Category Archives: Universities

On Academic Rudeness

Posted on November 11, 2013 by stuartelden

The Times Higher Education has a good piece.

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ACME theme issue on ‘Impact’ and ‘Enforced Disappearances’

Posted on November 11, 2013 by stuartelden

ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies Vol 13 No 1 has now been published, and includes a theme section on the impact agenda in UK higher education; as well as another theme section on enforced disappearances. As ever, all … Continue reading →

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The stupidity of bulk requests – ask the author for their article!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stuartelden

Why do so many people feel a need to email large lists, such as crit-geog-forum, with a request for the pdf of an article their library doesn’t get? Surely the auto-reply that says ‘your message has been delivered to 3,808 … Continue reading →

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A good piece on the reasons for last week’s strike

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stuartelden

A good piece on the reasons for last week’s strike at New Left Project. Thanks to Phoebe Moore for the link.

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JM Coetzee: Universities head for extinction

Posted on November 3, 2013 by stuartelden

Novelist and academic JM Coetzee’s foreword to University of Cape Town fellow Professor John Higgins’s new book. Thanks to dmfant for the link.

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Coventry Telegraph story on the strike yesterday, and a few other thoughts

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

The Coventry Telegraph has a story about the strike yesterday, with reports from University of Warwick. One thing that isn’t coming through clearly enough in the news reports – and with this as with much else I blame the UCU … Continue reading →

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Derek Sayer appeal against inclusion in the REF

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Derek Sayer, the Lancaster historian, has appealed against his inclusion in the British university research assessment (the REF). The Times Higher Education has a story here; and there is much more at Sayer’s own blog, including the most recent which … Continue reading →

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Steinberg and Grayson on yesterday’s UK university strike

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Two interesting pieces on yesterday’s UK university strike – from Phil Steinberg and Kyle Grayson. I was on strike too, hence the lack of posts on this blog yesterday. You can read more about the strike and its reasons on … Continue reading →

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A US review of McGettigan’s The Great University Gamble

Posted on October 20, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve linked to some reviews of Andrew McGettigan’s The Great University Gamble before; but this is a review in the LA Review of Books which draws out the links to what is happening in the US. Thanks to Michael O’Rourke for … Continue reading →

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A two-year old exchange with the UCU’s head of campaigns – relevant again today

Posted on October 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Two years ago I had an email exchange with Matt Waddup, national head of campaigns for the University and College Union. It concerned the ‘action short of a strike’ and the problems that this caused for writing, research, and external … Continue reading →

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