Alison Milner
@alisonmilner.bsky.social
Researcher of teachers’ work and professionalism. Working in Denmark.
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Greenland, tariffs, and a presidency that never stops delivering plot twists.
Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social in Davos as they explore what Trump is really aiming for... and why Europe may soon be forced to take a stand.
Link in the replies 👇
Greenland, tariffs, and a presidency that never stops delivering plot twists.
Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social in Davos as they explore what Trump is really aiming for... and why Europe may soon be forced to take a stand.
Link in the replies 👇
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Greenland, tariffs, and a presidency that never stops delivering plot twists.
Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social in Davos as they explore what Trump is really aiming for... and why Europe may soon be forced to take a stand.
Link in the replies 👇
Greenland, tariffs, and a presidency that never stops delivering plot twists.
Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social in Davos as they explore what Trump is really aiming for... and why Europe may soon be forced to take a stand.
Link in the replies 👇
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“The humanities simply don’t fit a corporate model because they are just not monetizable in the same way the sciences or even the social sciences are. And the deeper reason they’re coming under attack is that free thought and rigorous, free inquiry is dangerous to executive power.”
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“The humanities simply don’t fit a corporate model because they are just not monetizable in the same way the sciences or even the social sciences are. And the deeper reason they’re coming under attack is that free thought and rigorous, free inquiry is dangerous to executive power.”
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*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
Fællessang for Grønland 🇬🇱 #HandsOffGreenland
January 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Fællessang for Grønland 🇬🇱 #HandsOffGreenland
Demonstrations of solidarity and support for Greenland are taking place across Denmark today. This is the one in Aalborg. #HandsOffGreenland
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Demonstrations of solidarity and support for Greenland are taking place across Denmark today. This is the one in Aalborg. #HandsOffGreenland
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Danish newspaper @politiken.dk opens ENGLISH LANGUAGE section of its coverage of Greenland. Resource to understand local coverage, analysis, politics, and public opinion ⬇️
politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...
politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...
Greenland
Get the latest news about the tensions between United States, Denmark and Greenland from Politiken Edition.
US President Donald Trump is causing tremors with his statements about Greenland.
He calls...
politiken.dk
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Danish newspaper @politiken.dk opens ENGLISH LANGUAGE section of its coverage of Greenland. Resource to understand local coverage, analysis, politics, and public opinion ⬇️
politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...
politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...
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Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by @patrickjack.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...
Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by @patrickjack.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...
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BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
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'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
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💥New: UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point
✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social
#X #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicSky
✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social
#X #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicSky
UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point - Impact of Social Sciences
Data collected on UK universities’ use of social media shows academic engagement with X is at a tipping point with more institutions off the platform than on.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
💥New: UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point
✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social
#X #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicSky
✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social
#X #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicSky
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New data shows the likelihood of young people experiencing a mental health problem has risen by 50% in just three years. This is a call to action. Pastoral care in education is vital to support, listen and help young people thrive.
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #MentalHealth
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #MentalHealth
January 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
New data shows the likelihood of young people experiencing a mental health problem has risen by 50% in just three years. This is a call to action. Pastoral care in education is vital to support, listen and help young people thrive.
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #MentalHealth
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #MentalHealth
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FULL solidarity with @sheffielducu.bsky.social in their fight against these horrible tactics.
Ways of supporting their efforts in the thread below. They are also holding an online solidarity event on 12/1 at 3:30. Attend if you can! ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Ways of supporting their efforts in the thread below. They are also holding an online solidarity event on 12/1 at 3:30. Attend if you can! ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
FULL solidarity with @sheffielducu.bsky.social in their fight against these horrible tactics.
Ways of supporting their efforts in the thread below. They are also holding an online solidarity event on 12/1 at 3:30. Attend if you can! ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Ways of supporting their efforts in the thread below. They are also holding an online solidarity event on 12/1 at 3:30. Attend if you can! ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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There were 29,300 student visa applications last month, 17 per cent less than in December 2024
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There were 29,300 student visa applications last month, 17 per cent less than in December 2024
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
We should never have left. So good that young people in the UK will have these opportunities again 😅👏
An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels👏
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We should never have left. So good that young people in the UK will have these opportunities again 😅👏
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Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
A single person claims to have authored 113 academic papers on artificial intelligence this year, 89 of which will be presented this week at one of the world’s leading conference on AI and machine learning, which has raised questions among computer scientists about the state of AI research.
The author, Kevin Zhu, recently finished a bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and now runs Algoverse, an AI research and mentoring company for high schoolers – many of whom are his co-authors on the papers. Zhu himself graduated from high school in 2018. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
When did employers' HR recruitment processes get so bad? When did we lose the 'human' in HR? My colleague just found out he didn't get a job - not from the university but via a LinkedIn post from the candidate who did get the job. Wasn't a standard email rejection possible? Maybe I expect too much.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When did employers' HR recruitment processes get so bad? When did we lose the 'human' in HR? My colleague just found out he didn't get a job - not from the university but via a LinkedIn post from the candidate who did get the job. Wasn't a standard email rejection possible? Maybe I expect too much.
If you don’t know how to write using inclusive, non-marginalising and non-stigmatising language to advocate for the participation of persons with disabilities on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, please don’t write anything at all.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you don’t know how to write using inclusive, non-marginalising and non-stigmatising language to advocate for the participation of persons with disabilities on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, please don’t write anything at all.
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As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, the humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultivate critical skills, resilience and, yes, viable career paths: https://ow.ly/2sER50XAzQx #HigherEd
The case for degrees that teach us how to think
As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, the humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultivate critical skills, resilience and, yes, viable career paths
ow.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, the humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultivate critical skills, resilience and, yes, viable career paths: https://ow.ly/2sER50XAzQx #HigherEd
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New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
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Half of the University of Manchester’s students will be studying online in the next 10 years as the institution pivots to more flexible learning, according to its latest strategy. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Half of the University of Manchester’s students will be studying online in the next 10 years as the institution pivots to more flexible learning, according to its latest strategy. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
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Opinion: “Graduates who learn to treat dissent as socially risky rather than intellectually necessary will carry those reflexes into newsrooms, policy units and professional institutions.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Opinion: “Graduates who learn to treat dissent as socially risky rather than intellectually necessary will carry those reflexes into newsrooms, policy units and professional institutions.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
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"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
Where did it all go so wrong for unpaid carers in Cymru?
More than 52% of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating - Rob Simkins of Carers Wales asks how we've ended up here.
bylines.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."