Alexander Glyde-Bates
@aglydebates.bsky.social
University admissions professional in Cambridge by day, composer and musician by night.
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Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
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At some point these imbeciles are going to realise that arts courses are *funding* the courses they do like and if they cut those places unis will just go bankrupt so no maths or science either.
October 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
At some point these imbeciles are going to realise that arts courses are *funding* the courses they do like and if they cut those places unis will just go bankrupt so no maths or science either.
Trying to return to a piece I was writing just before I fell ill 4 years ago.
a man with a beard and hat is saying i have no memory of this place
Alt: a man with a beard and hat is saying i have no memory of this place
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August 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trying to return to a piece I was writing just before I fell ill 4 years ago.
Me, seeing all the Oxbridge WP and admissions discourse…
homer simpson is standing in a grassy field
ALT: homer simpson is standing in a grassy field
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July 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Me, seeing all the Oxbridge WP and admissions discourse…
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(You also do fundamentally need to understand why students cheat, why they don’t perceive it as cheating, what they think the point of higher ed actually is, what other pressures they’re facing around and on top of their studies… to defeat AI we need a cultural shift in what education is *for*)
May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
(You also do fundamentally need to understand why students cheat, why they don’t perceive it as cheating, what they think the point of higher ed actually is, what other pressures they’re facing around and on top of their studies… to defeat AI we need a cultural shift in what education is *for*)
Don’t tell my manager.
Google AI blasting tuba players here, dear lord what a mess
April 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Don’t tell my manager.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
Looking for podcasts suggestions in contemporary/avant garde/experimental music, if anyone has any suggestions they’d be much appreciated.
March 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Looking for podcasts suggestions in contemporary/avant garde/experimental music, if anyone has any suggestions they’d be much appreciated.
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Unfortunately my previous contract has come to an end so I’m on the hunt for 2-3 days work again (with some flexibility to work around concerts) - if anyone knows of something going I’m all ears (eyes)
January 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Unfortunately my previous contract has come to an end so I’m on the hunt for 2-3 days work again (with some flexibility to work around concerts) - if anyone knows of something going I’m all ears (eyes)
Really nice re-discovering the people I enjoyed following from the old place.
November 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Really nice re-discovering the people I enjoyed following from the old place.