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A "cheerless science"?
Not quite the dismal science that is economics but not far off it seems. From the obituary of Sir Neil MacCormick, Regius professor of law at Edinburgh: Not content with teaching, writing and research, he enjoyed and excelled in the cheerless science of academic administration, serving over many years as dean of faculty, provost of … Continued
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Paul Greatrix
Registrar, The University of Nottingham
Paul Greatrix is Registrar at The University of Nottingham, author and creator of Registrarism and a Contributing Editor of Wonkhe.