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Andy Farnell Andy Farnell is a British computer scientist specialising in signals and systems. He is a speaker, visiting professor, consultant, ethical hacker, author and lifelong advocate for digital rights.
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. How a school exchange with my daughter led me to question the role of universities
Giving a class at my daughter ’ s school and having her visit my university gave rise to serious questions about childcare , education and …
Eliminating harmful digital technologies in universities : a guide
Modern institutions are rife with tech that disenfranchises , dehumanises , excludes and even bullies students and teachers . It ’ s high …
Is your teaching and learning ‘ not supported ’ ?
Are you Google or Microsoft ? WhatsApp or Signal ? The incompatibility driven by Big Tech obstructs research and teaching , so Europe ’ s …
How do we get more women into coding ? Fix how it ’ s taught and used
It ’ s time women said to the tech industry : ‘ It ’ s not me , it ’ s you . ’ And universities can help by not confusing the art of computer programming …
Fear the zombie student apocalypse
Andy Farnell argues that non - assessed courses could free universities , and the academic undead , from increasing spiritual depletion and a lifeless …
Want to be a better teacher ? My daughter showed me we need to play more
Testing silly ideas and pushing boundaries are crucial − and liberating − but universities must provide digital spaces where we can do so …
The joy of text in a world of tech zealotry
Why do we fetishise high - tech teaching while denigrating reading as a second - rate learning style ? asks Andy Farnell
