Corruption and credulity are enemies of reason and lead to violence, misery and slavery of the mind. Whoa! Where did that come from? I’d previously written on the scam of fake bomb-detectors being used in Iraq after my trip there: Fake bomb detectors still used in Iraq http://www.metalvortex.com/blog/2011/04/21/597.html That article has a number of links [...]
This from Quackometer on The University of Wales: McTimoney Chiropractic College in Deep Trouble http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2011/10/mctimoney-chiropractic-college-in-deep-trouble.html …and this from DC’s Improbable Science where the University’s previous practices on validating external degrees are described as bordering on corrupt: The University of Wales disgraced (but its vice chancellor is promoted) http://www.dcscience.net/?p=4766 However, what about the people within the [...]
Thanks once again to the eagle eyes of DC’s Improbable Science, here is his article on the sham degrees that Westminster University is awarding. As DC goes on to explain, this isn’t the only university that is involved in such shambolic practices. And this isn’t just the abuse of science’s good name. I’d call it rape. I bet [...]
Well, it seems that certain forms of partnerships between universities and business can result in universities becoming corrupt both in the USA and the UK. It’s greed…pure and simple. However, I’m still clinging to my romantic notion that universities are there to educate, inspire and lead and that they’re doing so to a large extent. [...]
