There are actually credible and competent analysts looking at the data. www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...

In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty. Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3

It’s quite do-able from a legal perspective. I don’t think dismissing Reform in this way is wise. Voters need to understand that this stuff can happen if they vote for it - and that it would be morally, socially, culturally, economically disastrous. So they shouldn’t vote for it.

I’m pleased to have a few images in this years British Photography Awards. If you like the photo, please do throw me a vote at the link below! is.gd/5GO57n

As the Trump administration is expected to add a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, here's what we know about H1-B visas www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧵

Others have posted about this. Apparently it will affect every new job opening for those who are not citizens or don’t have a green card. In effect sealing the academic borders.

I wrote a little tribute to Fawlty Towers on the occasion of its 50th birthday. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

It would be interesting to see the details of the deal. I did notice this: “pilots are already underway to digitise the Bodleian Libraries’ collections, exploring whether AI tools could make centuries-old knowledge easier for scholars worldwide to search and discover”

Oxford people - tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11.30 there is a gathering at the Holiday Inn Express near the Kassam Stadium to counter anti-refugee protesters.

'We should, like Humboldt, pay a bit more attention to the data.' But also recognise that the data alone won't sway most minds. Stories too matter, and are richly available: eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...

Council tax is an unfair mess – here’s a system that could work better blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Sod it. Some favourite Redford scenes. All The President’s Men to start off with. youtu.be/Qeemjaosp-E?...

Massive expansion of the Tour of Britain needed @joesarling.bsky.social

Really excited to be recruiting to this role at @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk. We're looking for someone to help broaden our connections between the school and the worlds of academia and policymaking. Sound interesting? Details below. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

Important stuff here by @jeremycliffe.bsky.social on the regional elections in NRW, Germany. You’ll see a lot of stories about a “far right surge” (the FT has one this morning). But that happened a couple of years ago. These results record voter shifts that already happened. 1/

There’s a webinar coming up to launch Spaces, Places & Belonging! Learn about the new AHRC funded Community Hub, which will support inclusive, community led research across the UK GLAM and heritage sectors. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spaces-pla...

Amazing headline.

Hobbyist researcher in action

Its amazing how much my promotion prospects depend on the success of my hobby!

I’ve hear this several times now, so something must be cooking. The gist of it appears to be that the arts, humanities, and social sciences should “pay for themselves”.

”Hobbyist”.

Absolutely bonkers investigation here!

The garden courgette crop is getting out of hand. There are only so many courgette pancakes a person can eat.

On time and on budget? Whaaat? Make this man prime minister immediately www.ft.com/content/639a...

lot of people out here laboring under the misapprehension that uni is just further high school and there is some higher authority on content than the professor who is a live, working researcher in the field

Good morning! Today is the day when Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet decides whether to levy a temporary £5 congestion charge in Oxford, as an interim measure before the full traffic filters come into effect (planned for after next summer when the Botley Road railway bridge reopens).

🧵Agree great thread, This is really interesting research (and always good to do reruns to track trends). But like Steve i’d also suggest zooming out a little bit before assuming climate scepticism is the new normal. Some additional thoughts… (long thread sorry!)

"leaving what is taught in our universities solely up to market forces undermines resilient subject provision and economic strategy, with lasting consequences for students and for universities’ ability to serve a public good.” 2/2

Good piece of investigative reporting. Impressive detective work. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why do so many migration regulations have little effect, or even the opposite of their intended effect? A magisterial post launching the new blog of Hein de Haas, the great sociologist and geographer of development. —>

If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.

It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/

Cookie cutter consultancy recommendations for all (gut course offerings & programmes, large courses taught by fewer fac, gut research) will not do the trick here. It's kicking the can down the road while making generic universities precisely when unis should be hubs of local/regional innovation.

Works perfectly!

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Any and every professor who uses AI to generate student feedback should just quit. You don't really want to be a professor anyway. Leave the teaching to people who actually want to teach.

Again, who cares what folks say about Bluesky. We've got Michael Stipe posting about R.E.M. lyrics. What more do you want from a social media site?

This offer is for any school worldwide teaching 16-19 year old students. Get your school signed up!

Banksy just solved so many academics' dilemmas over a book cover. They even get to make a knowing aside about the gavel. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AfD loses. Badly, and in the first round. It’s just a mayoral election, but Meißen is the heart of Saxony and as the thread points out, AfD invested a lot in this race.

Posted in the hope that there must be more than 6 of us here 😂 And, yes, I do recognise it’s Saturday, the sun is shining, & we’re spoilt for choice on sporting events today …

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

I'd missed @alanbeattie.bsky.social 's excellent piece here, although as he says, setting out the facts is no longer enough to change the terms of debate and the public won't believe the government anyway

Really interesting that support for *all* left-of-centre parties dropped as salience of immigration rose after "island of strangers" speech - our exclusive:

Three thoughts on Britain’s “DOGE” from Reform in local government. Short 🧵 1. The actual DOGE in the US will, in time, be viewed all round as an unsuccessful & historic disgrace. It achieved next to nothing. The US deficit continues to climb. Even Pres Trump himself is reported to have asked…1/

Very interesting paper on the effects of Keir Starmers “island of strangers speech”.

Very strange announcement. A three month "pause" in the REF process (but no change to the overall timeline). Just announced by Patrick Vallance at UUK conference.

Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.

Why the white rose of Yorkshire is the only flag we can wave with pride England’s flags risk being hijacked by hate, but Yorkshire’s white rose offers a symbol of unity, hope and regional pride against division By Colin Speakman