Who will teach there? Who will pay for all the Harvard profs' air tickets every M, W, F (or T & TH)? Oh, the same people won't be teaching at der Harvard...?
No, not really. BlueSky's growth spurt is over. It's a decent enough place, but it's unlikely to supplant Twitter at this point, which is why politicians and journalists and many other groups have tended to mainly stay on Twitter.
We must see the real world as it is, not as we would wish it to be.
I don't see the great Twitter exodus ever happening. There was a time it might have, but that's past now, and it's almost impossible to see how Musk can behave worse than he is already behaving.
So what's going to trigger it? Realistic answer: nothing.
There must be scope for some kind of arrangement (Harvard setting up shop within UK campuses could potentially bring some much-needed funding - and potentially jobs - to the HE sector here?)
Yeah I suggested this on here, giving US academics/scientists safe harbour.
UK academics didn't seem very happy about the idea.
Apparently, we can't afford it.
Well, no, given 70% of UK HE institutions currently have redundancy programs in place, so it would seem a little off to be simultaneously sacking UK academics due to a lack of funding and then deciding there is money to pay US ones to take their place.
They would have their own research funding through whatever income streams. I am not suggesting we prop up their research financially, just give them a safe place to it.
Anyway, we're too late. Germany will reap the benefits because, as usual, we're too worried about immigration.
US academics are entirely free to apply for UK academic jobs under the skilled worker visas, there is no immigration constraint on them. I am asking why you think we should *preferentially* be bringing US academics using money that doesn't exist in a sector with active redundancies.
I think this thread has confused students and academic staff. Students pay fees, staff need paid. David Gauke is proposing bringing in more students, which is a great idea, the person I am responding to is proposing bringing in academics, which is not.
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It’s a very simple question of morals.
Hard to say.
$59,320 a year, or $86,926 after all other expenses of being a student there are accounted for.
That's £44,000 and £64,000 approx.
There's money aplenty if the will were there.
Yvette Cooper wants to cut the number of foreigners, be them students or care workers…
(It might be useful if they were, for sure. But it's an unrealistic demand when maybe 90-95% are still on Twitter.)
We must see the real world as it is, not as we would wish it to be.
I don't see the great Twitter exodus ever happening. There was a time it might have, but that's past now, and it's almost impossible to see how Musk can behave worse than he is already behaving.
So what's going to trigger it? Realistic answer: nothing.
UK academics didn't seem very happy about the idea.
Apparently, we can't afford it.
Pity people can't give others sanctuary without feeling threatened.
Anyway, we're too late. Germany will reap the benefits because, as usual, we're too worried about immigration.
Presumably if the teaching happens elsewhere, the bulk of the money would go there too.