Academics warn of crisis of purpose in universities

This week, The Herald is collaborating with Scottish Affairs - Scotland’s longest running journal on contemporary political and social issues - published by Edinburgh University Press. Each day, academics from across Scotland's universities will be giving their thoughts on Scotland's university crisis: the battle for survival. From finances to management, what is going on behind the scenes at our institutions? What is needed to secure their futures?<br/><br/>Here, Mark Smith and Paul Gilfillan warn Scotland’s universities have surrendered their purpose, trading intellectual inquiry for market logic and consumerism.