Andrew Rhodes
@andrewjonrhodes
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CEO at the Gambling Commission, Chair of the Swansea City AFC Foundation, husband, dad, real ale and gin fan, U13s football coach, & keeper of chickens.
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A lot of comments about Football Index, in response to my appointment as CEO. I have read all the messages, but it’s not practical to reply to each one. I start next week, so it is not sensible for me to comment on anything at all until I have had chance to understand the issues.
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Late night visit to Bay Campus
@SwanseaUni
with
@KevDocChild
and our Security team, checking on students. Got back in my car to go home at 00.15 and was approached by a student who wanted to know if I was their Deliveroo driver. I disappointed them.
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I am very grateful to everyone from
@mawwfire
and
@SwanseaUni
for such a fast response to a fire at one of our buildings this evening. The fire was thankfully tackled very quickly. The University will be operating tomorrow as planned.
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I'm incredibly pleased to have been appointed as Chief Executive at the Gambling Commission
@GamRegGB
- everyone has already been so welcoming. There is a lot of hard work ahead of us and I am really looking forward to starting work next week.
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My last day
@SwanseaUni
today after 3 years. Some great moments and for me it's the students that make a University a great place. It has been a privilege to be the 7th Registrar and I am looking forward to starting the next role. Best wishes to everyone at the Uni.
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I'm a happy boy. I am so pleased to see
@SwanseaUni
on the front of the shirt and to put mine on for the first time. It has been a great transfer window so far. Really want the year Swansea Uni is on the shirt to be the year we go back up.
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Really chuffed to see
@SwanseaUni
climb to 24th in the UK, up from 31st. Top in Wales. Brilliant effort by everyone!!
The best UK universities 2021 – league table
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This arrived yesterday. I ordered it so I can use it to mop up some of the sea water in work, given how close we are to the sea.
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Met with some members of
@fi_action
today to answer as many questions as we could. I appreciate we couldn't cover everything but hope we were able to explain some things. I am grateful for everyone's time and for the way things were approached, as I know this is far from easy.
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Goodbye to
@DWP
- huge thanks to everyone I worked with for all your support. Sad to be leaving
@UKCivilService
today after a great 12 years but chuffed to bits to be joining
@SwanseaUni
. I will resume tweeting under a new handle soon. Diolch yn Fawr ac Hwyl Fawr!
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It has been a very long week for lots of people. A huge thank you and cheers to everyone
@SwanseaUni
for pulling together to make things work. So much work goes on that nobody necessarily sees, so here are some thank yous from me:
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I am happy to be visible and will share a range of things through Twitter - some work, some not. What I won't be able to do is engage with every comment or view and sometimes it would not be appropriate to do that anyway. I have read all the messages though, even the rude ones.
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So incredibly proud of everyone
@SwanseaUni
and
@SwanseaUnion
. Without our students we have nothing. For them to vote for us to get this means so much - Thank You!!
The well-deserved winners are
@SwanseaUni
!!! We had 3,600 reviews from Swansea students and many told us they love it so much they don't want to leave!! Congratulations Swansea - uni of the year 2019!!
#WUSCA
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I am very grateful to everyone
@SwanseaUni
working hard to mitigate the impacts of
#CoronavirusPandemic
. We have now updated our advice for international students wishing to return home and changes to our teaching arrangements. Thank you for the hard work, but also the patience.
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Some of this I agree with, but the statement that few outside the Russell Group have gone beyond online delivery is total and utter rubbish and clearly an unresearched claim.
@SwanseaUni
has worked so hard to offer as much in-person time as we can.
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Really excited to be appointed Head of the Government’s Operational Delivery Profession. Proud to be building on the great work we do.
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Went to see our Lateral Flow testing site at Singleton
@SwanseaUni
this afternoon. So impressed with the work done to get this up and running by our brilliant students and staff. Also pleased to see my negative result...
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I had lots of quite angry and sometimes abusive messages late last night, about Football Index. Much of it was similar to previous messages and, as I have always said I read them all, even the rude ones, and I respond to what I think I can. I'll try to address some points here:
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This is the sort of news all organisations dread. Deepest condolances from everyone
@SwanseaUni
to Brian's family at such a sad time. Such a sad day.
'Inspiring' university lecturer and father-of-four has died
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Another
@SwanseaUni
flat of isolating students happy with their support pack. We aim to deliver same day whenever we're told about a positive test in one of our flats.
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We want to win this by a lot. I don't want the Head of Legal for
@SwanseaUni
having to host a press conference in the Travis Perkins car park to rant about how we were robbed. Vote often and vote Swansea, everyone.
The Waterfowl University Rankings (heat 7/7), featuring the
@SwanseaUni
Swan,
@UWEBristol
Geese,
@vanmildertmcr
Duck,
@warwickuni
Wellness Geese.
Vote in the poll below ⤵️
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As 2020 thankfully draws to a close, just want to say a massive thank you to all those
@SwanseaUni
colleagues who have worked so hard and put up with so much this year.
#SwanseaUni
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We will also be publishing an update on Football Index soon. The company is in the hands of administrators and not the Commission and there is also an active set of investigations, so there are limits on what we can sensibly and legally say, but an update will be out quite soon.
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You know it has been a rough week when you say goodnight to your daughter and call her "Keith". Especially when you don't really know anyone called Keith.
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I may be slow in realising this, but I have discovered that if you say "Alexa, play the Rolling Stones" on a busy Zoom call, you can cause absolute chaos in multiple locations. Yes, it is childish, but it is also entertaining.
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It's really nice to see the positive reaction from fans and observers to
@SwanseaUni
being the front of shirt sponsor, but also the move by
@SwansOfficial
away from a betting partner this season. Shirt sponsors aren't often news, but this is for some really positive reasons.
Swansea City agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with Swansea University as part of an effort to move away from an association with betting companies
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An early start this morning. Appeared on
@SkyNews
at 6.35 to talk about Covid-19 at universities and what we are doing at Swansea.
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Not only 31st, but now well inside the top 20 for employment prospects and inside the top 15 for overall satisfaction. Guardian Guide shows
@SwanseaUni
is better for your employment prospects than most Unis in the UK and delivers the same overall satisfaction level as the UK
#1
.
We're delighted to be ranked 31st in the Guardian Good University Guide 2019 - making us the top university in Wales! 🔝
#GdnUniGuide2019
#SwanseaUni
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It's OK - they acted on their instincts. No need to take it any further.
An unauthorised tweet was posted on a government channel this evening. The post has been removed and we are investigating the matter.
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I am very sad to say I am leaving
@DWP
and the Civil Service after 12 years in March but delighted to be joining
@SwanseaUni
as Registrar and COO in April
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Relieved our people are safe - we are supporting them in any way we can. So grateful to
@northumbriapol
for everything you have done today.
It is believed that all the hostages have been released and that the man concerned is the only person who remains in the building.
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The Swans Foundation does fantastic work and I'm honoured to join as Chair of this amazing charity. I've loved working with the Swans over the last few years and am really pleased to be able to continue that in this voluntary role, supporting our local community 🦢⚽️.
Andrew Rhodes has been named as the new chair of the
@SwansFdn
.
🗣️ “I’m excited about the future and playing a part in helping the Foundation grow and continue play a key role in inclusion, education and youth engagement.”
Full story 👉
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Had this really nice Roma shirt from
@secretshirtco
, yesterday. The idea of buying a shirt and not knowing what it is didn't sit well with me at all, but to be fair I really like it.
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Great result for the Swans today and an honour to meet Francis Greene, celebrating his 100th birthday - born only 10 years after the club was founded.
#SWACOV
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I think Elizabeth may have had some unrealistic expectations of how this might go.
Elizabeth wasn’t happy with her treatment at the revolution.
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Took this photo on the way in. A year ago I was approached to see if I would be interested in the Registrar & COO role
@SwanseaUni
. Haven't regretted saying 'yes' for a moment. I did buy myself a bottle of blue Curacao for later with gin though - every job has its challenges.
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One more sleep 'till I start
@SwanseaUni
tomorrow. Really lookong forward to it - a busy first few weeks of getting to know people. It will be very strange to be there inside of half an hour rather than a four hour journey.
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This is surely a highlight in an otherwise 'challenging' day. My
@BantshireUni
/
@SwanseaUni
mug has arrived and life is complete.
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I have discovered I am in an endless loop of Zoom meetings, urgent emails, demonstrating I cannot teach children and then emptying the dishwasher. The dishwasher is like some character out of Cool Hand Luke, trying to break me by making me empty it over and over and over again.
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Together we’re part of a Diverse and Brilliant
@UKCivilService
. Here’s our
@civilservicelive
video.
#BrilliantCivilService
#CivilServiceLive
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Brilliantly run Covid-19 vaccination service by Swansea Bay University Health Board. Chuffed to get my first vaccine done.
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Possibly the nicest day I have had
@DWP
, spending a few hours with 39 colleagues who have given 50 years or more service to DWP and
@UKCivilService
- every single one was brilliant and still show such amazing commitment and a real public service ethic
#DWProud
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This might be the best morning walk photo I have taken so far. A beautiful start to the day.
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I love this
@Whatuni
video of
@SwanseaUni
- winner of University of the year 2019
#WUSCA
It's such a brilliant showcase for
@SwanseaUni
but also the region. Share it, everyone!
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My thank you message, as we head into the Christmas period, to all of our people who have done so much this year. I cannot ever say enough to recognise what everyone
@SwanseaUni
@Prif_Abertawe
has done in 2020, but they have been fantastic across the board.
🌟 "There are hundreds and hundreds of good things that we have done together this year and I hope everyone can feel proud at Swansea University being at its best."
A Christmas message to colleagues from
@andrewrhodesuni
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For one week only, there are 3 Operations DGs as we complete the handover.
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Wow - look at this. Universities and students are getting a rough time in public at the moment but my first-hand experience and examples like this tell me 99%+ are fantastic and are people I am always proud to be associated with.
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I had my first face-to-face meeting since lockdown, today. It was also the first time I have worn proper shoes in three and a half months, or so. Big day.
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Well, at least I made it round and I am still able to communicate. I will be thrilled if I have finished in the top 4000*
#SwanseaBay10k
*of 4,200
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To make you chuckle - on the topic of confirming my details with
@SwanseaUni
@Swansea_Alumni
today, I was looking (unsuccessfully) for something up the loft this evening and found my student ID card. No idea why I went for a slightly jaunty head twist, but this is 1996 me.
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This action covers the cash balances in ewallets and not the larger funds held in 'shares', which have yet to be valued by the administrators, and are understandably a major concern for Football Index customers.
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We won big. The biggest, maybe ever. It was such a beautiful landslide. Nobody has ever seen anything like this in a long time. Those crooked polls were so wrong.
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My pleasure to hand
@eddieizzard
an honorary degree certificate at today's ceremony
@SwanseaUni
#SwanseaGrad
🎓 We’re immensely proud to have awarded an honorary degree to comedian, actor, writer and political activist
@eddieizzard
.
👉
#SwanseaGrad
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I may be suffering from exposure after all that rain but very pleased to complete the
#swanseabay10k
with a personal best. I'll pay for it tomorrow, I am sure....
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This is for a very good cause, so despite the appearance of a Deliveroo chap in the background, I will be buying one, in honour of the edgy MoB with
@BantshireUni
. I encourage others to buy one too. Some good quality work there.
To celebrate signing a Memorandum of Banter with
@SwanseaUni
we’ve launched this limited edition mug 🎉
All of my profits will go to Swansea’s Student Hardship Fund 👍
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I have received many abusive tweets, including death threats, abusive language, personal insults and persistent trolling. I don't block people for asking Qs, I only block for the above. Nobody is obliged to follow or interact with me and I am not obliged to put up with abuse.
Blocking people
@andrewjonrhodes
instead of answering valid questions
@GamRegGB
your position is untenable
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Abusing anyone on the basis of race is unacceptable. Social media companies need to do more - much more. As COO of
@SwanseaUni
I am joining
@SwansOfficial
in remaining silent on social media for the next week.
#EnoughIsEnough
#Swans
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Typical Friday night for me. Chilling out with a pretty girl on my arm...
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Back on campus
@SwanseaUni
for clearing. Proud of everyone who relocated effected operations late last night.
We're open for business this morning and still have places available on a range of courses - we're here to talk to you about your options.
#AlevelResults
#Clearing
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We were aware of an issue that prevented Football Index customers withdrawing their ewallet funds. We’ve been in touch with all parties today in relation to this development and have now received confirmation from the administrators for BetIndex that the issue has been resolved.
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Honoured to spend some time with
@HillaryClinton
this evening as she launches these incredible scholarships
@SwanseaUni
.
Hi, London! I made a surprise stop at the Sky Leadership event to announce a new scholarship program from
@SkyUK
&
@SwanseaUni
. It’ll give students the chance to design a one-year master's at The Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law to study issues relating to children’s welfare.
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Not everyone will feel the same, but I hope this starts the move away from science-denying, divisive populism.
Election results live: Joe Biden wins presidency
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The highest possible rating for teaching excellence has been achieved by
@SwanseaUni
- only 4 universities have this today. Students
@SwanseaUni
have access to the best teaching, high overall satisfaction and oustanding employment prospects. Why go elsewhere?
✨Gold for Swansea! ✨
We’ve has achieved a gold rating, the highest rating possible, in the national Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF).
#TEF
#SwanseaUni
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As the (outgoing) occupant of the latest version of the job
@terry_moran1
had I can completely relate to the 'wish list' and the desire to do the right thing by people in exceptionally demanding jobs. It can be all too easy to get onto a slippery slope and I admire his openness
I had the privilege of working alongside Perm Sec
@terry_moran1
he was outwardly on fine form inspiring thousands of us daily before this. His brave story is a stark reminder to invincibles, the edge is an illusive boundary
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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This is so impressive - all credit to them.
🏥 All of our third year midwifery students and 101 paramedic students are lending their support to frontline NHS colleagues in the fight against coronavirus 💙
👉
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
#SwanseaUni
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Live scenes from Sketty Lane as the VC hears
@SwanseaUni
have won the
#HigherEducationPostCard
World Cup against
@vanmildert1965
.
Well done to everyone for a bit of lighthearted fun at a really tense time for us all. Massive thanks to everyone who voted for Swansea!
Here’s the poll for the Final of the
#HigherEducationPostcard
World Cup
(The postcards are in the thread above)
Let’s work that Twitter algorithm - please vote, retweet, and tag anyone you think should know!
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Just finished my last meeting as a non-exec for
@RoyalAirForce
after 7 years. I had a huge respect for the Air Force when I started this in 2013, but even more so now. Thanks to everyone for being so welcoming and for making it such an interesting time.
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Off to get my Covid vaccine on the 15th - chuffed to buttons about it. First thing my daughter said, was "Wow, you're old". 💉🧪
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This is so important and shows what Universities can do.
@SwanseaUni
has some fantastic capabilities and immediately started producing much needed supplies into healthcare to save lives. This is who we are and what we do.
Teams from across Swansea Uni are coming together to support
@SWARMCovid19
in its mission to support NHS Wales’ response to Covid-19.
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I've had the privilege to work closely with Robert - a class act and proper 'end of an era' stuff.
DWP’s Sir Robert Devereux to retire after decade as a permanent secretary
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I'm very pleased to be confirmed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer at the Gambling Commission. It's a far from easy role, but I look forward to continuing the work we have started.
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Sometimes you need a little bit of vitamin sea on your way back.
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Here's what you need to know about
@SwanseaUni
:
Top 30 Uni
Runner Up Uni of the Year
#1
University in Wales (in pretty much every ranking)
Top 10 in UK for graduate employment
Top 5 in the UK for student satisfaction
Gold - highest possible standard for teaching
Happy Friday!
We're celebrating a hat-trick in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019! 🎉
Ranked in the UK top 30 ✅
Runner-up for the overall University of the Year title ✅
Crowned Welsh University of the Year (again!) ✅
Read more:
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If this is what is planned, it is very dangerous, damaging and a very strange approach to a sector.
BBC News - Coronavirus: 'Concern' at English university student cap plan
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Happy Birthday
@SwanseaUni
! So proud to work for the university that I studied at and that made many things possible for me.
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As we mark our centenary, we look back on our achievements with pride and ahead to the next 100 years with ambition.
Please join us today as we mark this special milestone in our rich history.
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#Swansea2020
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Excellent news for Susan and for Operations!
Susan Park appointed as Director General, Universal Credit operations
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Today I was trusted to take an English lesson, supervise break time and then PE at the end of the day. I honestly have no idea how people do this for a living with 30+. I am also disproportionately excited about the fruit and veg box from Neath Market I'm getting Thursday.
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Nice to be back on campus for a few days a week. Thank you to everyone who has done so much to get our two campuses ready.
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Excellent day today
@DWP
Operations Together Conference. So much enthusiasm for delivering better and better outcomes for our customers through one of the most highly engaged groups of people in the
@UKCivilService
#DWProud
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Arrive back
@BristolAirport
to see
@SwanseaUni
being advertised to all arrivals. Nice to spot with clearing upon us.
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Been 'teaching' all morning. Saw the
@BossBrewingCo
van pull up and practically heard angels singing. I should make this limited batch last, but after the morning I've had...
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A true privilege to meet
@HillaryClinton
while she visited
@SwanseaUni
over the weekend for a working session with
@Swansea_Law
. What was so evident from
@HillaryClinton
and those who work with her is a massive commitment to service - so proud
@SwanseaUni
is involved in that.
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Every now and again I get asked to host something for
@SwanseaUni
- tonight's lecture was 'Come on, Ref' - understanding what it is like to be a ref with
@Nigelrefowens
and
@DrNeilJHennessy
. Absolutely fascinating.
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Fantastic endorsement from John Manzoni CEO of Civil Service
"“Civil servants do brilliant things. Nowhere is that more clear than in
our operational delivery roles……." Read the full message at
#proudtobeodp
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Today is
#NationalMentoringDay
- the value of becoming a mentor or
mentee is huge in developing
#talent
in any profession
#ProudToBeODP
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Percy Pig Christmas tie on today, for my last day in the office before Christmas. Big thank you to everyone who has worked so hard for
@SwanseaUni
in 2019. Whatever you do over the period, I hope you enjoy. Nadolig Llawen.
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Absolutely love the special edition
@neathrfc
jersey from
@neathsupporters
- such fantastic quality and so nice to have something so unique.
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Yeeess -
@SwanseaUni
picks up the International award at the WhatUni Student Choice Awards
#WUSCA
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It has been a very tense and difficult time for universities in handling the fallout from A-Level results and the various movements since then, but that's nothing compared to how thousands of students will have felt. I am immensely grateful to our
@SwanseaUni
admissions...
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The much anticipated chickens moved in on Saturday. Slapstick comedy moments, having to catch each one and put them to bed until they figure it out for themselves🐔
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YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So very proud of
@DWP
and
@DWP
Operations in particular - a massive year of change and delivery and highest level of engagement for a big Department
#DWProud
#ProudtobeODP
Pleased with results of the
@UKCivilService
#PeopleSurvey
. Overall employee engagement the highest it's ever been, and benchmark scores for the majority of core questions up on last year. And we’ve had the highest ever response rate! Read my blog for more:
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The new active office was opened today. Built in months, it powers itself and can power other things - here it is charging vehicles.
@SwanseaUni
is creating the future in Swansea Bay.
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.
@SwanseaUni
officially in top 10 universities in the UK for graduate prospects and still the BEST university in Wales for gaining a great job after you leave. That and our TEF Gold highest possible rating for teaching - few universities can compete with what we offer here.
We’ve been ranked in the top 10 in the UK for graduate prospects, with nearly 86% of our graduates in professional level employment or further study 🎓
#SwanseaUni
#DLHE
Read more👇
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