Anne Pirrie

Reader in Education who could only believe in a god who could dance

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'When I think of what sort of person I would most like to have on retainer, I think it would be a boss.' Andy Warhol

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Academic Freedom and the Corporate University: http://t.co/PNtmddzEls via @public_uni

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All set for colloquium on Tilos. Universities need Fools. Perhaps an enlightened one will hire one.

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Why Metrics Cannot Measure Research Quality: A Response to the HEFCE Consultation http://t.co/OctIhYfeJI via @wordpressdotcom

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If you torture data sufficiently, it will confess to almost anything. F. Menger

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Opinion: Academic assessment gone mad http://t.co/hTOds5zETt via @timeshighered

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Kate Moss still has it, at 40, The Guardian tells us. It also runs a feature about society's 'deep fear of ageing'... Go figure.

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Ubuntu. Makes the seasonal aspiration to joyfulness and triumphalism look positively tacky.

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New paper: Searching for excellence in education: knowledge, virtue and presence? Ethics and Education http://t.co/5oo6kTy5WC

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New paper on learning to learn and the European Reference Framework published in Oxford Review of Education - http://t.co/iV6zzkRE8S

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Take part in the film http://t.co/j9RJmBk1QK

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Anoesis – Edinburgh festival 2013 review http://t.co/MZMIhQjOpw via @guardian

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Getting ready for Thinking Dangerously in Teacher Education: walking, drawing and extending sites #Dangerous13

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@theemotionary My personal favourite: floptimism, which seems de rigueur in certain areas of public management.

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Paul Magrs, formerly of UEA on the nonsense of 'impact'. http://t.co/G4hkLsdTYE

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@LauravK_15 I agree, that is very poor feedback.

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@gbiesta @marco_snoek zijn best doen is bad advice for a perfectionist. A good teacher is one who does not ask that question...

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#WhatAboutAttlee Remembering Clement Attlee on a day that will see the canonisation of the late Margaret Thatcher

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@MarkRPriestley News is bad for a person. So is no news. When will recruiters understand this?

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Academics need no laurels either. So I tell myself. This is a game you seldom win, your efforts end up in the bin http://t.co/ilJgSCAkAc