Howlin' Wilf on Nostr: Oh well, I was brought up on Northfields Council Estate in Leicester. My dad, after ...

Oh well, I was brought up on Northfields Council Estate in Leicester. My dad, after WWII, first worked down Snibston Pit (commuting by bus from Leicester), then as a brickie's labourer, then as a warehouseman (he died aged 70). I actually gained a place at Oxford (SEH) as an Open Exhibitioner. I have received no advantages from that education. I worked in local government but aged 40 managed to obtain a lowly role in HE. I too am now retired. It's not which HE institution; it's your networks before and after, IMHO.