Laurie Taylor – 16 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views
Re “The Weinsteins of academia can no longer be tolerated” (Opinion, 7 November). As a woman in academia, I must say that I am becoming tired of this gendered debate and blaming of abuse of power on...
If UK universities are indeed embroiled in a culture war over Brexit (“Are UK universities on the front line of a Brexit ‘culture war’?”, News, 9 November) how can we, as Andy Westwood suggests, “…...
Although I agree with the overall argument in the article “The role of business schools within universities” (Opinion, 6 November) – that the role of business schools must be viewed through a wider...
I’m afraid Devorah Baum’s joke about Cohen, a Jew in Berlin in 1933, and Hitler “having lunch” (“Painfully funny”, Feature, 26 October) doesn’t do it for me. In narrative jokes, the key to the art of...

Just like Hollywood and Parliament, academia has entrenched power hierarchies. It can’t pretend that sexual harassment doesn’t take place

Former director of Berkeley anthropology museum remembered

A single, comprehensive policy and funding infrastructure for UK tertiary education would empower learners and encourage innovation, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

Placings for UK in latest edition of Global University Employability Survey may already be reflecting damage to country’s reputation

Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh