A couple of months ago Stefan Collini published his book ‘What are Universities for?’ to much interest. This book was reviewed in many places including here on OT by Erika Cule, although overall the reviews were pretty mixed. Peter Conrad for one, was less than enthusiastic in the Observer, concluding
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This is a post that has worked its way in my head to the top of the pile. It’s initiation was triggered by a cluster of stimuli, including discussions with friends. However watching the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program (available in its entirety for free at this link) on the well-publicized Dover school board’s attempt Continue reading
The Finch Committee, set up last year by David Willetts to examine how UK-funded research findings can be made more accessible — and mentioned by the minister in his speech on the subject earlier this week — has been meeting regularly and is due to report within weeks.
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Well, now that all the excitement‘s dying down (for now), I finally find myself with enough time and motivation to start writing a follow-up post to the inaugural Science Online Vancouver event, which I attended on a very rainy Thursday night last month.
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It will not have escaped the notice of either of my readers that I have been somewhat absent of late. Absent in more than one sense, as I have been fighting off a rather vicious episode of depression caused mainly by a somewhat abrupt switch of anti-depression medication. Recovery has been slow and steady, and I’d like to thank the many peopl Continue reading
David Willetts, Britain’s minister for science and universities, trailed the announcements made in his speech on open access to the UK Publishers’ Association yesterday as a ‘seismic shift’. One learns to be wary of the more hyperbolic statements of government ministers but I was at least left wondering whether the earth had Continue reading
This week I met up with some collaborators. This was the trip that led to a chance encounter with fellow OT blogger Austin:
Small world, science – just bumped into @occamt‘s London-based PhD student blogger Erika Cule occamstypewriter.org/erikacule/ in the cafeteria
— Dr Aust (@Dr_Aust_PhD) April 30, 2012
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This topical tip in the Eastern Daily Press was spotted by Mr M. P. of Cromer to whom we owe an immense debt, I’m sure.
