Shahnaz Akhter
@shahnaz76.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor at Warwick Uni . Research focuses on Muslim women and colonialism. Come for the politics , stay for the boxing chats. Views my own.
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'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago
UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
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'The University of Warwick vice-chancellor has hit out at government plans to introduce a levy on income from international student tuition fees, as he announced...a voluntary leavers scheme to address £10 million of extra costs from the national insurance hike for employers.' 1/3
University of Warwick VC hits out at international student fee levy as voluntary leavers scheme launched at midlands institution.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
'The University of Warwick vice-chancellor has hit out at government plans to introduce a levy on income from international student tuition fees, as he announced...a voluntary leavers scheme to address £10 million of extra costs from the national insurance hike for employers.' 1/3
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No more blatant example of Question Time’s bias than this.
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
No more blatant example of Question Time’s bias than this.
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
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Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind in charge of an entire English county, accuses the government of appointing people "with no knowledge" or experience in charge of Government departments
September 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind in charge of an entire English county, accuses the government of appointing people "with no knowledge" or experience in charge of Government departments
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Absolutely appalling. Someone is going to be killed or seriously injured very soon, and the blame for that won’t only lie with the perpetrators, or the likes of Yaxley-Lennon, but with actual MPs intent on painting members of racialised minorities as threats to women & children
A family says their lives have been ruined after a video of a black man and his brother playing in the park with his white granddaughters was shared by Tommy Robinson and weaponised by the far right. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Family in fear after Tommy Robinson shares video of black man with white granddaughters
Exclusive: Olajuwon Ayeni racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile as far right weaponises clip of family in park
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Absolutely appalling. Someone is going to be killed or seriously injured very soon, and the blame for that won’t only lie with the perpetrators, or the likes of Yaxley-Lennon, but with actual MPs intent on painting members of racialised minorities as threats to women & children
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“This is my duty…reporting the suffering of a people that I am living amidst, suffering that I am experiencing myself.”
– Reporter Anas al-Sharif in what would become his final interview with us just weeks before being killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Full report ⤵️
youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU
– Reporter Anas al-Sharif in what would become his final interview with us just weeks before being killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Full report ⤵️
youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU
August 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“This is my duty…reporting the suffering of a people that I am living amidst, suffering that I am experiencing myself.”
– Reporter Anas al-Sharif in what would become his final interview with us just weeks before being killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Full report ⤵️
youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU
– Reporter Anas al-Sharif in what would become his final interview with us just weeks before being killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Full report ⤵️
youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU
Gen Z, this is a step too far.
July 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Gen Z, this is a step too far.
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Big news from PAIS!
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
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We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
July 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Big news from PAIS!
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
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Nigel Farage's new non-dom policy "would provide a very large and expensive tax windfall to a small number of very wealthy people who are already here... [that] would amount to £34bn of lost Government revenue over five years"
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/23/b...
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/23/b...
The £34bn cost of Reform UK’s “Britannia card” proposal
Reform UK’s Britannia Card would let wealthy foreigners pay £250,000 to avoid UK tax — but would likely cost £34bn and reduce skilled migration.
taxpolicy.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Nigel Farage's new non-dom policy "would provide a very large and expensive tax windfall to a small number of very wealthy people who are already here... [that] would amount to £34bn of lost Government revenue over five years"
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/23/b...
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/23/b...
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We are pleased to be part of this joint National Academies letter in the Times today ahead of the Spending Review making the case for investment in R&D
@royalsociety.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk @acmedsci.bsky.social
@royalsociety.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk @acmedsci.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
We are pleased to be part of this joint National Academies letter in the Times today ahead of the Spending Review making the case for investment in R&D
@royalsociety.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk @acmedsci.bsky.social
@royalsociety.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk @acmedsci.bsky.social
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The term “burka ban” needs to be dropped because they are not talking about banning the burka, but a whole range of head coverings associated with Muslim women.
June 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The term “burka ban” needs to be dropped because they are not talking about banning the burka, but a whole range of head coverings associated with Muslim women.
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The excellent Ben Ansell explains why Farage is unlikely to be PM in 2029.
"Don't Make Plans for Nigel"
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"Don't Make Plans for Nigel"
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Don't Make Plans for Nigel
At least just yet...
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The excellent Ben Ansell explains why Farage is unlikely to be PM in 2029.
"Don't Make Plans for Nigel"
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
"Don't Make Plans for Nigel"
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
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Raymond Hyma’s new working paper explores how participatory action research in Southeast Asia became a tool for connection—shifting identities and building empathy in divided communities. What if the research is the intervention?
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May 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Raymond Hyma’s new working paper explores how participatory action research in Southeast Asia became a tool for connection—shifting identities and building empathy in divided communities. What if the research is the intervention?
buff.ly/9hJhNs8
buff.ly/9hJhNs8
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"Callaghan lost the support of his own base while losing the 1979 election to Thatcher. Any Labour government that tries to follow the Blue Labour formula is likely to end the same way."
Jeremy Gilbert on why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to the Reform surge 🔽
Jeremy Gilbert on why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to the Reform surge 🔽
'Progressivism or bust: Why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to Reform surge' - LabourList
Callaghan lost the support of his own base while losing the 1979 election to Thatcher. Any Labour government that tries to follow the Blue Labour formula is likely to end the same way.
labourlist.org
May 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"Callaghan lost the support of his own base while losing the 1979 election to Thatcher. Any Labour government that tries to follow the Blue Labour formula is likely to end the same way."
Jeremy Gilbert on why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to the Reform surge 🔽
Jeremy Gilbert on why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to the Reform surge 🔽
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My paper has an issue number now, so please read it! Especially if you're that guy who emailed me about my apparent lack of critical thinking skills after I critiqued some conspiracy theories in a different paper...
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“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by Charlie W. Price: t1p.de/lpjet
“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by Charlie W. Price: t1p.de/lpjet
May 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
My paper has an issue number now, so please read it! Especially if you're that guy who emailed me about my apparent lack of critical thinking skills after I critiqued some conspiracy theories in a different paper...
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A concerning colonial attitude by the UK government, implying that expertise is only located in the 'aid givers'. Collaboration, solidarity, responsibility, and most of all humility are key @wicidwarwick.bsky.social @mouzkhalil.bsky.social @shahnaz76.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social
Britain’s new aid vision: less cash, more spin. The cost will be counted in lives, says the Guardian, quoting development researchers
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May 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A concerning colonial attitude by the UK government, implying that expertise is only located in the 'aid givers'. Collaboration, solidarity, responsibility, and most of all humility are key @wicidwarwick.bsky.social @mouzkhalil.bsky.social @shahnaz76.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social
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“It’s the worst I’ve ever seen it in Gaza.”
British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about the current situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, adding: “there are more patients coming through the door than I have ever witnessed before.”
#Newsnight
British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about the current situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, adding: “there are more patients coming through the door than I have ever witnessed before.”
#Newsnight
May 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“It’s the worst I’ve ever seen it in Gaza.”
British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about the current situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, adding: “there are more patients coming through the door than I have ever witnessed before.”
#Newsnight
British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about the current situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, adding: “there are more patients coming through the door than I have ever witnessed before.”
#Newsnight
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Universities as a Public Good - a response to the UK Immigration White Paper. Check out this post I co-authored with my amazing colleagues at @wicidwarwick.bsky.social to hear what we have to say about it.....and tell us what you think!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper
Blog Written by Professor Briony Jones, Dr Shahnaz Akhter and Dr Mouzayian Khalil,Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID)Link opens in a new window, University ...
warwick.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Universities as a Public Good - a response to the UK Immigration White Paper. Check out this post I co-authored with my amazing colleagues at @wicidwarwick.bsky.social to hear what we have to say about it.....and tell us what you think!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
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New WICID #ThinkDevelopment blog 📣
We just published a new blog 'Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper' addressing the recent white paper by the UK Government. Please check it out here and share: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
We just published a new blog 'Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper' addressing the recent white paper by the UK Government. Please check it out here and share: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper
Blog Written by Professor Briony Jones, Dr Shahnaz Akhter and Dr Mouzayian Khalil,Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID)Link opens in a new window, University ...
warwick.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New WICID #ThinkDevelopment blog 📣
We just published a new blog 'Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper' addressing the recent white paper by the UK Government. Please check it out here and share: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
We just published a new blog 'Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper' addressing the recent white paper by the UK Government. Please check it out here and share: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
Protecting Universities as a Public Good. A Response to the Immigration White Paper. A new @wicidwarwick.bswarwick.ac blog by Professor Briony Jones, Dr Mouzayian Khalil and me.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
Protecting Universities as a Public Good: A Response to the Immigration White Paper
Blog Written by Professor Briony Jones, Dr Shahnaz Akhter and Dr Mouzayian Khalil, University of Warwick.
warwick.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Protecting Universities as a Public Good. A Response to the Immigration White Paper. A new @wicidwarwick.bswarwick.ac blog by Professor Briony Jones, Dr Mouzayian Khalil and me.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
This is a must-read for anyone interested in the state of the higher education sector.
New post just out:
"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
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"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
On the Brink
Universities are in serious financial trouble - what can be done about it?
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is a must-read for anyone interested in the state of the higher education sector.
Growing older in academia is realising very few students get the What is this behaviour Pooja reference.
a woman in a black dress is walking in a room with pink cabinets .
ALT: a woman in a black dress is walking in a room with pink cabinets .
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May 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Growing older in academia is realising very few students get the What is this behaviour Pooja reference.
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The UK must recognise the state of Palestine.
A ceasefire, release of hostages, unrestricted aid, diplomatic negotiation + accountability can bring an end to this conflict, and recognition is a crucial first part of that.
I spoke on Radio 4 about @lfpme.bsky.social 76 MPs/Peers urging govt to act
A ceasefire, release of hostages, unrestricted aid, diplomatic negotiation + accountability can bring an end to this conflict, and recognition is a crucial first part of that.
I spoke on Radio 4 about @lfpme.bsky.social 76 MPs/Peers urging govt to act
May 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The UK must recognise the state of Palestine.
A ceasefire, release of hostages, unrestricted aid, diplomatic negotiation + accountability can bring an end to this conflict, and recognition is a crucial first part of that.
I spoke on Radio 4 about @lfpme.bsky.social 76 MPs/Peers urging govt to act
A ceasefire, release of hostages, unrestricted aid, diplomatic negotiation + accountability can bring an end to this conflict, and recognition is a crucial first part of that.
I spoke on Radio 4 about @lfpme.bsky.social 76 MPs/Peers urging govt to act
Consequence of world politics at the moment - there really hasn't been enough publicity about how fabulous Diljit Dosanjh looked at the Met Ball.
May 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Consequence of world politics at the moment - there really hasn't been enough publicity about how fabulous Diljit Dosanjh looked at the Met Ball.