YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.

Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔

On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
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I've realised that with more home working I've loads of stuff I don't wear and so I've sorted a big charity shop pile and the bags are now patiently waiting for a grand day out 😀

You're right, it's more than faffing about. It gives me enough momentum to crack on with the brain work.

It's the warm-up period. I can't go in cold to data. I have to mess about with things that also should've been done ages ago first 😂

Initiative to transform research support roles gets £4.5m.

Research Professional Futures initiative will aim to create a strategy for research professionals in roles that have “historically lacked visibility, recognition and clear career pathways”.
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If you want to know how my data analysis is going I've just re-organised my wardrobe and sorted my handbags.

Most of us give no thought to our senior years until a loved one needs care, we need help, or we happen to work in the area.

We treat older people, particularly those who're poor and isolated, appallingly.

Care staff play a vital role that's horrendously difficult.

We need this whole sector fixed

Care staff have *always* been subjected to racism - from their peers, managers, clients and the families of those they care for. Not to mention passing strangers, neighbours and others they'll interact with at work.

However, this is certainly worsening at an alarming rate and it's very obvious why

As social care continues to decline and the needs of those requiring assistance increases, more problems will arise - increased errors and less time to spend interacting with clients. This amplifies an already toxic environment where care is poor and staff are blamed. Racism compounds existing abuse

It's not a 'race debate', it's plain old racism.

Carer health and safety is already a major issue that's barely discussed outside the profession, compounded by demand and extractive practices of employers.

Unfortunately this workforce, like those they care for, hold zero interest for most people

Advocacy = speaking up, knowing your rights, making decisions, and asking for what you want.
Advocates help your voice be heard. This week let’s raise awareness and celebrate the power of advocacy!

#AAW25 #AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks

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We had a term for them in grad school: "theory boys." You know, the guy who sat next to you in seminar and could spout off Habermas quotes all semester but couldn't (or wouldn't) acknowledge that theory detached from the texture of real lives is little more than abstraction pretending to be meaning

We absolutely need to critique, pick apart and know AI well. I don't think those questioning or challenging it are doing so because they don't believe in it. Nor that they're ignorant. More that they're trying to understand it and already know enough to recognise current and future risks and harm.

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

Something I've noticed recently is questioning AI, including catastrophic environmental impact, is greeted with suspicion. As if you're showing your ignorance by not being an eager adopter. Whereas those claiming to know it all and promising everything are welcomed - especially by government.

“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”

I’ll be honest, I don’t think this is my cup of tea (though it’s hard to judge off the back of one photo!)

But it’s certainly not a desecration (and graffiti, generally of a less theologically engaged nature, has often been part of the story of historic churches).

Thanks for sharing this - I didn't know it was on but it looks interesting and it gives us another good excuse to go to Canterbury.

As you say, graffiti and churches aren't strangers. Our local church has medieval markings on its walls. It's something we're quite proud of.

Centre for Young Lives sets out a new framework for effective delivery of the Government’s Young Futures Hubs to keep vulnerable teens safe from harm and support them to succeed www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...

“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad. “What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. I will never see him again!”

Have you just become Head of Department? Are you determined to keep writing despite the additional pressures? A Meeting With Your Writing might help. It’s helped others in this situation. Read more about them here: academicwritingstudio.co.uk/who-joins-th...

Agree with @hannahfearn.bsky.social 💯 many of us have been highlighting issues with self-help and wellness in its multiple iterations from TV docs (like McGraw and Oz) and their celebrity endorsers, through to influencers and the commodification of wellbeing/care. It's been *actively ignored*.

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...

That's lovely! I think I liked the bunch of rescued plants the best, but those dahlias are fantastic