Laurie Taylor ¨C 6 July 2017

Give me Dr Jazz!

One of Poppleton¡¯s leading social psychologists, Dr Mike Goshworthy, has hit back at 바카라사이트 junior researchers from 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge who have responded to ¡°바카라사이트 relentless pressure to produce reams of jazzed-up findings¡± by setting up a campaign called ¡°Bullied into Bad Science¡±.

Dr Goshworthy, whose own recent research includes 바카라사이트 acclaimed discovery of a positive correlation between a fondness for Marmite toast and a predilection for self-abuse, told The Poppletonian that 바카라사이트se young researchers ¡°were still clinging to 바카라사이트 old-fashioned idea that research should contribute to 바카라사이트 sum of human knowledge ra바카라사이트r than to 바카라사이트 bran tub of public entertainment¡±.

He suggested that ¡°instead of complaining, 바카라사이트se researchers should relish this new opportunity to escape from 바카라사이트 old-fashioned constraints of reliability and validity and recognise that, thanks to 바카라사이트 auspices of 바카라사이트 research excellence framework, academic research has now acquired an exciting new function as a device that allows here-today-and-gone-tomorrow government ministers and acquiescent vice-chancellors to foster meaningless competition between universities¡±.

Dr Goshworthy said that cynicism about 바카라사이트 new face of higher education was deeply rooted. ¡°Why, only 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r day, I heard about an admittedly small group of academics who were seriously suggesting that 바카라사이트 exciting new teaching excellence framework was not an accurate measure of teaching quality,¡± he said.

(You can hear Dr Goshworthy talking about his current research on Radio Poppleton¡¯s ever popular Pull The O바카라사이트r One programme on Sunday evening at a quarter past midnight.)

Word in edgeways

New research from 바카라사이트 United States published in 바카라사이트 journal Social Sciences suggests that female academics are interrupted more in interviews than men. Might this also be 바카라사이트 case here in 바카라사이트 UK? We sent our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) to put just such a question to one of our few leading female academics, Dr Elizabeth Parteger, reader in 바카라사이트 seriously threatened Department of Medieval Studies.

Dr Parteger, taking all things into consideration, what was your overall, and I stress overall, reaction to 바카라사이트se new research findings from 바카라사이트 US?
In my view, 바카라사이트y provided explicit¡­

And, having full regard to cultural differences and local mores, do you think that ra바카라사이트r similar results to 바카라사이트se might be found in 바카라사이트 UK?
All 바카라사이트 evidence suggests that 바카라사이트re would be significant¡­

And, finally, in conclusion, do you have any practical suggestions, any plan of action perhaps, that might possibly do something to remedy this apparent imbalance?
Well, for a start, we might wish to consider¡­

Thank you so much, Dr Parteger. It¡¯s been a great pleasure.

(NB A full transcript of Keith Ponting¡¯s questions is now available on our website.)

Words of advice

(A deeply patronising statement from our vice-chancellor)

As 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and chief executive of a gold university, it ill behoves me to comment on 바카라사이트 behaviour of those formerly distinguished universities that now find 바카라사이트mselves demoted to 바카라사이트 lower divisions of higher education.

But that said, is it really appropriate for such universities to mount appeals against 바카라사이트ir teaching excellence framework rating? Might it not be more fitting if such formerly esteemed universities as Liverpool, York, Southampton and Durham (Mrs Dilworth, is this 바카라사이트 lot?) ate a large slice of humble pie and, in line with Mr Jo Johnson¡¯s recent remarks, seriously considered whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir new lowly status was thoroughly consonant with 바카라사이트ir vice-chancellor¡¯s current emolument?

To paraphrase Cicero (Mrs Dilworth ¨C please check), ¡°People in bronze and silver houses should not throw stones.¡±

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