Liverpool professors accuse institution of ‘devaluing degrees’

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Global metrics experts attack Liverpool redundancy criteria

Authors of Leiden Manifesto and Hong Kong principles say plans to use grant income and citation scores to make redundancies is threat to responsible use of metrics around globe

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#1 Submitted by cepa@... on July 6, 2021 - 9:58am

Stop using 'professors' to describe all teaching staff. This is not the US.

Liverpool professors accuse institution of ‘devaluing degrees’

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