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Our latest Blog "Shame,‘Common Sense’ & COVID-19: Notes from Mass Observation" by @drfredcooper @wcceh on experiences of guilt, blame & shame related to having (or not having) "common sense" in the pandemic & featuring rich insights from @MassObsArchive
shameandmedicine.org/shame-c…
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Despite the focus on Russell Group institutions as drivers of social mobility, it is actually universities outside this group that are contributing most strongly to social mobility | Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci…
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'The Virtues Of An Unrepresentative Sample' See Mass Observation in @TheEconomist economist.com/christmas-spec…
Right-Lysenkoism, anyone?
I am increasingly concerned at public health pronouncements made in the media that already seem to exceed or contradict decisions made by our elected representatives.
Expert advice is important but decisions must be made by those we elect, who are democratically accountable.
Review Forum on Henry Staten's Techne Theory ....
syndicate.network/symposia/p… via @synd_network
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Where British HE has ended up (thread):
In the 2020-21, many students had to study mainly online with no real campus life, and were understandably very unhappy.
What the prevailing managerial mindset learned from this: NEVER MOVE CLASSES ONLINE, EVER, unless ordered to by HMG.
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We have made David Harvey’s “Reflections on an academic life” open access for a limited period at journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
Plenty of scope here for inquisitive undergraduates thinking about dissertation topics on 'urban'-related themes, e.g. 'growth coalitions', institutional capture, lack of accountability in HE, public subsidy of private gain....
@GEO2132 - GlobalUrbanFutures
@ExeterGeography
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Everyday life in the COVID-19 pandemic:
Full set of videos from British Academy/Mass Observation seminar series now available covidresponsibility.org/2021…
Creating the possible…
In case you want to read the whole decision against @UniofExeter, here it is: assets.publishing.service.go…
Creating the possible, in secret….
Restructuring: the impact on UoE staff and jobs exeterucu.wordpress.com/2021… via @ExeterUCU
How South African Researchers Identified the Omicron Variant of COVID newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/h… via @NewYorker
The end of HIV transmission in England is within sight, but we can’t be complacent | Deborah Gold theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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'Talk about shooting the messenger': South Africa, Omicron and inequality ft.com/content/9e7bf28a-c4c4…
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How just is our transition to #sustainability? GCRO's 12th Research Report is out and explores challenges of our age – #climatechange, #resourcescarcity, #socialjustice and #inequality. Available for download: gcro.ac.za/outputs/research-… #justsustainability #justtransition
‘Creating the possible’ for some kinds of people more than others…..
NEW: We publish a new ranking of English universities in terms of their contributions to social mobility – and the least selective post-1992 institutions come out top.
Read our report with @suttontrust & commissioned by @educationgovuk > ifs.org.uk/publications/1584…
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*Now with added page numbers!* Paper in PIHG on economic geography, crisis and levelling up 'officially' published journals.sagepub.com/eprint/…
A sure sign of having an 'independent mind': ..."all those senior civil servants working from home so they can spend more time exercising on their Peloton bikes and polishing their political correctness"...
theguardian.com/media/2021/n…
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