Comments on: Standing in King’s Parade, tearing up tenners

By: Tim S.

Tim S. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:25:25 +0000

Good to know that the impending cuts in funding for the HE sector will just reduce this sort of inefficiency and will have no adverse effect on teaching or research.

Or perhaps not.

You’re not exactly on-message, are you Peter. Though I did burst out laughing yesterday when the R4 newsreader solemnly quoted the Russell group. I particularly liked:

‘It has taken more than 800 years to create one of the world’s greatest education systems, and it looks like it will take just six months to bring it to its knees.’

and:

‘The cuts to universities … threaten to reduce a “gold standard” system to one that is “silver, bronze or worse”.’

Worse even than bronze! With nary a world-class bit of research in sight.

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:04:24 +0000

It’s what educational institutes often do best. My old school spent 3,000pounds on a new school bell that played classical music. And then broke after 2months. And several thousand more on a ridiculous number of HD FLat screen TVs positioned at various places around the school, playing the news (without sound) and displaying notices. A few notice boards would have done.

By: Varol Akman

Varol Akman — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:28:48 +0000

In the style of FB, “Varol Akman likes this”.

By: Thomas Pink

Thomas Pink — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:54:30 +0000

Only an hour? Could have been worse in my experience. Still such events do provide occasion for discreet use of one’s phone apps. Another round of Civilization Revolution anyone?