Reposted by Jane TinklerThe Nine Dots Prize @ninedotsprize.org · 02/10/2026One week to go. On Friday 9th October, we’ll reveal the question at the heart of the sixth Nine Dots Prize Cycle. One new question. $100,000. A book deal, and an invitation to think beyond the obvious. More to share next week! 012
Reposted by Jane TinklerRaf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shame on you Ollie Pope, Luke Wood, Moeen Ali, Reece Topley, James Vince, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Laurie Evans for caring more about the money in your own pockets than the human rights of women and girls. This was a personal choice by you, and you chose wrong.bbc.co.ukEngland players told to think of 'daughters, sisters or mothers' before committing to Afghanistan Premier League T20 tournamentEnglish cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers". 77633
Reposted by Jane TinklerProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kinda feel sorry for UKRI (probably minority of one). They're an underfunded agency, that's ended up becoming a focal point of our broken dual-funding system for research; governments' appalling higher education policies; and new technologies. 263
Reposted by Jane TinklerRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The playing field is not level: “According to analysis by Newscord, 163 articles were published on Jason Arday in the week after he resigned – compared to 13 articles by the same media outlets on James Orr in the week after the broadcast of the undercover filming he was featured in”bylinesupplement.comThe Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong 212956
Reposted by Jane TinklerHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Report outlines worsening trends in repression of academics in 22 countries and documents 382 attacks on scholars, students, and institutions in 59 countries/territories www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...scholarsatrisk.orgFree to Think 2026 | Scholars at RiskFree to Think 2026 is the 12th installment of an annual report by SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, and analyzes 382 attacks on higher education communities around the world. 0118
Reposted by Jane TinklerBex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: Ed Sheeran to represent Piddington at Eurovision 201156278
Reposted by Jane TinklerHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 03/07/2023My favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace. It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out. 6051091419
Reposted by Jane TinklerEllie Harris @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A lack of agency is absolutely a big part of what’s going on for young people today. We spoke to 150 young people, who all had big aspirations but were struggling to realise them. This isn’t a character flaw. Agency is a skill that needs to be developed & practice. That requires opportunities. 15516
Jane Tinkler @janetinkler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Unbelievably the @ninedotsprize.org turns 10 this year! Join us in Cambridge to celebrate on 22 October 2026. We will be asking why questions are so very important. Hearing from @gracehuckins.bsky.social Roger Martin and @lindayueh.bsky.social www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/52173/crassh.cam.ac.ukNine Dots Prize Public Lecture: Questions for the next ten years - CRASSHCentre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities 011
Jane Tinkler @janetinkler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026For anyone interested in the @ninedotsprize.org or creative non-fiction more generally, a podcast on ‘Questions for The Next 10 Years’ featuring @lindayueh.bsky.social J Jarpa Dawuni and Riccardo Rebonato youtu.be/rMuwLrLa-Qgyoutu.beNine Dots Prize podcast - Asking Questions (01/26) (video version)YouTube video by Nine Dots Prize 111
Reposted by Jane TinklerThomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My legitimate concern is that this world leading success story of multicultural integration is being usurped by racist hoodlums and thugs who want to tear it all down, and many in power think that's just dandy. 421772
Reposted by Jane TinklerRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A suggested statement for Andy Burnham. 271051351
Reposted by Jane TinklerJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do. 632781880
Reposted by Jane TinklerAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026So, don't share your darkest fears like a mantra. They disempower and deflate others AND you! The nihilism of presenting him as inevitable IS their strategy. I know we can beat Farage, because we ARE beatING him. His numbers are shrinking. Now is the time for shoulders to the wheel - not apathy. 3/3 756285
Reposted by Jane TinklerDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Embargoing a dissertation is standard (even in normal circumstances) when the student hopes to turn it into a book. 19613
Reposted by Jane TinklerThe Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Have a story only you can tell? The Bridport Prize Memoir Award is open for entries. First prize £1,500 plus a mentoring package Your memoir does not need to be finished Open internationally to writers aged 16+ writing in English Find out more and enter: buff.ly/HUrOYv9 📅 Entries close 30 Sept. 025
Reposted by Jane TinklerDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 164115643180
Reposted by Jane TinklerAnna @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026James Orr liked to undermine me by referring to me as an administrator or secretary. I always felt that the fact he thought that was an insult is an excellent illustration of how he relates to social status and authority. 29713
Reposted by Jane TinklerNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026PhD researcher Stephanie Lamy’s forensic breakdown of exactly what happened to Prof Jason Arday should be required reading. Explains how he was targeted by a well-funded, racist, eugenicist network and why his fear and ‘paranoia’ were completely justified. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...broligarchy.substack.comThe killing of a black manA French researcher exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey and the media who fell into their trap 613560
Reposted by Jane TinklerLewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The Capita civil service pension fiasco should be a much bigger scandal than it seems to be. There are people leaving work next week who won’t be paid their pensions as entitled and will have to claim Universal Credit. 46530
Reposted by Jane TinklerLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Another great day for the Single Justice Procedure, which has seen the Mayor of London wrongly convicted - without a hearing - for not taxing a car he doesn't own The car seems to have been linked to him maliciously - potentially as part of an anti-Ulez campaign www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?bbc.co.ukSir Sadiq Khan convicted for not taxing car he denies owningCity Hall officials say the Nissan Micra does not belong to the mayor or Transport for London. 39141
Reposted by Jane TinklerEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26 10628181393
Reposted by Jane TinklerProf. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This is a really useful deep dive into authorship and AI use policy of major academic publishers... from Janet Salmons janetsalmons.substack.com/p/what-do-ac...janetsalmons.substack.comWhat do academic publishers say about using gen AI?Review current guidelines and implications for your research. 176
Reposted by Jane TinklerMaria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 19/08/2026I find this incredibly moving; the London children's lung growth study post-ULEZ doesn't just show improvement in kids' lung capacity when the car emissions were cut, but RECOVERY. Our planet's biological capacities to sometimes <unfuck> damage is no panacea but my goodness it is inspiring. 16615
Reposted by Jane TinklerDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026FFS, @Guardian. Max Pemberton is NOT an expert in #ADHD, he's a psychiatrist specialiseing in older patients, with a bizarre agenda against #Neurodivergence, a regular column in the Daily Mail, and a dangerous TV show to promote Remember when you had actual experts regularly writing for you? 27591191
Reposted by Jane TinklerJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Not hard to see why Reform did not announce their plan to abolish Personal Independence Payment until *after* the by-election.. 581426613
Reposted by Jane TinklerProf Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Here's me for Policy @ Manchester on "What the @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Refreshed Areas of Research Interest Mean for Researchers" www.policy.manchester.ac.uk/about-us/new...policy.manchester.ac.ukWhat the DCMS Refreshed Areas of Research Interest Mean for Researchers | Policy@Manchester | The University of Manchester 021
Reposted by Jane TinklerCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff! 251639390
Reposted by Jane TinklerGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 10/08/2026BBC website leading with small boats I see, despite numbers down 43%. Just unacceptable. 52757173
Reposted by Jane TinklerMelissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Peculiar vibes on campus. Outside: Fringe festival! Crowds! Fun! Sun! Laughter! Inside: Depression and anxiety as folks wait for the redundancy axe to fall (after nearly 3 years of waiting). Dont you love farce? Send in the clowns. 2223
Reposted by Jane TinklerAli B @alic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I am one of the 662 waiting for a new liver on this list. My current existence is a pale shadow of what it could be. It's so important for people to talk about this; imagine it was you, or a loved one, in need. You'd hope someone else would be that generous. Please read: liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...liveruk.orgNew NHS figures highlight growing demand for liver transplants across the UK - Liver UKFor anyone living with advanced liver disease, or supporting a loved one through treatment, the wait for a liver transplant can feel overwhelming. NHS Blood and Transplant have today launched a report... 31618
Reposted by Jane TinklerGavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 07/08/2026Good to see this serious issue getting some more attention - @mrosenbaum.bsky.social has already done some great work (eg rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/generative...), ditto @mysociety.org (www.mysociety.org/2026/04/14/r...), it came up at FOI Fest (www.mysociety.org/transparency...) and...rosenbaum6.substack.comGenerative complaintsThe UK's major complaints services are receiving increasing numbers of cases to investigate, and the use of generative AI chatbots might be a cause. 182
Reposted by Jane TinklerSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"Sinking in Polls, Farage Plans Week of Attacks on Immigration" Reform plan to make next week Immigration Week It could finally be the moment for broadcast media to notice the > 75% drop in net migration since 2024. There is also a 42% drop in boat crossings 64640289
Reposted by Jane TinklerStuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is a genuinely exciting announcement about Burnham's intention for public service reform There are some potentially massive changes to the way that services are funded and operate A few things that jumped out at me 👇 www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukRewiring the State – Cabinet Statement (HTML) 44226
Reposted by Jane TinklerProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ok, so here's how I understand what happened. The SG proposed creating the NCS by creating regional Social Care Boards which would parallel the NHS Boards. They would commission all social care services in their areas. And EVERYONE hated this. Councils hated it because they would just become the... 274
Reposted by Jane TinklerBen Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Sensible policy klaxon 🚨 Currently, if a 16 year old chooses to stay in school/college, their family can keep claiming benefits as before (notably child benefit). If they opt for an apprenticeship, the benefits stop. The system discourages apprenticeships. The DWP just announced a fix 🧵 7402111
Reposted by Jane TinklerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026tfw you say you're willing to work cross-party on a total reform of social care but then rule out any of the revenue-raising steps needed to pay for it. #Cakeism is clearly alive and well.bbc.comKemi Badenoch tells PM not to raise taxes to fund social careIn a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform. 32572138
Reposted by Jane TinklerDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study saysft.comPalantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study saysThink-tank’s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform 23802358
Reposted by Jane TinklerPaul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Another of my interview affirmation strategies: mention co-authors while nodding @sekip.bsky.social 211
Reposted by Jane TinklerStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Excellent Free Lunch by @joelsuss.ft.com this:ft.comAndy Burnham should pursue a devolution ‘big bang’If done right, radical decentralisation could boost UK productivity growth and living standards 23711
Reposted by Jane TinklerCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalismx.comBBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on XAndy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m... 31034291167
Reposted by Jane TinklerEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This is big. The first vaccine tested to PREVENT pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...aacrjournals.orgFirst-in-human testing of a mutant KRAS vaccine for pancreatic cancer interception in high-risk cohortsAbstract. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) arises from precursor lesions over a decade-plus, offering a window for interception in high-risk individuals, but current surveillance detects a mino... 7837131121
Reposted by Jane TinklerDavid Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I think often about the Twitter account supposedly of a guy studying at Goldsmiths that spent a couple of years mildly prominent and very active in late 2010s student Corbynite Twitter circles (including DM groups) before being revealed as a teenage girl in Ireland who ran it as a strange hobby 1152
Reposted by Jane TinklerJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The UK squandered £10bn on personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has said, as it hit out at the contentious “VIP lane” for procuring masks and gowns as “unfair” and “inherently biased” www.ft.com/content/2a56...ft.comUK ‘wasted’ nearly £10bn on PPE during pandemic, inquiry says‘Vast’ sums squandered in health crisis, report finds, as it criticises so-called VIP lane for procurement 2212151
Reposted by Jane TinklerCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface 11188463000
Reposted by Jane TinklerJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This is why it’s impossible to make a living as a musician and we all advise our kids not to get their hopes up. THE STATE OF THIS WORLD’S ATTITUDE TO THE FUCKING ARTS IS INSANE. FIND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE AND HOOF THEM IN THE PLUMS, ASAP. 514143
Reposted by Jane TinklerSam Byers @sambyers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Obviously this is excellent, detailed, and in many ways pretty terrifying - essential reading for anyone with even a passing concern for literature, thought, learning etc. I would only add that there is an even broader crisis here around attention. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe End of Reading Is HereOptimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. 715157
Reposted by Jane TinklerBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days. 344213755866
Reposted by Jane TinklerAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I wont stop him." <stop stop he's dead gif> 471130247
Reposted by Jane TinklerCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152823460