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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 11h

Over 15,000 university job cuts made in the last year, UCU claims.

“This analysis exposes a UK-wide crisis in higher education,” said Jo Grady, the union’s general secretary.

Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Over 15,000 university job cuts made in the last year, UCU claims - Research Professional News

Union urges government to “stop looking the other way”, ahead of ballot for nationwide strikes

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11h

'The union said new data reveals a “worrying escalation” in the rate of job losses since March this year, when UCU said there had been around 5,000 proposed job cuts.'

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 11h

Over 15,000 university job cuts made in the last year, UCU claims.

“This analysis exposes a UK-wide crisis in higher education,” said Jo Grady, the union’s general secretary.

Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Over 15,000 university job cuts made in the last year, UCU claims - Research Professional News

Union urges government to “stop looking the other way”, ahead of ballot for nationwide strikes

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 14h

Will let you know the goofy choices she makes

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 15h

Labour will destroy the Higher Education sector before taxing wealth

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Universities claim North East could take huge hit from overseas student levy

Research has warned that Newcastle could be one of the worst-hit cities in England if Labour's planned levy on overseas student tuition fees is introduced

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

You'll be happy as I got her Disco Elysium

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife! I love you so much @spacesandplaces.bsky.social I hope the year ahead is filled with excitement and even more presents ❤️

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Nick @nick.4glengate.net · 3d

What the fuck has happened to this country? Fucking Heseltine is being a better anti-fascist then the Labour prime minister. I regret that I've lived long enough to see this, it's despairing.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 3d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 3d

Famous Last Words: Dr Jane Goddall was extremely moving. We must continue the fight against fascism and climate destruction in her absence.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d

When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 6d

kotaku.com/xbox-game-pa...

Welcome To The Enshittification Of Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft is ready to put the screws to its most loyal fans

kotaku.com

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 7d

I will!

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 7d

Update: I really love being married

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 7d

That's very kind 😊

Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 7d

A withering review but with my favourite criticsm of all time

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 7d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7d

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 8d

2027 marks the 30 year anniversary of Daria, so of, course I have to mark the occasion with a book! Extremely excited to be writing The Truth and A Lie Are Not Sort of The Same Thing: Critical Reflections on Daria in Sick, Sad Times* for McFarland & Company.

*working title

a cartoon of a woman sitting at a desk typing on a keyboard with a mtv logo in the corner

ALT: a cartoon of a woman sitting at a desk typing on a keyboard with a mtv logo in the corner

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NPR @npr.org · 9d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 8d

So envious of everyone getting to play Ghost of Yotei 😫

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 9d

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

BioWare's just waiting for the axe to fall after EA's $55 billion buyout, say anonymous staff

"Kind of feels like a matter of time."

www.pcgamer.com

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Gary Alexander Stott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @garyastott.bsky.social · 9d

Cancelling Game Pass was a no-brainer for me. Just as easy as it was to cancel Disney Plus.

Everybody has enormous backlogs already. Who needs it?

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 9d

Ohio’s new age verification law targeting porn goes into effect today, which means people will either have to use a VPN or submit their IDs to use Bluesky. This is Project 2025 in action. The goal is to limit freedom and make it harder to access anything remotely progressive

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🎃 Cat-O-Lantern Partsch Conlan 🎃 @catconlan.net · 10d

when I worked in an independent bookstore, the owner told me the most stolen book was one about getting your first period and if I saw anyone walking out with it, I should just let them go.

🎃Spooky Emily🎃 @emmy.baby · 10d

Okay, funny bookstore category

Book section labeled "Most Stolen Books"

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Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek @mutanttheorist.bsky.social · 11d

Grim day

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Tom @tomguff.bsky.social · 11d

bought by the Saudis and Jared Kushner?!? yeah The Sims: Secret Police State might be a little awkward

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