Reposted by RCA Design ResearchHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026There are a lot of details in here about Zuck releasing a half-baked product, but one thing that really stands out is just how weird these folks are. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t... 951407326
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Courtauld Institute has been awarded a significant grant by the Denise Coates Foundation that will enable researchers to pursue innovative projects at the intersection of AI and art history. courtauld.ac.uk/news-blogs/2...courtauld.ac.ukCourtauld Institute awarded major grant to support innovative research in art history and AIThe Courtauld Institute has been awarded a grant by the Denise Coates Foundation that will enable researchers to pursue innovative projects at the intersection of AI and art history. 120
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchLeverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🗓️20/10 🕐13:00 in @oxfordgeography.bsky.social. Helene Muller-Landau will be discussing how tropical forests change in a changing world. Exploring variation in forest biomass, productivity & turnover, & how species composition shapes these patterns, using satellites, drones & machine learning. 122
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is still time left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme supports UK-based postdoctoral – or equivalent – researchers in pursuing primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: bit.ly/4iwQQtI 02125
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The plans focus on the revitalisation of the RCA’s historic Grade II-listed Darwin Building to meet the high standards of a modern environment for world-leading art and design education and research 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Royal College of Art today announces the awarding of full planning permission for the renewal of the College’s iconic Kensington campus www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukGreen light for transformation of Royal College of Art’s iconic Kensington campusPlanning approval has been granted for the transformation of RCA’s historic Kensington campus. 100
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The RCA has achieved an exceptional set of results in the sixth iteration of Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF6) www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukExcellent results for the RCA in the sixth Knowledge Exchange FrameworkExcellent results for the RCA in the sixth Knowledge Exchange Framework 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."arl.orgConsumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research LibrariesSally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game... 3868392
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Huddersfield was the second town in the country to build council housing. My new post explores its early civic and housing history when it was described 'as advanced a town as any in the kingdom’: municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/h... 14316
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchJohn Levin @anterotesis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026An "update" to JSTOR’s free reading program: they're downgrading access from 100 free articles/month to just 10. Access to academic writing is being whittled down, bit by bit. about.jstor.org/blog/an-upda...about.jstor.orgAn update to JSTOR’s free reading programBeginning September 1, 2026, JSTOR’s free reading program will provide registered readers with access to 10 articles every 30 days. 14202128
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Only three weeks remain to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowships. The scheme supports early-career researchers in developing their curriculum vitae and boosting their prospects of obtaining a permanent academic post. Apply now: bit.ly/4xWduAS 059
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Always interesting that many continental European countries use their "science" word to mean knowledge (as it used to do). In the UK we stick to a very limited definition. 100
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026NEW: London has among the lowest violent crime rates in England & Wales, tops a ranking of best cities, and pays more in tax than it gets back – but the public overestimate crime risk, underestimate its standing, and don't know it's a net fiscal contributor. Our latest Mistaken Britain study ⬇️kcl.ac.ukLondon misperceptions: public often wrong on capital's crime, quality of life, contribution to public finances and Muslim population | King's College LondonA third believe there are "no-go" areas ruled by Sharia law 13324154
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Students need to learn how to question and investigate, not 'simply' to provide answers. (Art, Design, Architecture and Humanities education at the RCA has increasingly focused on this in recent years). 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Royal College of Art is delighted to announce new Professorships and Readerships... www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukRCA announces new Professorships and ReadershipsRCA announces new Professorships and Readerships 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchLeverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 08/09/2026How do societies imagine a better future? How do the arts and humanities help make that future possible? Join the conversation! Register 👉️ luma.com/0qco7ph2 @christophersmith.bsky.social @henriettalmoore.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ukri.org @expeditions.bsky.social 01314
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Britain's design industry has grown by 40 per cent and is now responsible for £1 in every £20 generated across the country, according to a report from the Design Council. www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/des...designcouncil.org.ukDesign Economy - Design CouncilFrom the Design Council, Design Economy is the UK’s most comprehensive exploration of the value of design: economic, social, and environmental. 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before." openletter.earth/open-letter-... @olivia.scienceopenletter.earthOpen Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia 121179
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Royal College of Art announces new School of Communication & Design www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.uk 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/08/2026In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN 518489
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergencyvox.comDavid Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth. 27293124107
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchRoyal College of Art @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The RCA is pleased to announce a historic agreement with Norwich University of the Arts to establish jointly awarded undergraduate degrees, creating a new model of creative higher education collaboration in the UK. Read more: bit.ly/4hk6Vmb 014
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“London is the higher education capital of the world, offering a scale, diversity, research strength and global influence unmatched by other major global cities.” londonhigher.ac.uk/resource/lon...londonhigher.ac.uk London: The Higher Education Capital of the World - London HigherWe are the voice of the higher education sector in London 011
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Whoops! Most arXiv papers contain information never meant to be shared www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhoops! Most arXiv papers contain information never meant to be sharedPasswords, GPS coordinates and private conversations have all been found in the metadata and source files of millions of preprint submissions. 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Sobering to see in one chart how June temperature records have been broken this year in so many European countries www.ft.com/content/5f06... 16466315
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Of interest to UK university #Skystorians: Royal Historical Society open online meeting on 'The crisis in UK higher education: The future for History'. 4 August 2-4 pm.eventbrite.co.ukThe Crisis in UK HE: the Future for HistoryAn open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline. 18074
Reposted by RCA Design Researchwe all need food and water @weallneedfoodwater.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The fastest way to lose someone in a climate conversation? Start with the facts. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why people are more likely to engage when we begin with shared values instead. buff.ly/xbBOjXq Exactly! And it shows in our new tagline: Protect what matters most.buff.lyThe fastest way to lose someone in a climate conversation? Start with the facts. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why people are more likely to engage when we begin with shared values… | TED CountdownThe fastest way to lose someone in a climate conversation? Start with the facts. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why people are more likely to engage when we begin with shared values instead.... 15021
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The IFF (International Flavours & Fragrances) Prize has been inspiring students to imagine the future of fragrance with conceptual project briefs since 1993. This is the longest-running industry project at the RCA. www.rca.ac.uk/business/cas...rca.ac.ukIFF (International Flavours and Fragrances) PrizeInternational Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) has a long-standing relationship with the Royal College of Art, inspiring students with conceptual project briefs to imagine the future of fragrance. It was l... 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/07/2026An Ecological Citizens event coming soon. The EC project is led at RCA by Dr Rob Phillips (Reader in Sustainable Futures) with Professor Sharon Baurley (Director, Materials Science Research Centre) and Tom Simmons (Head of Programme, Digital Direction). www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukEC Festival 2026: Ecological Citizenship for Everyone – Starting, Scaling & Making it LastOn Wednesday 15 July 2026, we’re hosting the second Ecological Citizenship Festival & you’re all invited! 101
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Dr Bruna Petreca, Reader in Human Experience and Materials at the Centre for Materials Science and Culture, Royal College of Art, is a key contributor to this event... www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukTensions and Opportunities: Accessing Embodied Experience in HCI through Micro-Phenomenology WorkshopThis workshop, delivered at the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, explores micro-phenomenology in human–computer interaction. Join us to examine embodied experience through design-led rese... 010
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchThangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In an incident of whining hypocrisy, AI companies don’t like their work being nicked. Lads! See how this works? Maybe time to pay all those creatives whose work you scraped without payment? “American A.I. Companies Say Chinese Copycats Are Quickly Catching Up” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/t...nytimes.comAmerican A.I. Companies Say Chinese Copycats Are Quickly Catching Up 4289
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Exhibitions and events showcasing the work of graduating RCA students in the School of Design and Intelligent Mobility Design Centre, from 16–18 July 2026 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukRCA2026: School of Design EXPORCA2026: School of Design EXPO: Exhibitions and events showcasing the work of graduating RCA students in the School of Design and Intelligent Mobility Design Centre. 022
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 03/07/2026"What was once a worrying trend across a small number of disciplines is now an emergency, threatening all subjects. Courses are closing, provision is contracting, and geographical inequalities in access are becoming entrenched. Important skills and capabilities ... are being lost." #Skystorians 27944
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Sorry to post depressing and alarming stripes on the solstice, but it is important. Warming stripes for the RCA's home territory of London... showyourstripes.info/c/europe/uni...showyourstripes.infoShow Your StripesVisualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe 021
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 03/06/2026From the report Spotlight on Spinouts by the Royal Academy of Engineering, available here: raeng.org.uk/policy-and-r...raeng.org.ukAccelerating UK engineering enterprise: Spotlight on Spinouts reportDiscover the latest insights into the UK's spinout economy in our annual Spotlight on Spinouts report and browse our policy resources. 010
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Top UK Universities for Spinout Value Creation since 2010 It may not seem impressive that the Royal College of Art @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social comes 17th... ...until you look at the company, all of them large or very large universities! 111
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Report led by RCA's Maria Joseph highlights what’s needed to make ship recycling safer as the industry grows... www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/new-stu...lrfoundation.org.ukNew study highlights what’s needed to make ship recycling safer as the industry growsA new study from the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, looks at how safety can be improved in ship recycling as more vessels reach the end of their working lives. 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Royal College of Art announces Aids to Navigation research project to develop sustainable, low-cost marine aids to navigation for developing nations www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukRoyal College of Art announces Aids to Navigation research project to develop sustainable, low-cost marine aids to navigation for developing nationsAids to Navigation Research Project 012
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 30/03/2026One of the country's finest libraries of books on town planning and housing policy - the Harry Simpson Memorial Library, currently located in Wisbech - is at risk of being pulped. Please publicise and support the campaign to save it. davemnt.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/a...davemnt.wordpress.comA Homeless Library: The Library of the Housing Crisis?David Mountain, 27 March 2026.[1] In the storerooms of a little-known fenland museum is a treasure trove of rare books on town planning and housing policy, comprising an entire specialist library. … 22936
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Royal College of Art celebrates 12th consecutive year as the world’s leading university for art and design www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukRoyal College of Art celebrates 12th consecutive year as the world’s leading university for art and designRoyal College of Art celebrates 12th consecutive year as the world’s leading university for art and design 010
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.thezebra.orgDr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away 545270609541
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 19/01/2026A university president on the unique value of a #DesignEducation. Professor Anthony Finkelstein... www.linkedin.com/posts/royal-...linkedin.comWhat I Learned at the Royal College of Art | Royal College of Art💡 A university president on the unique value of a #DesignEducation... Professor Anthony Finkelstein's (President, City St George’s, University of London) new blog on what he he learned from a PhD in ... 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Call for Applications: Two Editors for the journal 'Designing' Deadline: September 24, 2025 Designing is the new double-blind, peer-reviewed academic journal of the Design Research Society, published in partnership with Sage Publishing. www.designresearchsociety.org/articles/cal...designresearchsociety.orgCall for Applications: Two Editors for the journal 'Designing'Call for Applications: Two Editors for the journal Designing. 000
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 14/08/2025"We welcome Professor Hua Dong as Director of The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. She brings a compelling vision and impressive international experience to a Centre that is integral to the RCA's research and impact." Prof. Christoph Lindner President & Vice-Chancellor www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...rca.ac.ukProfessor Hua Dong appointed Director of The Helen Hamlyn Centre for DesignProfessor Hua Dong appointed Director of The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchProfessor Stephen Boyd Davis @stepbd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.comUK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programmeScientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit 111
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Europe “needs to do more” to protect scientific data threatened by the Trump administration, the president of the European Research Council has said #AcademicSky #researchdatatimeshighereducation.comEurope must do more to protect data under Trump, ERC head saysDisappearance of US-hosted data should be ‘wake-up call’ for scientific community, conference hears 063
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 16/06/2025The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests. Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel. www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/a...theregister.comChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atom bombFeature: Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel 000
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchMatt Shaw @matthewshaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025A paper trying to quantify the extent to which LLMs 'copy' books? (quite a bit in some cases (and although 1984 is in the public domain in the UK, it's not in the US until 2044)) arxiv.org/abs/2505.12546arxiv.orgExtracting memorized pieces of (copyrighted) books from open-weight language modelsPlaintiffs and defendants in copyright lawsuits over generative AI often make sweeping, opposing claims about the extent to which large language models (LLMs) have memorized plaintiffs' protected expr... 023
RCA Design Research @rcadesres.bsky.social · 05/06/2025There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Our amazing colleague and head of Fashion, Zowie Broach, was one of those who conceived a film – thought lost – that is on show at the Tate www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...tate.org.ukUK AIDS Memorial Quilt | Tate Modern 011
Reposted by RCA Design ResearchCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 02/06/2025We're now just 250 short of 37,000 signatures on our petition 🤏 That's tens of thousands of voices from every part of the UK delivering one clear message: if the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🌱 HELP US HIT 37K 👉 campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...campaignforthearts.orgPetition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the ArtsThe Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. 023