Baker, poetry reader, bad joker, Six Ravens founder. Views my own
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Glad to have contributed to this useful overview. Perversely, breaking down incumbent advantage should benefit the incumbents, as well as new players
18 Sep 2023
“There are interesting experiments going on but no structural look at how we want to disrupt the sector. There is an appetite for a complete rethink, but no new models have been tried at scale because the sector is not set up to do that.” – Edward Venning
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28 Mar 2022
Read why I think government should be backing online education to help deliver 100% participation post 18 @timesredbox
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30 Sep 2021
I'm am so tired of this kind of cliched and inaccurate depiction, harking back to so-called golden eras - in which internalised, hero-driven, elitist models of teaching are celebrated when they should be denigrated
"Gaining university status was one of the worst things that could have happened to art schools. Out went practical, apprenticeship-style learning, and in came the need for endless self-justification." engelsbergideas.com/notebook…
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11 Sep 2021
UAL has been recognised as one of the best UK universities once again this year, moving up 19 places in The Guardian’s best UK university rankings 2022.
The Guardian places UAL at 26th in the UK. 🎉
📸: Ideal Insight
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Return to what? by @jimpurnell link.medium.com/vhiFusFRfgb
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20 Mar 2018
Spotted anything unusual in Granary Square this morning? PhD student Adriana Cobo Corey has been working with local cleaning staff to turn their usual programme into choreographed water drawings
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AdvanceHE on race, the curriculum and leadership shar.es/aofqvy. Helpful trifecta of pedagogic, regulatory and emancipatory activism
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Great appointment. Promises an interesting new chapter for UAL
23 Oct 2020
James Purnell has been appointed President & Vice-Chancellor of UAL, succeeding Sir Nigel Carrington in the role after 7 years at the BBC. James joins UAL on 1 March 2021 as President Elect for a month-long transition period with Sir Nigel: bit.ly/3mfbiPv
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30 Nov 2019
Luckasz is hero but, as he’s a Polish kitchen worker, he’s the kind of hero #Leave voting #Brexiteers don’t want here. Let’s only hope we don’t need another Luckasz in 5 years’ time. Depressing think of so many like him who our country will now miss out on. #Brexit #LondonBridge
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30 Nov 2019
God I love this.
26 Nov 2019
“As far as I’m aware she does not have any degree in economics.”
“I was and I remain a professor of economics.”
This is what happened when a Brexit Party MEP questioned the expertise of Green MEP Molly Scott Cato over post-Brexit trade.
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The murder of the kulaks was one of the greatest crimes against humanity in history. It is not there for the Conservative party to make a little electoral leeway politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/11…
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6 Oct 2019
I have resigned from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Recent political vetting and
exclusion of suitably qualified applicants to join means that the ACMD is losing its independence. A thread to explain follows…
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11 Sep 2019
If there’s even a modicum of truth to this it’s scandalous:
11 Sep 2019
Big scoop from @Byline_Media - extraordinary amounts of money amounting to £8.3bn placed by Boris Johnson and Vote Leave backers on a no deal crashout on 31 October #DisasterCapitalism bylinetimes.com/2019/09/11/b…
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10 Sep 2019
One for the London media (falling as they do for the myth re North as Leave Central) to digest
10 Sep 2019
Recent polls indicate that the north of England is significantly more pro-Remain than the south of England outside London...
via @barnespa
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Johnson strategy is falling apart, step by step politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/09…
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Fantastic to visit @Athletic_en and hear about their values-led approach to football at a true community club
26 Jun 2019
🔛 Today a delegation of the @UAL 🖌has visited us.
📸 The director of communication, Edward Vening, the rector, Sir Nigel Carrington and Aitor Elizegi. Thanks for your visit!👋
#AthleticClub
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7 Jun 2019
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: @UAL vice-chancellor Nigel Carrington tops list of academics and HE professionals recognised timeshighereducation.com/new…
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