@chillcoat @thomasforth Agree! Space cluster at Leicester is perfect example of vibesing a cluster into existence hepi.ac.uk/2023/04/14/the…
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Alex Favier (né Miles)
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Alex Favier (né Miles)
@AlextoFavier
All things unis, economic development, place and international relations Views my own etc.
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@thomasforth I think an under-reported aspect of clusters is the vibes effect. Never captured in Treasury business cases but the sense of being somewhere with momentum is very powerful (but perhaps unconscious) for many.
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What are clusters? Why do they matter? Should we even bother? > I decided to write about economic geography as a special treat to the people in my replies furious that I don't have a degree in either economics or geography for some reason. tomforth.co.uk/clustersandsec…
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@chrisdenning42 @UniofNottingham @UniOfNottAlumni @UoNSU @UoNStudentLife @UoNPressOffice @bbcemt @bbcweather @NottsTV @VisitNotts @FOWP_ @itvnews @NottinghamPost @BBCNottingham @MyNottingham @UoNphotography Awesome Chris - that’s the uni Xmas card sorted.
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#northernlights last night were insane..!! After midnight over Trent Building @UniofNottingham @UniOfNottAlumni @UoNSU @UoNStudentLife @UoNPressOffice @bbcemt @bbcweather @NottsTV @VisitNotts @FOWP_ @itvnews @NottinghamPost @BBCNottingham @MyNottingham @UoNphotography
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@WJBLord Nice one Will! Be great to catch up about the Campaign we are running in the Midlands focused on inward investment midlandsinnovation.org.uk/latest/news/mi…
You on the normal email formula?
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@RuthArnold @AndyWWestwood @RichardALJones @professorvaness @Fettercairn1824 @viviennestern @AClarke1984 @dianajbeech @harrycanderson @gsoh31 @nickhillman @rstephenson123 @joshfreemanUK Thanks Ruth! That’s really kind of you… albeit I do feel quite tired now. ;-)
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Job done ✅
An honour to be elected to serve as a @UKLabour MP for my hometown 🌹
Jacob Collier MP@JacobCollierMP
An honour to be selected by members to be @UKLabour’s candidate for Burton & Uttoxeter 🌹 Janet Dean was our last Labour MP & the hard work starts now for me to be our next.
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📣A new Global Leaders Programme has been launched by @CASEAdvance. Targeted at senior leaders across the sector, this international study tour focuses on reputation, advocacy & advancement in #HE. Delighted to contribute with @UofGVC! Find out more: casegloballeaders.com/blog 🌟
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Oh, I see we’re revisiting the old classics.🙄
“Let’s cut down on managers in the NHS”
Why is this such a popular attack line?
Just the smallest amount of critical thinking will show what a nonsensical idea this is….
A little🧵 for you!
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We're proud to support the 'Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign'.
Our Exec Chair and UKRI International Champion Christopher Smith @rometostandrews spoke about this campaign, which aims to spotlight the Midlands as an outstanding destination for global investment.
Midlands Innovation@InnovationMids
Today @UKREiif a coalition co-led by MI and @midsengine have launched a £3m campaign to attract global R&D investment in the region. The campaign will leverage collective global connections to drive economic growth across the region. Read about it here: buff.ly/44RBoPY
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We're delighted to host Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands! 🙌
The groundbreaking £3m campaign led by @InnovationMids and @MidsEngine will showcase the unique strengths of the Midlands and position our region on the global investment map
Read ➡️ lboro.uk/4dTCIG7
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So if you shrink the international students who come to Teesside Uni, it’s not just those international numbers that fall. It’s also:
- local students
- public services
- local industry
- graduate labour market
that is affected.
You can’t separate them.
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@IGMansfield @AnnaSophieGross Yeah, although:
1) I am interested in what
UCAS “real tariff” data will reveal about who does what.
2) You’ll also have a problem with specialist institutions - ie conservatoires and Cranfield.
3) the marginal unis on that line - do they become “yo-yo” unis? Like West Brom?
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@AlextoFavier @AnnaSophieGross This is why I suggested that if they want a similar effect (note the 'if'!) one could use the high tariff classification - which is a more objective measure that is already collected.
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NEW: Sunak is expected to announce a crackdown on agents that market graduate visa schemes overseas in a bid to appear tough on migration ahead of the election. 1/2
w/@GeorgeWParker
ft.com/content/2ca908…
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@AnnaSophieGross @IGMansfield Ian, does anyone in Number 10 actually knows how the global rankings are calculated?
The methodology is, um, not the most robust - and even the ranking companies say they shouldn’t be used for policymaking purposes. Particularly around visas!
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His allies say he's also interested in finding a way to limit the scheme to the "best and the brightest" e.g. only people who go to the top unis can stay on for 2 years to work.
Several of his own cabinet ministers hate the idea. 2/2
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What a rude man. From the school of thought that if you interrupt enough and speak loudly enough you must be right.
GB News@GBNEWS
'I'm going to have to correct you on that...' CEO, Universities UK, Vivienne Stern, clashes with @Jacob_Rees_Mogg over graduate visas. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: gbnews.com/support
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When you want a “national conversation” about unis, you first seek to do as much damage to them as possible. And if a few places lose their institutions then that’s the schumpeterian price.
For a nominally centre-right think tank, @ukonward have lost their way recently.
Sebastian Payne@SebastianEPayne
There's a lot of backslapping about today's MAC report and graduate visas. But as Neil highlights in this must read post, data confirms graduate visas are still a route to low-paid jobs. We need a national conversation about whether this is good policy. neilobrien.co.uk/p/the-mac-revi…
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Remarkably bad grace from a lot of Tory MPs today on the MAC review.
The govt set the terms of reference.
The govt set the timetable.
The govt provided the data.
If it comes back with answers to your questions that you don’t like, you don’t claim foul and shout at the ref.
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