Laurie Taylor – 25 January 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
The feature “Censors and sensitivities” (4 January) explored the question “how can scholars tackle the rise of Chinese censorship in the West?”. The key issue is not really that difficult for anyone...
In the feature “A bit on the side” (18 January), academics discussed their excursions beyond disciplinary boundaries. As a latecomer to the academic pursuit of computer science (having had a...
It is unfortunate that Stuart Wrigley’s attempt to argue that “there is no such thing as critical thinking” betrayed a significant lack of critical thinking (“The write way to think”, Opinion, 4 ...
In his HE & me interview (News, 18 January), Richard Barbrook, senior lecturer in the department of politics and international relations at the University of Westminster and a digital democracy...

Knowledge exchange sits low on academia’s menu, overshadowed by meatier mains, but could the assessment of universities’ third-stream activities tempt some to make it a signature dish?

David Pitt-Watson and Hari Mann believe there could be a way to settle the ongoing pensions row amicably

Denmark is not receiving repayments from 40 per cent of EU loan recipients from 2016

Egypt hopes UK outposts will support its internationalisation strategy and labour market demands

Victims claim university’s negligence allowed sexual abuse to occur

Aston University head warns mooted cuts to tuition fees in England will only benefit wealthiest graduates