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  1. Laurie Taylor column

    " From this month, universities face a major culture shock as the Freedom of Information Act starts to make an impact " - The Times Higher , January 7 From: The office of the vice-chancellor To: Mrs...

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  2. Leader: Dual purpose in research bonus?

    Whether by spin or pre-election generosity, the Government has cheered researchers with its announcement that research councils will in future pay 80 per cent of the full cost of the...

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  3. Leader: Living with new laws

    New legislation (especially from Europe) invariably brings with it predictions of unintended consequences and unnecessary bureaucracy. The Freedom of Information Act is a prime example, with...

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  4. Fees, fairness and free markets 1

    As universities start to position themselves in the brave new world of top-up fees and scholarships, no one has considered the plight of further education colleges that work in the higher education...

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  5. Fees, fairness and free markets 2

    Readers may recall the minor spat during the top-up fees debate over whether universities would be obliged to redirect a third of their extra fee income into student bursaries to improve access. The...

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  6. Casting stones 1

    I was appalled to read Peter Leapman's response (Letters, January 7) to Meg Barker's article on sexism and sexual relationships between lecturers and students (Soapbox, December 10). His letter read...

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  7. Casting stones 2

    I was gratified at the space given to the responses to my article on sexism and sexual predators in higher education, particularly the letter urging all of us to take responsibility for addressing...

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  8. Casting stones 3

    Having more than one lover (if all involved are consenting adults) is a personal/political choice, whereas having sex with one's students is unprofessional and unacceptable. Whether Barker has...

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  9. Casting stones 4

    I was surprised to find that all one has to do to discredit a female academic and her work is to call her a slut in public. Ben Evans

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  10. Casting stones 5

    Disagreeing with Meg Barker's position on sexually predatory lecturers is one thing, but an ad hominem attack is objectionable. Saying, in effect, that she had it coming because of her behaviour is...

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  11. Casting stones 6

    Since Peter Leapman evidently enjoys pursuing background research, might I be so bold as to suggest he types "ad hominem fallacy" into his Google search box? Anne Austin London

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  12. The long view 1

    Higher education has a special role to play in the sustainable recovery of the areas so badly affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. I was in Madras on the day the earthquake struck and saw first hand...

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  13. The long view 2

    I was saddened to read of the death of Julian Ayer, stepson of philosopher A. J. Ayer, in the tsunami. I remember Julian as a kind and enthusiastic young lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic in the...

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  14. The long view 3

    Readers can help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami by donating old mobile phones and printer cartridges. We will give cash to the Disasters Emergency Committee for every mobile and cartridge that...

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  15. Wind and fire

    Having identified himself as formative in the initiation of talks between Sinn Fein and the Government, Simon Lee puts his alleged bridging of the two sections of what was then the Liverpool...

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