David Sainsbury

David Sainsbury was interviewed by the Times Higher Education supplement: “The government is making a serious error in pursuing the impact element of the research excellence framework and risks a resulting “misallocation” of science funding, a former Labour science minister has warned. Lord Sainsbury of Turville, who this weekend bids to become the next chancellor of the University of Cambridge, … Read more » – THE: ‘Discontinue impact line or good science will count cost’

Business Weekly quotes David Sainsbury: “The university has never needed a champion to fight its corner as much as it does now. I am growing tired of people minimising the importance of the university’s role, not just in education but in generating major revenue for the UK and encouraging top talent to Britain from other countries. “The Science & Technology … Read more » – Business Weekly: ‘Don’t sell Cambridge short’

Mary Beard, Professor of Classics and Times Literary Supplement Classics editor blogs: “Sainsbury’s brief nomination statement has got it much righter. He sees the duty of the chancellor as championing the university, not trying to guide its policy. As it happens, when I talked to him, I found his views on many things (from access to RAE/REF) much much closer to my … Read more » – Mary Beard: ‘he sees what the job of the chancellor is’

Tony Quested of Business Weekly writes: “It must be fair to assume that Cambridge University fellows and alumni are among the most intelligent people on the planet. It surely must be apparent that at a time when political expediency reigns at the very highest level of government, and in the midst of the biggest financial crisis most of us have … Read more » – Business Weekly: ‘Sainsbury is likely to achieve far more’

David Sainsbury interviewed by Varsity: “What do you think the role of the Chancellor should involve? I don’t think you want to overstate what the role of the Chancellor is. It is in some ways quite a ceremonial role, to represent the university on important occasions. But I think the role of the Chancellor is very much to champion the … Read more » – Varsity interview with David Sainsbury