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Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social · 17h

Early afternoon listening!
Winter Well is on again today.
Episode 2 - ‘Let the Light In’.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Beyond the radio series, there’s plenty to play around with in our e-guidebook:

issuu.com/livingwithsa...

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe your path today could take you to Episode 2 of ‘Winter Well’ on Radio 4.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

There is a stop at the library and the ‘Wintering Well’ loan service with SAD lamps in Scotland ☀️

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@slipshodspeller.bsky.social

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 1d

Kudos to @slipshodspeller.bsky.social who anchors a new Radio 4 series.

Winter will never be the same again …

Find the ‘Living with SAD resources referenced in the show here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/slip...

Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social · 1d

Winter Well is on air BBC Radio 4 this week.

An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@hesterparr.bsky.social

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 1d

@uofgges.bsky.social PGR Rhiannon Hawkins has just had her ‘Mental health vulnerability index’ published / cited by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 💪

www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Mental Health Vulnerability Index (MHVI): preparing communities, societies and authorities for the impacts of climate change on mental health

This report proposes the Mental Health Vulnerability Index (MHVI) as a solution to help a range of agencies identify communities most vulnerable to developing mental ill health during climatic hazards...

www.preventionweb.net

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Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social · 1d

Winter Well is on air BBC Radio 4 this week.

An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@hesterparr.bsky.social

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 3d

Lighting up 🕯️

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed it: our latest report explores a growing crisis in universities.

In many regions, students risk losing access to vital humanities, social science and arts subjects. Swipe to see our key findings and recommendations.

Key finding 1:
Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Key finding 1:
Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Key finding 2:
The biggest loss of provision is at lower-tariff levels. This is concerning given strong links between attainment and socioeconomic disadvantage.

Key finding 3:
Languages, Linguistics, Anthropology, Classics and Theology are among the hardest hit. If trends continue, English, History, Drama and Celtic studies – including Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh – could follow.

As we await the post-16 White Paper, we’re calling for:
- An urgent review of higher education funding
- Regulators to monitor provision with an ‘at-risk’ regional register and subject premium
- Government to help universities collaborate effectively with clearer guidance about competition law

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 4d

October morning light #LivingwithSAD

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 5d

Local community centre, Glasgow 💜

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 5d

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NotQuiteLight @notquitelight.bsky.social · 6d

Manchester & Salford,
October 9th 2025

First Light: 06.09
Sunrise: 07.25
Sunset: 18.26
Nightfall: 19.41

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Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 7d

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

www.unilu.ch

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 7d

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Tories would slash university places by 100,000 - Research Professional News

Student numbers cap plan billed as saving £3 billion to invest in “doubled” apprenticeship funding

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to the organisers and was great to be asked to speak about the University of Glasgow’s ‘climate change and mental health network’

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Dominic Hinde @dominicmhinde.bsky.social · 7d

There’s a great exhibition on now in the ARC at Glasgow Uni with photographs around the theme of climate and mental health assembled by our PhD students in sociology and climate and my esteemed colleague the anthropologist Dr Alicia Davis.

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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 12d

There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.

@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Susan J. Smith @sjs1869.bsky.social · 14d

The missing link is an urgent review of higher education funding. So much to play for…

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 14d

Read our response to the Government’s announcement that university maintenance grants will be reintroduced for certain courses, funded through a levy on international student fees
https://bit.ly/4gPz7uO

British Academy responds to government announcement on university maintenance grants

The British Academy has issued a response to the government's announcement on using a proposed levy on international students to fund maintenance grants.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats to Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social, who was Highly Commended in the category of Biodiversity Champion Award: Established Professional at the CIRIA Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2025!

Read more here: www.bigchallenge.info/2025-winners

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Dave Borthwick @borthwickdave.bsky.social · 15d

michaelmas & light is suddenly vital - 30 mins of it will seep through a crack in the year this week as autumn deepens - no arclights or yard-drench of LED yet, just tiny intensities of bright (the moon's keel cuts a shine above), the sky silvered as scar tissue, all begins to wane

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 15d

The light on my path at the end of September #livingwithSAD

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 15d

How interesting!

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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 15d

Sky-frames at a recent day of access symposium in the Cairngorms– looking like a cult, being guided by Hayden Lorimer, and learning from people who experience SAD.

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 17d

Home grown dinner tonight #gratitude🫛🥗

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Ingrid Young @ingridkyoung.bsky.social · 18d

We are hiring 5 new postdocs (for 5 years) to work on our Wellcome project in Edinburgh. Deadline next week. For more info on the jobs & the project, head to our website www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org/blog-posts/j...

Please share widely!

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 18d

Friday

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 19d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

University boss calls for major review of Scottish higher education

Sir Anton Muscatelli calls for a review of the future funding and shape of higher education.

www.bbc.co.uk

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