Stifling innovation
Any perceived lack of innovation in British universities is not a result of “conservatism” but of the one surefire thing designed to stifle new ideas (“V-cs wanting to lead from the front are...
Any perceived lack of innovation in British universities is not a result of “conservatism” but of the one surefire thing designed to stifle new ideas (“V-cs wanting to lead from the front are...
In his analysis of the attainment gap in higher education, Dave Thomas rightly argues that the precursors of inequality such as “poor housing, job insecurity and social exclusion” must be mollified...
ߣߣƵ reports that there have been calls to give greater prominence to faith-related matters (“Campuses urged to regard religion as a diversity issue”, News, 18 June). In my view, a...
The research excellence framework physics subpanel “used” citations only as a secondary source of information and as a sanity check to “inform” the peer review assessment (“Can metrics really replace...
The idea of a teaching equivalent of the research excellence framework is another fine product from the nonsense factory that is higher education policy in the UK (“Teaching REF would lead to time...
Michael Bulman, founder of Rate Your Lecturer, has defended the site against criticisms, saying that too many institutions hold research in higher regard than teaching – to the detriment of student...
I enjoyed the review of the Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum as I was among “the sharp-elbowed crowds that gathered for the previews” (“Hot shoe shuffle”, Culture...

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