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Moya Lloyd @moyalloyd.bsky.social · 6d

“Once everything is about economic feedback, then the very purpose of a university is degraded: every element that cannot be shown to turn a ‘profit’ is eventually discarded.” Quite.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI on Tuesday, here's my *new* and *free* short-form summary of what's gone wrong in our universities. This is something of a last word really, because unless the Budget and White Paper do something really radical, the fate of much HE is already sealed.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/where-n...

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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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6d

We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships

The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a signi...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · 7d

Grants going 👇

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 7d

We invite applications for British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships 2025. The scheme supports established and senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to complete research through a sustained period of leave for one year. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

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Moya Lloyd @moyalloyd.bsky.social · 24d

What a place for a conference. Long time since I’d been in Vancouver but so glad to be back, if only for a short while.

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 27d

In what senses might body counts be, paradoxically, both humanizing and dehumanizing? @moyalloyd.bsky.social explores the role that orders of grievability play in determining whose lives are counted, and how. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/EmBVoYn

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:

Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.

Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).

In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎉 3 (grade 7) Lecturer positions open Cardiff University in:

🌎 Non-western (espc non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
📝 Political theory inc history of political thought
📚 History & theory of colonialism & its legacies in politics & IR

Apply here 👉

Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University

Apply now for the Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Hanne Fjelde @hannefjelde.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

UppsalaPeaceConflict @uupeace.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social

📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position
📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement)
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1

Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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Moya Lloyd @moyalloyd.bsky.social · Aug 11

This paper had a long gestation but is now out in Political Studies: doi.org/10.1177/0032...

The onto-politics of body counts - Moya Lloyd, 2025

This paper is concerned with a conundrum: the contention that the dead are dehumanized both through body counts and their absence. To understand this paradox we...

doi.org

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Moya Lloyd @moyalloyd.bsky.social · Aug 8

And at a time when the OFS expects that 72 per cent of English HE providers could be in deficit by next academic year. Madness.

English universities face hit from overseas student levy

Proposed tax will deal £621mn-a-year blow to higher education sector, says think-tank

www.ft.com

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · Aug 4

Want to work on the frontiers of dem theory with v. smart and lovely people @hansasenbaum.bsky.social, @lucyjparry.bsky.social & Graham Smith? They're recruiting a part-time research associate for a new project on non-human representation and participation vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/...

HR Vacancies - Search Jobs University of Westminster

vacancies.westminster.ac.uk

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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are recruiting!

An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.

We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.

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Moya Lloyd @moyalloyd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Mine too!

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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 28

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

shorturl.at/kcTbG

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · Jul 17

2 / 3 of all support provided by @trusselluk.bsky.social food banks is for families with children. Those with 3 or more children are disproportionately facing hunger & hardship. That's why we've joined this call - the two child limit must go. @labourlist.bsky.social

labourlist.org/2025/07/two-...

'A year on, children can't wait. Starmer must end the two-child cap now' - LabourList

Charity bosses call for Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

labourlist.org

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jul 15

This is fascinating research -

Attacking Reform on links to Trump and corporate interests reduces support for them.

Whereas showing video of Labour going after small boats perhaps marginally increases support for Reform.

Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · Jul 15

We know a lot about what makes people vote Reform. But what kind of opposition messages might Reform or Farage be vulnerable to?

Some new @persuasionuk.bsky.social research out today as featured on @newstatesman.com pod! Give it a read if you want.

strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messa...

What messages might Reform be vulnerable to?

Exploring weaknesses in the Farage brand - an experiment.

strongmessagehere.substack.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 15

‘England’s higher education system risks long-term decline unless ministers overhaul their “confused, if not incoherent” approach to universities’

FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!

www.ft.com/content/3162...

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy

Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education

www.ft.com

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Jul 8

Save the Children International has suspended its longstanding partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading US-based management consultancy, citing its “utterly unacceptable” work on projects related to Gaza.

Find out more: ⬇️

Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” Gaza role

The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, including drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians.

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big day @leverhulme.ac.uk - we are celebrating our centenary by investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral centres. Here I explain why... @wonkhe.bsky.social

Research funding requires research capacity wonkhe.com/blogs/resear...

Research funding requires research capacity

The Leverhulme Trust is investing an extra £100m in supporting research next year. Anna Vignoles calls for new thinking on ways to sustain university research infrastructures

wonkhe.com

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research

Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Jul 6

This is a brilliant piece of reporting from @chloehadj.bsky.social. Layer upon layer of shockers.

The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...

Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...

observer.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 4

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but this repressive government is | George Monbiot

With their illiberal attitudes and ever more draconian use of technology to crack down on protest, it is ministers who now imperil our rights, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 3

Millions of workers experience the problems associated with insecure work.

This includes 1.1 million workers on zero hours contracts.

Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI

Chart showing number of workers with designated characteristic: UK, 2024
There are 1.1 million workers on a zero-hours contract, but in total (in a separate dataset) 1.8 million workers said they sometimes experience short-notice shift cancellations, and 2.4 million reported feeling ‘very anxious’ about unexpected changes to their hours

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