Tim Blackman
@timblackman.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus and previously Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, UK. Interests in higher education policy and practice, social and public policy, and the environment.
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
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...
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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
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
New Post: New HEPI Debate Paper: Higher Education for a Sustainable Economy www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/10/30/n...
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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
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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! 💙
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
YouTube video by The Open University Library
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July 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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! 💙
Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...
More to come - stay tuned! 💙
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Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋
Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
May 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋
Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
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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 🧵
Here's a thread with a few extra thoughts from me 🧵
November 26, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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 🧵
Here's a thread with a few extra thoughts from me 🧵
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.
April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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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...
dieterhelm.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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.
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September 29, 2024 at 9:24 AM