Jonathan Vincent

Really looking forward to hearing @jmvincent.bsky.social talking about how to support successful transition to employment for autistic students. We need to ensure excellent graduate outcomes for all our students, and disabled students face more barriers when leaving University. #INIP

Photo of the Chinese translation of the book

Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’

Welcome to WeStillWork, the Nursing Home for People Who Can’t Afford to Retire Looking forward to your golden years, but afraid you’ll never be able to afford it? Our state-of-the-art facility offers elderly corporate drones t...

“Retirement never seemed like something that would be in my reach, and it still isn’t. But at WeStillWork, now I can continue to work fifteen-hour days, and occasionally indulge in building perks like Thursday-night bingo.”

Well done! This looks like a great project!

If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth.

From Saturn.

We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.

'Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal': Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault 'War Crimes' "What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."

www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...

Yeah Lancaster is good but Bristol is not a bad alternative!!

Thanks Rebecca! It was a privilege to speak with you and colleagues @bristoluni.bsky.social and a really positive discussion after too. As for @edreslancaster.bsky.social logos - I do my best!

Really engaging set of provocations from each of the panelists.

A timely reminder of our @centreforhere.bsky.social public online roundtable on Monday next week:

Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?

Discussants are @gunjans.bsky.social , @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

48 Animated Videos Explain the History of Ideas: From Aristotle to Sartre This year we've been featuring short animated videos from BBC Radio 4, all covering the big questions: How did everything begin? What makes us human? What is love?

ICYMI. 48 animations The History of Ideas by @wearecognitive.bsky.social from my scripts www.openculture.com/2015/09/47-a...

“Not a single party is standing up for working class people and Reform offers nothing but division. No plan for the NHS. No plan for transport. No answer to the cost of living crisis. If we want change, we need to come together and demand it.”

drjogrady.bsky.social on BBC Question Time tonight.

Could you mentor a neurodivergent, early career humanities academic? I did this last time: it's not a big time commitment and is massively rewarding. You don't necessarily have to be neurodivergent/in humanities yourself. @ndhumanities.bsky.social

Potential pathways towards an integrated tertiary education system in England This BERA Blog special issue examines possible futures for tertiary education in England and the challenges that are faced by policymakers, institutional leaders, educators and researchers in...

This @beranews.bsky.social Blog Special Issue examines possible futures for tertiary education in England and the challenges that are faced by policymakers, institutional leaders, educators and researchers in realising these futures. (1/13)  www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

Thanks @jbickie.bsky.social 🙏

Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable.

We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Next week's online @edreslancaster.bsky.social on the 7th of May, 12:30-2pm UK time.

NEET Youth: Education, Needs, Hopes and Aspirations, from Dr Liam Wrigley @leedstrinity.bsky.social

Details and registration: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Still time to sign up to our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week - Wednesday 30th of April, 12:30-2pm.

Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social

www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

@edreslancaster.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @houseoflords.parliament.uk

Parliamentlive.tv Autism Act 2009 Committee

If you would like to watch the evidence session, here is the link and starts at 16.04.22 www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Thanks @lauramaycrane.bsky.social for acting as secretary to committee and teams who supported us.

Some of our takeaway messages were to:
✅increase funding to improve inclusion across all settings;
✅decouple autism diagnosis and identification of needs;
✅build #autisitc pupils' self-advocacy;
✅develop transition-age services/pathways.

Committee room at House of Lords - seated are 11 peers and staff in a semi-circle arrangement. At the front are Sue Fletcher-Watson and Jonathan Vincent and on screen below Karen Guldberg.

Image of Jonathan Vincent and Sue Fletcher-Watson speaking to committee. Jonathan is wearing a blue suit and red tie and Sue is wearing a pink jacket and black top. Both are seated.

Hugely privileged to give oral evidence at House of Lords Committee of #Autism Act and next Strategy. With @suereviews.bsky.social and Prof Karen Guldberg @unibirmingham.bsky.social we shared evidence on how to improve education and transitions to adulthood for #ActuallyAutistic ppl in England.

@unisouthampton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @edreslancaster.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @vstrogilos.bsky.social @achalagupta.bsky.social @paulashwin.bsky.social @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social

Capitals, capabilities, and the conversion of commodities: the case of neurodivergent graduates’ transitions to the labour market - Higher Education The employment opportunities and outcomes of disabled graduates has gained increased international attention among researchers, policymakers and HE practitioners. This article explores the early emplo...

📢 Very happy to share new #OA paper w Michael Tomlinson that unpacks valued and diverse ways ND grads engage in employment following #uni.
bit.ly/42YxQfm
Data show importance of grad capitals and choice for meaningful work. But also how context can either enable or constrain outcomes. Pls share! 📑

Getting Ahead of It: JD Vance Almost Definitely Didn’t Kill the Pope Let’s make one thing very clear: So far, there is almost no proof that JD Vance is directly responsible for the death of Pope Francis. All we know ...

"It should be noted that there is a relatively low chance that spending just ten minutes in a room with Vice President Vance is enough to cause someone to die—out of either a feeling of deep disappointment in humanity or, as online forums describe it, 'too much cringe.'"

A farmer from Peru is taking Germany's biggest energy company to court over the climate crisis A farmer from Peru is taking Germany's biggest energy company to court over the climate crisis from Canary on 30 March 2025

A farmer from Peru is taking Germany's biggest energy company to court over the climate crisis

RWE is among the top three CO2 emitters in the EU power sector, & farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya says it must take responsibility for the impact of its actions in his country.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

A page of text describing fascism, highlighting sentences about fascism organizing proletarian masses, denying them rights, and providing a chance to express themselves, while discussing property rights and aesthetics in political life.

Walter Benjamin writing about fascism in 1936

"Fascism attempts to organize the newly proletarianized masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves."

We Are Free-Speech Absolutists, Unless You Say Something We Disagree With, In Which Case, You’re a Terrorist “President Trump’s promised immigration crackdown is here. Over the past two weeks, his administration has pushed against the limits of executive p...

"Now that Republicans control the government and most media platforms, everyone’s right to free speech is protected. Assuming you aren’t using that right to peacefully protest the war in Gaza, of course, in which case, we will detain you and kick you out of the country."

We Regret to Inform You We Will No Longer Sponsor Your Pride Parade “San Francisco Pride loses $300,000 after sponsors drop out: ‘The tone has changed in this country.’” — Them, 3/17/25 - - -Dear Queer Organization,...

We loved counting you as a profitable demographic. We loved publicly performing our allyship in the loudest way possible. But the fact is, that time in our life is over. It’s dead. And it’s never coming back. Unless, of course, the political and cultural landscape radically changes.