This was a really good article, I thought (somewhat nervously as I have to take a paper to a big decision board today which has followed exactly the 'invisible' path described!)
It's something many of us have remarked on for a while now, this seemingly endless crisis mode. I sometimes wonder to whose professional benefit does that kind of mood contribute? Because I think it surely must.
Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:
Think I'd feel better about these hydration breaks if they all had to drink cans of Budweiser
The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.
Unfortunately today's event in Manchester has been cancelled due to illness. We hope to reschedule for next academic year
Tomorrow! Looking forward to this discussion hosted by @royalhistsoc.org. It’s on at 1-2pm, still time to sign up to attend. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historical...
How are researchers using digital history methods to write new global histories of peace internationalism?
Henrike Vellinge discusses the collaborative methods of The Peace Movements & Decolonisation Project at the University of Leiden.
'Strategic plans have become so expansive and aspirational that they cease to guide choices. When almost every goal, value and aspiration is declared a priority, the plan cannot resolve the inevitable conflicts that real resource allocation involves.
This is not a trivial failure.'
How are researchers using digital history methods to write new global histories of peace internationalism? Henrike Vellinge explores.
A decade of shocks has left higher education working conditions feeling like one firefight after another. For Doug Specht, leadership decision-making must recover some degree of strategic calm A decad...
On 10 June the @ihr.bsky.social
Modern French History seminar heads to Manchester. Dr Sarah Frank
(Sheffield) will talk on ‘Contested Returns: Repatriation, Veteran Agency, and the Crisis of Imperial Legitimacy’
On 10 June the @ihr.bsky.social
Modern French History seminar heads to Manchester. Dr Sarah Frank
(Sheffield) will talk on ‘Contested Returns: Repatriation, Veteran Agency, and the Crisis of Imperial Legitimacy’