Spring

Amazing Inaugural Lecture by Professor Enam Haque.

Strikes me as an absurd threat, either we need the 4000 new training places or we don’t

Normalisation of war unacceptable, says Connolly in St Patrick’s Day message ‘Peace is not merely the absence of war but also the presence of justice’

“‘Peace is not merely the absence of war but also the presence of justice”

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Art Exhibitions - The Fisher Theatre

Recommend Laurie Mason's exhibition at Bungay's Fisher Theatre until 25th March www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdu_... fishertheatre.org/FisherTheatr...

If I had been a Labour Party with a majority of 174 & years of governing ahead of me, I would simply have told racists to do one & set about making the country fairer, freer, more solidaristic, & more welcoming. Somehow, this possibility seems to have escaped the current government. I don't get it.

#breastcancer
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Last few weeks to apply for one of these exciting openings in Exeter for clinical academics in genomic medicine (professor and senior lecturer). Ideal if you want to move to lovely Devon and augment our expanding team of geneticists... Closing date is 22 March, www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

'I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse... I was too busy rebelling..."
- Leonora Carrington (1917-2011)
UK artist
#InternationalWomensDay

Textile banners with tbe text 'Girls say no to the bombs' with images of dives and peace and womens symbols

Banner by UK peace activist Thalia Campbell, a founder of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in 1981. She produced over 250 textile banners in activism for disarmament of nuclear weapons #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth

Happy international women’s day! What a time to be a woman! On the brink of a fully realised fascist global regime! Resist! Take up space! Love your body! Be messy!

Latest substack on Iran by @snellarthur.bsky.social is a must read

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This cartoon from @derspiegel shows the world as seen by Trump. It's a new take on an old cartoon premise. I live on the Idiots island. Source: buff.ly/hvd2Bys

"I really want to encourage more people from backgrounds like mine to get into a system that has always shut us out."

Hannah Spencer MP: plumber, plasterer, parliamentarian

INTRODUCING! Hannah Spencer The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

Student loan scandal

If it was kept at the same amount you borrowed, in real terms, that would make sense. But the fact they’re using RPI, which is something they refuse to use for pay rises, and then adding 3% on top of that, that’s just incredible

www.thetimes.com/money/family...

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) remains underdiagnosed, despite being a common cause of premature coronary artery disease.
📢 This study shows that genetic cascade testing can be delivered effectively in primary care ⬇️

🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Well there's a graph for you.

Freelance Work Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…

A reminder that I do freelance work: transcription, archival visits and more. My rates are here (subject to surcharges or discounts):

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A1 One of the best things I have done is a pre course "survey" asking students to share a bit and their challenges. I model it by posting a video about me. Great connections which I try to continue by remembering bits about them. Showing you are interested about what's going on for them.
#lthechat

Happy Pancake Day! 🥞

There are lots of great places to enjoy pancakes across Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket - including Petite Pancakes, just opposite the constituency office!

Floral patterns embroidery with orange blossoms and green-blue feathered leaves on a light brown background

Embroidery design by May Morris (1862-1938) influential English artisan, embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor #WomensArt

Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff

WE HAVE A DIAGNOSIS FOR PETER Many year-end reflections from executives include metrics, milestones, lessons learned, and gratitude for teams. This one is different.

This is a really impactful blog from Gregory Moore on his adult son with a very rare genetic condition, the impact of the diagnostic odyssey and the diagnosis itself, and the power of #genomics and Dr Seuss.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-hav...

Do not stop talking about Palestine.

#stopgenocide

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
— James A. Baldwin

Colonisation
/ˌkɒlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
NOUN

The act of moving to a country, changing your name to one more easily pronounced by existing citizens, introducing food so good it's adopted as national cuisine and sustaining the health and transport infrastructure of the nation

Associate Tutor Roles University of East Anglia

Cesar Orsini - Course Director for the innovative online Masters in Clinical Education & Leadership programme @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is appointing to his team www.uea.ac.uk/about/workin...

Some exciting openings in Exeter for clinical academics (professor and senior lecturer). Come and shape the future of translational genomic medical research in the South West! Lovely place to work, lovely people to work with, and freedom to pursue great science... www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system

£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.

Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.

At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.

Loan increases, if not repaid.

Grads can't buy home, start family/business.

Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.