Many congratulations Mary Creagh CBE MP great to see you in government

Such a powerful graphic of a remarkable change

There are now more Birkbeckians than Etonians in government - here are some thoughts on the political reach of Birkbeck, University of London alumni blogs.bbk.ac.uk/bbkcomments/20…

good decision

We are delighted to announce Brunel University London will join the University of London federation from 1 October 2024. This move will strengthen the federation and open up new opportunities for collaboration between universities in London. Full story: london.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

Great news to see the federation growing @uolondon - a warm welcome Brunel University of London from Birkbeck, University of London

Lucky enough to be in the crowd - the most electric spell of fast fast bowling...

NEW on Wonkhe: July student visa applications are down 15 per cent on last year wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/ju…

We're delighted to announce that from February 2025 our new Director will be the brilliant Mai Sato (@drmaisato.bsky.social)! As our Director, Mai will lead and oversee ICPR’s programme of academically grounded, policy-oriented research on crime and justice. Read more icpr.org.uk/news-events/20…

Documents discovered in chest hidden for centuries donated to University of Nottingham archives University of Nottingham Manuscripts & Spec Coll UoN Libraries The documents have the potential to provide a detailed picture of a community from more than 300 years ago. Full story ▶ tinyurl.com/5c8tyeva

😍 in historian

"Born to Rule Harvard University Press represents one of the most important contributions to date to the study of both the British elite, and – by virtue of its empirical design – to the broader research agenda of elite composition and reproduction." #Review 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hEr

This is very interesting.

How is it being so normalized that in the final week of the election, they’ve called potentially the first woman president in US history a cunt, a “sleaze bag,” trash, and a prostitute?

Just after resigning as Prime Minister in 1957, Sir Anthony Eden sailed to New Zealand. His steward on board ship was John Prescott…

My tribute to my friend and former boss John Prescott ‘John’s story is Labour’s story’: Prescott’s aide pays tribute – via LabourList labourlist.org/2024/11/lord-j…

Fill your stockings! Pulp are having a sale. Many items recuced, including Pulp Tea, tote bags and t-shirts. Keep calm but keep warm & get sorted for scarves and beanies. pulpofficial.co.uk #givethegiftofpulp #fillyourstockings #hardcorescarf #sortedforscarvesandbeanies

#OTD 1966. Jennie Lee publishes paper on the ‘University in the Air’ which becomes Open University Initially dismissed as ‘Wilson’s Pipe Dream’, the OU would give millions of people access to higher education Thread 👇🏼

In all the tariff excitement I forgot my paperback is out today. It's an Economist and FT Book of the year! Buy it before a global depression means we all have to use books to fuel rudimentary fires!