Find out about Patience Agbabi's amazing successes through studying English!

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Thanks to everyone who's taking an interest in the @OracyCommission. Our audio library so far is here: buff.ly/4bqStCt. But (in the words of The Carpenters) 'We've Only Just Begun' (sorry, ever the failed DJ), with many more conversations to follow buff.ly/4b7qUhI

It's a scary question! However, the subject of English is taught at the majority of universities meaning you will always have plenty of options if things don't go to plan.

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The English Association is delighted to celebrate the publication of Carol Atherton’s new book, Reading Lessons. All welcome to attend! FREE, online event! 😊Carol Atherton Robert Eaglestone⁩ in conversation (3 June,17:45 - 18:30) #EnglishCreates Join us! englishassociation.ac.uk/reading-lesson…

Why ‘the discovery of ambiguity in literature’ matters - and why science-based learning objectives don’t 👏 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A welcome statement of support Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) University English English Association IES To maintain the comparison: reliance on 'league tables' in the HE context has been a damaging metaphorical slippage

On the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, we staged a moving reading of the play, Sorrow is Turned into Joy, performed by women Armenian survivors in 1924, listening to their voices 100 years later. With gratitude to the actors and Armenian Institute RHUL Holocaust Research Institute Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership

We're hiring at RHUL English: a 3-year fixed-term full-time post to teach Children's Literature, and other things. The job is teaching-focused, based at Egham. Join us! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

The Open Library of Humanities launches 7 new journals: openlibhums.org/news/700/

This increases the OLH’s portfolio to 30 journals currently publishing, with a further 3 high-profile journals who will be leaving their commercial publishers in Spring-Summer 2024 to relaunch at the OLH. (1/2)

Why @AccessArt will not support Oak National Academy. accessart.org.uk/the-art-design… Warwick Mansell Rachel Lofthouse 17 Years A Head - NPQEL🦩📚 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸(she/her) Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Talk for Teaching.😀 National Education Union Pie Corbett Sarah Kilpatrick NATE One Dance UK National Drama Ed Harlow Open Drama UK Campaign for the Arts

Celebrate 300 years of Kant by spending 150 minutes with me, the only joel and an incoherent jumble of organ, sinew, and bone as we discuss Adam Roberts's novel The Thing Itself, a book that represents arguably the most fun anyone has ever had riffing on the first Critique: soundcloud.com/thebigreadcast…

Congratulations to everyone in academia doing their marking just now. It's where we earn our money, it's one of the key jobs through which we give the students what they are with us for, & it does not get celebrated enough for the huge heft of intense labour it most certainly is.

What a wonderful tribute to the bravery of Corinne Fowler: dialogue and openness the best antidotes to culture wars. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Sorry to rain on your parade The Telegraph

1. We haven't issued a denial
2. We aren't cloud seeding in UAE
3. Our weather and climate scientists are providing evidence-based comments to explain what happened
4. Read more from them at rdg.ac/49GVsW3
5. Jog on

'Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front Row investigates and considers the consequences.' Do tune into BBC Front Row tonight: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00….

Join us at Birkbeck, University of London Arts Week on 8 May to hear Prof. Bryan Cheyette (@CheyetteBryan) on 'Decolonizing testimony: Frederick Douglass and Primo Levi'. Book here: bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_…

'We celebrate the Arts and Humanities and explore what they bring to an understanding of contemporary challenges.' Read Nicky Marsh on the role of the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities in supporting socially engaged, interdisciplinary work: buff.ly/49buLIM

English Association Jordan Welsh Christine Ferguson 🇵🇸 Jennifer Richards Robert Eaglestone How splendid - and with excellent advice for government: “The government should be encouraging students to find paths they enjoy, not restricting it.” Happy, fulfilled, talented and highly-skilled young people - what's not to like? Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) University English

“I think they can see the future better than we can … This generation of young people will be creating jobs you and I can’t imagine – and industry knows that as well.” Prof Claire Annesley, dean of arts, design and architecture at UNSW

News from Australia.
- Rising demand for arts degrees DESPITE discriminatory fee structures
- Humanities grad employment rates up from 81.7% in 2021 to 86.6% in 2022
- Median grad salaries at $66,700 (vs STEMM at $66,000 and business and management $65,000 theguardian.com/australia-news…