Thank the goddesses for that slice of justice

I know I say this too often, but I miss Golden Goal

I’m over this Argentina referee industrial complex

It wasn't to be… but if you are a victim of domestic abuse tonight, call the following number: 0808 2000 247

Tremendous support from across various segments of our society--businesses, public figures, MPs, & even a former archbishop of Canterbury--against the UNNECESSARY cutting of humanities, arts & social sciences @exeter.ac.uk #DefendExeterUni @exeterucu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences

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The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.

Starmer's government is still on X, the platform that promotes hate and racism.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last mo.

Asked about rising racism and hatred in the UK, Keir Starmer says "the very sad thing is I am not able to say that in the 10 years since Jo Cox's death that things have got better because sadly they have got worse. That's on all of us to fix." Well yes, and your government has done what exactly?

Belgium's federal government is facing criticism after health authorities linked last week's heat wave to over 1,200 excess deaths, prompting opposition parties to accuse ministers of failing to protect the country's most vulnerable citizens.

Belgian government under fire after heat wave claims 1,200 lives

Emergency services came under scrutiny as the country’s 112 hotline “did not function properly” during the crisis.

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As the crisis in UK higher education and research deepens, the British Academy’s President, Susan J Smith (@sjs1869.bsky.social) has urged an immediate and comprehensive review to secure the sector's long-term sustainability. See the full statement: https://bit.ly/4v8jdks

Something deeply troubling & shocking is happening at Exeter University*, where a mass cull of staff is planned, even though it's in surplus. No good justifications given. @jamesgdyke.info provides the details: www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-... *Disclosure: I have a Visiting Fellowship here. +🧵

The bonfire of the humanities

150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences

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“Copy that” an Archive Workshop with Lancaster Black History Group and Mirador Arts.

Maybe politicians should actually do what the public wants. Maybe. Just maybe.

Having spent the day, much like every other day at present, listening to journalists and broadcasters restate unsubstantiated claims, and elide the fact of difference with a trigger for racist violence, here are simple rules even Chris Mason might grasp. ⬇️

The scenes in Belfast last night were disgraceful. Families were targeted because of their skin colour or country of origin, leaving people frightened, homeless and fearing for their safety. The actions of one individual must never be used to stigmatise an entire community, nationality or faith.

We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.

The EHRC Code of Practice risks entering an unacceptable era for LGBTQ+ rights and encourage gender policing. MPs can still oppose it. Ask your MP to support EDM 240: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

Email your MP to reject the Code of Practice and support EDM 240

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Nadia Whittome MP@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More than 100 MPs have now signed the motion I tabled alongside colleagues to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations. Please email your MP asking them to sign EDM 240 if they haven’t already.

Interesting research job for a quant sociologist at the ESRI in Dublin. 5-year contract with possibility of permanency. €93k. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Senior Research Officer in Sociology

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has a long-established tradition of sociological research, and we wish to recruit a sociologist with excellent

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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

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🪧Time to register for our yearly symposium!🪧 Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... Schedule here: drive.google.com/file/d/1bUnk... @britsoci.bsky.social

If you value our unique, independent, unbiased, honest and truthful brand of citizen journalism, then please consider joining our Friends of Bylines scheme. Read all about the perks and benefits here 👇 bylinesnetwork.co.uk/friends-of-b...

I am looking for someone fab to join me at Strathclyde on a funded PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism. If you are that person, or know someone who is, there's a month left to apply! #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring

ALT: Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring

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My new blog for the Social History Society on the loss of adult education centres in universities, with particular focus on history and the closure of the Centre for Lifelong Learning at York. 🗃️

Social History Society@socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣New Social History Society blog Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social on 'Losing Lifelong Learning' 👉Read online here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

If you want to take action against the EHRC Code of Practice, please contact your MP and ask them to object to the code. You can find our tool to email your MP here: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

📆 Join us on 9 June for the launch of Detention & Deportation in Europe. Spanning carceral border regimes & interspersed with poetic reflections, the book is a radical critique of detention and deportation systems. @drtdegenhardt.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

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Other work by the Ladybird artists. ‘Wren’ Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

If you're near Birmingham on the 3rd June, here's a chance to reflect on the importance of music to Stuart Hall's work. Organised by the Stuart Hall Archive project, with Mykaell Riley and our own Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social

Select tickets – Stuart Hall Archive Project Reading Seminar: Summer Specials – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street

Stuart Hall Archive Project Reading Seminar: Summer Specials – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Wed 3 Jun 2026 - The Stuart Hall Archive Project Readings Seminar in 2026 continues with ...

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‘Another effect of the funding system introduced in 2012 has been to provide rich pickings for private institutions. Arden University, which obtained degree-granting powers in 2014, may be the biggest UK university you’ve never heard of.’ Stefan Collini www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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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