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Professors Should Be Able to Share Their Expertise Without Risking Professional Progress

Removing the barriers that increase professional risk would lead to practical and cultural change. A professor is professionally better off if they ‘stay in their lane’ rather than sharing their expertise in a new area. A hard truth is being exposed: the current research system lacks the agility required for professors to effectively participate in the preparation […]

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Technology Universities

Do androids dream of big data domination?

The blessing of big data can be a curse without resources for analysis. But how much computerised help do we really want? Read my first article of the new decade, published on January 7 2020 in Times Higher Education.