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13 hours ago, when I got on this plane, the fact that I’d downloaded Exploding Kittens to my phone seemed like the genius flight endurance plan I needed. Reader, it wasn’t.

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The cabin crew are having a good old gossip and a laugh, just behind me, and I’m well jel!

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The thing about this *particular* plane is that I’ve spent 4 hours working, watched a film (“Oblivion”. It’s aptly named). Played Exploding Kittens for about an hour, read some Haruki Murakami and we’ve still got 5 hours left!

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

On a plane. If I ever write an autobiography (I won’t), the section about my 50s will be 50% on a plane, about 15% doing exciting stuff in other places, and the rest is admin.

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I’m in the classiest little cocktail bar in Hanoi. There’s a drunk Aussie at the bar, boring. He leaned over to introduce himself to a single woman, also at the bar. The barman leaned over and said “you know that’s the second time you’ve introduced yourself to her, right?” I love that so much!

Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I’m travelling, in Japan, and have lost all track of UK time. But I think it’s about start time for the London marathon. So best of luck to all my running buddies! I hope you have an excellent run!

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This thread has made me properly chuckle, this morning. I will be re-writing our hiring policy to include liturgical assonance from now on! (Liturgical Assonance would be a GREAT name for a band, no??)

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 14/03/2025

"We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the appointment of Professor Edward Peck as the next Chair of the Office for Students, and we very much look forward to working together in supporting the quality and standards of our sector." - Vicki Stott FRSA (@vickistott.bsky.social), CEO, QAA

QAA graphic with text reading: QAA welcomes Professor Edward Peck as the next Chair of the Office for Students

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 08/03/2025

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I did not, for the first time in *mumble* years, do anything or write anything to mark International Women’s Day. I’d like to tell you that’s because I’m jet lagged, or I forgot, but that wouldn’t be true. Indeed, half a world away and six hours before IWD dawned in the UK,

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

As final stops for a holiday go, this isn’t *terrible*…

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

So much of the language around Trump is about power and specifically about making him look powerful. Journalists today writing that Zelenskyy 'bends' to Trump or 'kisses the ring'. You could equally say that he is successfully manipulating Trump.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Well, despite the rainforest being so rainy, we’ve had the most *fabulous* week in it. A real privilege to be so close to orangutans, proboscis monkeys and a plethora of other beasties. Slightly sad not to have seen a porcupine or a leopard, and even sadder to have experienced a fire ant’s bite!

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I often think a large benefit of travelling is escaping the British weather. With a week of hiking in the rain forest ahead of me, I’m not sure this is entirely the kind of escape I was hoping for…

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Slightly surreal to receive greetings from an old almost-neighbour, @johnslingermp.bsky.social, over lunch in Bandung, Indonesia! I’m sorry I missed your visit to DLI. It would’ve been great to catch up!

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A two day workshop on academic quality design, held at the fabulous new Lancaster Deakin campus in Bandung, Indonesia is making me reflect deeply on the importance of demonstrating quality in TNE and the difficulty of satisfying multiple stakeholders.

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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Faggots, gravy, peas and… chips or mash? We have a domestic north/south divide. Help us out?!

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Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Interested in working with us @instituteforgov.bsky.social? We've opened applications for our next comms intern - all the detail at the link below www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I’m not a podcaster, nor a natural broadcaster. And so interviewing perhaps the sector’s best-known podcaster as my first foray into the medium was… daunting. Luckily, @registrarism.bsky.social is also kind, wise and fun! So he turned a daunting experience into a fun one! I hope you enjoy it!

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 30/01/2025

Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I stayed in London last night, after a late meeting. This morning, I discovered that Angel tube doesn’t open till 7am (weird!). Stood at the roadside, waiting for a cab, a passing woman paused to check I was ok. A small act of kindness, in a bleak week. ❤️🙏🏻

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Access to HE is a truly transformational qualification, and a million students is HUGE. I’m so proud of this little team, and everyone they work with, for reaching this milestone.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I find myself knitting by the fire, while Cheltenham and Accrington Stanley figure out who is the worse team, on my TV. This is not at all how I imagined adulthood, when I was misspending my youth.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I’ve taken the plunge and ordered a walking treadmill that (should) fit under my desk. So if you’re the type of person I have online meetings with, I apologise now for causing you motion sickness.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I love getting emails from well being apps saying “Menopause: do you know its effects?” Yes, love. I’m 58. My brain is a wool-gathering fuzz bucket and my body’s disintegrating through lack of hormones, but I still recognise when I’m being patronised!

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 16/01/2025

On Wednesday, our Chief Executive @vickistott.bsky.social gave the keynote address at a symposium launching the British Council's new report on the sustainability of transnational education in Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Find out more about the event 👇 www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

So, that was it. My first BC event without @nishatriaz.bsky.social. It was, as ever a joy to learn from engaged and excellent people and yet… something was missing. (And I don’t have nearly as many photos as I normally would!)

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The advocacy of alumni in promoting the benefits of #TNE is so powerful! #BritishCouncil #MiddlesexUniversity

Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I’m at #Middlesex University in Dubai, helping the British Council launch its report on the sustainability of TNE in Egypt, Qatar and UAE. It’s such a delight to be at this wonderful campus I’ve heard so much about!

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

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There's more to freedom than 'ability to act like a pubescent boy w/o consequences' & more serious, profound unfreedoms in the world than 'cancellation' Tho some rich 'libertarians' are unserious, we shd still uphold the value of liberty for everyone, dismantling the real barriers that inhibit it

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

We arrived in Dubai at 2am (by the time we were checked into hotel etc). Sadly, the room is a city view, but I think you can just about make out the Burj from our balcony. I’ve a little bit of work today, but also going to promenade along the seafront, to walk off some jet lag.

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I’m leaving Facebook for this reason. So this account will be my only SM and I’ll walk the tightrope of personal content and professional engagement 😂

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Wow. His comms advisor really has their work cut out!

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.

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“Sometimes student organisations become notorious. But that’s just youthful exuberance” Mr Divine Eden Kwadzodeh argues against excluding students when their message is difficult to hear. I feel this is a message we could all hear #GGAfrica24 #GoingGlobalAfrica

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Divine Eden Kwadzodeh, from the All African Students Union advocating for the inclusion of students in every aspect of institutional governance and quality design - music to my ears! #GGAfrica24 #GoingGlobalAfrica

A fascinating panel of student strategic views about the development of partnerships that equip young people for change begins with setting out what ambitions for the continent. #GGAfrica24 #GoingGlobalAfrica

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This wonderful visualisation of evolution of higher education enhancement and transformation is applicable far beyond Africa. It captures beautifully the self-reflective, virtuous spiral of enhancement and the non-linear nature of transformative change in the system. #GGAfrica24 #GoingGlobalAfrica

An impressive panel discusses long term resilience, overcoming barriers and working in partnership in education across Africa. #GoingGlobalAfrica #GGAfrica2024

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In particular, the critical importance of addressing gender imbalance - “I went to school without shoes, but education was important to my father. And now I am the first woman Vice Chancellor”. Powerful. Moving. True. #GGAfrica2024 #GoingGlobalAfrica

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Vice Chancellor Professor Malata speaks passionately about the importance of increasing participation in compulsory education in Africa. The numbers speak for themselves. We cannot equip a population with higher skills if they don’t complete basic education. #GGAfrica2024 #GoingGlobalAfrica

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Temilade Salami talks about the flaws of pedagogical approaches equipping students w knowledge & skills they don’t need. Instead, she urges, work with students to create education focussed on skills acquisition and problem based learning. Truly a universal message. #GGAfrica2024 #GoingGlobalAfrica

Mr Omolayo Adekola opens the plenary by saying how much he enjoys listening to older people reflect on their education. Sharp realisation he means people like me! He pleads “don’t tell young people what to think. Teach us *how* to think” - a message we need to hear! #GGAfrica2024 #GoingGlobalAfrica

Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Taking part in a conference panel wouldn’t have been an activity I’ve ever done on holiday before… but this was fun! I may do it again! www.linkedin.com/school/uniof...

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