Andrew McRae
English prof, Uni of Exeter. Prone to talk about UK politics, higher education policy, the 17th century, the excellence of English studies, & Aussie sports.
- I expect to spend today staring at this: ‘we’ve gone from government suggesting that the state would subsidise undergraduate student loans by about 45p in the pound, to making a profit on them for that cohort’. A *profit* on student loans: everyone should read this. 🤯 wonkhe.com/blogs/gradua...
- Imagine being a VC and the head of English gives you a call, to check whether it’s ok for a prof to take a year’s privately-funded leave to write a book. You ask: ‘So some rich guy is paying for a book on his favourite topic?’ ‘Correct.’ ‘That’s unusual. What’s it about?’ 🤔
- Brian Boyd, literary scholar. 17/ bsky.app/profile/dims... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_B...
