No hunting ban
York has once again found itself in the top ten research universities in the country. This, coupled with the relatively high funding that it receives, has allowed it to attract the highest quality of research talent. Despite this, Brain Cantor has said that York will not head-hunt talent from less-well funded institutions. Surely, if York is doing so well, then we have every right actively to target such talent. The University is one of the best for research, and as such we are entitled to use this to attract the very best staff. Otherwise, the achievement is little more than numbers on a grid.
If we, comparatively a University still in its infancy, are able to rise from nothing to the top ten in the country, then why should we hold-off pursuing even better things just for the sake of those who have not achieved as much as us? By attracting the amount of funding and the existing talent that it already has, York has earned the right to pursue the very top talent, and should not be content with settling for what it already has, simply to accommodate those who have not risen as fast.
Cantor has presided over a consistent and impressive record in the area of research at this University – it is now ludicrous for him to throw it away and not to take full advantage of the status that York now holds.
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