tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870020290063680623.post439876918948734835..comments2023-10-24T18:01:52.687+10:00Comments on Terry Flew: Tenth-rate estateTerry Flewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077951529916138445noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870020290063680623.post-73318175752672239312008-06-04T10:21:00.000+10:002008-06-04T10:21:00.000+10:00Thanks Paul. I look forward to the book coming out...Thanks Paul. I look forward to the book coming out from the conference.Terry Flewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077951529916138445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870020290063680623.post-29593552883449821642008-06-03T15:37:00.000+10:002008-06-03T15:37:00.000+10:00Good to see your response to the inane Courier Mai...Good to see your response to the inane Courier Mail story, Terry.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870020290063680623.post-87751939298240172662008-05-31T23:32:00.000+10:002008-05-31T23:32:00.000+10:00Good point. And if he gets the paper published in ...Good point. And if he gets the paper published in a book or a refereed journal, money comes back to UQ and his Faculty through Research Quantum. It also makes him more competitive for research grants.<BR/><BR/>With The Courier-Mail you are unsure whether the journalists just don't know this stuff, or they do know it and assume their readers don't. Either way its pretty pathetic.Terry Flewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077951529916138445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870020290063680623.post-32180837270005240572008-05-31T15:35:00.000+10:002008-05-31T15:35:00.000+10:00Hi Terry,Also an academic's "productivity" is also...Hi Terry,<BR/><BR/>Also an academic's "productivity" is also partially measured by their ability to reach their international colleagues, with publishing and conferences, as well as their ability to attract research funding. U.Q. specifically has a small budget - on the order of $2000/yr - for each of its academics to use to help them attend such conferences.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574953371942255777noreply@blogger.com