Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 31/08/2026It’s strange how successive governments have been obsessed with the UK being a world leader at everything we do, except higher education, which they’d prefer we be merely mediocre at. 59514
Emil Archambault @emilarchambault.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I think they see value in the big ones - Oxbridge, some of the ULs (not all) - they just don’t understand why you have to have a whole ecosystem around it. Why bother funding hundreds of decent universities when you really only need 5 top ones? 150
Emil Archambault @emilarchambault.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In their mind, you need an Oxford to develop the Astrazeneca vaccine when the Nation™️ needs it. In their mind, whether Oxford can do that is wholly unrelated to the existence of other teaching and research institutions. So why not be world-leading on the cheap? 150
