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'Analysis by the founder of the Widening Participation Languages Network, Becky Muradás-Taylor, shows that students can take a languages course at just 22 of the 73 universities (30 per cent) with entry requirements below AAB at A level after a spate of cuts in recent years.'

More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.

This is just disgusting and disgraceful. Nevermind the fact that Tickell is condemning universities to failure and destroying lives, the central argument that helping people who have been failed in the past is "naive" is a betrayal of everything universities are supposed to stand for.

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

Including the University of Southampton, of course

Our School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring two permanent (!) Assistant Professors in any field of political science, international relations, political theory, or development. Deadline: 9 November Start date: 30 August 2027 my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

War and militarism are driving climate breakdown while consuming resources we urgently need to tackle the climate and ecological crises. This week is the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice. Find events, actions and resources at climatemilitarism.org @intpeacebureau.bsky.social

I’m so happy to share that I’ve been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship at @uniofbath.bsky.social to study how the mental load—the invisible work of anticipating, planning and organizing family life—shapes parents’ political participation. 🤯 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

It was probably a man.

I remain more scared of men than I do AI.

One for every Labour MP to read. #ldconf

Enrolment in humanities courses is holding up in the UK despite concern about their supposed declining popularity in an employability-focused environment, data released by the Office for Students shows. Georgia Louise Luckhurst reports https://ow.ly/c3In50ZOl0M

In news that will surprise absolutely no one in HE... ‘It notes that institutions “routinely” hire consultancies for these restructures as well as change management specialists, however, these processes often introduce additional management layers, “adding cost rather than removing it”…’

It's September, which cardigan are you excited about wearing?

The story is not and has never been the declining enrollments or majors (administrators pick whichever metric best suits their ultimate end) in humanities programs, but rather their systemic, deliberate starvation of resources + culture wars attacks aimed at caricaturing / discrediting them

Bought some headphones with the mic that moves up and down. Not really sure who I am anymore.

Forced password change at uni today. I look forward to getting back into my accounts by Tuesday.

Why are varifocals so shit? I miss getting new glasses and being able to see better.

“No matter how much you spoke up about it, no one seemed to care.” ITV has brought further attention to the experiences of women facing sexual abuse and harassment in the British military. (1/5) www.itv.com/news/westcou...

Attempting to work in Microsoft app: Do you want me to summarise that for you? Do you want a summary? Want a summary? SUMMARY?!!?

Is one of them assuming that dad's can't drop kids at school?

Agreed. Students certainly have agency, and academic integrity violations are nothing new. But we (the older generations) put this technology in their hands without meaningful guidance or guardrails in place.

We’re lowering the voting age to 16 – but still confine kids in hierarchical, compliance‑first schools. If we want citizens who can think critically, they need daily practice in democratic learning environments. Gary Champion tells how Norwich educators want to make the change.

Opinion: The rush to integrate artificial intelligence indiscriminately across the curriculum ignores the true purpose of higher education, say Jelena Belic and Kritika Maheshwari #highered #AI #edusky https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/reshaping-universities-suit-untested-ai-economy-wrong

“Young people are not disengaged from politics but increasingly interested in understanding it.” Encouraging news from the UK. 🇬🇧

I'm writing a thing about history education and "AI". Myself and another came up with some 'considerations' and I was wondering what people make of them in their current form. All critique appreciated, I'm trying to get to durable and defensible positions.

Publication alert 🚨Leicester’s Stephen Hopkins has co-edited a fantastic new volume with Connal Parr, “Paving the Path to Peace: Civil Society and the Northern Ireland Peace Process”.

"If you were surprised by people using Meta’s smart glasses to harass and covertly film women on the street, then you quite simply haven’t been paying attention. This kind of tech-enabled abuse is commonplace, and it is predominantly aimed at women." www.irishtimes.com/technology/2...

WTF, NYer. "If we agree that college primarily serves a credentialling process that stamps select young people as worthy of work..." We do not. So much for the bastion of erudite journalism. This is sensationalism, damaging our most vital institution: education. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...

Helpful analysis from my @britishacademy.bsky.social colleagues on post-16 subject trends in SHAPE (social science, humanities, arts) subjects www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/who-stu...

It's A level results day. Here is your annual reminder that if you didn't get the results you hoped for, you still don't need to take advice from Jeremy Clarkson.

Absolutely not having a dig at the academics and staff at RG unis. All lovely people. Just saying that becoming good at helping kids across all different entry levels in terms of skills takes time and experience for an institution. it's an ethos that has to embed.

Happy Colander Day to all who celebrate!

"Diagnosis is uncomplicated menopausal transition. Differential diagnoses include perimenopause, estrogen deficiency-induced menopause, silent menopause, occult menopause, artificial menopause, and, less likely, mythic transformation."

Got a new role at uni. People keep mentioning change management to me but not what change they want to manage.

Re-watching Bourdain's Parts Unknown in 2026 Bourdain at the end of every episode: And who knows, maybe, just maybe... things are looking up. Me to my partner: Actually things in that country got far, far worse.

“I’m afraid there is a chance this child may become an academic.”

AI loves to summarise doesn't it? Do you want it shorter? Even shorter!? Bullet points? Shall I remove all the vowels for you? Relax Co-Pilot. Tell me everything. I'll grab a bottle of wine.