Reposted by AddymaxNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026MIT calls for a new “social contract” between teachers and students: "[We] need to be prepared to help students understand both that the *process* of education is necessarily a productive struggle, and that the most important *product* of their education is not a GPA or a diploma but *themselves.*" 3289
Reposted by AddymaxLeah Reich @leahreich.com · 31/08/2026I’m sure most of you aren’t watching the US Open right now which means you missed this instantly iconic moment, now available in gif form 348162013295
Reposted by AddymaxThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."bbc.comBirmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city. 29841227
Reposted by AddymaxJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I do think believing that using AI to pull together research for you for the purposes of writing fundamentally misunderstands why doing your own research is an important part of the writing process. 738777
Reposted by Addymaxdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026amazing article 123102502483
Reposted by AddymaxTate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Richard Parkes Bonington, French Coast with Fishermen, 1825 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont… 1192
Reposted by AddymaxReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A bit of community service and a 3 year driving ban for killing someone whilst driving. Previous for phone use too. This person should not be allowed to drive ever again. Life ban when convicted of killing whilst driving should be mandatory. He can bus. Or cycle. road.cc/news/van-dri...road.cc“No idea how he hadn’t seen him”: Van driver avoids jail after killing cyclist riding with two rear lightsA van driver who killed a cyclist after failing to see him on the road, despite the 54-year-old riding with two rear lights, has been handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence.Graham Nash was riding... 27116
Reposted by AddymaxPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...democracyforsale.substack.comInside Britain's university crisisAs teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter 24556320
Reposted by AddymaxDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026"don't cite what you haven't read" remains the basic entry level academic responsibility; & if your discpline "doesn't have that as a norm" then sorry, your discipline needs reforming for this new world. Citations are structural parts of trust and knowledge building, not trinkets or optional extras 201576550
Reposted by AddymaxPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming… 15996386
Reposted by Addymax21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Cardiff University paid £10m to consultants in just two years Saving money is very expensive Strangely, their “cost-cutting” advice never seems to include trimming excessive executive pay or the ever-growing layers of middle & senior management nation.cymru/news/cardiff...nation.cymruCardiff University spends more than £10m on consultants in two yearsMartin Shipton Cardiff University has spent more than £10m on consultants over the last two years, according to figures released in a Freedom of Information Act disclosure. A critic of the university’... 31312
Reposted by AddymaxGrumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 10/07/2026The year is 2040. Nottingham University is now staffed by 1200 managers, operating out of China & Malaysia. They maintain a small rented office in Nottingham city centre for legal reasons, & a data centre in the desert where Sherwood forest once grew. All teaching is handled by AI agents & unitemps. 2104
Reposted by AddymaxThe Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 04/07/2026Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb. 2229471051
Reposted by AddymaxDr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I am very glad to see how widely covered the insanity at Exeter is, but please I beg everyone, understand this is happening EVERYWHERE in UK universities. If people care about anything valuable that this sector does or contributes too, they need to get loud, now. 4180101
Reposted by AddymaxGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/05/2026A college degree powered by "A.i." cheating means nothing. NOTHING. 3397
Reposted by AddymaxChristopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2026why we are funding arts and humanities to be a full part of the UK's future anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/w...anatomiesofpower.wordpress.comWhy an industrial strategy needs arts and humanities (and why UKRI are funding us to deliver it)I joined UKRI six years ago because I was deeply attracted to the ambition of unifying curiosity led research and strategic or mission led interventions with the power of science to drive a just ec… 13413
Reposted by AddymaxPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Royal Mail boss’s pay package triples to £6.9m. Cost of postage stamps rocketing RM hasn't hit delivery target for 1st-class post since 2017, 2nd-class mail since 2020. Ofcom continues to reduce targets. Bosses rewarded for fleecing people.theguardian.comRoyal Mail boss’s pay package triples to £6.9m despite profits slideMartin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company IDS, handed payouts after takeover of UK postal service 50521273
Reposted by AddymaxMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 26/06/2026The Netherlands has introduced a €49 monthly ticket for unlimited nationwide train travel—a bold political response to soaring energy costs. When prices at the pump rise, you can either double down on car dependency, or give people attractive alternatives. The Dutch are (again) choosing the latter. 9378111
Reposted by AddymaxDr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 23/06/2026I am once again begging universities to realise that staff - academic, professional services, estates, all of them - are the product they are trying to sell. Without staff there is nothing to sell. No amount of flashy buildings will replace staff in universities. UKHE is in freefall. 5521164
Reposted by AddymaxOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Nigel Farage. A proper football fan who hasn't moved an inch in almost two years. 1552044640
Reposted by AddymaxMark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026"Cardiff University has admitted that it doesn’t know how much it is spending overall on external consultants or hold a central record of what work they are doing." Staff expenditure: Count every last penny or you may lose your job. Their expenditure: Meh.nation.cymruCardiff University criticised over consultant secrecyMartin Shipton Cardiff University has admitted that it doesn’t know how much it is spending overall on external consultants or hold a central record of what work they are doing. Academic sources have ... 512151
Reposted by AddymaxHeather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Meanwhile, Sky’s morning politics podcast reports that the right-wing parties in the Makerfield by-election seem to be wearing AI glasses in their doorstep canvassing, as they’re looking at voters in their own homes. 77555
Reposted by AddymaxOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/05/2026When he was an MEP, Farage excused his absences on basis that it was an illegitimate government and that sovereignty should reside in Westminster. He's now an MP in Westminster And he's been absent for 77 Parliament votes in a row. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whe...thelondoneconomic.comWorking hard? Nigel Farage registered 'absent' from the last 77 votes in ParliamentOfficial Parliamentary figures reveal that Reform leader Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote for anything in the last 11 weeks... 1291910854
Reposted by AddymaxDr Renske Janssen🟥 @renskejanssen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026That being said, I also imagine Trajan as just blatantly responding to his governors' letters with a '👍', so this may just be me. 092
Reposted by AddymaxJessica Simor KC @jmpsimor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Britain’s greatest export, a hub of invention, innovation, a means of opportunity & integration, an attractor of foreign investment, a source of culture, wealth, creativity… Yep - let’s destroy it. Good old Blighty. 211455
Reposted by AddymaxThe Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Call for contributions! Reconnecting Roman Britain 2026, at Colchester: Friday 13th & Saturday 14th November. See picture for details or email ReconnectingRB2026@gmail.com for more information. (Deadline: Sunday, 6 September 2026) Image of Colchester's Roman wall by 'Zorba the Geek' CC BY-SA 2.0 064
Reposted by AddymaxBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.comforbes.comCyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video StudyBusting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h... 672017689
Reposted by AddymaxPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Nigel Farage registered ‘absent’ from the last 77 votes in Parliament Official Parliamentary figures reveal that Reform leader Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote for anything in the last 11 weeks... www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whe...thelondoneconomic.comWorking hard? Nigel Farage registered 'absent' from the last 77 votes in ParliamentOfficial Parliamentary figures reveal that Reform leader Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote for anything in the last 11 weeks... 1061023595
Reposted by AddymaxMaria W. Norris @mariawnorris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My favourite part is how they do not mention 'learning' at any point in these discussions. 386
Reposted by AddymaxSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The testudo remains effective. 🐢indiandefencereview.comThey Kept Planting Trees in the Sahara and Kept Failing. Then They Released 500 Tortoises, and the Desert Looked Alive From SpaceThey released 500 giant reptiles into a barren stretch of the Sahara. Five years later, satellites spotted green where only sand had been. 10334133
Reposted by AddymaxMartyn Brunt @skybluebrunty.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I did a thread on 15 minute cities on X which went so viral I ended up in the Times and on BBC Radio. I thought I'd repeat it here... This was my parents house in Coventry. They bought it in 1965 and it was my home throughout the 1970s & 80s. My mum lived there until 2021. It was a happy home. 1/22 21337135
Reposted by AddymaxWe Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 25/05/2026‘Star Wars’ was released on this day 49 years ago! (May 25, 1977) Directed & written by George Lucas. Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Alec Guinness & more. Poster Illustrated by Tom Chantrell #OnThisDay 1723416658
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026Djokovic's grandad dance is so cringe. Looks like Trump's. 000
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026Shelled out £36 to watch the French Open, then miss all the atmosphere because TNT prefers to show a frozen logo rather than the players at changeover moments. Fail. 100
Reposted by AddymaxMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026💥 70,000 signatures! 💥 ...and the petition closes on June 8th. Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful. All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UKWe believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ... 55567479
Reposted by AddymaxMark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026How many FTE is that, anyway? Asking for quite a few friends. 1197
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 19/05/2026So the institution that didn't notice that my office-sharer lived 200 miles away, and never entered the building in five years, is now 'rationalising' space for staff with two weeks notice. For many, a lifetime's worth of academic books will need to be shifted. Huh. 020
Reposted by AddymaxMax Wilkinson MP @maxwilkinson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026It was kind of Robert Jenrick to set me up for an obvious joke at his expense. 2143045873
