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I teach and research education at Leeds Trinity University. I'm a PGR student at Leeds University too.
MeI'm an academic educationalist. I used to teach history in secondary schools in Reading, England. Now I help to train teachers at Leeds Trinity University. My research interests focus on teacher's curricular autonomy and theorising. I'm a PGR at Leeds Uni

Two iconic buildings in #Leeds mentioned here!

‘Demand interestingness’: Thomas Heatherwick rails against boring buildings

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/19/demand-interestingness-thomas-heatherwick-rails-against-boring-buildings

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‘Demand interestingness’: Thomas Heatherwick rails against boring buildings

Designer says soulless structures make people stressed and lonely as he launches book and campaign

The Guardian

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Georgia Indictment Lessons From the South’s History of Democratic Decay
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/opinion/trump-indictment-georgia-history.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

A really fascinating essay which draws some interesting parallels.

Opinion | With the Latest Trump Indictment, Mind These Lessons From the South

This is the striking historical backdrop for Fani Willis’s indictment of Donald Trump.

The New York Times
My first pass on Avebury Stone Circle. In my view a more impressive monument than #Stonehenge. An artist friend thought the fleeting clouds contrasted with the permanence of the stones. I’ll take that! #Lino #Linocut #Prehistory #Prehistoric #Neolithic #Henge #Monolith #Wiltshire #Shadow #Stone
Whisper it - I'm doing a part time PhD whilst working and... I'm really enjoying it at the moment!