Category Archives: Universities

Two followups on the future of Universities

Posted on December 15, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned the Qui Parle theme issue and Jeffrey Cohen’s followup yesterday. His blog has now elevated two of the best comments to posts of their own – here and here.

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Qui Parle on the future of Universities

Posted on December 14, 2011 by stuartelden

Some interesting papers in the journal Qui Parle. Jeffrey Cohen offers some additional thoughts here.

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University of Sydney and research ‘project management’

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stuartelden

I posted the first link I was sent about the situation at the University of Sydney yesterday, in the long message about email. It is worth a look – a statement by a large number of faculty members about the … Continue reading →

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Keith Thomas on the state of British universities

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Distinguished historian Keith Thomas writes in the London Review of Books. Secondly, we must press for changes to the REF, formerly the RAE. In my experience, this operation, though initially a stimulus, has in the longer run had appalling effects. … Continue reading →

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The LSE and Libya – the Woolf Inquiry

Posted on December 3, 2011 by stuartelden

The Woolf Inquiry report on Libya and the LSE, and in particular Saif Gaddafi’s plagiarised PhD thesis, has been published. There are some good questions at New APPS

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To do list

Posted on December 2, 2011 by stuartelden

In the immortal words of Malcolm Tucker, “I’ve got a to-do list longer than a Leonard Cohen song”… One of the things that has suffered has been this blog. As the last, somewhat grumpy, post indicated, we are moving, and so that has … Continue reading →

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Queen Mary PhD studentships

Posted on November 28, 2011 by stuartelden

Funded PhD studentships for 2012-13 entry at Queen Mary, University of London. Some are for specific topics; many are open. Details here.

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Ben Gurion University political science department under threat

Posted on November 27, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve just been sent this story of a report on the Ben Gurion University political science department. This is a department I know quite well, having visited it twice to give talks. The report is critical and suggests closing the … Continue reading →

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Roundup – Occupy and protest

Posted on November 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Here are a few things I found interesting, in among all the stuff being written. I’m sure I’ve missed some other important things, so feel free to use the comments. Paul Rosenberg at Al Jazeera on the UC Davis events, … Continue reading →

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‘Pepper spray’

Posted on November 25, 2011 by stuartelden

An excellent piece on ‘Pepper Spray’ and the Scoville scale at Berfrois. A brief excerpt, but do look at the whole thing: We’ve taken to calling it pepper spray, I think, because that makes it sound so much more benign than … Continue reading →

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