Editing University of Warwick (section)

===Commercial focus===
Warwick has at times received criticism for being too commercially focused, at the expense of academic creativity and diversity. The most famous proponent of this critique was the noted historian [[E. P. Thompson]], who edited and wrote much of  ''Warwick University Ltd'' in 1971.<ref>{{cite book| title = Warwick University Limited| author = E. P. Thompson| isbn = 978-0-14-080230-6| publisher = Penguin| year = 1970}}</ref> The book focuses on the brief student occupation of the Registry in 1967, and its causes, the files that were discovered and published, and the subsequent actions of the university, students and staff.

Nevertheless, with the appointment of [[Nick Scheele|Sir Nicholas Scheele]] as Chancellor in 2002, the university signalled that it intended to continue and expand its commercial activities. In an interview for the BBC, Scheele said: "I think in the future, education and industry need to become even more closely linked than they have been historically. As government funding changes, the replacement could well come through private funding from companies, individuals and grant-giving agencies."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2342371.stm | work=BBC News | title=Ford boss: 'Business to fund universities' | date=19 October 2002 | access-date=28 March 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220174545/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2342371.stm | archive-date=20 December 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref>