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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

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Dispatch From a Middle Manager

by Anonymous

At many British universities, issues from low student recruitment to staff demoralisation are met with the same answer - restructure, centralise and de-personalise. This push towards 'efficiency' has had the opposite effect - leading universities into further financial and institutional crisis. How do we fight back? Read more from this contribution to our Dispatches series.

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Why it’s time to end the marketisation of UK Higher Education

by James Brackley

The marketisation of universities in the UK has failed to meet its aims of improving the quality of education while reducing prices. James Brackley examines how the focus on metrics, profits and audits has worsened conditions for academics, university staff and students.

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Bulletin #33: Counterpoints: Power and Its Discontents

Based on research presented at the ISRF’s fifth Congress in June 2025, the contributions unravel dominant discourses to offer more nuanced understanding of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.

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