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JFEC (The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee) @jfecuk.bsky.social · 3d

We provide small grants for research in Japanese studies, staff & doctoral research students in institutions of #highered in the UK.

Deadline Oct. 15th.

If you've been funded by us and would like to be featured on our page let us know. Scholar's Spotlights:

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Scholar Spotlights: Awardees’ ongoing contribution - jfecommittee.org.uk

See how JFEC-supported scholars are advancing knowledge and driving change. If you have been awarded by JFEC and want to be featured on our page, please send us an email. Click on the Contact Us link ...

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 3d

Video games can teach us so much. They let us explore moral gray zones, engage with complex histories. Like cinema, games tell stories that deepen empathy. This one explores how a game reimagines African artifacts and the question of cultural return:
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Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums | CNN

In “Relooted,” players plan a heist to reclaim real-life African artifacts held in Western institutions.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 4d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 5d

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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Sarah Liu @drsarahliu.bsky.social · 7d

Open access‼️

A bit personal for me, but here I am, writing for @tvgenderstudies.bsky.social about my experiences as a WoC with a PhD, navigating both the academia and the dating scene.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7d

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 9d

@drjogrady.bsky.social Grady on LBC last night telling it like it is:

“Migrants aren’t underpaying university staff. Migrants aren’t causing high rents. But if politicians keep scapegoating, people start to believe it.”

We need real solutions not distraction.

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 9d

Signed the Women Against the Far Right (Scotland) open letter.
Stand up for equality, solidarity, and an inclusive Scotland. ✊
Add your name too:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...

Women against the Far Right Scotland

We reject the far right’s racist lies about “protecting” women and girls. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women to fuel hate and division. Standing up for women’s rights ...

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Academic Aunties @academicaunties.com · 21d

NEW EPISODE! @tungohan.bsky.social and Carrianne Leung talk about the energy we bring into the classroom, with students who are coping with realities of fascism, genocide, climate catastrophe, and the uncertainties of AI. Listen on your favourite podcast app: academicaunties.captivate.fm

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 10d

Reading 'Social interaction: do non humans count?' by Cerulo, as prep for tutorial. Reminded me of this fascinating ceremony of robotic dogs being blessed in a Shinto shrine on Children's Day in Japan youtu.be/ZZSgJBTpX6c?...
These objects have real implications on human emotions and connections.

Robotic Dog Owners in Japan Take Their 'Children' for a Blessing｜TaiwanPlus News

YouTube video by TaiwanPlus News

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 15d

Yes, it's okay and probably necessary. Couldn't imagine being without it during my pregnancy.

#tylenol
#paracetemol

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It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism

It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 28d

📢 Call for Applications – JFEC Small Grants!
Funding for #Japan-related #research in the UK (academic researchers & PhDs).

🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
🔗 Details:
jfecommittee.org.uk/about-us/
A great chance for uni researchers & doctoral candidates exploring #Japan

Home - jfecommittee.org.uk

What we do:The Japan Foundation Endowment CommitteeIn 1974 the Japanese Government, through the Japan Foundation, made a donation of 300 million yen (then worth £455,000). the income fom which was to ...

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The Economist @economist.com · 28d

Donald Trump is, in theory, the president who wants to bring back manufacturing and attract foreign investment. In Georgia, Hyundai was doing exactly that

The ICE raid at Hyundai was a massive own goal

Georgia spent years wooing the foreign carmaker

econ.st

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Sep 9

"For example, higher education accounts for around one in five knowledge jobs in both Hull and Edinburgh."

Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Sep 9

To read: "National reforms that weaken the sector risk cutting across the Government’s ambitions for delivering growth everywhere."

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Town and gown: The role of universities in city economies - Centre for Cities

This briefing sets out how local universities contribute to cities’ economic development as high-skilled employers, international exporters, catalysts for city-centre regeneration and innovators.

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Daniel Biss @danielbiss.bsky.social · Sep 6

We aren’t on our way to authoritarianism — it’s here. And we all have to show up for each other in ways big and small.

History will remember how Chicago stood in solidarity in this moment. Stay strong, stay safe.

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hubbie showed me this short movie in Tangier he was 1st asst camera & extra at 9:42 Khalid Zoukkari has worked on int cinema prod, just finished as location manager assistant for the Paramount Agency 2 & looking for work UK side. His IMDb share.google/wa7aQBqJMmiW...

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Le Beni un film de KASSEM LACHIRI

YouTube video by Mohamed Jebelhabibi I محمد جبل حبيبي

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Sep 5

How should #universities support #casualised staff with caring responsibilities or long-term illness? Pay security isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. The stories pop back after the end of the workday.

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In Their Own Time

Challenging conventional funding structures to include intersectionally underrepresented casualised academics.

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Sep 4

2nd year students, come take my tutorial on #Sociology 2A at #Edinburgh University!
Course Catalogue - Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically (SCIL08012) share.google/TnUDdjPYPBic...

a pink brain with the word aptitud written on it

ALT: a pink brain with the word aptitud written on it

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Aug 31

Would love something like this in Edinburgh; a chance to walk, take in the city, and share audiobooks with others. Perfect way to enjoy stories and the streets. #Edinburgh #Flaneur

www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

This group walks and listens to audiobooks. It’s not just for introverts.

In a twist on the traditional book club, Book It Around D.C. meets monthly to walk and listen to audiobooks.

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Aug 27

"rates of e-bike theft are rising fast... A recent survey by the Workers’ Observatory, a gig work monitoring group involving workers and researchers from St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities, found that 40 per cent of riders had bikes stolen..."

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Time to stop the rough ride for food delivery workers

Food delivery workers and other ‘platform’ workers are sitting in a dangerous blind spot of British employment law

www.scotsman.com

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Aug 25

'This isn’t about Red or Blue. It’s about the fact that we’re being divided against each other while both sides forget that real Americans bleed the same when the cost of insulin triples or the cost of groceries goes up again.'

#trumpsamerica
#Americandream

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Life in the Shadow of the American Dream

Voices of Americans

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · Aug 18

The teenager in me is infatuated with this movie! Martial arts, singing, tons of cuteness and overcoming shame passed down by family and society.

KPop Demon Hunters (2025) - IMDb share.google/uBjD3tKf5dhw...