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AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books

If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.

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Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming…

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Arts and humanities have a role in understanding space exploration | Letters

Letter: Prof Abbie Garrington reflects on an interview with the physicist Laura Grego about the battle for our skies

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Quel surprise! As does hacking away at the Humanities more generally. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts

Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils

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Change the Higher Education funding model. No other sector of such quality, economic heft & foundational national significance, would be left to rot the way Universities are.

"The Univ. of Hertfordshire has decided to close all eight Humanities undergraduate programmes in English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Creative Writing, History and Philosophy.... PLEASE sign this petition to support staff and students in Humanities" www.change.org/p/save-the-h...

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The Brexit tribes and disastrous referendum design: part two Probably the largest group among the general public were the nostalgists, who saw 1970s Britain in halcyon terms, a paradise on earth ruined by joining the EEC northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

The Brexit tribes and disastrous referendum design: part two

Probably the largest group among the general public were the nostalgists, who saw 1970s Britain in halcyon terms, a paradise on earth ruined by joining the EEC

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Unlike management's race to the bottom, this 69-page alternative proposal shows how a functioning, thriving & secure university is possible. This is what happens when principled, intelligent people, who genuinely care about HE put their amazing minds together. Well done @uonucu.bsky.social

I love this. Unmute.

The much anticipated inaugural issue of @globalsouthls.bsky.social has published! Here’s to many more. Read the opening editorial here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tandfresearch.bsky.social

Beginning, thinking and moving forward: Global South and literary studies

Published in Global South Literary Studies (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026)

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This is surely bollocks. As someone who is quite used to uni finance systems, I don’t believe for the first minute that they don’t have a detail code for consultancy in their accounting systems.

Mark Williams@mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Cardiff University has admitted that it doesn’t know how much it is spending overall on external consultants or hold a central record of what work they are doing." Staff expenditure: Count every last penny or you may lose your job. Their expenditure: Meh.

I… er… never mind…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Kilmeade to an agreeing Markwayne Mullin: "In Belfast they're standing up because their leaders have let them down. They're trying to take their country back. They want to label them as racist. All they want to be is Irish. They want Ireland back. I see a lot of the same fights here."

Three quarters of universities in deficit, tens of thousands of jobs being lost, & the government tells us there’s no money. They can, however, find close to the entire budget allocation for teaching from the Office for Students on a private theme park.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

'“Only 57% of graduates are in full-time work 15 months after graduation. Readers are presumably expected to assume that the remaining 43 per cent are...on benefits...in reality a further 36 per cent were in further study and/or work, volunteering, travelling, caring for others or retired.' 3/3

'For the time being at least, we have notionally centre-left governments across England, Scotland and Wales. And I don’t think it would be especially unfair to argue that none of those governments appear to have a clue about what to do with their higher education systems.' 1/3

Policy Exchange sees a future – in 2010 and 1992

For the time being at least, we have notionally centre-left governments across England, Scotland and Wales.

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"Applications are open for a programme to support early-career scholars working in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria or Iraq to publish an academic article in an international journal in the discipline of translation studies. " www.monabaker.org/2026/05/13/c...

Call for Participants – International Writing Workshops in Jordan for Translation Studies, Mona Baker

Applications are open for a programme to support early-career scholars working in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria or Iraq to publish an academic article...

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Last week on Wonkhe: Higher education institutions are still reluctant to discuss class, and how it plays out in academic careers. For Jamie Tully and Hazel Mycroft, it’s time to start talking

Universities need a conversation about social class

Higher education institutions are still reluctant to discuss class, and how it plays out in academic careers. For Jamie Tully and Hazel Mycroft, it’s time to start talking Higher education institutions...

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Subject cold spots are growing. We need to address the root causes

New analysis from the British Academy shows us huge areas of the country where key areas of humanities, arts, and social sciences are not taught. Ruairi Cullen has the details

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Assistant Professor in English Dublin City University Permanent Expertise in Children’s Literature is essential. Proven experience lecturing in 19th-century literature, Modernism, and Postmodernism. universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...

Calling all PGRs and ECRs: three more weeks to submit to the BSLS/JLS essay prize! All entries receive feedback from the judging panel. www.bsls.ac.uk/2025/04/call...

Hey Bluesky folks. If you’re in education or just follow for my thirst traps, would you please sign this if you can, and share far and wide? c.org/dCKk9vjqxY It’s much appreciated. My university is cancelling all UG humanities degrees. We need support and love right now x

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BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

Nottingham job cuts ‘pose systemic risks to research’, union warns. Research-intensive university told it risks “intellectual stagnation” as 2,700 staff put at risk of redundancy. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Nottingham job cuts ‘pose systemic risks to research’, union warns - Research Professional News

Research-intensive university told it risks “intellectual stagnation” as 2,700 staff put at risk of redundancy

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NEW on Wonkhe: What the Education Committee said about higher education funding buff.ly/0iZwQwC

Early bird registration for the BAMS/ MSA conference closes in 3 days on May 15! This is also your last chance to register for a seminar/ workshop at the conference. See link below!

Modernist Studies Association (MSA)@moderniststudies.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Registration for the BAMS/ MSA conference in Loughborough is now open! You can find the reg link on our conference website, including hotel and travel info. Please don't forget to first become a member of BAMS or MSA. The link to register for seminars and workshops is also separate this year.

Book is finally out! Published with @umasspress.bsky.social 'The Image and the Fire" uses a #BlackStudies methodology to elucidate how Poundian Imagism, the Harlem Renaissance & the Black Arts Movements are in dialogue with each other. www.umasspress.com/978162534950...

The Image and the Fire

Racial identity and literary form in the modernist anthologyThe Image and the Fire examines the coterie anthology—a small, outsider literary collection—a...

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We’re very pleased to share news of this research fellowship position, working with our wonderful CECS / English Literature colleague Prof Mary Fairclough @maryfairclough.bsky.social on the collected works of Mary Wollstonecraft: 🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL782/r...

Research Fellowship: The Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft at University of York

Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellowship: The Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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