Ben Thomas

Yes, and married to the home secretary. Hardly fair and balanced journalism.

Who's that guy sitting next to Suzanna?

2026 International RSE Survey | Software Sustainability Institute We have launched the 2026 International RSE Survey.

The 2026 International RSE Survey is now live!

This survey will help us better understand what RSEs need and how we can advocate for the community with policymakers and funders.

We'd really appreciate your input. Please share with your networks. #RSEng

www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...

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🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you"

American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.

Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb

I made a video

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Local Green voices in our community, Hampshire & Isle of Wight.
Thank you for all donations so far! See link 💚

Risk-averse universities ‘hindering own REF performance’ - Research Professional News Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs

Risk-averse universities ‘hindering own REF performance’.

Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Here's a better idea: every data centre you build, you build enough renewable energy to power it, and you supply the waste heat from your cooling system to power homes and businesses nearby. Simple. Common sense. And fair.

Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens’ leader Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a ‘failed experiment’ as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more

I don’t think privatisation was just a ‘failed experiment’… it was planned theft from the public under the guise of whatever their stated reasons were. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by Zack Polanski How do we fix this mess? join.greenparty.org.uk

Lovely stuff m.youtube.com/shorts/wIPVZ...

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.

A country remade by privatisation.

Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.

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It's a 5 horse race with 4 'meh' to terrible options... But get behind the Greens and we can win! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/green-mayo...

Sensitive Data Curation Survey

Do you, or someone you know, work in sensitive data curation in the UK?

Please have a read about this HDR UK-led, UKRI DRI-funded project on skills for sensitive data curation. Link to the survey in the article.

Please share with your networks!

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Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

✨Calling all academic coders! Share your views on open source in academia ✨
TL;DR
🚀Survey on contributing to open source projects in academia
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⏰ Approx 20 mins.
📅 Closes 30 September
🌍 Open to anyone in academia, anywhere in the world (1/6)

It’s an arms race.

Courtesy of @darrencullen.bsky.social

Vague rules will not dispel the REF’s climate of caution - Research Professional News Inclusive assessment needs stronger backing, say Gemma Derrick, Elizabeth Gadd, Simon Hettrick and James Baker

Opinion: Vague rules will not dispel the REF’s climate of caution.

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"policies that drown people bad" excellently presented by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social

Labour & Tories both tying themselves in knots trying to defend cruelty.

There are alternatives to the hostile & failed policies currently in place, neither party seem willing to even consider

Can your work be submitted to REF2029?

The latest episode of What the REF for your listening pleasure.

Good stuff. Also important to point out that conflating the IDF with all jewish people is wrong and cynically being used to silence criticism of the Israeli state's armed forces' actions.

Report here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1506... 3/3

In this podcast, we explore the ways higher education can – and maybe cannot – develop the skills needed for working in industry, and the role that employers and universities' CPD offerings can play in complementing what HEIs do. 2/3

Are universities equipping graduates with skills for industry? | The Work Futures Research Centre Podcast

I recently spoke to Emily Bastable, FHEA about our Software Sustainability Institute report, 'Digital and Professional Skills for Industry: Understanding Employers and Graduates Experiences'. 1/3
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YouTube video by Hidden REF Ep3. What the REF are our research incentives?

Episode 3 of What the REF?! Is out now on YouTube and your podcast app. youtu.be/uHRQjNqY6CY

Water industry lobbyists tried to inflate the value of failing firms.

Now it’s clear: bringing them into public ownership could cost close to £0.

There’s support across the spectrum for public ownership.

Action is a matter of political will.

@cmmonwealth.bsky.social @ewanmg.bsky.social

🎙️ Podcast episode 2 is out now

What the REF should we call these outputs?!

Listen to What the REF?! via our website hidden-ref.org/what-the-ref/, on YouTube or wherever you usually find your podcasts.

Have a question about REF you'd like answered?
👉 WTreF@hidden-ref.org

Episode 2 is out now! 'What the REF?!' is a podcast explaining everything you need to know about the UK's Research Excellence Framework, as well as promoting the value of 'non-traditionally submitted outputs' alongside traditional journal articles and books.

I had fun producing this podcast. On YouTube and your podcast app now!

I had fun producing this podcast. On YouTube and your podcast app now!