Andrew Gunn
@asgunn.bsky.social
Academic at The University of Manchester
Unusually busy for August on the University of Manchester campus today … because of all the people wanting to see a giant cat at the museum. The cat that slept for a
thousand years is free to visit until September 14th
thousand years is free to visit until September 14th
August 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Unusually busy for August on the University of Manchester campus today … because of all the people wanting to see a giant cat at the museum. The cat that slept for a
thousand years is free to visit until September 14th
thousand years is free to visit until September 14th
Walking through the University of Bonn campus today
July 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Walking through the University of Bonn campus today
On the ECPR #EuropeofKnowledge blog Marina Cino Pagliarello explores how #universities increasingly act not just as knowledge producers but as strategic actors in global diplomacy- shaping cooperation, trust, and influence across borders #diplomaticactors era.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/06/24/b...
Beyond the buzzwords: rethinking diplomacy through the lens of higher education
Marina Cino Pagliarello Diplomacy is under pressure - from climate change and trade inequalities to military conflicts on multiple fronts. Russia’s war in Uk
era.ideasoneurope.eu
June 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On the ECPR #EuropeofKnowledge blog Marina Cino Pagliarello explores how #universities increasingly act not just as knowledge producers but as strategic actors in global diplomacy- shaping cooperation, trust, and influence across borders #diplomaticactors era.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/06/24/b...
Why we must save the University of York’s Vice-Chancellor’s House by Yanqi Huang. Interesting opinion piece on the future of the architecture of the 1960s ‘plateglass’ universities. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...
Why we must save the University of York’s Vice-Chancellor’s House
York is one of a growing list of universities eager to bulldoze their 20th-century architectural heritage, writes Yanqi Huang
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why we must save the University of York’s Vice-Chancellor’s House by Yanqi Huang. Interesting opinion piece on the future of the architecture of the 1960s ‘plateglass’ universities. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Excellent new piece by my @educationuom.bsky.social colleague, Zhuo Min Huang. advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
Aren't all students 'International'? Unlearning labels in HE | Advance HE
Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Education at The University of Manchester, Zhuomin Huang, reimagines an inclusive HE environment beyond the dichotomy of ‘home’ and ‘international’ students.
advance-he.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Excellent new piece by my @educationuom.bsky.social colleague, Zhuo Min Huang. advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
Interesting new article on Comparing city governance models for economic development: the emergence of shared, visionary leadership? By Prof Georgina Blakeley et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
COMPARING CITY GOVERNANCE MODELS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The Emergence of Shared, Visionary Leadership
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Interesting new article on Comparing city governance models for economic development: the emergence of shared, visionary leadership? By Prof Georgina Blakeley et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
When teaching competes with research for academics’ attention: addressing a key challenge in developing teaching excellence in the European university. Insightful new article from my @official-uom.bsky.social colleague Professor Linda Evans. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When teaching competes with research for academics’ attention: addressing a key challenge in developing teaching excellence in the European university
Many academics prioritise research activity over the pursuit of teaching excellence – a prioritisation that threatens the European Commission’s agenda for teaching excellence in higher education. T...
www.tandfonline.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
When teaching competes with research for academics’ attention: addressing a key challenge in developing teaching excellence in the European university. Insightful new article from my @official-uom.bsky.social colleague Professor Linda Evans. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“We found that, in every discipline, the abstracts have become harder to read over the past 80 years. The shift is most stark in the humanities and social sciences, with average Flesch scores falling from around 37 in the 1940s to 18 in the 2020s.” Reposting this.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Academic writing is getting harder to read—the humanities most of all
We analyse two centuries of scholarly work
www.economist.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:58 AM
“We found that, in every discipline, the abstracts have become harder to read over the past 80 years. The shift is most stark in the humanities and social sciences, with average Flesch scores falling from around 37 in the 1940s to 18 in the 2020s.” Reposting this.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Pictures from my visit this semester to the European University Institute Florence. I presented at the KIND-Knowledge and Informal Diplomacy-conference on universities as informal diplomatic actors. As a diplomatic act, I presented my host Marina Cino Pagliarello with UofManchester Bicentenary book
December 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Pictures from my visit this semester to the European University Institute Florence. I presented at the KIND-Knowledge and Informal Diplomacy-conference on universities as informal diplomatic actors. As a diplomatic act, I presented my host Marina Cino Pagliarello with UofManchester Bicentenary book
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If you are working on HE policy in Asia, please consider joining our panel on "Comparing Higher Education Policy in Asia: Politics, Actors, and Processes" at the 2025 ICPP conference in Chiang Mai.
Deadline for proposals is January 31:
www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/i...
Deadline for proposals is January 31:
www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/i...
IPPA - List of Panels
www.ippapublicpolicy.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 AM
If you are working on HE policy in Asia, please consider joining our panel on "Comparing Higher Education Policy in Asia: Politics, Actors, and Processes" at the 2025 ICPP conference in Chiang Mai.
Deadline for proposals is January 31:
www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/i...
Deadline for proposals is January 31:
www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/i...
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November 15, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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The University of Manchester campus this morning with a bright sun low in the sky
November 14, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The University of Manchester campus this morning with a bright sun low in the sky
In Memoriam: ProfessorJohn Hearn former Executive Director of Worldwide Universities Network. I am saddened to hear of John’s passing. He ran WUN in all the years of my involvement and invited me to meet him at his Sydney home when I was researching alliances. wun.ac.uk/article/wun-...
In Memoriam: John Hearn, WUN Executive Director 2009-2018 - WUN
Professor John Hearn concludes his work as WUN’s Executive Director on 31 July 2018
wun.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
In Memoriam: ProfessorJohn Hearn former Executive Director of Worldwide Universities Network. I am saddened to hear of John’s passing. He ran WUN in all the years of my involvement and invited me to meet him at his Sydney home when I was researching alliances. wun.ac.uk/article/wun-...
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Today 👇
If anyone's in Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon, do come to my presentation on the political economy of social justice ideology (CARBS PTC/0.25, 1300-1400).
There'll be lots of data and coefficient plots...
There'll be lots of data and coefficient plots...
November 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Today 👇
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Join us on 13 Nov for our Global Public Seminar in Comparative and International Education
Tatiana Fumasolli will discuss: One size fits all? The role of Hong Kong universities in the emerging Greater Bay Area.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tatiana Fumasolli will discuss: One size fits all? The role of Hong Kong universities in the emerging Greater Bay Area.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Join us on 13 Nov for our Global Public Seminar in Comparative and International Education
Tatiana Fumasolli will discuss: One size fits all? The role of Hong Kong universities in the emerging Greater Bay Area.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tatiana Fumasolli will discuss: One size fits all? The role of Hong Kong universities in the emerging Greater Bay Area.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Great to visit the Universally Manchester festival on campus this weekend, part of the University of Manchester bicentenary celebrations #UoM200. We also had some Mancunian sunshine 🐝🎈 🌤️🎓
June 9, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Great to visit the Universally Manchester festival on campus this weekend, part of the University of Manchester bicentenary celebrations #UoM200. We also had some Mancunian sunshine 🐝🎈 🌤️🎓
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Too busy to read our analysis of REF Environment Statements? Check out our handy 6-minute blog post version here! 👇🏻👇🏻@mjinglis.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social
Discussing their recent study of #REF2021 environment statements, @lizziegadd.bsky.social, @lizstokoe.bsky.social & @mjinglis.bsky.social highlight eight features of 'good' statements & suggest how they can be incorporated into work for #REF2029
#ResearchEvaluation #HigherEducation wp.me/p4m9em-cSm
#ResearchEvaluation #HigherEducation wp.me/p4m9em-cSm
How to write a “good” REF Environment Statement
As Research England considers increasing the weighting of environment statements to 25% in REF2029, there is a heightened focus on what exactly constitutes a high-quality statement. Based on a text…
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February 27, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Too busy to read our analysis of REF Environment Statements? Check out our handy 6-minute blog post version here! 👇🏻👇🏻@mjinglis.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social
Great to have Professor Michael Mintrom of Monash University visit the University of Manchester in the #UoM200 bicentenary year. Michael held a workshop on public policy analysis and met with some students from our MA International Education who presented him with a gift
February 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Great to have Professor Michael Mintrom of Monash University visit the University of Manchester in the #UoM200 bicentenary year. Michael held a workshop on public policy analysis and met with some students from our MA International Education who presented him with a gift
Professor Duncan Ivison will succeed Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell as President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester on 1 August 2024. Congratulations to Duncan!
www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/new...
The University of Manchester appoints Professor Duncan Ivison as next President & Vice-Chancellor
The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Duncan Ivison as its next President & Vice-Chancellor. He will formally take up his role as President & Vice-Chancellor on 1 August 2024.He will su...
www.manchester.ac.uk
December 20, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Professor Duncan Ivison will succeed Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell as President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester on 1 August 2024. Congratulations to Duncan!
www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/new...
Call for papers for a panel on ‘The European Universities Initiative (EUI) between consolidation and expansion’ at @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference. Chaired by Marina Cino Pagliarello & Andrew Gunn. Contact us if you have a paper you would like to present in Dublin #ecprgc24 ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Knowledge Politics and Policies
European Consortium for Political Research
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December 17, 2023 at 11:06 PM
Call for papers for a panel on ‘The European Universities Initiative (EUI) between consolidation and expansion’ at @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference. Chaired by Marina Cino Pagliarello & Andrew Gunn. Contact us if you have a paper you would like to present in Dublin #ecprgc24 ecpr.eu/Events/Event...