🎓️ If universities become STEM-heavy, 'we end up with a small number of elite universities that do arts and humanities, and then arts and humanities doesn’t become a driver of social mobility,' said Professor Bowden 🔗 Read more in @timeshighered.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/EqLOxub

UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest

‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’

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What's the difference between marketing, PR & comms? For those starting their journey in academia, I've started Online Academic — a resource to help you navigate the online world. You can read and subscribe for free, here: www.online-academic.com/whats-the-di...

What’s the difference between marketing, PR & communications?

Welcome to the first issue of Online Academic, a newsletter helping researchers navigate the media world. This newsletter, I hope, will be an amalgamation of tips, common questions and insight from industry professionals around the ever-changing world of media and communications. Specifically it's for those in Higher Education in the

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💥New post | The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X ✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social #AcademicSky #X #AcademicSocialMedia

The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X - LSE Impact

For the first time, more UK universities and associated organisations are inactive on X than active.

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Just as an AI-only ‘social media’ launches, it might be a good time to say I’m putting together a regular newsletter to help academics represent their research. Verifiable expertise is vital to counteract disinformation. If you’re interested, you can sign up below 👇

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A monthly newsletter and community helping researchers to build their profile, navigate social media and learn how to communicate their work online.

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It's a brilliant podcast. One that gripped me from start to finish. Highly recommended and now award winning 👇

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Yay!! I couldn’t be there but Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring just won gold at the APA podcast awards!! Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!

We just published a new report on how UK journalists are adopting AI in their work Authored by @neilthurman.bsky.social @sinatk.bsky.social & @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it's based on a survey conducted in 2024 Read in full reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ai-adoption-... 10 findings in thread

🌟 We have launched a suite of new doctoral studentships through our new Doctoral School 🌟 Over 30 places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities. More details and how to apply 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu... @komldsp.bsky.social @adaptai.bsky.social

Arts & Humanities Doctoral School launches new studentships programme | King's College London

Over 30 Doctoral studentship places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s.

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Excellent write-up by my colleague, Sarah, detailing some of the nuances involved in the spread of some *interesting* theories online. Orwell being such a hit in Estonian conspiracy circles was not on my bingo card. Give it a read 👇

King's Arts & Humanities@kingsartshums.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🗣️ Conspiracies in Europe are fuelled by a feedback loop between the media, politicians, protest groups and social media algorithms, according to new research by REDACT. No longer on the fringes of society, bringing attention to conspiracy theories is helping them to go viral ⬇️

Great to be running comms for this new doctoral programme - which is open to those within and outside of academia. It's exactly the type of equitable approach we need to understand and curate the development of responsible AI in the creative industries. More to come, and more below 👇

ADAPT-AI@adaptai.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📽️ Shape the future of audiences, AI, and creative technologies Our new Doctoral studentship is open for applications for Oct 2026. "Your unique perspective and experience are what we’re looking for." - Director, Sarah Atkinson By @kingsartshums.bsky.social @guildhallschool.bsky.social & LSBU