To sum up the week’s arguments: Neoliberalism is about markets.  There are actually very few genuine markets in higher education … Continued

Yesterday I talked about how the notion of neo-liberal universities was based on four concepts: greater use of market mechanisms, … Continued

The post-Naylor Report effort to get big new investments in fundamental science is in trouble.  Bluntly, the Finance Department appears … Continued

Over the past few days, I’ve been providing a lot of data on how well global “world-class universities” are faring … Continued

One of the knocks against the whole idea of “world-class universities” is that it tends to reinforce institutional privilege; that it’s … Continued