Come and work with us in beautiful Fife! Associate Lecturer in Spanish Studies (Education Focused) - AOAC1549XX at @StAModLangs University of St Andrews jobs.ac.uk/job/DTP051/ass…
Nicki Hitchcott
@RwandanSOChange
Tweets about #Rwanda and other stories by Prof Nicki Hitchcott, Head of School @StAModLangs @univofstandrews Email: n.hitchcott@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Pleased to see our article on Perusi Kagaju in the latest print issue of @EALCS_Journal @auukarekezi @mcinally_d @StAModLangs
Alice U. U. Karekezi, Nicki Hitchcott & John McInally's utilisation of narrative biography & oral testimony of the genocide in Rwanda to show the colonial representation of black motherhood as, among other things, threatening and disposableView quoted post on X
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The closure of this objectively brilliant department raises many questions indeed
Nottingham was 6th for modern languages in the 2021 REF and is the only university in East Midlands providing language courses. The closure of an objectively brilliant department by a Russell Group university raises questions about the 2015 decision to uncap student numbers and leave UK HE provision entirely to market forces timeshighereducation.com/news/nottingha…View quoted post on X
What about staff?
The UK government must urgently come up with a clear plan for what would happen to students who are left stranded by university closures, according to the Conservatives’ shadow education minister #higheredView quoted post on X
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The worst news for my brilliant former colleagues
The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students #highered #jobcutsView quoted post on X
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