Laurie Taylor – 2 March 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
The UK government has announced plans to alter the Higher Education and Research Bill to allow the creation of two-year “fast-track” degrees (for which institutions could charge higher tuition fees...
In the article “Young academics’ research ‘elegant but not interesting’ ” (News, 23 February), Richard Robison, discussing the increasing “conservatism” of young scholars’ papers, says: “Ironically,...
In “The gift of tongues” (Features, 23 February), Jacqueline Dutton rightly observes: “Modern languages will survive if academics continue to work together to support each other across languages and...
With the triennial valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme due in March, we are concerned about the self-inflicted harm caused by a flawed measure introduced by the trustee to manage risk...
According to Richard Joyner in his appreciative review of Krishna Dronamraju’s biography of J. B. S. Haldane, Popularizing Science (Books, 23 February), J. B. S. “became a Marxist and then an...

Universities cannot wash their hands of responsibility for who is booked to speak on their premises, says Michael Marshall

IoE and IFS economist laments drive to rely on ‘market alone’ in university sector

Interviewing a Mafia researcher made John Elmes consider how scholars should study volatile groups

Researcher argues for the importance of getting to grips with the male organ

Research shows certain online tools can help ‘avoid detection’ by plagiarism checking software

Research finds that working overseas can boost PhD holders’ salaries