Teaches sociology at the University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined March 2011
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Just wanted to let you know that I will not be posting any longer on X thanks to all the follows in the past I will be posting in future at @academicdiary.bsky.social
University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Social & Political Sciences - Recovering Community Podcast - Bonus Episode gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpoli…
For Ray Charles 95th birthday everythingjazz.com/story/ray…
Too much talk about our PhD scars does current students a disservice timeshighereducation.com/opi… via @timeshighered
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“while scholarship is rewarded individually, it cannot be practised alone; it is a shared collective endeavour or it is nothing. Redundancies in one place damage us all.”— @AcademicDiary
Higher education news feeds are dominated by announcements of large job cuts across the UK. But what effect is all this having on the atmosphere within the departments affected – and, indeed, across the sector in general? Four scholars give their takes
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"While scholarship is rewarded individually, it cannot be practised alone; it is a shared collective endeavour or it is nothing...Unprecedented damage is being experienced everywhere in UK higher education.. & we must find ways to repair it"
@AcademicDiary timeshighereducation.com/dep…
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Sobering, important reflections here - but Les Back’s @AcademicDiary particularly spoke to me, not least in holding onto academia as a collective endeavour
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Grateful to Zoe Williams at @guardian for the mention of our book in today's paper #socialmurder #austerity theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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It was a pleasure meeting Les Back @AcademicDiary 2day at z #PhDThrive_Connect event. Les interviewed me back in 2014 when I was applying 2 #GoldsmithsCollege, & after all these yrs, we finally met in #Glasgow—where he now serves as z Head of Sociology at @UofGlasgow @UofGSocSci.
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#injustice he’s guilty as hell and everyone knows it - including and especially Jack Smith.
Trump has not been exonerated, special counsel Jack Smith declares in final report - POLITICO
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Paul Gilroy, one of the foremost theorists of race and racism, has very generously donated several hundred books from his university office library. We will be selling these books, priced mostly from £1-5, from the 18th of January onwards. Come find a hidden treasure!
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Deeply honoured to have my work recognised in this way.
Gary Younge is awarded a 2025 Silvers Prize for Journalism. Younge is “one of the most extraordinary journalists working in Britain today…reporting from the front lines with an eye on history and that rare sense of hope.” @garyyounge
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RIP David Lodge. You are missed in the modern university with its funding crisis, audit culture, reputation management, and substitution of ideological cliches in place of critical analysis. It's crying out for satire - who will fill your shoes?
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Today we celebrate the life of John La Rose (1927–2006) on what would have been his 97th birthday. A visionary poet, publisher and activist, his legacy of justice, education and culture as resistance continues to inspire us at the GPI. #JohnLaRose #Legacy #BlackHistory
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Drum solo at Barrowlands.
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Come hear a drum solo at Wembley on Friday and join the Ezra Collective family.
Last remaining tickets here - aegp.uk/EC24