Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

A very powerful exposition bu people who study such things of why what's happening in the USA is so dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o... #politics #USA #Trump #Miller

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Mmmm ... "align their research with national priorities" sounds very Trumpian if you ask me ...

Work in an Australian university? You really should be taking this short survey.

Opinion | Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy.

A true story straight out of John Le Carre. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Whatever I may think of the sentiments expressed in the video, this looks awfully like an AI-generated video. I'd be checking it provenance before I cited it in any of the articles I write as an academic! #Goodall #GenAI

The best way of not seeing homeless people on the street is to provide them with somewhere to live at a rental they can afford. Its that simple. Very few people choose to live on the streets. A decent level of state welfare will solve that. Someone who doesn't agree isn't a liberal (the US sense).

I think just about every word in that piece of Trump-speech was wrong. Its hard to be that wrong but its the one thing he's really talented at. I wonder which university will have the b*lls to award him an honorary BA in Bullsh*t?

Does the viva matter? PhD student experiences of the oral examination and its contribution to examination outcome and researcher development The typical doctoral examination comprises the assessment of a written thesis or other artefact followed by a viva involving the candidate and two or more examiners. Australian universities general...

@thephdplace.bsky.social For PhD students everywhere. Ever wondered if your doctoral viva or PhD oral examination makes any difference? A just-published article demonstrates it can and does. Open access and free to read. #PhD #researchdegree #doctorate www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Does the viva matter? PhD student experiences of the oral examination and its contribution to examination outcome and researcher development The typical doctoral examination comprises the assessment of a written thesis or other artefact followed by a viva involving the candidate and two or more examiners. Australian universities general...

Have you ever wondered whether your doctoral viva or PhD oral examination makes any difference? Wonder no more! A just-published article demonstrates it can and does. Open access and free to read. #PhD #researchdegree #doctorate www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Absolutely. Cruelty plain simple.

Car thefts at police stations are next ... No, only joking ...

Satire's been on shaky ground since Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Thanks Tom Lehrer.)

Time to remove her peerage? It seems like a fairly heavy breach of fair play, old chaps!

Glasgow student took his own life after 'tragic' university error Ethan Brown, 23, of Coatbridge, was told he didn't have the grades to graduate in December 2024.

Having been a member of many university examination boards both as an internal and an external examiner I simply cannot conceive of how this tragedy could have happened. Where were the subject tutor & course leader? Failure is relatively rare. You'd notice & question it. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you very good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you how to respect people. Sometimes this week we didn’t see that." But, when the US has a #POTUS who cheats at golf, what's to be expected.

Currently in press, due out very soon, a paper answering the question, 'does the viva or oral examination of the PhD make a difference?' & adding to the literature on the research student's experience of the viva voce. (Spoiler alert: the viva can make a different in a significant number of cases.)

‘Heartbreaking’ and ‘Cruel’: A Texas State Professor on His Firing and Why He’s Suing Colleagues describe a climate of fear.

Chilling. www.chronicle.com/article/hear...

If reason is to manage non-regular immigration, it won't work. Don't need a digital ID to cross the channel in a dingy. If its to only allow authorised people to work, there's already a functioning NI number system. Cheaper to build on that. If its to give shedloads of cash to digital giants -BINGO!

I'm not particularly religious but if there's a God and they're vindictive I don't want to meet them. If they're good that'll be ok but I read multiple books concurrently because a good God won't let me die until I get to the end of any book I'm reading & I never will. My theory! #books #reading

This one of those situations when I wonder if Jesus is using Australian Central Standard Time, GMT, or Pacific Standard Time to plan the rapture ...

A good lecture is a wonderful thing. By that I mean the exposition of a sustained argument about a subject or a body of knowledge which includes a critical discussion of the topic, & a conclusion based on the evidence & rhetorical devices introduced by the speaker. A very important skill for leaders

Completely agree. He's completely deluded. Additionally, the latest breaking headline in the @nytimes.com that, "After Meeting With Zelensky at U.N., Trump Shifts Stance on Russia" confirms my belief that Trump's views shift according to whoever is the last person to have whispered in his ear.

First seen in Easy Rider ... Interesting contrast to her later work! Happy birthday!!

Absolutely agree. Flag-waving is not a sensible way for grown adults to engage in. Leave it to the children when they're riding donkeys at the seaside.

Now, about this conference that needs a compere? 😎😎😎

Beyond parody!

On reflection, however:

* too many people go to the doctor because they're feeling ill.
* too many go the railway station because they need to catch a train
* too many fans go to Old Trafford because they want to experience a football match ...

Maybe Mr Kyle needs an education?

These folk are beyond parody.

Congrats on your appearance on the late night ABC news on Thursday!

A no brainer if you ask me.