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@tamdent.bsky.social

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Senior Lecturer in Creative Labour & Cultural Work at King's College London. Member of the MeCCSA Executive Board. I research work in the creative economy. My academic profile and publications list are here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tamsyn-dent

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jul 11

CfPs: Special Issue on the state of creative education. We welcome proposals that offer a range of perspectives. See link for full details: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c... with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dan Ashton and Pat Thompson

Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work

Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Jul 30

We know days like this can take a toll.

Here’s our list of resources for our trans friends and allies 💖
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project

At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Jul 30

“Trans people still have human rights protections in this country, and at Good Law Project, we plan to defend them.”

Read our full update on today’s decision for a two-day hearing in November in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance:
goodlaw.social/z5bw

EHRC challenge: The fight goes on

We challenged the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s transphobic guidance. The High Court will consider our case in full in November

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Care Full @carefull.bsky.social · Jul 28

If we want a society where we can care for ourselves, one another and the planet taxing the wealthiest is an essential first step.

Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · Jul 28

When world-leading economists argue that the UK needs a wealth tax our Govt should listen. History tells us ambition is possible and preferable; that the UK can be world leading.
Prime Minister be ambitious for our country - tax us, the super rich www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Starmer and Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists

PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive, say Thomas Piketty and others

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jul 30

Just a reminder we're still accepting abstracts for our Special Issue for the Journal of Education and Work on the state of creative education. Find all info here: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c...

Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work

Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.

cmcikings.blog

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · Jul 29

“If we want every child to have a fair shot at life, we must confront extreme wealth accumulation and invest in the wellbeing of all children – at home, in classrooms, and beyond” – Aini Gauhar of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Hard work or inherited (mis)fortune? Young people’s future in an unequal world

Renewing analysis from The Spirit Level: how are children and young people’s health, education and employment prospects shaped by household wealth?

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · Jul 30

Interested in working with us here in Sociological and Cultural Studies in Glasgow? This one-year Lectureship in the Sociology of Class is now open, with a deadline on 20th August. Please spread the word...

Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)

College of Social SciencesSchool of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)Vacancy Reference: 178793Salary, Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata. The School of Social a...

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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · Jun 19

Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it.

On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:

✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay

Spread the word today!

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jul 11

Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work

Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.

cmcikings.blog

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Campaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · Jul 11

Now is a key moment to restore the status of arts and creative education in schools. Please add your voice by signing the open letter over at theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk, led by our friends at the
@neunion.bsky.social ✍️

Home - Arts & Minds Campaign

Ensuring all children have opportunities to study creative subjects throughout their education.

theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm really delighted to share this paper based on research undertaken in Dundee. Sincere thanks to the local community who shared with us their stories of this vibrant, creative city www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Where are culture and creativity in your city?” Chrono-urbanism and the importance of pluralism in defining and understanding cultural opportunities in cities

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jun 13

See link to the Women and Equalities Committee's recent report on Paternity leave which includes evidence submitted from our research on care leave in creative/cultural organisations conducted with @saradeb.bsky.social and Natalie Wreyford committees.parliament.uk/publications...

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · May 22

This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes. There isn't even the pretense that this is anything but persecution, unbound by law.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 22

Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · May 23

Opinion: “Three months into my degree, my mum died. My half-brothers went to live with their dad, I lost my family home and was left completely alone.”

Contextual admissions must come with extra support, says Ellen Wright

A contextual admission must come with extra support

We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · May 22

ICYMI: Our recording of the Technoskepticism Book Launch is now LIVE on our YouTube channel! Featuring seven of our co-authors, a panel, and interactive workshop on applying technoskepticism to AI

youtu.be/clg6vkFzWtM?...

Technoskepticism Book Launch | Author Panel & AI Workshop

YouTube video by DISCO Network

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · May 20

A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education

Last year the then Secretary of State Gillian Keegan delivered a £53m real terms cut to the dwindling bit of funding that the Office for Students (OfS) allocates to providers in England.

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · May 20

Hmm....

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · May 19

Ministers will review funding distributed by the English higher education regulator to support high-cost subjects and other priorities such as widening participation after cutting its budget by £100 million, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #EduSky

OfS strategic priority fund cut by £100 million as review begins

Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · May 20

Opinion: Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic

#AcademicSky #EduSky

Dreaming spires won’t save UK universities that downplay impact

Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · May 6

Philip Augar's article in the FT today summarizes all that's wrong with England's student funding system - on.ft.com/432gsp8

The English higher education market is broken

New regulator powers should include the ability to claw back pay from vice-chancellors in the event of financial catastrophe

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Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social · Feb 22

Private schools are massively overrepresented in the UK's arts and culture while students in state schools increasingly struggle to access arts at all – and decades of cuts to affordable housing, social security, and education mean that gap will likely widen.

A series of graphs of the proportion of arts roles occupied by people who went to private school compared to the general public, based on analysis from the Guardian. 30% of artistic directions, 36% of arts CEOs, 35% of BAFTA-nominated actors, 43% of classical musicians, and 8% of pop musicians went to private schools, compared to 7% of the general public.

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Feb 6

Oh oh oh Nightline, the UK student helpline service is closing down. This feels rather heartbreaking nightline.ac.uk/nightline-as...

Nightline Association announces closure. Nightline Services to continue nationwide. - Nightline Association

The Nightline Association, an umbrella charity for Nightlines, will close its operations, effective 30 June 2025. Individual Nightlines will remain operational, continuing to provide vital and leading...

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Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jan 13

Just been re-reading this article we posted last year on @wonkhe.bsky.social. A couple of very useful comments on the pipeline of learners participating in Creative subjects pre-16 and the need to foster opportunities for creative/cultural engagement within schools from the early years up!

Tam @tamdent.bsky.social · Jan 13

There’s much more that can be done on diversity in creative arts subjects wonkhe.com/blogs/theres...

There’s much more that can be done on diversity in creative arts subjects

Tamsyn Dent and Dave O’Brien set out proposals for better access and inclusion in creative education

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Jan 13

New Paper! In @mcsjournal.bsky.social Peter Campbell @markrt.bsky.social Danny Leigh & I analyse the impact of class on BFI funding, showing 'the dominance of those from middle class origins throughout each stage of funding' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (summary 🧵 coming when I get time!)

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