#Academic

No open days so this week we’ve been travelling the UK to check out potential Universities for our eldest who finishes A levels next year. We started at the wholly
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People can't stop talking about schools and #COVID19 Here's a thread on school transmission studies!Summary:- If prevalence high in the community, it will be high in schools and some will
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Much as predicted, A-level results day is a mess. I don't know who needs to hear this, but if it's you: your value is not determined by the grades you
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Was called inspiring yesterday, for turning up to an appointment. I... I have a Master's degree. I've co-authored papers published in academic journals. I've presented my own research at international
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“This disappointing news confirms the complexity of treating Alzheimer’s disease and the need to further advance knowledge in neuroscience."https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1108693834471493632?s=19 The question is: who advances that knowledge
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Just came across the diary/notebook I kept while chair of @RedbrickDCU Helped me keep track of everything going on and I'd to do quick write ups after events detailing how
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1-(Ok I'll ask the somewhat obvious: What makes so many people assume those who got coronavirus get it/got it when they weren't wearing masks? Not very scientific of them.) Interesting.
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On the other hand, this thread is very fair. What this gets at is that the issue is the social acceptability of expressions of personal contempt, in face-to-face, or professional
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I am again working on research abt n*zi propaganda, and I am stricken by the (esp. in pre-1933 texts) pervasive appropriation & twisting of the language of socialist critique and
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i kind of want to write a post on gender roles as expressed in the Shapiro Family Lifestyle Channel, like normally Abby is the one who does domestic/tradwife stuff and
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Time for a truth bomb. PhDs are a pyramid scheme in America. There are far more PhD training spots than tenure track faculty positions for them for when they graduate
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Recent shows are teaching audiences more Black History than some of us received in our entire academic lives. God forbid you truly understand "you are not your ancestors". EYE started
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1. The way and manner some Twitter influencer are going about this leadership/Convener of #EndSARS movement will most likely break the ranks and Govt will get to us. 2. Ogbeni
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just remembering the good old days when I thought quarantine would mostly be a breeze because my introverted, privileged ass would be perfectly fine filling my days with netflix, yoga,
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ASUU Strike: Finally, A Ray Of HopeA thread https://4ginfomedia.com/asuu-strike-finally-a-ray-of-hope/ STRONG Indications have emerged that the Federal Government may at the end of the day, accept demands by the Academic Staff Union
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I think Journal of Controversial Ideas submissions are mostly gonna be people saying “what if socially normal hierarchies are... good actually” - ideas controversial in academia but, like, normie irl.
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