Andrew Coogan

Prince Andrew's fall from grace is a never-ending saga - he's a perennial problem for the Palace The Duke of York isn't a working royal, doesn't attend official events, and is rarely seen in public. He's been stripped of his duties and patronages, but is this enough?

Historically, the problems of errant members of the British Royal family would be solved by just murdering them.
news.sky.com/story/prince...

This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.

It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.

The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.

Citation needed,

Just FYI if you are not familiar with Academia, it is at least 50% this

And soon it will be doling out adult content in bullet-pointed lists. True progress.

Vice-Chancellor steps down Professor Frances Corner OBE has stepped down with immediate effect as Vice-Chancellor of Goldsmiths. 

Peak University Coms here: “Our VC has resigned with immediate effect and there is absolutely nothing to see here, please move along”
www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/vc...

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What questions should a prospective third-level student ask? Going to college open days can help you figure out what might suit your student life

“What is the clamping release fee?”
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

It is always very revealing what does and does not "excite" a certain type of university leader.

I can count up how old I am by thinking about all the extra buttons and tabs I need to press on now just to open a Word document compared to when I started out.

Literally this.

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER.

DCU rises to highest ever position in THE World University Rankings | Communications Department University now ranked in the top 350 in the world Dublin City University ranked 1st in Ireland for Research Quality

Also, DCU would like a word with you.
www.dcu.ie/commsteam/ne...

We are doing great at 501-600, so clearly no need for any horn blowing, our WORLD CLASS EXCELLENCE is clearly self-evident.

The lack of breathless press release probably means not good news for your institution, so the rankings are clearly deeply flawed and not worthy of comment.

Its just that your gut microbiome forebade you to bang your head repeatedly on the desk until you lapsed into unconsciousness.

Its THES World Rankings Day! Batten down the hatches for breathless press releases! Put aside any concerns about statistical rigour and measurement validity and embrace the grift!

Doing research, the science should be the hard bit, but somehow universities, funders and others have managed to produce a system where doing the science is no longer the hardest part of the process. Why do we even bother?

Apart from the financials, the public health aspect of this is so regressive, where half of this effective subsidy is going to go to the big fast food chains.

Budget 2026, for Higher Education and Research, was there a "PRTLI" allocation made? I cannot see specifics, there is a reference to a infrastructure programme, but capital allocation only increased by 90 million assets.gov.ie/static/docum...

Aristotle an excellent example of the value of a decent period in exile.

630,000,000 euro subsidy from the public purse supporting McDonalds, Burgerking, Dominoes, Supermacs etc.

Well stop sending Mac emails then, duh.

We pay 23% VAT for consumables for medical research, but for some reason the government priority is to cut VAT to 9% for this lot.

Boom boom!

Aah, the glories of rural Ireland, where no wedding is complete without a bridal tractor.

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"Random Intercepts"

International students left in limbo by UCL after university exceeds visa allocations Hundreds of students accepted on courses facing costs and even deportation after being told to defer studies until 2026

"More!", cried the university manager. "Give me more of everything, you fools!"
www.theguardian.com/education/20...