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Time for a harder line on evaluation

I have written in an earlier post about my concerns that the research community is being driven by targets to publish work that clearly isn’t ready for publication. I made the point that papers are submitted to conferences that don’t … Continue reading

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CS publishing culture considered harmful

I read this article today (http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/07/whats-wrong-with-the-american-university-system/60458/) on what’s wrong with the US university system in between reading a bunch of papers on HCI. I’m pleased to say that I don’t think the teaching/research dichotomy is as bad in the UK … Continue reading

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Every cut has a silver lining

The UK Government has announced cuts of up to 25% which will be imposed on universities over the next 4 years. I’ve been reading a recent document from IBM called Capitalising on Complexity, which emphasises the importance of innovation and … Continue reading

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