Reposted by Giovanni PesceBen Litherland @benlitherland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Of all the things that have changed in the material organisation of universities, I do have to pinch myself sometimes that like senate used to be like an actual, honest to god, democratic structure that could hold VCs responsible or ask for them to step down or stuff. 392 9
Reposted by Giovanni PesceThe Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining @iom3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We're pleased to share the highlights and recording from IOM3 #AGM2026, held on 8 September at IOM3 headquarters and online. The 2025 Annual Report was formally accepted, and a recording of the AGM is now available to view. Read more 👇 iom3.info/4cOX8kSiom3.infoIOM3 hosts AGM 2026IOM3 AGM 2026 highlights and recording. 001 1
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 16/09/2026UK universities might need to move away from traditional degree provision to address the “nightmare scenario” facing them, according to former Ucas chief executive Mary Curnock Cook #Highered #EduSkytimeshighereducation.comUK universities may have to ditch degrees, ex-Ucas boss warnsMary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education 101 1
Reposted by Giovanni PesceUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 07/09/2026Universities are cutting jobs and courses while senior pay rises and management chases new campuses and shiny buildings. UCU vice president Mark Pendleton is right: while lower-paid staff face stagnant pay and insecure contracts, “that is not what is being experienced at the top of the sector”.inews.co.ukThe seven elite universities losing millions of pounds… while bosses' pay risesRussell Group universities are axing jobs and cutting courses as the sector faces a financial crisis fuelled by a drop in international students 22419 24
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 06/09/2026Second day of the Building Lime Forum at Jarrow Hall. Great venue and great experiences with 0lenty of demonstrators allowing people to use lime for various purposes. Thanks to Jarrow Hall for the great hospitality! 000 0
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 06/09/2026Last day of the Building Lime Forum here at Northumbria University. A great 3 days of discussion about building lime. 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceSarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"Applications may be made by independent scholars" klaxon! 🙌🏼 @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social 22014 20
Reposted by Giovanni PesceAdvance HE @advancehe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Congratulations to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) 2026 winners!🎉 The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the higher education sector. ➡️Learn more advance-he.ac.uk/membership/t... 122 2
Reposted by Giovanni PesceThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 30/08/2026The Royal Society Athena Prize 2026 is awarded to NUSTEM, Northumbria University, for their work promoting equity in STEM and strengthening the (research) evidence base around effective STEM Education and Engagement. #RSMedals royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/… 163 6
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 22/07/2026We don't study poetry or arts because they are practical. We study them because it's why we're alive. Cutting arts and humanities is not trimming fat, it's cutting the reason for everything else. youtu.be/-7OE6bDfM2Myoutube.comWhat will your verse be?Why bother studying English? A captivating answer by Robin WIlliams. Dead Poets Society © Touchstone Pictures 1989 000 0
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 22/07/2026This speech should be required viewing in any pedagogy course, at any teaching level. youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtYyoutube.comDo schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TEDVisit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.Sir Ken Robinson makes an ... 000 0
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 22/07/2026A brilliant original performance that is clearly and nicely explained in simple terms for today audiences www.facebook.com/share/v/1Gdc...facebook.com 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceSeb Breitenbach @speleoseb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026For what indeed!? 🤬 022 2
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 02/07/2026On 6/11/25 @andylong6.bsky.social told @northumbriauni.bsky.social staff that "doing nothing is not an option" when it came to the costs of @teacherspensions.bsky.social. Turns out doing nothing would have been a helluva lot cheaper than... 175 7
Reposted by Giovanni PesceThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 30/06/2026In 'How to Change a Memory', Steve Ramirez draws on his own memories of friendship, family, loss and recovery to reveal how memory can be turned on and off like a switch, edited and even constructed from nothing. royalsociety.org/medals-and-p... 1209 20
Reposted by Giovanni Pesceleannew.bsky.social @leannew.bsky.social · 01/07/2026@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social we might have to steal this, Laleh 032 3
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Leading universities in Germany and the UK have warned that proposed EU preference rules in the bloc’s next research framework could hurt collaboration in key areas. @seher-education.bsky.social reportstimeshighereducation.comNew Horizon Europe rules could ‘weaken collaboration with UK’Russell Group and German U15 urge EU leaders to ensure the next research framework is open to all ‘trusted partners’ 021 2
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Sheffield Hallam University has abandoned plans to transfer staff to a subsidiary firm to save on pension costs ahead of expected falls in employer contribution rates next year. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #TPS #academicsky ow.ly/NQWY50ZbQQe 1103 10
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Two in five academics at Northumbria University have agreed to switch from TPS to USS pension scheme at the end of a concerted push by the institution to save millions of pounds on its staffing costs. ow.ly/O2BG50Z7YFV 052 5
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 01/06/2026The EFF warns that Google's developer verification creates "a pathway to censorship." Developers in restrictive countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and privacy tool maintainers are among those most affected. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.orgkeepandroidopen.orgKeep Android OpenYour phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them. 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Looks like employer contributions for @teacherspensions.bsky.social will be going down next year. What does that mean for @northumbriauni.bsky.social bosses saying they need to save £11m by cutting staff pay unless people move from that scheme to USS? Nothing. Cuts still planned. Thanks a lot. 055 5
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 15/04/2026I just donated. Will you? www.justgiving.com/page/eltaf45...justgiving.comPlan International UK: a walk for KIDS EDUCATIONHelp Elisabetta Tafaro raise money to support Plan International UK 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Price gouging = "charging excessively high prices for essential goods or services during a declared emergency". Wage gouging = "confecting an emergency to cut excessively high amounts from employees' wages". Here's looking at you, @northumbriauni.bsky.social 👀@ucu.org.uk @ucea.bsky.social 041 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceSage Journals @journals.sagepub.com · 06/04/2026What does sustainable progress look like? The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining shows how engineering in materials, manufacturing, and design drives change in industry, infrastructure, and environment. See more: ow.ly/uBh950YmmWj #Engineering #SustainabilityResearch #iom3journals 012 2
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 24/03/2026c.org/65GS9F8Ktmc.orgWe Can Make an Impact.Open a Shipyard Heritage Museum in Jarrow/Hebburn 000 0
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 17/03/2026Support the creation of a bookshop in a small rural community of the mountains in Liguria (Pentema)! I have donated. Have you? sostieni.link/40071sostieni.linkUna nuova libreria in Val Pentemina: sostieni il cuore culturale dell’AppenninoCi sono luoghi che resistono. E comunità che scelgono di non lasciarli spegnere. Pentema, piccolo borgo dell’Appennino ligure, è uno di questi. 👉Scopri Ca' di GianchiA Pentema nasce la Libr... 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceThe Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining @iom3.bsky.social · 12/03/2026We're delighted to participate in the first celebration of International Day of Ceramics by highlighting a range of ceramics-related resources from Materials World magazine, IOM3 Journals, IOM3 Events and the IOM3 Ceramics Group on our blogs. Read more 👉 iom3.info/40YUZwr 001 1
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Share widely. See you on the 25th! 033 3
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Northumbria University’s attempt to entice academics to abandon expensive pension scheme by offering generous payouts described as ‘abject failure’timeshighereducation.comOnly 7 per cent of Northumbria staff agree to give up TPS pensionUniversity’s attempt to entice academics to abandon expensive scheme by offering generous payouts described as ‘abject failure’ 01611 16
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 06/03/2026🧵👇👇👇 Until now, bosses at Northumbria University have said the institution is 'financially robust' - they even put that in a recent job advert for a new Deputy Vice Chancellor. So if these shocking revelations are true - and not just 'project fear' - ... www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...chroniclelive.co.ukUniversity facing £25m cuts by end of 2026 as staff offered voluntary severanceNorthumbria University staff are being offered voluntary severance, with vice chancellor Prof Andy Long warning that UK’s higher education sector is in “one of the most challenging financial periods i... 197 9
Giovanni Pesce @gio.fish · 16/02/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukStudents begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universitiesIt comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic. 000 0
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 13/02/2026So. Much. NOOOOOOIIIIIISSSSSEEEEEE! (Because so much anger and solidarity.) 02313 23
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 13/02/2026@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social making some noise in protest against savage plans for pay and pension cuts @northumbriauni.bsky.social - care to share @georgeclarke.bsky.social @labourunionsuk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @unison.org.uk? 053 5
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Thanks Kay - tbh, everyone has been lovely! Loads of beeps from busses and cars and taxis, loads of students stopping for a chat. @andylong6.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social 031 3
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Beeping, whistling, QR-coding, and lots of smiling in the rain. We wish we didn't have to do it, but if we do, we do, and will. @andylong6.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk 042 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026✊✊✊😍Amazing support and solidarity within @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social, with @northumbriauni.bsky.social students, and amongst trade unions - serious noise-making in the morning, serious craftivism in the afternoon (get your badges tomorrow, folks!). We will not be defeated or divided. 073 7
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026THIS IS WHAT A UNION LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT LOOKS LIKE. IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL! 34318 43
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@ucu.org.uk @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social @ucucommons.org @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @unison.org.uk 0118 11
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTUC North East, Yorkshire & Humber @tucneyh.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Back to basics for day 4 of #heartunions week, joining @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members on the picket line ✊ Cutting pay & pensions is bad for staff, bad for students & bad for the city. Support members by writing to Prof Andy Long, Vice Chancellor 👉 qrcc.me/t5z6wzqmb36u 044 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social SAY: 043 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social SAY: 031 3
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@northumbriauni.bsky.social STUDENTS SAY: 072 7
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@ucu.org.uk @chroniclelive.co.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @danhollandnews.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social 1186 18
Reposted by Giovanni PesceGabriel Moreno @gabmoren.bsky.social · 12/02/2026When in doubt, #BeTheUnion @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk 072 7
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026MAKING SOME NOISE!!!!! @ucu.org.uk @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk 052 5
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Make some what now? 'Noise' you say? @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social happy to oblige. 041 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026SERIOUS NOISE from @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social - let's go even louder tomorrow... 042 4
Reposted by Giovanni PesceTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Find out how to tap the mine of knowledge your university library has, for trustworthy research sources, data expertise and information literacy advice: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky timeshighereducation.comHarness the power of your university librarian in the age of information chaosFind out how to tap the mine of knowledge your university library has, for trustworthy research sources, data expertise and information literacy advice 062 6
Reposted by Giovanni PesceNorthumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026What's in a sign? Everything! @ucu.org.uk @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk 041 4