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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 13h

Meanwhile people are out here writing books in stolen moments, between meetings about steering and assessment, 200 words at a time

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 14h

Terminal manager-brain, I'm afraid. What's seen as important is not research but the apparatus around research. Partnerships! Capacity-building for these partnerships that you just forced these institutions to form! Assessing and steering!

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 1d

Tory conference has "8.45am session on the last day of your discipline's big annual meeting" vibes.

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 2d

this photo is pretty brutal

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Megan King @drmeganking.bsky.social · 2d

📢Call for papers!

Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!

Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make hope normal again.

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Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Nathan Cardon @ncardon.bsky.social · 1d

Low speeds save lives; asking for higher speeds is a pro-death position, especially for your children and elderly family.

John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

In light of the clear evidence that introducing reasonable speed limits means less people killed and seriously injured, politicians threatening to reverse these improvements should be worried about getting sued for knowingly putting people in harm's way.

Graph indicating an immediate drop in road casualties in Wales after speed limits were lowered.

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 2d

You better get those reviews in mainstream outlets now! 😁

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 2d

Also, enjoying the rather eighteenth century capitalisation going on here. I did not write that copy!

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 2d

Oh shit, the catalogue's out? Now I have to get on and do some actual promotion! 😬

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 3d

We are building an eco socialist Green Party and we need your help to do that.

Still think the party isn’t perfect?
Well come help us make it perfect.
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 4d

Screenshot of tweets from Patrick Cosmos (@very important lawyer):

'working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now.'

'"I'm strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm" of course you do. You're twelve. "I don't want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal" hell yeah homie you're twelve. "Maybe if there's crime we should just send the army" bless your heart my twelve year old buddy.'

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 6d

I'd love to know if the managers of my USS pension are among those now whining for a blank cheque to pollute the country's waterways. Anyone know who's actually part of "London and Valley Water"? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules

Lenders say a ‘full return to legal, regulatory and environmental compliance’ under new rescue plan would not be completed until at least 2035-2040

www.theguardian.com

Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 6d

Wikipedia: "Corner became Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London in 2019. Through 2024, a focus of her administration was reducing costs by eliminating faculty and staff positions. The cuts were opposed by the Goldsmiths University and College Union (UCU) and students. Through 2021, Corner also charged the College nearly £20,000 for taxi fares, with £9,000 being for personal use."

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 9d

St John's church, Glastonbury peering out of the mist. Photograph taken this morning from Glastonbury Tor on Michaelmas day.

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 15d

Every time I open an ebook via the university library I (and therefore presumably my students) get a handy "would you like an AI summary of this chapter?" popup.

Will Tattersdill @tattersdill.bsky.social · 15d

When I open a PDF with Adobe Reader, there are THREE separate injunctions to use "AI" on different parts of the screen. A core feature (eg. 'Save as...') has one place where we learn to go as a necessary part of the software. "AI" is not a core feature; it is something else

Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 16d

Kinder Institute assistant prof, constitutional and legal history, 1750-1860!

BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 16d

Two tenure-track positions in Nineteenth Century American history (in the US) have come across my radar if anyone is interested!

www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

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Assistant Professor of History - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 19d

I'm proud to be from a country where students go to university to explore research and knowledge, and I actually think society needs *fewer* crypto-hustling drop-shippers who aspire to live in Dubai

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 27d

Just smashing the reset button again and again and again as smoke pours out of my computer and flames begin to lick the edge of the screen. One more reset might just do the trick, I think, as the acrid smell of disintegrating hardware fills the room...

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 27d

'Liz Kendall’s appointment as UK science secretary could lead to a much-needed reset in universities’ strained relationship with government after Peter Kyle’s limited engagement on science and research issues, experts have suggested.' 1/3

Universities hope to feel ‘more listened to’ under Kendall

Departure of Peter Kyle as science secretary raises hopes that his successor Liz Kendall will offer a more sympathetic ear on research concerns

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dave @mediocredave.bsky.social · Sep 6

Every now and then they just openly say "the value of this brown person is that they'll give us more latitude for our racist policies".

Atrios @eschatonblog.com · Sep 6

Stupidest fucking people in britain

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Lilly ⭐️ @mothcub.bsky.social · Sep 4

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Aug 31

Reminder that Birmingham, second biggest city in the UK, whose city council is led by this man, hasn't had domestic recycling services for 8 months due to a pay dispute. The only way to get to recycling centres is with a private vehicle. #CarBrain

Cllr John Cotton 🌹 @cllrjohncotton.bsky.social · Aug 30

There are five Household Recycling Centres in Birmingham, open every day

You can take:
✅ Recycling that would normally go in your kerbside bins
✅ Coffee pods
✅ Garden waste
✅ Gas canisters
✅ Electricals that don’t work

Book to visit all sites orlo.uk/tfe0W

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · Aug 28

Can I just ask what exactly is up with these Early American Studies spines, @easmisc.bsky.social? My delicate aesthetic sensibilities are shook.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · Aug 27

Still can’t believe cutting skilled and experienced frontline admin, hiring a billion Dean level overseers, and passing tasks down to academics who will either do them grumpily or not at all isn’t working? Maybe rolling out a new IT project can smooth this one over

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Aug 26

University efficiency drives may have opposite effect, study finds.

The administrative burden in Australian universities is most keenly felt by teaching and research staff, according to a study from the University of Melbourne’s faculty of education.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

University efficiency drives may have opposite effect, study finds - Research Professional News

Teaching and research staff say reforms mean more red tape for them, Australian survey reports

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · Aug 26

At what point does "they must be pre-emptively capitulating to what they assume to be someone else's ideas" become "maybe this is what they actually want"?

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