Laurie Taylor – 19 May 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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CVs of failure in academia do not tell the whole story
Being open about failure is one thing, but we must also look at how we define success, says Shahidha Bari
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UCL is not distrusting, just doing its duty
We do not accept the claim in the article “UCL expenses rules mean staff seen as ‘inherently untrustworthy’” (News, 12 May) that the expenses policy at University College London indicates that staff...
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Reporting back
I feel qualified to comment on Matthew Wyard’s opinion article “A matter of consent: sexual assaults on campus” (12 May) and the current controversy about the Zellick Report on universities’ handling...
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...and data for all
The Higher Education Statistics Agency charges for access to data to cover its costs and to keep down the subscription fees paid by higher education providers (“FoI costs? University ‘spies’ only add...
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New tricks
Most of the comments in the feature “Are older academics past their productive peak?” (12 May) relate to those who have followed a “conventional” route into academia – what about those who have come...
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The lost honour of the life of the mind
Fred Inglis on the fate of the academy in an era of calm-voiced propaganda and disgusting new shapes of intellectual life
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When universities select by ability, nobody wins
Tim Blackman’s vision of higher education for the 21st century is one in which students of varying abilities learn successfully together
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Grant winners – 19 May 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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For v-cs, it’s not all about the money
The argument that v-cs will jump ship if their salary doesn’t match that of commercial comparators rings hollow