Katharine Reeve

Two tall iron posts in front of birch woodland.

Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire. These two iron posts, much taller than me, show how much the ground has sunk (due to peat shrinkage) since the draining of Whittlesea Mere in the 1850s. This now marks the lowest point in the UK.

Superb piece in the FTWeekend by Ella Risbridger. In facing the challenges of declining literacy we must emphasise the joy of reading, and ‘fight for libraries everywhere you go’!

Highly enjoying the catalogue of the new show at Tate Britain, ‘The 80s: Photographing Britain’ which opens this week. At @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social we are delighted to have loaned 12 works from the amazing Handsworth Self-Portrait series, the work of John Reardon, Derek Bishton and Brian Homer.

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NOAA is one of the agencies targeted in Project 2025. It produces global public goods on climate and for early warning systems. It faces a crisis under the next orange administration.

Time to support one of the UK’s assets

The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education The OfS has updated financial models that demonstrate the sector is facing financial pressure. David Kernohan asks why we know so little, and so late

Brilliant - and stinging - piece on the financial crisis in HE (on the extent that we and OfS actually know) from @dkernohan.bsky.social on @wonkhe.bsky.social

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From Socratic suicide to “assisted dying” | TLS There are some moments when I feel even more glad than usual that I am not a Member of Parliament – and the debate over assisted dying is one of those. My heart is strongly in favour of allowing this ...

I reflect here a little on the topic of assisted dying and the death of my own parents and grandmother. tinyurl.com/5dzceduk

Ipso is here. Press standards never felt more crucial. @ipsonews.bsky.social

Such pleasure finding all the nice Twitter people here

Trump announces RFK Jr as his pick to lead US health department A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories

If you're new to RFK Jr studies, you may know about the vaccine & fluoride denial, but not that he's another pro-Kremlin voice in the incoming Trump administration. In business, I believe this is called a takeover.
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Startling report shows childcare system fails poor student parents Childcare costs prevent parents from starting further education, blocking career advancement and economic mobility for families

Imagine wanting to study to get better-paid work, but knowing you can’t even begin because of #childcare costs. That’s the reality for too many parents today. From @resfoundation.bsky.social report.
#Education
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The truth about an archaic tradition Labour wants to abolish For centuries, Parliament has had ‘noblemen’ sitting in the House of Lords, solely due to their ancestral lineage – but their days are numbered

Labour’s commitment to abolish hereditary peers is finally in motion, with the Bill advancing in Parliament. It’s a chance to bring the Lords closer to representing modern Britain, not a 17th-century aristocracy | Jenny Rhodes

Country diary: A fungi foray where even the familiar grows strange | Country diary Rowney Warren, Bedfordshire: We count 23 species on our hunt, with specimens as wonderful as their names – amethyst deceiver, yellow stagshorn, beechleaf parachute

Thought I'd share my Guardian country diary from earlier in the week for #FungiFriday & any new followers. Begins in 1950 & ends with some flippant fungal fun courtesy of Kew Fungarium... #naturewriting

‘A special place’: Guardian readers’ generosity helps to save rewilded farm Bedfordshire farm was saved through public donations after a successful £1.5m crowdfunding campaign

The amazing Strawberry Hill farm has been saved after BCN Wildlife Trust raised £1.5 million. Thanks so much to everyone who read my story, spread the word and donated. Please visit this beautiful place and take heart: together we can do great things.
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Austrian Airlines' farewell to the Twitter.

This was Austrian Airlines' final post over on the Twitter.

Come join us in Oxford! Or encourage your friends to apply, so you can visit them here! We are looking to fill the Professorship in Language and Communication, a senior professor position. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Director Of Nature Recovery | Norfolk Wildlife Trust Norfolk Wildlife Trust are seeking an outstanding, innovative and dynamic Director of Nature Recovery.

Director of Nature Recovery (Norfolk) – exciting big job going at Norfolk Wildlife Trust www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/directo...

Check out this comprehensive summary of @samatlounge.bsky.social's insightful presentation on freelancers in the publishing industry. #ciep2023

Can’t decide yet which is best, but seems to be a sudden pick up in Twitter exodus

I don’t have lots of followers here, but same as always, happy to share and boost your good bookish shizzle x

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors are the main targets.

59% of banned books were children’s books featuring diverse characters or nonfiction books about historical figures, according to a new study. Authors of color wrote 39% of the books even though authors of color make up just 10% of U.S. authors #Booksky #BlackSky

Poorer nations need $1tn a year by 2030 in climate finance, top economists find Study says funding to cope with climate breakdown needed five years earlier than expected

Poorer nations need $1tn a year by 2030 in climate finance, top economists find, five years earlier than rich countries are likely to agree to at #COP29Baku

- The longer you wait, the more expensive is is, says Nick Stern

Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Meat, oil and pesticide industry lobbyists turned out in record numbers at Cop16 Questions raised over influence after 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for biodiversity summit in Colombia

"There were 10 representatives from Nestlé, and nine from ExxonMobil. This is more than some country delegations, including Belize which had seven delegates, Jamaica with six and the Bahamas with two".
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YouTube video by The News Agents A war on women - Florida’s abortion crisis | The News Agents

The plight of women in Florida is dystopian, including the rise of fake abortion clinics offering the untested practice of "abortion reversal." After the failure of the abortion rights referendum in the state, the situation will get worse. Our News Agents film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5B...

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TRIVIA: If confirmed as Trump’s attorney general, Matt Gaetz would make history as the first-ever Cabinet secretary to lead a department that previously investigated him for sex trafficking

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