Bram De Ridder
@bramderidder.bsky.social
History, strategy & communication | game designer | researcher in applied history | PhD early modern history, MPhil international relations | www.branwenadvisors.com, www.sunkentower.be
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Bram De Ridder
@bramderidder.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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'“During that roundtable, we heard that a provider could collapse before the end of the year,” she [Helen Hayes] said. As the hearing was in late November, this was “essentially a warning of an imminent collapse of a higher education institution”, she added.' 1/3
MPs told collapse of UK higher education provider could happen by Christmas
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
MPs told collapse of UK provider could happen by Christmas - Research Professional News
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
'“During that roundtable, we heard that a provider could collapse before the end of the year,” she [Helen Hayes] said. As the hearing was in late November, this was “essentially a warning of an imminent collapse of a higher education institution”, she added.' 1/3
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Leveraging the latest techniques in digital humanities and the rise of AI, the project team standardized and linked 166,000 records from various datasets. They also worked with advanced text recognition (HTR) to automatically read handwritten notes from early modern students
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Leveraging the latest techniques in digital humanities and the rise of AI, the project team standardized and linked 166,000 records from various datasets. They also worked with advanced text recognition (HTR) to automatically read handwritten notes from early modern students
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25% of core game dev jobs lost in Germany since 2023 is just an absolutely wild number.
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
Turbulent times: A snapshot of the German #gamesindustry. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevjobs #layoffs #jobsearch #startups #gamefunding #Computerspieleförderung igmonline.de/story/igm-13...
Stürmische Zeiten: Die deutsche Games-Branche – eine Momentaufnahme
Keine Frage: Die allgemeine Krise der Games-Branche betrifft auch die hiesige Spieleproduktion. Studios werden geschlossen, Jobs gehen verloren, das Fahrwasser für die aktiven Studios wird rauer. Von ...
igmonline.de
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
25% of core game dev jobs lost in Germany since 2023 is just an absolutely wild number.
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
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Ondanks alle aandacht blijft Defensie toch een gesloten en voor sommigen mysterieuze wereld.
Welke vragen heb je altijd al willen stellen, of wat wil je graag uitgelegd zien?
Stuur gerust hieronder 👇in de comments, ik probeer zo goed mogelijk te antwoorden op basis van mijn kennis en inzichten!
Welke vragen heb je altijd al willen stellen, of wat wil je graag uitgelegd zien?
Stuur gerust hieronder 👇in de comments, ik probeer zo goed mogelijk te antwoorden op basis van mijn kennis en inzichten!
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ondanks alle aandacht blijft Defensie toch een gesloten en voor sommigen mysterieuze wereld.
Welke vragen heb je altijd al willen stellen, of wat wil je graag uitgelegd zien?
Stuur gerust hieronder 👇in de comments, ik probeer zo goed mogelijk te antwoorden op basis van mijn kennis en inzichten!
Welke vragen heb je altijd al willen stellen, of wat wil je graag uitgelegd zien?
Stuur gerust hieronder 👇in de comments, ik probeer zo goed mogelijk te antwoorden op basis van mijn kennis en inzichten!
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Duidelijk dat na het fiasco van het ingangsexamen nu alle moderne spiektechnieken onder vuur liggen.
De UA heeft beslist dat rechtenstudenten geen (!) post-its mogen gebruiken in hun codexen tijdens het examen en, safe to say, het is een riot in de whatsappgroepen, lol.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Duidelijk dat na het fiasco van het ingangsexamen nu alle moderne spiektechnieken onder vuur liggen.
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Op maandagavond 1 december komt Patrick Loobuyck spreken bij de Gentse Cultuurvereniging over zijn meest recente boek. Alle info vinden jullie op onze website gentsecultuurvereniging.be.
Wees welkom
Wees welkom
Wij zijn een cultuurfilosofische vereniging die al jarenlang haar steentje bijdraagt tot een beter begrip van de wereld.
gentsecultuurvereniging.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Op maandagavond 1 december komt Patrick Loobuyck spreken bij de Gentse Cultuurvereniging over zijn meest recente boek. Alle info vinden jullie op onze website gentsecultuurvereniging.be.
Wees welkom
Wees welkom
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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I am very Protestant in my ways, but the Catholics have better lore.
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I am very Protestant in my ways, but the Catholics have better lore.
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Wij hebben de btw-verhoging op een pakje friet, de Britten heffen een extra taks op drinkyoghurt.
The smorgasbord of tax increases has just acquired its smallest and feeblest contribution, as a bottle of Yakult is quietly added to the buffet.
(Am reliably told they excepted milk-based drinks because it looked silly taxing yogurt that advertised itself as healthy, silly though that is.)
(Am reliably told they excepted milk-based drinks because it looked silly taxing yogurt that advertised itself as healthy, silly though that is.)
UK GOVT WILL REMOVE THE CURRENT EXEMPTION FOR MILK-BASED DRINKS FROM ITS SUGAR TAX FROM 2028
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Wij hebben de btw-verhoging op een pakje friet, de Britten heffen een extra taks op drinkyoghurt.
This is one hell of a scenario, in the sense that it puts a tight timeline on a massive global shift ánd that one struggles to find a good counterpoint.
A new Cold War is coming based less on ideological difference than a clash over the metabolic basis of modern industrial society. Here's one scenario for how that could play out (my latest for the newly launched Antikythera journal from MIT Press): hemstacks.antikythera.org/climatelevia...
Hemispherical Stacks | Hemispherical Stacks
An exploration of planetary computation, emerging geopolitics, and Hemispherical Stacks—covering AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, sovereignty, and the future architecture of global power.
hemstacks.antikythera.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is one hell of a scenario, in the sense that it puts a tight timeline on a massive global shift ánd that one struggles to find a good counterpoint.
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tfw you discover this magical thing called "debt" needs to be paid off at some point
Saudi Arabia's investment fund, owner of Savvy Games Group and backer of the EA buyout, is said to be limiting new investments due to a shortage of cash: www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
Saudi Arabia's investment fund reported to be limiting new investments as cash runs low
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is allegedly low on cash for new investments, after a multi-year spending s…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
tfw you discover this magical thing called "debt" needs to be paid off at some point
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This might also interest our followers, lecture notes by a Louvain professor.
One of our newest treasures: an #earlymodern Catechismus Romanus bound with a 1613 #manuscript student notebook of Jesuit Cornelius a Lapide’s lectures at Leuven. A wonderfully personalized & used book with a doodle of a long-nosed (😉) figure by its unknown owner.
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This might also interest our followers, lecture notes by a Louvain professor.
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Archieven vormen het geheugen van de samenleving. Wat vertellen papieren dozen op stoffige zolders ons over het verleden van ongetrouwde moeders en kinderen in de jeugdhulp? Evelien Walhout en Jacques Dane reflecteren op de risico's van gebrekkige archiefzorg.
overdemuur.org/zoldervondst...
overdemuur.org/zoldervondst...
Zoldervondsten: over archieven, herinnering en het risico van een nieuwe ‘donkere eeuw’
Wie ooit een archiefdoos opende in een stoffige zolderruimte of kelderkast, herkent het gevoel: een geur van oud papier, een wirwar van documenten, lijsten, notities – en het besef dat hier, tussen…
overdemuur.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Archieven vormen het geheugen van de samenleving. Wat vertellen papieren dozen op stoffige zolders ons over het verleden van ongetrouwde moeders en kinderen in de jeugdhulp? Evelien Walhout en Jacques Dane reflecteren op de risico's van gebrekkige archiefzorg.
overdemuur.org/zoldervondst...
overdemuur.org/zoldervondst...
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Maurice is boos omdat hij geen kerstkabouter in Plopsa mag spelen maar is tevreden dat de oervlaamse traditie van de Vlaamse kerstman op Vlaamse kerstmarkten wordt hersteld, of zoiets. 😂 /1
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Maurice is boos omdat hij geen kerstkabouter in Plopsa mag spelen maar is tevreden dat de oervlaamse traditie van de Vlaamse kerstman op Vlaamse kerstmarkten wordt hersteld, of zoiets. 😂 /1
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I believe they have launched/should launch soon, so huge congratulations to the STUDIUM.AI-team!
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
A Louvain #siteoftheweek: STUDIUM.AI. This research infrastructure reveals new connections between students, professors, and books from the first four centuries of the University of Leuven.
STUDIUM.AI / Matrikels
STUDIUM.AI - Een intelligent platform voor het zoeken naar oud-studenten te Leuven tussen 1425 en 1797.
matrikels.studium-ai.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I believe they have launched/should launch soon, so huge congratulations to the STUDIUM.AI-team!
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
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Declining hegemons often lash out in an attempt to shore up their remaining power in the world system (hello, Suez crisis) — a fact that “American exceptionalism” narratives make both likelier and hard to perceive.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Declining hegemons often lash out in an attempt to shore up their remaining power in the world system (hello, Suez crisis) — a fact that “American exceptionalism” narratives make both likelier and hard to perceive.
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Net geen twee zegt.
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Net geen twee zegt.
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Maid flirts with her fellow, cat steals the dinner, housewife escapes boring party upstairs to enjoy the disorder of her own household. Great scene from 1657 by Nicolas Maes, whose day is today.
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Maid flirts with her fellow, cat steals the dinner, housewife escapes boring party upstairs to enjoy the disorder of her own household. Great scene from 1657 by Nicolas Maes, whose day is today.
I believe they have launched/should launch soon, so huge congratulations to the STUDIUM.AI-team!
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
A Louvain #siteoftheweek: STUDIUM.AI. This research infrastructure reveals new connections between students, professors, and books from the first four centuries of the University of Leuven.
STUDIUM.AI / Matrikels
STUDIUM.AI - Een intelligent platform voor het zoeken naar oud-studenten te Leuven tussen 1425 en 1797.
matrikels.studium-ai.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I believe they have launched/should launch soon, so huge congratulations to the STUDIUM.AI-team!
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
If you want to get a prime example of what historical research can/wil look like in the age of AI, search no further 😉
De Bourgondiërs in Kortrijk!
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
De Bourgondiërs in Kortrijk!
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Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight
We – the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight – spoke with President Zelenskyy today. We have from the outset of Russia’s war of aggression stood by Ukraine’s side and we will continue to do so. Our res...
www.regjeringen.no
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
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"Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition" techcrunch.com/2025/11/22/p...
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition" techcrunch.com/2025/11/22/p...
Laat alsjeblieft, alsjeblieft niet aan de Antwerpenaren weten dat een Noorse koning ooit een sinjoor werd genoemd... 😬
I find it very pleasing that sometime around 1040, an Icelandic skald addressed the king of the Norwegians as "sinjórr", showing that already at this early stage the French vocabulary for lordship had entered the Nordic world.
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Laat alsjeblieft, alsjeblieft niet aan de Antwerpenaren weten dat een Noorse koning ooit een sinjoor werd genoemd... 😬