Tam
@tamdent.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Creative Labour & Cultural Work at King's College London. Member of the MeCCSA Executive Board. I research work in the creative economy. My academic profile and publications list are here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tamsyn-dent
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@tamdent.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work
Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.
cmcikings.blog
CfPs: Special Issue on the state of creative education. We welcome proposals that offer a range of perspectives. See link for full details: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c... with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dan Ashton and Pat Thompson
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We know days like this can take a toll.
Here’s our list of resources for our trans friends and allies 💖
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Here’s our list of resources for our trans friends and allies 💖
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We know days like this can take a toll.
Here’s our list of resources for our trans friends and allies 💖
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Here’s our list of resources for our trans friends and allies 💖
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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“Trans people still have human rights protections in this country, and at Good Law Project, we plan to defend them.”
Read our full update on today’s decision for a two-day hearing in November in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance:
goodlaw.social/z5bw
Read our full update on today’s decision for a two-day hearing in November in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance:
goodlaw.social/z5bw
EHRC challenge: The fight goes on
We challenged the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s transphobic guidance. The High Court will consider our case in full in November
goodlaw.social
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Trans people still have human rights protections in this country, and at Good Law Project, we plan to defend them.”
Read our full update on today’s decision for a two-day hearing in November in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance:
goodlaw.social/z5bw
Read our full update on today’s decision for a two-day hearing in November in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance:
goodlaw.social/z5bw
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If we want a society where we can care for ourselves, one another and the planet taxing the wealthiest is an essential first step.
When world-leading economists argue that the UK needs a wealth tax our Govt should listen. History tells us ambition is possible and preferable; that the UK can be world leading.
Prime Minister be ambitious for our country - tax us, the super rich www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Prime Minister be ambitious for our country - tax us, the super rich www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Starmer and Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists
PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive, say Thomas Piketty and others
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If we want a society where we can care for ourselves, one another and the planet taxing the wealthiest is an essential first step.
Just a reminder we're still accepting abstracts for our Special Issue for the Journal of Education and Work on the state of creative education. Find all info here: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c...
Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work
Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.
cmcikings.blog
July 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just a reminder we're still accepting abstracts for our Special Issue for the Journal of Education and Work on the state of creative education. Find all info here: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c...
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“If we want every child to have a fair shot at life, we must confront extreme wealth accumulation and invest in the wellbeing of all children – at home, in classrooms, and beyond” – Aini Gauhar of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Hard work or inherited (mis)fortune? Young people’s future in an unequal world
Renewing analysis from The Spirit Level: how are children and young people’s health, education and employment prospects shaped by household wealth?
buff.ly
July 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“If we want every child to have a fair shot at life, we must confront extreme wealth accumulation and invest in the wellbeing of all children – at home, in classrooms, and beyond” – Aini Gauhar of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Interested in working with us here in Sociological and Cultural Studies in Glasgow? This one-year Lectureship in the Sociology of Class is now open, with a deadline on 20th August. Please spread the word...
Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)
College of Social SciencesSchool of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)Vacancy Reference: 178793Salary, Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata. The School of Social a...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
July 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Interested in working with us here in Sociological and Cultural Studies in Glasgow? This one-year Lectureship in the Sociology of Class is now open, with a deadline on 20th August. Please spread the word...
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Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it.
On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
Spread the word today!
On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
Spread the word today!
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it.
On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
Spread the word today!
On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
Spread the word today!
CfPs: Special Issue on the state of creative education. We welcome proposals that offer a range of perspectives. See link for full details: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c... with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dan Ashton and Pat Thompson
Call for Papers: Creative Education and the Future of Work – Journal of Education and Work
Call for papers exploring the crisis in creative education, inequality, policy, and the creative economy. Abstract deadline: 8 September 2025.
cmcikings.blog
July 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
CfPs: Special Issue on the state of creative education. We welcome proposals that offer a range of perspectives. See link for full details: cmcikings.blog/2025/06/23/c... with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dan Ashton and Pat Thompson
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Now is a key moment to restore the status of arts and creative education in schools. Please add your voice by signing the open letter over at theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk, led by our friends at the
@neunion.bsky.social ✍️
@neunion.bsky.social ✍️
Home - Arts & Minds Campaign
Ensuring all children have opportunities to study creative subjects throughout their education.
theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Now is a key moment to restore the status of arts and creative education in schools. Please add your voice by signing the open letter over at theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk, led by our friends at the
@neunion.bsky.social ✍️
@neunion.bsky.social ✍️
I'm really delighted to share this paper based on research undertaken in Dundee. Sincere thanks to the local community who shared with us their stories of this vibrant, creative city www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Where are culture and creativity in your city?” Chrono-urbanism and the importance of pluralism in defining and understanding cultural opportunities in cities
www.sciencedirect.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm really delighted to share this paper based on research undertaken in Dundee. Sincere thanks to the local community who shared with us their stories of this vibrant, creative city www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
See link to the Women and Equalities Committee's recent report on Paternity leave which includes evidence submitted from our research on care leave in creative/cultural organisations conducted with @saradeb.bsky.social and Natalie Wreyford committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
June 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
See link to the Women and Equalities Committee's recent report on Paternity leave which includes evidence submitted from our research on care leave in creative/cultural organisations conducted with @saradeb.bsky.social and Natalie Wreyford committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes. There isn't even the pretense that this is anything but persecution, unbound by law.
Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes. There isn't even the pretense that this is anything but persecution, unbound by law.
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Opinion: “Three months into my degree, my mum died. My half-brothers went to live with their dad, I lost my family home and was left completely alone.”
Contextual admissions must come with extra support, says Ellen Wright
Contextual admissions must come with extra support, says Ellen Wright
A contextual admission must come with extra support
We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Opinion: “Three months into my degree, my mum died. My half-brothers went to live with their dad, I lost my family home and was left completely alone.”
Contextual admissions must come with extra support, says Ellen Wright
Contextual admissions must come with extra support, says Ellen Wright
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ICYMI: Our recording of the Technoskepticism Book Launch is now LIVE on our YouTube channel! Featuring seven of our co-authors, a panel, and interactive workshop on applying technoskepticism to AI
youtu.be/clg6vkFzWtM?...
youtu.be/clg6vkFzWtM?...
Technoskepticism Book Launch | Author Panel & AI Workshop
YouTube video by DISCO Network
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May 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ICYMI: Our recording of the Technoskepticism Book Launch is now LIVE on our YouTube channel! Featuring seven of our co-authors, a panel, and interactive workshop on applying technoskepticism to AI
youtu.be/clg6vkFzWtM?...
youtu.be/clg6vkFzWtM?...
A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education
Last year the then Secretary of State Gillian Keegan delivered a £53m real terms cut to the dwindling bit of funding that the Office for Students (OfS) allocates to providers in England.
wonkhe.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
Hmm....
Ministers will review funding distributed by the English higher education regulator to support high-cost subjects and other priorities such as widening participation after cutting its budget by £100 million, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
OfS strategic priority fund cut by £100 million as review begins
Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Hmm....
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Opinion: Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Dreaming spires won’t save UK universities that downplay impact
Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Opinion: Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Philip Augar's article in the FT today summarizes all that's wrong with England's student funding system - on.ft.com/432gsp8
The English higher education market is broken
New regulator powers should include the ability to claw back pay from vice-chancellors in the event of financial catastrophe
on.ft.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Philip Augar's article in the FT today summarizes all that's wrong with England's student funding system - on.ft.com/432gsp8
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Private schools are massively overrepresented in the UK's arts and culture while students in state schools increasingly struggle to access arts at all – and decades of cuts to affordable housing, social security, and education mean that gap will likely widen.
February 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Private schools are massively overrepresented in the UK's arts and culture while students in state schools increasingly struggle to access arts at all – and decades of cuts to affordable housing, social security, and education mean that gap will likely widen.
Oh oh oh Nightline, the UK student helpline service is closing down. This feels rather heartbreaking nightline.ac.uk/nightline-as...
Nightline Association announces closure. Nightline Services to continue nationwide. - Nightline Association
The Nightline Association, an umbrella charity for Nightlines, will close its operations, effective 30 June 2025. Individual Nightlines will remain operational, continuing to provide vital and leading...
nightline.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Oh oh oh Nightline, the UK student helpline service is closing down. This feels rather heartbreaking nightline.ac.uk/nightline-as...
There’s much more that can be done on diversity in creative arts subjects wonkhe.com/blogs/theres...
There’s much more that can be done on diversity in creative arts subjects
Tamsyn Dent and Dave O’Brien set out proposals for better access and inclusion in creative education
wonkhe.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
There’s much more that can be done on diversity in creative arts subjects wonkhe.com/blogs/theres...
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New Paper! In @mcsjournal.bsky.social Peter Campbell @markrt.bsky.social Danny Leigh & I analyse the impact of class on BFI funding, showing 'the dominance of those from middle class origins throughout each stage of funding' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (summary 🧵 coming when I get time!)
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January 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New Paper! In @mcsjournal.bsky.social Peter Campbell @markrt.bsky.social Danny Leigh & I analyse the impact of class on BFI funding, showing 'the dominance of those from middle class origins throughout each stage of funding' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (summary 🧵 coming when I get time!)