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Category Archive: University

Peace in our time? Nah, better teach them war

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Our universities have scrapped degrees on peace making, preferring we learn to make war. Last year, Sydney University […]

Joshua Krook April 20, 2022 University

4 Ways to Innovate: Lessons from the Global Scholars Symposium

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In June 2019, Rhodes House hosted the Global Scholars Symposium. The theme was Cultivating Innovation. Over the two-day event, […]

Joshua Krook June 13, 2019 Ideas, University

Top UK universities remain unreachable for 70% of students

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Eight top schools have as many Oxford and Cambridge admissions as the next 2894 UK schools combined, according […]

Joshua Krook December 14, 2018 Ideas, University

Oxford’s Libraries Should Be Open and Free To The Public

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In the last two years, over 100 public libraries across the UK have been forced to close down. […]

Joshua Krook December 14, 2018 University

Public Talks in Sydney

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It is nearly time for Vivid Sydney, and I thought in light of that I’d share some of […]

Joshua Krook April 6, 2018 Books, Ideas, University

Ghost Authoring: How Professors Steal the Work of Their Students

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I know several PhD researchers at prestigious universities who keep getting asked to “co-author” a research paper. Typically […]

Joshua Krook March 10, 2018 University

A History of Law Schools: A Battle Between Law as a Science and Law as a Liberal Art

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The history of law schools is a battle of ideas. Ideas over what the law is, how it should
be taught and the kinds of student a law school should produce. Frequently,
law schools have been the battleground of fierce intellectual rivalries, with
rival schools of thought battling for supremacy.

Joshua Krook February 21, 2018 Ideas, Law, Philosophy, University

How to Write a Thesis Worth Writing

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Recently I’ve been writing this book on how to write a thesis worth writing. It combines various lessons […]

Joshua Krook December 15, 2017 Books, University

5 Faults of Modern Universities

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Some thoughts on this late at night: 1. The Referencing System: Arguably the most pernicious aspect of modern […]

Joshua Krook September 25, 2017 Books, Ideas, University

The Real Socratic Method: Law Schools Fail to Understand Why Socrates Asked So Many Questions

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In a true Socratic law school, I suggest, students would be instructed to ask questions to those in authority instead of answering them. Nothing and no one would be beyond a student’s questioning, especially by virtue of claims to authority or expertise alone.

Joshua Krook September 24, 2017 Books, Law, University

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