This situation further compounds the misery of being a fixed-term/precarious academic. Why would universities hire an ECR if they can hire an established academic who has been made redundant?

From National Treasure to National Scandal British Library workers are sick of poor pay, overwork, and feeling the fallout of a cyber-attack which left them vulnerable to identity theft and blackmail. Now, they are going on strike for a fortni...

British Library workers are sick of poor pay, overwork, and feeling the fallout of a cyber-attack which left them vulnerable to identity theft and blackmail. Now, they are going on strike for a fortnight.

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yep! i’ve moaned about this before too!

just saw a part time curator job for 20k a year in central London. tbh it’s at the point now anytime a cultural institution advertises a role they may as well just say “those who require a salary to live need not apply”. every year it gets worse, and we’re seeing how arts and culture suffers for it!

Rugby pioneer Roy Francis: From slavery to sporting legend, how he revolutionised rugby coaching YouTube video by talkSPORT

I had a great time talking about the life and times of black rugby pioneer Roy Francis on the William Hill Sports Book podcast - watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/zcljJVKGFK0?...

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

“… researchers publish too many useless papers and … we aren’t flexible enough to abandon declining subjects where little new can be learned. … [A]fter reaching a critical mass, research communities become self-perpetuating due to the emotional and financial interests of those involved.”

Historians should be very concerned about this!

hahaha yes i’m not raggin on jungle as a genre!

hi Cáit, my apologies for the delay with this. I actually just submitted my article on LL to a journal , so I will need to hold off sending it to anyone until I hear anything back!

Hi there Cáit! How interesting! I know exactly the booklet you are talking about, too 😊 can you share your email and I’d be happy to send my article over

The End of Resistance History As the Biden administration is swept into the dustbin, Charlotte Rosen wonders: what was the liberal Hashtag-Resistance "Twitterstorian"? And, as a product of the first Trump term, what did commentato...

As Biden is swept into the dustbin, Charlotte E. Rosen wonders: what was the Resistance “Twitterstorian”?

Well-paid liberal “attack dogs” of democracy like Heather Cox Richardson proved to be all too willing to turn to Democratic Party apologia—especially on Gaza.

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Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax change

Labour's rivers policy is unbelievable. 1. Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, has decided our rivers are insufficiently polluted with chicken shit, so he’s loosening the rules. Never mind that it's the primary cause of rivercide in the Welsh border region. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵

she was 100 per cent serious and also the box was from a website called something like wooden box dot com

must have the unbeaten boss of ‘we have [thing] at home!!’ mums. sent her this pic of a storage bench i liked (left) and she said ‘what about this instead’ and sent me this (right)

FM Sa’ar tells visiting UK counterpart Israel is working to reach hostage deal, waiting to see if Hamas ‘interested’ * * *

David Lammy just visited Israel to meet foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar.

They discussed “Syria, Lebanon and the Iranian threat” and Lammy reportedly invited Sa’ar for an official visit to Britain.

Lammy should be investigated for complicity in war crimes.

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that is the one, it is just one character who happens to be british! it is a genuinely great film regardless of my seething hatred for the burgeoning class divide in the british creative sector

very much loved A Real Pain but alas the guy doin a broadly northerny yorkshire accent was a public school cambridge grad from london yet again so i have no choice but to give 1★

Gaza war toll likely significantly undercounts deaths, says study An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas war likely undercounted the number of casualties by 41% through the middle of 2024 as the Gaza Strip's healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to the study.

NEW: A study by Yale University and other institutions has found that the Gaza war death toll is likely 41% HIGHER than Palestinian health officials reported.

It also found that over 59% of those killed were women, children and people over the age of 65.

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thought i might have been added to a list designed to annoy me specifically, but don’t actually know if it’s better that it’s a site-wide problem lol. puts me off!

oh i think ive been spared from those so far, though OnlyFans models *love* my cat photos on instagram

oh i’m pleased it’s not just me at least but it’s driving me nuts can we get a ban list goin

Musk has incinerated the value of Twitter as a business or user experience. The reason why Zuckerberg is copying his lead is that the true value of these information systems is political.

bowser’s been enjoying what’s left of the snow this morning

UnitedHealth CEO was killed 30 days ago on December 4. Luigi is now on trial

Lancet reports that USA’s exploitative health system enables 68K preventable deaths ANNUALLY. 5589 Americans have died under this system since December 4. So—when do the CEOs who knowingly enabled these deaths go on trial?

‘This is murder!’: Industrially poisoned South Baltimore residents march on state capitol, demand help from Gov. Moore Working-class residents of South Baltimore marched through the streets of Annapolis, demanding Gov. Wes Moore intervene in a generations-long struggle to stop rail giant CSX from polluting their commu...

"This is murder on a grand scale. The amount of cancer rates in my community are disgusting!"

Coal in your stocking? Try coal in your lungs & covering your house—for generations. New doc report by me @therealnews.com from the "sacrifice zone" that is South Baltimore
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Was shocked when Israel conducted a targeted strike on an ambulance a year earlier in Gaza.

Repetition the seeming results of zero consequences.

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Evolution journal editors resign en masse Board members expressed concerns over high fees, editorial independence, and use of AI in editorial processes.

"In 2023 Elsevier began using AI during production without informing the board, resulting in many style and formatting errors, as well as reversing versions of papers that had already been accepted and formatted by the editors."

very innovative, very cool

Reflecting on how academic freedom is essential to my work. I've never worried about my job (pre/post tenure) for making comments about a large employer, gov't policy, prominent polling company, etc.

It was speech about Palestine that cost me my job. End the Palestine exception at UBC.