If our universities are to rise to the challenge of tackling the planetary crisis, they must themselves be subject to radical transformations. New open access article published today, co-authored w/ John Barry Read: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… A few of our main arguments 👇🧵

Academics: 1. Read this brilliant paper. If it resonates... 2. Visit facultyforafuture.org for some ideas on how to transform your research/teaching/engagement amidst the planetary crisis 3. Join us to take part in future discussions on how we can unlock systemic changes

Starmer’s Labour Party is “on the side of economic growth.” He’s a toxic force on our collective future. Important to always keep in mind that climate delay is about creating breathing room for the capitalist economic status quo NOT the people struggling to survive under it.

The Seed Library collates high-quality, open access educational resources into a searchable database offering a multitude of possibilities. Use it to transform your teaching, recommend it to your network, spread the word (5/6) youtube.com/watch?v=mgntm8… Students Organising for Sustainability🌍 XR Educators

A fire has broken out in the corner of the TV studio. The panellists on air are ignoring it. What do you do?

This is *such* a great piece about the climate activists looking to start a new civilisation in…Hull - by my colleague ⁦Clare Hymer⁩ Reminiscent of 19th Century Russian Narodniks…Fascinating! novaramedia.com/2023/10/06/mee…

"This...is far from a freak accident. It is the consequence of political negligence & institutional mismanagement, driven by an economy that has long prioritised growth over all else" John Barry, Calum McGeown & @DrLouTaylor on the Lough Neagh crisis theconversation.com/lough-neagh-uk…

What would a ‘fit for purpose’ Queen’s University look like and do? What should be done to get us there? QUB Popular Assembly on the Planetary Crisis Mon 20 Nov, 4-7pm All welcome - free pizza 🍕 ! tinyurl.com/4ud2yu2j

So excited about the launch of The Evidence/La Preuve - a new newsletter that puts everything you need to know about #genderinequality all in one place. Comes as #France set to make #abortion a "guaranteed freedom" in Constitution lesglorieuses.fr/welcome-to-the… #media #women

Seen data showing growing ideological gap between Gen Z men & women? A new The Impact Newsletter newsletter, The Evidence, puts those charts into context: Josephine Lethbridge writes it’s more that young men feel threatened, less that they oppose women’s advancement. lesglorieuses.fr/welcome-to-the…

Post-growth economics got a rare moment in the spotlight tonight, in the fiendish TV quiz show University Challenge - but the contestants didn't get any of them right! Could you have scored those points for your team? Test yourself on the 3 questions they were asked below . . .

Impressive and instructive report by the FAO, concretely measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women and youth fao.org/3/cc9680en/cc9… Romina Cavatassi Esther Heesemann Don't miss the interesting analysis by Josephine Lethbridge

How can we fix sexism in AI? In the latest issue of The Evidence, Josephine Lethbridge explores how machine learning amplifies gender inequalities. Working with leading thinkers, she reveals the steps to making AI fairer – and better – for all. Learn more: ow.ly/GtT750RtUAF

If we've literally quadrupled our representation over night - the media will cover us with the same focus as Reform. Right?

In the wake of the fall of Roe v Wade, more people are attempting to carry out abortions themselves. New research found that  a majority of people surveyed tried to end their pregnancies using potentially unsafe methods. lesglorieuses.fr/diy-abortions/ Josephine Lethbridge in The Impact Newsletter

Really tired of this crap, it's like saying a toddler sat there screaming in an overfilled nappy should be figuring out how to do differential equations.

Mohamed Al-Fayed (the former owner of Harrods) was known to threaten journalists to silence allegations of sexual abuse – until his death last year "Imagine how many women's lives would not have been ruined if anti-SLAPP legislation had been in place" – Joe Powell MP 👇