Research and teaching: symbiosis or conflict

Existing research into correlations between teaching and research in higher education is criticized for its inadequacies, which readily account for the uncertainty of the results obtained. Arguments are then presented to show that for such a correlation to exist it is necessary for it to be mediated through scholarship. The extent to which this effect is subject dependent is discussed. Finally the conclusion is reached that there is a strong case for continuing the present practice of pursuing teaching and research in the same institution, to the mutual benefit of both.