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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 23

The government's lack of any plan for Higher Education means that 1 in 7 Bristolians is now a student. The city's housing crisis is out of control and it's 20,000 beds short even in terms of student dwellings. Nothing will be done.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Pros and cons of Bristol's university boom as students set to return

Tens of thousands of students will be arriving in Bristol in the coming weeks

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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Stuart Shields @docstushi.bsky.social · Aug 19

Delighted to see this paper out, co-written with Julia Loginovic where we think about what the #SDGs mean. Rather than concern for their apparent failure we argue they do exactly what they're supposed to: commodify and socialise ever more parts of the world under so-called "neoliberal" hegemony ...

Global Policy @globalpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Early View Article

United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: Hybrid Institutional Complexes as Hegemony-Building?

www.globalpolicyjournal.com/articles/cli...

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · Aug 19

We stand w/ 200+ orgs rejecting weaponising violence against women & girls for anti-migrant agendas. Govt & media fuel racist narratives pitting survivors & migrants against each other. Falsehoods like these don’t keep women safe, they distract from tackling gender-based violence.
t.co/50I5sp1kCI

Linking sex attacks to migration is 'dangerous racist diversion' warning

In a letter to Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper, organisations including Rape Crisis England and Wales, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Refuge called on ministers to stand up to the 'dangerous narrative'

www.mirror.co.uk

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Bijan Parsia @bparsia.bsky.social · Aug 14

There are cool campaigning materials from #UCU/@ucu.org.uk
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1412...

Also worth looking at for some depth is the independent report by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social and @davidharvie.bsky.social "Hidden redundancies"
zenodo.org/records/1563...

New materials highlighting #HiddenRedundancies

As part of our campaign against casualisation and cuts in further and higher education, UCU's Anti-Casualisation Committee, in collaboration with UCU member Thoko Kamwendo, has developed a series of l...

www.ucu.org.uk

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GAZA40+ @gaza40.bsky.social · Aug 7

🎓 40 brilliant Palestinian students have pushed through war, loss & destruction - just for the chance to study.

Now UK bureaucracy is standing in their way.

✍️ Students & alumni: sign & share the open letter.
We’re at 3,000 - let’s hit 10,000 by Sunday.

🔗 linktr.ee/thegaza40

#Gaza40

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Aug 8

Call for Full Papers

Sociology is looking for papers that engage with the question of normativity in sociology.

Deadline for full paper submission is 22 January 2026. Read the full CFP now.
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26815/...

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Kathryn Telling @kathryn-telling.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great to see the inaugural issue of the Journal of Global Higher Education out, ed. by @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social @selomer42.bsky.social @cmathies.bsky.social & @melwhat.bsky.social. A new model for rigorous, open-access publishing. @educationuom.bsky.social journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue | Journal of Global Higher Education

journal.libraries.wm.edu

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Bijan Parsia @bparsia.bsky.social · Jun 22

Just a reminder that the Edinburgh redundancies are, to all evidence, ones purely of choice. They are not cash strapped or likely to be. They just aren’t making as much surplus as they’d like.

UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · Jun 20

STV news coverage of today’s rally. #stopthecuts #ucuedinburgh #ucu #universityofedinburgh youtube.com/watch?v=08vO...

Edinburgh University lectures strike over compulsory redundancies

YouTube video by STV News

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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · Jun 22

The Government promised a 4% pay rise but is only funding under 3%. That leaves schools with a £600 million shortfall, which will mean more cuts to vital services.

Schools can’t afford more cuts.✂️

Vote here.👉 NEUActivate.com

#FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Jun 22

"Many AI literacy programs are billed as preparing all students for a future where AI is ubiquitous. But to truly empower all students, any form of literacy must be grounded in history – particularly history told from the viewpoints of non-dominant groups" - Evan Shieh at @civicsoftech.bsky.social.

Stop calling it “AI literacy” if it doesn’t teach history — Civics of Technology

Underneath a futuristic veneer, large language models (and their makers) tell stories that perpetuate familiar stereotypes and repackage dangerous imperialist ideologies. Yet, ironically, most AI lite...

www.civicsoftechnology.org

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Kathryn Telling @kathryn-telling.bsky.social · Jun 18

I've just stood down as external examiner for Newcastle University's BA Education. This excellent degree, its hard-working students and talented staff deserve so much more than the behaviour of the University management to date. Solidarity with all striking @newcastleucu.bsky.social colleagues.

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Jun 17

Exactly this. What’s striking across the HE-bonfire-board is the meanness, the triviality, the TINY amounts saved in these cuts. Lives ruined through job loss at worst, fear/burnout/disengagement at best. And for truly trivial savings compared to the cost of one yachted-in management consultant

QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 16

Eight compulsory redundancies. Just how much do you hate your staff that you go through the trouble of destroying the livelihoods of these colleagues, for just *eight* salaries. What's that, in relation to the entire operating budget of the university?

www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/s...

Latest update on UEA's financial sustainability plan | UEA

A UEA spokesperson said: Follo...

www.uea.ac.uk

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Jun 17

Opinion: It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage caused by mass redundancies, says Nick Megoran
#AcademicSky

Mass redundancies will trash the reputation of UK universities

It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage, says Nick Megoran

www.timeshighereducation.com

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jun 5

Edinburgh Principal Sir Peter Mathieson flummoxed when asked what he earns.

He’s had a 7.5% pay rise, makes more than the First Minister and UK PM combined and still “isn’t quite sure” what he’s paid.

Meanwhile, staff face £140m cuts. @ucuscotland.bsky.social
#ucu #CutTheCuts

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jun 6

Am pleased to say we have now issued in the High Court our claim against the EHRC. Its position on toilets is, we believe quite clearly, unlawful. goodlaw.social/20ku

Legal challenge: EHRC guidance is either wrong in law or breaches human rights | Good Law Project

Guidance that excludes trans people faces challenge in the High Court.

goodlaw.social

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · Apr 25

Another recent open-access book some will find interesting: Inside Asylum Appeals by Nick Gill and others. It's a comparative study involving observations of appeal hearings + research interviews covering Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK. www.routledge.com/Inside-Asylu...

Inside Asylum Appeals: Access, Participation and Procedure in Europe

Appeals are a crucial part of Europe’s asylum system but they remain poorly understood. Building on insights and perspectives from legal geography and socio-legal studies, this book shines a light on ...

www.routledge.com

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Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) @hhcp-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 6

🤔 What exactly is agency, and why does it matter in schools?

At this hybrid seminar, Prof. @markrpriestley.bsky.social will unpack the slippery concept of agency in education, challenging common myths and calling for clarity in theory and practice.

🗓️ 24 June 2025

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom

An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Laura Fenton @soc-researcher.bsky.social · May 13

Registration is now open for this BSA event on making and using sociological archives with contributions from a range of established and emerging researchers as well as archives. Includes a workshop led by Rachel Thomson on creative repurposing of qualitative data. Book your place by 13th June.

Laura Fenton @soc-researcher.bsky.social · Mar 28

**Save the date** Beyond the archival turn: Making & using sociological archives. 30 June, Leicester. tinyurl.com/3fuducmm. Exploring the rich archival resources that exist within sociology and how creative methods can be used to make the past anew and help us to imagine different kinds of futures.

Beyond the ‘archival turn’: Making and using sociological archives

britsoc.co.uk

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · May 28

NEW on Wonkhe: Steven Jones makes the case for a new ethical code to empower university governors to stand up for students, staff and the public value of higher education buff.ly/hR1dEeI

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · May 9

Great to see this BERA Blog Special Issue on Tertiary Education out!

BERA @beranews.bsky.social · May 9

📝 NEW BLOG SPECIAL ISSUE

Potential pathways towards an integrated tertiary education system in England
Guest edited by @paulashwin.bsky.social and Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke

Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

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ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · May 9

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social!
#histed
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school...

The School Meals Service: Past, Present - and Future?

Join us for this free, full-day conference to discuss the past, present and future of the UK School Meals Service.

www.eventbrite.com

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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · Apr 26

📣 The School of Education is working with the sector to shape priorities for the new Centre for Teaching Excellence. We’re keen to talk with teachers across Scotland in focus groups that will inform our national survey.

Find out more and sign up here:

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...

Please share!

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · Apr 26

Join us for a virtual conversation exploring global resistance to democratic backsliding. We’ll discuss how social movements are pushing back against right-wing regimes around the world, with a focus on immigration, higher eduction, and gender and reproductive justice. Register: bit.ly/CBSMevent

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Aleks Lewicki @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social · Apr 25

How do histories of the German 'Third Reich' play out in care of older people today? In the piece below (with @probursula.bsky.social), I look at, among other things, how Nationalsocialist discourse still frames client-carer relationships in care (1-5): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The book cover of a "Pole For Grandma" by Ingeborg Haffert

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Edward @fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social · Apr 15

Deeply uncomfortable with the "world-leading universities" rhetoric as a justification for doubling down on reliance on overseas student fees.

British universities are world-leading research institutions, but that doesn't necessarily bleed over into providing world-leading teaching experiences.

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