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🌻 Primary Science Specialist ❤️ Lecturer in Education 🥼 Mother of a little scientist 🧭 Views are my own

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 26/09/2026
In this entoSHORT, discover the key features of shieldbug morphology and learn the terminology used to describe the different parts of a shieldbug’s body. youtu.be/8NOMW_PZZss
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Shieldbug Morphology
YouTube video by Biological Recording Company
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Roses are redde Noble are the manatees For a bettir future Teach artes and humanityes
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Siobhan Beeman @siobhan.northsky.social · 28/07/2026
You either die a hero or live long enough to become cringe.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Wild
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's 15 years since I saw this pinned up in a hospital coffee shop, and I swear to god, not a day has gone by when I haven't thought about it
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 18/07/2026
On the last day of another challenging year for schools, it is time to reflect on the responsibility owed to the most important part of any society: our children | Nick Kemp
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Our children are our future – it is time we treated education that way
On the last day of another challenging year for schools, it is time to reflect on the responsibility owed to the most important part of any society: our children
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Immigration is good for Britain. A government trying to reduce immigration is acting against the nation’s best interests
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@lewis-winks.bsky.social “Trees in and around school grounds offer vital shade during heatwaves like the one we’ve just experienced, while also benefiting wellbeing, improving air quality, enhancing biodiversity and enriching outdoor learning opportunities.... www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Let’s be clear, Donald Trump is not a president. He is a criminal who has seized control of the machinery of government. He is the enemy of the United States. His enablers are the enemies of the United States. To serve him is treason.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/07/2026
Hot day? Head here. More trees. More planting. New wetlands. Grosvenor Square is reopening on Monday 20 July to cool London. Better for your summer, our city’s climate resilience, and the West End.
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Exeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We just had a meeting with over 700 (!!) of our members and OVERWHELMINGLY voted in favour of a motion to calling for a strike ballot! 🩷 We're doing this together. We are the University! #DefendExeterUni.
EXETER UCU VOTES IN FAVOUR OF MOTION CALLING FOR STRIKE BALLOT
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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts
Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences
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Dr Philippa Earle @uncouthswain.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
biz4humanities.com?fbclid=IwdGR... #DefendExeterUni #Exeter #Business Please share with local business owners.
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Business Leaders for Exeter Humanities & Social Sciences
An open letter from business leaders standing up for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Exeter — a shared asset worth protecting. Read it and add your name.
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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Excellent educators and researchers at the University of Exeter are at risk of redundancy. c.150 job roles will be cut across Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Climate Science and more. Please share & sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/stop-redun... @exeterucu.bsky.social #DefendExeterUni
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here our union @exeterucu.bsky.social summarises 6 key reasons why job cuts are not necessary 👇🏻 #DefendExeterUni
Slide outlining key arguments against job cuts at Uni of Exeter
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In our meetings in response to the cuts at Exeter
An image of a slide from a meeting by Humanities and Social Sciences folks saying "WE are a sacrifice that THEY are willing to make"
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you for using your voice to speak up for us George #DefendExeterUni
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Management consultants are ruining UK " #DefendExeterUni Read withoutthe paywall here: universitieshttps://removepaywalls.com/https://www.ft.com/content/5032f1bd-7196-4636-82b6-16ed040f99f1
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Lizzy Williamson @lizzywilliamson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are against these unjustified, cruel and ideologically founded attacks on our University. Exeter is not in financial deficit and the 153 job losses are overwhelmingly directed at the humanities and social sciences. Please sign, share and shout #DefendExeterUni: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thread 🧵 I've worked at the Exeter since 2012 *14 years!* and I have always felt so lucky to be able to say that I love my job. ✍️Please sign and share the petition www.change.org/.../stop-red.... #DefendExeterUni
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Nahyan Fancy @fancynahyan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter - Sign the Petition! c.org/FGHGHDQ9zs via @UKChange Draconian steps. Entirely unnecessary since the university has cash reserves of ~150 million and has had budget surplusses in almost every year the last decade #DefendExeterUni
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Follow @exeterucu.bsky.social for the latest on the dispute. The callous resizing of Exeter’s flagship HASS offering through compulsory redundancy is utterly unnecessary. Without intervention and collective action, HE provision in Cornwall will be decimated, and STEM will be next #defendexeteruni
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
John Heathershaw discusses the crisis in #HE "These all feature in the devastating cuts faced by me and my colleagues at the University of Exeter. I welcome your comments and reflections". johnheathershaw.substack.com/p/the-crisis... #DefendExeterUni #UCU
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The Crisis in Britain’s Universities
The cuts that have been proposed at the University of Exeter demonstrate the crisis of purpose in Britain’s universities. Should not universities also be places to prepare for "eternal dwellings"?
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
#defendexeteruni c.org/sffZcfYxMw
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
#DefendExeterUni
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Omg Chaucer supports #DefendExeterUni 💥
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t-rexbrain.bsky.social @t-rexbrain.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Six sound, solid points 👇 to #DefendExeterUni
'EXETER UCU: OUR SIX KEY MESSAGES

1. EXETER UNI'S FINANCES ARE STRONG. WE'VE LARGE CASH RESERVES (£200M IN 24/25). NEVER HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS 'CRISIS' IS MANUFACTURED.
2. EXECUTIVE PAY AT EXETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF JUST THE 16 HIGHEST-PAID EXECS CAPPED THEIR SALARY AT £120K, WE'D SAVE MORE MONEY THAN ALL THE CUTS TO ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY!
3. NO MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION, BUT A CONFUSED MESS: FAULTY AND INSUFFICIENT DATA, NO REAL DISCUSSION, AND AN IMPOSSIBLE, INSULTING AND UNREASONABLE TIMETABLE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH OVER THE SUMMER.
4. AN ALL-STAFF MEETING OF 600 STAFF RESOUNDINGLY VOTED NO CONFIDENCE IN VICE CHANCELLOR LISA ROBERTS (WHOSE PAY IS PUSHING £400K). WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE VOTE BY ANY UNI STAFF IN THE HISTORY OF UK HE.
5. REDUNDANCIES ARE A MANAGEMENT CHOICE, NOT A FINANCIAL NECESSITY. THEY EVEN HAVE ALTERNATIVE COSTED PLANS WITH NO CUTS, BUT THINK IT'S EASIER TO GO FOR JOB LOSSES.
6. EXETER IS A FANTASTIC UNI, WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, CREATIVE AND INSPIRING TEACHING, THOUGHTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE COMMUNITY OF STAFF AND STUDENTS. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.'

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#DefendExeterUni
Instagram handle @uniexeterucu
QR link to sign the petition
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James A @exeterdormouse.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Exeter is a great university, so what on earth is its management doing? Meanwhile, the government needs to get a grip: It's cut real term funding per student by 35% in the last decade, while doing its best to lose lucrative income from international students. #DefendExeterUni
Headline from Times Higher Education:

"University of Exeter cuts an 'existential threat to humanities'.

"Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go."

Published June 23, 2026Exeter UCU: Our six key messages

 1. Exeter Uni's finances are strong. We've large cash reserves (£200m in 24/25). Never had a budget deficit. This 'crisis' is manufactured.
 
 2. Executive pay at Exeter is out of control. If just the 16 highest-paid execs capped their salary at £120k, we'd save more money than all the cuts to archaeology & history!
 
 3. No meaningful consultation, but a confused mess: faulty and insufficient data, no real discussion, and an impossible, insulting, and unreasonable timetable to push this through over the summer.
 
 4. An all-staff meeting of 600 staff resoundingly voted no confidence in Vice Chancellor Lisa Roberts (whose pay is pushing £400k). We believe this is the biggest single vote by any uni staff in the history of UK HE.
 
 5. Redundancies are a management choice, not a financial necessity. They even have alternative costed plans with no cuts, but think it's easier to go for job losses.
 
 6. Exeter is a fantastic uni, with world-class research, creative and inspiring teaching, and a caring, thoughtful, and imaginative community of staff and students. Let's keep it that way.
 

#DefendExeterUni
@uniexeterucu

QR link to sign our petition

https://www.change.org/p/stop-redundancies-at-the-university-of-exeter-706befbf-8195-4b87-a96c-13666e695878
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James Fisher @jamdanfish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We are ‘at risk’. Not just me, not just my wonderful colleagues in History, and not just the world-class community of teachers and researchers across the University of Exeter, but all of us who value the humanities. You can support us here: c.org/2cSZVFyhNF #defendexeteruni
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
#DefendExeterUni www.bbc.com/news/article...
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University of Exeter in talks to cut about 150 members of staff
The university says it is consulting with colleagues over "limited and specific potential changes".
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Andrew McRae @mcraeandrew.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Good piece by @nicolawoolcock.bsky.social and colleagues (Times), that highlights what’s distinctively destructive about the proposed Exeter cuts. #DefendExeterUni
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Francesca Stavrakopoulou @proffrancesca.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So grateful for the vocal, public support of our colleagues at other universities. Thank you ❤️ #DefendExeterUni #DefendT&R
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Exeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Hey Bluesky crowd! You also should be signing our petition opposing the announced redundancies at the University of Exeter. 📢 We're 17k and growing! Redundancies ARE NOT necessary and we must #DefendExeterUni 🩷 c.org/RFqMvrKb6z
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
John Heathershaw discusses the crisis in #HE "These all feature in the devastating cuts faced by me and my colleagues at the University of Exeter. I welcome your comments and reflections". johnheathershaw.substack.com/p/the-crisis... #DefendExeterUni #UCU
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The Crisis in Britain’s Universities
The cuts that have been proposed at the University of Exeter demonstrate the crisis of purpose in Britain’s universities. Should not universities also be places to prepare for "eternal dwellings"?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is the Welfare you cannot afford.
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Hawkmoth_🐛 @hawkmoths.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thread 🧵 I've worked at the Exeter since 2012 *14 years!* and I have always felt so lucky to be able to say that I love my job. ✍️Please sign and share the petition www.change.org/.../stop-red.... #DefendExeterUni
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
This Brit nails it. #Immigration
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/06/2026
Some wonderful news from Sandilands as avocets have been breeding for the first time since this former golf course was transformed into a new coastal wetland nature reserve. And avocet chicks have been spotted! 🎉
A tiny fluffy avocet chick with long legs wading through still water between muddy scraps of land. Its reflection is clear in the water.Two adult avocets with long black beaks and black heads walk over the shore beside water. Behind them are four tiny fluffy avocet chicks.An adult avocet with a black head and beak watches over its fluffy long-legged chick as they both wade by the water's edge
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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
If anyone in government has a few minutes to run the country in between plotting leadership challenges, could they please cast their eye over the devastation of Higher Education in the UK. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Saying: “I don’t like the mainstream political parties so I’m going to vote Reform” Is like… Saying: “I don’t like this burger so I’m going to eat a toxic waste tip instead.” Does anyone understand this logic?
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 08/05/2026
BREAKING: Second Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉 Liam Shrivastava has been elected Mayor of Lewisham – huge congratulations!
Graphic of Liam Shrivastava saying Welcoming Liam Shrivastava Mayor of Lewisham
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
John Curtis corrects BBC narrative. Greens, not Reform taking Labour votes & seats. Reform taking Tory votes. Good people: don’t despair- this isn’t a bad morning; the game is still on. To continue the Green surge support, join, vote @greenparty.org.uk . If you already do, consider monthly donation.
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A Short Poem for Star Wars Day Her name was Yoda, A showgirl she was.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Over 8 billion reasons to ditch fossil fuels in one photo.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11/04/2026
Nearly 1 in 6 UK species are threatened with extinction. We've lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s. We have 73 million fewer birds than in the 1970s - a decline of almost a third. And yet some politicians still just see wildlife as a blocker to progress.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11/04/2026
Princes Risborough Primary School celebrates highest possible national accolade for outstanding outdoor play westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
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Princes Risborough Primary School celebrates highest possible national accolade for outstanding outdoor play
Using ‘loose parts’, varied play zones, and planning for sustainable play in the future, Princes Risborough Primary School has enriched students’ play by stimulating imagination, adventure and learning
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