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Anton Muscatelli
Anton Muscatelli is President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Senior Adviser at Public First, and Distinguished Honorary Professor of Economics (and former Vice Chancellor) at the University of Glasgow.
8 pieces
Newest first, since September 2017
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Responding to the International Education Strategy requires an appreciation of how fast the world is changing
Anton Muscatelli explains why a considered response to the government’s international education priorities requires paying careful attention to rapid global change
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A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits
Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett think through the deeper issues in UK research – from cost recovery and dual support to doctoral training and organisational structure – that won’t be solved by simply asking institutio
With Miles Padgett
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The risk of unrepresentative REF returns hasn’t gone away
Anton Muscatelli, Maria Delgado and Miles Padgett consider the latest REF guidance, and warn of possible unintended consequences in how removing restrictions on output numbers will play out
With Maria Delgado and Miles Padgett
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Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI
With announcement of a new UKRI chief executive expected imminently, Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett set out the most pressing issues for the new incumbent
With Miles Padgett
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The research system won’t become more agile without a deeper conversation on funding
Improving the “agility” of UK research is an attractive idea. Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett consider what it really means and what’s holding the system back
With Miles Padgett
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Changes to research assessment have unintended consequences
REF 2028 needs very careful design, argues Anton Muscatelli – based around what can be genuinely and rigorously measured across institutions
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Why the next PM should focus on productivity
Anton Muscatelli advises that productivity growth should be at the heart of policy development
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Was the Florence speech start of a Brexit Renaissance?
University of Glasgow Principal Anton Muscatelli reviews Theresa May’s outing to Florence to set out the UK’s new position to Brexit and the negotiations.