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The pursuit of possibility : redesigning research universities / Nigel Thrift.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thrift, Nigel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Research institutes--Great Britain.
- Research institutes.
- Universities and colleges--Great Britain--Administration.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half title
- Endorsment
- The Pursuit of Possibility: Redesigning Research Universities
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1 Is that a 'university'? I'm not sure
- A resumé
- The research university
- What about the other universities?
- Excellence
- Part I The research university
- 2 So what is a 'university'? Part 1
- The infrastructure
- Academics
- Online learning
- Contract research staff
- Research support staff
- Postgraduate students
- Administrators
- 3 So what is a 'university'? Part 2
- Undergraduate students
- Freedom of speech
- Parents
- Other constituencies
- Council
- Alumni
- Donors
- Local communities
- Business
- Part II The contemporary British university system
- 4 A new Robbins? Recent changes in British universities
- The changes
- The take-down?
- Through the wringer
- 5 The hardy perennials
- Public or private?
- Access
- Funding teaching
- Funding research
- Research integrity
- Pensions
- League tables
- Autonomy
- or the lack of it
- The Office for Students
- So why bother with intermediaries?
- So why autonomy?
- Dissatisfaction
- 6 The Australianisation of British higher education
- Risky business?
- Growth and more growth
- The consequences of the growth machine
- The problem of leadership
- A coming financial crisis?
- 7 On vice-chancelloring
- a footnote
- What do vice-chancellors do?
- Leading a research university
- Summary
- Part III The research university of the future
- 8 So what is a research university?
- What is a university for?
- Duties
- A loss of research excellence?
- Too much
- Research culture
- Discovery research
- In the wrong place
- 9 Redesigning the research university
- Redesigning the university system
- For policy
- For teaching
- For research universities
- Redesigning universities
- Go small
- Scale back
- Grow substantially
- Different forms of collaboration
- Testudo
- International cooperation
- Conglomerating research centres
- Give up the ghost
- A parting shot
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Back Cover
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Brigode Family Endowment.
- ISBN:
- 9781447364870
- 1447364872
- Publisher Number:
- 99992106592
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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