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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4h

'The vote was triggered by the announcement of £30m-worth of cuts at the university this academic year, £25m of which will come from staff costs.'

Vote of no confidence in Swansea University vice chancellor over job cuts

UCU members at Swansea University pass a vote of no confidence in its vice chancellor due to job cuts.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 1d

Awful news from Wales, the St Fagan's Museum has been broken into and prehistoric goldwork has been taken. Its painful to think what objects might now be at risk. Thoughts with the museum team who must be devastated, all speed to the police and a curse on the crooks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem

Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 3d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 6d

There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.

@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 7d

Wowser

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 9d

Love my local beach. The light today... #tinyjoys

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 11d

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20d

All that money thrown at Meta AI and they come up with a shitty Alexa... that doesn't have a clue.

The fail is bad enough... but the cognitive dissonance is worse

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 20d

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 20d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 20d

More work, not less

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 21d

When I embarked on my PhD in 1990 my supervisor told me the job market was dire and not to expect to get a permanent job. He was right. Guess I'm still an ECR.

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 21d

London looking good tonight

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 25d

I keep thinking about this sketch at the moment. youtu.be/zvgZtdmyKlI?...

Nazikeule im Dritten Reich | Browser Ballett

YouTube video by Browser Ballett

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 26d

Most humanities research — including the best, most world leading research by people we’ve all heard of — is unfunded, by which they mean produced as part of one’s routine job as a university lecturer, just “not funded by a big competitive external grant”.

This would mean the death of research.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 26d

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 26d

Loch Ness monster

Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 27d

Second national alert test in a week, this time in Germany. Gulp.

Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · 28d

In the 1980s the London student union (ULU) had a bar called Mergers.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Sep 7

This Sunday 7 Sept at 3pm, there’ll be a national test of the UK’s Emergency Alert system.

You’ll hear a siren sound and see a message on your phone, designed to warn you in life-threatening situations, like a flood, fire or extreme weather.

This is a test; no action is needed ⤵️
bit.ly/4pctquB

What you need to know about the Emergency Alerts test on 7 September

The government will be testing the Emergency Alerts system this Sunday, and your phone is likely to make a loud noise even if it's on silent. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening ...

educationhub.blog.gov.uk

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · Sep 6

Very important info for eg women in violent relationships who maintain a secret phone. Please pass along.

Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you have a secret or hidden phone, the government's Emergency Alerts could reveal your device, even if it's on silent or do not disturb.

The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts

How to keep your phone safe from Emergency Alerts.

Steps to secure your iPhone
1. Search your settings for 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Steps to secure your Android:
1. Search your settings 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. On Huawei devices running EMUI 11 or older, search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’ and turn off 'Extreme threats', 'Severe threats', and 'Show amber alerts'
4. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Other mobile phones and tablets:
Depending on your software version or phone manufacturer, emergency alert settings may be called different names. They could be called 'wireless emergency alerts' or 'emergency broadcasts'.

You can usually find these settings in one of the following ways.
- Go to 'message', then 'message settings', then 'wireless emergency alerts', then 'alert'
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘sounds’, then ‘advanced’, then ‘emergency broadcasts’
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘general settings’, then ‘emergency alerts’
Then turn off ‘severe alerts’, ‘extreme alerts’ and ‘test alerts’.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Sep 5

‘AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex.’

I’ll ask again: What is the trillion dollar problem that this trillion dollar technology is supposed to solve?

A difficulty writing emails?

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Sep 5

"UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost"
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial

: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

www.theregister.com

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months

Party faces questions over candidate screening after string of resignations, expulsions and criminal investigations

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months

Party faces questions over candidate screening after string of resignations, expulsions and criminal investigations

bylinetimes.com

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Mark Ferguson MP @markfergusonmp.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is my flag.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · Aug 29

The NHS is hopeless at treating back pain, partly because serious and minor cases are all put in the same bucket resulting in long waiting lists. But could a physio app piloted in Cambridgeshire allowing patients to start treatment straight away be the answer? open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

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Addymax @addymax.bsky.social · Aug 21

A print of this was in our hallway when I was a small child. I remember being fascinated/frightened by it until it disappeared in a house move around 1980. I've never known what it was till now!

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · Aug 20

I have four new prints in my shop! All ltd edition giclee art prints, nicely designed to fit a standard frame. Shop link in bio #comic #artprint #cartoons

Image of some art prints by Stephen Collins, this one is the one about an arrogant bayleaf

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