Santanu Vasant PFHEA
@santanuvasant.bsky.social
Head of Learning and Teaching • Higher Education Enhancement Consultant • Talking HE Podcast Creator/Host • Strategic Leadership, Organisational Transformation & Change Projects • Senior Mentoring • Keynote santanuvasant.com
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#LTHEchat A6 this is not just about climate change but all lng situations & ethical dilemmas - I want staff not to adopt a moral superiority: "I am here to inform and save you!" But to create learning spaces where these issues can be discussed and explored by the students w/out being patronised
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
#LTHEchat A6 this is not just about climate change but all lng situations & ethical dilemmas - I want staff not to adopt a moral superiority: "I am here to inform and save you!" But to create learning spaces where these issues can be discussed and explored by the students w/out being patronised
BBC News - University College London at 200: A potted history
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UCL200 #HappyBirthdayUCL my postgraduate alma mater 🎉👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UCL200 #HappyBirthdayUCL my postgraduate alma mater 🎉👏
University College London at 200: A potted history
The UK's third university, which was founded on 11 February 1826, was the first to admit women.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
BBC News - University College London at 200: A potted history
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UCL200 #HappyBirthdayUCL my postgraduate alma mater 🎉👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UCL200 #HappyBirthdayUCL my postgraduate alma mater 🎉👏
,📢NEW Episode of the TalkingHE podcast out NOW with Dr Beatriz Acevedo @anglialt.bsky.social discussing beauty and education. Listen via: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... or wherever you get your #Podcasts 🎙️ Please share with your networks! 🙏 #highereducation #TalkingHE #beauty #sustainability.
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
,📢NEW Episode of the TalkingHE podcast out NOW with Dr Beatriz Acevedo @anglialt.bsky.social discussing beauty and education. Listen via: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... or wherever you get your #Podcasts 🎙️ Please share with your networks! 🙏 #highereducation #TalkingHE #beauty #sustainability.
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#LTHEchat A2 It would help if students felt the learning community from bottom to top and back again. Sadly managers not evident around and about - not modelling the valuing of either learning or community. It can be enacted in active & dialogic learning spaces & felt in embodied ways
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
#LTHEchat A2 It would help if students felt the learning community from bottom to top and back again. Sadly managers not evident around and about - not modelling the valuing of either learning or community. It can be enacted in active & dialogic learning spaces & felt in embodied ways
#TheNightManagerS2 pure TV gold ✨️ a snap of the fingers and it's finished, looking forward to Season 3 - bravo, what great fun it was to watch 👏 #Drama #BBC #AmazonPrime #SpyThriller
a man in a white shirt is sitting in front of trees and a prime logo
Alt: a man in a white shirt is sitting in front of trees and snaps his fingers
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February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
#TheNightManagerS2 pure TV gold ✨️ a snap of the fingers and it's finished, looking forward to Season 3 - bravo, what great fun it was to watch 👏 #Drama #BBC #AmazonPrime #SpyThriller
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, Wednesday 8-9pm GMT, for #LTHEchat, which will explore “how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community?” with @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social
Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/01/30/l...
Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/01/30/l...
LTHEchat 352: How can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community’?
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 4th February at 8pm GMT with guest Prof Stephen Rutherford to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community…
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February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, Wednesday 8-9pm GMT, for #LTHEchat, which will explore “how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community?” with @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social
Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/01/30/l...
Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/01/30/l...
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A2 Anything else is short-termism and false economy. But creating/maintaining/repairing those flourishing conditions takes substantial effort and we've only got a finite amount of effort. Deciding where to put it to greatest effect is a challenge. #LTHEchat
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
A2 Anything else is short-termism and false economy. But creating/maintaining/repairing those flourishing conditions takes substantial effort and we've only got a finite amount of effort. Deciding where to put it to greatest effect is a challenge. #LTHEchat
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Join us tonight at 8 pm BST where we’ll be exploring Leadership and Academic Flourishing with @profdamienpage.bsky.social
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/26/l...
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/26/l...
LTHEchat 351: Leadership and Academic Flourishing
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 28th January at 8pm GMT with guest Prof Damien Page to discuss Leadership and Academic Flourishing. University leaders juggle a lot. Financial sustaina…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Join us tonight at 8 pm BST where we’ll be exploring Leadership and Academic Flourishing with @profdamienpage.bsky.social
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/26/l...
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/26/l...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot #ClimateCrisis #Report #UK #government www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot #ClimateCrisis #Report #UK #government www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trip the Night Fantastic, shimmering in the winter sky - the Vauxhall Skyline lit up on #BurnsNight #Winter #WeekendVibes
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Trip the Night Fantastic, shimmering in the winter sky - the Vauxhall Skyline lit up on #BurnsNight #Winter #WeekendVibes
January 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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A1 #LTHEchat Distrupted?
How students approach tasks? Starting with AI draft instead of a blank page. That shifts the cognitive load: less time wrestling with structure, more time evaluating and refining?
Some students skip the “thinking” part and treat AI as a shortcut rather than a scaffold?
How students approach tasks? Starting with AI draft instead of a blank page. That shifts the cognitive load: less time wrestling with structure, more time evaluating and refining?
Some students skip the “thinking” part and treat AI as a shortcut rather than a scaffold?
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ALT: a large wave is breaking in the ocean with a blue sky in the background .
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January 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM
A1 #LTHEchat Distrupted?
How students approach tasks? Starting with AI draft instead of a blank page. That shifts the cognitive load: less time wrestling with structure, more time evaluating and refining?
Some students skip the “thinking” part and treat AI as a shortcut rather than a scaffold?
How students approach tasks? Starting with AI draft instead of a blank page. That shifts the cognitive load: less time wrestling with structure, more time evaluating and refining?
Some students skip the “thinking” part and treat AI as a shortcut rather than a scaffold?
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Join us tonight at 8 pm BST where we'll be exploring Teaching, Learning, Assessment and GenAI:Moving from Reaction to Intentional Practice with @hazelfarrell.bsky.social and @kenmccarthy.ie
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/16/l...
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/16/l...
LTHEchat 350: Teaching, Learning, Assessment and GenAI: Moving from Reaction to Intentional Practice
Generative AI has become part of higher education with remarkable speed. In a short period of time, it has entered classrooms, assessment design, academic writing, feedback processes, and professio…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Join us tonight at 8 pm BST where we'll be exploring Teaching, Learning, Assessment and GenAI:Moving from Reaction to Intentional Practice with @hazelfarrell.bsky.social and @kenmccarthy.ie
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/16/l...
Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2026/01/16/l...
One year of #Trump today... imagine what awards he could claim, places he can rename and operations he could undertake in the next three years. This comedy sketch sums up recent achievements well 😂 youtu.be/L2c03zWoE4s?...
Donald Trump would like to accept all the awards! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
One year of #Trump today... imagine what awards he could claim, places he can rename and operations he could undertake in the next three years. This comedy sketch sums up recent achievements well 😂 youtu.be/L2c03zWoE4s?...
Listening to Inspiring Learning New Year Lecture 2026 lecture with @helenbeetham.bsky.social “Learning beyond the machine: recovering teachers’ agency with (and without) AI” - a critical look at #GenAI. Just as humanities are being cut. 🤔 #altc #EdTech #EdDev
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Listening to Inspiring Learning New Year Lecture 2026 lecture with @helenbeetham.bsky.social “Learning beyond the machine: recovering teachers’ agency with (and without) AI” - a critical look at #GenAI. Just as humanities are being cut. 🤔 #altc #EdTech #EdDev
When life is Bananas, make Banana Bread 🍞 #WeekendVibes #Baking
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
When life is Bananas, make Banana Bread 🍞 #WeekendVibes #Baking
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I also keep copies of achievements, recommendations, 'thank you' emails, etc during all my jobs. Once you've left, you can't access the email for the one crowning statement of working with you that you wanted for your CV. #LTHEChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I also keep copies of achievements, recommendations, 'thank you' emails, etc during all my jobs. Once you've left, you can't access the email for the one crowning statement of working with you that you wanted for your CV. #LTHEChat
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This week we will feature @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social exploring
Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next
#LTHEchat
Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next
#LTHEchat
LTHEchat 349: Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next
There’s no nice way to talk about redundancy. It doesn’t arrive as a single moment, even when there is a single date attached to it. It arrives in phases: uncertainty, waiting, the conversation itself, the aftermath. For some, it’s sudden. For others, it’s drawn out and quietly exhausting. Either way, it has a way of cutting through confidence, identity, and momentum, particularly in a sector many of us entered because we believed in it.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This week we will feature @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social exploring
Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next
#LTHEchat
Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next
#LTHEchat
📢NEW @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social Educational Developments Magazine OUT NOW >> www.seda.ac.uk/seda-publish..., please share and repost to your networks 🙏 #HigherEducation #EdDev #EdTech #altc #AI #Education
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 AM
📢NEW @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social Educational Developments Magazine OUT NOW >> www.seda.ac.uk/seda-publish..., please share and repost to your networks 🙏 #HigherEducation #EdDev #EdTech #altc #AI #Education
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat with guests @puiyin.bsky.social, @katharinehubbard.bsky.social, Dr Kevin Campbell-Karn, Professor David Webster and Paula Han on Wednesday 7th January at 8pm GMT to discuss Navigating the New OfS Quality Era: What It Means for Students, Staff and the Sector.
LTHEchat 348: Navigating the New OfS Quality Era and What It Means for Students, Staff, and the Sector
The Office for Students’ (OfS) latest proposal represents a significant shift in how teaching quality and student outcomes will be assessed. The message is clear: every higher education provider will be pulled into a single, integrated quality-assessment system that blends the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) with core regulatory conditions. For the sector, it’s a moment of scrutiny, but also a chance to rethink how we support students.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat with guests @puiyin.bsky.social, @katharinehubbard.bsky.social, Dr Kevin Campbell-Karn, Professor David Webster and Paula Han on Wednesday 7th January at 8pm GMT to discuss Navigating the New OfS Quality Era: What It Means for Students, Staff and the Sector.
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 AM
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Vice Chancellor #HigherEducation #international #students #skills #career #UK www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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
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January 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Vice Chancellor #HigherEducation #international #students #skills #career #UK www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📢 NEW Episode of TalkingHE podcast w/ Prof Scott Bowman, VC of @CDUni on CDU London (www.charlesdarwinuniversity.co.uk) + PG education reimagined Australian style. Listen via: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... or wherever you get your #podcasts 🎙️. Pls share 🙏 #highereducation #pgstudies #career
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
📢 NEW Episode of TalkingHE podcast w/ Prof Scott Bowman, VC of @CDUni on CDU London (www.charlesdarwinuniversity.co.uk) + PG education reimagined Australian style. Listen via: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... or wherever you get your #podcasts 🎙️. Pls share 🙏 #highereducation #pgstudies #career
#HappyNewYear 🎉 - Have a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year! African proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together" - How fast or far will you go this year? #newyear #newyearsresolution #happy2026 🎇
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
#HappyNewYear 🎉 - Have a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year! African proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together" - How fast or far will you go this year? #newyear #newyearsresolution #happy2026 🎇