"Visual evidence analyzed by The New York Times supports accounts from residents about the damage from Israel’s latest raids. Videos show bulldozers destroying infrastructure and businesses, and soldiers impeding local emergency responders." www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/w...

Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Mile After Mile in the West Bank

Videos from Tulkarm and Jenin show bulldozers destroying infrastructure and businesses, as well as soldiers impeding local emergency responders.

'Because of a heady mix of economic circumstances, 70 of the nearly 290 higher-education providers in the United Kingdom have announced proposed restructures or redundancies, according to data collected by the University and College Union, which represents academic staff.'

UK university departments on the brink as higher-education funding crisis deepens

As a new academic year dawns, international competition, government policies and inflationary pressures could be pushing some universities to the brink of bankruptcy. As a new academic year dawns, int...

Apply for Institute Manager: Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social#AncientBlueSkywww.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Institute Manager: Institute of Classical Studies:London Senate House

We also really like a card game called Symposium, where you adopt different philosophical stances and try to answer interesting questions. (Created via a Kickstarter, but you might be able to find it on eBay, etc. www.kickstarter.com/...)

Me - on the incredible #SilkRoadswww.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/...

Absolutely thrilled to be joining this fantastic group of editors @LivUniPress ! Launched this summer, our #WomenInAncientCultures#AncientBlueSkywww.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...

@DalrympleWill gave such a wonderfully creative and thought provoking presentation last night in the beautiful ancient church of St Mary Magdalen. Folks were mesmerised, entertained, and left feeling more knowledgeable about India’s place in global history! Book is out now!

Now it's all very well calling for more university efficiencies, and no doubt both the physical and human capital could be used more intensively if we're talking teaching and admin, but you then have to accept that research will suffer. (1/2) www.gov.uk/government/s...

Jacqui Smith's speech at the Universities UK conference

Skills Minister Jacqui Smith delivers a speech at the Universities UK conference

All out Stories (10 year retrospective plus newly commissioned & community-curated art) opens today at the Migration Museum. Traces migration to & from Britain for centuries. Child friendly and great for school and university learning. The Museum can also be booked for London-based away days. 1/2

All Our Stories: Migration and the Making of Britain - Migration Museum

All Our Stories is a new exhibition bringing together the Migration Museum’s work over the past decade, alongside new stories and artwork that highlight just how central migration is to our lives. Rea...

[Online event] REF Impact Showcase 3: Heritage protection, access, reuse in local and global contexts. 19 Sep 2024. ics.sas.ac.uk/events/ref-i...

REF Impact Showcase 3: Heritage protection, access, reuse in local and global contexts