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Prof Serious at 250! my ill-considered opinions and some other stuff …

Prof Serious at 250! ... my ill-considered opinions ... marking publication of 250 @profserious.bsky.social articles. To 'celebrate' I select 25 that may (still) be of interest. Quite a lot about universities, tech, management, & some personal stuff. profserious.substack.com/p/prof-serio...

Technology & Sovereignty … 10 strategic actions

Technological sovereignty is discussed as if it were a problem simply of access to critical technologies. It is not. It is a resilience strategy for complex systems operating under contestation. @profserious.bsky.social sets out a UK approach. profserious.substack.com/p/technology...

For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia

For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/for-everyt...

#HigherEducation #Universities #HEPolicy #HELeadership #UniversityLeadership

I very much enjoyed writing this (mild) provocation for @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social

What I Learned at the Royal College of Art ... 10 lessons on art and design

What I Learned at the Royal College of Art ... 10 lessons on art and design ... from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...

#Universities #RoyalCollegeOfArt #ArtAndDesign #DesignResearch #CreativeProcess #LessonsLearned

Defence work a ‘fundamental responsibility’ of universities Former security adviser turned vice-chancellor calls out silence on controversial defence research, despite evolving threats to national security

Universities should ramp up their contributions to the UK’s defence capabilities and prepare students for work in this field to help protect the country amid attacks on democracy, argues @profserious.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/defence... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

A scan of an open page of a small paper diary

The front cover of Ruth Wiener's diary

Whilst incarcerated in Westerbork and then in Bergen-Belsen with her mother and two sisters, Ruth Wiener recorded her experiences in this diary.

Here a page shows her address in Bergen-Belsen, written in January 1943.

📸 Ruth Wiener: Westerbork diary. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections

Yes ... I do look at the China quite extensively in previous blogs ... and I have analysed the new US National Security Strategy. I think that the changing posture of the US makes discussion of sovereign capabilities more important.

A Call to Arms ... metaphorically and literally.

A Call to Arms by @profserious.bsky.social ... metaphorically and literally. profserious.substack.com/p/a-call-to-.... On universities research, science, technology and the defence of democracy.

My New Year Wishes for Universities ... a modest list

My New Year Wishes for Universities from @profserious.bsky.social ... a modest list of hopes and aspirations for 2026 (and beyond) profserious.substack.com/p/my-new-yea...

#Academic #HigherEducation #Universities

What is System Leadership? ... and why it matters

What is System Leadership ... and why does it matter? @profserious.bsky.social sets out the basics for public service, education, health, defence and national security. profserious.substack.com/p/what-is-sy...

A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy … for scientists and technologists

A Simple Guide to National Security Strategy … for scientists and technologists (by @profserious.bsky.social) profserious.substack.com/p/a-simple-g...

#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity #AI

Erasmus and the government’s opportunity mission Is this £570m diplomatic concession dressed as social policy?

In truth worth reading open.substack.com/pub/johnsonb...

4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You … and how this is experienced in universities

4 Ways Disruption Can Fool You … and how this is experienced in universities ... profserious.substack.com/p/4-ways-dis... by the (often fooled) @profserious.bsky.social

#HigherEducation #Universities #HELeadership #Disruption #Strategy #UniversityGovernance

The Next Big Thing? ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b... #TechPolicy #DataProtection #EthicalTech #DigitalSecurity #Innovation

The Next Big Thing? ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

The Next Big Thing? @profserious.bsky.social reflects ... on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (what they are, why they are important ... and why you should care) profserious.substack.com/p/the-next-b...

Dad’s Army prof serious enlists ...

'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).

Dad’s Army prof serious enlists ...

'Dad's Army' ... @profserious.bsky.social enlists profserious.substack.com/p/dads-army ... on national security, public service (and love).

All I want for Christmas is a functional COVID inquiry #1 Or rather, a functional effort to get us ready for next time & other crises

Read this important piece by @anemergenti.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jameswph...

A very interesting read. Thank you.

Not at all! Grateful for the interesting commentary.

I agree, of course, this has to be a collective process, secured through 'leadership' in the true sense. I do think that aligning to the national interest and responding to democratic direction is an important part of all of our jobs.

Many thanks for this thoughtful commentary. I should be clear that I too disagree with some parts of the White Paper ... but this does not obviate the need to respond. I -very- much agree that subject, scholarly & professional societies have a key role to play in subject provision.

What We Need To Do Now an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system

'What We Need To Do Now' ... an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system ... set out by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

Sci/Tech - New paper on Lovelace Disruptive Invention Labs led by Laura Ryan & Alvin Djajadikerta An argument for a new approach to technoscientific research in the UK

I encourage you to look at this jameswphillips.substack.com/p/scitech-ne... I am not sure I agree with it ... but I think it is an important and worthwhile contribution to the debate on 'institutes' @anemergenti.bsky.social

Something Must Be Done a political pathology ...

'Something Must be Done' ... a political pathology (and its consequences) ... considered by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/something-...

The Bridge on paste and paint ...

The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge

The Bridge on paste and paint ...

The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge

Really excellent White Paper on AI and the Future of Pedagogy, Authored by:
Tom Chatfield www.sagepub.com/docs/default...

Today is National Engineering Day. You can try these 'Tools for Thought' profserious.substack.com/p/10-enginee...