@bsky.app www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-res...

According to these figures London is safer than many if not all major North American cities. In 2025, there were 1.1 killings for every 100,000 residents of London, compared to 2.8 in New York, 5.6 in Los Angeles, 10.5 in Houston and 12.3 in Philadelphia www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

and "a debate on language teaching in the House of Lords saw skills minister Jacqui Smith say that the government is talking to the British Council about taking on the role of the national agency which will oversee the UK’s participation in Erasmus+." wonkhe.com/blogs/erasmu...

This is why rejoining Erasmus+ is brilliant ⬇️ "Students who've spent a year abroad building their language skills are 23% less likely to be unemployed after graduation." The next step should be a Youth Mobility Scheme.

On Thursday, 8 January: www.parliament.uk/business/new...

www.theguardian.com/education/20... "And from being a privilege, it [a university education] will start becoming a necessity” for participating in advanced society."

The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs. Patrick Jack reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign-student-downturn-pushes-more-universities-deficit

More than 60 Henri Matisse artworks donated to Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris

We are failing our kids

Could this be in place for 2026-27? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Looking forward to 2026 and the @aulc.bsky.social's annual conference which will take place in Oxford (thank you @marionsadoux.bsky.social for hosting AULC: www.lang.ox.ac.uk/event/aulc-2...

Good news.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and in turn her narratives have given shape to the stories of so many lives.

ICYMI The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social ➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

So in 2025 in the USA decisions about women's health are to be made at state level but decisions on AI are too important to be made locally and are to be imposed at Federal Level by an administration that has created a system of co-dependency with the AI industry: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The universities of East Anglia and Reading have both reported sizeable deficits in the latest sign that research-intensive non-Russell Group universities are being hit hard by the financial crunch facing the sector. Patrick Jack reports https://ow.ly/BYOw50XCS2T

"unexpectedly"??? www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/a...

From Amazon to edtech: why universities are ‘ripe’ for innovation www.timeshighereducation.com/news/amazon-... Quelques tournures de phrases intéressantes qui démentent peut-être le message superficiel de collaboration avec le secteur

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Why the UK’s market for students needs careful curation www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/why-uk...

www.trumpactiontracker.info/about "Attacking universities, schools, museums, culture: Any action that undermines the independence of universities Any action that undermines education more generally, Any action that attacks the the arts, humanities or social sciences..."

📢🚨 TRUMP ACTION TRACKER: Brilliant UK-based Professor Christina Pagel, health services researcher and science communicator, is leading the work. • Entries include source link & date • Follow 3-minute updates on YouTube, etc Thank Prof. Pagel❗ @chrischirp.bsky.social trumpactiontracker.info/about

"Brexit, in other words, is both cause and consequence of a lot of what is going on in our politics today." 🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni

The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/proc...

"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe

University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...

thinkpieces-review.co.uk/2025/11/19/t... "To reduce language to vocabulary lists or quick digital fixes is to miss its most essential gift: the practice of humility and the capacity for connection."

"The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages urges the University of Leicester to declare an immediate pause in the current proposals for the closure of degrees in modern languages and cultures"

"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society." 💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture

Watch our video from @katiap.bsky.social introducing the MA 👇 "The MA draws upon expertise and resources from multiple world-class institutions. Collaboration with some of London’s most renowned museums and libraries offers you immersive learning opportunities" www.youtube.com/watch?v=I49Z...

Happy 5th Birthday to @circleu.bsky.social www.circle-u.eu

'Nottingham will be the only Russell Group university not to teach modern foreign languages degrees if it approves plans to close a swath of courses including Spanish and French as well as music and dozens of others.' 1/3

Two years of work (et beaucoup de plaisir) with a wonderful team - @thomaschaurin.bsky.social and @jamesfowler.bsky.social - we can now celebrate the launch of: uk.teachyourself.com/products/com... Thank you @hachettelearning.bsky.social

the power of a woman's narrative www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Language cold spots are emerging: the East Midlands provision is vulnerable if threats of closure at Leicester and Nottingham are carried out. Please sign their petitions! Links in comments.

"This excellent volume on translanguaging in diverse education contexts explores how multilingual speakers draw on their full linguistic repertoires to challenge traditional boundaries and promote inclusive, dynamic learning spaces." Download the Open Access PDF free on our website! buff.ly/5UaXS9W

From AULC, we stand in solidarity with colleagues at University of Nottingham. We want to share this petition by a student highlighting how suspending all Modern Languages undergraduate programmes affects the whole academic community: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...