Dr Nick McGlynn
@nick-mcglynn.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Brighton. I do research on 🏳️🌈LGBTQ communities, 🍑fatness, & the GBQ men's 🐻Bear subculture. Very gay.
Went to see the great exhibit on the Sussex Lancers gay motorbike club of the 1990s - loads of lovely archival material & also a treasure trove of name-spotting (people & places) for fans of Brighton's LGBTQ history.
At the Brighton & Hove Museum now!
At the Brighton & Hove Museum now!
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Went to see the great exhibit on the Sussex Lancers gay motorbike club of the 1990s - loads of lovely archival material & also a treasure trove of name-spotting (people & places) for fans of Brighton's LGBTQ history.
At the Brighton & Hove Museum now!
At the Brighton & Hove Museum now!
Oh fuck off, enforced AI 'reading assistants' on academic journals now
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Oh fuck off, enforced AI 'reading assistants' on academic journals now
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
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We're looking to capture experiences of what it means to be queer in the UK today! To do that we're collecting day diaries for 12th February. It doesn't matter what you get up to, or how you record it, we'd love to have it!🧵 (1/4) #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26
In 1982, inspired by the work of MO the National Lesbian and Gay survey began, it sought to capture what everyday life was like for queer people living in the UK. For our latest open call we're continuing the work of NLGS and asking what does it mean to be queer every day?
#lgbtqhistory
#lgbtqhistory
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We're looking to capture experiences of what it means to be queer in the UK today! To do that we're collecting day diaries for 12th February. It doesn't matter what you get up to, or how you record it, we'd love to have it!🧵 (1/4) #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26
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What has geography got to do with AI?
Join Professor John Naughton at our next Monday night lecture to explore why geographers should be part of the conversation about the future of AI technology.
📍 London and online, 9 February
👉 Book now https://bit.ly/3LK7FUg
Join Professor John Naughton at our next Monday night lecture to explore why geographers should be part of the conversation about the future of AI technology.
📍 London and online, 9 February
👉 Book now https://bit.ly/3LK7FUg
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
What has geography got to do with AI?
Join Professor John Naughton at our next Monday night lecture to explore why geographers should be part of the conversation about the future of AI technology.
📍 London and online, 9 February
👉 Book now https://bit.ly/3LK7FUg
Join Professor John Naughton at our next Monday night lecture to explore why geographers should be part of the conversation about the future of AI technology.
📍 London and online, 9 February
👉 Book now https://bit.ly/3LK7FUg
Treasure from yesterday's work in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell University, looking at the growing size & number of big Bear events in the 90s & early 00s.
Key finds include meet & greets w Bear celebs, sponsorship from Budweiser in 2000, Bear internet providers, & a survey w data! 😍
Key finds include meet & greets w Bear celebs, sponsorship from Budweiser in 2000, Bear internet providers, & a survey w data! 😍
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Treasure from yesterday's work in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell University, looking at the growing size & number of big Bear events in the 90s & early 00s.
Key finds include meet & greets w Bear celebs, sponsorship from Budweiser in 2000, Bear internet providers, & a survey w data! 😍
Key finds include meet & greets w Bear celebs, sponsorship from Budweiser in 2000, Bear internet providers, & a survey w data! 😍
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Staff cuts. Students in debt yet Vice-chancellor pay keeps soaring.
The mystery of Higher Education in the UK that no one seems to have the answer to.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
The mystery of Higher Education in the UK that no one seems to have the answer to.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
The university bosses getting rich while they’re cutting jobs
While academics are being let go and students are racking up debts, vice-chancellors are seeing their pay soar to astonishing levels
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Staff cuts. Students in debt yet Vice-chancellor pay keeps soaring.
The mystery of Higher Education in the UK that no one seems to have the answer to.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
The mystery of Higher Education in the UK that no one seems to have the answer to.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
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Quoted in this BBC article on Pillion - www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'Sweet and tender' or 'like abuse'? Why gay BDSM 'romcom' Pillion is dividing opinion
Bold new film Pillion stars Alexander Skarsgård as a "dom" in a relationship with a timid gay man. It's been hailed by some as "charming" and "feel-good" – but not everyone agrees
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Quoted in this BBC article on Pillion - www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
Current focus in the #gaybear archive at Cornell is the explosion of local & regional Bear clubs in the 1990s. These produced regular mailed newsletters & hosted multiple monthly events, supported by tech (photocopying, printing) & formalised admin (member subscriptions, bylaws, committees etc).
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Current focus in the #gaybear archive at Cornell is the explosion of local & regional Bear clubs in the 1990s. These produced regular mailed newsletters & hosted multiple monthly events, supported by tech (photocopying, printing) & formalised admin (member subscriptions, bylaws, committees etc).
Tough day in the bear history archives today tbh, Les was snowed in & the site opened v late. Feel v behind schedule 😕
On the plus side I got my hands on 100 Percent Beef magazine!
Lots of amateur modelling/porn, a merch range, even a regular bear cartoon strip (w maybe a bit of femme phobia?).
On the plus side I got my hands on 100 Percent Beef magazine!
Lots of amateur modelling/porn, a merch range, even a regular bear cartoon strip (w maybe a bit of femme phobia?).
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Tough day in the bear history archives today tbh, Les was snowed in & the site opened v late. Feel v behind schedule 😕
On the plus side I got my hands on 100 Percent Beef magazine!
Lots of amateur modelling/porn, a merch range, even a regular bear cartoon strip (w maybe a bit of femme phobia?).
On the plus side I got my hands on 100 Percent Beef magazine!
Lots of amateur modelling/porn, a merch range, even a regular bear cartoon strip (w maybe a bit of femme phobia?).
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Monday and the start of a second week of being prevented from working by my employer, the University of Sheffield. Management has decided that massive damage to staff morale, student experience and the university’s reputation is worth it in a futile attempt to break the union. Shame on them.
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Monday and the start of a second week of being prevented from working by my employer, the University of Sheffield. Management has decided that massive damage to staff morale, student experience and the university’s reputation is worth it in a futile attempt to break the union. Shame on them.
Back at Cornell Uni for my bear archive research - coinciding w the worst winter storm in years (up to -18°C!). Folk are saying stuff like '7-Eleven is gonna be closed' w a kind of reverent awe. Hope the library opens tomorrow cause there are some 90s bear, chub, and daddy magazines I need to see!
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Back at Cornell Uni for my bear archive research - coinciding w the worst winter storm in years (up to -18°C!). Folk are saying stuff like '7-Eleven is gonna be closed' w a kind of reverent awe. Hope the library opens tomorrow cause there are some 90s bear, chub, and daddy magazines I need to see!
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So many of HE’s problems are the product of these efforts to generate market structures that just simply don’t work because the conditions that markets need to work really aren’t there, and all they do is create uncertainty (and financial problems) for students, staff, and institutions.
The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
So many of HE’s problems are the product of these efforts to generate market structures that just simply don’t work because the conditions that markets need to work really aren’t there, and all they do is create uncertainty (and financial problems) for students, staff, and institutions.
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The QUEER DATA SHOWCASE is returning in 2026 – and we’re taking the show to Manchester!
An opportunity to showcase work with an audience enthusiastic about all things queer and all things data!
📢 The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
An opportunity to showcase work with an audience enthusiastic about all things queer and all things data!
📢 The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
The QUEER DATA SHOWCASE is returning in 2026 – and we’re taking the show to Manchester!
An opportunity to showcase work with an audience enthusiastic about all things queer and all things data!
📢 The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
An opportunity to showcase work with an audience enthusiastic about all things queer and all things data!
📢 The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
Went to see Oh, Mary! in London, it's very very funny and very very gay. Worth a trip to the foul capital to see!
December 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Went to see Oh, Mary! in London, it's very very funny and very very gay. Worth a trip to the foul capital to see!
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Thinking about what’s next after graduation? 🎓
Join our upcoming lunchtime webinar to hear from geography professionals working in sustainability.
🗓️ Wednesday, 7 January
⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Book your place 👉https://ow.ly/gRz250WWCyM
Join our upcoming lunchtime webinar to hear from geography professionals working in sustainability.
🗓️ Wednesday, 7 January
⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Book your place 👉https://ow.ly/gRz250WWCyM
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thinking about what’s next after graduation? 🎓
Join our upcoming lunchtime webinar to hear from geography professionals working in sustainability.
🗓️ Wednesday, 7 January
⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Book your place 👉https://ow.ly/gRz250WWCyM
Join our upcoming lunchtime webinar to hear from geography professionals working in sustainability.
🗓️ Wednesday, 7 January
⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Book your place 👉https://ow.ly/gRz250WWCyM
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As things wind down for the holidays, @sheffielducu.bsky.social members are facing a threat of 100% pay deductions from January, thanks to our Scrooge-like management. We’ve now set up a fundraiser to bolster our local solidarity fund. If you can spare some change, please do! gofund.me/ac2b3adcb
Donate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark Pendleton
I'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff!
gofund.me
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
As things wind down for the holidays, @sheffielducu.bsky.social members are facing a threat of 100% pay deductions from January, thanks to our Scrooge-like management. We’ve now set up a fundraiser to bolster our local solidarity fund. If you can spare some change, please do! gofund.me/ac2b3adcb
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🏫 Curious about engaging with schools and teachers as a professional geographer?
Come and join an afternoon webinar with our Education team to hear more about how the Society can support your work with students.
Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3MFvT1V
Come and join an afternoon webinar with our Education team to hear more about how the Society can support your work with students.
Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3MFvT1V
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🏫 Curious about engaging with schools and teachers as a professional geographer?
Come and join an afternoon webinar with our Education team to hear more about how the Society can support your work with students.
Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3MFvT1V
Come and join an afternoon webinar with our Education team to hear more about how the Society can support your work with students.
Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3MFvT1V
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📕 We have recently launched a guide for employers navigating the education landscape, outlining opportunities available for businesses to inspire, inform and enable the next generation of geographers.
Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/4oVgiZC
Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/4oVgiZC
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📕 We have recently launched a guide for employers navigating the education landscape, outlining opportunities available for businesses to inspire, inform and enable the next generation of geographers.
Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/4oVgiZC
Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/4oVgiZC
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Do you remember the Candy Bar in #Brighton?
Our Community Champion Kate Wildblood, one half of legendary DJ duo Wildblood & Queenie has created a deep-dive into the story behind this much-loved club and venue over on the Queer Heritage South website: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
Our Community Champion Kate Wildblood, one half of legendary DJ duo Wildblood & Queenie has created a deep-dive into the story behind this much-loved club and venue over on the Queer Heritage South website: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Do you remember the Candy Bar in #Brighton?
Our Community Champion Kate Wildblood, one half of legendary DJ duo Wildblood & Queenie has created a deep-dive into the story behind this much-loved club and venue over on the Queer Heritage South website: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
Our Community Champion Kate Wildblood, one half of legendary DJ duo Wildblood & Queenie has created a deep-dive into the story behind this much-loved club and venue over on the Queer Heritage South website: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
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A UK-wide survey has revealed the highest and lowest performers in UK universities’s LGBTQ+ inclusive rankings, with the University of Brighton being crowned top spot.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/uk-univ...
www.attitude.co.uk/news/uk-univ...
UK universities rated in order of LGBTQ+ inclusivity - see where yours ranked
Erobella, in collaboration with Pollfish, surveyed over 2,000 students aged 18–24 about LGBTQ+ inclusivity on campus.
www.attitude.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A UK-wide survey has revealed the highest and lowest performers in UK universities’s LGBTQ+ inclusive rankings, with the University of Brighton being crowned top spot.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/uk-univ...
www.attitude.co.uk/news/uk-univ...
Brighton students - come and work with me! 🐻
We're hiring 1 student researcher from April to July 2026 (part-time, paid at National Living Wage).
If you're interested in applying, you can see full details at lnkd.in/dfGEwhap - and get in touch with me if you have any questions!
We're hiring 1 student researcher from April to July 2026 (part-time, paid at National Living Wage).
If you're interested in applying, you can see full details at lnkd.in/dfGEwhap - and get in touch with me if you have any questions!
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Brighton students - come and work with me! 🐻
We're hiring 1 student researcher from April to July 2026 (part-time, paid at National Living Wage).
If you're interested in applying, you can see full details at lnkd.in/dfGEwhap - and get in touch with me if you have any questions!
We're hiring 1 student researcher from April to July 2026 (part-time, paid at National Living Wage).
If you're interested in applying, you can see full details at lnkd.in/dfGEwhap - and get in touch with me if you have any questions!
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I’m contributing to Inherent Vice, a new queer
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’m contributing to Inherent Vice, a new queer
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
This 100% tracks w my experience.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
The HE Ballot failed, now what?
If you’re reading this it is because today the UCU’s 2025 national ballot over pay and conditions in universities has failed. The last time…
hitchcockian.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This 100% tracks w my experience.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.