Category Archives: Universities

The Archaeology of Foucault Update 4: The term from hell, Foucault in Brazil and Tunisia, and the problems of archival research in a pandemic

Posted on December 18, 2020 by stuartelden

This was an exceptionally difficult term – probably the hardest I can remember in twenty-five years of working in universities. It was very hard to make any progress on this manuscript – the fourth and final book in this sequence … Continue reading →

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SAGE guidance on the risks of covid-19 and teaching at UK universities in 2020/21 – updated

Posted on September 5, 2020 by stuartelden

The SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) guidance Principles for Managing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated with Higher Education was published on Friday evening [4 Sept 2020] (though dated to the previous day). It can be downloaded here. It is important, though … Continue reading →

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Important pieces on the dangers of reopening UK campuses in September – updated

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stuartelden

In the UK, the next academic year begins in September or early October. While most universities have said lectures will be delivered online, they seem to be keen to have some face-to-face teaching of smaller classes. Some important pieces are … Continue reading →

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Liz Morrish and Helen Sauntson, Academic Irregularities: Language and Neoliberalism in Higher Education – forthcoming from Routledge

Posted on October 8, 2018 by stuartelden

Liz Morrish and Helen Sauntson, Academic Irregularities: Language and Neoliberalism in Higher Education – forthcoming from Routledge. Announcement on the Academic Irregularities blog, from which I’ve taken the following description: We all know that universities in the UK and elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa, ‘How to be a happy academic’

Posted on January 31, 2018 by stuartelden

Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa, How to be a Happy Academic: A Guide to Being Effective in Research, Writing and Teaching. Doubtless some useful advice in here, but what’s with the title? Someone needs to get William Davies to review this… … Continue reading →

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Times Higher Education letter on Shrinking Pensions in UK universities

Posted on January 18, 2018 by stuartelden

There is a letter in the Times Higher Education about ‘Shrinking Pensions’. I was pleased to be asked to be one of the signatories. If you are a UCU member in the UK, and haven’t yet voted in the pension … Continue reading →

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Books received – Freud, Beckman on Deleuze, Heidegger, Olson, Hanawalt, Willetts

Posted on January 12, 2018 by stuartelden

Freud’s Therapy and Technique; Frida Beckman’s Gilles Deleuze; the latest volume of Heidegger’s Gesamtausgabe; Kevin Olson’s Imagined Sovereignties: The Power of the People and Other Myths of the Modern Age; Barbara Hanawalt’s Ceremony and Civility: Civic Culture in Late Medieval London; and David Willett’s A University … Continue reading →

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Veronika Cheplygina – 5 strategies for saying “no” more often

Posted on December 19, 2017 by stuartelden

Veronika Cheplygina – 5 strategies for saying “no” more often I’ve written about this issue before, but there is some very good advice here. Here are the headlines, but do read the whole thing. 1. Does it help or hurt … Continue reading →

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A question on norms around honoraria

Posted on November 28, 2017 by stuartelden

A message from a North American academic: I have professional question for you. I ask because you have shared a lot on your blog about this kinds of issues: How does one determine one’s honorarium fee? Should one determine or … Continue reading →

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Nigel Thrift reviews David Willetts, A University Education

Posted on November 23, 2017 by stuartelden

Nigel Thrift reviews David Willetts, A University Education in The Times Higher Education.

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