Category Archives: Universities

Singapore and Academic Freedom

Posted on April 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting piece by Kris Olds here about academic freedom and Singapore, sparked by the NUS-Yale project.

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Typology of Scholars

Posted on March 22, 2012 by stuartelden

Roland Boer’s Typology of Scholars – an informal series on the types of people you might meet or work with in a University, now has a page that gathers the entries to date.

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Six Masters by Research (MRes) bursaries at Durham

Posted on March 16, 2012 by stuartelden

Six Masters by Research (MRes) bursaries will be offered for 2012 / 2013. The value of each award will be £5000. Tuition fees will be deducted from the award first, and any remaining amount can be used as a stipend. … Continue reading →

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Frank Furedi on the National Student Survey

Posted on March 15, 2012 by stuartelden

In the Times Higher Education. Thanks to Ben R for the link.

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Territory and Geopolitics

Posted on March 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Yesterday was the last lecture of new material on my level 3 module Territory and Geopolitics (handbook/reading list here). There is a revision lecture after the Easter break. Obviously it’s for those who took the class to say how it … Continue reading →

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Crimes against humanities

Posted on March 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Protest in Southampton against Willetts’s Higher Education policy (Political Scrapbook, via Matt Davies).

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Collini – What are Universities for?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Stefan Collini’s book is a good read, that manages to be inspiring and depressing, amusing and annoying. Too many good passages to mention, but here’s one that we should put to the test: In this connection, it would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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What are Universities for?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Stefan Collini has a book out with that title, with an excerpt in The Guardian. Looks essential. It’s a shame academics are unable to set compulsory reading for their managers as well as their students. Universities are not just good places … Continue reading →

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Cambridge discussion audio

Posted on February 20, 2012 by stuartelden

The audio recording of the discussion on 16 February 2012 with Adam Ramadan is now available. Many thanks to Adam for asking the questions and John Mason and the Cambridge University Geographical Society for inviting me and organising the event. Apart from a … Continue reading →

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Durham Doctoral Studentships

Posted on December 19, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned some funding opportunities recently; the Durham Doctoral Studentships – especially useful for those ineligible for the other schemes are now advertised here.

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