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Jonathan Hopkin
@jonathanhopkin.bsky.social
Politics and political economy of Europe. Also random thoughts on football, cycling, the weather
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SDsldelange.bsky.social

New week, new thread of publications in the field of far right, populism etc. 1. Haffert et al.: When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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CWckweatherill.bsky.social

My paper that is coming out soon* is about why massive climate events in the 'First World' still won't lead to mitigation action. The colonial, masculine fantasy of invulnerability is too definitive. *accepted 11 weeks ago and counting.

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They need to fill their boots to pay for the investments in new buildings. But yes that would be a good short term fix (although students missing out on RG places probably wouldn’t agree)

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They should but then the RG would end up in financial trouble too

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I think they prefer cheaper postdocs

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GOgsoh31.bsky.social

Worth saying that I'm hearing stuff like this from all around the sector - big or small, prestigious or local, it seems to make little difference outside the say ten to fifteen institutions who seem set on running everyone else out of business. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Newcastle University faces £35m blackhole as international student numbers fall
Newcastle University faces £35m blackhole as international student numbers fall

Following changes to international student visas in January, Newcastle University now has to plug a £35m gap in its income.

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DHoldtrotter.bsky.social

Spot on from @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social in today’s Guardian.

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DHdavehitchcock.bsky.social

The correct picture of the UK university sector and the picture none of the proposed 'solutions' is yet willing to understand. wonkhe.com/blogs/fees-o...

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Meanwhile the people who would have been teaching these students had they not been hoovered up by the RG have been made redundant or pensioned off

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Ha thanks!

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Jonathan Hopkin
@jonathanhopkin.bsky.social
Politics and political economy of Europe. Also random thoughts on football, cycling, the weather
1.1k followers1.7k following253 posts