Matt Luckcuck
@mattluckcuck.bsky.social
(Slightly Less) Precarious Computer Scientist | Nullius in verba
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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One more week to go until #FMAS2025!
Today is the last day to register for remote participation.
ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
Today is the last day to register for remote participation.
ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
One more week to go until #FMAS2025!
Today is the last day to register for remote participation.
ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
Today is the last day to register for remote participation.
ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
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Want to attend #FMAS2025 but can't travel to Paris?
Worry not! FMAS runs as a hybrid event.
Register here to attend online: ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
Worry not! FMAS runs as a hybrid event.
Register here to attend online: ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Want to attend #FMAS2025 but can't travel to Paris?
Worry not! FMAS runs as a hybrid event.
Register here to attend online: ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
Worry not! FMAS runs as a hybrid event.
Register here to attend online: ifm2025.ens.psl.eu/registration/
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My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
Sign the Petition
Reconsider the potential suspension of Plant Biology Courses at UoN
c.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
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This is more easily executable with a three-wish genie, but it's good to be prepared for all circumstances.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fish-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fish-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is more easily executable with a three-wish genie, but it's good to be prepared for all circumstances.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fish-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fish-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
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We all know the difficulty the HE sector is in. But let’s work together to come up with solutions. The nuclear option damages our students & the reputation of our institutions. @ucflangs.bsky.social & @artsandhums.bsky.social
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We all know the difficulty the HE sector is in. But let’s work together to come up with solutions. The nuclear option damages our students & the reputation of our institutions. @ucflangs.bsky.social & @artsandhums.bsky.social
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
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1423. WOMEN IN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIDEO GAMES
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/women-in-historical-and-archaeological-video-games
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/women-in-historical-and-archaeological-video-games
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
1423. WOMEN IN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIDEO GAMES
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/women-in-historical-and-archaeological-video-games
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/women-in-historical-and-archaeological-video-games
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
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This should be reported alongside any coverage of the GTA 6 delay
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
UK union accuses GTA maker Rockstar Games of firing employees attempting to organise
According to The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, the developer fired more than 30 staff last week for being members of a union-affiliated Discord channel
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This should be reported alongside any coverage of the GTA 6 delay
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
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A thing about AI in higher ed right now is that half of us are scrambling to deal with the implosion of our information environment that broke reading/writing/source verification, while the other half is trying to achieve a massive institutional buy-in of the very thing that's causing the implosion
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A thing about AI in higher ed right now is that half of us are scrambling to deal with the implosion of our information environment that broke reading/writing/source verification, while the other half is trying to achieve a massive institutional buy-in of the very thing that's causing the implosion
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I can't express how damaging this is, music and languages aren't just optional extras, they are at the core of what a university does: cultivate knowledge and culture in the next generation. And if they'll cut those, what's next? It's institutional self-destruction.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is "proposing to reduce its nursing offer".
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I can't express how damaging this is, music and languages aren't just optional extras, they are at the core of what a university does: cultivate knowledge and culture in the next generation. And if they'll cut those, what's next? It's institutional self-destruction.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
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Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
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It's not just music and language courses- it's 48 courses across the university.
But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.
But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's not just music and language courses- it's 48 courses across the university.
But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.
But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
I'm an 'old man', so obviously I listen to Radio 4...I have just heard Evan Davies, seemingly seriously, say "I asked ChstGPT to summarise this and it said..."
What!?
The story is about AI, but this jovial usage of 'Generative' AI in journalism is ridiculous and I see/hear is a lot at the moment.
What!?
The story is about AI, but this jovial usage of 'Generative' AI in journalism is ridiculous and I see/hear is a lot at the moment.
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm an 'old man', so obviously I listen to Radio 4...I have just heard Evan Davies, seemingly seriously, say "I asked ChstGPT to summarise this and it said..."
What!?
The story is about AI, but this jovial usage of 'Generative' AI in journalism is ridiculous and I see/hear is a lot at the moment.
What!?
The story is about AI, but this jovial usage of 'Generative' AI in journalism is ridiculous and I see/hear is a lot at the moment.
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We have 10 accepted papers this year. Congratulations to all the authors!
You can have a look at the accepted papers here: buff.ly/yS7rAKE
You can have a look at the accepted papers here: buff.ly/yS7rAKE
Seventh International Workshop on Formal Methods for Autonomous Systems
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We have 10 accepted papers this year. Congratulations to all the authors!
You can have a look at the accepted papers here: buff.ly/yS7rAKE
You can have a look at the accepted papers here: buff.ly/yS7rAKE
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We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
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You may find it is useful to also share this piece by @olivia.science and me www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
You may find it is useful to also share this piece by @olivia.science and me www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
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Our 17 year old “can’t see the point in destroying the planet to do something humans can do for themselves anyway. Besides, it takes longer because you have to check everything.”
November 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Our 17 year old “can’t see the point in destroying the planet to do something humans can do for themselves anyway. Besides, it takes longer because you have to check everything.”