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He couldn't read or write until he was 18 but he's now a professor at Cambridge. Jason Arday explains how rugby player Jonny Wilkinson inspired him to get a PhD. Listen to the full interview with James O'Brien ⬇️

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Mathieu Castano🇫🇮 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇫🇷🇬🇧3 years ago

@mrjamesob @JonnyWilkinson One of the most impressive person I’ve ever meet, just phenomenal role model. I worked on a black history series for the OU, he was one of the guest speakers, incredibly interesting and brilliant.

Chris Shepherd CEng MIET3 years ago

@mrjamesob @JonnyWilkinson

Lord Hampshire3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Jason Arday, you are an inspiration. Congratulations and well done.

J Bee 🐝 🔥🖐🔥🌍 🕊3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Quelle surprise! Blackface Baddiel’s buddy O’Brien, once accused those concerned about findings of the #FordeReport of sniffing their own farts - now denies knowledge of its finding of a #HierachyOfRacism in Starmer’s Labour and sees no way back into the party for Diane Abbott 😒

Jim Hornchurch3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Good old James O’Brien.

Philippa Shallcrass 🌹💙💙🌻💙💛🕊3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob What an inspiration ✨

Patrick Ward3 years ago

@mrjamesob @JonnyWilkinson Remarkable. Now that is an achievement.

Plum #FBPE 🇺🇦💙🇺🇦3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Wow! Now I need to work out to send this to my daughter who has just sent me her personal statement for her PCGE application to read 🤔

Triumphant Diversity3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Fantastic

Dr. Disenchanted, PhFD3 years ago

@JonnyWilkinson @mrjamesob Let's also talk about all those unemployed PhDs

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