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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NEW on Wonkhe: With Washington's Supreme Court finding a university owed a duty over a fraternity hazing death, Bob Abrahart argues England's duty of care debate has skipped the prior question of what the university-student relationship actually is buff.ly/NgUvffL

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 31/05/2026

Claude code (left) vs Google Gemini - how to show risk on a scale of 1 to 100.

On the left is a scale in red and white that show high risk. The second diagram to the right is just s a slot black line.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 31/05/2026

Claude's code (left) vs Gemini Antigravity on formatting a graph....

The left is a highly readable plot graph, the second has every data point in a straight linr at bottom.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Lord give me the confidence of the most disastrous chancellor in the modern era.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Ok - I tried to reverse-engineer this and it's not possible. I think this is political (small p), the OFS don't want the hassle of providers who get reclassified into a smaller group.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/05/2026

I don't think it's deliberate but I think the OFS sustainability report is misleading because it's grouping of "like with like" providers is misleading....

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 16/05/2026

My first story for @theatlantic.com is about how ed tech slop is taking over American classrooms. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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My Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon

Education games are taking over American classrooms.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 06/05/2026

I am struggling what the word is for this - jobs that were mundane and sorta relaxing but I have automated them out of existence with AI and it feels.. odd? Wrong?

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 08/04/2026

Having a lot of fun building a new model that looks at financial sustainability of English HEIs. The model is not ready for prime-time but looks to be about five that I think will go "pop" in 2026-2027.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 02/11/2025

I was looking at UCU ballot papers for industrial action, and the last element is about Universities coming together to agree not to close courses, but... isn't that a cartel under UK competition law?

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/10/2025

Very much looking forward to speaking at this - do say hello or drop me a message on the discord channel if you want to meet up #ALTC25

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Here's the relevant chart from the above report. It's rare to see such a clear, consistent slope in any social trend. That segregation is decreasing is perhaps the best evidence, least controversial social fact of modern Britain

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Evidence in this report, by the leading academics on the topic bsky.app/profile/omar...

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 30/09/2025

Looking forward to speaking at #alt25 - This is absolutely more human than machine.

This is a sign for my keynote - is entitled "Being a leader, not an algorithm: human skills for an AI-Shaped Future" and I am giving it on the 23rd October in Glasgow.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Counterintuitive but makes sense: wfh doesn’t encourage a “work from anywhere” world, rather it reinforces large cities bc long commute times become less of a disutility

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Wake up babe, it's Black Shuck day.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 25/07/2025

"MISTER DO YOU DRIVE THE TRAIN?"

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025

Man explaining on Times Radio that Asylum seekers should be rounded up and put into work camps and 'kept away from people' - no challenge from journalist on street, no comment from John Pienaar...

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025

Em.. just realised that playing around with agentic features on some AI tools provides a route to automating stalking.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025

I really need to start checking here more often - got sucked into a LinkedIn hole post-twitter...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/07/2025

Opinion: One of the destabilising forces in the world today is the advanced age of those who run it. on.ft.com/3TXNnHc

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 09/07/2025

Today has been watching the OFS NSS data site spin round and round...

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Nurun Nahar @nurun.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Interdisciplinary teaching takes a critical centre stage at this latest episode from #TIRIgogy ConnectED podcasts 👇 Educating for Complexity: The Case for Interdisciplinary Learning - Featuring Prof. Carl Gombrich, Dean of the London Interdisciplinary School open.spotify.com/show/5OpYCOf...

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TIRIgogy ConnectED Podcasts

Podcast · Nurun Nahar · Welcome to the TIRIgogy ConnectED Podcast series hosted by Nurun Nahar (Assistant Teaching Professor) University of Bolton! Each episode in this series, offers brief but critic...

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/05/2025

Looks too much like known wrong 'un Tim Westwood for me to concentrate on song. #eurovision

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/05/2025

Oh dear that was a terrible close-up. She should drink fluids and seek medical attention #france #eurovision

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Some accident with the size of the Italian instruments?

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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 17/05/2025

I like his mate with the Judy Dench haircut. #eurovision

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Spooky Old Mark Monro | He/Him 🌈 @thatidiotmonro.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

My nan had a jacket just like that to go to the Legion in. #Eurovision

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Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Sign up here for "The Implications of Polycrisis for Higher Education," an online event co-organized by the CHES@UCL and CHET@Bristol. Panellists are Sharon Stein, Basma Hajir and me; the discussant is Richard Hall. #HigherEd, #UKHE, #AcademicSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-implic...

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The implications of polycrisis for higher education

This event is part of the #HigherEdSeminarSeries

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Mike Wrigley @mikewrigley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Brilliant!

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 19/03/2025

I know women get this a lot on social media but slightly bemused as a 49 year old man to get unrequested DMs on LinkedIn advising me to shave off my beard... 😂 "ugly", "makes you less handsome".

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/03/2025

Hopefully I can think of something sensible to say... #secretlifeofstudents

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/03/2025

I take the point in the #secretlifeofstudents opening that most undergraduates are 18 and it focuses on that but.. Many are not.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/03/2025

If you are at WONKHE Secret Life of students tomorrow - come and say hello as I'm easy to spot.

A pair of cherry red brogues in the sun. they are pointing toward eight o'clock and are on a wooden floor.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/03/2025

One of my pet hates - guy in hotel bar being rude and dismissive to staff... 😐

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/03/2025

When I was an academic, I had pro-bono hours that I models on other professions - when I used them up for the year, they were gone!

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 12/03/2025

OK, odd question as I don't have a baby, but can anyone recommend an audio only baby monitor with adjustable sensitivity? Having someone to stay overnight so I can dialyse safely, but need my helper to hear the machine alarms if I am unconscious.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 12/03/2025

I have been slimming down both literally and in terms of possessions - after many bags to the charity shop, I am still finding clothes I have no memory of buying.

A man in a bright yellow safari coat, he is white, middle aged and is clearly using a phone to take a picture in a mirror.

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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

And so the demise of research in higher education accelerates. Can't submit a great funding bid because half the Co-Is are under notice for redundancy. So all work grinds to a halt - even for those institutions/academics remaining. This is simply the devastation of higher education in the UK.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I've written a new post for the @lseimpactblog.bsky.social UK Universities are reluctant to break a toxic social media relationship. A thread. I've collated data that backs this up and expanded on my spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Article blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... 1/13

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UK Universities are reluctant to break a toxic social media relationship

Andy Tattersall presents new data on the extent to which UK universities are continuing to engage with X and shifting their activities to alternative social media platforms. Whether universities sh…

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/02/2025

The point about "acting like small businesses" is a good one and common across the sector - with the performance and reward systems we have, nothing much else makes sense for many roles.

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Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 23/02/2025

Not a laptop replacement but the s10+ tab feels like a good "out at a conference/event" day device. Pen is great as well. Good old Samsung economies make the price decent.

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