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Lyndsey Stonebridge
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Writer, Humanities Prof, University of Birmingham

Vice-President, British Academy

WE ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WORLD: HANNAH ARENDT'S LESSONS (2024),

OLD WOMEN: A HISTORY OF OUR FUTURE (COMING 2027)

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Lyndsey Stonebridge FBA FEA is an English scholar and professor of humanities and human rights at the University of Birmingham. Her work relates to refugee studies, human rights, and the effects of violence on the mind in the 20th and 21st centuries. She is also a regular radio and media commentator, writing for publications such as The New Statesman, Prospect Magazine, and New Humanist. .. more

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 8h
You're going to be needing specialists in: languages, narrative, history, psychology, information, mythology, conspiracies, etc, etc. then?

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theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h
New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says
New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence Security chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests. The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h
New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says
New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence Security chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests. The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies. Continue reading...
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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 1d
My boy started at TCD today (IP Msc), and I couldn't help think how proud his Brandywell/Bogside great nan would have been. Bursting proud - and probably very surprised!

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 1d
Coming soon in our Mid-Century OUP series.
How beautiful is this cover?

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 2d
Great piece by my friend Brian Goodman.
The Last Days of the Danube Institute www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
www.thedriftmag.com

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 2d
I have done the mandatory on-line courses that were in my in-box.
Forgive me for taking so long.
They were....
nothing like plums.

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 2d
Uhm, gently: I'm not sure yet another mandatory on-line training course eating up valuable time and emotional energy is the answer to increasing levels of stress experienced by HE colleagues....even if the course is on... stress.