation. Half of the money will be used to set up a fund for supporting teaching posts and the other half will be added to the college'...
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Glyndwr University - Equine intelligence
Former jockey Tamsin Young is teaching the UK's first course in equestrian psychology, investigating how the bond between humans and horses can be used to realise a horse's maximum potential. The two...