Dan Elphick
@danelphick.bsky.social
Music Lecturer at RHUL, working on music history and analysis, and Slavic studies. Also a runner and TU organiser (@rhucu.bsky.social). Listen to Shostakovich. I wrote a book on Weinberg: https://tinyurl.com/5xs2h82h
https://danielelphick.co.uk
https://danielelphick.co.uk
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The simplest definition of "enshittification" is this:
Google has made it ridiculously difficult to google things and get a genuinely useful result.
Google has made it ridiculously difficult to google things and get a genuinely useful result.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The simplest definition of "enshittification" is this:
Google has made it ridiculously difficult to google things and get a genuinely useful result.
Google has made it ridiculously difficult to google things and get a genuinely useful result.
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RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
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Two newly discovered Bach keyboard works are premiering in 1 hour
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two newly discovered Bach keyboard works are premiering in 1 hour
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There is no viable path toward financial stability for anything in AI. It’s all gonna collapse and our economy is going to tank as a result of so many institutions carelessly hedging their bets on it.
Some great charts on #AI from the Wall Street Journal. t.ly/xvvbw "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue"
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There is no viable path toward financial stability for anything in AI. It’s all gonna collapse and our economy is going to tank as a result of so many institutions carelessly hedging their bets on it.
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Prof. Katherine Butler Schofield awarded the AMS Otto Kindledey Award
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/13/prof-katherine-butler-schofield-awarded-the-ams-otto-kindledey-award/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/13/prof-katherine-butler-schofield-awarded-the-ams-otto-kindledey-award/
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Prof. Katherine Butler Schofield awarded the AMS Otto Kindledey Award
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/13/prof-katherine-butler-schofield-awarded-the-ams-otto-kindledey-award/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/13/prof-katherine-butler-schofield-awarded-the-ams-otto-kindledey-award/
‘BBC apologise to Trump: “We asked Panorama to edit one of your speeches to make it make sense, but they couldn’t”’
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
‘BBC apologise to Trump: “We asked Panorama to edit one of your speeches to make it make sense, but they couldn’t”’
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Student Committee Election - Call for Candidates
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/student-committee-election-call-for-candidates-3/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/student-committee-election-call-for-candidates-3/
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Student Committee Election - Call for Candidates
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/student-committee-election-call-for-candidates-3/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/student-committee-election-call-for-candidates-3/
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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I *still* believe that the BBC is excellent, despite its ever growing list of flaws.
*When* it's sold off for parts future generations won't know what they missed
*When* it's sold off for parts future generations won't know what they missed
There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I *still* believe that the BBC is excellent, despite its ever growing list of flaws.
*When* it's sold off for parts future generations won't know what they missed
*When* it's sold off for parts future generations won't know what they missed
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The Today Programme.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Today Programme.
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A university without arts and languages is not a university.
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A university without arts and languages is not a university.
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PETITION HERE: Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
PETITION HERE: Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
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Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gonna need someone to check the dictionary definition of 'to pre-empt' because what else is this but pre-empting the decision of Council?
You'd hope those Council members don't appreciate having their hands tied like this. Because this is proper governance failure.
You'd hope those Council members don't appreciate having their hands tied like this. Because this is proper governance failure.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Gonna need someone to check the dictionary definition of 'to pre-empt' because what else is this but pre-empting the decision of Council?
You'd hope those Council members don't appreciate having their hands tied like this. Because this is proper governance failure.
You'd hope those Council members don't appreciate having their hands tied like this. Because this is proper governance failure.
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Only a few years ago @uniofnottingham.bsky.social liked to call themselves "Britain's global university". What kind of global institution stops teaching languages?
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Only a few years ago @uniofnottingham.bsky.social liked to call themselves "Britain's global university". What kind of global institution stops teaching languages?
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Even the BBC disapproves...
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Even the BBC disapproves...
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Wrote about this slow, miserable drift away from modern languages for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social last year.
This week's curriculum review won't help either.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/losing-the-p...
This week's curriculum review won't help either.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/losing-the-p...
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Wrote about this slow, miserable drift away from modern languages for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social last year.
This week's curriculum review won't help either.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/losing-the-p...
This week's curriculum review won't help either.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/losing-the-p...
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This is dire! We need music. We also (it goes without saying) need modern languages. Music and modern languages were my late father's absolute passions - he taught both, and he'll be turning in his grave.
#Nottingham #NotMusic! #NotModernLanguages!
#Nottingham #NotMusic! #NotModernLanguages!
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is dire! We need music. We also (it goes without saying) need modern languages. Music and modern languages were my late father's absolute passions - he taught both, and he'll be turning in his grave.
#Nottingham #NotMusic! #NotModernLanguages!
#Nottingham #NotMusic! #NotModernLanguages!
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...Just... woah. My musician dad and uncle got their music degrees from Nottingham 65 years ago. It's a department with a long and proud history. Awful news.
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
...Just... woah. My musician dad and uncle got their music degrees from Nottingham 65 years ago. It's a department with a long and proud history. Awful news.
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
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I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
you either need universal basic income for humans or you must limit the use of Gen AI in such a way that humans aren’t radically impoverished as a result.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
This seems more like an argument for universal basic income than for limiting technology. (I think both are probably futile in the current political environment, but I’d prefer the latter.)
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
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“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
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Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/
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University of Glasgow Research Colloquia in Music
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
University of Glasgow Research Colloquia in Music
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.