Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 02/10/20262nd UK–SK High Level Forum It was great to reconnect with colleagues from the 1st SK–UK HLF in Seoul, in 2025, as well as meet new ones joining us for this second forum. The forum was a full, fun, and equally serious day that I truly enjoyed and learned a lot from. #Korea #UK 020
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026MI5 security warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn. Frances Jones reports #MI5 #nationalsecurity #espionage #academicsky ow.ly/xEc750ZTAPW 022
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Korea" — what a bold title for an exhibition at the British Museum. Founder of Samsung, Lee Kun-hee's famous collection has finally arrived in London. It was a wonderful night catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the UK. 000
Reposted by Sojin LimFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/09/2026AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’ ft.trib.al/oImlEFYft.trib.alAI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’Report finds some chatbots ignored upcoming tax changes and hallucinated rules 40607237
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 17/09/2026UK universities “will be looking at a serious funding gap by the end of the decade” if they don’t adapt to stagnating international applications, an analysis by UCL researchers using machine learning predicts. Georgia Louise Luckhurst reports #edusky #internationalstudents ow.ly/ewc350ZOpaU 001
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Enrolment in humanities courses is holding up in the UK despite concern about their supposed declining popularity in an employability-focused environment, data released by the Office for Students shows. Georgia Louise Luckhurst reports ow.ly/c3In50ZOl0M 043
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Universities must promote ‘broad public understanding’ that university autonomy is essential, Scholars at Risk’s annual report says www.timeshighereducation.com/news/d… 011
Reposted by Sojin LimThe Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 13/09/2026North Korea, already receiving Russian drone technology, could eventually gain access to more advanced capabilities like autonomous AI‑enabled and jet‑powered drones. buff.ly/iP7mYaJthediplomat.comRussia Is Helping Supercharge North Korea’s Military DronesNorth Korea, already receiving Russian drone technology, could eventually gain access to more advanced capabilities like autonomous AI‑enabled and jet‑powered drones. 024
Reposted by Sojin LimNK News @nknewsorg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Surveys from defectors who left years ago are still valuable but may not accurately reflect Pyongyang’s more recent policy changes.nknews.orgNorth Korea researchers likely to be in the dark as defections fall, study saysThe number of defectors reaching South Korea has fallen sharply, leaving researchers unable to track recent changes 001
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 01/09/20262026 #Lancashire #KoreaDay at the University of Lancashire is coming. Find more details below 👇👇👇 011
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Happy to see our work in Fiji published Open Access!! A big thank you to Earth Sisters for their invaluable support with our fieldwork activities, and to the University of Lancashire for funding our fieldwork! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #PeriodPoverty #Fiji @tandfresearch.bsky.socialtandfonline.comPeriod poverty and sustainable menstrual hygiene practices in FijiThis study examines the sociocultural dimensions of period poverty and their relationship to sustainable menstrual hygiene management (MHM) through a qualitative case study of rural communities in ... 134
Reposted by Sojin LimBlog Preston @blogpreston.co.uk · 10/08/2026A new study comparing Preston to a number of other towns and cities has shown a slower rate in the growth of child poverty - which is being credited to 'The Preston Model' pioneered by the city's Labour group.blogpreston.co.ukAndy Burnham urged to learn from Preston in how to tackle child poverty – Blog Preston<p>New study has looked into claims of The Preston Model’s impact in helping young people in the city as warning issued over progress being lost due to new super council</p> 111
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The REF is eroding research integrity in UK accounting and finance: author inflation is global but is being exacerbated in the UK by an exercise that fails to take account of individual contribution, says Chen Su ow.ly/ix4g50Zlxvw 031
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Wishing Susan wins the Women's Prize in Fiction! A quick contribution to The Conversation 😇 theconversation.com/womens-prize... #WomensPrizeinFiction #Flashlight #SusanChoi #literature #Korea #Japan #US #migration #identity #disapearance #connectiontheconversation.comWomen’s prize for fiction: tales of power, agency, ageing and connection – six experts review the shortlistSix books that explore the various joys and challenges of womanhood. 000
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Great to meet the new Korean Ambassador to the UK, Heung-chong Kim, at the embassy residence Vin d'Honneur, en route from Brighton to Preston—navigating tube strikes and sudden rain! Also made great new connections, including chat with Jane HaeJung Lim, Deputy Mayor of Kingston upon Thames. 😀 001
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Another presentation is done and dusted at #BISA2026 in Brighton! The sudden storm made getting between the seafront buildings a bit tricky, but it certainly didn't stop me from enjoying all the wonderful old and new colleagues. Bumping into friends from my PhD days was a real value add. 😇 000
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Fieldwork with #Jeju #haenyeo, year 3, is completed. Niki and I are happy with data we collected, even though strong winds made working around the sea a challenge. Now, it's time to sit tight and wait for the results of grant applications to move to next stage, while writing a paper from this trip. 031
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Last year, I participated in the recording of the 10 episodes of BBC podcast on Samsung, and I am glad to see that the first two episodes will be out on 23 March.. 😇 You can hear the podcast here. 👇👇👇 www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...bbc.comBBC World Service announces new podcast exploring the biggest dynasties in global business, starting with Inheritance: SamsungThe ten-episode series delves into the family dynasties behind some of the most famous names in global business. The first two episodes will be available from Monday 23 March 010
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Understanding Unification Narratives of Korea is out soon! - South Korea’s Public Diplomacy - How Pyongyang Discusses Unification - South Korean Unification Policy - North Korea’s Unification Policies - Unification Discourse in 2000s South Korea and 1980s West Germany - A Case Study of Cyprus 010
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 11/01/202630 Jan 2026, Friday, 5 PM @soasuni.bsky.social #PublicLecture on #Haenyeo If you are around, come and see us, me and @nikialsford.bsky.social at University of Lancashire, talking on our "Haenyeo Voices" Project www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...soas.ac.ukHaenyeo Voices: Merging Tradition and Science to Monitor Reef ChangesThe Haenyeo Voices project explores the effects of environmental change on Jeju Island's reefs by combining Haenyeo divers’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with scientific monitoring, using 3D ... 020
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Kalaallit Nunaat Kalaallit pigaat - Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders (Inuit). 000
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A very short @uk.theconversation.com piece is out. Good luck to all nominees - the 2025 #Booker Prize winner will be announced next Monday! theconversation.com/booker-prize...theconversation.comBooker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by expertsSix works of literary fiction at its most adult. 120
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 06/10/2025AKS Lab YR 1 workshop at Lancaster canal 😅 Thanks to everyone who participated! @nikialsford.bsky.social, @hannes-mosler.bsky.social 020
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Giving keynote lectures, with my colleague Niki @nikialsford.bsky.social at the Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia, as a part of Korea Foundation workshop on Korean Studies. Thanks for the invitation to such a lovely place, with wonderful students. 😇 010
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Preston Sejong Institute is recruiting an administrator (part time, fixed term). Deadline: 1 October 2025, 11.59 PM Apply via: www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/preston... Any inquiries, email to: PrestonSejong@lancashire.ac.uk #Sejong #Preston #UniLancashire #Recruitment #Job #Korealancashire.ac.ukPreston Sejong Institute Administrator - 1111-25Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Preston Sejong Institute Administrator based at our Preston Campus. Find out mo… 010
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 22/09/20252025 Korea Day at the University of Lancashire 8 October 2025 (Wed) 12 PM - 3 PM: Korea Day activities (find details below 👇) 2.30 PM - 4.30 PM: Documentary Screening about North Korean defector's memoir Open to all! #Korea #KoreaDay #IKSU #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #Sejong #UniLancashire 010
Reposted by Sojin LimCNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2025President Donald Trump’s latest effort to overhaul America’s legal immigration system — raising the annual fee on H-1B visa applicants from $215 to $100,000 — could deal a major blow to some US industries that rely on skilled foreign workers. cnn.comAmerican labor has a new challenge: Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas | CNN BusinessPresident Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, could cause more harm than good for American-based companies and the US workforce. 5517465
Reposted by Sojin LimFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 21/09/2025Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state on.ft.com/4ngcj9Xon.ft.comStarmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian stateMove comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank 1110420
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 18/09/2025British Academy funded workshop Democracy, part II, at University of Lancashire. Part I was done at University of Bologna with core team, and part II has just completed with bigger super team. Happy to meet new colleagues and truly excited with new knowledge and what we will work on together. 😇 000
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 16/09/2025www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgIsrael has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission findsGENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a... 000
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Since Kim Jong-un's trip to China with his daughter, I have received the same question from several media outlets: Why did he take his daughter to China? My simple answer can be found within the following threads. 301
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 21/08/2025A new taxonomy provides a clear framework for declaring AI’s role in research: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-u... #AI #Research #AIEthicstimeshighereducation.comWhy universities must lead on honest AI disclosure and how a new tool can helpUniversities must bridge the gap between calls for GenAI transparency and workable standards. A new taxonomy offers a practical system to declare AI’s role in research openly and responsibly 077
Reposted by Sojin Limalexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed. 13378291401
Reposted by Sojin LimTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 21/08/2025US universities face growing threats to academic freedom – both at home and abroad. Here’s how leaders and academics can guard against #authoritarianism: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p... #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #HigherEd @jhu.edu @sarahemclaugh.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comHow to protect your university against authoritarianismUS institutions are facing threats to academic freedom from the Trump administration, yet they must also stay vigilant to authoritarianism from abroad. Here is what university leaders and academics ca... 056
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Another book on North Korea (this time, in Korean), co-written, is published. Ebook will also be available soon. 😄 010
Reposted by Sojin LimChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, say @beccaeharrison.bsky.social @davidharvie.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @julietterowsell.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comUK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers 002
Sojin Lim @sojinlim.bsky.social · 19/06/2025It is now officially signed! For next three years, I will work with my fabulous colleagues, Kevin Gray at the University of Sussex, Hannes Mosler at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Marco Milani at the University of Bologna, and my past PhD supervisee, Dr Queralt Boadella Prunell. 010
Reposted by Sojin LimCNN @cnn.com · 15/06/2025In pictures: The nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests cnn.it/3HEZ2HW 49641112
Reposted by Sojin LimMark C. Amos @amos-family.com · 14/06/2025No Kings demonstration in downtown Toledo OH. Early shot before everybody got there. 695527776
Reposted by Sojin LimRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/06/2025MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers. Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful 651244457475
Reposted by Sojin LimMargaret F. @mfoley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Some ducks have joined one of the #NoKings rallies in Portland, OR! 6896532978
Reposted by Sojin LimMiles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 14/06/2025This morning in Fort Myers, FL #NoKings 109103071588
Reposted by Sojin LimLizzy Esau 🌱 📸 🐾 ✍️ @lizzyesau.bsky.social · 14/06/2025And happening right now.. Sedona AZ #nokings #democracy 162138162080
Reposted by Sojin LimLucy & Benny @lpick10.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Hell yes, Olympia #nokings! 100195532980