The document discusses the characteristics of Inspector Morse from the Inspector Morse TV show and how he can be used as an analogy for faculty engagement at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Specifically, it notes that academics can be vain, self-important, conservative, ambitious, disdainful, intelligent/eloquent, and detached from reality. The rest of the document provides tips and strategies for effective literature searching, developing relationships with faculty, communicating credentials, and getting opportunities to teach on academic programs.