The government has now washed its hands of universities in England. Prospective students and parents should be warned: they are now almost unprotected in the event of a failure, and it's possible doors may close *same day* in case of a collapse. wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Ministers are throwing students to the wolves

On Tuesday the government published its response to the Education Committee’s report on higher education funding and the threat of insolvency.

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Hot & stuffy & looking forward to seeing you.

Of interest to UK university #Skystorians: Royal Historical Society open online meeting on 'The crisis in UK higher education: The future for History'. 4 August 2-4 pm.

The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History

An open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline.

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Not just research - keeping scholarly societies going, organizing conferences…

First they came for the languages. In the hope that no one would have the words to say what was happening. 1/9🧵

University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review

The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023.

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DECOLONISING MAASAI HISTORY 🗣️ How do you approach decolonial research? Join us for the final seminar in our "Work in Progress" series - this coming Wednesday July 8th, 1pm BST online. Secure your spot while there's still space 🔻 www.eventbrite.com/e/scolma-202...

The lakeside landscaping has matured (a lot!) since the early ‘70s but the @biologyatyork.bsky.social clock tower remains a favourite landmark on the campus skyline

This is one of the dumbest and saddest things I've ever seen. We should not think of universities in this way, and if we do that'll destroy everything that is both useful and good about them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime

New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.

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I am BEGGING people - think tanks, governments, random organisations - to DATE YOUR REPORTS WHEN YOU DO THE PDFS. It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE. You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.

💻 Join the @scolma.bsky.social webinar and find out more about Archives in Action – The Three As, a toolkit designed for public archives, community organisations and individual researchers interested in Africa and the African diaspora. 📅 24 June, 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🔗 Register 🔽

SCOLMA 2026 SS: A Toolkit for Working in Archives of Africa & Its Diaspora

Join us to discuss Archives in Action - The Three A's; a toolkit designed by King's College London for parties interested in Africa.

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🎉 Warm congratulations to @shaunmcguinness.bsky.social, joint winner of the 2025 Francis Jones Prize for the best work published in Welsh history🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, for his edition of Bangor Episcopal Acta, 1092-1306: our latest Canterbury & York Society volume. www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/college-anno...

📅 SAVE THE DATES! We are pleased to launch our Summer Seminar Series (Online), "Work in Progress". It focuses on decolonial projects in library & archive collections on Africa. Collaborative work is difficult, often raising productive but challenging conversations - our speakers will explore this!

What can one even say any more. The Nothing will eat almost the entire sector if controls aren't brought into force. Hey, government! Anyone there? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

University of Nottingham puts 2,700 staff at risk of redundancy

The University of Nottingham says it is facing

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An early sign (1971)

Colleen Morgan@clmorgan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Post your warning sign

The Government ten days ago released a new strategic vision for archives which makes a strong and convincing case for their central importance. Using it as a yardstick shows just how far short of best practice the BBC Written Archives Centre falls. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/new-strategi...

New strategic vision for archives highlights how BBC Written Archives Centre falls short - Illuminations

John Wyver writes: Ten days ago, with perhaps rather too little fanfare, the Government released a new strategic vision for archives. Commissioned from The National Archives (TNA) and launched by Baro...

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MA student Olivia @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social blogs on behind scenes curating #NormanKaplan #art In @uoyborthwick.bsky.social collections, she highlights York student-led disinvestment campaigns Exhibition @ThinIcePress #York 'til 30th April Read blog 🔗 antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/behind-the-s...

Evening sun

Olivia @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social explores York’s #antiapartheid solidarity with South Africa’s liberation through @uoyborthwick.bsky.social archive materials shown w. Kaplan’s art in 'All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!' 'til 30/04, Thin Ice Press #York @actsa-uk.bsky.social @aamarchives.bsky.social

‘Blossoms in the field, Bright against the pale green grass, A promise of joy’ (Santōka Taneda) Spring on, and off, campus.

I’m so excited to dive into my copy of Inheritance. Athambile Masola confronts themes of freedom, womanhood, and the lingering weight of history with striking honesty. Her poetry is fearless, intimate, and resonant.

Killing the Presidential Records Act would allow private individuals to hold the keys to American history, forever.

DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public

Eliminating the Presidential Records Act would allow private actors to hold the keys to American history, forever.

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Our monthly newsletter is slightly later than usual - we wanted to tie in all our exciting news with the launch of our probate registers and Bishops’ Transcripts onto Ancestry! The probate collection is our Archive of the Month - read on to find out more www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...

It was an honour and pleasure to be in Canterbury today representing the Canterbury & York Society at the installation of Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.

21 March marks Human Rights Day in South Africa & UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Kaplan’s #linoprint reflect the struggle for rights & dignity All Shall Be Afforded Dignity! on now at Thin Ice Press #york, with @actsa-uk.bsky.social & @uoyborthwick.bsky.social

🚨FIXED TERM ARCHIVE JOB KLAXON🚨 We are looking for an experienced archivist to develop and implement a scoping project to re-catalogue and make available the York Archdiocesan Archive (6 months full time, or 12 months part time). Full details at the link: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/proj...

"Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

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Striking statistics on the importance of the University of Manchester @manchestermill.bsky.social MCC has long recognised this (as did NWDA with Martin Harris on its Board) although initially more as a tool of physical regeneration (eg via the merger with UMIST)…

This is an amazing resource for anyone working on their York family history, and we're pleased to say the Society is running a second weekly drop in session here at the Borthwick on the main university campus, every Friday from 10am-4pm for all your local history needs 😊 @balhnews.bsky.social

York and District Family History Society@yorkfhs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our new purpose built family and local history research base at Explore York library on Museum Street. Open Mondays 10-4pm - fantastic resource for us and you! @federationfhs.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social

Doodles. 〰️ 🍥 〰️ Some lovely examples from a 1970s notebook. I wonder if the author was in thrall to deep thoughts or deep boredom?

A campus works best when movement fosters connection. As York’s planners put it: “it should ideally be impossible to go from one unit of accommodation to a similar one without coming into contact with at least one of completely different academic or social character on the way”