Claire L Jones
@claireljones.bsky.social
Medical historian of modern Britain/curator (thinks/writes about: condoms, toothbrushes & lately, urine; secretary of Society for the Social History of Medicine @sshmedicine.bsky.social); music & horror film fan; singer; runner; mum; find me at the beach ⛱
And still nobody cares
Chief exec of OfS 'said the OfS believes there are 24 institutions at risk of exiting the market in the next 12 months, seven of which are large providers with more than 3,000 students. There are another 25 or so institutions of various sizes at risk over a two- to three-year period, she added.'
Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
And still nobody cares
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'The committee had heard about one institution that had been approached by another regarding a potential merger. The institution approached had been “doing their due diligence” by gathering information, but after examining the financial situation concluded that the other provider “can’t go on”.' 2/3
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I stopped here, I can't face listening to much more of this, it's morally, strategically, and just politically appalling how little care, thought, and effort has gone into higher education. They thoroughly do not care.
Asked about funding balance, Smith demonstrates how irrevocably we all live in George Osborne's world.
She just says its not their problem. "We might take a view."
I'm stopping now, this is simply the British state shrugging its shoulders about a profound aspect of our society. That's all it is.
She just says its not their problem. "We might take a view."
I'm stopping now, this is simply the British state shrugging its shoulders about a profound aspect of our society. That's all it is.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I stopped here, I can't face listening to much more of this, it's morally, strategically, and just politically appalling how little care, thought, and effort has gone into higher education. They thoroughly do not care.
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Finally, the recording has landed! If you missed @jontopham.bsky.social's inaugural lecture on "Science and religion from the ground up" back in April, you can now catch up online at mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Pl.... @bshsnews.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
Topham Inaugural_4/25/2025
mymedia.leeds.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Finally, the recording has landed! If you missed @jontopham.bsky.social's inaugural lecture on "Science and religion from the ground up" back in April, you can now catch up online at mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Pl.... @bshsnews.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
Yes, this. In this kind of environment, it doesn't seem to matter that there's no longer a universities minister
What’s so infuriating is that everything they do is completely random and often contradicts other things they are doing, or policy objectives they claim to want. There is no strategy, coherence or even entry level competence.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Yes, this. In this kind of environment, it doesn't seem to matter that there's no longer a universities minister
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Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026!
Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) &
Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick)
For more details 👇
Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) &
Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick)
For more details 👇
History of Medicine CFPs
If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick [email protected] Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Location:…
sshm.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026!
Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) &
Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick)
For more details 👇
Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) &
Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick)
For more details 👇
But where else to go for the rest of us? Everybody I speak to from every sort of industry says their sector is in complete meltdown
I’m 60, and a professor. HE will probably survive just about long enough to take me to retirement, but not much longer. A kind of ‘merrie old England’ version of Oxbridge will survive, but the rest will be unrecognisable in a decade or so.
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
But where else to go for the rest of us? Everybody I speak to from every sort of industry says their sector is in complete meltdown
Visually, the best venue for a night of punk rock (although acoustics not great)
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Visually, the best venue for a night of punk rock (although acoustics not great)
Writing update: I have some words but they not necessarily any good or in the right order
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Writing update: I have some words but they not necessarily any good or in the right order
Lambrini Girls tonight. Hell yes!
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Lambrini Girls tonight. Hell yes!
Evergreen!
I mean, why do people continue to believe those who have a track record of being completely wrong about pretty much everything?
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Evergreen!
Tomorrow is the day. At last, I can give back to the school the crumbling bottle of 20 year old fizz that I won at last year's Christmas fair tombola
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Tomorrow is the day. At last, I can give back to the school the crumbling bottle of 20 year old fizz that I won at last year's Christmas fair tombola
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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It really is disgusting. Tice is an expert in neurodiversity now is he?
I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It really is disgusting. Tice is an expert in neurodiversity now is he?
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Sharing my recent article from the Journal of the History of Sexuality, "The Politics of Penetration: Sexual Self-Fulfillment and the G-Spot in 1980s America." It is the first piece I have published from my new project, and it is great to have it out in the world (such as the world is).
Project MUSE - The Politics of Penetration: Sexual Self-Fulfillment and the G-Spot in 1980s America
muse.jhu.edu
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sharing my recent article from the Journal of the History of Sexuality, "The Politics of Penetration: Sexual Self-Fulfillment and the G-Spot in 1980s America." It is the first piece I have published from my new project, and it is great to have it out in the world (such as the world is).
I literally cannot read one book at a time when researching, I just endless follow up footnotes until I have 50 books open at once.....
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I literally cannot read one book at a time when researching, I just endless follow up footnotes until I have 50 books open at once.....
Watched The Big Short again last night. Such a good film. But it still blows my mind that the world basically relies on large scale gambling
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Watched The Big Short again last night. Such a good film. But it still blows my mind that the world basically relies on large scale gambling
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heads up #histSTM people - nominations are open for the @bshsnews.bsky.social Pickstone Prize - best scholarly book (in English) published in the last 2 years. Don't assume your publisher will nominate you, be proactive about your book or books you love!
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The BSHS Pickstone Prize
The BSHS Pickstone Prize is awarded every two years to the best scholarly book in the history of science (broadly construed) in English. The Prize aims to recognize pioneering works that advance the s...
www.bshs.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
heads up #histSTM people - nominations are open for the @bshsnews.bsky.social Pickstone Prize - best scholarly book (in English) published in the last 2 years. Don't assume your publisher will nominate you, be proactive about your book or books you love!
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I had a dream that a salsa orchestra had set up outside my house and was playing extremely loud tunes at 5.30am. I went out to complain and they said I should speak to Chris Rea. Why?!
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I had a dream that a salsa orchestra had set up outside my house and was playing extremely loud tunes at 5.30am. I went out to complain and they said I should speak to Chris Rea. Why?!
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Check out new new #histmed CFPs added to our page:
'Life Histories in Mind: Mental ILL Health and Learning Disability in Context'
Manchester Metropolitan University, 21 July 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026
Organised by Rob Ellis and Rebecca Ball
@re-histories.bsky.social
#DisHist
'Life Histories in Mind: Mental ILL Health and Learning Disability in Context'
Manchester Metropolitan University, 21 July 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026
Organised by Rob Ellis and Rebecca Ball
@re-histories.bsky.social
#DisHist
History of Medicine CFPs
If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick [email protected] Intimate States: New Histories of Medicine, Welfare, and Care under Socialism Location…
sshm.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Starting to look like Trump might be a bit of wrong un. Time will tell.
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Starting to look like Trump might be a bit of wrong un. Time will tell.
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me, sending this video the morning after having drank eighteen pints and been thrown out of the pub for shitting myself, to the groupchat of surly, silent male friends I message listlessly everyday about football transfers: me last night 😜
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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So do people submit their book proposals to multiple presses at a time? I didn't think that was good etiquette but tbh I have no idea.....
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So do people submit their book proposals to multiple presses at a time? I didn't think that was good etiquette but tbh I have no idea.....
T. Twistington Higgins. New favourite doctor's name just dropped
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
T. Twistington Higgins. New favourite doctor's name just dropped
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📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected]
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected]
More info coming soon!
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected]
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected]
More info coming soon!