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Tim Blackman
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Professor Emeritus and previously Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, UK. Interests in higher education policy and practice, social and public policy, and the environment.

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Tim Blackman @timblackman.bsky.social · 21d
Much to heed in this excellent report on the UK’s social sciences, from graduates earning at similar levels to other sciences, engineering & tech, to the damaging and unnecessary ban on social science R&D from business tax relief. #socialsciences #policy #appliedresearch #AcademyofSocialSciences
acadsocsciences.bsky.social Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 22d
Our new report📖 sets out 2 over-arching conditions which would support the social science sector to harness its full potential. Read more in our report which highlights why the social sciences matter to people’s lives in the UK➡️ acss.org.uk/news/new-aca...

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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 22d
Our new report📖 sets out 2 over-arching conditions which would support the social science sector to harness its full potential. Read more in our report which highlights why the social sciences matter to people’s lives in the UK➡️ acss.org.uk/news/new-aca...

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Tim Blackman @timblackman.bsky.social · Oct 30
I was motivated to write this report by my grandchildren. We must transition to a sustainable economy but action is compromised by disinformation. Higher education is essential to sustainability & trusted knowledge but needs to do things differently. #highereducation #sustainability #disinformation
hepi-news.bsky.social Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · Oct 30
New Post: New HEPI Debate Paper: Higher Education for a Sustainable Economy www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/10/30/n...

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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · Oct 30
New Post: New HEPI Debate Paper: Higher Education for a Sustainable Economy www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/10/30/n...

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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · Jul 7
We're sharing bite-sized YouTube Shorts to help #OUstudents make the most of the Library - from finding the right resources to boosting their #studyskills.

Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...

More to come - stay tuned! 💙
3 ways the OU Library supports your studies
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · May 8
Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋

Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Sir David Attenborough in a blue shirt, smiling while holding up a butterfly on his hand

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Tim Blackman @timblackman.bsky.social · Apr 24
Report here on how to bring the public along with action to stop the planet heating. But it underplays the very real financial cost of the transition. I recommend dieterhelm.co.uk/helm-talks/p... on this.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · Apr 24
PAKISTAN SAYS: ANY ATTEMPT TO STOP OR DIVERT FLOW OF WATER BELONGING TO PAKISTAN, USURPATION OF RIGHTS OF LOWER RIPARIAN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS AN ACT OF WAR

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Simon Jeffrey @simonjeffrey.bsky.social · Mar 31
Had no idea how radically different industrial pricing worked before reading the recent Dieter Helm piece. Not *that* long ago but must have looked almost alien to British policymakers/thinkers by the mid 1990s.
Competitive industrial electricity prices - Dieter Helm
It is a sad fact that the UK’s industry electricity prices are amongst the highest in developed economies – higher than in the EU and around four times the prices in the US. The result is that UK ener...
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Tim Blackman @timblackman.bsky.social · Mar 19
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My Visiting Fellowship in Oxford | Tim Blackman
My Visiting Fellowship at Oxford University and speech about collaboration and sharing to students receiving their awards from the Department for Continuing…
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Nov 26
My first comment piece in @theguardian.com is on a topic very close to my heart; the threat that the #ClimateCrisis poses to my local community in South Wales.

Here's a thread with a few extra thoughts from me 🧵

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Climate, Ecology, War & More- Dr Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · Sep 29
We Must Change the Nature of Growth
->The Daily Star | #Nature | More info from EcoSearch
We Must Change the Nature of Growth