Laurie Taylor â 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 âforeignâ names improves employability and student name recognition (âAnglicising foreign studentsâ names âcould reduce biasââ, News, 26 January)...
Having been approached for comments on the Independent Social Research Foundationâs latest early career fellowship competition, I was surprised to find that the resulting article, âEarly career...
Re the article âTackle âreporting biasâ in pedagogy research, paper warnsâ (News, 2 February). As an academic involved in appraising studies of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the...
Peter Horrocksâ article âWhy my university is not entering the TEFâ (Opinion, 2 February) is typical Open University sleight of hand. He well knows that the OUâs 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...

Pearson responds to figures on UK providers by saying it acts when colleges ârecruit without integrityâ

Keele University academic argues that the TEF âlegitimisesâ and âamplifies subordinationâ 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 âhomicidal maniaâ became acceptable to experts

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

Key research on higher education âgetting dustyâ on Whitehall shelves, according to former insider