A podcast recorded by the Ideaslab at Birmingham.
With the centenary of the First World War on the horizon, we talk about the ways in which Britain and other former belligerents are planning – or not – to mark the occasion.
This is the message I sent my students earlier to confirm I will be taking part in the UCU strike.
#UCURising
The transition from secondary school to university is often challenging, not least for first-generation students. It has been particularly difficult to navigate for those students who came of age during the Covid-19 pandemic and spent the best part of two years learning on-line.
Back in October, I opened my first-year seminar discussions with remarks I had often found myself repeating over the years. I thought it might be useful to share them during our first meetings; to establish a set of principles and expectations which are not always made clear to university students.
Since feedback from both students and colleagues has been rather positive, I decided to share this on my blog. Bear in mind this was simply meant to serve as a memo for my first class with Year 1 History students. It turned out to be much longer than planned and it was never intended for publication. It is pretty rough and frank, but I hope it might be of some use to students and colleagues within and outside Warwick.
Here is the letter I sent earlier today to Prof. Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick where I teach. He very promptly and
La démocratie se meurt d’euphémismes. A l’heure où Christchurch, la Nouvelle-Zélande, et le monde pleurent de nouvelles victimes musulmanes du terrorisme, la compassion hypocrite de
This is the letter I just sent to Professor Stuart Croft about the current USS strike. Professor Stuart Croft Vice-Chancellor and President University of
