“Universities are for learning, not credentialing; we should not simply teach for tests. Students are not customers in an academic supermarket.”
@UniofOxford Chancellor Lord Patten: https://t.co/PJgEO4ixlQ
If you can think, and speak, and write, you are absolutely deadly.
Writing is thinking formalized. You gain the ability to think by first learning to write very, very carefully. Then, when you can write effectively, you can do anything you want, and no one will stop you.
Following the UK Government’s roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions, we can provide an update on the return of athletics and running here: https://t.co/m7ISAQiGvw
We think it’s time to start paying our NHS staff properly.
Please RT if you agree and help raise awareness of the shocking differences below.
Hourly wages for nurses by country:
🇸🇪 £23.95
🇳🇴 £18.64
🇮🇹 £14.86
🇦🇺 £14.80
🇩🇪 £12.60
🇬🇧 £11.63
#NHSPay15
📣 parkrun events will continue to be suspended until at least the end of April
This is to keep all parkrun countries following the same timeline, but we expect suspensions to go beyond April
We will get through this, together ❤️
More 👉🏾https://t.co/ubzmARvYCU
🌳 #loveparkrun
So, I made a little animation trying to explain how herd immunity works.
When enough of the population has been vaccinated, a disease is no longer able to spread effectively, protecting even the unvaccinated. The percentage needed varies with the disease.
#VaccinesSaveLives
alternative route into nursing?
As a nursing associate you’ll gain generalist experience which you can put towards a shortened nursing degree once you qualify. https://t.co/NGaW7wWk14
#nursingassociates#wearetheNHS
First tweet for ages, but I wrote about my latest, somewhat mind-bending marathon experience at Manchester this weekend and need to post it somewhere otherwise it won’t have happened - the wall....... https://t.co/LWcRp0UCJ9
Tomorrow will be busy at YMCA Hawker due to the Thames Meander half marathon and marathon. parkrun is on as normal but we will be sharing our start and finish areas plus the parking. See you on the towpath.
The ability to race is different than the ability to be paced to a fast time. Anyone with ability can hang on and be pulled to fast time the medals are won by those who can race. Those who are race hardened, who understand tactics and are fully adaptable to variety of situations.