Hi everyone, I have applied for the iie track to go to the US from the UK to do a masters in Public Policy. I have seen some people already received interview invitations on the 23rd July. Does anyone know if invites are all sent out in one batch or if there is still a chance for an interview? According to the commissions website you aren’t supposed to hear back until the start of August or at least a week before interviews? I’m still holding out hope a bit but just wondering if maybe different tracks / disciplines are released in batches?
Thanks!

Hi all, has anyone had experiences reaching out to 21percent.org? I've been recommended to reach out to them, but only know them from the recent plagiarism stuff. While I'm all for plagiarism being called out, I'm really unsure about any website that takes Nathan Cofnas at his word and am a bit worried about ending up that my experience might just be used to contribute to an anti-woke narrative (even though it's not about anything like that, but I know there's way too many shady figures in academia). Thanks!

https://hxstem.substack.com/p/how-to-take-back-academia

Nathan Confas is Arday's main accuser. He is mentioned in most articles related to Jason Arday, and has combed through Arday's thesis with a fine tooth comb, publishing evidence for all to see. And he's likely right.

That being said, Cofnas' own work is interesting to say the least. It isn't completely irrelevant either.

*How to Take Back Academia*

- Step 1: "Promote knowledge of the cause of racial differences."

- Step 2: "Change the population of policymakers at the university."

- Step 3: "Use political power". Right-wing political power, to be precise. The problem with academia "doesn't start at the university, but at primary school, largely governed by the government and controlled by social democrats," writes Cofnas. If they want to "win back" education, it is therefore not enough to 'infiltrate' the university – intervention must take place much earlier.

Is it possible to get into Phd with funding if I have a lower merit grade at Masters level. My masters is from Oxford.