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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UK gov needs Russian speakers civiljobs.co.uk/jobs/languag... but russian courses closing down. Nobody joining the dots.
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Language Talent Programme - Russian | Civil Jobs
Department GCHQ · Cheltenham, London, Manchester · £6,380+. This 11-week programme offers hands-on experience and dedicated training in Russian language...
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I wonder what could have inspired this initiative.
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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 09/09/2026
Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline that focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate
Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open until 13 October, 2026.
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 17/01/2026
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X. The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour. In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
But if they win the league it will be framed as genius, clinical footballing strategy. There is no counterfactual for winners in football. More likely, I think, if their season unwinds, is a narrative that says "why didn't they spend money on a central defender?"
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Why would you not want to be able to highlight the positive impact of this funding where it happens? Currently no way of doing this beyond internal institutional analysis, which is mad. Seems such an important piece of advocacy in a world where HE is under increasing pressures on multiple fronts.
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Paul Nightingale @paulnightingale.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
About time.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Looks really interesting work Sol, congrats! What's the data source, NPD? Is there scope in future work to look at progression to HE and how this correlates with hierarchies of HEI?
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Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
If you have not already bought @edconway.bsky.social Material world then do so today - one day kindle offer, £1.99 - a steal www.amazon.co.uk/Material-Wor...
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Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future eBook : Conway, Ed: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Full video and transcript available here: the Government Chief Scientific Adviser on the role of humanities and social sciences in policymaking www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/in-co...
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In Conversation with Professor Dame Angela McLean: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Policymaking
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
You can also search for SHAPE examples on this dashboard BA/AcSS shape-impact.co.uk With the option to filter by institution, region and type of impact
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SHAPE of Impact
SHAPE of Impact: Exploring research impact from social sciences, humanities, and the arts through the United Kingdom's 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021).
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Andres Morris wrote a good report for BA & RS that covers some of this @lyntonlees.bsky.social & Sarah Cowan at BA can provide I'm sure if not available online. See also recent BA & RS work on educational research.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
South Korea in case that needs clarifying ha.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Sorry late to respond. Currently in Korea.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Does this offer apply to to people who don't live in the UK?
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Really enjoyable launch event at the @britishacademy.bsky.social for our @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk report on measuring social and cultural infrastructure. Glad that the work resonated with so many of those in attendance.
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Value of social and cultural infrastructure ‘risks being neglected in decision-making' without new measurement framework - Bennett Institute for Public Policy
New framework for measuring the value of social and cultural infrastructure will more effectively highlight its crucial role in improving wellbeing and economic growth.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Yes same in Korea. Another example here is that all restaurants, no matter how fancy, tend to charge a similar cost for common alcohol (beer, soju) where in the UK you would pay a premium for a tiny bottle of beer in a expensive restaurant.
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Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
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Multilingualism in UK academic research
This report evidences the recognition, role and use of multilingualism in UK academic research fields outside Modern Languages.
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Lynton Lees @lyntonlees.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Our inaugural SHAPE conference is today! The morning is bright: our limited edition yellow conference tote bags are brighter. We’ll be sharing live updates on discussions over on the Academy’s page throughout the day - do follow along!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
First annual conference at the British Academy today (Wednesday), exploring the state of play in research, culture and higher education across the 4 nations. Live posting throughout the day from the BA's Bluesky account.
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
From the #BritishAcademy, a report on the teaching of Politics and International Relations in the UK. Very interesting findings, and useful if engaging in curriculum review - full report direct download: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/55... - PSA summary: www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/new...
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Hear, hear, Paul Johnson www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
My open letter and FRS resignations reported in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
'Brady explained how QR was “the envy of our international competitors...it gives UK scientists the stability and flexibility they need to take risks, to try new things and test new ideas, and it gives universities the funding to make strategic investments in new technologies and facilities”.' 1/2
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‘Recommit’ to QR research funding, Imperial president urges UK
Hugh Brady warns 16 per cent fall in real-terms value of recurrent grant funding ‘threatens the very foundations of British science’
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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Demographers make #DemographyDay. We’re proud to be working with our funders and partners to support the next generation of demographers buff.ly/3P0Uz2Q @leverhulme.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social
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Freddy Foks @freddyfoks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Manchester have posted 14 more postdoc positions in 'SHAPE' disciplines - 4x simon fellowships and 10(!) hallsworth fellowships. Simon eligibility is 'within 4 years of PhD award', except career breaks www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun... Happy to discuss these via email
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Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
Find out the Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships at Manchester, our Faculty of Humanities funding scheme for early career researchers with a doctoral degree.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This thread is an excellent critique and done v respectfully. FWIW I v much agree with Paul. There is no way to make significant inroads without increasing supply. Many other things may also need fixing of course, but that doesn't change the bottom line.
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how the field of politics and international relations is navigating expansion
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Politics and international relations has grown over the last decade – but unevenly
Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how the field of politics and international relations is navigating expansion Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how…
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Our latest ‘state of the discipline’ report has lots of interesting findings on politics and international relations subjects in HE. In 2018/19, female students surpassed their male counterparts to become the majority among first degree students www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
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New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Thanks for sharing Margot!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
And if you don't have time this week/month to read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's 72 report on the discipline of Politics & International Relations in the UK, this @wonkhe.bsky.social piece by Connor McKenzie offers a succinct summary of the key findings.
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Politics and international relations has grown over the last decade – but unevenly
Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how the field of politics and international relations is navigating expansion Connor McKenzie presents British Academy research showing how th...
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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The AI Opportunities Action Plan (Matt Clifford report), trailed in today’s morning news is now out in full. I’ve read it, and here’s a few observations 1/10 Link to full report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6784eb...
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Marsh Davies @marshdavies.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
A week ago, I had dinner with a key author of the AI consultation. Not just dinner: I berated them for about 7 hours. In return, they gave me a horrid cough. Which is a fair revenge. Anyway, here's a thread about what I took away from the conversation. These are my inferences, not quotes.
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Has anyone done a scatter plot of fees to average A-level grade by school? Perhaps controlling for selectivity.
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William Cullerne Bown @williamcb.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Why Netflix is so boring
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Andy Lim @andysaulim.com · 21/12/2024
100 books 📚 on #Korea 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 #booksky #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #KoreanWar #kpop Repost: shorturl.at/Iqncc
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The arts now contribute more to our GDP than either mining or agriculture....
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
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The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame
Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers
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Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
It was students who led mass protests fearlessly even though they knew that brutal consequences were following under the martial law in the 1970s and 80s in South Korea. Like in 2016, in 2024, students in SK still don't hesitate to raise their voices for justice. This is why education is important.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Interesting that the justification for suppression is so similar to that used in the 1940s, in the early days of the republic.
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connormckenz.bsky.social @connormckenz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
There is a historical precedent for army personnel refusing to engage in oppression in the southern jeolla province. Interesting to see how widespread discontent with orders was the since the declaration.
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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
My blog yesterday, on how we better support care-experienced & estranged students in higher ed, reflecting on the findings from the @smfthinktank.bsky.social's report & TASO’s role in driving effective support & evaluation. taso.org.uk/insights-and...
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Insights and evaluation library - TASO
Explore research, view current projects and discover resources, designed to help you plan and deliver effective evaluations for your widening-participation interventions. Use the search and the filter...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Both British Academy responses to the government's Curriculum & Assessment review are now available. One covers the SHAPE disciplines & the other Language Subjects in particular (the former is linked below, the latter is linked here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/55... ) #TeacherEducation
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