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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.' A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
timeshighereducation.com
Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Celtic (UG), Chinese & Russian (UG), Contemporary History, Economics & Statistics (joint degree), Inclusive Education (MSc), Intellectual History, Italian & Classics (joint), Law & Social Policy (joint), Medieval History, Persian Studies (UG), Portuguese (UG), Psychology & Economics (joint)....
heraldscotland.com
Full list of the 90 programmes earmarked for closure at leading Scottish university
Managers say the cuts are necessary “to protect our world-leading reputation and resilience in research and teaching” but staff members have hit…
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'the Waymo effect is what happens when a technology removes the friction of dealing with another human being, and we experience that removal as pure gain – because the costs of the friction were always visible to us, while its benefits were not.'
wonkhe.com
The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative
Daniel Hook argues that frictionless technologies are teaching us to prefer our own company – and that research leaders should be worried Daniel Hook argues that frictionless technologies are teaching us to prefer our own company – and that research leaders should be worried
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A cheery message from the new minister responsible for research funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (and the subjects that the majority of UK taught undergraduate and Masters students study).
thetimes.com
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister
Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
'As part of this, volunteers have been told to consider not wearing RNLI branded clothing in some circumstances while representing the charity.' 'some crew members had their photos and names shared on social media, in posts accusing them of treason.'
bbc.co.uk
RNLI reviews security after protests in Dover and Portsmouth
Volunteers were targeted online after it assisted in the rescue of people crossing the Channel on Sunday.
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'Students are attending less, reading less, participating less, and often treating university as one commitment among many.'
wonkhe.com
Students are not disengaged, they are adapting to a thinner university
For Fredrick Agboma and Andrew Doyle, the question isn't whether students are less committed, but what culture they're asked to inhabit
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In Scotland, 'Public funding met only 82 per cent of the cost of teaching Scottish-domiciled students, research income covered 72 per cent of research costs, and the estate maintenance backlog exceeds £1.1 billion.'
wonkhe.com
Scotland’s universities need to think about scarcity, not just scale
Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland’s Rural College, reflects on Scotland’s Future Framework
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
'The number of students taking A-level music is at a record low: under 5,000, a drop of nearly half from 15 years ago....Music GCSE entries have also fallen. It has the widest attainment gap for disadvantaged students of any subject.'
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school | Editorial
Editorial: The number of students taking creative subjects at A-level and GCSE is at a record low. The arts must not become the preserve of the most privileged
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