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'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
'England’s strong performance at the latest PISA results has been widely put down to recent reforms. But that explanation ignores a striking finding: children from immigrant backgrounds outperformed their native-background peers.'
England’s strong performance of immigrant children in PISA
England's strong performance at the PISA results has been attributed to reforms. But one finding stands out: immigrant children outperformed their native peers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Although a partial picture being constantly modified/updated in a way that simply adds to our confusion also vividly demonstrates how wrong-headed inexpert, naive, responses to security threats can be. Farage’s false assumptions have been especially telling.
This too:
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'In the highly unusual public alert, the UK's internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) could ultimately lead to criminal charges for aiding a foreign state.'
UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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September 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Inside the spectacular, and vertigo-inducing, Edinburgh International Climbing Arena near Ratho, west of Edinburgh: unlike anything else you've ever seen before outside the set of a James Bond film. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #EICA #Ratho #Climbing #Edinburgh
September 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#3D19FC: Private (#Mooney M.20F Aerostar 220 • D-EICA)
4.5 km out at 900 ft - heading SE with 171.3 km/h.
https://globe.adsb.fi/?icao=3D19FC
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1065020/d-eica-private-mooney-m20f-220 16:54:33
#GWT #EDXW #adsb
September 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
'Unlike typical gene therapy, which alters a person’s genes to treat a genetic disease, antisense oligonucleotide [RNA] therapy, uses short strands of genetic material to target RNA produced by the gene and reduce how much protein is made.'

Looking for good news. Advances in RNA science & med.
First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
Gene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people with rare forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
www.nature.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#DEICA: Private (#Mooney M.20F Aerostar 220 • D-EICA)
4.0 km out at 400 ft - heading NW with 118.2 km/h.
https://globe.adsb.fi/?icao=3D19FC
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1065020/d-eica-private-mooney-m20f-220 13:08:52
#GWT #EDXW #adsb
September 20, 2026 at 11:10 AM
'Unlike typical gene therapy, which alters a person’s genes to treat a genetic disease, antisense oligonucleotide [RNA] therapy, uses short strands of genetic material to target RNA produced by the gene and reduce how much protein is made.'

Looking for good news. Advances in RNA science & med.
First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
Gene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people with rare forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
www.nature.com
September 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
But you CAN get a degree in artificial intelligence.

study.ed.ac.uk/programmes/u...

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September 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Here’s the link to the open letter bsky.app/profile/eica...
'The Royal Society should declare the rapid development of artificial intelligence to be an “emergency”, mathematicians have urged, amid escalating alarm about the technology’s potential threat to humanity.'

Open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Royal Society urged to declare AI ‘emergency’
Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Meanwhile action that would drive social mobility is actively blocked.

Bonkers that we make societally critical, teachers, nurses n doctors take out and repay gigantic loans.

Actively discouraging social mobility. No leadership shown.

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The government had rejected the argument for a 50/50 split in England between students and the state in funding for higher education, arguing that higher education offers significant individual economic benefits. The focus will be on explaining loans and getting Neets into employment. Sharing link.
Burnham resists calls to reform student loans in Budget
Treasury select committee argues the repayment threshold should rise in line with inflation
giftarticle.ft.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Council to use Visitor Levy for city projects – including The Causey

Councillors agreed to apply Visitor Levy funds to support three projects - The Causey Project, a bus to Lost Shore Resort and the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) and City Centre Public Realm....
Council to use Visitor Levy for city projects – including The Causey
Councillors agreed to apply Visitor Levy funds to support three projects - The Causey Project, a bus to Lost Shore Resort and the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) and City Centre Public Realm. While Thursday's decision will be referred to the Finance Committee, it is expected to rubber stamp the decision made by the Transport and Environment Committee. Capital funding for the Causey project - a community campaign which has run for 19 years - will amount to almost £2 million over two years to deliver key infrastructure improvements, enhancing connectivity and the public realm.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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But isn't "hasty but arrogant" reading the skill specifically trained for by the Oxbridge tutorial system?
'The share of "hasty readers", who rush through texts to give quick, incorrect answers, has almost doubled between 2018 and 2025. The report warned the fall was greatest in those from "relatively well off" families.'
September 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
eica acht as ürstchen
August 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Eica ederimm😊🙏🎶🎶🎶
August 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Grrrrrr 🤬🤬🤬

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'It is understood that senior museum leaders were warned about the possible public perception of special treatment for someone with connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and whose public software company, Palantir, plays a controversial role in the British state.'

'the possible public perception'
British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This sort of thing, I'm guessing

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'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship
Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.
www.insidehighered.com
August 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Pengxiu Yu, Yiping Zhang: Sign-preserving solutions to the Tzitz\'eica equation on lattice graphs https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.27342 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.27342 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.27342
August 28, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This is awful. What a way to treat people…

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Wolverhampton 'is currently in the middle of a restructure and redundancy process, having last year announced plans to close its Telford campus, as well as proposing to close numerous English courses earlier this year.' 1/3
Wolverhampton accidentally reveals staff at risk of redundancy
Impacted staff were all copied into a group email, prompting outrage
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:20 AM
..match their words: If they lose money on each UK student, they would not lower their acceptance criteria to attain more UK students.

(2/3)

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'Universities are accepting lower-achieving British undergraduates after a 10 per cent drop in international students, who pay up to seven times as much for a degree.'

Not exactly "news" to anyone in the sector... 1/3
The latest in "foreign students taking places from British ones" news

www.thetimes.com/article/9ad6...
August 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Ahh specifically to the EICA! I was confused why we were celebrating a bus to Ratho village once an hour.

Good news!
August 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
No CrossCountry trains today.

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August 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Good thread here - because the legal background/rationale also v different here vs US:
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What you're saying when you say "DEI" when universities say "EDI" (as happens here) and vice versa. And why it actually matters.

The great majority of UK (esp. British) universities use "EDI" while US universities use "DEI".

Is that "just" semantic, or does it matter? A thread. 🧵1/8
How Jason Arday’s appointment became a reckoning for Cambridge
Resignation of Black professor forces university to examine its approach to diversity, equality and inclusion
www.ft.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:09 AM
No country for young people
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'Over 81,000 UK 18-year-olds said in their accepted university application that they intended to live at home this year, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) - just over one in three students in that category.' 1/2
More students planning to live at home for uni over 'insane' living costs
Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM