UK higher education remains largely unmoved by market forces
Faith in private-sector innovation has driven Conservative reforms under both Willetts and Johnson – but is that really what universities need?
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Laurie Taylor – 23 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Basic income: all roads lead back to the REF
I was intrigued by the proposals on basic research income, as, I expect, were any researchers whose individual income is below the mean (“‘Basic income’ to fund research”, News, 12 October). The idea...
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Shortfall short shrift
There is no “financial shortfall” in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“Strike looms as universities seek end to USS defined benefit deal”, News, 17 November). What we have is a ludicrous...
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Surprise bill
The recent National Audit Office report on private higher education providers fails to address grave shortcomings in the conduct of the Student Loans Company (“NAO: still no ‘firm grip’ on English...
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A business proposal
It was great to hear Alec Cameron, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Aston University, elaborate on the relationship between business schools and universities at the Chartered Association of...
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PhD principles
Bonded scholarship schemes run by governments and companies are not uncommon (“The pains of bondage”, Opinion, 16 November). It is not the business of UK universities to renegotiate these schemes but...
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Research impact is more than a multimillion-dollar question
Australia’s new impact assessment exercise recognises cultural, social and environmental impacts, but there is a danger that economic impact will override everything, says David Lloyd
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Does the TEF spell the end for quality assurance?
The TEF’s new name may be less misleading, but its incentives remain just as perverse, says Roger Brown