Frank Furedi

academic freedom and free speech

A degree is now a rite of passage
Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 June 2005
University qualifications have become the minimum requirement for getting a job. Welcome to the credentialist academy.

For accreditation, see indoctrination
Times Higher Education Supplement, 6 May 2005
Courses in teaching have little to do with producing better lecturers and much to do with learning to conform

The new Chief Inquisitor on Campus
spiked, 16 February 2005
From ethics committees to ‘learning outcomes’, the threat to academic freedom comes from within the university as much as from without.

You’d better make some noise while you can
Times Higher Education Supplement, 11 February 2005
It's time to take risks in the name of academic freedom

Symbol Clash
Parliament Magazine, 31 January 2005
The swastika: intolerance is not a way to engage with a symbol of hatred. [pdf format]

Our goodwill counts for nothing on the list
Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 December 2004
A good old-fashioned favour means little in credit-scoring times

Plagiarism stems from a loss of scholarly ideals
Times Higher Education Supplement, 6 August 2004

Why I fear lowering entry criteria for foreign students could destroy universities
Times Higher Education Supplement, 16 July 2004

The degree is loosing its meaning
Daily Telegraph, 9 June 2004

Don’t underestimate managers’ ability to treat you as an idiot
Times Higher Education Supplement, 30 January 2004