Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 21/09/2026"When people tell you who they are, believe them..." 000
Reposted by Charles KnightJim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW 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 001
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 31/05/2026Claude code (left) vs Google Gemini - how to show risk on a scale of 1 to 100. 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 31/05/2026Claude's code (left) vs Gemini Antigravity on formatting a graph.... 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 21/05/2026Lord give me the confidence of the most disastrous chancellor in the modern era. 000
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 21/05/2026Ok - 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. 000
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/05/2026I 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.... 010
Reposted by Charles KnightWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 16/05/2026My first story for @theatlantic.com is about how ed tech slop is taking over American classrooms. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comMy Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just PokémonEducation games are taking over American classrooms. 12398131
Reposted by Charles KnightAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂 342135144166
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 16/05/2026It's purely to force Burnham to take a position and cost him votes. 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 16/05/2026What's with all the leather tonight? It's like the 1980s over again. 100
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 06/05/2026I 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? 010
Reposted by Charles KnightJim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"22,000 people sent letters telling them to repay loans immediately"express.co.uk22,000 people sent letters telling them to repay loans immediatelyCourses at around 15 institutions, including London Met, Bath Spa, Leeds Trinity, Southampton Solent and Oxford Brookes, are caught up in the scandal. 002
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 08/04/2026They are not serious about HE - I have tried to talk to senior(ish) reform figures on Higher Education. They generally lack enough knowledge for the conversation to make sense. that's not shade just the reality of my interactions. 150
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 08/04/2026I'm still in the developmental stage - I've got some more data sources I'm currently adding in to try and strengthen the model but it's getting there. 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 08/04/2026Having 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. 130
Reposted by Charles KnightMaha Bali, PhD @mahabali.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Interested in attending 1-2 sessions on embodiment and nervous system regulation with tips for you and your students? Join us Feb 9 & 16 at 6pm Cairo (5pm GMT, 11am ET). More details and to register us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Embodiment and Nervous System Regulation with Luciana. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Format: Two interactive sessions (75 minutes each). You may attend one or both Overview This two-part workshop introduces embodied and nervous system–informed approaches to managing stress, emotional... 055
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 02/11/2025I 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? 120
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/10/2025Very 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 140
Reposted by Charles KnightOmar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Here'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 312130
Reposted by Charles KnightOmar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Evidence in this report, by the leading academics on the topic bsky.app/profile/omar... 17515
Reposted by Charles KnightOmar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I 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 351887647
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 30/09/2025Looking forward to speaking at #alt25 - This is absolutely more human than machine. 110
Reposted by Charles KnightPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Counterintuitive 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 4378
Reposted by Charles KnightMartin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Wake up babe, it's Black Shuck day. 3169
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025Man 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... 000
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025Em.. just realised that playing around with agentic features on some AI tools provides a route to automating stalking. 000
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025If you continue down this road and reading about value in the context of Porter - you don't need to read all of his work but reading about his idea of the "Value Chain" will help you put in context. 110
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025www.instructure.com/press-releas... - being baked into everything.instructure.comInstructure and OpenAI Announce Global Partnership to Embed AI Learning Experiences within Canvas 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025I really need to start checking here more often - got sucked into a LinkedIn hole post-twitter... 230
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 24/07/2025And they are specifically *designed* around that "living out of suitcases" so they have design choices you would not make in a home e.g. there is often only one chair. 010
Reposted by Charles KnightFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/07/2025Opinion: One of the destabilising forces in the world today is the advanced age of those who run it. on.ft.com/3TXNnHc 37119
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 09/07/2025Today has been watching the OFS NSS data site spin round and round... 120
Reposted by Charles KnightNurun Nahar @nurun.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Interdisciplinary 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...open.spotify.comTIRIgogy ConnectED PodcastsPodcast · 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... 021
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/05/2025Looks too much like known wrong 'un Tim Westwood for me to concentrate on song. #eurovision 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 17/05/2025Oh dear that was a terrible close-up. She should drink fluids and seek medical attention #france #eurovision 010
Reposted by Charles KnightDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Some accident with the size of the Italian instruments? 2141
Reposted by Charles KnightStephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 17/05/2025I like his mate with the Judy Dench haircut. #eurovision 1272
Reposted by Charles KnightSpooky Old Mark Monro | He/Him 🌈 @thatidiotmonro.bsky.social · 17/05/2025My nan had a jacket just like that to go to the Legion in. #Eurovision 191
Reposted by Charles KnightSteve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Sign 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...eventbrite.co.ukThe implications of polycrisis for higher educationThis event is part of the #HigherEdSeminarSeries 1126
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 19/03/2025I 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". 010
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/03/2025Hopefully I can think of something sensible to say... #secretlifeofstudents 020
Charles Knight @charlesknight.co.uk · 18/03/2025I take the point in the #secretlifeofstudents opening that most undergraduates are 18 and it focuses on that but.. Many are not. 000
