Those who can, teach
13 September 2012
Theory and practice fit together neatly for a leading academic who tells Mark Whitehead about the importance of keeping one foot firmly in the world of industry
That Simon Croom looks a little weary isn’t surprising: he’s been staying up until three in the morning marking students’ answer papers for their all-important final examinations. But despite the lack of sleep, he appears undimmed in his enthusiasm for the job of teaching undergraduates.
“There’s nothing more rewarding than a student who comes up to you a...