gailmarshall.bsky.social
Head of School and Prof of Victorian Literature at University of Reading. Chair of University English
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Great piece. If the Chancellor is serious about growth, she needs to invest properly in universities, which can deliver growth much more quickly than a new runway can (if it ever will)
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The environmental cost is absolutely massive, and no govt is paying proper attention to that
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You’re brilliant, Jess
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Finally, a recognition that what arts and humanities colleagues do is important, and that cutting courses and depts has consequences
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Please add me, Martin, and congratulations on the new book - already downloaded
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It’s awful. All those boys being denied/denying themselves the chance to do amazing arts and hums subjects - including English
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Could I be added too, please?
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Higher education is a public good. And a cultural good. And a social good. And an economic good. As a country, we should never forget that. www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/p...
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Yes, very tantalising
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Thanks for sharing, Helen. What an absolutely brilliant photo. And really interesting to see Ellen ( Mrs Charles ) Kean there alongside the writers
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Happy birthday!
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University English runs the #EnglishCreates campaign, aimed primarily at 16-18s and their teachers, supporters, etc. More details, arguments, evidence here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... and see the events in our campaign week 3-6 June here: universityenglish.ac.uk/events/ All welcome
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We need to work on making the Humanities message land with students, their families, and teachers. University are responding to dire enrolment figures. @univeng.bsky.social and partners are working on this in the UK
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I got that too
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Work E-mail: [email protected] Thank you!
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Hi. It would be brilliant to get a quote from your friend for an #EnglishCreates campaign that University English is running to encourage more university applicants to choose the subject
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I’m really sorry to be missing it