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Technology, Software, Policy, Security, Universities, Art, Antiques, Cats. https://finkelstein.uk
For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/for-everyt...
#HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership
#HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership
For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change
... a riposte to academic nostalgia
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January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/for-everyt...
#HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership
#HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership
I very much enjoyed writing this (mild) provocation for @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social
In the latest article from our Sixth Edition, Anthony Finkelstein argues that the UK needs stronger tech foundations to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence.
Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/why-ai-expos...
#CivilService #Government #AI #Tech
Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/why-ai-expos...
#CivilService #Government #AI #Tech
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I very much enjoyed writing this (mild) provocation for @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social
What I Learned at the Royal College of Art ... 10 lessons on art and design ... from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...
#Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned
#Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned
What I Learned at the Royal College of Art
... 10 lessons on art and design
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January 18, 2026 at 9:20 AM
What I Learned at the Royal College of Art ... 10 lessons on art and design ... from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...
#Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned
#Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned
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Universities should ramp up their contributions to the UK’s defence capabilities and prepare students for work in this field to help protect the country amid attacks on democracy, argues @profserious.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/defence... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
Defence work a ‘fundamental responsibility’ of universities
Former security adviser turned vice-chancellor calls out silence on controversial defence research, despite evolving threats to national security
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Universities should ramp up their contributions to the UK’s defence capabilities and prepare students for work in this field to help protect the country amid attacks on democracy, argues @profserious.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/defence... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
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Whilst incarcerated in Westerbork and then in Bergen-Belsen with her mother and two sisters, Ruth Wiener recorded her experiences in this diary.
Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943.
📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943.
📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Whilst incarcerated in Westerbork and then in Bergen-Belsen with her mother and two sisters, Ruth Wiener recorded her experiences in this diary.
Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943.
📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943.
📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
A Call to Arms by @profserious.bsky.social ... metaphorically and literally. profserious.substack.com/p/a-call-to-.... On universities research, science, technology and the defence of democracy.
A Call to Arms
... metaphorically and literally.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A Call to Arms by @profserious.bsky.social ... metaphorically and literally. profserious.substack.com/p/a-call-to-.... On universities research, science, technology and the defence of democracy.
My New Year Wishes for Universities from @profserious.bsky.social ... a modest list of hopes and aspirations for 2026 (and beyond) profserious.substack.com/p/my-new-yea...
#Academic #HigherEducation #Universities
#Academic #HigherEducation #Universities
My New Year Wishes for Universities
... a modest list
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January 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
My New Year Wishes for Universities from @profserious.bsky.social ... a modest list of hopes and aspirations for 2026 (and beyond) profserious.substack.com/p/my-new-yea...
#Academic #HigherEducation #Universities
#Academic #HigherEducation #Universities
What is System Leadership ... and why does it matter? @profserious.bsky.social sets out the basics for public service, education, health, defence and national security. profserious.substack.com/p/what-is-sy...
What is System Leadership?
... and why it matters
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December 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What is System Leadership ... and why does it matter? @profserious.bsky.social sets out the basics for public service, education, health, defence and national security. profserious.substack.com/p/what-is-sy...
A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy … for scientists and technologists (by @profserious.bsky.social) profserious.substack.com/p/a-simple-g...
#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI
#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI
A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy
… for scientists and technologists
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December 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy … for scientists and technologists (by @profserious.bsky.social) profserious.substack.com/p/a-simple-g...
#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI
#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI
4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You … and how this is experienced in universities ... profserious.substack.com/p/4-ways-dis... by the (often fooled) @profserious.bsky.social
#HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance
#HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance
4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You
… and how this is experienced in universities
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December 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You … and how this is experienced in universities ... profserious.substack.com/p/4-ways-dis... by the (often fooled) @profserious.bsky.social
#HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance
#HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance
The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b... #TechPolicy #DataProtection #EthicalTech #DigitalSecurity #Innovation
The Next Big Thing?
... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
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December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b... #TechPolicy #DataProtection #EthicalTech #DigitalSecurity #Innovation
The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b...
The Next Big Thing?
... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
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December 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b...
'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).
Dad’s Army
prof serious enlists ...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).
'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).
Dad’s Army
prof serious enlists ...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).
Read this important piece by @anemergenti.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jameswph...
All I want for Christmas is a functional COVID inquiry #1
Or rather, a functional effort to get us ready for next time & other crises
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Read this important piece by @anemergenti.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jameswph...
'What We Need To Do Now' ... an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system ... set out by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
What We Need To Do Now
an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system
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November 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
'What We Need To Do Now' ... an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system ... set out by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
I encourage you to look at this jameswphillips.substack.com/p/scitech-ne... I am not sure I agree with it ... but I think it is an important and worthwhile contribution to the debate on 'institutes' @anemergenti.bsky.social
Sci/Tech - New paper on Lovelace Disruptive Invention Labs led by Laura Ryan & Alvin Djajadikerta
An argument for a new approach to technoscientific research in the UK
jameswphillips.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I encourage you to look at this jameswphillips.substack.com/p/scitech-ne... I am not sure I agree with it ... but I think it is an important and worthwhile contribution to the debate on 'institutes' @anemergenti.bsky.social
'Something Must be Done' ... a political pathology (and its consequences) ... considered by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/something-...
Something Must Be Done
a political pathology ...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
'Something Must be Done' ... a political pathology (and its consequences) ... considered by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/something-...
The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge
The Bridge
on paste and paint ...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge
The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge
The Bridge
on paste and paint ...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge
Really excellent White Paper on AI and the Future of Pedagogy, Authored by:
Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
www.sagepub.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Really excellent White Paper on AI and the Future of Pedagogy, Authored by:
Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
Today is National Engineering Day. You can try these 'Tools for Thought' profserious.substack.com/p/10-enginee...
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Today is National Engineering Day. You can try these 'Tools for Thought' profserious.substack.com/p/10-enginee...
On Adaptation ... personal and professional ... and the path to change - @profserious.bsky.social reflects profserious.substack.com/p/on-adaptat...
On Adaptation
... and the path to change
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November 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
On Adaptation ... personal and professional ... and the path to change - @profserious.bsky.social reflects profserious.substack.com/p/on-adaptat...
Please Stop It ... @profserious.bsky.social is beset by Microsoft Word forms ... profserious.substack.com/p/please-sto...
Please Stop It
prof serious is mildly irritated
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October 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Please Stop It ... @profserious.bsky.social is beset by Microsoft Word forms ... profserious.substack.com/p/please-sto...
How Should We View China? @profserious.bsky.social discusses power, values and interests ... profserious.substack.com/p/how-should...
How Should We View China?
power, values and interests ...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How Should We View China? @profserious.bsky.social discusses power, values and interests ... profserious.substack.com/p/how-should...