About time.

If you have not already bought @edconway.bsky.social Material world then do so today - one day kindle offer, £1.99 - a steal www.amazon.co.uk/Material-Wor...

Full video and transcript available here: the Government Chief Scientific Adviser on the role of humanities and social sciences in policymaking www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/in-co...

Really enjoyable launch event at the @britishacademy.bsky.social for our @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk report on measuring social and cultural infrastructure. Glad that the work resonated with so many of those in attendance.

New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

Our inaugural SHAPE conference is today! The morning is bright: our limited edition yellow conference tote bags are brighter. We’ll be sharing live updates on discussions over on the Academy’s page throughout the day - do follow along!

First annual conference at the British Academy today (Wednesday), exploring the state of play in research, culture and higher education across the 4 nations. Live posting throughout the day from the BA's Bluesky account.

From the #BritishAcademy, a report on the teaching of Politics and International Relations in the UK. Very interesting findings, and useful if engaging in curriculum review - full report direct download: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/55... - PSA summary: www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/new...

Hear, hear, Paul Johnson www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

My open letter and FRS resignations reported in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

'Brady explained how QR was “the envy of our international competitors...it gives UK scientists the stability and flexibility they need to take risks, to try new things and test new ideas, and it gives universities the funding to make strategic investments in new technologies and facilities”.' 1/2

Demographers make #DemographyDay. We’re proud to be working with our funders and partners to support the next generation of demographers https://buff.ly/3P0Uz2Q @leverhulme.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social

Manchester have posted 14 more postdoc positions in 'SHAPE' disciplines - 4x simon fellowships and 10(!) hallsworth fellowships. Simon eligibility is 'within 4 years of PhD award', except career breaks www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun... Happy to discuss these via email

This thread is an excellent critique and done v respectfully. FWIW I v much agree with Paul. There is no way to make significant inroads without increasing supply. Many other things may also need fixing of course, but that doesn't change the bottom line.

NEW on Wonkhe: Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how the field of politics and international relations is navigating expansion

Our latest ‘state of the discipline’ report has lots of interesting findings on politics and international relations subjects in HE. In 2018/19, female students surpassed their male counterparts to become the majority among first degree students www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

And if you don't have time this week/month to read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's 72 report on the discipline of Politics & International Relations in the UK, this @wonkhe.bsky.social piece by Connor McKenzie offers a succinct summary of the key findings.

The AI Opportunities Action Plan (Matt Clifford report), trailed in today’s morning news is now out in full. I’ve read it, and here’s a few observations 1/10 Link to full report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6784eb...

A week ago, I had dinner with a key author of the AI consultation. Not just dinner: I berated them for about 7 hours. In return, they gave me a horrid cough. Which is a fair revenge. Anyway, here's a thread about what I took away from the conversation. These are my inferences, not quotes.

Has anyone done a scatter plot of fees to average A-level grade by school? Perhaps controlling for selectivity.

Why Netflix is so boring

100 books 📚 on #Korea 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 #booksky #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #KoreanWar #kpop Repost: shorturl.at/Iqncc

The arts now contribute more to our GDP than either mining or agriculture....

'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2

It was students who led mass protests fearlessly even though they knew that brutal consequences were following under the martial law in the 1970s and 80s in South Korea. Like in 2016, in 2024, students in SK still don't hesitate to raise their voices for justice. This is why education is important.

My blog yesterday, on how we better support care-experienced & estranged students in higher ed, reflecting on the findings from the @smfthinktank.bsky.social's report & TASO’s role in driving effective support & evaluation. taso.org.uk/insights-and...

Both British Academy responses to the government's Curriculum & Assessment review are now available. One covers the SHAPE disciplines & the other Language Subjects in particular (the former is linked below, the latter is linked here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/55... ) #TeacherEducation