Is Your University Financially Sustainable? ... take this simple test ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/is-your-un... #HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy

A Kerfuffle … UK research funding (and in defence of Sir Ian Chapman) ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/a-kerfuffle

Science & Technology in National Security Strategy ... a lens on 4 states and 4 strategies ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/science-an... #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity

Science & Technology in National Security Strategy ... a lens on 4 states and 4 strategies ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/science-an... #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity

a really exciting and important job as Director of ResearchPlus www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQU125/d...

City St George's v-c @profserious.bsky.social says most UK undergraduate degrees should be shortened in switch to "2+2" integrated master's programmes www.timeshighereducation.com/news/shorten... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Another Modest Proposal: 'being a suggestion for shortening the Bachelor’s degree, improving its efficiency, and rendering it somewhat more useful to students, universities and the publick' by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/another-mo... #HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy

A very special evening at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue with Sir Andras Schiff. With enormous thanks to the LJS team, CST, Dr Agnes Kaposi, and everyone who purchased tickets. Every penny raised from ticket sales will now support our vital work.

Very pleased to contribute to this!

Radicalisation, Capture & Subversion … disrupting critical thinking … the pressures on the conditions for reason ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/radicalisa... #CriticalThinking #InstitutionalIntegrity #Governance

Beyond the Cloud ... how edge computing is changing where AI happens ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/beyond-the... #AI #TechTrends #EmergingTech #Technology #Tech

The Soviet Census of 1937 ... a story of truth, lies, and consequences ... by @profserious.bsky.social

Prof Serious at 250! ... my ill-considered opinions ... marking publication of 250 @profserious.bsky.social articles. To 'celebrate' I select 25 that may (still) be of interest. Quite a lot about universities, tech, management, & some personal stuff. profserious.substack.com/p/prof-serio...

Technological sovereignty is discussed as if it were a problem simply of access to critical technologies. It is not. It is a resilience strategy for complex systems operating under contestation. @profserious.bsky.social sets out a UK approach. profserious.substack.com/p/technology...

For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/for-everyt... #HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership

I very much enjoyed writing this (mild) provocation for @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social

What I Learned at the Royal College of Art ... 10 lessons on art and design ... from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-i-lea... #Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned

Universities should ramp up their contributions to the UK’s defence capabilities and prepare students for work in this field to help protect the country amid attacks on democracy, argues @profserious.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/defence... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Whilst incarcerated in Westerbork and then in Bergen-Belsen with her mother and two sisters, Ruth Wiener recorded her experiences in this diary. Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943. 📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections

A Call to Arms by @profserious.bsky.social ... metaphorically and literally. profserious.substack.com/p/a-call-to-.... On universities research, science, technology and the defence of democracy.

My New Year Wishes for Universities from @profserious.bsky.social ... a modest list of hopes and aspirations for 2026 (and beyond) profserious.substack.com/p/my-new-yea... #Academic #HigherEducation #Universities

What is System Leadership ... and why does it matter? @profserious.bsky.social sets out the basics for public service, education, health, defence and national security. profserious.substack.com/p/what-is-sy...

A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy … for scientists and technologists (by @profserious.bsky.social) profserious.substack.com/p/a-simple-g... #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI

4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You … and how this is experienced in universities ... profserious.substack.com/p/4-ways-dis... by the (often fooled) @profserious.bsky.social #HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance

The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b... #TechPolicy #DataProtection #EthicalTech #DigitalSecurity #Innovation

The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b...

'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).

'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).

Read this important piece by @anemergenti.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jameswph...

'What We Need To Do Now' ... an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system ... set out by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

I encourage you to look at this jameswphillips.substack.com/p/scitech-ne... I am not sure I agree with it ... but I think it is an important and worthwhile contribution to the debate on 'institutes' @anemergenti.bsky.social

'Something Must be Done' ... a political pathology (and its consequences) ... considered by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/something-...

The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge

The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge

Really excellent White Paper on AI and the Future of Pedagogy, Authored by: Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...

Today is National Engineering Day. You can try these 'Tools for Thought' profserious.substack.com/p/10-enginee...

On Adaptation ... personal and professional ... and the path to change - @profserious.bsky.social reflects profserious.substack.com/p/on-adaptat...

Please Stop It ... @profserious.bsky.social is beset by Microsoft Word forms ... profserious.substack.com/p/please-sto...

How Should We View China? @profserious.bsky.social discusses power, values and interests ... profserious.substack.com/p/how-should...

How Should We View China? @profserious.bsky.social discusses power, values and interests ... profserious.substack.com/p/how-should...

Who am I? @profserious.bsky.social makes the case for a UK digital ID (and sets out the key issues) profserious.substack.com/p/who-am-i

Post docs who bring their own funding

This was a truly extraordinary day. I am so grateful to all the fellows of @selwyn1882.bsky.social for electing me and to Bishop Sarah for conducting the installation. We all offer her our warmest congratulations on her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.

I appreciate your attention to removing "residual traces of insincerity." I am excited about being selected for the AI working group. In advance of its inaugural meeting, I attach my updated bio pic for circulation to the other members.

Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...

👀 Exciting - and important - #datavis #accessibility research role! #London based + full details 👇

New Fellow: Professor Rajkumar Roy FREng is a pioneer in through-life engineering services (TES) and cost modelling. He previously led the UK’s national TES Centre, championing engineering for social and economic value impact. @lborouniversity.bsky.social raeng.org.uk/about-us/fel... #RAEngFellows

it is Friday evening @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/friday-eve...

And a highly skilled software engineer!

Many congratulations @ollieatnowhere.bsky.social well deserved recognition