REF, TEF and tumble: will the TEF lead to a new division between lecturers and researchers?

University academics multitask. Broadly, our time is split between research, teaching and administrative duties. We differ in our aptitudes for each of these. Respective levels of intrinsic motivation vary greatly too. Institutions striving for the Humboldtian ideal of research-led teaching, that magic fusion between the latest ideas and student learning, may seek to nurture our skills and enthusiasms in every domain in order to make well-rounded scholars of us all. More...