Author/editor of things on Elizabeth Bishop. Missing Jürgen Norbert Klopp. Tweets in personal capacity! Also at other place: https://xitter.cf/t.co/PluvpAv93n
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It’s officially out: 35 essays (over 150k words) on Elizabeth Bishop edited by myself & Angus Cleghorn. Thanks to our commissioning editor, book designer & all our wonderful contributors, at least half of whom are here. #ElizabethBishop @CUP_LitPerform 1/
Applying for PIP for my mum was not easy. If you’re lucky enough not to need benefits don’t stereotype those who do. The idea that the UK is overly generous to disabled people is ridiculous.
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @Brain1878 If you agree with the sentiments please RT. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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Celebrate Taylor Swift's 35th birthday with a literary deep dive into the lyrics of some of her biggest hits, featuring @AmberRegis @JonathanSEllis and @Katherine_Ebury
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Staff pass motion of no confidence in @uniofeastanglia
Probably no UK #university management has the confidence of its staff anymore
There have been too many betrayals, too many mistakes, too much pain ... & too much money paid to the talentless
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
Being invited to workshops on how to boost my institution’s reputation at the same time as research time is being cut and teaching loads increased is… a bit much imho.
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The last time there was an "America First" rally at Madison Square Garden, in 1939:
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NO ACADEMIC outside the UK thinks that the REF is a good idea, or indeed, that it has any international significance ...
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academia is just making mental notes on how you don’t want to behave when you become a professor and then never becoming a professor
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Congratulations on your completion of a PhD at our university - you are now a valued member of our academic family. Your email and library access will terminate in 11 minutes.
Watching Eyes Wide Shut in a cinema that used to be the home of Louis XIV’s doctor is somehow very appropriate.
