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Katherine Furman

@furmank.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Liverpool

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In a fantastic talk this morning on the history of race by @msimang.bsky.social

31.07.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their β€˜confused’ approach to higher education

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy - on.ft.com/3U2yymV via @FT

16.07.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs

Job Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies)
All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts

15.07.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Ya know it is troubling times in academia when a student writes to say that they loved a module you taught and they "hope it will still happen again next year". Oof.

04.07.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just wanna say "friends, you can literally save lives. I can maybe put together a well constructed argument, if I am having a very good day"

27.06.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This week I was part of an excellent health communication event @britishacademy.bsky.social.

In a previous life, I interviewed doctors in South Africa & developed strong medic envy. The feeling was "nobody needs a philosopher, everyone needs a doctor".

The BA event has reignited the medic envy

27.06.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Life expectancy is dropping in poorer communities. This is virtually unheard of". 😯

At a health communication event at the British Academy.

25.06.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Internet friends. I need recommendations for novels set in Dakar. Thanks!

23.06.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Majority of British universities slip down global rankings Chinese, Indian and south-east Asian institutions climb the annual list

The QS rankings are out, and it's not good news for UK universities (60% of which have dropped in the rankings). Part of this is of course simply due to Asia's investment in its universities. Then there's the bit that reflects the UK's HEI divestment. Link: www.topuniversities.com/world-univer...

19.06.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
PDF view of the file 7_Chapter 4 RUTH_FIRST_E-BOOK_ESI_PRESS_2025-2.pdf

I am so glad to see that this has finally come out!

"Towards a Theory of Objectivity for Activist Research"

Nancy Cartwright, Samuel Foglesong, Katherine Furman, Byron Hyde, Gabriel Nyberg, Karina Ortiz Villa, Helena Slanickova

upmonographs.up.ac.za/index.php/ES...

03.06.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NgΕ©gΔ© wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87 Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: β€˜He lived a full life, fought a good fight’

May he rest in power.

His work has been such an enormous influence on me.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

29.05.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I have to give up my Labour Party membership. I am one of the "strangers" they would prefer not to have around.

14.05.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover with sculpture made out of yellow lego

Book cover with sculpture made out of yellow lego

She lives! My book published by @manchesterup.bsky.social β€˜Women’s Troubles: Gender and Feminist Politics in Northern Ireland.’ Cover image kindly provided by @frecklescorp.bsky.social of her work β€˜The Slapper’ www.emmacampbell.co.uk/emma-campbell @livunipol.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social

01.05.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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The English higher education market is broken New regulator powers should include the ability to claw back pay from vice-chancellors in the event of financial catastrophe

I have said it before. I will say it again. When is government going to step in? Where are the vice chancellors in this?
www.ft.com/content/7514...

06.05.2025 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for papers: Pseudoscience in Working Life – Pseudoscience in Working Life

We are organising a multidisciplinary workshop on pseudoscience in working life. If the topic interests you, please consider submitting an abstract!
blogs.helsinki.fi/pseudoscienc...

31.03.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, this morning: "what do you think of my teaching outfit for today? I am going for Dolly Parton in the late 80s, early 90s."

Partner: "Sure... That's a choice"

24.03.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to see this curriculum. It is my dream to make my Business Ethics module into a Philosophy of Work module.

07.03.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies. (Gift Article) We have to go toe-to-toe with this administration and resist its attacks on public health.

Proof that I am not the only one who can't get over Thabo Mbeki. Especially now.

Thanks @stheobald.bsky.social for sharing this with me.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

14.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just curious. If I wrote a little blog post about the history of Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa, the defunding of education, & its long-term consequences, would anyone read that?

Obviously it would be just a little history piece πŸ˜‰. Not at all relevant to any other time or place πŸ˜‰

14.02.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
RFET: Applications How to apply for the Ruth First Scholarship The Ruth First Educational Trust in partnership with Durham University and St Chad’s College Durham offers a scholarship to support a student from southern ...

Southern African colleagues. Do you have a student who might be interested in doing a Master's degree in Durham, England?

If so, applications have opened for the Ruth First Scholarship. Deadline for applications is 31 March

ruthfirsttrust.webspace.durham.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

10.02.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After damage by scientists, Inuit group closes off access to Earth’s oldest rocks Move by tribe in northern Canada could complicate efforts to study earliest moments on planet

Fascinating case of scientific misconduct, indigenous communities, and scarce specimens. This brings together philosophical considerations of scientific responsibilities to communities, and issues related to the special status of scarce specimens.

www.science.org/content/arti...

09.02.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home Branches aim to tap into huge domestic market in face of changing visa regimes and international competition

Tell us you want foreign student money but not foreign students without telling us you want foreign student money but not foreign students www.theguardian.com/education/20...

07.02.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda grows to 7 cases Uganda last reported an Ebola outbreak in 2022.

Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda grows to 7 cases www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/ebola-...

06.02.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lecturer in Philosophy (2078) - Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck

A rare and wonderful sight of a great UK philosophy job. Please spread widely to colleagues worldwide.

Area of Specialization: Ethics and/or Political Philosophy
Would be an advantage to be able to teach Ethics of AI
Tenure-track
Application deadline: 10th March 2025

#philsky

05.02.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you Cambridge. You really know how to show a girl a good time 😘

30.01.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cardiff: University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says "it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are".

It says a lot about the current funding crisis affecting UK universities when Wales' biggest university proposes to close its Nursing course to save money, at a time when the NHS is desperate for more nurses.

28.01.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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University of Kent seeks more job cuts to save Β£19.5m The university opens a voluntary redundancy scheme and will not fill vacant roles to cut costs.

We are going to get a government statement about all of this soon? Right?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

29.01.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Durham University plans to cut hundreds of jobs in bid to reduce costs by Β£20m Durham University needs to lose around 200 non-academic positions and is hoping to achieve that through a voluntary severance scheme

How do we keep going while the sector is in free fall?

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

28.01.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First day of new term. I was teaching my favourite class (Philosophy and Public Policy) and a student told me she is taking this course because a student from 2 yrs ago recommended it to her.

I have died of joy. ❀️❀️❀️ Please send flowers to my cats who will be facing a difficult time in my absence.

27.01.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This shooting happened just around the corner from my gran's house (where I spent much of my childhood) & was almost certainly the apartheid govt attacking its own people to solidify racism in the transition to democracy. More than 30 years later the inquest is today.

www.enca.com/news-top-sto...

27.01.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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