MP (@P14Murray) / X

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@P14Murray

prof, pro vp, U. Glasgow. @RoyalSocEd @acad_euro. Personal views only. co-Chair @SAHA_voice; Trustee @N_T_S; board eassh.eu; board scga.scot

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Joined July 2014

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@P14Murray
Mar 28
Just in print-available in the shops soon for £14.99, launch events in Edinburgh and Glasgow to come, first podcast recording with Jackie Bird for @N_T_S on 7 April @WhiteHouseHstry @EmpirePodUK @HistoryHit @BBCInOurTime @ScotGovInter @SAHA_voice @ScottishSfu @IASSL_ScotLit
MP
@P14Murray
Aug 9
Encountering the first reprinting of The Shortest History of Scotland at @ToppingsEdin @oldstpublishing @GerardCarruthe2 @StephenGethins @ScotHistNetwork
MP
@P14Murray
Aug 8
This is fair from @LocasaleLab. Metrics are an indicator, not a guarantee. But ignoring them is to exalt narrative at the expense of data.
Jason Locasale
@LocasaleLab
Aug 8
Academic metrics have limitations. Publications and citations are easy to game, and I say that as one of the most highly cited scholars in the world, with close to 50,000 citations, which is unusually high for someone in their forties. But imperfect measurements are not the same
MP
@P14Murray
Aug 7
Because they don’t. Find out how the system works. You could for example ask Gemini…
Michael Blackley
@Mike_Blackley
Aug 7
Struggling to get my head around the number of people with saltires in their profile who think it’s anti-Scottish to write a story raising concerns about Scottish pupils missing out on university Clearing courses to people from the rest of the UK and abroad.
MP
@P14Murray
Aug 7
@ScottishField this month- putting the achievements of Adam Smith in Wealth of Nations @UofGlasgow in front of a wider audience.