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  1. Turn-up for the books 1

    If I were not already comfortably aware that academics tend to be dafter than most, I would have had difficulty in crediting the proposal (Letters, THES , December 5) to give a 10 per cent tuition...

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  2. Turn-up for the books 2

    I was dismayed to see higher education minister Alan Johnson quoted as saying he sees nothing wrong with law students subsidising those studying chemistry and physics ("Grants may be key to success...

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  3. Pay fight not over 1

    Postdoctoral research staff have received little attention in the debate over the new pay structure ("AUT and employers square up over pay", THES , December 5). We stand to lose almost as much as...

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  4. Pay fight not over 2

    As a union member, I respect the right of Unison to fight for its members and I am pleased that it feels it has achieved a well-deserved pay increase for support staff. But I resent Christina McAnea'...

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  5. Revive la revolution!

    So, a battle is under way over Nelson's significance ("Historians battle over Nelson's reputation", THES , December 5). Since this battle seems to contain fashionable "what-iffery", is it time to...

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  6. Don't plead poverty

    If, as its vice-chancellor Alison Richard claims, Cambridge University is "underfunded for teaching by £24 million a year", what does this say about other institutions ("Cambridge says it needs fees...

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  7. Faith in logic

    When scientists use The THES to snipe at religious faith, their arguments often lack logic. Andrew Whitten, reviewing Richard Dawkins' A Devil's Chaplain (Books, THES , November 28), decries the "...

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  8. Culture shock

    It is depressing to hear an influential professor claim: "Anything that promotes American culture at the present time must be damaging" ("Poisonous programmes", THES , December 5). Am I damaging my...

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  9. Full debate on BSE

    I would like to correct an error in the article "Scientists will test BSE mutation theory" ( THES , December 5). It mentions a recommendation made by Ferguson Smith to genetically screen BSE cases in...

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  10. Old division dies hard

    Call me naive for not seeing it before, but your diagonally juxtaposed articles on the debates on fees ("Grants may be key to success", THES , December 5) and research-teaching ("May doubts research...

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  11. Derby lays foundation

    Your headline "Derby course plans shelved" (December 5) is misleading. Derby has a successful record with foundation degrees and has a five-year plan to introduce programmes with partner colleges....

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  13. Why peace is a conjuror's trick

    Why do wars begin? Peter Furtado looks at the facts, while the ancient Greeks, Tom Palaima says, could have warned us that peace is an illusion. Why do wars begin? The simple answer is they never end...

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  14. 'Education was a rumour - you'll think you'll never get in

    Where can a former alcoholic with a criminal record get the chance to go to university? Chris Bunting reports on the provisional wing of the widening participation movement Anthony Hall was born into...

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  15. When fear becomes another epidemic

    Vaccination has revolutionised public health, so why is it now being viewed with such suspicion? Anna Fazackerley finds out Talk of a global outbreak of a new strain of killer influenza has been...

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