Model argument 1
The article "Price of policy put at £230m" ( THES , November 28) incorrectly suggests that the Royal Society regards the distribution of higher education funding council support based on information...
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Model argument 2
The Royal Society did not commission the work carried out by Evidence Ltd and, although the analysis was communicated to him, Lord May's analyses and conclusions were his own. While the Evidence work...
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For the record...
At no point does the Arts and Humanities Research Board's submission to the research assessment exercise consultation say that musical performance "cannot be classified as research" ("Performers must...
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Heard the one about peat fibre?
At the new Dana Centre, science is performed and animated. On a recent visit, Raphael Salkie gets to grips with a self-administering enema syringe It looks like any chic London coffee bar, until you...
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What an education did for Rita
Inspired by Willy Russell's Educating Rita , single parent Sandra Smith enrolled at university. One degree, one diploma and 70 unsuccessful job applications later, she is led to ponder the question...
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Lesson 1: difficulty of being excellent
Laurie Taylor goes a few rounds with the funny man behind the George Steiner myth When my turn comes in the taxi queue at Cambridge station I find I'm being gestured towards a people carrier. Perched...
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Discover the darkness at the heart of Europe
A long-overdue exploration of Belgium's treatment of Jews under the Nazis is being led by a research centre, says Terry Philpot Three years ago, Leo Delwaide, a prominent member of Belgium's Flemish...
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The adult-only playground
London may be a 'fairground' for infantilised grown-ups, but it is the opposite for children - who find their urban spaces increasingly restricted, say Jenny Bavidge and Andrew Gibson One of the more...
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Heard the one about peat fibre?
At the new Dana Centre, science is performed and animated. On a recent visit, Raphael Salkie gets to grips with a self-administering enema syringe It looks like any chic London coffee bar, until you...
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What an education did for Rita
Inspired by Willy Russell's Educating Rita , single parent Sandra Smith enrolled at university. One degree, one diploma and 70 unsuccessful job applications later, she is led to ponder the question...
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Lesson 1: difficulty of being excellent
Laurie Taylor goes a few rounds with the funny man behind the George Steiner myth When my turn comes in the taxi queue at Cambridge station I find I'm being gestured towards a people carrier. Perched...
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Discover the darkness at the heart of Europe
A long-overdue exploration of Belgium's treatment of Jews under the Nazis is being led by a research centre, says Terry Philpot Three years ago, Leo Delwaide, a prominent member of Belgium's Flemish...
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The adult-only playground
London may be a 'fairground' for infantilised grown-ups, but it is the opposite for children - who find their urban spaces increasingly restricted, say Jenny Bavidge and Andrew Gibson One of the more...
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How to further a fair fees future 1
The Queen's speech mentions the abolition of up-front tuition fees only "for all full-time students", but what about part-timers (Leader, THES , November 28)? The fees these students are charged are...
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How to further a fair fees future 2
It is claimed that top-up fees/graduate taxes will encourage Scotland's academics to migrate to England for better pay and conditions and encourage England's students to migrate to Scotland for...