Suggesting business leaders could direct the shape of degrees is foolhardy; they don't have the skills to design courses, and they cannot predict future skill requirements any better than anyone else The first thing to be said...
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So this is what all the fuss was about. Gael Kakuta raced from the bench to make his Chelsea debut, apparently in a hurry to prove why he has caused such a stir. A drop of the teenager’s shoulder and an explosion of pace took...
Mr Becu's tirade ( Letters , 21 November) shows an impressive lack of self-awareness. Perhaps if he had any knowledge of neighbouring countries, he would know the level of support for Blair in Britain. I arrived in Belgium some...
The hidden tragedy of the London Metropolitan University affair is the lack of care taken to keep a check on its students, many of whom were from disadvantaged areas having their first taste of university life.
In responding to Johann Hari's important and perceptive article, Peter Mandelson ("Company money for universities", Letters, 18 November) avoids the key issues raised by Hari in favour of trotting out the usual platitudes....