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 28
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 16.2K
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026Also the x looks more like an upright. Another R or similar? And is that a castle or wall depicted, for a town of origin? 110 1
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 841
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 387
Reposted by Addymaxdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026amazing article 123102492483 10.2K
Reposted by AddymaxTate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Richard Parkes Bonington, French Coast with Fishermen, 1825 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont… 1192 19
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 71
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 556
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026Our council used to replace plant felled urban street trees in parks. In a different town. Now at least there are some new street trees, with volunteers (neighbours) to water them. Will be usefully cooling in about 20 years ... 030 3
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 1.6K
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 996
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 13
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 10
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 2.9K
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 180
Reposted by AddymaxGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/05/2026A college degree powered by "A.i." cheating means nothing. NOTHING. 3397 39
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 34
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 521
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 378
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 521
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 23/06/2026Solidarity. Can barely be a university unaffected now. It's grim. 000 0
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 2K
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 17/06/2026This is insane. Now more than ever people need financial literacy (wrong word but you know what I mean). 0101 10
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 121
Addymax @addymax.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026Had to light our fire tonight. Flaming June indeed. 000 0
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 75
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 1.9K
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 9
