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Articles by Joe Moran
University managers¡¯ doomed pursuit of unattainable ideals turns staff into martyrs who see work as sacrifice and suffering. It explains much about why so many feel stressed, harassed and miserable, says Joe Moran
When faced with a real, full-bore crisis, this generation of supposed snowflakes just got on with it and coped better than I did, says Joe Moran
The humanities do not have uniquely transformational qualities or a monopoly on critical thinking and empathy. With departments under threat outside the UK¡¯s elite institutions, better to insist on the importance of everyone¡¯s being able to interrogate the stories we tell ourselves, writes Joe Moran
As the season of goodwill comes around again, warm words about collegiality and fellowship have been dutifully corralled into all-staff missives from university leaders. But in an era of management, metrics and industrial unrest, does the image of the academy as a commonwealth of scholars still bear scrutiny? Seven academics have their say
Much of the language now used by universities feels like a kind of literary lockjaw that is too dull even to poke fun at. Joe Moran considers the causes and disastrous consequences
Joe Moran appreciates a bold attempt to illuminate the roots of why we are so unhappy
If writers aren¡¯t held responsible for their words, they have no incentive to write reflectively and precisely, says Joe Moran
In their unearthly calm and Dewey Decimal order, university libraries offer the promise of remaking ourselves, says Joe Moran
Universities are now committed to ¡®celebrating success¡¯ and to treating every failure as just a stepping stone on the way to further success. Yet this, argues Joe Moran, is a betrayal of what really matters in the academy
Joe Moran is intrigued by a deep history that has gained unexpected relevance at a time of self-isolation
The season of goodwill is upon us once more. But in an era of hyper-competition, does academic kindness extend beyond passing round the nuts at the departmental Christmas party? Six scholars recount their own tales of collegiate benevolence
Book of the week: Joe Moran applauds a bold attempt to demonstrate why it is the finitude of our lives that gives them value
In these days of virtual learning environments, face-to-face classes promote the endangered art of meaningful human interaction, says Joe Moran
As the winter solstice looms in the northern hemisphere, five academics reflect on the light and dark of the dead season
Scholarly prose can be verbose and unclear, and can obscure the point you are trying to make. Joe Moran offers his top 10 tips for writing well
Joe Moran enters another dimension, one marked by the absence of sound. Next stop, the quiet zone
The frenzied pace and meaningless demands of university life can often enable a depressed scholar¡¯s existing neuroses. Joe Moran offers some coping strategies
Book of the week: No longer young, not yet old, the middle-aged academic sees the world askew, says Joe Moran
Few academics use the full potential of their voices, yet speaking well allows us to be alive and connected in the moment, says Joe Moran
Not even today¡¯s box-ticking managerialists can stamp out our innate desire to know, says Joe Moran
Joe Moran on the little-known benefits of being a shrinking violet
