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Head of Policy & Advocacy @ual University of the Arts London

London
Joined May 2012
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Hey Twitter. At the end of February I’ll be starting as CEO of @BritishAcademy_. I’d welcome views/advice/thoughts on what the BA should be doing to strengthen the humanities & social sciences and their impact on society. Please share this tweet so I can get input.
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How many £s have been spent educating each undergraduate over time? (Data from ⁦@officestudents⁩) Read more on this in our new Election Briefing note out today: hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/upload…
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The 'value' of higher education is too important and multifaceted to reduce to mere metrics -Speech from the @PwC_UK conference by Sir NIgel Carrington from @UAL hepi.ac.uk/2019/11/13/the-va…
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Speaking now is Nigel Carrington, vice chancellor of @UAL. He says: "Progress 8 is pushing art, craft and design down the pegging order."
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Creativity drives change and helps us navigate our way in the world. The Durham Commission has looked at how we can grow creativity in children through education. Read the report and recommendations here 👉 buff.ly/2owoLKI
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It’s been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as a minister under three PMs. In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest - it’s an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister. #overandout
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High-quality creative education is critical for our young people, for the success of our creative industries and for the economy at large. Read @Creative_Fed open letter to @GavinWilliamson urging government to recognise the value of #CreativeEducation: creativeindustriesfederation…
If I hadn’t become an MP, I’d have been on £10k pa, working as a university assistant and researching for a book - and I would have been aiming for a role earning less than £25k. So I’m very aware LEO has limitations as a policy tool, says @CSkidmoreUK at @HEFestival.
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We are delighted to have been awarded the honour of university status by the Privy Council and are very proud to now be Ravensbourne University London, a specialist creative institution designed for industry bit.ly/2IXChzb 🎊
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My first blog for a while @HEFCE Learning Gain project on measuring employability blog.hefce.ac.uk/2017/10/02/… @RavensbourneUK @LegacyLGproject
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NUA Vice-Chancellor Professor John Last comments on creative arts in UK schools. Read more at @HEPI_news: bit.ly/2wJiZ9S
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.@TheTimes front-page story today: Unpublished govt report found only 1% of international students overstay. Not previously claimed 1 in 5.
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Your input is needed: @ESRC consulting users on future of UK's longitudinal studies. Respond to online survey ow.ly/MHlK3058nzY
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JOB: GuildHE - Policy Office, based in London. Deadline: August 19th goo.gl/trvdpe
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ICYMI: Lessons from the HEPI-HEA student engagement survey on contact hours, marketing, and student engagement goo.gl/agSvnL
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Replying to @ukhesa
@ukhesa data shows that 5% of grads in 2014/15 were unemployed. 7% male, 4% female hesa.ac.uk/pr/3983-statistic…