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This marvel is in my home town. Funny how we take things for granted when they’re right there in front of you the whole time.

My co-authored article on resistance in business schools has now been published in print, so I thought I'd jot down a few notes. 🧵 This project came about from experiences (mine and those of others) of harsh management at business schools. 1/10 journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.546…

This hurts to read but in a good way.

Utrecht University Utrecht University in the Netherlands has withdrawn itself from the World University ranking World University Rankings provided by Times Higher Education. As this has generated quite some reactions - praise, questions, some doubts, I want to provide some context. Hence a thread 🧵1/16

I liked this op-ed. quite a balanced view too. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/63287…

Some good news (for change)- this is a very good move. It will be interesting to observe how many of the global elite institutions will follow and choose to withdraw from a system that helps reinforce their position on the top. sciencebusiness.net/news/universit…

indeed

There seems to be barely noticeable disconnect between policy and its implementation into practice. But worry not, the diagram also suggests that the future is bright 😠.

"I am reminded of what silence can do and how long it can haunt a place and a people." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Via Scott Long. For those interested, I've uploaded my entire library of books on Palestine/Israel to the cloud, in digital form (mostly pdf and epub) so you can access them. It's a little over 1700 books, a lot of them good and important, some of them historical or political

The strength of a research field hinges on the work of its reviewers. But too often we forget good reviews are a result of training, experience, and constructively critical supportiveness. Definitely not only about 'expertise'. science.org/content/articl…

Manchester’s researchers are on a mission to tackle some of the UK’s most challenging resilience and security problems. They've just been awarded £4.2 million to help build a secure world. UK Research and Innovation manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

This is a very important converation for project policy. Project failures (beyond budget overruns, etc.) cost lives long-term as they hinder new, healthy, vital projects.

"Any form of university education that claims its quality is demonstrated through commercial university rankings has been mis-sold." Rank hypocrisy - how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment wonkhe.com/blogs/rank-hyp… via Wonkhe

No need for yet more mystification of the problem - there is plenty of people who have a pretty good idea of what education (also university) is (and is not) for.

"It is logically impossible to (a) hold moral high ground, (b) to do nothing in response to past responsibilities; and (c) to claim to be in favor of global poverty reduction." Should poor countries remain poor? open.substack.com/pub/branko2f7/…

What we do — and don’t — know about how misinformation spreads online nature.com/articles/d4158…

Time to introduce double-blind review into grant proposal evaluation?