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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...
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Eight Reform UK councils have indicated that they will raise council tax next year after struggling to find huge cuts in public spending.
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Eight Reform UK councils have indicated that they will raise council tax next year after struggling to find huge cuts in public spending.
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Fantastic evening at the #FarewellTour of #AlStewart with #EmptyPockets and others @yorkbarbican.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Fantastic evening at the #FarewellTour of #AlStewart with #EmptyPockets and others @yorkbarbican.bsky.social
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Bridget Phillipson, the image may look playful, but the message is serious.
You’re being ill-advised on early learning.
Play isn’t soft. It is learning. Children show writing, maths & thinking skills through play.
So don’t take play away. Come & observe it.
#PlayMatters
You’re being ill-advised on early learning.
Play isn’t soft. It is learning. Children show writing, maths & thinking skills through play.
So don’t take play away. Come & observe it.
#PlayMatters
July 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Bridget Phillipson, the image may look playful, but the message is serious.
You’re being ill-advised on early learning.
Play isn’t soft. It is learning. Children show writing, maths & thinking skills through play.
So don’t take play away. Come & observe it.
#PlayMatters
You’re being ill-advised on early learning.
Play isn’t soft. It is learning. Children show writing, maths & thinking skills through play.
So don’t take play away. Come & observe it.
#PlayMatters
I find it really hard seeing such extreme wealth on show during the wealth recent state visit at the same time a report is published detailing the depth of poverty in the UK.
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I find it really hard seeing such extreme wealth on show during the wealth recent state visit at the same time a report is published detailing the depth of poverty in the UK.
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Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council
Please share!
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Please share!
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Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
When saying a footballer is earning £200k a week why isn’t it published that it’s almost £21m a year? The £200k is obscene as that is almost 10x the minimum annual wage.
April 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
When saying a footballer is earning £200k a week why isn’t it published that it’s almost £21m a year? The £200k is obscene as that is almost 10x the minimum annual wage.
I really think the peerage system needs reviewing.
April 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I really think the peerage system needs reviewing.
Really emotional #Arena programme by #clemencyburtonhill and her #aquiredbraininjury such determination demonstrated by her, I hope she continues to progress following such a catastrophic event.
March 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Really emotional #Arena programme by #clemencyburtonhill and her #aquiredbraininjury such determination demonstrated by her, I hope she continues to progress following such a catastrophic event.
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Please see our thread about @suttontrust.bsky.social internships research. Important gender differences (in addition to class) that we make sense of through our own data
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Interesting and important research by @suttontrust
on access to internships and the graduate labour market, demonstrating that these remain a site of inequalities (and exploitation) for students and young workers
on access to internships and the graduate labour market, demonstrating that these remain a site of inequalities (and exploitation) for students and young workers
Many graduates use internships to get started in the world of work.
But how do they find them? 🔎
Our new research shows that personal contacts still play a major role, with a fifth of grads finding positions through family and friends.
https://buff.ly/4ayRJfh
But how do they find them? 🔎
Our new research shows that personal contacts still play a major role, with a fifth of grads finding positions through family and friends.
https://buff.ly/4ayRJfh
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Please see our thread about @suttontrust.bsky.social internships research. Important gender differences (in addition to class) that we make sense of through our own data
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Less than 1% of refuge spaces in the U.K. are accessible for wheelchair users, new data shows.
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
'Less than 1%' of refuge spaces for women fleeing abuse suitable for wheelchair users, data shows
Data obtained by Sky News from Women's Aid shows only 1.8% of vacancies at refuges and temporary housing could accommodate a woman with limited mobility.
news.sky.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Less than 1% of refuge spaces in the U.K. are accessible for wheelchair users, new data shows.
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
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Read this and learn.
Since announcing my diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer a few weeks ago I’ve become increasingly aware of how misunderstood the condition is.
So I want to debunk a few misconceptions:
1/7 (short posts!)
So I want to debunk a few misconceptions:
1/7 (short posts!)
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Read this and learn.
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Nazir Afzal, "When Keir Starmer and I left the CPS we had the highest rate of child sexual abuse prosecutions in our history.. That is Keir Starmer's legacy"
"Boris Johnson said that investigating child sexual abuse was money spaffed up a wall"
"Boris Johnson said that investigating child sexual abuse was money spaffed up a wall"
January 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nazir Afzal, "When Keir Starmer and I left the CPS we had the highest rate of child sexual abuse prosecutions in our history.. That is Keir Starmer's legacy"
"Boris Johnson said that investigating child sexual abuse was money spaffed up a wall"
"Boris Johnson said that investigating child sexual abuse was money spaffed up a wall"
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While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
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Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.
January 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.
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🚨NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist for new patients
The government has so far offered no timetable for key pledges:
❌700,000 urgent dental appts
❌Dental Contract Reform
@thebda.bsky.social is calling for urgent action if NHS dentistry is to be saved
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
The government has so far offered no timetable for key pledges:
❌700,000 urgent dental appts
❌Dental Contract Reform
@thebda.bsky.social is calling for urgent action if NHS dentistry is to be saved
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist for new patients
The government has so far offered no timetable for key pledges:
❌700,000 urgent dental appts
❌Dental Contract Reform
@thebda.bsky.social is calling for urgent action if NHS dentistry is to be saved
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
The government has so far offered no timetable for key pledges:
❌700,000 urgent dental appts
❌Dental Contract Reform
@thebda.bsky.social is calling for urgent action if NHS dentistry is to be saved
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
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Someone said we were “behaving like year 5 girls” 😳 when we spoke out about this. But truth and transparency matter. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants | Privacy | The Guardian
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
amp.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Someone said we were “behaving like year 5 girls” 😳 when we spoke out about this. But truth and transparency matter. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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The real luxuries in life.
December 14, 2024 at 5:29 AM
The real luxuries in life.
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#UKGovsRead continuing my updating of SEND knowledge. Chapt 2 'Effective SEND governance' maps the DfE 6 Key Features of effective governance across to SEND
Govs - the table on p24/25 is just brilliant for planning - a great tool colleagues! #UKEdGovs
Govs - the table on p24/25 is just brilliant for planning - a great tool colleagues! #UKEdGovs
December 14, 2024 at 7:44 AM
#UKGovsRead continuing my updating of SEND knowledge. Chapt 2 'Effective SEND governance' maps the DfE 6 Key Features of effective governance across to SEND
Govs - the table on p24/25 is just brilliant for planning - a great tool colleagues! #UKEdGovs
Govs - the table on p24/25 is just brilliant for planning - a great tool colleagues! #UKEdGovs
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‘We’re getting poorer’ says Nigel Farage in his Beth Rigby interview.
I agree. The Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
I agree. The Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 12, 2024 at 8:41 AM
‘We’re getting poorer’ says Nigel Farage in his Beth Rigby interview.
I agree. The Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
I agree. The Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
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On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...
December 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...