Ana de Medeiros
anademedeiros.bsky.social
Ana de Medeiros
@anademedeiros.bsky.social
Academic, global citizen, working with languages and cultures @King's College London
We Can Make an Impact.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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According to these figures London is safer than many if not all major North American cities. In 2025, there were 1.1 killings for every 100,000 residents of London, compared to 2.8 in New York, 5.6 in Los Angeles, 10.5 in Houston and 12.3 in Philadelphia
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
and "a debate on language teaching in the House of Lords saw skills minister Jacqui Smith say that the government is talking to the British Council about taking on the role of the national agency which will oversee the UK’s participation in Erasmus+."

wonkhe.com/blogs/erasmu...
Erasmus+, student loans, Rhineland study tour
This week on the podcast from Nijmegen on the SUs study tour the team discuss the return of the UK to Erasmus+.
wonkhe.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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This is why rejoining Erasmus+ is brilliant ⬇️

"Students who've spent a year abroad building their language skills are 23% less likely to be unemployed after graduation."

The next step should be a Youth Mobility Scheme.
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

"And from being a privilege, it [a university education] will start becoming a necessity” for participating in advanced society."
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign-student-downturn-pushes-more-universities-deficit
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Looking forward to 2026 and the @aulc.bsky.social's annual conference which will take place in Oxford (thank you @marionsadoux.bsky.social for hosting AULC: www.lang.ox.ac.uk/event/aulc-2...
AULC 2026 Annual Conference
www.lang.ox.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and in turn her narratives have given shape to the stories of so many lives.
A backstreet abortion nearly killed Annie Ernaux. It became a story that shaped her life
Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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ICYMI

The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social

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December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So in 2025 in the USA decisions about women's health are to be made at state level but decisions on AI are too important to be made locally and are to be imposed at Federal Level by an administration that has created a system of co-dependency with the AI industry: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The universities of East Anglia and Reading have both reported sizeable deficits in the latest sign that research-intensive non-Russell Group universities are being hit hard by the financial crunch facing the sector. Patrick Jack reports
https://ow.ly/BYOw50XCS2T
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM