Phil Ward
@frootle.bsky.social
Director of Eastern Arc, a regional consortium in the UK comprising the universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent and Sussex. You know the score: views all my own. But that's because no one else would want them. www.easternarc.ac.uk www.fundermentals.org
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A rare thing to see in the wild these days: a Creative Writing lectureship (fixed term) at the University of East Anglia vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies(ATS1307) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies(ATS1307) vacancy in University of East Anglia.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Literatur...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A rare thing to see in the wild these days: a Creative Writing lectureship (fixed term) at the University of East Anglia vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
The deadline for abstracts is Monday 2 June. We've had a lot of interest, so do submit a proposal if you want to be part of the conversation on 10 Sept!
A quick repost for our open call for our #sanctuary conference in Sept. Do submit a proposal if you have an idea for a session!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The deadline for abstracts is Monday 2 June. We've had a lot of interest, so do submit a proposal if you want to be part of the conversation on 10 Sept!
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We've got a vacancy for a researcher for our DALE project, which will look at accessibility to our lab environment for those with disabilities. Deadline: 12 May: easternarc.ac.uk/news/vacancy...
Vacancy: Researcher for the DALE project - Eastern Arc
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May 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We've got a vacancy for a researcher for our DALE project, which will look at accessibility to our lab environment for those with disabilities. Deadline: 12 May: easternarc.ac.uk/news/vacancy...
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A quick repost for our open call for our #sanctuary conference in Sept. Do submit a proposal if you have an idea for a session!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A quick repost for our open call for our #sanctuary conference in Sept. Do submit a proposal if you have an idea for a session!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
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Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
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Go to Google
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Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia
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February 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Go to Google
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Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)"
Choose "Send feedback"
Click "Gulf of America"
Click "Inaccurate content"
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If you feel bad about not getting a grant, worth keeping in mind ESRC's success for:
new investigator is ~14%
standard scheme is ~9%
secondary data analysis scheme is ~9%.
These are on par with acceptance rates for the most competitive journals in the field...
new investigator is ~14%
standard scheme is ~9%
secondary data analysis scheme is ~9%.
These are on par with acceptance rates for the most competitive journals in the field...
2024 success rates for grant applications to the Economic and Social Research Council were around 10 percent www.timeshighereducation.com/news/stay-re...
Stay realistic on research grant prospects, UK universities urged
With success rates below 10 per cent in a recent funding round, pressure on scholars to secure grants may not be realistic, warns leading economist
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you feel bad about not getting a grant, worth keeping in mind ESRC's success for:
new investigator is ~14%
standard scheme is ~9%
secondary data analysis scheme is ~9%.
These are on par with acceptance rates for the most competitive journals in the field...
new investigator is ~14%
standard scheme is ~9%
secondary data analysis scheme is ~9%.
These are on par with acceptance rates for the most competitive journals in the field...
Oof. Listening to @bbcradio4.bsky.social 6:30 comedy slot for the first time in - oh - decades. Good to see the quality hasn't changed. How can it be so consistently terrible?
February 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oof. Listening to @bbcradio4.bsky.social 6:30 comedy slot for the first time in - oh - decades. Good to see the quality hasn't changed. How can it be so consistently terrible?
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This is why you don't design curricula around "jobs of the future".
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
‘Learn to code’
Should’ve done a proper degree like sociology or political science
Should’ve done a proper degree like sociology or political science
January 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is why you don't design curricula around "jobs of the future".
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
Well, not surprising, but very depressing nonetheless.
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social writes @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social writes @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well, not surprising, but very depressing nonetheless.
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Joyful piece by @annamgrey.bsky.social on her predictions for UK research funding in 2025 (with a pinch of gallows humour), picking up the baton from @frootle.bsky.social
Funding in 2025: A new hope or more of the same? - Research Professional News
The crystal ball is murky, but the new year’s defining issues can be identified within
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January 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Joyful piece by @annamgrey.bsky.social on her predictions for UK research funding in 2025 (with a pinch of gallows humour), picking up the baton from @frootle.bsky.social
I know where he could find some out of work fact checkers, if that's any help?
Trump wanting Greenland because he doesn’t understand the Mercator projection…we live in the dumbest possible timeline.
January 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I know where he could find some out of work fact checkers, if that's any help?
Morning everyone! The first day back; I hope you all had a peaceful break. To ease you back into the world of work, here's a piece I wrote for @hepi-news.bsky.social on the #IndustrialStrategy over the hols. Events have moved on, but I'd welcome your thoughts! www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/12/31/i...
Industrious Efforts - HEPI
The consultation on the Industrial Strategy Green Paper closed at the end of November. Phil Ward, Director of the Eastern Arc research consortium (which comprises the universities of East Anglia, Esse...
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January 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Morning everyone! The first day back; I hope you all had a peaceful break. To ease you back into the world of work, here's a piece I wrote for @hepi-news.bsky.social on the #IndustrialStrategy over the hols. Events have moved on, but I'd welcome your thoughts! www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/12/31/i...
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
Coming back from my West Kent Orwell Odyssey. All the workhouses he stayed in have become upmarket (and sometimes gated) housing developments, and the hop farm he worked at a vineyard. Time marches on!
December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Coming back from my West Kent Orwell Odyssey. All the workhouses he stayed in have become upmarket (and sometimes gated) housing developments, and the hop farm he worked at a vineyard. Time marches on!
Setting out for a mini-tour of West Kent based around George Orwell's time hop-picking and workhousing. So here's a challenge for all you #Blueskyers: which UK county has the most literary connections?
December 17, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Setting out for a mini-tour of West Kent based around George Orwell's time hop-picking and workhousing. So here's a challenge for all you #Blueskyers: which UK county has the most literary connections?
This week's local, volunteer-led museum: the museum of freemasonry in Canterbury. A lot of displays of men in aprons and, bizarrely, plastic food. And guides insisting they're not secretive. All a bit surreal.
December 16, 2024 at 9:50 AM
This week's local, volunteer-led museum: the museum of freemasonry in Canterbury. A lot of displays of men in aprons and, bizarrely, plastic food. And guides insisting they're not secretive. All a bit surreal.
A little afternoon sketching in Canterbury Cathedral.
December 14, 2024 at 5:01 PM
A little afternoon sketching in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Do steamed hams count as sandwiches?
December 12, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Do steamed hams count as sandwiches?
So much to unpick here. Breakfast sandwiches? A steak for lunch - without breaking to cook it? Is it raw? Or does the 'lunch for wimps' ideology only apply to those with hired help? And who's making her touch moist bread? So, so much to unpick.
Kemi Badenoch says sandwiches are what people eat for breakfast (via Spectator)
December 12, 2024 at 1:16 PM
So much to unpick here. Breakfast sandwiches? A steak for lunch - without breaking to cook it? Is it raw? Or does the 'lunch for wimps' ideology only apply to those with hired help? And who's making her touch moist bread? So, so much to unpick.
At this (musically) stressful time of year, when it's understood that we must listen to a handful of well-worn songs on rotation, it was amazing to hear @sainsburys.bsky.social playing Bowie's 'Changes' this morning. Like drinking from a mountain stream. The Rebel Alliance has clearly seized control
December 12, 2024 at 1:09 PM
At this (musically) stressful time of year, when it's understood that we must listen to a handful of well-worn songs on rotation, it was amazing to hear @sainsburys.bsky.social playing Bowie's 'Changes' this morning. Like drinking from a mountain stream. The Rebel Alliance has clearly seized control
I've always thought that universities are world leaders in the production of corridors. No-one else comes close.
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I've always thought that universities are world leaders in the production of corridors. No-one else comes close.