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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 22h

A reminder to everyone getting upset: Badenoch currently has about as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as Larry the Cat.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

'Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls.' 1/3

Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservatives: “Tough on Books, Tough on the Causes of Books.”

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 6d

(To be honest, anyone who talks to me gets to discuss EF Benson. It’s not really a choice.)

Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 6d

I kept spotting someone who looked like Pippa Haywood. Turned out, it was Pippa Haywood. We discussed EF Benson, briefly.

Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 6d

Patricia Routledge was one of those celebrities I've seen out and about just doing stuff. I saw her around Chichester Cathedral and thought "is that Patricia Routledge?" Then she spoke and yes, it was definitely Patricia Routledge.

Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 6d

I kept spotting someone who looked like Pippa Haywood. Turned out, it was Pippa Haywood. We discussed EF Benson, briefly.

Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 6d

Patricia Routledge was one of those celebrities I've seen out and about just doing stuff. I saw her around Chichester Cathedral and thought "is that Patricia Routledge?" Then she spoke and yes, it was definitely Patricia Routledge.

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Nick Barlow @nickbwalking.bsky.social · 19d

Very odd watching BBC News talking about the Lib Dem conference and mentioning how the party has struggled to break through in the media like it's nothing to do with them.

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 6d

Well, one of the 5 Neat Guys interviewing Prince William wasn't on my bingo card for today.

Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 7d

Just read the heading "Find a research centre" as "Fund a research centre". Sadly, the plea seemed credible.

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TinDogPodcast @tindogpodcast.bsky.social · 7d

Thats nice

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 7d

THIS!

Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 10d

To clarify: this screen shows six pages, but only displays the top few lines of each, and I can't find any way to expand the view. The problem is not so much that the display is ugly (though it is), but rather that you literally cannot read the full pages.

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Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 10d

Trying to look at a book on ProQuest Ebook Central, and this is how it's being presented. Zooming in just makes the mess bigger. How is this usable?

A screenshot of ProQuest Ebooks, showing squashed and truncated pages.

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 7d

However, the model doesn't deliver for substantially mature students. Even after lockdown, universities seem to have learned very little from @openuniversity.bsky.social about expanding the student body with distance learning options.

Universities UK @universities-uk.bsky.social · 10d

'The salary and non-salary data show degrees still deliver for students in the long run'🎓

A nuanced piece on the data on grad earnings from @amyborrett.ft.com in @financialtimes.com from the weekend: https://loom.ly/4TzTDZQ

No, the UK has not reached ‘peak graduate’

The salary and non-salary data show degrees still deliver for students in the long run

www.ft.com

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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 9d

Why let kids go hungry, energy bills soar, schools crumble, youth clubs shut down, rents skyrocket and wages fall, when you could JUST TAX BILLIONAIRES?

📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, there’s a reason alright.

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 9d

Tough new conditions to be imposed on migrants who want to settle in the UK will not apply to more than a million people who arrived in the UK under the post-Brexit immigration surge

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 16d

@lancasteruni.bsky.social Fabulous as your campus was, not much point pitching to my daughter if you're threatening to cut 1 in 5 academic jobs. Sorry, thought you should know.

Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 18d

Wow, massively overworked lecturers. This is KCL? Well, that just moved down the list for my son's consideration.

(Note: aforementioned list is NOT hypothetical.)

Dr Jen Baker @jendeavour.bsky.social · 19d

Also, I am I the only one who thinks this sounds like *more* work?

Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 22d

Simply astonishing. Maybe Lecturer A should not have to mark over 100 essays in a two-week window in the first place? Invest in qualified staff and reduce impossible workloads FFS www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strate...

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Dr Jen Baker @jendeavour.bsky.social · 18d

Rescued the Northanger Abbey "horrid novels" from the basement of the uni library and my mission is to read them all during my sabbatical...might start with a short one 🤣

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · 20d

Is…

“Too often people go to university to explore research and knowledge”

…the single most stupid thing a member of the cabinet has ever said?

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John Dorney @johndorney.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh the delight of seeing Alixion (or Alison as we came to calling it due to autocorrect) on the new DWM. Brilliant news for Robin.

Richard Unwin @richardunwin.bsky.social · Aug 12

Doctor Who Magazine 620 - on sale from this Thursday. The cover story is about Sylvester McCoy entertaining fans in war-torn Kiev. ❤️❤️ #DoctorWho

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Richard Binns @moralavenger.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Anybody remotely interesting is mad in someway or another"
#DoctorWho Magazine speaks to the writer of ALIXION about reviving this lost Seventh Doctor adventure on audio! Read a preview on the website 👀 bbc.in/4mbeKdj

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 16

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine – Issue 620 – heads back to the 1990s with its cover story, as a lost Seventh Doctor adventure, Alixion, by Robin Mukherjee, is revived as an audio drama

Final Seventh Doctor “Lost Story” headlines new Doctor Who Magazine

Seventh Doctor, Season 13 Blu-ray, in the spotlight

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TimeWolf @christhepethead.bsky.social · 22d

'Alixion' from @bigfinish.bsky.social. An interesting one this. Some delicious concepts and thoughtful emotional beats. I can definitely imagine this on tv in season 27. Love the character of Colin and the music/sound design is particularly brilliant. Very good indeed. :)

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Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com · Aug 31

Writer Robin Mukherjee discusses Big Finish producing his "lost" Doctor Who TV story, "Alixion," from the Seventh Doctor's era, as an audio drama. / #DoctorWho #BigFinish

Writer Robin Mukherjee discusses Big Finish producing his "lost" Doctor Who TV story, "Alixion," from the Seventh Doctor's era.

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Rich Gale @waistcoatrich.bsky.social · 22d

High-ranking, STEM-friendly Imperial should be one of the LOUDEST voices in any argument that Education = Earnings. This seems an extraordinarily meagre offer.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22d

'The union said it disputes claims from the university that a higher pay offer is unaffordable, instead arguing that Imperial has “unusually large reserves” and an £81 million operating surplus.' (Offer was 2%).

Staff at Imperial College London vote for strike action

University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award

www.timeshighereducation.com

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