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PhD, FRAS, FHEA, Reader/Professor 교수, Routledge Research on Korea series co-editor, Asia Pacific Viewpoint Journal Editor-in-Chief, World Scientific Asia Pacific in Global Development series editor http://linkedin.com/in/sojin-lim-56385117

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 23

Preston Sejong Institute is recruiting an administrator (part time, fixed term).

Deadline: 1 October 2025, 11.59 PM

Apply via: www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/preston...

Any inquiries, email to: [email protected]

#Sejong #Preston #UniLancashire #Recruitment #Job #Korea

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Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Preston Sejong Institute Administrator based at our Preston Campus. Find out mo…

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 28d

AKS Lab YR 1 workshop at Lancaster canal 😅

Thanks to everyone who participated!

@nikialsford.bsky.social, @hannes-mosler.bsky.social

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 26

Giving keynote lectures, with my colleague Niki @nikialsford.bsky.social at the Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia, as a part of Korea Foundation workshop on Korean Studies.

Thanks for the invitation to such a lovely place, with wonderful students. 😇

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 23

Preston Sejong Institute Administrator - 1111-25

Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Preston Sejong Institute Administrator based at our Preston Campus. Find out mo…

www.lancashire.ac.uk

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 22

2025 Korea Day at the University of Lancashire

8 October 2025 (Wed)

12 PM - 3 PM: Korea Day activities (find details below 👇)

2.30 PM - 4.30 PM: Documentary Screening about North Korean defector's memoir

Open to all!

#Korea #KoreaDay #IKSU #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #Sejong #UniLancashire

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CNN @cnn.com · Sep 21

President Donald Trump’s latest effort to overhaul America’s legal immigration system — raising the annual fee on H-1B visa applicants from $215 to $100,000 — could deal a major blow to some US industries that rely on skilled foreign workers.

American labor has a new challenge: Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas | CNN Business

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, could cause more harm than good for American-based companies and the US workforce.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 21

Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state on.ft.com/4ngcj9X

Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state

Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 18

British Academy funded workshop Democracy, part II, at University of Lancashire.

Part I was done at University of Bologna with core team, and part II has just completed with bigger super team.

Happy to meet new colleagues and truly excited with new knowledge and what we will work on together. 😇

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 16

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds

GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Unlike his sister, Kim Yo-jong, who was once considered a potential successor but was not allowed to achieve the so-called "trinity power" (also see: theconversation.com/north-korea-...), Kim Ju-ae is now being smoothly positioned to take control of the military, the party, and the people.

theconversation.com

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 3

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This move mirrors the actions of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, who took his son, Kim Jong-il, on a similar trip to China to solidify his succession. By bringing his daughter to China, Kim Jong-un reinforces his image as an heir to his grandfather's legacy.

Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Adding to my previous The Conversation piece (theconversation.com/north-korea-...), Kim Jong-un's recent visit with his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, appears to signal that she will succeed him.

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Sep 3

Since Kim Jong-un's trip to China with his daughter, I have received the same question from several media outlets: Why did he take his daughter to China?
My simple answer can be found within the following threads.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 21

A new taxonomy provides a clear framework for declaring AI’s role in research: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-u... #AI #Research #AIEthics

Why universities must lead on honest AI disclosure and how a new tool can help

Universities must bridge the gap between calls for GenAI transparency and workable standards. A new taxonomy offers a practical system to declare AI’s role in research openly and responsibly

www.timeshighereducation.com

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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 21

US universities face growing threats to academic freedom – both at home and abroad. Here’s how leaders and academics can guard against #authoritarianism: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p... #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #HigherEd ‪@jhu.edu‬ @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social

How to protect your university against authoritarianism

US institutions are facing threats to academic freedom from the Trump administration, yet they must also stay vigilant to authoritarianism from abroad. Here is what university leaders and academics ca...

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Jul 29

Another book on North Korea (this time, in Korean), co-written, is published.
Ebook will also be available soon. 😄

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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · Jul 22

Number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, say @beccaeharrison.bsky.social @davidharvie.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’

Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · Jun 19

It is now officially signed!

For next three years, I will work with my fabulous colleagues, Kevin Gray at the University of Sussex, Hannes Mosler at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Marco Milani at the University of Bologna, and my past PhD supervisee, Dr Queralt Boadella Prunell.

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CNN @cnn.com · Jun 15

In pictures: The nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests cnn.it/3HEZ2HW

Protesters in downtown Los Angeles carry a banner representing the Preamble to the US Constitution | Mario Tama/Getty Images

Demonstrators, many carrying signs, march down a street in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/Associated Press

A demonstrator wearing indigenous attire with a sign reading "I.C.E. OUT OF LA" takes part in the "No Kings" protest in Los Angeles. | Daniel Cole/Reuters

People convene for the start of a demonstration in downtown Chicago, with one holding a sign that reads 'We are the voice of the undocumented.' | Octavio Jones/Reuters

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Elissa Quist @liserpiecerpie.bsky.social · Jun 14

Westminster Colorado 💙

#nokings #fdt

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Leo Winkelmann @leoweo.bsky.social · Jun 15

Spokane, WA continues to mobilize in the streets for the No Kings

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Mark C. Amos @amos-family.com · Jun 14

No Kings demonstration in downtown Toledo OH. Early shot before everybody got there.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 15

MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful

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Firehawk @firehawkjw.bsky.social · Jun 14

#Nokings
San Diego

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Margaret F. @mfoley.bsky.social · Jun 14

Some ducks have joined one of the #NoKings rallies in Portland, OR!

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