Ryan Wilkinson
@ryangwilkinson.bsky.social
Working Class Academic, Teaching Fellow @ University of Leeds. LITE Fellow.
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De-classifying Higher Education | Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk
Here are some details on the LITE fellowship project I will be working on at The University of Leeds for the next couple of years.
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
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Please see our thread about @suttontrust.bsky.social internships research. Important gender differences (in addition to class) that we make sense of through our own data
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Interesting and important research by @suttontrust
on access to internships and the graduate labour market, demonstrating that these remain a site of inequalities (and exploitation) for students and young workers
on access to internships and the graduate labour market, demonstrating that these remain a site of inequalities (and exploitation) for students and young workers
Many graduates use internships to get started in the world of work.
But how do they find them? 🔎
Our new research shows that personal contacts still play a major role, with a fifth of grads finding positions through family and friends.
https://buff.ly/4ayRJfh
But how do they find them? 🔎
Our new research shows that personal contacts still play a major role, with a fifth of grads finding positions through family and friends.
https://buff.ly/4ayRJfh
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Please see our thread about @suttontrust.bsky.social internships research. Important gender differences (in addition to class) that we make sense of through our own data
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Remember, The House of Commons education committee does not have any higher education issues planned….
"One vice-chancellor has predicted that around 10,000 jobs could be cut across the UK sector this year" www.timeshighereducation.com/news/newcast...
Newcastle set to axe around 300 jobs in £20 million staffing cuts
Russell Group institution warns that it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies after worse-than-expected student recruitment
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Remember, The House of Commons education committee does not have any higher education issues planned….
This is sadly not surprising at all. We’ve been going backwards on this for what feels like a long time.
🚨 NEW: The gap in access to internships between working-class and middle-class graduates has almost doubled since 2018.
Our new research reveals a growing gap in access to increasingly important internship routes, with many opportunities under and unpaid 🧵⬇️
Our new research reveals a growing gap in access to increasingly important internship routes, with many opportunities under and unpaid 🧵⬇️
January 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This is sadly not surprising at all. We’ve been going backwards on this for what feels like a long time.
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Neo-Nazis: This is a Nazi salute.
Historians: This is a Nazi salute.
Everyone online: This is a Nazi salute.
Journalists: Musk gave a weird wave that's being interpreted in different ways.
#TheChaser has more credibility than the mainstream news media. #ElonMusk #TrumpInauguration #USPolitics
Historians: This is a Nazi salute.
Everyone online: This is a Nazi salute.
Journalists: Musk gave a weird wave that's being interpreted in different ways.
#TheChaser has more credibility than the mainstream news media. #ElonMusk #TrumpInauguration #USPolitics
January 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Neo-Nazis: This is a Nazi salute.
Historians: This is a Nazi salute.
Everyone online: This is a Nazi salute.
Journalists: Musk gave a weird wave that's being interpreted in different ways.
#TheChaser has more credibility than the mainstream news media. #ElonMusk #TrumpInauguration #USPolitics
Historians: This is a Nazi salute.
Everyone online: This is a Nazi salute.
Journalists: Musk gave a weird wave that's being interpreted in different ways.
#TheChaser has more credibility than the mainstream news media. #ElonMusk #TrumpInauguration #USPolitics
How do the Labour Party think this is going to end? We’ve been subjected to managed decline for nearly 20 years & people have shown their opposition to neoliberal governance time & time again. Farage & worse are waiting in the wings, organised & ready to take over - this is perfect for them (again).
Austerity kills people, destroys lives and life chances, health and communities - the prospect of a so-called Labour Government making further cuts to an already decimated public sector is utterly sickening.
January 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
How do the Labour Party think this is going to end? We’ve been subjected to managed decline for nearly 20 years & people have shown their opposition to neoliberal governance time & time again. Farage & worse are waiting in the wings, organised & ready to take over - this is perfect for them (again).
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Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
December 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
My son is obsessed with The Beatles so to be able to take him to see Paul McCartney last night was an amazing experience. What a gig.
December 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
My son is obsessed with The Beatles so to be able to take him to see Paul McCartney last night was an amazing experience. What a gig.
Massive attack on a different planet last night. What a gig.
November 30, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Massive attack on a different planet last night. What a gig.
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I was interviewed for @thetimes.com podcast today on Born to Rule 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/12LV...
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Who really runs Britain?
The Story · Episode
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November 29, 2024 at 8:39 AM
I was interviewed for @thetimes.com podcast today on Born to Rule 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/12LV...
open.spotify.com/episode/12LV...
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With Leeds Trinity and Loughborough we're now actually at 83, or exactly half of the 166 universities @timeshighered.bsky.social counts.
HALF OF OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE SHEDDING STAFF. In a normal timeline, politicians would care about this and try to do *something*, *anything*, right?
HALF OF OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE SHEDDING STAFF. In a normal timeline, politicians would care about this and try to do *something*, *anything*, right?
UK HE shrinking
This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…
qmucu.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:32 PM
With Leeds Trinity and Loughborough we're now actually at 83, or exactly half of the 166 universities @timeshighered.bsky.social counts.
HALF OF OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE SHEDDING STAFF. In a normal timeline, politicians would care about this and try to do *something*, *anything*, right?
HALF OF OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE SHEDDING STAFF. In a normal timeline, politicians would care about this and try to do *something*, *anything*, right?
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'Ewart Keep, emeritus professor of education...at the University of Oxford, told delegates at the Independent Higher Education conference that banks were the “invisible funder and regulator” of UK universities, and said questions would be asked about big spending decisions made in past years.' 1/5
Failed projects ‘mean banks less likely to lend to universities’
‘Invisible regulators’ to ask harder questions of UK sector investment decisions, professor claims
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:26 AM
'Ewart Keep, emeritus professor of education...at the University of Oxford, told delegates at the Independent Higher Education conference that banks were the “invisible funder and regulator” of UK universities, and said questions would be asked about big spending decisions made in past years.' 1/5
I pinched this from the dark place. Via DrRoundglasses
November 26, 2024 at 8:06 PM
I pinched this from the dark place. Via DrRoundglasses
Muy lindo. Inolvidable. #lufc
Que Hermoso Era. The beauty that was Bielsa’s Leeds. We’ll stop talking about it one day. Possibly.
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Artwork by Limited Output , the man responsible for our magnificent "A Madman Triumphs" Bielsa tee. #LUFC
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Tees and hoodies available now – thesquareball.net/shop/
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Artwork by Limited Output , the man responsible for our magnificent "A Madman Triumphs" Bielsa tee. #LUFC
November 26, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Muy lindo. Inolvidable. #lufc
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If we taxed them $10m an hour would they even notice? 🤷♀️
The world’s five richest men — Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Larry Ellison and Elon Musk — have seen their wealth double since 2020, earning $14m an hour.
Meanwhile world poverty has increased for the first time in nearly three decades
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/...
Meanwhile world poverty has increased for the first time in nearly three decades
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/...
Oxfam says rich people hoarding wealth as global poverty rises
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos have seen their worth double amid COVID-19 aftershocks and global inflation.
www.aljazeera.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:41 AM
If we taxed them $10m an hour would they even notice? 🤷♀️
Another discussion based in supposed common sense and “seriousness” that exemplifies why capitalism will inevitably kill us. Happy Monday.
Hard not to be bullish on UK growth *if* you think govt will
match rhetoric to action. Heathrow is the totemic issue for me. They’re not serious about growth if they let it drag on. If they are serious they get behind the 3rd runway. And if they’re deadly serious you demand a 4th too.
match rhetoric to action. Heathrow is the totemic issue for me. They’re not serious about growth if they let it drag on. If they are serious they get behind the 3rd runway. And if they’re deadly serious you demand a 4th too.
November 25, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Another discussion based in supposed common sense and “seriousness” that exemplifies why capitalism will inevitably kill us. Happy Monday.
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Wow. According to this image it looks like nurses - whose real-terms pay has declined by at least 20% since 2010 are responsible for driving up UK borrowing. Thanks for clearing that up BBCNews
November 22, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Wow. According to this image it looks like nurses - whose real-terms pay has declined by at least 20% since 2010 are responsible for driving up UK borrowing. Thanks for clearing that up BBCNews
Labour have already lost the next general election, and this is the reason why. @labourlewis.bsky.social is absolutely spot on here, & I can’t understand the ignorance & arrogance of the Lab leadership who think this is the right approach.
This post from the PM is problematic for a number of reasons.
A thread…🧵
A thread…🧵
November 22, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Labour have already lost the next general election, and this is the reason why. @labourlewis.bsky.social is absolutely spot on here, & I can’t understand the ignorance & arrogance of the Lab leadership who think this is the right approach.
Abandoned the train after about an hour, came off my bike after going over some ice (I think). On the couch with an ice pack on my knee. So, all in all, not a great day!
I'll be continuing my incessant moans about the state of trains and public transport in the North of England on BlueSky as I did on twitter. Currently 40 minutes stationary with no sign of moving anywhere. Another day, another shambles. @northernassist.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Abandoned the train after about an hour, came off my bike after going over some ice (I think). On the couch with an ice pack on my knee. So, all in all, not a great day!
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The University of Leeds in the UK is offering scholarships for Palestinians from Gaza who have been displaced and are living in a different country (outside of the UK). www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:13 AM
The University of Leeds in the UK is offering scholarships for Palestinians from Gaza who have been displaced and are living in a different country (outside of the UK). www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduat...
I'll be continuing my incessant moans about the state of trains and public transport in the North of England on BlueSky as I did on twitter. Currently 40 minutes stationary with no sign of moving anywhere. Another day, another shambles. @northernassist.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I'll be continuing my incessant moans about the state of trains and public transport in the North of England on BlueSky as I did on twitter. Currently 40 minutes stationary with no sign of moving anywhere. Another day, another shambles. @northernassist.bsky.social
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Today is #EqualPayDay
From today, women essentially work for free for the rest of the calendar year compared to men due to the #GenderPayGap
Let that sink in...
From today, women essentially work for free for the rest of the calendar year compared to men due to the #GenderPayGap
Let that sink in...
November 20, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Today is #EqualPayDay
From today, women essentially work for free for the rest of the calendar year compared to men due to the #GenderPayGap
Let that sink in...
From today, women essentially work for free for the rest of the calendar year compared to men due to the #GenderPayGap
Let that sink in...
Here are some details on the LITE fellowship project I will be working on at The University of Leeds for the next couple of years.
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
De-classifying Higher Education | Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Here are some details on the LITE fellowship project I will be working on at The University of Leeds for the next couple of years.
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/research/fel...
Years ago I worked as a digital designer for some children's homes & was in regular meetings where senior management discussed strategies for attracting higher risk / more complex kids. Not because they wanted to help them, but because those kids earned them more money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children's homes: Providers' 'exploitative' profits to be curbed
The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Years ago I worked as a digital designer for some children's homes & was in regular meetings where senior management discussed strategies for attracting higher risk / more complex kids. Not because they wanted to help them, but because those kids earned them more money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...