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A venture capital group backed by Cambridge university has launched a new £100mn fund to invest in start-ups in the region, bolstering the UK government’s plan for higher education institutions to drive more economic growth. #AcademicSky

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Had an interview this week and was told I didn’t come over as digital enough. I’m wondering if they actually meant not quantitative enough? #AcademicSky #Digital

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🎓 Higher Education News 🎓 Cardiff University “cannot continue to be all things to all people”, its vice-chancellor has warned, amid increasing concern and protests over plans to cut 400 academic jobs at the institution. 🔒 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u.... #academicsky

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Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol them in the expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility – not to mention industrial relations in an already restive sector? #AcademicSky #EduSky

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Breaking News: President Trump declared Palestinians had “no alternative” but to leave Gaza, before meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

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BREAKING: China launches an antitrust investigation into Google moments after Trump's tariffs

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Two sets of FBI agents who investigated the Jan. 6 attack filed lawsuits to prevent the Trump administration from disclosing their identities.

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‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.

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NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A

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A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds. “I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said. Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc

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The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.

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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

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Whatever you study, download whatever federal data you use regularly to a local hard drive now. Personally, I wouldn't trust that whatever process is being used to scrub selected demographics and question sets won't introduce weird new errors. #AcademicSky

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Governor Leaves Indiana’s Predominantly Black University Out of Budget Martin University had a short-lived burst of state funding. But those funds disappeared in Governor Mike Braun’s budget proposal, unveiled on the heels of an anti-DEI executive... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4hA989A

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Back to reviewing for the Consumer Culture Theory Conference which is in London this year. #AcademicSky

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I am looking forward to this! techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b...

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Looks like Biden played himself with this techcrunch.com/2025/01/18/t...

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Interesting work from @sonialivingstone.bsky.social and team… link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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Following in Zuckerberg's footsteps👣 & every other who is bending their knee to Trump😡 www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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This is horrible #LAWildfires #LAFires #TikTok techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/t...

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I wonder how many terabytes of storage I would need to download all of my 15 years of Facebook data. techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/h...

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theconversation.com/birkin-handb... An interesting story for any Consumer Culture Theory(CCT) colleagues…

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In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up north.

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Ignore Musk, ignore the critics – you’ll feel the benefit of Labour’s policies in your pocket before long | Polly Toynbee

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Just completed 3 hours planning for the last 13 weeks of the dissertation. It was helped by the fact I did a review email to the programme directors at the end of term. Sent my welcome back email to students. No major email issues to deal with. Ready for the semester.

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The suspected driver in the New Orleans attack was identified as a U.S. citizen and had an ISIS flag, with weapons and a potential IED in his truck. The driver, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is from Texas, the FBI said Wednesday. Follow the latest updates:

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Breaking News: One person is dead and at least seven people are injured after a Cybertruck exploded outside of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, the police said.

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I’d like to wish Happy Holidays to my new friends and colleagues on #AcademicSky wherever you may be. Just had my Christmas flowers delivered so I’m now feeling ready. Looking forward to spending Christmas Day with Chantal, Clara and Rachel. Hope you have a relaxing time.

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Experts at Heriot-Watt University warn against counterfeit alcohol this festive season, abroad or at home. 🍸🏖️ #Counterfeit #spirits pose risks worldwide, even in the UK. Always buy from reputable sellers. More here: tinyurl.com/mw9d4avp #HeriotWattUni #DistillingScience #EduSky #AcademicSky

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An explosion in the number of academic articles being published is unsustainable and erodes public trust in science, a study by Dr Mark Hanson from @uniexecec.bsky.social warns. #academicsky news.exeter.ac.uk/university/c...

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Just finished final meetings with dissertation students for this semester. Out of office message set up. Glad to have completed my obligations despite a recent bout of COVID. #AcademicSky

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Five French judges will deliver their verdicts on Thursday in a mass rape case against 51 men that has appalled the world and transformed the victim, Gisele Pelicot, into a stirring symbol of courage and resilience reut.rs/3BCgEBB

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Explaining the delay, Nasa’s commercial crew program director Steve Stich said: “Fabrication, assembly, testing and final integration of a new spacecraft is a painstaking endeavor that requires great attention to detail.”

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Hey, @ukparliament.parliament.uk. Either piracy is legal for EVERYONE or it is for NO ONE. The moment you make piracy legal for A.I thieves, everyone will start pirating the shit out of anything and everything.

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Starmer really knows how to get the big calls wrong! Waspi women are tax payers. "Taxpayers can’t fund payouts for women hit by pension age rise, Starmer says" www.bbc.com/news/article...

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