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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I left the Labour Party after Starmer's 'Island of Strangers' speech. But following the commentary today from Burnham's party conference speech is giving me some feels, and I don't know what to do with that. Am I just intoxicated by the 'Burnham Bounce'?[2/2]

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Watching the navy suits descend on Liverpool for the Labour Party conference is one of my favourite times of the year. Watching the politicos, eavesdropping on the gossip, seeing the various police escorts! I am here for the drama! [1/2]

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I literally laughed out loud when we got to the bit about being kidnapped in Africa by children. It wasn't the plot twist I was expecting.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cockell in the Kyiv Post today: "The scientific character of a nation is a manifestation of the underlying national personality, because that is the place from which it springs. Ukraine’s scientific persona is brilliant, innovative, ingenious, joyous, and original." www.kyivpost.com/opinion/82997

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Everyone is sending me this today, which I appreciate www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/w... If you want to read my hot takes on emotions and Ebola, it comes up in these papers: www.frontiersin.org/journals/com... and: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Epidemics and Rage

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I saw 'Disclosure Day'. Spielberg is not doing okay. But what happened to Colin Firth? What is he doing in this? Does he have some gambling debt that we don't know about?

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This would absolutely be me if I tried such a thing.

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HUGERA @hugeraproject.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Dr. Phila M. Msimang continues our spring speaker series with the talk “Is diversity higher? Against the superficial inclusion of racial and ethnic groups in biomedical and clinical research” on April 5th. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...

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Inkeri Koskinen @inkerikoskinen.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

If you work on values in science, and have noticed that the literature is a bit too focused on values in science in Anglophone democracies – and that it therefore stays silent on issues that we should be talking about – please consider submitting an abstract to our workshop! (24–25 August, Helsinki)

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CFP – Pre-conference workshop: Values in science in the rest of the world

24–25 August 2026, Helsinki – just before ENPOSS 2026 Keynote speakers: David Ludwig (Wageningen University) Karoliina Pulkkinen (University of Helsinki) The idea that social, political and ethical ...

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Because it isn't like the universities need foreign student fees. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/shorter...

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This book is amazing! And it is on sale at News From Nowhere. Grab yourself a bargain, Liverpool friends. @benjamblack.bsky.social

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Ivan Moscati @ivan-moscati.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Deadline approaching!

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

At the risk of heinous self-promotion, I am just going to leave this here: philarchive.org/archive/CART...

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Spoilers, African universities didn't just bounce back from this. [3/3]

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

"...often followed by sporadic & at times prolonged periods of paralysis.The frequent...closures of faculties often saw the mass emigration of qualified & experienced staff, seeking stability in which to conduct their teaching & research. This was followed by a period of financial constraint" [2/3]

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

"From the 1970s to the 1990s, the African university system was characterised by great instability. There were many lost years, strikes by students and teachers, & confrontations which pitted students, faculties, administrators and ministries against one another..." (Cardoso, 2020) [1/3]

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Southern African colleagues. Do you have any great undergraduate students who would benefit from a Masters degree? The Ruth First scholarship is open to Southern African students to study at Durham University. Applications close end of February: ruthfirsttrust.webspace.durham.ac.uk/how-to-apply...

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RFET: Applications

How to apply for the Ruth First Scholarship The Ruth First Educational Trust in partnership with Durham University and St Chad’s College Durham offers a scholarship to support a student from southern ...

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This whole pro-Russian bribes thing is a bit extra.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

There is also a boat-load of interesting stuff here about co-production of medical research. Gutted not to be there in person.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

As someone brought up in the evidence-based health movement in philosophy of medicine, there is so much interesting stuff here about 'evidence' and what is appropriate evidence for different types of interventions.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I am meant to be at an Overcoming MS conference today. But there was a big storm and the trains were cancelled. So, I am watching the hybrid version from my sofa with cat as co-pilot.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This sounds great, but the link isn't working. Thanks!

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Getting spicy at INEM... Keynote by Wendy Carlin

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I am in an online workshop on trust in science and I have just realised that I have been using the central text of AIDS denialism to prop up my laptop.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

In a fantastic talk this morning on the history of race by @msimang.bsky.social

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Job Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies) All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts

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Jobs

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Ya know it is troubling times in academia when a student writes to say that they loved a module you taught and they "hope it will still happen again next year". Oof.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I just wanna say "friends, you can literally save lives. I can maybe put together a well constructed argument, if I am having a very good day"

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This week I was part of an excellent health communication event @britishacademy.bsky.social. In a previous life, I interviewed doctors in South Africa & developed strong medic envy. The feeling was "nobody needs a philosopher, everyone needs a doctor". The BA event has reignited the medic envy

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"Life expectancy is dropping in poorer communities. This is virtually unheard of". 😯 At a health communication event at the British Academy.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Internet friends. I need recommendations for novels set in Dakar. Thanks!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The QS rankings are out, and it's not good news for UK universities (60% of which have dropped in the rankings). Part of this is of course simply due to Asia's investment in its universities. Then there's the bit that reflects the UK's HEI divestment. Link: www.topuniversities.com/world-univer...

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Majority of British universities slip down global rankings

Chinese, Indian and south-east Asian institutions climb the annual list

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I am so glad to see that this has finally come out! "Towards a Theory of Objectivity for Activist Research" Nancy Cartwright, Samuel Foglesong, Katherine Furman, Byron Hyde, Gabriel Nyberg, Karina Ortiz Villa, Helena Slanickova upmonographs.up.ac.za/index.php/ES...

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PDF view of the file 7_Chapter 4 RUTH_FIRST_E-BOOK_ESI_PRESS_2025-2.pdf

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I guess I have to give up my Labour Party membership. I am one of the "strangers" they would prefer not to have around.

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Claire Pierson @clairepierson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

She lives! My book published by @manchesterup.bsky.social ‘Women’s Troubles: Gender and Feminist Politics in Northern Ireland.’ Cover image kindly provided by @frecklescorp.bsky.social of her work ‘The Slapper’ www.emmacampbell.co.uk/emma-campbell @livunipol.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social

Book cover with sculpture made out of yellow lego

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Inkeri Koskinen @inkerikoskinen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

We are organising a multidisciplinary workshop on pseudoscience in working life. If the topic interests you, please consider submitting an abstract! blogs.helsinki.fi/pseudoscienc...

blogs.helsinki.fi

Call for papers: Pseudoscience in Working Life – Pseudoscience in Working Life

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Me, this morning: "what do you think of my teaching outfit for today? I am going for Dolly Parton in the late 80s, early 90s." Partner: "Sure... That's a choice"

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I would love to see this curriculum. It is my dream to make my Business Ethics module into a Philosophy of Work module.

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Just curious. If I wrote a little blog post about the history of Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa, the defunding of education, & its long-term consequences, would anyone read that? Obviously it would be just a little history piece 😉. Not at all relevant to any other time or place 😉

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Southern African colleagues. Do you have a student who might be interested in doing a Master's degree in Durham, England? If so, applications have opened for the Ruth First Scholarship. Deadline for applications is 31 March ruthfirsttrust.webspace.durham.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

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RFET: Applications

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Fascinating case of scientific misconduct, indigenous communities, and scarce specimens. This brings together philosophical considerations of scientific responsibilities to communities, and issues related to the special status of scarce specimens. www.science.org/content/arti...

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After damage by scientists, Inuit group closes off access to Earth’s oldest rocks

Move by tribe in northern Canada could complicate efforts to study earliest moments on planet

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Katherine Furman @furmank.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Tell us you want foreign student money but not foreign students without telling us you want foreign student money but not foreign students www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home

Branches aim to tap into huge domestic market in face of changing visa regimes and international competition

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