So sorry to read this. Gone are the days I thought of HE as an industry I would be proud to recommend as a career. So many good people affected, lives impacted, and so much expertise and care lost for no obvious reason.
In the Welsh and Scottish elections, 'one question that directly affects hundreds of thousands of people – how much cash full-time university students get to live on – the silence is deafening.' 1/2
The essay is available in full online and in PDF format:
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My PhD study 30 years ago explored temporal binding. I wish I’d got something published from it as it looks from this paper as if I could have been along the right lines! Reviewers liked my data but wanted more developed theory that we weren’t ready or able to give at the time. Data wasn’t enough.
A pic advertising my list of shows for my autumn 2026 tour: Aberdeen; Aberystwyth; Bakewell; Bellaghy; Bridport; Bristol; Bude; Bury St Edmonds; Cardiff; Cardigan; Chorley; Colchester; Corsham; Coventry; Croydon; Darwen; Deal; Exeter; Glasgow; Guildford; Harpenden; Helmsley; Kidderminster; Leeds; Liverpool; London; Loughborough; Malton; Manchester; Monmouth; Newark; Norwich; Oxford; Pocklington; Sheffield; Stamford; Stirling; Stroud; Sunderland; Ulverston; Winchester; Worthing.
A poster advertising my festival appearances for 2026.
A poster advertising my shows at the Edinburgh Fringe between 24th and 30th August.
A reminder that if any of you are reading ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’ and are thinking ‘I’d really like to see a show based on that book, in which the author reads some poems from it, while making acute observations of the human condition’, then there’s a show which does exactly that.
I haven’t got past $4000 yet but I’m totally addicted!
Animal lovers of Bluesky!
Please can you help our animal sanctuary?
We want to become a registered CIC (community interest company) in May - but we need help reaching our fundraising goal!
Details here: gofund.me/1d4f7b9be
Every donation is HUGELY appreciated!
#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals
Sitting here crying while after getting WhatsApped the photo on the right, so let me tell you a little story about how we got here from the photo on the left and why repatriation research matters!
SIGNED INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP EDITION Brian Bilston How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Including 140 poems An alternative guide to writing and enjoying poetry Yellow book cover with a drawing of a man looking up at wooden horse with an egg shaped body and a ladder that I’d like to think is there to help you climb up to sit on top and pat the horse’s neck.
Excited this has arrived! Thanks @brianbilston.bsky.social and @biggreenbooks.bsky.social.
Daz the greyhound walking on Bacton beach. Blue skies. Lots of sand.
Happisburgh lighthouse surrounded by a field of bright yellow oil seed rape, both catching the sun with ominous looking dark grey skies in the background
Derelict windmill with broken blades next to a reed-lined river. Blue skies and wispy clouds.
Daz the greyhound, fast asleep on his bed and tartan duvet with his head on the floor.
Back from a wonderfully relaxing break in Norfolk.
Beckingham, S., & Hartley, P. (2026). The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI (Version 1 March 2026). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19201825
This infographic explores the differences between ‘traditional’ AI and Generative AI, with practical examples to support teaching and learning.
Beckingham, S., & Hartley, P. (2026). The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
The words ta-da written at the top of some lined paper
Something strangely satisfying in turning the to-do list into a ta-da list.
Reality of university life ‘misaligned with student expectations’: Survey of 5,500 undergraduates finds many expect more structured study and struggle with self-direction
https://ow.ly/AT3F50YJZ7x
As GenAI continues to evolve and agentic systems emerge, assessment design in HE is entering a new phase. Detection-based responses are not sustainable. Structural redesign is. I’ve updated the Assessment Redesign Framework for 2026 to reflect this: arf.genain3.ie @kenmccarthy.ie #genai #assessment
Me too. Those lips! Shocked it was real.
I used a birthday voucher when I was just 14 to buy 1984. My Mum wasn’t with me and looked mortified when I showed her. Didn’t try to stop me reading it which I’ll be forever grateful for.
Beautiful. This was ours. Not as calm but relaxing still.
Painting of a woodland carpeted with light purple blossoms
Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
a slide that notes that international students in HE experience more barriers in terms of the digital divide than other areas of the student population.
Listening to the wonderful Fariha and Keira from @uomlibrary.bsky.social Student Team talk about students and digital skills. Keira pointing out that libraries are essential frontline support to combat digital inequity. For all of our communities.
Our article, “Measuring what matters: Evaluating the impact of curriculum decolonisation initiatives in UK business schools”, has been published in the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) British Educational Research Association (BERA) . Check it out!
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
This is Lady Greyhound, mascot for the Greyhound Bus Co in the 1950s & 60s. Isn’t she gorgeous!
Dawn and Dogs.
Two wonderful things we are lucky to have.
Rows and rows of multicoloured tulips in bloom. Each row distinct. Reds, yellows, pinks, whites and purples with green foliage.
Glorious orange double tulip with red highlights. Yellow double tulips in softer focus surrounding it with green leaves.
Cream tulips with a hint of yellow in the centre. Black lines around yellow stamens. Sunlight and shadows on each bloom.
Stunning red-pink tulip with pointed petals. Yellow and pink tulips in soft focus behind on a green background.
Today was a good day to think of the beauty in the world.
Here's yesterday's #HigherEducationPostcard for comparison
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An old monochrome picture postcard showing a photograph of the Tate library at Liverpool University, with books alcoves, reading desks and a mezzanine gallery
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @liverpooluni.bsky.social - this is the Library @livunilibrary.bsky.social
Compare with yesterday's postcard - shared below - showing a line drawing!
If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
The Daily Mail (and GB News) pile onto KCL for examination and assessment changes. Of course, these kinds of changes have been in discussion and process across most of the sector for years. It's complicated (but Hey Ho, why not suggest it's EDI run mad instead). 1/2
NEW on Wonkhe: Spaces designed specifically for students from widening participation backgrounds offer a scalable way to build the social capital that traditional support structures struggle to provide. Amara Anyogu and Emmanuel Adukwu explain buff.ly/0Sa3HO8
Daz the greyhound walking with Richard along a dirt path next to a newly ploughed field on one side and trees and a hedgerow on the other. Blue skis and wispy clouds.
Daz the greyhound, ears up, staring across bright green fields into the distance. Blue skies.
Daz the greyhound and Richard at a green picnic table. Green lawn, trees, and blue skies. Daz is sitting (rare for greyhounds) patiently waiting to share a sausage roll.
Daz the greyhound walking with Richard along a dirt path next to a newly ploughed field on one side and a hedgerow on the other. Blue skis and wispy clouds.
Lovely day for a walk.
Four images one of a white woman sitting knitting with huge needles, two images of a dark lace like fence in a garden and another image of the artist standing by the fence.
Anne Eunson knitted a fence with twine based on a Shetland lace pattern, installed at the Shetland Textile Museum, Lerwick #womensart
