Category Archives: Universities

Halliday on the LSE-Gaddafi link

Posted on March 7, 2011 by stuartelden

The late Fred Halliday tried to warn the LSE of what it was getting into and the risks that came with it. The memo has now been published here. Thanks to John on FB for the link.

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LSE director resigns

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Press release and statement here – this has been previously linked to by Clive Barnett and others. The Guardian reports on this here.

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Professor of Human Geography at Durham

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

The Department of Geography, top-ranked in RAE2008, seeks to appoint a Professor of Human Geography to complement and extend its existing academic strengths. Applications are welcomed from outstanding researchers from within or beyond the discipline. The post-holder will be expected … Continue reading →

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The Geospatial Revolution

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

If you are interested in the interrelation of universities, the military and developments in geospatial technology… First, watch the glossy video produced by Penn State then go to Open Geography and read Jeremy Crampton’s critique.

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Mr Guttenberg resigns

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

First he was stripped of his doctorate for plagiarism, now Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigns as German defence minister.

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Blair-Giddens-LSE-Gaddafi

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

I’d previously taken the Giddens defence of Gaddafi back in 2007 as largely connected to his ‘Third Way’ role and as an ‘intellectual’ backup to Blair’s embrace. But of course, Giddens was a previous director of the the LSE, also … Continue reading →

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Gaddafi plagiarises Painter

Posted on February 28, 2011 by stuartelden

That Saif Gaddafi’s LSE doctoral thesis was plagiarised is slightly old news; but I’ve just been told that it included unattributed excerpts from a piece by my friend and colleague Joe Painter. Details here. There is also a wiki that attributes other … Continue reading →

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Another e-book on student protests

Posted on February 28, 2011 by stuartelden

An und für sich notes two e-books on the student protests. I mentioned one of these before before, but not this one: In a similar vein is the PDF version of the book Toward a Global Autonomous University produced by the … Continue reading →

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Of fellowships and stone

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen reports here on his good news of an ALCS fellowship, and the project that he will be working on. A few things I found interesting in his post, which I am relating to my own experience of … Continue reading →

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Unileaks and Student Fees

Posted on February 25, 2011 by stuartelden

This might be interesting, although there is almost nothing there yet – http://www.unileaks.org There is an open letter to UK vice chancellors here; following a similar one to those in Australia, here. Their statement of purpose is here. On the new … Continue reading →

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