Hugh Jones
@hbsj.bsky.social
I work with universities to help them work better. #HigherEducationPostcard #FreyaDog Liable to proselytize about #ClimateChange #HigherEducation #Consultant #Swansea #Deltiologist #SWFC
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Hugh Jones
@hbsj.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Remember, it’s only a starter pack if it comes from the Start region of France, otherwise it’s just a sparkling echo chamber
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Today is my birthday, and the best gift for me will be a retweet. My name is Vitalii. I am from Ukraine and open for commissions, so if you would like to get #SciFi artwork (spaceships, vehicles, dystopian future), I will gladly do this. You can contact me here or via valahor@gmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Today is my birthday, and the best gift for me will be a retweet. My name is Vitalii. I am from Ukraine and open for commissions, so if you would like to get #SciFi artwork (spaceships, vehicles, dystopian future), I will gladly do this. You can contact me here or via valahor@gmail.com
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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I'm hearing Liz Truss has defected to Benidorm by accident
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm hearing Liz Truss has defected to Benidorm by accident
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
Just been to a really interesting webinar with @paulashwin.bsky.social about the Lancaster online PhD in higher education
Question: do I want to do a PhD and if so, why?
This is only partly a rhetorical question
Question: do I want to do a PhD and if so, why?
This is only partly a rhetorical question
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Just been to a really interesting webinar with @paulashwin.bsky.social about the Lancaster online PhD in higher education
Question: do I want to do a PhD and if so, why?
This is only partly a rhetorical question
Question: do I want to do a PhD and if so, why?
This is only partly a rhetorical question
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One of the classics doing the rounds again, and it would be rude not to.
[Someone managed to do a follow up with the clerk of the council, and they found out that the new stacking regime had been a success]
[Someone managed to do a follow up with the clerk of the council, and they found out that the new stacking regime had been a success]
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
One of the classics doing the rounds again, and it would be rude not to.
[Someone managed to do a follow up with the clerk of the council, and they found out that the new stacking regime had been a success]
[Someone managed to do a follow up with the clerk of the council, and they found out that the new stacking regime had been a success]
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Some of you really need to step away from the news and go out and get some fresh air or something. It's not healthy to be constantly immersed in and drowning in horrors. Go and fuss a cat or pet a dog, for the sake of your sanity.
January 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Some of you really need to step away from the news and go out and get some fresh air or something. It's not healthy to be constantly immersed in and drowning in horrors. Go and fuss a cat or pet a dog, for the sake of your sanity.
Reform lining up its next coup de théâtre
a cartoon character with a skull on his face
Alt: Skeletor from the He-Man cartoon
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Reform lining up its next coup de théâtre
Where's the Scotch? Surely there's a dispensation to drink at work on special occasions?
I had to check if this was real...
What in the name of Scotch fuck?
What in the name of Scotch fuck?
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Where's the Scotch? Surely there's a dispensation to drink at work on special occasions?
Plot-twist: several survive, and Britain transitions from post-nuclear apocalyptic societal breakdown into a re-run of the medieval heptarchy, plus independent Cymru and Scotland
And I'm a Northumbrian in Swansea - this aren't looking great
And I'm a Northumbrian in Swansea - this aren't looking great
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Plot-twist: several survive, and Britain transitions from post-nuclear apocalyptic societal breakdown into a re-run of the medieval heptarchy, plus independent Cymru and Scotland
And I'm a Northumbrian in Swansea - this aren't looking great
And I'm a Northumbrian in Swansea - this aren't looking great
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Important cautionary tale from history: if you’re tempted to kidnap the Bishop of Durham today, remember you may end up with an Oxford college named in your honour.
(You will also find it tricky to achieve because there currently is no Bishop of Durham, only the suffragan acting up.)
(You will also find it tricky to achieve because there currently is no Bishop of Durham, only the suffragan acting up.)
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @ballioloxford.bsky.social
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Important cautionary tale from history: if you’re tempted to kidnap the Bishop of Durham today, remember you may end up with an Oxford college named in your honour.
(You will also find it tricky to achieve because there currently is no Bishop of Durham, only the suffragan acting up.)
(You will also find it tricky to achieve because there currently is no Bishop of Durham, only the suffragan acting up.)
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Here's a #HigherEducation cigarette card showing the arms of the University of Hong Kong
Founded in 1911 when HK was under British rule, it was initially lonly for men, women being admitted in 1923
This is a spin-off from #HigherEducationPostcard
Founded in 1911 when HK was under British rule, it was initially lonly for men, women being admitted in 1923
This is a spin-off from #HigherEducationPostcard
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Here's a #HigherEducation cigarette card showing the arms of the University of Hong Kong
Founded in 1911 when HK was under British rule, it was initially lonly for men, women being admitted in 1923
This is a spin-off from #HigherEducationPostcard
Founded in 1911 when HK was under British rule, it was initially lonly for men, women being admitted in 1923
This is a spin-off from #HigherEducationPostcard
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @ballioloxford.bsky.social
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @ballioloxford.bsky.social
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1263 by John de Balliol, who kidnapped a bishop and had to support scholars at Oxford in penance
Bonus points if you can i/d the cars
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
TikTok is censoring amusing cat antics!
In my morning scroll of misery I’m seeing a lot of reposts of “TikTok is censoring anti-ICE content” but far fewer reposts of replies from people pointing out that their video of amusing cat antics is also blocked and that maybe the platform was experiencing technical issues
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 AM
TikTok is censoring amusing cat antics!
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Far away from the puppies, the student calligrapher was struggling with their ‘i’
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January 26, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Part of leadership - in any situation - is recognising that You Are Not There Forever
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Part of leadership - in any situation - is recognising that You Are Not There Forever
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
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Thursday we went to Barnsley spent all the time in Asda.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Thursday we went to Barnsley spent all the time in Asda.
H Hale Bellot, writing about Thomas Campbell, driving force behind the establishment of @ucl.ac.uk
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
H Hale Bellot, writing about Thomas Campbell, driving force behind the establishment of @ucl.ac.uk
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
Wordle 1,681 4/6
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Now the puppies were chasing a kite
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January 25, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Wordle 1,681 4/6
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Getting all sorts of deja vu today
How's the matrix holding up?
How's the matrix holding up?
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Getting all sorts of deja vu today
How's the matrix holding up?
How's the matrix holding up?