Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️1d ago
Only 1 billion for universities on consultants? Surprise is not a feature of my reaction. It’s an episode of Utopia: Because universities have no in house knowledge, obviously we need to OUTSOURCE. #Australia #Academicsky

'Out of the pocket of taxpayer...
As universities cut courses, spending on consultants and contractors nears $2b

Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs. 

Scott McGrath1d ago
Not to diminish people's concerns about AI, but I think academics should understand how to use Claude Code. Even if you decide not to use it yourself, your peers will likely try it, and PhD students already are using it. This is an excellent starting point for that journey. #AcademicSky

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Dr Ian McCormick1d ago
Trump's hostile environment? #academia #HigherEd #research #PhdChat #academicsky

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Show threadDr Ian McCormick1d ago
2025 English Social Mobility Index: #highered #academicsky
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Professor Antony Moss, Pro Vice-Chancellor #HigherEd #edchat #AcademicSky
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2025 English Social Mobility Index: 11 King's College London 12 Teesside Un 13 Edge Hill Uni 14 City St George's, Uni of London 15 Staffordshire Uni 16 The Uni of Lancashire 17 University of Leicester 18 London South Bank Uni 19 University of Cumbria 20 Keele University #highered #academicsky
Venkatesh-Prasad Ranganath2d ago

Interesting development in the Math community. I wonder about the final outcome. Also, how many other academic communities will respond in similar ways to recent events?

#academicsky #mathematics #politics

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference

More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.

Scientific American
Show threadDr Ian McCormick2d ago
The "English Social Mobility Index" View the full tables and find out more here: lnkd.in/eer88mVd #HigherEd #edchat #inequality #diversity #academicsky

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Show threadDr Ian McCormick2d ago
Nicholas Hillman OBE, director of HEPI, said: "At a time when there is a lot of criticism of universities, it is important to be reminded of the critical work they do transforming lives." #highered #academicsky
Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️3d ago
That's 3 of the world's most fossil fuel funded universities 🧐 What's going on? #cambridge #columbia #melbourne #academicsky #climate #climatesky

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