Jonathan Tummons
@jonathantummons.bsky.social
York (home), Durham (work), or anywhere there's a record shop. 33, 45, 78, 160, 200-500 revs per minute. I am a professor in the School of Education at Durham University. https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/jonathan-tummons/
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-1372-3799
Boulez is going to the charity shop. It's just not good enough. #NowPlaying the Böhm Siegfried which is much more like it. Better in every way. As fast as you need it to be. Tremendous through line - it really does sound like one (big) single piece.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Boulez is going to the charity shop. It's just not good enough. #NowPlaying the Böhm Siegfried which is much more like it. Better in every way. As fast as you need it to be. Tremendous through line - it really does sound like one (big) single piece.
#VinylRecords
#VinylCommunity
#RichardWagner
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Tomorrow is Record Store Day Black Friday, sadly we won’t be participating by stocking overpriced exclusive releases scraped from the bottom of a barrel.
What we will be doing is our own version of Black Friday by giving away a free copy of this LP to the first 3 paying customers to ask for one 😎
What we will be doing is our own version of Black Friday by giving away a free copy of this LP to the first 3 paying customers to ask for one 😎
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tomorrow is Record Store Day Black Friday, sadly we won’t be participating by stocking overpriced exclusive releases scraped from the bottom of a barrel.
What we will be doing is our own version of Black Friday by giving away a free copy of this LP to the first 3 paying customers to ask for one 😎
What we will be doing is our own version of Black Friday by giving away a free copy of this LP to the first 3 paying customers to ask for one 😎
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
More Wagner homework so #NowPlaying the Boulez centenary recording. And he goes at quite some speed - you do lose a bit of detail sometimes. RIP Donald McIntyre who sadly passed away recently - singing The Wanderer here and he's really good.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More Wagner homework so #NowPlaying the Boulez centenary recording. And he goes at quite some speed - you do lose a bit of detail sometimes. RIP Donald McIntyre who sadly passed away recently - singing The Wanderer here and he's really good.
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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It’s the universities encouraging students to use AI that really gets me. All this “we need to accept it’s here and teach them to use it” does not help students learn to think. Writing is for thinking and communicating, not just producing words.
I spent a lot of time this semester explaining why it produces bad work but at the end of the day, they're being asked to do a thing they find difficult, and this makes it easy for them, without any meaningful consequence. And the university encourages them to use it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It’s the universities encouraging students to use AI that really gets me. All this “we need to accept it’s here and teach them to use it” does not help students learn to think. Writing is for thinking and communicating, not just producing words.
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This week Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s Leader in Wales will be sentenced for 8 charges of Russian bribes.
Here’s Farage calling him an “honest, decent and honourable man”.
Let’s not forget that whilst he was taking the bribes, Farage was making similar pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
Here’s Farage calling him an “honest, decent and honourable man”.
Let’s not forget that whilst he was taking the bribes, Farage was making similar pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This week Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s Leader in Wales will be sentenced for 8 charges of Russian bribes.
Here’s Farage calling him an “honest, decent and honourable man”.
Let’s not forget that whilst he was taking the bribes, Farage was making similar pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
Here’s Farage calling him an “honest, decent and honourable man”.
Let’s not forget that whilst he was taking the bribes, Farage was making similar pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
Early homework today for the next part of the Ring Cycle at Covent Garden so #NowPlaying Siegfried cond. Janowski. Hugely underrated Cycle and overall preferable to some other big name studio versions (Solti, Karajan, Levine, Haitink, I am looking at you)
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November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Early homework today for the next part of the Ring Cycle at Covent Garden so #NowPlaying Siegfried cond. Janowski. Hugely underrated Cycle and overall preferable to some other big name studio versions (Solti, Karajan, Levine, Haitink, I am looking at you)
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#Opera
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#Opera
Getting my homework done for Covent Garden the week after next so #NowPlaying Věc Makropulos by Janáček (which I don't know as well as his other mature works) whilst reading a PhD thesis, which constitutes a pretty good day at work I reckon.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Getting my homework done for Covent Garden the week after next so #NowPlaying Věc Makropulos by Janáček (which I don't know as well as his other mature works) whilst reading a PhD thesis, which constitutes a pretty good day at work I reckon.
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Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
Gender-related violence in Australian and UK universities
We analyse interview data from two projects undertaken in Australia and England to explore gender-related violence (GRV) and its impact on university staff. This focus is novel and important as mos...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
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Senior management at Lancaster University insist cuts of 1 in 4 jobs are “difficult but necessary”
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
Lancaster University industrial action begins Monday with 1 in 4 jobs set to be axed
Staff at Lancaster University will begin industrial action on Monday November 10 over management’s threat to axe one in four staff, the University and College Union (UCU) announced.
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Senior management at Lancaster University insist cuts of 1 in 4 jobs are “difficult but necessary”
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
Why, yes, More. by Pulp is #NowPlaying on my record player *again*. The real question is for anyone who hasn't listened to it yet: why not?
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November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Why, yes, More. by Pulp is #NowPlaying on my record player *again*. The real question is for anyone who hasn't listened to it yet: why not?
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#Nowplaying volume 2. Worth it for the first track ("Jeannine"). This is my only proper OG @bluenoterecords.bsky.social pressing, though I can't remember where I got it (it was ages ago). Will keep this old one when the Tone Poet reissue arrives.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#Nowplaying volume 2. Worth it for the first track ("Jeannine"). This is my only proper OG @bluenoterecords.bsky.social pressing, though I can't remember where I got it (it was ages ago). Will keep this old one when the Tone Poet reissue arrives.
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#JazzSky
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Donald Byrd is #NowPlaying in my front room. At The Half Note Café volume 1. Tone Poet reissue on @bluenoterecords.bsky.social and sounds absolutely amazing. Proper hard bop, no messing about. Excellent! And excited for the volume 2 reissue.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Donald Byrd is #NowPlaying in my front room. At The Half Note Café volume 1. Tone Poet reissue on @bluenoterecords.bsky.social and sounds absolutely amazing. Proper hard bop, no messing about. Excellent! And excited for the volume 2 reissue.
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Hüsker Dü’s miracle year wasn’t because of happenstance or good luck; it was due to hard work, inner strength, and a big, unforgettable sound. Here's a look back on this formative era for the band.
Some Kind of Fun: Hüsker Dü’s Generational Blues
The miracle year and miracle band that shaped the sound of underground music to come.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hüsker Dü’s miracle year wasn’t because of happenstance or good luck; it was due to hard work, inner strength, and a big, unforgettable sound. Here's a look back on this formative era for the band.
Am having a slow start today (worked late yesterday evening because reasons) so #NowPlaying some proper hard bop whilst drinking my coffee. I should start EVERY day like this.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Am having a slow start today (worked late yesterday evening because reasons) so #NowPlaying some proper hard bop whilst drinking my coffee. I should start EVERY day like this.
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This story is grim - and one outcome of the ‘business’ model of higher education. Academic freedom at risk not (just) within a country but from external forces…
China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing
Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This story is grim - and one outcome of the ‘business’ model of higher education. Academic freedom at risk not (just) within a country but from external forces…
Splendid evening with @operanorth.co.uk last night for some Puccini: thanks very much! Looking forward to Britten and Mozart in February. At the end of this month, off to London for some Janáček, which I am particularly excited for.
November 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Splendid evening with @operanorth.co.uk last night for some Puccini: thanks very much! Looking forward to Britten and Mozart in February. At the end of this month, off to London for some Janáček, which I am particularly excited for.
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"Matthew Goodwin wants us to worry about a ‘new elite’ of media workers and academics, not the actual elite of billionaires — like his backers. "
#Reform #politics #woke
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/fi...
#Reform #politics #woke
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/fi...
The financial backers of the war on woke
THERE is a professor on the TV telling you that Britain is run by a “new elite of radical, woke, middle-class liberals” who want to stop you from feeling “British” enough — and that it is the real pro...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Matthew Goodwin wants us to worry about a ‘new elite’ of media workers and academics, not the actual elite of billionaires — like his backers. "
#Reform #politics #woke
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/fi...
#Reform #politics #woke
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/fi...
Slow Listening. Busy day so am #NowPlaying Interpol and having coffee. Post-punk revival and caffeine should see me right.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Slow Listening. Busy day so am #NowPlaying Interpol and having coffee. Post-punk revival and caffeine should see me right.
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Slow Listening. I am #NowPlaying the new Neko Case record (finally!) and it's absolutely excellent. Is there a better singer out there right now? And am loving the orchestral arrangements. As with anything she does, an essential purchase.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Slow Listening. I am #NowPlaying the new Neko Case record (finally!) and it's absolutely excellent. Is there a better singer out there right now? And am loving the orchestral arrangements. As with anything she does, an essential purchase.
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Today's essential viewing courtesy of the always impressive @ledbydonkeys.org 👇
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today's essential viewing courtesy of the always impressive @ledbydonkeys.org 👇
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The PricewaterhouseCoopers University is expanding internationally while cutting jobs in Wales
Cardiff University’s new Kazakhstan campus is officially registered under PwC lawyer’s email
Nothing says “world-class university” like outsourcing your integrity 😉
nation.cymru/news/new-con...
Cardiff University’s new Kazakhstan campus is officially registered under PwC lawyer’s email
Nothing says “world-class university” like outsourcing your integrity 😉
nation.cymru/news/new-con...
New concerns over Cardiff University's offshoot in Kazakhstan
Martin Shipton Fresh concerns have been raised about Cardiff University’s recently opened branch campus in Kazakhstan after details of its registration with the Kazakh equivalent of Companies House we...
nation.cymru
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The PricewaterhouseCoopers University is expanding internationally while cutting jobs in Wales
Cardiff University’s new Kazakhstan campus is officially registered under PwC lawyer’s email
Nothing says “world-class university” like outsourcing your integrity 😉
nation.cymru/news/new-con...
Cardiff University’s new Kazakhstan campus is officially registered under PwC lawyer’s email
Nothing says “world-class university” like outsourcing your integrity 😉
nation.cymru/news/new-con...
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Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Hey @dailymail.co.uk we fixed your newspapers for you 💋
Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK.
The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.
Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK.
The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hey @dailymail.co.uk we fixed your newspapers for you 💋
Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK.
The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.
Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK.
The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.