Professor Colin McCaig
@colinmccaig.bsky.social
Professor of Higher Education Policy at Sheffield Hallam University. Interested in widening access and participation in HE; social justice; UK and European politics.
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From this month’s @bmj.com.
Sometimes I read things that surprise me. This one did not.
#MedSky
#MedicalSchoolApplications
#SocialInequalities
Sometimes I read things that surprise me. This one did not.
#MedSky
#MedicalSchoolApplications
#SocialInequalities
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
From this month’s @bmj.com.
Sometimes I read things that surprise me. This one did not.
#MedSky
#MedicalSchoolApplications
#SocialInequalities
Sometimes I read things that surprise me. This one did not.
#MedSky
#MedicalSchoolApplications
#SocialInequalities
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Inside the PR campaign for private schools!
March 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Inside the PR campaign for private schools!
Eh? Get Trump to pay for it, surely
March 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Eh? Get Trump to pay for it, surely
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'The findings potentially have significant implications for universities, which are often assessed by policymakers and regulators on the proportion of graduates finding work, particularly in professional roles.' 3/3
More details: empower-up.com/2025/03/ucl-...
More details: empower-up.com/2025/03/ucl-...
UCL research indicates UK employers less likely to recruit disadvantaged ethnic minority graduates - Empower Up
Ethnic minority graduates from a low socio-economic background are 45% less likely to be offered entry-level professional roles compared to more advantaged White applicants, finds a new report led by ...
empower-up.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
'The findings potentially have significant implications for universities, which are often assessed by policymakers and regulators on the proportion of graduates finding work, particularly in professional roles.' 3/3
More details: empower-up.com/2025/03/ucl-...
More details: empower-up.com/2025/03/ucl-...
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Having worked in philosophy at a post-92 university (Herts) when it was one of the higher ranked philosophy departments in the country, it's tragic to see how things have contracted in UK Higher Ed now. A bizarre, short-sighted act of national self-sabotage.
'the proposed closure of Kingston’s philosophy department is likely to be seen as significant because the south-west London institution is one of the few post-92 universities still offering the subject.' 2/2
March 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Having worked in philosophy at a post-92 university (Herts) when it was one of the higher ranked philosophy departments in the country, it's tragic to see how things have contracted in UK Higher Ed now. A bizarre, short-sighted act of national self-sabotage.
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Looking forward to the launch of this report this morning, and hearing from the authors from @reescentre.bsky.social and a panel discussion including @becomecharity.org.uk
Some of the key findings from our @taso.org.uk report on higher education and care experienced people:
-Care leavers and those who have ever been in care are 3x less likely than FSM children and 4x less likely than the general population to attend HE
taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
-Care leavers and those who have ever been in care are 3x less likely than FSM children and 4x less likely than the general population to attend HE
taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
Report | Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s social care - TASO
This report examines how those with experience of children's social care access and progress within higher education.
taso.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking forward to the launch of this report this morning, and hearing from the authors from @reescentre.bsky.social and a panel discussion including @becomecharity.org.uk
This sums the situation up perfectly. Trump and Vance say they want Europe to pick up the tab, but when we do they squeal because they want the credit (and profits) for peace. Time Europe got off the US teat so we can see how they get on without 400m customers.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance brushed aside a plan pitched by Britain and France to send in their troops to Ukraine as post-war peacekeepers.
JD Vance trashes Starmer and Macron’s Ukraine peacekeeping plan
U.S. vice president sparks anger in London as he appears to dismiss the U.K. as “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years”
www.politico.eu
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This sums the situation up perfectly. Trump and Vance say they want Europe to pick up the tab, but when we do they squeal because they want the credit (and profits) for peace. Time Europe got off the US teat so we can see how they get on without 400m customers.
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🔴EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s War on 'Woke’ and DEI: Incubated by a Nazi Eugenics Foundation
Mainstream American conservative icons WHO inspired Trump’s assault on diversity were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation, reports @nafeez.bsky.social d
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
Mainstream American conservative icons WHO inspired Trump’s assault on diversity were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation, reports @nafeez.bsky.social d
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
Trump’s War on 'Woke’ and DEI: Incubated by a Nazi Eugenics Foundation
Mainstream American conservative icons Christopher Rufo, Peter Boghossian, and Richard Hanania – who inspired Trump’s assault on diversity – were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation
bylinetimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🔴EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s War on 'Woke’ and DEI: Incubated by a Nazi Eugenics Foundation
Mainstream American conservative icons WHO inspired Trump’s assault on diversity were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation, reports @nafeez.bsky.social d
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
Mainstream American conservative icons WHO inspired Trump’s assault on diversity were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation, reports @nafeez.bsky.social d
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
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Excellent thread on the current crisis in UK Higher Education. 🧵
The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
March 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Excellent thread on the current crisis in UK Higher Education. 🧵
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"The most striking aspect to Trump's crypto reserve and the scrapping of anti-money laundering rules, which together amount to a global charter for criminals, is that he's making no effort to dress them up. This pig has no lipstick." My column. on.ft.com/43kiBOu
Trump’s heist in broad daylight
[FREE TO READ] Having previously declared bitcoin to be a ‘scam’, the US president now wants to add it to the Fed’s balance sheet
on.ft.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The most striking aspect to Trump's crypto reserve and the scrapping of anti-money laundering rules, which together amount to a global charter for criminals, is that he's making no effort to dress them up. This pig has no lipstick." My column. on.ft.com/43kiBOu
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So Musk’s people, who misread $8 million as $8 billion, who counted the same contracts multiple times and counted as savings programs that ended last year, claim that their AI is finding lots of Social Security fraud.
Why should anyone worry?
Why should anyone worry?
March 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So Musk’s people, who misread $8 million as $8 billion, who counted the same contracts multiple times and counted as savings programs that ended last year, claim that their AI is finding lots of Social Security fraud.
Why should anyone worry?
Why should anyone worry?
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"Never trust a man that doesn't drink...."
That was what my old dad used to say anyway!
That was what my old dad used to say anyway!
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Never trust a man that doesn't drink...."
That was what my old dad used to say anyway!
That was what my old dad used to say anyway!
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I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
Opinion | Here’s the real threat to ‘personal liberties and free markets’
The rapidly spreading authoritarianism coming from this administration threatens all of our freedoms.
wapo.st
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
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As with other social policy areas & institutions, where universities are under financial or general strain, it becomes more difficult to address existing inequalities. There's a greater risk that inequalities will instead increase, eg that fewer rather than more disadvantaged children will attend
February 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
As with other social policy areas & institutions, where universities are under financial or general strain, it becomes more difficult to address existing inequalities. There's a greater risk that inequalities will instead increase, eg that fewer rather than more disadvantaged children will attend
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can only be a good thing to have a former post92 VC heading up OfS at this time
Can only be a good thing to have a former post92 VC heading up OfS at this time
Preferred candidate to lead Office for Students confirmed
Professor Edward Peck CBE named as preferred candidate to be the next Chair of the Office for Students by Education Secretary
www.gov.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can only be a good thing to have a former post92 VC heading up OfS at this time
Can only be a good thing to have a former post92 VC heading up OfS at this time
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REMEMBER FEB 28th: 👇
NO INVESTING!
NO SHOPPING!
NO SOCIAL MEDIA!
PASS. IT. ON. ✨
NO INVESTING!
NO SHOPPING!
NO SOCIAL MEDIA!
PASS. IT. ON. ✨
February 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
REMEMBER FEB 28th: 👇
NO INVESTING!
NO SHOPPING!
NO SOCIAL MEDIA!
PASS. IT. ON. ✨
NO INVESTING!
NO SHOPPING!
NO SOCIAL MEDIA!
PASS. IT. ON. ✨
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Here is a 2018 conversation between Jeff Bezos and German publisher Matthias Döpfner at a Business Insider event. Presumably, he is as crimson as a Washington State cherry today:
February 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Here is a 2018 conversation between Jeff Bezos and German publisher Matthias Döpfner at a Business Insider event. Presumably, he is as crimson as a Washington State cherry today:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... Can't help thinking that If Trump wants US to make money from Ukrainian minerals and wants US contractors to win rebuilding gigs, he isn't going to want the risk of further Russian invasion. With Trump you have to ignore what he says and judge him by actions.
Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns
UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... Can't help thinking that If Trump wants US to make money from Ukrainian minerals and wants US contractors to win rebuilding gigs, he isn't going to want the risk of further Russian invasion. With Trump you have to ignore what he says and judge him by actions.
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Birds of a feather
Fun Fact - the 25% tariff on imports to USA from EU hasn’t applied to the Tate Brothers❗️👇🏼👇🏼
Americans will pay 25% extra for German Cars, French Wine, Italian Olive oil etc
But Trump imports human trafficking rapists, who formed an OCG to sexually exploit women for free.. how f*cked up is that❗️ 🤷🏼♂️
Americans will pay 25% extra for German Cars, French Wine, Italian Olive oil etc
But Trump imports human trafficking rapists, who formed an OCG to sexually exploit women for free.. how f*cked up is that❗️ 🤷🏼♂️
February 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Birds of a feather
Didn't a certain Presidential candidate have something to say recently about every country dumping their rapist criminals on the US? I am sure said he was gonna do something about it...... I heard the Tates eat pets too, don't they?
Far-right influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania on a private plane headed for the United States, according to press reports.
Tate brothers reportedly leave Romania, heading to Florida
Travel ban on Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan was lifted, but Bucharest claims no U.S. pressure was applied.
ow.ly
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Didn't a certain Presidential candidate have something to say recently about every country dumping their rapist criminals on the US? I am sure said he was gonna do something about it...... I heard the Tates eat pets too, don't they?