Research-intensive universities have presided over a decline in the quality of undergraduate teaching as they neglect students in the pursuit of research excellence - says the VC of one of the biggest.
I was once a supporter of the research assessment exercise, but in the long-term it has created an obsession with performance, resulting in many universities no longer appointing faculty on teaching ability.
As well as being tedious, the sheer futility of it depressed me. In some areas I'm sure the traditional academic journal is useful, but it is almost entirely irrelevant in educational technology. I do read academic research articles (if they're availa