PhD Studentship: Interrogating British South Asian Non-Fiction Films and Television, 1960s-1980s at University of Warwick Discover a PhD Studentship: Interrogating British South Asian Non-Fiction Films and Television, 1960s-1980s on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

Fabulous fully-funded PhD opportunity working with a stellar team of supervisors at Warwick/BFI on British South Asian Culture in Non-Fiction Films and Television, 1960s-1980s. @drjlw.bsky.social @warwickfilmtv.bsky.social

Thanks Matt, hope you're well! Of course - it had to be Chappie, it's just a shame we couldn't get one of him actually petting the dog!!

Screening Technology, Theorizing Posthumanism Screening Technology, Theorizing Posthumanism examines how different embodiments of technological life come to be inscribed with qualities of humanness across m…

For anyone interested in finding out more, I also have a book coming out later this year that explores some of these themes - as well as the issue of AI and virtuality - in more detail

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/screening...

Happy to share that my latest article, exploring posthumanism through the lens of race and robotics onscreen, is now out in Science Fiction Film and Television journal: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/19/1

Thanks to editors and contributors for producing a really interesting issue!

Screening Technology, Theorizing Posthumanism Screening Technology, Theorizing Posthumanism examines how different embodiments of technological life come to be inscribed with qualities of humanness across m…

For anyone interested in finding out more, I also have a book coming out later this year that explores some of these themes - as well as the issue of AI and virtuality - in more detail

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/screening...

Happy to share that my latest article, exploring posthumanism through the lens of race and robotics onscreen, is now out in Science Fiction Film and Television journal: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/19/1

Thanks to editors and contributors for producing a really interesting issue!

Sheffield Hallam restricts TPS access to REF academics only Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and lose right to access expensive pensions scheme

'Teaching-only staff at Sheffield Hallam University are set to be moved into a subsidiary firm, leaving research intensive scholars the only academics still being employed directly by the institution.'

Utterly inequitable & betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the teaching/research nexus. 1/3

UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities UK’s research funding body warned best scientists taking posts oversees due to lack of job stability at home Hundreds of early career researchers have warned that the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and cutting edge research facilities. Scientists working in particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics have been told their grants will be cut by nearly a third, with project leaders asked to report back on how their research would fare with cuts up to 60%. Continue reading...

UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities

Universities are becoming the future of British independent film Universities can produce commercially viable projects while giving the industry the sustainability and freedom to take risks on new talent, says Chris Nunn

"Universities can give the UK film industry the sustainability and freedom to take risks on new talent. In return, higher education institutions can become producers on commercially viable projects"

+ a shoutout for Mark Jenkin's incredible Bait (2019)

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/univ...

Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’ Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines

'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'

Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3

The R&D buckets are here to stay – what matters now is how they’re used Whitehall has a new way of conceptualising where research funding goes. Stephanie Smith stresses the importance of participating in the conversation Whitehall has a new way of conceptualising where re...

'At the centre of this shift sits the idea of R&D “buckets”: a four-part categorisation of public R&D funding into curiosity-driven research, government priorities, innovation support and cross-cutting infrastructure.' 1/3

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

Hot off the press, the British Academy's Cold Spots: Mapping Inequality in SHAPE Provision in UK Higher Education report. Read it if you care about universities or access to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the rising generation. 1/5

Has been fantastic to be involved in this important programme exploring the impact of social and economic factors on the emotional support that young people receive.

Our briefing, published today, shares findings from the programme and identifies policy changes to support young people and families⬇️

Replaced by bots? No, AI needs academics more than we need it Many fear algorithms will displace academics but the technology is already eating itself and its long-term business model remains unclear, says Martin A. Mills. Here he explains why bots will not wipe...

Long read: Many fear algorithms will displace academics but artificial intelligence is already eating itself and its long-term business model remains unclear, says Martin A. Mills. He explains why we must resist bots’ damaging features for the good of students, society and AI itself
#academicsky #AI

Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025 Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...

📺 An OPEN LETTER responding to the recent access restrictions at the BBC Written Archives Centre – changes that effectively mean an end to sustained research into histories of the BBC, and those of television more broadly. Read the letter, spread the word, and join the campaign here:

Pleased to share that my latest article, 'The Black Android, Janelle Monáe and Crossover Stardom: Race and Technology On-screen', is now available to read from Film-Philosophy via open access!

www.euppublishing.com/doi/epdf/10....

The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz

Postdoctoral Fellowships The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.

British Academy postdoctoral fellowships scheme is now open. The deadline is 1 October. Time to get talking with potential host institutions and mentors about planning an application for this year or instead waiting for a future round. (The scheme is annual).

The British Academy and @sciencecampaign.bsky.social commissioned Cambridge Econometrics to conduct a systems-based analysis of the strengths and weaknesses within the UK’s innovation system.

Read the full report: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

ERC backs cutting-edge research with €721 million in funding The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. Th...

UK seems to have won around 30% of the ERC Advanced Grants in humanities and social sciences - great result. Good to be in Horizon again
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

NEW on Wonkhe: The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings buff.ly/pB45bCX

Pleased to share that my latest article, 'The Black Android, Janelle Monáe and Crossover Stardom: Race and Technology On-screen', is now available to read from Film-Philosophy via open access!

www.euppublishing.com/doi/epdf/10....

Pleased to announce that my first book, 'Screening Technology, Theorising Posthumanism', will be published by Bloomsbury as part of @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's 'Thinking Cinema' series (expected late 2026/early 2027)