Please sign and share this important petition opposing the proposed redundancies at the University of Exeter, including at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS). change.org/p/stop-redun... For context, read our previous letter to the University of Exeter VC👇

The closure of the University of Essex Southend campus will devastate a community. As Pam Cox, MP for Colchester, told Parliament, the loss is already being felt by residents, staff and students. The government must step in before more communities lose their universities.

In the last three days, both Cambridge and Oxford have made very wise choices.

Spain and Gibraltar celebrate as border fence falls after signing of ‘historic deal’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

I genuinely hate the push to make smoking a thing again. I have watched so many drawn out, ugly, painful deaths from smoking. It makes everything disgusting. It enslaves us to the worst kinds of corporations. There’s ZERO positive here.

'Tis the season when prospective applicants ask me to consider their PhD proposals for supervision and when I reply that I cannot offer them supervision since I'll be out of a job in six months.

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) demands the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, amid credible evidence that his life is in imminent danger in Israeli custody. @medicalaidpal.bsky.social www.map.org.uk/latest/news/...

The eight countries voting in the UN General Assembly against a declaration to end the HIV/AIDS crisis by 2030: Burkina Faso Burundi North Korea Israel Niger Russia Senegal The United States digitallibrary.un.org/record/41196...

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, along with other medical staff and patients are still being detained by the Israeli authorities to this day – demand the release of him and other detained ... www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...

Take action for Dr Abu Safiya, director of a hospital in Gaza who is being imprisoned and tortured by Israel. Write to the Foreign Office to demand the release of all unjustly detained Palestinian prisoners palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/gazadoctorpr...

‘This is the End’: Doctor Abu Safiya Fears He Will Be Killed in Israeli Prison. www.palestinechronicle.com/this-is-the-...

man there is no reason the dictionary needs an AI assistant the search box is right there

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter c.org/VPG8ysBcFn

To President Museveni of Uganda: We stand with Wendy & Diana, and with all Ugandans persecuted for who they are or who they love. Drop all charges against Wendy & Diana, repeal laws that criminalise love and identity, and uphold justice, equality, and human rights. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

As a fellow Bristolian I second this, what an absolute arsehole Matt Goodwin is. And congratulations to Yassin Mohamud! Having a former refugee as a Lord Mayor is something a city can be proud of.

Anita Hill tried to warn them.

I was informed that the dean of the faculty of sociology has cancelled my talk due to lies spread about me by local Zionists. An alternative venue is being sought.

This is one of the most New York lines I’ve ever heard.

Someone at LinkedIn replaced an “f” with an “h”.

Not to be a prescriptivist, but Arab, Arabian, and Arabic are three different words pertaining to three different things. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Non-president Uri [no middle initial] Horesh.

Israeli police detain Palestinian community leader over 2022 speech www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...

Finally some good news: Brad Lander Wins N.Y. House Primary in Which Israel Became a Top Issue www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/n...

Good. LGBT people working for this torture corporation should be punished. Not for being LGBT, but for working in the manufacturing of torture. www.israelnationalnews.com/news/429086

Not that any of us are surprised. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Suraj has a point.

In memory of: Medhat Abdel Majid Tawfiq Qdeih / مدحت عبد المجيد توفيق قديح Age: 40 We will not forget you.

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Scottish geography lesson of the day: Coupar Angus is not in Angus.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 #Dundee #Scotland

Our new book on sign language linguistics (adapted from the 2007 Auslan linguistics book) isn't out until next month, but over 500 clips of BSL and ASL sign examples from the book can be downloaded now! Take a look at the resources section on the book's webpage. www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

A prospective PhD student I spoke with today was shocked when I warned them against using generative AI to write their research proposal.

I am distraught that the nation state continuously chooses to persecute my patients, whether African-American, Latinx, undocumented, trans, poor, or any intersection of the above. I do little things, not all I can but some fraction of that, and I'm not looking for absolution. Just - fuck.

John Swinney has refused to hit pause on AI data centre applications after the Greens raised fears of 'free-for-all' flurry of proposals in Scotland

No surprise here: www.palestinechronicle.com/appeal-rejec...

A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow

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Please share far and wide. UK NHS is removing care it promised it wouldn't. It's all against international best practice. Who at the NHS is making this decision? XXX

i’m not gonna repost the very funny post about ‘more guns in belfast would have made everything better’ and be an earnest european going ‘more guns are bad always’ but more guns are, in fact, always bad and always cause more harms than fewer guns

Homophobia.

My favorite Mr Rodgers moment is when he testified in front of Congress about the value of PBS funding and he made the Senators trying to cut funding for public media (in half) look foolish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7...

"Ucea rejected calls by the joint unions to make universities living wage employers, as 'it is a matter for individual institutions to determine' and also rejected calls to introduce a minimum wage rate of £15 per hour." www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News apnews.com/article/cbs-...

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Happy #PrideMonth! ❤️🏳️‍🌈 These Pride reads explore a wide range of themes, from gender identity and drag culture to queer refugee law, the gentrification of queer activism, the politics surrounding Pride events and more. Browse on our website: https://ow.ly/cfnp50Z6LFs