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Professor Tanya Byron is the new Chancellor of my University :-D

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schneebly · 12/12/2008 11:57

Pretty cool eh? Appartenly she wants to set up a website where all students can talk to her and ask questions etc. I think she is a fab choice.

shame they made her wera the stupid hat though

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stillenacht · 12/12/2008 12:05

Urgh! Really?

schneebly · 12/12/2008 12:08

not a fan?

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Kathyis6incheshigh · 12/12/2008 12:10

I think that's rather good actually. Sends out all the right messages about education for women with kids. Plus chancellors don't actually do very much but in certain extreme circs students may need to appeal to her - good to have someone you can actually imagine feeling able to talk to, rather than, say, the Duke of Edinburgh.

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schneebly · 12/12/2008 12:12

That's exactly what I thought Kathy The University is predominantly Education/Health subject based so I thought she was a relevant choice too.

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stillenacht · 12/12/2008 12:14

Nah not really - too media savvy for me

schneebly · 12/12/2008 12:17

Yes she is but that should make good publicity for the university so a wise choice for them I think.

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stillenacht · 12/12/2008 12:18

yeah prob i just hate the way the media is becoming such a dominant force and at the elite levels of learning now too...I appreciate she is highly qualified herself but it just sits a little uneasy with me

schneebly · 12/12/2008 12:24

yes it is a fair point but as you said she is highly qualified herself and it is a reflection on modern society and the worship of 'celebs'. I will be very worried when 'savvy businesswoman' Katie Price is sworn in as Chancellor somewhere.

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stillenacht · 12/12/2008 12:25

bloody hell yes i guess it will happen one day...eeeek

schneebly · 12/12/2008 12:26
Grin
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santaslittlehelsy · 12/12/2008 12:26

Ooh, I was very naughty at Edge Hill a long long time ago totally irrelevant, I know, just brought back memories!

Kathyis6incheshigh · 12/12/2008 12:30

Yes I know what you mean about the media/celeb worship thing.
However.... traditionally unis seem to have members of the royal family or superannuated politicans as chancellor, so I'm not sure having slebs is much worse, as long as they are intelligent slebs.
Though no doubt one day Jade Goody will be chancellor of a university .

schneebly · 12/12/2008 14:43

Ooh helsy - tell me more!

My university experience has been a bit on the sedate side being a married mother of two and all!

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XmasLollipopViolet · 12/12/2008 20:27

One of our honourary somethingorothers is Eamon Holmes! And Nick Hancock!

Nemostwonderfultimeoftheyear · 12/12/2008 20:28

ohh i did a MScat edgehill..lol

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