@drdavehindley.bsky.social
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Reposting this. I'm just so disgusted by what used to be sports media. More interested in betting lines than player suicides. That's not a hot-take opinion. We have the data here. It's a fact.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths
The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reposting this. I'm just so disgusted by what used to be sports media. More interested in betting lines than player suicides. That's not a hot-take opinion. We have the data here. It's a fact.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A fuzzy-edged, jangly indie-pop soaked nostalgia trip seeing @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social weave their way through their seminal self-titled album at Metronome last night. It brought back fond memories of being in the basement of Sumo in Leicester with Martin Naylor in May 2011
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A fuzzy-edged, jangly indie-pop soaked nostalgia trip seeing @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social weave their way through their seminal self-titled album at Metronome last night. It brought back fond memories of being in the basement of Sumo in Leicester with Martin Naylor in May 2011
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Had to do a double take. Really wasn’t expecting to see an image of yours truly in a trailer for the new Sky documentary, King of Lies
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Had to do a double take. Really wasn’t expecting to see an image of yours truly in a trailer for the new Sky documentary, King of Lies
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Who are The Green Runners?
Thanks to Sports England for featuring our Nottingham local meet up crew in this short film.
Our members share their individual pledges aligned to our four pillars and explain what it means to run green.
#HowWeSpeakOut #Running #ClimateChange
vimeo.com/1111780606/9...
Thanks to Sports England for featuring our Nottingham local meet up crew in this short film.
Our members share their individual pledges aligned to our four pillars and explain what it means to run green.
#HowWeSpeakOut #Running #ClimateChange
vimeo.com/1111780606/9...
Useful Projects - Sport England - Green Runners - V3 (Subtitles)
This is "Useful Projects - Sport England - Green Runners - V3 (Subtitles)" by Pictures for the People on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…
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November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Who are The Green Runners?
Thanks to Sports England for featuring our Nottingham local meet up crew in this short film.
Our members share their individual pledges aligned to our four pillars and explain what it means to run green.
#HowWeSpeakOut #Running #ClimateChange
vimeo.com/1111780606/9...
Thanks to Sports England for featuring our Nottingham local meet up crew in this short film.
Our members share their individual pledges aligned to our four pillars and explain what it means to run green.
#HowWeSpeakOut #Running #ClimateChange
vimeo.com/1111780606/9...
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22 authors in a new OA peer-reviewed article in Soc of Sport Journal:
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
22 authors in a new OA peer-reviewed article in Soc of Sport Journal:
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
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Please support and sign the petition that there is a link for within the Musician Union's article.
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musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
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musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
University of Nottingham to Suspend Music Courses
A consultation to close music at Nottingham is the latest in a string of proposed university music closures.
musiciansunion.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Please support and sign the petition that there is a link for within the Musician Union's article.
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musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
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musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
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New blog post from @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social and @rosegann.bsky.social Introducing the DARSHE: moving beyond the debate about ‘contested definitions’ of scholarship?
ntf-association.com/introducing-...
ntf-association.com/introducing-...
Introducing the DARSHE: moving beyond the debate about ‘contested definitions’ of scholarship?
Julie Hulme, Professor of Psychology Education, and Rose Gann, Professor of Politics Education, Nottingham Trent University One of the best things about #ANTF2025 was hearing about the diverse scho…
ntf-association.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
New blog post from @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social and @rosegann.bsky.social Introducing the DARSHE: moving beyond the debate about ‘contested definitions’ of scholarship?
ntf-association.com/introducing-...
ntf-association.com/introducing-...
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'But much to the detriment of learning... we have seen education redefined as something else -- as a product, not a process. As certification, not transformation. The liminality has been shattered; instead of ritual, society has demanded “outcomes” and “optimization.”'
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'But much to the detriment of learning... we have seen education redefined as something else -- as a product, not a process. As certification, not transformation. The liminality has been shattered; instead of ritual, society has demanded “outcomes” and “optimization.”'
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Devastated to share the news that was broken to colleagues in Music (and other departments) at the University of Nottingham yesterday. This is obviously a very difficult time for us and our students.
Please contact us on [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
Please contact us on [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Devastated to share the news that was broken to colleagues in Music (and other departments) at the University of Nottingham yesterday. This is obviously a very difficult time for us and our students.
Please contact us on [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
Please contact us on [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
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Qatar and Saudi Arabia have used their wealth and influence to tilt the football world in their favour, but now, for the first time, they have tilted the playing field too.
Story on how opaque rule changes that paved Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s path to 2026 World Cup
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
Story on how opaque rule changes that paved Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s path to 2026 World Cup
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
How Saudi Arabia and Qatar Benefited From Rule Changes to Reach the World Cup
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have used their wealth and influence to tilt the football world in their favour, but now, for the first time, they have tilted the playing field too.
Story on how opaque rule changes that paved Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s path to 2026 World Cup
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
Story on how opaque rule changes that paved Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s path to 2026 World Cup
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
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What better way to celebrate Halloween than an all-new digital-only single?
"Hey Zombie" was recorded late last year with Phil Booth and Robin Newman. It’s pay what you like on bandcamp right now.
heycolossus.bandcamp.com/album/hey-zo...
“Go check it out!” Jack Torrance.
Happy Halloween!
"Hey Zombie" was recorded late last year with Phil Booth and Robin Newman. It’s pay what you like on bandcamp right now.
heycolossus.bandcamp.com/album/hey-zo...
“Go check it out!” Jack Torrance.
Happy Halloween!
Hey Zombie, by Hey Colossus
1 track album
heycolossus.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What better way to celebrate Halloween than an all-new digital-only single?
"Hey Zombie" was recorded late last year with Phil Booth and Robin Newman. It’s pay what you like on bandcamp right now.
heycolossus.bandcamp.com/album/hey-zo...
“Go check it out!” Jack Torrance.
Happy Halloween!
"Hey Zombie" was recorded late last year with Phil Booth and Robin Newman. It’s pay what you like on bandcamp right now.
heycolossus.bandcamp.com/album/hey-zo...
“Go check it out!” Jack Torrance.
Happy Halloween!
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Migration makes for political deflection and migrants an easy scapegoat, but most "concerns" around immigration are flat out false and driven by hostile rhetoric.
Reality is, on a day to day basis, people are more worried about how they'll get through to the next payday.
news.sky.com/story/manufa...
Reality is, on a day to day basis, people are more worried about how they'll get through to the next payday.
news.sky.com/story/manufa...
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.
news.sky.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Migration makes for political deflection and migrants an easy scapegoat, but most "concerns" around immigration are flat out false and driven by hostile rhetoric.
Reality is, on a day to day basis, people are more worried about how they'll get through to the next payday.
news.sky.com/story/manufa...
Reality is, on a day to day basis, people are more worried about how they'll get through to the next payday.
news.sky.com/story/manufa...
To celebrate BHM, NTU's Department of Sport Science is shining a light on the lesser-known stories of Black athletes whose lives and legacies have made a meaningful impact. We asked students and staff for their nominations, which are collated in a micro-blog: nominatetocelebrate.tumblr.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
To celebrate BHM, NTU's Department of Sport Science is shining a light on the lesser-known stories of Black athletes whose lives and legacies have made a meaningful impact. We asked students and staff for their nominations, which are collated in a micro-blog: nominatetocelebrate.tumblr.com
An evening in the company of the supremely talented Dan Wilson AKA Withered Hand is always something to be cherished. Performing a mixture of old and newer material in his usual warm, self-deprecating, and charming manner, Dan’s 1.5 hour set at JT Soar flew by. A triumph
October 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
An evening in the company of the supremely talented Dan Wilson AKA Withered Hand is always something to be cherished. Performing a mixture of old and newer material in his usual warm, self-deprecating, and charming manner, Dan’s 1.5 hour set at JT Soar flew by. A triumph
Excellent in conversation panel earlier as part of the Festival of Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary. The speakers explored what alternative forms activism can take to support established modes of protest and resistance.
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Excellent in conversation panel earlier as part of the Festival of Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary. The speakers explored what alternative forms activism can take to support established modes of protest and resistance.
I managed to make the briefest of appearances in The Economist www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Parkrun is an unwitting British public-health success
A 5km Saturday jog has captured runners and non-runners around the world
www.economist.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I managed to make the briefest of appearances in The Economist www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Enjoyed looking round, albeit briefly, the new Portraits of the Windrush Generation exhibition at NTU’s Newton Building earlier. Powerful photographic portraits documenting the stories of pioneering individuals and their impact on shaping contemporary Britain
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enjoyed looking round, albeit briefly, the new Portraits of the Windrush Generation exhibition at NTU’s Newton Building earlier. Powerful photographic portraits documenting the stories of pioneering individuals and their impact on shaping contemporary Britain
There can’t be many better collaborators producing such fucking beautiful music @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social and Lomand Campbell at Metronome this evening
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There can’t be many better collaborators producing such fucking beautiful music @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social and Lomand Campbell at Metronome this evening
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Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
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"Rather than asking why specific communities are ‘hard to reach’, perhaps the real question is – have they simply been easier to ignore?"
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses 'Unboxing', a creative elicitation tool she developed for her doctoral study.
thepolyphony.org/2025/10/17/e...
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses 'Unboxing', a creative elicitation tool she developed for her doctoral study.
thepolyphony.org/2025/10/17/e...
A Creative Approach to Engaging Black Caribbean Women in Research
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses ‘Unboxing’, a methodology taking reproductive health research to Black Caribbean women.
thepolyphony.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Rather than asking why specific communities are ‘hard to reach’, perhaps the real question is – have they simply been easier to ignore?"
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses 'Unboxing', a creative elicitation tool she developed for her doctoral study.
thepolyphony.org/2025/10/17/e...
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses 'Unboxing', a creative elicitation tool she developed for her doctoral study.
thepolyphony.org/2025/10/17/e...
The bus driver just referred to me as duck and I cannot express how much that pleases me
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The bus driver just referred to me as duck and I cannot express how much that pleases me
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“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social
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FIFA says football is for all.
But Palestinians footballers are killed and its stadiums destroyed.
So, which part of this is the beautiful game?
My first piece for @thenewarab.bsky.social: www.newarab.com/opinion/dear...
But Palestinians footballers are killed and its stadiums destroyed.
So, which part of this is the beautiful game?
My first piece for @thenewarab.bsky.social: www.newarab.com/opinion/dear...
Dear FIFA: Expel Israel, or stop calling it the ’beautiful game’
Football isn’t innocent while FIFA ignores Israel’s genocide in Gaza and allows it to play, says Leyla Hamed. To save the beautiful game, expel Israel now.
www.newarab.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
FIFA says football is for all.
But Palestinians footballers are killed and its stadiums destroyed.
So, which part of this is the beautiful game?
My first piece for @thenewarab.bsky.social: www.newarab.com/opinion/dear...
But Palestinians footballers are killed and its stadiums destroyed.
So, which part of this is the beautiful game?
My first piece for @thenewarab.bsky.social: www.newarab.com/opinion/dear...
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Most methodology sections of social scientific papers would be better if people stopped referencing others and focused on explain their work in clear and practical terms. More here - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Most methodology sections of social scientific papers would be better if people stopped referencing others and focused on explain their work in clear and practical terms. More here - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...