Letter: Only connect 4
Breaking a student's engagement with a subject into defined tasks can turn it into a process of jumping through hoops. Connections are not perceived, the synthesis that leads to understanding does...
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Letter: Building for the future
While the collapse of a ceiling at King's College London law school lends itself to a cartoon (Diary, THES , November 23), the underlying funding issues are no laughing matter. Higher education...
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Letter: Of mice and men
Adrian Mourby tells us ("Never trust a talking mouse", THES , November 30) that Walt Disney's children's stories point to shortcomings in Americans. They are, he says, subject to a "national naivete...
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Letter: Happiness is...
Martin Stanton's prescription for universities to become "happy places" contrasts with Tim Reuter's diagnosis of stress there (Soapbox and Letters, THES , November 30). Stanton advocates buying in...
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From today's UK papers
Cambridge figures refute bias Claims by heads of leading independent schools that their pupils are being discriminated against when they apply to Cambridge were refuted by statistics published by the...
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Campaign to stop monkey business Animal welfare campaigners today called for an urgent clampdown on the import of primates. The RSPCA said the move was necessary to end the suffering endured by more...
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MoD steps up war against terror Britain must be prepared to take the war against terrorism to countries that "support, nurture, protect and direct" terrorist organisations, defence secretary Geoff...
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From today's UK papers
Museum rising star ditches gadgetry The rising star of the museum world is turning his back on interactive displays and the creeping Millennium Dome culture of "blooming knobs and buttons". Simon...
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Neighbourhood renewal cash unveiled A ?21.8 million programme to help people transform deprived neighbourhoods was unveiled by the the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions today...
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From today's UK papers
British pupils top world class An international study has put the UK's 15-year-olds near the top of the world league table for maths, reading literacy and science results for the first time, but...
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Early Career Project Grants
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The Phoenix Fund
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Parenting Research Initiative
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Travel Fellowships
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Young Investigators Awards
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