Bioscientist trying to understand learning & teaching and the student experience, also singing and choral conducting - similarities?
Leicester
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Jon Scott retweeted
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. Imagine if I had said to law firms that were representing parties that were upset with policies my administration had initiated, that you will not be allowed into government buildings. We will punish you economically for dissenting from the Affordable Care Act or the Iran deal. We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me, or a whole bunch of my predecessors.
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Outstanding journalism by @BBCRosAtkins and his team.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4y… Blood supplies are in dangerously short supply - if you've never given blood before, think about it now - you never know when you may need a transfusion yourself!
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Inside Russia’s Campaign to Steal and Indoctrinate Ukrainian Children sapiens.org/culture/russia-s… via @sapiens_org
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hepi.ac.uk/2024/06/13/the-un…
Another sad example of the destructive power of religious intolerance and control. The education of women is the most transformational, effective and positive factor in societal and economic development.
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Jon Scott retweeted
Not every university takes students with top grades, but those which recruit students with lower grades are not ‘poor quality’. Not every international student can afford the fees at top ranked unis- but that doesn’t make them suspect.
If you slash international student visas you will a) slash export earnings b) slash income to towns & cities across the country which can ill afford to lose it and c) slash jobs and opportunities- already 50+ unis are making cuts to jobs and courses.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fc88e…
Jon Scott retweeted
This is an astonishing article. Rewards for failure?
"Union boss Jo Grady has accepted a near-£18,000 salary hike to help her pay damages in a libel case...just last week she lambasted cabinet minister Michelle Donelan for using money from...the taxpayer – to pay damages after losing a libel claim" feweek.co.uk/grady-accepts-b…
A good weekend- last night the brilliantly funny Ross Noble at De Montfort Hall, today the amazing Van Gogh Immersive experience - a must see!
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Never let the facts get in the way of a headline story - shoddy reporting by #thesundaytimes The Sunday Times on international foundation years wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/the-s… via @wonkhe
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Jon Scott retweeted
There’s plenty of heat around international student numbers just now....
Rather than accept that, we want to highlight three facts 👇
Had a notification from the Post Office that I needed to pay £1.50 to have a letter delivered because of insufficient postage. The letter - an unsolicited request for money from a charity!
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Lord Hollick's summary statement re the OfS was trenchant 'However, it was evident throughout our inquiry that the OfS is failing to deliver and does not command the trust or respect of either providers, or students, the very people whose interests it is supposed to defend.'
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So this and the associated responses make very interesting reading #HigherEducation timeshighereducation.com/new…
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hepi.ac.uk/2023/08/14/how-re… Excellent and very timely commentary from @MaryCurnockCook #highereducation