Laurie Taylor – 9 February 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
I was saddened to read your report that anglicising “foreign” names improves employability and student name recognition (“Anglicising foreign students’ names ‘could reduce bias’”, News, 26 January)...
Having been approached for comments on the Independent Social Research Foundation’s latest early career fellowship competition, I was surprised to find that the resulting article, “Early career...
Re the article “Tackle ‘reporting bias’ in pedagogy research, paper warns” (News, 2 February). As an academic involved in appraising studies of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the...
Peter Horrocks’ article “Why my university is not entering the TEF” (Opinion, 2 February) is typical Open University sleight of hand. He well knows that the OU’s key problem is the appalling...
Am I alone in wondering why UK-based student activists and their academic cheerleaders have not targeted De Montfort University, which is named after an unashamed anti-Semite who in 1231 ordered the...

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Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students

UK universities should follow the example of FTSE companies, says Ruth Sealy

Sarah Wise on how the insanity plea developed in English law and why ‘homicidal mania’ became acceptable to experts

The creative principles that inspire art students can be equally relevant to schools

Key research on higher education ‘getting dusty’ on Whitehall shelves, according to former insider