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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 8h

Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 17h

👀 Fantastic opportunities (& dream job!):

Lecturers in Information Studies (Digital Humanities) @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Lecturers in Information Studies (Digital Humanities) (R&T)

These roles are available at Lecturer Grade 7 or Grade 8 Level. Please indicate on your Covering Letter which Grade Level you are applying for. College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Le...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Fi Daisy G @fidaisyg.bsky.social · 8h

HYS uklunabotics.co.uk? Competition was launched at #OpenUniversity last week, who will also host the judging next Summer! Open to #FE & #HE teams

UK Lunabotics 2026 — Home

Official site for the UK Lunabotics challenge.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h

Wilder, not wetter: climate change means extreme downpours are becoming far more common.

Why India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Wilder, not wetter: climate change means extreme downpours are becoming far more common.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

The Government deserves credit for seeking expert advice on how the UK can adapt to climate change by 2050. With increasingly frequent and severe weather events driven by climate change, the need for urgent action is undeniable.

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

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 21h

Free heat pump with your mortgage. Neat.

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Lloyds launches free heat pump offer for new mortgage customers

Bank teams up with Octopus Energy on new offer for eligible mortgage customers to have a air source heat pump fitted free of charge

www.businessgreen.com

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Royal Academy of Engineering @raeng.org.uk · 1d

"As a Black person getting into engineering or in the energy sector, and where you know you need to give resilience, one thing I would say is learn to tell your stories."

Catch up on our Black History Month Leadership Lunch to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ6G... #BlackHistoryMonth

2025 Black History Month Leadership Lunch | Royal Academy of Engineering

YouTube video by Royal Academy of Engineering

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Climate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's good news that the Government are taking the impacts of climate change seriously and have sought our advice to strengthen adaptation objectives.

Read the letter published today from Baroness Brown, Chair of the Adaptation Committee, to Emma Hardy MP 👇

www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

Letter: CCC letter to Minister Hardy - advice on the UK's adaptation objectives - Climate Change Committee

www.theccc.org.uk

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Fi Daisy G @fidaisyg.bsky.social · 1d

Needs consideration of social as well as technical interventions. How should investment in adaptation be shared between Westminster, national governments, local authorities, developers, property owners, businesses, individuals ...? 🤔 ❓️

Photo of plaque at College Green Bristol commemorating the inauguration of an enhancement scheme in 1993

"for the benefit of future generations.

Works carried out through a partnership between Bristol City Council, Avon County Council, the European Commission (DCX), English Heritage and the Dean and Chapter of Bristol Cathedral"

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 1d

"People in the UK are already experiencing the impacts of a changing climate, and we owe it to them to prepare, and also to help them prepare. Adaptation in the UK is not keeping up with the increase in climate risk. The impacts on the UK are getting worse and (the government) needs more ambition”

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.com

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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 1d

“UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 2d

An image for #ALD25. This is Evelyn Strutt, Lady Rayleigh (www.npg.org.uk/collections/...).

She's not often numbered among "women in science", but she had a crucial role in the work attributed to her husband, because he didn't know German and she did.

Old photograph showing a woman in late Victorian costume holding a book.

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Fi Daisy G @fidaisyg.bsky.social · 2d

Already done. Now wondering how the Stephens car fits into the dog show hypothesis @ianwalker.bsky.social 🤔 Looks very literally to be a horseless carriage! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Statue of first British-made Stephens car unveiled in Clevedon

The 1:1 metal replica of an 1898 car which was built in the town now sits at Six Ways roundabout.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tara Goddard, PhD @drtaragoddard.com · 2d

I know it is a complex decision, but I'm glad they are evacuating folks near the LA burn scars ahead of this rain event. Anyone working on this situation and willing to chat? One of my next projects is about evacuation timing. TIA!

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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 3d

Introducing some of the speakers for this year’s EAN Access & Admissions Forum 2025:

Patricia Ashman: Associate Head of School of Engineering, #CoventryUniversity

#Engineering #STEM #HigherEducation #Coventry #Admissions #Recruitment #Teaching #Learning #Education

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 3d

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (UK) who address unresolved student complaints about Higher Education is seeking two board Trustees/Directors with a student perspective. Please share widely. And apply if you fit the criteria! www.oiahe.org.uk/about-us/our...

Recruitment - Board Trustee/Director

We are recruiting for two Board Trustee/Directors with a student perspective to join our Board of Directors.

www.oiahe.org.uk

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Games Based Teaching Tools with @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/10/13/l...

#gamesbasedlearning

LTHE Chat 339: Game Frameworks – Teaching Tools for Game Design and Beyond

Join us on Bluesky with guest David James @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 20:00 BST Games Development as a university subject has grown significantly in popularity over the l…

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 3d

Luther Burrell called out the racism he experienced and that was his career over

This is why those of us who aren't minoritised have a duty to call out discrimination when we see it - using the accidental power that we have

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Luther Burrell: Blowing whistle on racism killed my career

Former England centre Luther Burrell believes clubs were put off hiring him after he went public to reveal racist abuse he suffered during his time at Newcastle.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3d

Be proud of your work, if it's good work.
Good materials help with this decision.
Here it's young architects standing on their first rammed earth building block.

2 people standing on a fresh rammed earth block, formwork removed.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 3d

#MondayNetwork - a regular appeal to any #skystorians with intersecting interests: food /nutrition, surviving climate change, environmental determinism, race science, exploration, acclimatisation & physiology, cit sci, Indigenous knowledge, & related topics to say hi or share link to your work! 🗃️

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3d

It’s autumn. Nature is putting on a stunning display. But how do you connect with wildlife in towns in cities?

Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin has some tips for you.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d

'More degree subjects are likely to face extinction unless changes are made to competition laws to allow universities to work together to maintain certain courses, experts have said.' 1/3

Competition law exemption ‘needed to prevent courses dying out’

Attempts to quell universities’ fears about competition laws may actually be heightening anxiety over collaboration in cash-strapped sector

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Hear a brief excerpt of a terrible interview I gave to NPR. Kudos to the journalist for making me sound somewhat cohesive.

www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

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Greengauge @greengaugebec.bsky.social · 3d

Prewett Bizley has undertaken a whole-house retrofit of Kilowatt House, a grade II listed 1930s Modernist gem in Bath. Greengauge provided moisture risk analysis, building physics, and building services.
https://prewettbizley.com/kilowatt-house-retrofit-of-a-listed-1930s-modernist-house/

Kilowatt House Retrofit

A recently completed retrofit of the grade II listed Kilowatt House, a 1930s Modernist gem in Bath.

prewettbizley.com

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