#Higher

Folks, let me explain how by cutting funding to the humanities and increasing student fees the government is actually creating incentives for unis to enroll *more* arts students.(For my sins
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After huge demand, giving you distribution plots of interview (personality) & written marks in UPSC. First image is for interview marks in 2018. As clearly seen, marks of M (blue)
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@BNW_Ben There is no proven man-made climate change. It's another Malthusian myth. We know because AGW is premised and calculated by an atmospheric model of the greenhouse gas effect which
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Another metaphor:(I'm thinking out loud)Buyers & sellers face transport costs of travelling to & from markets.Transport costs temporarily increase (for some goods more than others, some markets close).What happens to
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Tonight I want to discuss “Gap Fills” I was asked the other day what I meant, so I decided to do this thread. Gaps are areas on a chart where
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What is the longer-term impact of Covid-19 on higher education? Three possible scenarios, obviously shaped by the duration and re-emergence of the virus: 1/11 Scenario 1 (least likely): Return to
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PSA: This fandom is filled with racists, pedophiles, sexists, homo/transphobics, & so much more and yet you think this fandom isn't toxic?? Bro it's 100% toxic yeah they are some
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I have now had a read of @LSB_EngandWal decision. It was expected @sra_solicitors would get the nod, but I imagine they are fairly pleased. Main issues of ongoing concern seem
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Here’s the thing. Racism is pervasive AF. It is at your church. Your workplace. The stores you frequent. In education systems. And yes, in science. And I say that as
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No doubt that OU’s OL needs to play at a higher level. Got to finish blocks better. But the notion that they are “awful” or “horrible” in the run game
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To Art Directors out there... I'm tired of starting jobs too soon without negotiating a proper contract between both parties, especially because we're on a time sensitive deadline. I also
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Quick thread on our "levelling up" report today & new Taskforce. Most people know there's a big gap in earnings and incomes between London, the SE & Scotland on the
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Problems with CTG1. Expectation of benefit of CTGs doesnt match the evidence2. We treat CTG monitoring as innocuous. Its not 3. It relies on the fetal parameter of heart rate
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I have neither the knowledge nor education to be a higher ed "wonk" so when I talk about "free college" I'm coming from a place of values, in that I
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My first reaction to the news that the coronavirus seems to have spread more widely than known (eg 20% of NYC residents) was optimism. But my conversations with epidemiologists made
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NEURODIVERSITY NETWORK THREAD: Hi everyone! I am a coordinator of a ReASoN - a newly formed network focusing on mental health and neurodiversity in higher education. If you identify as
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