Tim Causer

‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think

Turns out (says @jburnmurdoch.ft.com) it's not so much an oversupply of graduates in the UK (the same would be true of other similar countries but it's not) as an undersupply of the kind of jobs that a better-performing, more productive economy would supply.

Spotlight on... Jeremy Bentham On UCL's 200th birthday, and ahead of Jeremy Bentham's 278th birthday on 15 February, we chat to legendary philosopher Jeremy Bentham himself * about UCL's Bicentenary, a trip to New York, and a remar...

‘Although I am no longer in a position to carry out much work myself, my legacy is still very much alive and well. UCL's Faculty of Laws is home to the Bentham Project … in existence since 1959, with the aim of publishing a definitive scholarly edition of my writings and correspondence.’

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Public Engagement with Eugenics in the Academy Exhibitions and Events across Higher Education Institutions Abstract. This collective report details the authors’ engagement with the legacies of eugenics through curating exhibitions and events at higher education

There is now author access to my co-written article on curating programmes around historic eugenics @royalsociety.org
I did this work 10+ years ago. It is tragic that eugenic ideas moved to the mainstream, in part due to a fellow of my publisher - the RS 🤷🏻‍♀️
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article...

Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL

Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise

Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.

Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.

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

The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Lambeth – London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC) Architect’s Department, 1963-68 Image © Morley von Sternberg

BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...

A screengrab of the new listing for the fourteenth volume of Jeremy Bentham's Correspondence on the UCL Press website.

Coming soon from UCL Press (@uclpress.bsky.social), 'The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14: Supplementary Letters', edited by P. Schofield, T. Causer, and C. Riley. ✉️📖

ft. 252 letters written to/from Bentham, and 19 others of biographical interest:

uclpress.co.uk/book/the-cor...

On the journal blog, author Steven Sverdlik discusses his two articles:
Bentham’s Utilitarian Penal Code
journals.uclpress.co.uk/jbs/news/146/

‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university? When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

First in a series, I fear

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(soon to be) not even a real fish

text of crime of aggression

rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression

The worst of times: Trouble at the British Library Cyber chaos, striking staff and a crisis of leadership. Claudia Cockerell investigates a national treasure’s year of reckoning

Not just a national asset but an international asset. Trashed, ignored, diminished.

Thomas Cranmer’s Register Discover Thomas Cranmer’s Register (1533–1553), a pivotal Reformation document revealing England’s break from Rome and the rise of Protestantism. This open access book offers unprecedented access with...

The death of Dr Paul Ayris is huge loss to UCL, to @uclpress.bsky.social and to the open access/scholarly communications community more broadly.

His open access Thomas Cranmer’s Register
A record of archiepiscopal administration in diocese and province is published by the Press in January. 1/2

Birmingham reprimanded over its management of work-related stress Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff

'An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the Russell Group university “does not have appropriate arrangements in place” for managing workplace stress and was unable to demonstrate that it is managing the risks associated with excessive workloads.' 1/2

Birmingham reprimanded over its management of work-related stress Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff

Oh hey it finally made the media, only a week after the letter was actually sent.
FWIW despite being legally obliged to share with all staff, he so far hasn't.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...

YouTube video by Kirsty MacColl - Topic Autumngirlsoup

25 years gone and still no justice

youtu.be/FD-CJnDMcv4?...

Had reason to look up info about early submarining, and discovered that the newsletter of the Submariners' Association is called 'In Depth'. Excellent work, everyone

UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

Excellent news

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

University students facing course 'cold spots' as enrolments fall New data analysis suggests courses like artificial intelligence are surging in popularity as languages fall.

British Academy's pioneering 'cold spots' work now replicated by HESA.

'University "cold spots" are developing in some parts of the country, new data analysis suggests, with courses in some subjects no longer available to students in certain regions.' 1/2

Screenshot of search for 'petition' on the BL's Archives and Manuscript catalogue

Hooray! The British Library has just released a beta version of its rebuilt Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue: searcharchives.bl.uk

2,619 hits for 'petition' in Western Manuscripts, texts in English, in case you're curious. 🗃️

Drinking to Australian Democracy

In #colonial New South Wales, there was no elected parliament. Instead, public dinners were held and toasts were made to demonstrate political support – or dissent

🔒 Matthew Allen’s new article is available in the archive

www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

A black and white cat, with only one eyed and ears pricked up, laying down with one paws in front of him

Five years ago today since this little guy arrived from the RSPCA

The cover of a book reading 'The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar', edited by Philip Schofield' and with the UCL Press logo. The writing is in gold on a blue background

Published today - 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar' edited by Philip Schofield, the latest volume of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham

Available in hardback, paperback, and as a free open-access PDF from UCL Press: uclpress.co.uk/book/essays-...

Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored

Chief exec of OfS 'said the OfS believes there are 24 institutions at risk of exiting the market in the next 12 months, seven of which are large providers with more than 3,000 students. There are another 25 or so institutions of various sizes at risk over a two- to three-year period, she added.'

And the cherry on top is that the sign is back, too

We just need 'Straya and Scotland in the same group and the party is on

Thought we'd blown it - but sealing it with a goal from halfway will more than do!

Scotland’s First Minister addresses the nation