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  1. What counts and what doesn't in rankings? 2

    You acknowledged last year that the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings were not well suited to recognise the particular characteristics of institutions such as the London School of...

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  2. Journalistic insights

    Journalism has long been a target for lazy and ill-informed academics who have not experienced the demands of a newsroom. I do not believe that Bob Franklin and Julian Petley are among them, but...

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  3. Bologna's masterstroke

    You report that "across continental Europe, the masters is a research-intensive course aimed at preparing students for a PhD and a career in academia" ("The long and the short of it", 2 October)....

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  4. A desiccated image

    The article "Pack science off to revive the wellspring of creativity" (9 October) on the matter of the supply of young Asian scientists to the UK was let down by its illustration.Why two apparently...

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  5. Minority positions

    Congratulations to David Lammy on his appointment as the new Minister for Higher Education ("Lammy steps up to HE as Rammell is moved sideways", 9 October). I do hope that his appointment will...

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  6. Union blues

    To suggest that the University and College Union (UCU) leadership has somehow defied its members' wishes (Letters, 9 October) is disingenuous.The reason that the UCU currently has a clearly defined...

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  7. Dismissive naturalism

    I fear that James D. Williams (Letters, 9 October) may be confusing science with naturalism. Science pursues knowledge by following the evidence. Naturalism restricts itself by excluding the...

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  8. Statistical lacunae

    Despite what Mike Hill (Letters, 9 October) says about information on graduate prospects, the statistics are far from ideal. There are a number of problems with variables depending on the type of...

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  9. A cite for citation study

    Further to the article "REF could penalise those working across disciplines" (2 October), we wish to clarify that the study was conducted by Jonathan Levitt with the help of Mike Thelwall. The study...

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  10. University of Sussex - Higher and deeper thoughts

    An Australian professor will discuss how to account for the post-1960s "theory boom" in academic humanities in a lecture at the University of Sussex this month. Ian Hunter, assistant director of the...

  11. University of Sheffield - Give the gift of spookiness

    Billed as Britain's biggest Halloween party, Fright Night in Sheffield attracts more than 35,000 visitors each year. Now the cultural content of the night is to get a boost from the University of...

  13. University of Bolton - Dazzling developments

    Scientists at the University of Bolton have won a major research grant to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cell technology. The project, led by professors Guosheng Shao and Jack Luo from the...

  14. University of Chester - African partnership mooted

    A plan to deliver nursing programmes in Uganda is being explored by the University of Chester. The proposal is being assessed after a visit to the country organised by the university and a local...