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There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December).

Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!

I think that it’s important to follow what’s going on in the American Heartland. Too much focus on the coasts and D.C. This guy 👇

Trump administration moves to weaken federal protections for waterways and wetlands | Great Lakes Now Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.

Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.

Story by @insideclimatenews.org:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trum...

Richard stared in disbelief. "You say there’s a horse in your bathroom, and all you can do is stand there naming Beatles songs?"
(Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency)

He needs to retire and pursue his other interests. Its time.

Let’s clear a few things up about #GirlsEducation:
❌Only benefits the girl
❌Too expensive
❌Doesn’t impact global issues

✅When girls learn, communities rise
✅Excluding girls costs countries billions
✅Education drives global solutions

#NowIsTheTime more people knew this! 💯

A close-up photo of bright green moss. White text reads "Your old nature photos can help scientists today."

A photo of a small garden snail perched at the center of a yellow flower. White text reads "As long as you know the dates and locations where you took them, you can post your older photos of wild nature to iNaturalist! Older records of nature can (and do) contribute to ongoing science and conservation efforts — just like new ones do. What's in your camera roll?"

Even your older nature photos can help scientists today! As long as you know when and where you took the photos, you can post your nature sightings on iNaturalist anytime — and they'll still contribute to science and conservation. Got anything in your camera roll to share? 👀

The countdown to Christmas has begun! 🎄✨ We’ve teamed up with For The Love Of The North & local artists to create greetings cards, tea towels, baubles and more! Every purchase makes life better for children with cancer in the North East and Cumbria 🧡

https://loom.ly/MMn3PT0

The insane way Carol Kaye landed her big start in music Carol Kaye boasts one of the most prolific, enduring, and successful careers as a session musician, but she got her start playing jazz at a local strip club.

Another great article on the famed #wreckingcrew

faroutmagazine.co.uk/wild-way-car...

#music #jazz #vinyl

Priest ?

Did you know that there's a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries at Cambridge for postgraduate study? Here are just a few of them.

Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT

🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.

What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality

"The Times has uncovered nearly 50 cases of people having mental health crises during conversations with ChatGPT. Nine were hospitalized; three died." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...

Find tickets to Pentatonix ‘Christmas in the City Tour’ coming to Detroit next week The Pentatonix “Christmas in the City” 2025 holiday tour is scheduled to visit Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, December 3.

The Pentatonix “Christmas in the City” 2025 holiday tour is scheduled to visit Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, December 3.

In conversation with Rupert Whitaker: a special event to mark World AIDS Day – 6pm 1 December 2025, Durham University Waterside Building

pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

Oh I'm sure he watched it - how could he not ? 😎

Christmas Wish Tree in Bill Bryson Library

Christmas Wish Tree graphic

Help us to support local charities Durham City of Sanctuary, If U Care Share and Rainbow Home by donating to this year’s Christmas Wish Tree campaign 🎄💜 Find out how to get involved here: www.durham.ac.uk/christmas-wi...

I really enjoyed our Mayor Meets session in Prudhoe - talking all things public transport

The frustrations in the room made clear that our buses must come back under public control. 🚌

I’m well underway with this. It’s critical that our buses start working for people again, rather than profit!

New study pinpoints tree-planting hotspots for climate and biodiversity gains Reforestation is gaining global momentum as a climate solution, but scientists warn that planting trees indiscriminately isn’t effective. Its success depends on how and, crucially, where it’s done. A ...

You can’t just plant a forest anywhere

New research shows viable areas for reforestation are much smaller than previously thought. What does that mean for natural climate solutions?

Find out why decaying trunks, rotting stumps and fallen trees are all vital to nature’s recovery. 🪵🏠🪲
👉 www.durhamwt.com/blog/thewildlifetrusts/living-dead

Antarctic mountains could boost ocean carbon absorption as ice sheets thin Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon dioxid...

❄️ Could Antarctica's melting ice reveal a hidden climate ally?

Research led by Dr Kate Winter from our School of Geography and Natural Sciences has uncovered a fascinating natural system in East Antarctica that could help absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide over long timescales.

#ClimateScience

Interesting place to visit and get a tour of their Vinyl manufacturing operation.

The facade at Third Man Records in Detroit's Midtown area on March 29, 2022. Photo by Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

Jack White's retail shop and vinyl records plant is marking 10 years in Midtown with Black Friday festivities, including new White Stripes offerings. bit.ly/4ol0cbj

Good news: I have learned that "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" will in fact also be streaming in the United Kingdom on Prime Video starting on December 9. Very excited about this for followers on tbe other side of the pond.

Scientists and clinicians convene to bridge gaps in rare disease research and care | Whitehead Institute Rare disease treatment and care relies on the combined efforts of clinicians, researchers, and families. Yet these people rarely find themselves in the same room. BridgeRD brought together stakeholder...

Rare disease treatment relies on the combined efforts of clinicians, researchers, and families. Yet these people rarely find themselves in the same room. BridgeRD brought them together last week to address the challenges of understanding, diagnosing, and treating rare diseases.

🔗 shorturl.at/pJXcu

Thinking of applying for Durham University's MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)? Click here to book onto a session to hear more about it! 👇🎓

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MRC fellowships to attract global research talent The Medical Research Council (MRC) is investing further in our fellowship schemes and supporting visa costs.MRC

MRC fellowships to attract global research talent #MRC #AcademicSky

Don't you just love the term "Aggressive Accounting"

A rare opportunity: Professor of Cultural and Natural Heritage @durham.ac.uk. Part of the impressive Heritage 360 program: tinyurl.com/33bt5mu3

Michigan Congresswoman Dingell fears Trump's proposed limits to Clean Water Act - WDET 101.9 FM The Trump administration wants to cut the number of waterways protected under the Clean Water Act. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell says the protective measures stop pollution from flowing to large bodies of…

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell says proposed limits to the Clean Water Act by the Trump administration could harm Michigan communities. She told WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter the changes would weaken protections for the Great Lakes and make it harder to keep waterways safe.

Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik ‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik