“… current plans still create pressure for every academic to strive, in their research publications, to reach at least the lower foothills of international excellence, whether or not this is the best use of their time. Many mid-career academics would be much better employed updating their lecture notes, paying more attention to their students’ work, and maybe even doing a bit more teaching, rather than beavering away on research that barely anyone will ever read …” (more)
[Jonathan Wolf, Guardian, 7 September]