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University English retweeted
I’ll be part of this event talking about experiences as a #REF panellist which @UnivEnglish are running tomorrow (8th Jan) 11-12.30. If you or your colleagues are interested in finding out more about what this involves for #REF2029, please join us!
Details below 👇
For colleagues thinking of applying to be part of the REF2029 UoA27 assessment process, @UnivEnglish is hosting an information session on 8 January, 11-12.30. All welcome. Please e-mail [email protected] for the meeting link 2029.ref.ac.uk/panels/ref-20…
University English retweeted
For colleagues thinking of applying to be part of the REF2029 UoA27 assessment process, @UnivEnglish is hosting an information session on 8 January, 11-12.30. All welcome. Please e-mail [email protected] for the meeting link 2029.ref.ac.uk/panels/ref-20…
For colleagues thinking of applying to be part of the REF2029 UoA27 assessment process, @UnivEnglish is hosting an information session on 8 January, 11-12.30. All welcome. Please e-mail [email protected] for the meeting link 2029.ref.ac.uk/panels/ref-20…
For those unable to make the 8th, @EnglishAssoc will be hosting a similar event on 29th January
University English retweeted
This 👇👇👇
So important & yet marginalised in recent years. I'm sure that one could find the exact same benefits for school students, for whom arts education & opportunities have been disastrously diminished over the past decade. Music, drama, art, dance all make a difference!
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds - so just imagine doing this for a three year degree! @ArtsandHums @EnglishAssoc @IES_London
theguardian.com/society/2024…
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds - so just imagine doing this for a three year degree! @ArtsandHums @EnglishAssoc @IES_London
theguardian.com/society/2024…
University English retweeted
Fucking stop using AI
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
1 AI image takes 3 Wh of electricity. arxiv.org/pdf/2311.16863
This takes 1mn in e.g. Midjourney. docs.midjourney.com/docs/fast-relax
Doing this for 24h costs 4.3 kWh. This releases 0.5kg of CO2 (grid.iamkate.com): same as driving 3 miles in your car. gov.uk/government/sta…
Overall, cars emit 10% of world CO2 (ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-…), and AI 0.04% (data centers emit 1% dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.114… -- 1/25th is AI iea.org/reports/electr…)
Excellent interview with @Runrober on
@timesradio today. Time to ditch the misleading idea that English doesn't lead to a good job: see universityenglish.ac.uk/engl… and British Academy reports. English doesn't just lead to one career, but to a huge choice of careers
Thanks to @UnivEnglish Campaign Director @McRaeAndrew for drafting this letter on behalf of UE, @EnglishAssoc and @IES_London More details of #EnglishCreates campaign here: universityenglish.ac.uk/engl… All resources are free to use
Very good letter, readjusting misleading distortions written @dailytelegraph re English Studies/discipline more generally 👏🏽 @EnglishAssoc @BobEaglestone Katherine Baxter
@clarealees
@gm181 @McRaeAndrew @UnivEnglish @IES_London
University English retweeted
“Taking Britain out of Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin & accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”👏
Our youth have been robbed of the freedom of movement we enjoyed - this is the absolute least the Gov’t can do for them
sussexbylines.co.uk/news/edu…
Finally a helpful acknowledgement of the damage that's being done across the sector, and of its consequences
theguardian.com/education/20…
We're grateful to The Guardian for picking this up. A-level enrolments have gone up slightly recently, which is hopeful for the future. In the meantime, see universityenglish.ac.uk/engl… for resources and data you can use to show how important English is, and what our graduates do
Excellent news: 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/chairs-c…
Edinburgh's @gregmw4 announced as Chair of main panel D for REF 2029. Congratulations, Greg
As many will know, Greg has served the discipline as Chair of @UnivEnglish and a member of @EnglishAssoc's HE Committee for many years
University English retweeted
Pity they didn’t ask about:
- data for the past 2 yrs: suggest declines have stabilised
- figs from Scotland: ⬆️
- skills: anyone for creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration?
- student satisfaction: 👍
- graduate outcomes: see below
#EnglishCreates
University English retweeted
Exciting new issue of Punk and Post-Punk on Goth Histories, edited by Claire Nally & Matthew Worley! If you don’t have access through your uni library, the pre-copy-edit version of my chapter on Goth nostalgia & authenticity is on my Lancaster Uni webpage: intellectbooks.com/punk-post…
University English retweeted
"Valuing languages is fundamentally a matter of human dignity and respect – languages define us, and to ignore or marginalise them is to undervalue identity, culture and the rich diversity of the communities and nations of the UK."
“All four UK Governments need to continue to value languages, to value the UK’s multilingualism and do all they can to ensure that language learning opportunities are accessible to all - regardless of background or geographic location.”
CIOL’s John Worne comments on the recent ‘Languages in UK Education’ report from Wendy Ayres-Bennett and @charlesforsdick, a fascinating summary of language education in the UK, and offers his thoughts for the future in this CIOL Voices article:
ciol.org.uk/languages-uk-edu…
#CIOLVoices #Language #Education #LanguageTeaching
Huge thanks to @conversiontales for leading the team of Yorkshire-based colleagues organising next year's E:SF in York. We're looking forward to it already!
Call for Papers!
Please spread the word. The next #englishsharedfutures will be in York, from July 3rd-5th. We've got lots of great events and special sessions planned, and warmly welcome submissions.
englishsharedfutures.org/cfp
#cfp
University English retweeted
Call for Papers!
Please spread the word. The next #englishsharedfutures will be in York, from July 3rd-5th. We've got lots of great events and special sessions planned, and warmly welcome submissions.
englishsharedfutures.org/cfp
#cfp
University English retweeted
🖤 CFP ALERT🖤We are delighted to announce the call for papers and plenary speakers for our international conference 'Gothic Crossroads', @ManMetUni @MMUEnglishDept , 25th-27th June 2025. Do send us your abstracts and proposals:
acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aai…
