Monthly Archives: June 2014

Kingston University staff may have been watching the World Cup recently, at least those who are not working evenings in fear of losing their jobs. There is something of a parallel here between the misfortunes of England and the delusions … Continue reading →

Jools the Scorpion has sent round another of his missives with a giant sting in the tail. Now that this year’s Guardian university league table is out, the VC, along with, no doubt, a few others, are wringing their hands … Continue reading →

Another month, another long tedious newsletter. It’s getting harder to say the same old thing and try to make it sound different. I have an email box of comments from my previous newsletters. Maybe I should have a regular corrections … Continue reading →

An article  in the Times Higher points out the parallels between higher education in Stalin’s Russia and today’s UK system. Government’s and now university management’s love of targets, metrics and meaningless competition (leagues tables, research assessment) are something Stalin would … Continue reading →

Martin McQuillan , Dean of  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston, writing in the Times Higher bravely criticises the dismissal of  student feedback in universities when their views contradict those of management. Criticising anything that goes against the … Continue reading →