Diane Nutt
@dianen.bsky.social
Care about student learning & the staff who teach &support them. HE Consultant part retired, still a bit work obsessed, but life outside = dancing, friends, books &crafting. Can be a bit political. Part owner of www.thirdspaceperspectives.com blog.
Paving front gardens is making neighbourhoods hotter. Here in York it also adds to flood risk but it’s never really talked about. We have one of the last green front gardens locally. #climatechange #community theconversation.com/how-the-tren...
How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heat
There’s a growing trend to pave over front gardens.
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Aid worker who organised World Cup screenings in Gaza killed in Israeli strike www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Aid worker who organised World Cup screenings in Gaza killed in Israeli strike
Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before Egypt played Argentina in their last 16 match
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Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist
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New piece on #thirdspaceperspectives blog from Celia Whitchurch discussing areas for future exploration #edusky #teachlearnsky #academicsky #highered Celia also wanting to hear from folk re AI & #3rdspace work - see link for contact www.thirdspaceperspectives.com/blog/update-from-celia-whitchurch
Update from Celia Whitchurch — Third Space Perspectives - Exploring Integrated Practice
It has been heartening to witness an expanding literature on Third Space professionals in higher education over the last 15 years or so, in particular to see so many special issues of journals: Workp...
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Let’s talk about menstruation - without accessible clean period products women’s lives are limited. This controls women not guerrila fighters. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid
Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights
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Re previous post. - Check out @tom-clark.bsky.social series of posts with some tabular details - this is the first
Tom Clark@tom-clark.bsky.social · 5mo agoA sickening society is clear in these statistics So why is it not in the news? Powerful wake-up call from @chakrabortty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The consequences of #austerity will continue without a step change and political will - Aditya Chakrabortty’s article highlights a key report that somehow didn’t get the headlines it deserves?? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? | Aditya Chakrabortty
The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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This is fun .. and somewhat scary! Martinrowson.bsky.social: “I asked AI to name my wife” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
Authors, a newsreader, a lawyer and an esteemed colleague: they’re all great – but I’m not married to any of them. Can we really depend on this technology, asks cartoonist and author Martin Rowson
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Binge watched Murderbot this weekend. It’s SO good! And an excellent adaption of the novella. Great casting. If you haven’t read the murderbot diaries by @marthawells.com you’ve missed a treat. They are excellent on audiobook too. #sf #fiction #writing #books #whattowatch
Our front garden is becoming one of the last in the street - I live in a flood vulnerable city so it’s so frustrating! I think there needs to be council &government messages about this. Permeable materials are not enough we need plants& trees to absorb some water www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
Homeowners urged to use more robust planting and permeable materials to help mitigate flood risk
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I’m on a small island in Greece and have just watched several hundred people marching in support of the Global Freedom Flotilla - some people care, some people are watching #gaza @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Diane Nutt@dianen.bsky.social · 10mo agoI hope all the #CATEAwards2025 #NTFSAWards2025 winners enjoyed the awards ceremony last night! Congratulations again to you all - keep making a positive difference to students and colleagues #HEteaching #HElearning #SOTL #studentsuccess @it-se.bsky.social @jackhogan9.bsky.social
I hope all the #CATEAwards2025 #NTFSAWards2025 winners enjoyed the awards ceremony last night! Congratulations again to you all - keep making a positive difference to students and colleagues #HEteaching #HElearning #SOTL #studentsuccess @it-se.bsky.social @jackhogan9.bsky.social
Isreal is committing genocide and countries like mine are culpable if we do not stand against this www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘Direct evidence of genocidal intent’: the UN commission of inquiry’s report on Israel’s actions in Gaza
Legal analysis has accused Israel of committing genocide in four out of five categories as defined by 1948 convention
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A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
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This is the takeaway I use and this is horrifying. This isn’t somewhere else - this is your backyard and mine! I remember in the 80s a local shop near me suffering this kind of horror. I thought we’d moved on from this in 40 years!
Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11mo agoThis is where the empty headed Flag shagging leads. Race hate.
This is where the empty headed Flag shagging leads. Race hate.
Into The Greenwood. Saltburn Valley Country Park, Saltburn, North Yorkshire, May 2024. #photography #trees #leaves #Saltburn #pixels.com #redbubble #AyearForArt paul-boizot.pixels.com/featured/int...
#Embroidery #womensart #craft #protest Stitch her name: the women honoring Mexico femicide victims in embroidery www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Stitch her name: the women honoring Mexico femicide victims in embroidery
A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos since 2015
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Swoon, US mixed media artist known for her street art and who specializes in life-size prints and paper cut-outs of human figures #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
Government has got this spectacularly wrong. If an organisation is breaking the law, prosecute it. But arresting people for holding up signs is a waste of police time, it's increasing support for the organisation &, above all, it's a flagrant violation of free speech. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protest arrests rise to more than 500
Police say the majority of arrests were for displaying placards in support of the banned group.
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The Advance HE UK national awards for learning and teaching were announced today - the #CATEAward for Teams and the #NTFSAward for individuals - check out the wonderful winners here www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
Prestigious UK teaching excellence award winners announced for 2025 | Advance HE
Advance HE announces 61 new National Teaching Fellows and 17 winning teams of the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Congratulations to all our new #NTFS2025 winners! We’re proud of every single one of you 🎉 Share your celebrations with us here on #NTFS2025, and we’ll repost to introduce you to the community! www.advance-he.ac.uk/awards/teach...
National Teaching Fellows | Advance HE
The National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) Scheme celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education. Meet the Na...
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“Innocents are now starving to death. All that is not action is noise.” @nesrinemalik.bsky.social : We mustn't stop protesting over Gaza’s starvation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik
Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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I don’t want to keep sharing bad news items, but I don’t know how we can ignore this. On a global level we MUST challenge Isreal for creating this #humantragedy and #getfoodintoGazaNOW - Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by
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It’s horrifying to know how little the world is doing to stop this deliberate #starving of children and their families #gaza www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
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So looking forward to editing this Special Issue with great colleagues @dianen.bsky.social Luke, Pèter, Joke, Anneleen... Small correction...deadline is 20th July! 😉 Seems strange to bring back #efye2025 but after such success @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, let's relive it in time for #efye2026
Diane Nutt@dianen.bsky.social · last yr.Proposal deadline soon-20th June-for Special Issue of JPAAP Journal ‘enabling first year student success in a tertiary world’. A range of submissions welcome: share your practice, research, approaches + #efye2025 #firstyearstudents #transitions #teachlearnsky #edusky jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/announ...
Aagh! That should have been deadline 20th July!! Great opportunity to share your research about first year experience or successful practice supporting first year HE students - submit a proposal #teachlearnsky #edusky #studenttransitions jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/announ...
Call for proposals - Enabling First Year Student Success in a Tertiary World | Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice
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Diane Nutt@dianen.bsky.social · last yr.Proposal deadline soon-20th June-for Special Issue of JPAAP Journal ‘enabling first year student success in a tertiary world’. A range of submissions welcome: share your practice, research, approaches + #efye2025 #firstyearstudents #transitions #teachlearnsky #edusky jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/announ...
