Whatever happened to the CUDOS of academic values?
Over the past century, capitalism, relativism, egoism and social advocacy have fuelled the decay of traditional academic commitments, says Bruce Macfarlane
Over the past century, capitalism, relativism, egoism and social advocacy have fuelled the decay of traditional academic commitments, says Bruce Macfarlane
Good people who fail to put themselves forward are in no position to carp about their ‘overlords’, says Bruce Macfarlane
What makes a sabbatical special any more, asks professor, if it is a continuation of the demands of academic life rather than a break from them
Handing out glitzy prizes is a cheaper way of shoring up morale than paying people better, says Bruce Macfarlane
Early issues of the journal Studies in Higher Education show how greatly academics’ view of what they do has changed, says Bruce Macfarlane
Language is a powerful tool for breaking down resistance and normalising unhealthy cultural change, says Bruce Macfarlane
The disconnect between the UK’s ambitions to be a science superpower and threats of cuts to its research base will cause lasting harm
Universities have decried the GCRF cuts, but being corralled into promoting justice globalism is not academic freedom, says Bruce Macfarlane
Staff who enter higher education in mid-career without a PhD are academia’s ‘proletariat’, not ‘privileged’ young researchers, says paper
Those who make the loudest noises about equality can be among the most myopic about the evils of academic inbreeding, says Bruce Macfarlane
Tomorrow’s world often turns out to be less radically different than we might have first thought, says Bruce Macfarlane
In an age of vast team-science projects, it is more important than ever that leaders be properly prepared, says Matthew Flinders
Bruce Macfarlane writes, "The importance of professors acting as public intellectuals cannot be underestimated." While this statement is probably true, it sits oddly with the rest of his article....
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
In “The REF is mistaken: monographs are not inferior to papers” (Opinion, 7 December), Bruce Macfarlane argues that the research excellence framework is eroding the value of books in the humanities...