Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

1 hour ago

Just imagine what grades you'll need to get into famous universities once nunbers of 18yos plunge after 2030. We can't go on like this.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

1 hour ago

I just sighed and groaned when I read this article. What it means is 'your uni will probably take you even if you miss your grades by a mile'. Thus dooming the entire HE system. It does sort of say that, but also sort of not. (1/2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More teens to get their choice of uni even if they miss their grades, says Ucas

A record number of 18-year-olds will get into their first choice, even if they miss their grades.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

1 hour ago

Undermining the integrity of the entire post-16 education system, hidden in plain sight. And not even hidden really, just sort of... accepted with a shrug. All must have what they want - esp the rich and powerful. (2/2)

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

1 hour ago

I just sighed and groaned when I read this article. What it means is 'your uni will probably take you even if you miss your grades by a mile'. Thus dooming the entire HE system. It does sort of say that, but also sort of not. (1/2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More teens to get their choice of uni even if they miss their grades, says Ucas

A record number of 18-year-olds will get into their first choice, even if they miss their grades.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

12 hours ago

Oh don't be so ridiculous. How can anyone invest in anything - anywhere - with this sort of drivel washing around?

CNBC @cnbc.com

13 hours ago

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are “building in the United States.”

Full details: cnb.cx/4mumGWP

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

14 hours ago

Unfortunately we're unlikely to have a healthy national ecosystem. ☹️

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

14 hours ago

I think it's a mix of the unplanned rundown of lots of the HE sector concentrating efforts in what remains, combined with DSIT etc having a 'back the best' 'top science' approach.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

14 hours ago

Well I'm certainly not in favour of the drift. Tho it will accelerate fairly quickly now whatever I think.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social

15 hours ago

This is the future of Anglosphere Higher Education. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Stanford Plans to Cut 363 Jobs

Stanford University plans to cut 363 jobs this fall, starting at the end of September, due to financial challenges driven by federal policy changes, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.