Last week on Wonkhe: In a climate of increasing resistance, Arun Verma and Jason Arday argue that universities must strengthen their voice to defend inclusion, equity, and academic freedom

UAE limiting students coming to UK over Muslim Brotherhood concerns

Federal funding in the country is being restricted for citizens who hope to study in Britain because of alleged influence from the Islamist group

Some people say there is an “autism epidemic,” but that is not true. An epidemic is when a disease spreads very fast to a lot of people. Autism is not a disease. More people are being diagnosed now because we understand autism better—not bc more people are “getting” autism. TY @autisticadvocacy.org.

I'll say it again: if any other ethnic or religious minority said "please don't use this particular term or chant, you might not have bad intentions but it is deeply racist and threatening to us", the reaction would be mortified apology.

And that's without a mass terror event four days ago

The difficulty is that the EHRC guidance must be consistent with the law as determined by the Supreme Court judgment. Whether this is unpalatable is irrelevant. Campaigners opposed to the law as it stands need Parliament to amend the relevant legislation

Another batch of AI traffic sensors hit the Toon for Newcastle Urban Observatory, some pretty high footfall locations either side of city centre

For International Women’s Day 2025, we are supporting Newcastle City Council's campaign to nominate an inspirational woman or girl who has made a positive impact in Newcastle.

Find out more information and how to make your nomination: shorturl.at/sYCXb

Experts warn US curbs on EDI could ‘contaminate the debate’

Inclusion agenda at UK universities under pressure from tight finances and changing political climate

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It’s important for leaders to find ways to hear how the workforce is really feeling about their workplace

#OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych (rerun)

On Twitter, Elon Musk suspended the account of someone who listed the names of the members of the DOGE team rooting around in government records, which were reported by WIRED and others.

"You have committed a crime," he sternly informed them.

Minute Cryptic - 19 December 2024
"Object to HR interviewing notorious gang leaders" (5)
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I scored: 1 under par
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Health and Safety Executive to inspect University of Birmingham.

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Boardgame afternoon/evenings are definitely the least stressful form of socialising!

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Culture is one of the most fascinating subjects in org psychology, and the reality of culture is how it's experienced, not how it's pitched

If you have to turn the chart it's not a good chart

NEW on Wonkhe: Policy attention is closely focused on "alternatives to university" as a way of broadening opportunity. Debbie McVitty thinks that HE providers are increasingly creating the very "alternatives" that policymakers say they lack https://wonkhe.com/blogs/universities-are-further-ahead-of…

To the #iopsych network: we recently partnered with SIOP on a survey of how I-O psychologists use GPT. Your responses will help SIOP better support its members in learning how/when to use or not use GPT. Please consider participating in this anonymous survey!
www.surveymonkey.com/r/3C7MQMH

Measuring the skills, potential or performance of people? Work in business or sport organisations?

How reliable and valid are our measurements really?

#skills #talent #talentidentification #performance #iopsychology

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