Debby Cotton
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Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Plymouth Marjon University. No longer using X. Find me on BlueSky @[email protected]
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Joined February 2009
The Sunday Times reports that Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are panicking about the £. So they should. Or rather, they should take the necessary action. Now. It’s all in the next tweet. So read on. /1.
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New drone photos show how beavers in East Devon are defying the current South West drought. A network of dams they’ve built on Estate farmland is helping to maintain an area of wetland, despite the UK experiencing one of its driest summers on record. More: https://t.co/mb1QCFjhw3
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“There’s no reason for the rest of the us to encourage the Russell Group’s pompous self-delusion. It’s time to get serious about the damage being done by this increasingly vacuous brand.” Strong words from @MaryCurnockCook for @HEPI_news
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This piece has been written by Mary Curnock Cook, a HEPI Trustee and Chair of the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission. You can find Mary on Twitter @MaryCurnockCook. Much of the reporting and...
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The cover of tomoro’s Telegraph says Neil, who is a former lobbyist for independent schools, wants caps on international students. The UK’s independent schools would be v v unwise to lobby for this, given how many international students they recruit themselves. @ISC_schools data
Should overseas recruitment into UK universities have been capped this summer to protect our domestic applicants - the Covid cohort that suffered from lockdowns and missed education? Or are our universities too wedded to chasing overseas students due to t… https://t.co/tuqUJDI9bv
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Absolutely, we need robust evidence indicating the most & least effective interventions. Which products specifically should be designed for recycling, which for reuse; are some products not needed at all? What is the role of behaviour change? How do solutions vary among nations?
Writing in @Nature, environmental, physical and social scientists have described the #PlasticsTreaty agreed by world leaders at the 2022 @UNEP Environment Assembly as “an immense achievement” https://t.co/DQgyjSPOPs
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