Education for ‘specialisation’ in the knowledge economy
There are many reasons to believe that a liberal and interdisciplinary education in arts and sciences is the best to prepare you for work...
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CARL GOMBRICH - BLOG
Higher Education, Interdisciplinarity, and some related things like Expertise and Future of Work
Welcome to my new blog. You can read more about me in the About tab, top left. I'm looking forward to getting back to 'writing and thinking out loud' about Higher Education, Interdisciplinarity and other things that interest me. You can talk to me either here or on my linked Twitter feed.
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Would you do your own degree?
This is a question I am increasingly asked. It’s a well fair question to someone leading a big course which includes a lot of innovation....
Cognitive Work
Some of the most sceptical remarks about a liberal/interdisciplinary education come from those who are experts in established academic...
Specialism, Generalism, Details and the Big Picture
Interdisciplinarity is in vogue in education. It’s been in vogue in the US for a while and throughout most of the last 100 years some...
Can we talk about leadership?
Can we talk about leadership? Specifically, can we talk about the relationship between leadership and undergraduate degrees? I have a...
Future Universities – teaching low-tech
Lots on the future of universities in the air. I’m sorry I missed the series at Cambridge with Martin Rees, Stefan Collini and others...
Why go to university?
Leaving aside the discussion of value for money from a university education, why, if learning is what you are interested in, should you...
‘Value for Money’ in university education
There is concern among students, their parents and guardians, politicians and the media that university students should get ‘value for...
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