This piece in Science Magazine drew on interviews with Divya Siddarth, Kate Crawford, Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Wooldridge, Shazeda Ahmed, Marietje Schaake, Reuben Adams and Connor Leahy. Thanks to all of them science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Kas lepiksime valimistega, kus iga naise antud hääl oleks mehe omast väiksema kaaluga? Kuidas meile tunduks haridussüsteem, kus tüdrukud peaksid sama hinde saavutamiseks poistest rohkem punkte saama? Sooline palgalõhe on mineviku igand, mis tuleb kaotada!

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Should Ukrain join the EU?
Yes, but on the condition to redefine the EU as a political community serving the rule of law and democratic pluralism, and to break away from the religion of free trade and competition as the solution to all problems
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Our Public Sector Capabilities Index (supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies) defines public sector capacities as 3 inter-connected layers: state capacities, organizational routines, & dynamic capabilities of public organisations.

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Nothing is further removed from the spirit of Kant than the dogmatic way in which we are asked to accept war in all its forms. Perhaps this is where the danger lies. Perhaps war is fought in the mind before it reaches the ground.
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“If Kant has anything to teach us 300 years after his birth, it’s that when the pursuit of complete victory risks leading to complete extinction, escalation is always a disaster.” Lea Ypi Financial Times
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IIPP is looking for an Applied Learning & Stakeholder Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead the delivery of our suite of applied learning projects with local, national, and international partners.

Deadline: 28 April ‘24

More details here ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

A brilliant response by Timothy Snyder to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s accusation of Nazis in Ukraine. As a leading scholar on the subject of nationalism, Snyder makes three points:
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Yoko Ono at Tate Modern

Our MPA programme brings together economics, politics, design & public administration in one course. It focusses on the market-shaping role of the state & civil service.

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Come and work with us, building applied learning at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. Really exciting opportunity to help build programmes with practitioners around the world from the ground up. Pls share!

We have an excellent developing applied learning programme, and this is a great opportunity to help shape it!

Catch up on all the details about our Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme from our two Deputy Directors Rainer Kattel & David Eaves as well as a current student and an alumna.

🎥 Watch the recording of our Virtual Open Day here ➡️ youtu.be/PpKWSjeM0CE?si…

Interestingly large parts of Draghi’s talk could have been written by Hamilton. But agree that competitiveness is defined too narrowly, inequality is missing

I believe this framing of Europe's problem as one of lack of competitiveness (by Mario Draghi) might be helpful as a political rallying cry, but it is problematic from an economic standpoint. geopolitique.eu/en/2024/04/16/…. +

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We kick off our Labour & Climate Change Series by Prof. Damon Silvers on the 25th of April.

Register for the first lecture on “The Labour Movement, the State & Climate Change: What Must be Done to Prevent Catastrophe” in-person/online ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Advice for scholars: next time you lecture on Kant and revolutions at “Downing” (Darwin College) Cambridge, make sure your hair is neatly tied and that you’re not blonde. Or else your research impact will be on the The Spectator libido section.

Tervetuloa 'Kuinka luoda yrittäjähenkinen valtio - eli miksi innovaatiot tarvitsevat byrokratiaa' -kirjan julkaisutilaisuuteen 29.4. Tapahtuman järjestää kanssamme Vastapaino. Puhumassa teoksen kirjoittajat Rainer Kattel, Wolfgang Drechsler ja Erkki Karo. Lisätiedot: sorsafoundation.fi/kuinka-luoda-y…

I love teaching on the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose MPA alongside stellar colleagues.
If you want to join the always fascinating cohort of students next year here’s the info (there are funded places too) 👇

At least 10% of women suffer from endometriosis & endure severe pain every month.

I’m one of them & just recovered from surgery.

Patriarchy tells us: Get used to periods being painful & keep quiet. Most of us aren’t diagnosed for about a decade.

Sharing to fight the silence.