{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-possibility-9781447364856","title":"The Pursuit of Possibility","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNigel Thrift explores recent changes in the British research university that threaten to erode the quality of these higher education institutions. He considers what a research university has now become by examining the quandaries that have arisen from a succession of misplaced strategies and false expectations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Is that a ‘university’? I’m not sure Part I: The research university 2: So what is a ‘university’? Part 1: Architecture and academics 3: So what is a ‘university’? Part 2: Students, parents and other constituencies Part II: The contemporary British university system 4: A new Robbins? Recent changes in British universities 5: The hardy perennials 6: The Australianisation of British higher education 7: On vice- chancelloring – a footnote Part III: The research university of the future 8: So what is a research university? 9: Redesigning the research university","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408531366231,"sku":"9781447364856","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447364856.jpg?v=1730503228","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pursuit-of-possibility-9781447364856","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}