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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 3h

“Here’s some extra tuition fee money actually no we’ll have that back through increased NI (bit less though if you lay people off, amirite) and squeezy squeezy on your ability to bring in international students” “…err this looks a bit…” “…like a firmer financial footing, you’re welcome”

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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 3h

Every time I see a Joe Rogan podcast clip

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 14h

Absolute treasure trove of “why were they a thing” this

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 18h

Got through it. But very much initially scheduled in a "this is ages away!" spirit. It's only for a couple of weeks this term, fortunately.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 18h

Shouldn't Russia have been campaigning to keep us in the EU given how many shackles it apparently had us in?

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 18h

We got through it - I will say slightly conked out in hour seven. It's just a lot of continual talking if over half of it is lectures.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This guy is well up for Self ID in some circs

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

As ever, the [say 90% far right wing stuff] followed by “woah, where are you getting right wing from? I don’t describe myself as that!” line in full force

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What the purpose of the other guy is? As ever, who knows. Must be a tax right off thing or he was really good at the tech stuff in the early days when they didn’t have a budget

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Not a huge OJ guy but he absolutely exposes Kisin throughout this whole interview. Credit for him going on, book to sell or not. Kisin’s “you keep interrupting me” whilst doing exactly the same thing under the guise of “you know we rigorously challenge people here” (really - everyone?) is v.grating

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oh no does my Chaplin stuff now have to incur a Community Infrastructure Levy payment somehow?

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

My fault. Looked doable when I scheduled it ages ago. The old voice better hold up.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Industrialisation in nineteenth century Europe, survey class on modern British politics, Ireland in the empire/commonwealth 1922-49. At some point today my brain will jumble these topics up for sure.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

7 hours teaching back to back today. I’ve made a scheduling error here.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Hmm, I wonder what public space keeps serving this stuff up. It’s a mystery!

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Never had this guy down for a JSTOR purest

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

As a mate always says, anyone who updates their LinkedIn profile photo: watch them like a bloody hawk

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I’m absolutely promoting the heck out of the next book on it partially just as an experiment/the amusement of writing in LinkedIn speak

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Crazy that he tried to do a swastika to stop it

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/?

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

All timer headline

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just skipped to the end expecting a quiz and successfully defrauded it?

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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A fascinating editorial decision from the BBC, to make the headline a scaremongering “AUTISM AND ADHD ARE BEING OVERDIAGNOSED”, and then, four bullet points later, have the author of the report quoted as essentially saying “nah, that’s bullshit, actually”.

ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Summary
• An official review in England finds there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with
ADHD and autism - three key findings from the report
• As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review looks at mental ill health, particularly in younger people. Our health correspondent explains the difference
• It was commissioned earlier this year after Wes Streeting, then the health secretary, said there was an "over-diagnosis" of mental health conditions
• Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme earlier, review chair Prof Peter Fonagy said Streeting was "with respect, completely wrong"

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I did actually read this one - not that it was necessary given the questions - but absolutely skipping the research ethics equivalent and still nailing it

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A test which 95% of these mandatory trainings would fail: if someone can just click through to the end not reading any of it at all but still get 100%, it's not adding much.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

oh the bloody puzzle thing, Jesus

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Do you...need a working knowledge of Daphne du Maurier to do a BA in Biology?

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 09/10/2026

'too much people are coming to our university' - a university vice chancellor in the middle of an enrollment crisis

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just let me badly converse with the talking bear guys!

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is quite annoying when you finish a level then have to open two treasure chests then see a league table then open two more chests then field a call before finally getting back to the actual menu

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This plus general playground attendance and I’m thinking certainly at primary school it’s *under*diagnosed. Hell, for wider ND I think walk around a town centre for an hour and I’d conclude that’s under diagnosed.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’ve seen a kid fling themselves around a room and then alternatively act incredibly bored by the examination process/zone out for questions and not get an ADHD diagnosis and it didn’t *feel* an over-diagnosed condition in that scenario. The threshold is higher than “giving them out like sweets.”

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Pleased to announce that ADHD is being overdiagnosed again according to the BBC and pathetic skidmark Wes Streeting, so now - during ADHD Awareness Month no less - it's time to give it up and just be normal. Let it go. Just turn it off and get on with things www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review

The review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10 years ago: here’s a VLE. It’s really basic but you have a reading list and some essay questions. Fine. Now: you can upload a poll, a video, several assignment submission portals into three very similar named folders for some reasons, the reading list is held externally for some reason!

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10 years ago: plug in a laptop or log into a computer, everything appears on projected screen, start class. Now: some insane dance where about 7 things have to go right or you’re screwed

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Already signing over the Sudetenland there

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And these guys think they can harness AI

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Here's something you already do but you'll now need to mash buttons on new programmes that don't work and then email a human anyway. Or here's a function that exists but we've created a nominally data led version of it but one with so many flaws everyone will just ignore it anyway.

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Whoever has led every admin software/digitisation/VLE related project at an English university in the last twenty-years needs to be right-sized, stat. Nothing ever gets *better* just *worse but different*

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I mean I was a bloody dork with hardwritten notes and different coloured ring binder for each module but that's better than this

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Week three and this shit is endemic. Even in a good, chatty, aimable class. I feel like I'm 800 years old.

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