Caroline Rauter
@malsnbfb.bsky.social
Withdrawn from library stock (university OA sector) / woodchopper / 🇪🇺🏴🇺🇦 politics / proud european / birdwatcher / tree wrangler / old cynic with a joyful 🐈 Carmarthenshire
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7 x 3000+ students + 17 smaller institutions must mean 30,000+ affected students. That’s about the same size as Sheffield uni, which employs 8000ish staff. Why is the government tolerating the impending collapse of up to 24 related employers and 8000+ more lost jobs? Where is the sense of crisis?
Chief exec of OfS 'said the OfS believes there are 24 institutions at risk of exiting the market in the next 12 months, seven of which are large providers with more than 3,000 students. There are another 25 or so institutions of various sizes at risk over a two- to three-year period, she added.'
Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
7 x 3000+ students + 17 smaller institutions must mean 30,000+ affected students. That’s about the same size as Sheffield uni, which employs 8000ish staff. Why is the government tolerating the impending collapse of up to 24 related employers and 8000+ more lost jobs? Where is the sense of crisis?
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Ok President Trump, if you sue the BBC for $1bn for spreading lies, I’ll sue you for the same amount. I reckon Planet Earth would crowdfund that. Then I’ll buy Mar A Largo, turn it into a climate change research centre, free Melania, and put a 1000% tariff on orange face paint.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ok President Trump, if you sue the BBC for $1bn for spreading lies, I’ll sue you for the same amount. I reckon Planet Earth would crowdfund that. Then I’ll buy Mar A Largo, turn it into a climate change research centre, free Melania, and put a 1000% tariff on orange face paint.
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Not enough attention is being paid to the effective closure of the bulk of one of the 2 or 3 most important public archives for modern British history. A terrible own goal for the BBC as a public-service agency.
WAC wrong-headedness
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
WAC wrong-headedness - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: Some of you will know that I have been very involved over the past months with attempts to reverse the wrong-headed changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre (above, with...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Not enough attention is being paid to the effective closure of the bulk of one of the 2 or 3 most important public archives for modern British history. A terrible own goal for the BBC as a public-service agency.
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"What this means for humanists is stark. The very articles and books we painstakingly produce are being fed, legally and lucratively, into AI systems that will soon replicate, and perhaps replace, our intellectual labour."
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
How AI exposes the hypocrisy of academic publishing - ABC Religion & Ethics
Academics punish students for using AI, even as they gift their own research to a publishing business that directly feeds the research into the very models that we caution students against using — wit...
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
"What this means for humanists is stark. The very articles and books we painstakingly produce are being fed, legally and lucratively, into AI systems that will soon replicate, and perhaps replace, our intellectual labour."
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
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On Saturdays, I sometimes visit a history club,
where they hold good lessons on history.
I was there today.
The night attack didn’t stop it from happening.
Knowledge is power.
Please study history, read books, discover your land’s culture.
where they hold good lessons on history.
I was there today.
The night attack didn’t stop it from happening.
Knowledge is power.
Please study history, read books, discover your land’s culture.
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
On Saturdays, I sometimes visit a history club,
where they hold good lessons on history.
I was there today.
The night attack didn’t stop it from happening.
Knowledge is power.
Please study history, read books, discover your land’s culture.
where they hold good lessons on history.
I was there today.
The night attack didn’t stop it from happening.
Knowledge is power.
Please study history, read books, discover your land’s culture.
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📢 Speaker announcement! Not long left to register for our Britain Talks Climate & Nature Launch Event in Cardiff.
🗓️ Wednesday 22 October 🕜 2–4pm📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff
👉 Register your interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britain-ta...
🗓️ Wednesday 22 October 🕜 2–4pm📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff
👉 Register your interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britain-ta...
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢 Speaker announcement! Not long left to register for our Britain Talks Climate & Nature Launch Event in Cardiff.
🗓️ Wednesday 22 October 🕜 2–4pm📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff
👉 Register your interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britain-ta...
🗓️ Wednesday 22 October 🕜 2–4pm📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff
👉 Register your interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britain-ta...
Interesting view. We need more Gordon in our ear during these divisive times. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown
From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interesting view. We need more Gordon in our ear during these divisive times. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My late friend & fellow @newscientist.com consultant, Frank Lesser, fought the fascists at Cable Street. He was Jewish. Not sure what he would have made of Israel rolling out the red carpet for Tommy Robinson, an actual fascist, especially as he also fought the fascists in Spain.
The Battle of Cable Street.
A thread 🧵 with pictures and ALT text.
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On this day in 1936, the East End of London rose up against fascism. The Battle of Cable Street.
#TheyShallNotPass #NoPasaran
A thread 🧵 with pictures and ALT text.
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On this day in 1936, the East End of London rose up against fascism. The Battle of Cable Street.
#TheyShallNotPass #NoPasaran
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My late friend & fellow @newscientist.com consultant, Frank Lesser, fought the fascists at Cable Street. He was Jewish. Not sure what he would have made of Israel rolling out the red carpet for Tommy Robinson, an actual fascist, especially as he also fought the fascists in Spain.
One of the boletes, quite large, grassland on woodland edge. #Fungi #WaunLas #NationalBotanticGardenWales
September 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
One of the boletes, quite large, grassland on woodland edge. #Fungi #WaunLas #NationalBotanticGardenWales
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As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
September 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
42 years ago I had my first job in a library. After 35 years at Swansea University I have finished my last working day in my research support role. I am officially 'withdrawn from stock' like so many others in the sector. I have made great friends and had ace colleagues. From analogue to AI!
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
42 years ago I had my first job in a library. After 35 years at Swansea University I have finished my last working day in my research support role. I am officially 'withdrawn from stock' like so many others in the sector. I have made great friends and had ace colleagues. From analogue to AI!
I came across two bee hives in the woods today. Being nosey and not afraid of bees at all, having introduced myself, 'Hello Bees' I had a good look from a foot away. One of the drones took a dislike to me and got tangled in my hair. As it stung me right on the top of my head, ouch, I felt alive!
July 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I came across two bee hives in the woods today. Being nosey and not afraid of bees at all, having introduced myself, 'Hello Bees' I had a good look from a foot away. One of the drones took a dislike to me and got tangled in my hair. As it stung me right on the top of my head, ouch, I felt alive!
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Hey hey hey what the hell is this
June 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hey hey hey what the hell is this
Who knew, a garden on my doorstep I have never been to, the Bishop's Park. On the 'go to' list for next week. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
‘A gardener’s dream itinerary’: a tour of Carmarthenshire, the Garden of Wales
A road trip is the perfect way to explore the county’s horticultural highlights, with great places to eat, drink and stay en route
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Who knew, a garden on my doorstep I have never been to, the Bishop's Park. On the 'go to' list for next week. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
If you value access to the excellent Bangor University Archive Service you may want to support their petition against proposed service cuts. #Solidarity #UniversityCuts #ArchivesWales chng.it/tWRvr5PCCz
Sign the Petition
SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY
chng.it
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you value access to the excellent Bangor University Archive Service you may want to support their petition against proposed service cuts. #Solidarity #UniversityCuts #ArchivesWales chng.it/tWRvr5PCCz
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social "A senior Labour minister told me that [housing minister] Matthew Pennycook was getting irritated by the mention of swift bricks, implying that I should pipe down. How about you just do it and then I’ll go away?” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The hypocrisy is staggering’: will swift bricks fall prey to government fears of Reform?
Campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor fears goal of requiring all new homes to include a hollow brick to help endangered cavity-nesting birds may be dropped
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social "A senior Labour minister told me that [housing minister] Matthew Pennycook was getting irritated by the mention of swift bricks, implying that I should pipe down. How about you just do it and then I’ll go away?” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spectacular cloud inversion today at the Black Mountain Road. Windmills poking out of the cloud below looked surreal.
December 27, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Spectacular cloud inversion today at the Black Mountain Road. Windmills poking out of the cloud below looked surreal.
Just saying...over the top? Nah. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Just saying...over the top? Nah. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s been great to see more people here in the last few weeks, including lots in library & information professions. Many people have been sharing my blog post with recommendations on here. It’d be great to draw more people onto BlueSky, so please do share, here & with colleagues & on other platforms
Blue skies on BlueSky – a new home for social media
An academic librarians experience, thoughts and suggestions on past and current social media, focusing on a history on Twitter and and future on BlueSky.
researcherlibrarian.wordpress.com
September 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
It’s been great to see more people here in the last few weeks, including lots in library & information professions. Many people have been sharing my blog post with recommendations on here. It’d be great to draw more people onto BlueSky, so please do share, here & with colleagues & on other platforms
Just like half the population of Wales thrilled to post a picture of the Northern lights from my very own spot on the planet. Better than Christmas 🙃
October 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Just like half the population of Wales thrilled to post a picture of the Northern lights from my very own spot on the planet. Better than Christmas 🙃
Hello @gingergalwales.bsky.social Met Lynette last week and we yapped about the old days. Hope you are still having adventures in Library land. Greetings from west Wales 👋
October 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hello @gingergalwales.bsky.social Met Lynette last week and we yapped about the old days. Hope you are still having adventures in Library land. Greetings from west Wales 👋