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Can the Prizes still Glitter? is edited by Hugo de Burgh (Editor of China in Britain, Professor of Journalism and Director of the China Media Centre at the University of Westminster), Anna Fazackerley, Director of Education Think Tank Agora, and Jeremy Black (Professor of History at Exeter University). Can the Prizes Still Glitter? is the inaugural publication of Agora, a new independent think tank focusing on the future of our universities. Thirty-four high profile contributors including eight vice chancellors (and, of course, our very own Terence Kealey), politicians, business people and academics from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and a range of institutions have written personal essays about where universities are now and where they ought to be. Between them they tackle the whole spectrum of higher education. They confront many of the big and often uncomfortable issues facing Britain, exhibit some of the solutions of which individual institutions are proud, and outline the kind of tough decisions that politicians and university leaders need to take if British institutions are to match rapid progress elsewhere in the world. The contributors include: Sir Harry Kroto, Boris Johnson, Bill Rammell, Eric Thomas, Frank Furedi, Terence Kealey, Alec Reed, Bernard Lamb, Tim Birkhead, John Stein, David Watson, Charles Pasternak, Bob Boucher, Gordon Graham, Chris Patten, Susan Bassnett, James Tooley, James Stanfield, Peter Atkins, Henry Etzkowitz, David Palfreyman, Steve Smith, Michael Harloe, Alan Gilbert, Geoffrey Copland, Frank Morgan, Michael Shattock, Gary Day, Jeremy Black, Sally Feldman, Alison Wolf, David Lathbury, and Kenneth Minogue.

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Author:   Hugo de Burgh ,  Professor Jeremy Black ,  Anna Fazackerley
Publisher:   The University of Buckingham Press
Imprint:   The University of Buckingham Press
ISBN:  

9780955464201

ISBN 10:   095546420
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   01 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents PREFACE Anna Fazackerley i INTRODUCTION Hugo de Burgh iii Part 1 Facing The Future: Thorny Issues for British Universities DO ACADEMICS STILL THINK? Frank Furedi...3 FOREIGN STUDENTS: THEIR EFFECTS ON UK HIGHER EDUCATION Bernard Lamb...10 UMBILICAL CULTURE: STANDARDS AND GRADE INFLATION Tim Birkhead...24 STUDENT SELECTION FOR UNIVERSITIES OF THE FUTURE John Stein...30 THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT Eric Thomas...39 UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS: THE GREAT WHITE LIES Boris Johnson...48 WIDENING PARTICIPATION: FIRST IN MY FAMILY Bill Rammell...59 DO UNIVERSITIES REALLY HAVE TO CHANGE? David Watson...67 Part 2 Looking Further Afield: The New Global Higher Education Market WHAT IS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY? THE IDEAS OF A UNIVERSITY Charles Pasternak...81 COMPETITION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: A LOOK AHEAD Bob Boucher...87 GLOBALISATION AND A TWO-TIER UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Gordon Graham...95 FUNDING AND FREEDOM: WHERE WE ARE GOING WRONG Chris Patten...104 THE BOLOGNA PROCESS - WHERE IS IT GOING? Susan Bassnett...109 PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD James Tooley and James Stanfield...116 THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE: THE EMERGENCE OF THE INTERVERSITY Peter Atkins...123 THE UNIVERSITY AS CRUCIBLE OF ENTERPRISE: THE MIT/STANFORD MODEL Henry Etzkowitz...132 Part 3 Case Studies: How Are Universities Changing To Fit The New Market? SUSTAINING OXFORD AS WORLD CLASS David Palfreyman...145 EXETER AS A CASE STUDY FOR A CHANGING HE MARKETPLACE Steve Smith...160 THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD: A NEW APPROACH Michael Harloe...174 THE MANCHESTER MERGER: STRETCHING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE Alan Gilbert...180 GLOBAL WESTMINSTER Geoffrey Copland...189 THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM: INDEPENDENCE IS THE WAY FORWARD IN HIGHER EDUCATION Terence Kealey...198 BATH SPA: MEDDLE NOT WITH THEM THAT ARE GIVEN TO CHANGE Frank Morgan...213 THE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES: MANAGERIALISM AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS Michael Shattock...220 THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE? Gary Day...229 Part 4 Mickey Mouse And The Death Of Science: What Should Universities Be Teaching? WHAT IS THE NATIONAL INTEREST? Jeremy Black...239 KILLING SCIENCE IS KILLING OUR CULTURE Harry Kroto...244 MICKEY MOUSE DEGREES: UNIVERSITIES AND THE CULTURE INDUSTRIES Sally Feldman...254 THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Susan Bassnett...263 UNIVERSITIES AND VOCATIONALISM Alison Wolf...271 FOSTERING INNOVATION: ARE BRITISH UNIVERSITIES ENTERPRISING? Alec Reed...281 UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRY AND SCHOOLS: HOLY TRINITY OR MENAGE A TROIS? David Lathbury...285 UNIVERSITIES AS IDEOLOGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS Kenneth Minogue...293

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