Desmond King writes about the current squeeze on public university funding

Desmond King was quoted in an article for Times Higher Education (20 October) about the elaborate audit culture that has developed around higher education in the UK. The article also refers to the book A Manifesto for the Public University (edited by John Holmwood) which Desmond contributed to.

Desmond was quoted as saying that the vital role researchers play in challenging public policy is under threat. A funding squeeze and changing priorities for the Economic and Social Research Council mean that the ESRC is perilously close to falling into an excessively pro-government stance in supporting research funding, he added.

The full article can be read here.

A Manifesto for the Public University is available to buy from Amazon.