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  1. From where I stand .. 2

    While I applaud the principle of transparency, things can go too far. Reporting David Willetts' expected words as a direct quote ("Tories: students need greater transparency", November 2) has dragged...

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  2. Lost in translation

    Works of art rely on symbols that are common currency in their creator's society. So can a British audience, say, ever truly understand Chekhov, and must efforts to stage his work all resort to...

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  3. The art of the impenetrable

    The mere thought of academic writing is enough to send most readers packing. It summons memories of agonisingly dull, jargon-laden, elitist mumbo jumbo that is too pedantic and specialised to matter...

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  4. Breaking point

    With political and economic imbalances between the different parts of the UK again in the spotlight, Richard Rose addresses the asymmetries that underpin the question of Scottish independence while...

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  5. Excellent idea in theory

    There is a growing scepticism in higher education about the received meanings of teaching excellence. For example, this year's Higher Education Academy Conference supported a motion that "excellence...

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  9. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from the memoirs of a distinguished historian: "One day in the autumn of 1994, my wife Marlene, who kept...

    #Books

  12. Ideas without borders as excellence goes global

    The very top institutions may all be in the English-speaking world, but the top 200 are spread across 28 nations. Martin Ince reports. This fourth edition of The Times Higher-QS World University...

  13. Fine tuning reveals distinctions

    Peer review is key to identifying top quality but a fairer overall picture emerges due to changes in analysis. The extensive discussion of The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings that has taken...

  14. Rewards for the well-resourced

    The deep pockets of many US institutions, and a select few in the UK, attest to the high cost of attaining success in the sciences. Where are the world's top scientists? Over the four years of The...

  15. The innovators and educators

    Technology powerhouses and social science leaders boast a global reach, reflecting governments' awareness of these fields' economic impact. Our listing of the world's top-rated universities for...