Slightly diminish a book: Some Theologica

What this means is that government and UUK want to impose contract changes on vast swathes of academic staff to reduce research time, and ultimately make vast numbers of staff redundant. Join UCU if you are not already a member www.ucu.org.uk/join

I've onltly been here 3hrs, but Helsinki might be one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. Stunning art nouveau architecture everywhere you look.

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It's too busy for me to even contemplate leaving the house on Great North Run weekend, but living here does have its perks. One of them is watching these guys do their thing from your sofa with a lovely cup of tea.

new academic drag king name just dropped: August Resit

Fundraiser for Trans Legal Clinics case in the ECHR! www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud

The pressure is unfathomable

Judge Athar Minallah (Supreme Court of Pakistan) delivered 'Empty the Cages' as part of the 'Judging Animal Rights' panel during our 2023 European Animal Rights Law Conference. Our 2025 Conference will feature more fascinating presentations and discussions lead by animal rights law experts. (1/2)

Join us for our CABARET! Our drag artists will be performing in response to the For Women Scotland judgment Raising awareness, fundraising for trand rights advocacy, sharing legal info, and having a camp old time 7pm, 28th September, Wharf Chambers, Leeds www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

Very much enjoyed reviewing this book for Jurisprudence. My congratulations to the editors for having overseen the project to success. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Wonderful to see our book advertised in the London Review of Books (@lrb.co.uk). You can purchase our book or download it on a pay what you feel basis here: counterpress.org.uk/publications...

"How can all those canals and bridges and cobbled streets and those churches, all that beautiful f*cking fairytale stuff, how can that not be somebody’s f*cking thing, eh?"

I am so proud of my branch right now, and I want everyone to remember that NOTHING is ever over until you decide to roll over. It is always in your power to keep a fight going and to win.

The theme tune to TMS really is the best noise in the world.

Great day's cricket in the Western Terrace yesterday. Bumrah needs a massage after single handedly carrying the Indian team.

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Very cool ruling just out of New York recognising that companion animals are 'immediate family' members. The court notes that 'New York’s legal framework concerning household pets has significantly evolved from treating them as mere property'. www.nonhumanrights.org/wp-content/u...

Call for papers for a major two-day conference on Legal Methodologies exploring the nature of the discipline, with really important keynote speakers. Any abstracts, if you are interested in participating, to be emailed to [email protected] by 7 July.

I can't recommend reading this enough.

Back from a social media break to share a new piece on the Raz-Hart debate. Thank you to so many who helped with this project, especially @glexareen.bsky.social and @drjoshdoeslaw.bsky.social. I'm working on a follow up, there's much more to say on all this. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Any law and gender people currently looking for work might be interested in this: please share

‘Most of the opprobrium aimed at universities is fantastical. I only wish that academic life was as radical and subversive as its detractors believe.’ Ed Kiely on UK university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

First match of the year - day 1 against Somerset

Did some thoughts with @whiterxbbit.bsky.social about something we shoved in our eyes a couple of months ago. andphilosophy.com/2025/05/21/c...

Me and @drjoshdoeslaw.bsky.social wrote a blog post about the philosophy of Mickey 17! andphilosophy.com/2025/05/21/c... #SFF

This looks like one of those rare occasions when it would be entirely appropriate to write WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FUCK? FUCK NO in a work email.

Full moon rising on Tyneside.

Oh mate.

How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you

Shout out to Radcliffe & Maconie on BBC 6 Music for just playing Pure Shores by All Saints and instantly lifting my mood and energy levels. Ready for anything.

Can somebody photoshop Leo XIV into this, please? Thanks.

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

Me: Being vegan can be hard when there's milk in things you would never think had milk in them. The Vatican: *puts lactose in the recipe for white smoke* theconversation.com/conclave-the...

A coalition of legal academics have drafted a letter supporting trans rights & sharing concerns about the FWS v Scottish Ministers ruling. If you work in the legal profession in the UK (eg, academics, practitioners, anyone else 'doing law') please consider signing: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Looking forward to reading this and applying it to animal rights! @drjoshdoeslaw.bsky.social GEWIRTH REASERCH CLAXON 🚨🐑🚨

Even for Telegraph standards, it's quite the feat to amass such amount of inaccuracies and drivel in one short op-ed

Cracking tour through the Star Wars universe with the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Sage, Gateshead. Happy May 4th to all who celebrate.

Scholars leading research centres and groups devoted to feminist/gender/sexuality research have joined together to condemn the recent UK Supreme Court judgment that erroneously reduces “sex” to biology and claims to represent feminist and gay people while doing so. Well, not in our name!

See. This. Show.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP: '“This feels like a step back at a time when the UK should be doubling and tripling down on our strengths, of which...world-class universities are certainly one. Cutting staff numbers risks having knock on effects for years to come'.

“It’s a phase.” “They’re mentally unwell.” “The lifestyle is dangerous.” “They’ll regret it later in life.” “They’ve been indoctrinated.” Bigots said this about gay kids in the 1980s and 90s. Now they say the same about trans youth. Let’s put this recycled politics where it belongs: the trash.

Every time I come to this city I rediscover just how much I love it here. Criminally underrated.

Hands down the most moving and impactful conference plenary I've been to, hearing from families and campaigners from the Hillsborough Disaster. #SLSA2025

Jimmy McGovern tells a roomful of academics: "I don't understand why people spend time writing about nothing". Cue lots of knowing laughter. Priceless. #SLSA2025

Bentham got one thing right: More #cats deserve honorifics like "Sir, "Reverend," and "Doctor." 🐈🏅

Huge problems in the @slsauk.bsky.social conference Animal Law Stream... We've run out of chairs! What a problem to have for the first time we've ever had a dedicated Animal Law stream! #SLSA2025

Sign of aging, #97. I just sneezed really hard and hurt my abdomen. It really is downhill from here, isn't it.