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Brand on the run?
Laurie | General | 4 February 2010
Our Deputy Head of Corporate Branding, Christine Hovis, has responded vigorously to a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about our university's branding strategy.
'There be wolves' - shock claim
Laurie | General | 28 January 2010
Lord Mandelson's insistence that universities were merely "crying wolf" over the impact of the new funding cuts would appear to be contradicted by the recent experience of our Director of Finance, Mr D.C.F. Tapstock.
Pork pies 'seriously libelled'
Laurie | General | 21 January 2010
One of our leading academics is facing a libel action initiated by Poppleton Pork Products plc, following allegations made in a recent research article.
Out, out, damned spot!
Laurie | General | 14 January 2010
Academics in our humanities departments were shocked to learn last week that a thorough investigation by a university management team had failed to find any evidence for the existence of an I (impact) Spot within their curriculums.
Always look on the bright side!
Laurie | General | 7 January 2010
"Cuts! Bring them on." That was the defiant response of our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, to the swingeing reductions in university funding announced by Lord Mandelson.
Our New Year honours list
Laurie | General | 31 December 2009
In a dramatic move, our vice-chancellor has announced that Poppleton will be following in the steps of the University of Cumbria and awarding academic titles to leading university managers.
A very special lunch
Laurie | General | 17 December 2009
One of the university's best-loved traditions was revived last week in the snack bar of Michael Gove College when some of our most senior administrative staff reversed their usual roles and spent nearly an hour of their own time serving...
Inside Hefce - Exclusive!
Laurie | General | 10 December 2009
Dramatic insight into Hefce's plans for revising the impact score in the forthcoming research excellence framework have been given to The Poppletonian by an "inside source".
Caesar adsum iam forte
Laurie | General | 3 December 2009
In a shock move, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has announced "a major quantitative upsurge" in the amount of Latin to be used in our graduation ceremonies.
No happiness at Poppleton - official
Laurie | General | 26 November 2009
One of our leading low-scoring RAE academics has joined in the debate about the value of the ESRC's £4.4 million project investigating the relationship between work and happiness.
