Possibly of interest to refugee studies folks (since I haven't seen this shared yet): Max Cherem has a new piece defending the alienage condition, among other things.

Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 2w ago

New article in Political Philosophy / @polphiljournal.bsky.social > "Survey Article: Refugees and Location in International Law and Morality" by Max Gabriel Cherem: doi.org/10.16995/pp....

Philosophers, spread the word! The next Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly will be 'Philosophy and Climate Change' - Guest Editor Stephen Gardiner, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...

In 2009 I called the UK citizenship test a 'bad pub quiz.' In 2026, reform is finally on the table with my evidence cited throughout the House of Lords report on citizenship & integration. The full story in one policy briefing: thombrooks.info/Briefing.pdf thombrooks.info/resources/

The first review of Luke Ulas's recent book is here

Eilidh Beaton@eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · last mo.

Pleased to share that my review of Luke Ulaş's 'Being Cosmopolitan: A Political Approach' is now out in Contemporary Political Theory. Ulaş's project is super interesting and forced me to grapple with some big questions about self-determination. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...

We had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

How migrant charity City of Sanctuary was targeted by the far right

City of Sanctuary promotes compassion for asylum seekers and refugees. It has met a torrent of rightwing hate and misinformation

thebureauinvestigates.com

Pleased to share that my review of Luke Ulaş's 'Being Cosmopolitan: A Political Approach' is now out in Contemporary Political Theory. Ulaş's project is super interesting and forced me to grapple with some big questions about self-determination. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...

Our department is hiring a two-year fixed-term Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics. Please spread the word, and happy to answer any questions about our department and political philosophy in London. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSC917/a...

AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics at King's College London

Apply now for the AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955

My MSc-by-research student is graduating today and gifted me this 'garlic bird' plushie from Wuhan. It has sent me down the most wonderful internet rabbit hole.

Philosophy job at Sheffield (fixed term); please share! #PhilJobs #philsky jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...

Looks like Durham's philosophy exam chair has resigned (from their exam role) in protest at the Uni's handling of AI essays www.palatinate.org.uk/philosophy-e...

Philosophy Exam Chair resigns; University responds to his comments on AI - Palatinate

Durham University’s Chair of the Board of Examiners for Philosophy resigned last week over concerns about the University’s handling of student AI use in exams.

palatinate.org.uk

www.arguably.uk/p/the-quiet-...

The quiet collapse of British universities

One of our great triumphs and economic advantages is fading away

arguably.uk

“I love fixing things for people but I need to humble them at the same time.” - Reviewer 2

c.org/JGxvMV2MPq Please sign this petition to save Philosophy and our wonderful colleagues under threat at the University of Dundee.

Sign the Petition

Save the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University

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👇 Sign to save philosophy at Dundee.

Scott Brown@scottawbrown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I will probably be asking for a lot of support with petitions in the coming weeks... If you could spare a minute of your time to sign the petition opposing the closure of Philosophy at the University of Dundee, it would be greatly appreciated. c.org/9pZQLmGJBk

Academic provision broadly the same, but no maths, languages or philosophy degrees - the word "broadly" doing some incredibly heavy lifting here

New-Cleckit Dominie@ncdominie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Further grim news from the ongoing "changes" at Dundee.

Migration numbers to the UK are falling, yet at the same time attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That’s because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties, argues @nandosigona.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Why public attitudes to immigration don’t respond to falling migration | LSE British Politics

Migration numbers are falling, but attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That's because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties.

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"Parts of the world are essentially ambiguous in the way that calls for judgment. These parts of the world are least amenable to science... and they are largely where our humanity lies." criticalchunks.substack.com/p/the-kids-a...

The Kids are Alright

Communion in the age of Intelligence

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🗓️ All are welcome to attend our upcoming workshop, Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective, 11.30am-5.30pm in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. If you plan to join for any part of the event, please inform eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for catering purposes.

Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Very good, if extremely depressing, piece by Stefan Collini to explain what has been and is being done to this country’s universities. If interested to find out, I recommend reading it.

Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities

The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...

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“The system has been kept afloat only by the higher fees paid by international students. #Brexit and successive governments’ hostile immigration policies did for that—and anyway the reputation of British #HigherEducation… is now in a well-deserved decline” #Academia newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Lorna Finlayson, Irreversible — Sidecar

On Britain’s universities.

newleftreview.org

napinillos.substack.com/p/the-honest...

The Honest Case for the Humanities

Or: Why I’m Tired of My Colleagues Making Arguments That Only Work on Us

napinillos.substack.com

Up to 111 academic jobs to be cut, despite the current forecast of a £4 million surplus for this financial year. The same restructuring process will create new Executive Dean roles on 6-figure salaries. Just yesterday SMT announced the hiring of a new Vice Principal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 100 jobs at risk in Aberdeen University cuts

The institution said it was facing a "stark" financial challenge after confirming 111 jobs could be lost to make savings.

bbc.co.uk

Looking forward to presenting in this workshop at the University of Reading next month! To register, contact the organiser: Rufaida Al Hashmi (rufaida.alhashmi@reading.ac.uk) philevents.org/event/show/1...

The Ethics of Immigrant Selection Workshop

The Ethics of Immigrant Selection workshop  Date: 22nd June, 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00 Location: London Road L22 G06 University of Reading, Reading Details: While the normative literature on ...

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Wrote a thing on why buying into the “generative AI is inevitable so we need to stuff it into all crevices of higher ed” narrative is not only bad pedagogy, but bad Political Science. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Generative AI in the Political Science Classroom: Bringing Politics Back In

Large language models (LLMs) have disrupted higher education, prompting a wave of scholarship on generative AI in the Political Science classroom. This emerging literature largely converges in argu...

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'The key findings were said to be “surprisingly simple”: “a good student academic experience ultimately comes down to quality teaching, access to in person interaction with teachers and a strong sense of belonging”.' 2/3

What Matters Most? 20 years of the student experience - HEPI

Half of students miss one-third of their lectures. 20 years of data show undergraduates are struggling to access the high-quality teaching, in-person interactions and satisfying student experience the...

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'Policy analysts looked at 20 years’ worth of data collected for the annual Student Academic Experience Survey, currently run by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE, to establish key trends in a tumultuous period for higher education.' 1/3

Students missing twice as much teaching time as 20 years ago

Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic

timeshighereducation.com

Sign the petition to save humanities, including philosophy, at the University of Hertfordshire. (Also highly recommend reading Daniel Hutto's comment in the Daily Nous piece below, which wonderfully captures the dismal state of UK Higher Ed at the moment.) c.org/GXTLwHcLB2

Sign the Petition

Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

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Dr Keith Wilson 💭@keithwilson.eu · 3mo ago

Can an institution that doesn’t teach #philosophy even call itself a university? This is a terrible loss to Hertfordshire and UK #HigherEducation. My heart goes out to staff and students who are affected. dailynous.com/2026/05/08/h...