Andrew Fisher
@dexterclaw.bsky.social
Interested in higher education data and student services, as well as a few other things. Mostly here to lurk.
If it's a big enough sample then that may be the closest you can get to your answer.
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If it's a big enough sample then that may be the closest you can get to your answer.
There's some line at which the sources no longer support prosopography - the assumptions you have to use to link the records count for more than the records themselves. I wasn't comfortable that I crossed that line. The later sources are so much better.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There's some line at which the sources no longer support prosopography - the assumptions you have to use to link the records count for more than the records themselves. I wasn't comfortable that I crossed that line. The later sources are so much better.
You can't escape Excel!
I exchanged a few emails with Stephen back in the day so he may have been aware of my work, but it was never published because I didn't stay in an academic role.
I exchanged a few emails with Stephen back in the day so he may have been aware of my work, but it was never published because I didn't stay in an academic role.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
You can't escape Excel!
I exchanged a few emails with Stephen back in the day so he may have been aware of my work, but it was never published because I didn't stay in an academic role.
I exchanged a few emails with Stephen back in the day so he may have been aware of my work, but it was never published because I didn't stay in an academic role.
Is there a data system that tracks NEETs? The HESA data are routinely linked to the National Pupil Database, but that's only one of your Es. LEO tracks students before graduation, so presumably could run the other way but I've never seen it done. No idea about the T.
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Is there a data system that tracks NEETs? The HESA data are routinely linked to the National Pupil Database, but that's only one of your Es. LEO tracks students before graduation, so presumably could run the other way but I've never seen it done. No idea about the T.
Couldn't possibly disagree more. The state of the British press today is a symptom of its utter powerlessness to command attention (and therefore revenue); so it can't be a significant barrier to change.
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Couldn't possibly disagree more. The state of the British press today is a symptom of its utter powerlessness to command attention (and therefore revenue); so it can't be a significant barrier to change.
I think that specific claim's still right, but your list needs a little update now - no more providers named after Grosseteste, Spurgeon, and didn't Pope Paul VI demote St George from 'person' to 'myth'?
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I think that specific claim's still right, but your list needs a little update now - no more providers named after Grosseteste, Spurgeon, and didn't Pope Paul VI demote St George from 'person' to 'myth'?
Stupid is a thing that people do, not a thing that people are.
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Stupid is a thing that people do, not a thing that people are.
It wouldn't be the first time that the English were clueless about how things work in Wales...
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It wouldn't be the first time that the English were clueless about how things work in Wales...
There's a rule that no native English speaker knows when to use 'will' and 'shall', so maybe this is the same? The rules are too deep in our subconscious minds for us to understand them.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There's a rule that no native English speaker knows when to use 'will' and 'shall', so maybe this is the same? The rules are too deep in our subconscious minds for us to understand them.
How about University of Northumbria at Newcastle trading as Northumbria University but also with Newcastle appearing in the logo? There's also a whole other piece about the 'The'.
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
How about University of Northumbria at Newcastle trading as Northumbria University but also with Newcastle appearing in the logo? There's also a whole other piece about the 'The'.
The last thing Starmer wants is for Nigel Farage to disappear surely? Negative polarisation against Farage is his only real hope of winning the next GE.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The last thing Starmer wants is for Nigel Farage to disappear surely? Negative polarisation against Farage is his only real hope of winning the next GE.
Also a bit of an issue if you happen to run a 54-week Masters
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Also a bit of an issue if you happen to run a 54-week Masters
Your screengrab says they will be charged based on the start date of the course, so that would seem to suggest that the charge won't be pro-rated between years if they span.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Your screengrab says they will be charged based on the start date of the course, so that would seem to suggest that the charge won't be pro-rated between years if they span.
Agree completely
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Agree completely
The English HE sector has around £45 billion revenue. The proposed tax is £600 million. You could as well make a 'wasteland' out of Yorkshire with a dining fork.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The English HE sector has around £45 billion revenue. The proposed tax is £600 million. You could as well make a 'wasteland' out of Yorkshire with a dining fork.
IIRC talking to girls was regarded as gay on the playgrounds of British schools in the 80s too.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
IIRC talking to girls was regarded as gay on the playgrounds of British schools in the 80s too.
The number of people killed in training and ferrying flights just astounds me. I can't really get my head around how it was acceptable even at the time.
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The number of people killed in training and ferrying flights just astounds me. I can't really get my head around how it was acceptable even at the time.
Worth remembering that the income of English universities is around £45 billion, so this £600 million tax is a very small tax indeed.
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Worth remembering that the income of English universities is around £45 billion, so this £600 million tax is a very small tax indeed.
Another way of reading this is that the Times and Telegraph are concerned that Labour propaganda may have an effect, so they are programming some counter-propaganda.
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Another way of reading this is that the Times and Telegraph are concerned that Labour propaganda may have an effect, so they are programming some counter-propaganda.
The way to a better place is just to keep plodding forward. You will pass through it.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The way to a better place is just to keep plodding forward. You will pass through it.
The 'middle class' is the class of people in the middle. They sit between the owners and the workers. It isn't any more complex than that really.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The 'middle class' is the class of people in the middle. They sit between the owners and the workers. It isn't any more complex than that really.
You could also use colour-coding for different regiments or what have you. Helps to keep the toys tidy.
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
You could also use colour-coding for different regiments or what have you. Helps to keep the toys tidy.
Definitely not the green
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Definitely not the green