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  1. Contract contretemps 2

    Roderick Floud is mistaken in believing that staff of the former London Guildhall merely fear unreasonable management from London Met. The letters threatening dismissal if they refuse to move to a...

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  2. Contract contretemps 3

    Roderick Floud's letter omits some facts and misrepresents others. He omits the fact that in July 2002 he told trade union representatives that the "default contract" for academic staff at London Met...

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  3. PhDs in poverty

    So rising numbers of Australian students depend on food handouts ("Students forced to live on charity", April 30)? While I sympathise with impoverished undergraduates around the world, I would point...

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  4. Findings are a bit rich

    I am surprised by your report that children from more affluent families are more successful than those from poor families at getting on to many university courses ("Subjects slot into class divide",...

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  5. Facts and famine

    Richard Faragher writes (Letters, April 30) that I implied that "farming causes starvation". What was published was: "Famine did not exist as we see it today until advanced agricultural systems were...

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  6. Let access open eyes

    I find Frank Furedi's ideas useful in challenging commonsense assumptions. But in suggesting a link between widening access and students with an attitude of "you are here to serve me" ("They expect...

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  7. Mind our Language

    Language and Intercultural Communication (reviewed in Books, April 23) is published by Multilingual Matters, not Short Run Press; is quarterly, not bi-annual; and costs £180 ($310/€260) for...

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  8. Fancy a crisp?

    The report by Peter Greenhouse of Bristol Royal Infirmary that youngsters in the country's poorest areas are using crisp packets as condoms provided food for thought. It caused me to reflect on the...

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  9. Mining database gold

    Your ICT supplement (April 30) reminds me that most education organisations offering degree-level professional qualifications have spent vast sums building and maintaining bespoke databases to...

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  10. Ice age ahead will sink us if we kill current of life

    Brian Fagan warns that global warming could shut down the Gulf Stream, locking Europe in a savage winter and the Middle East in a scorching drought for as long as ten centuries. What would happen if...

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  12. The gift that can carry a hefty price

    Collections can boost the standing of institutions that house them, but ownership wrangles highlight the need to establish an archive's purpose and legal standing, says Sally Feldman. King's College...

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  14. Making the most of different strokes

    In the latest in our series tracking sports scientists' role in preparing the British swim team for the Olympics, Ben Carlish talks to a biomechanist. The Australian prime minister, John Howard,...

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  15. Keeping youths on the streets

    Rod Morgan's need to get his 'feet dirty' has kept him from a life in the ivory tower but should also stand him in good stead in his latest role as chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, writes...

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