albertcardona, 8 months ago On the #REF and similar exercises in measuring up academic output, and the response and participation and attitude of #UK academics: "The Sycophant", by Lorna Finlayson https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-sycophant Quite the profile of #UK academics and the educational system. I don't know how much of it is true, and how much is left out, but it all comes across as a fair match to what I am seeing on the ground.
On the #REF and similar exercises in measuring up academic output, and the response and participation and attitude of #UK academics:
"The Sycophant", by Lorna Finlayson https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-sycophant
Quite the profile of #UK academics and the educational system. I don't know how much of it is true, and how much is left out, but it all comes across as a fair match to what I am seeing on the ground.
