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story
Doctoring
the
system
Tara
Brabazon
sets
out a
ten-point
plan
to
raise
PhD
completion
rates
,
while
we
look
at
how
graduate
schools
are
taking
root
in
the
UK
In
the
magazine
Mediocrity
awaits
if
research
cash
not
focused
,
warns
v-c
Russell
Group
head
says
25-30
institutions
should
receive
90
per cent
of
funding
What
not
to
wear
in
virtual
circles
Academics
might
party
in
Second
Life
,
but
they
cant
agree
on
attire
Lammy
and
Willetts
exchange
blows
Minister
and
shadows
tangle
in
Commons
debate
on
higher
education
UCU has
duty
to
confront
lackadaisical
academics
Union
taken
to
task
for
not
reprimanding
scholars
who
fail
to
perform
Administrative
staff
do
not
deserve
demonisation
We
share
the
collegiate
spirit
to
help
advance
the
academic
enterprise
,
argues
David
Allen
Chips
and
dips
Silicon
Valley
is
feeling
the
recession
. John
Gilbey
asks
if
its
success
can
continue
without
universities
sacrificing
social
commitments
The
war
within
James
T.
Crouse
finds
himself
in
emotional
conflict
at
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