Honoured to be facilitating this important discussion on sexual misconduct and gender-based violence in academia with Cambridge Geography and Adrija Dey next week. Please come along and join the conversation on how we can be better allies to women.

Excellent article by @philipcball in The Guardian yesterday. The language with which we talk about COVID-19 really matters: military metaphors lead us towards certain ways of thinking about the virus, and therefore towards certain ways of responding theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Uni-wide email from our VC this afternoon - zero mention of the strikes or #USS's crushing decision yesterday… shameless and insulting not even acknowledging something so significant for so many, let alone addressing his own role in the situation... #UCUstrike Cambridge UCU

This is a tax cut for the middle and top of the income distribution - only £1 in £3 of the benefit goes to the bottom half

Calling all postgrads at Cambridge Geography ! We're hosting Ariana Markowitz next week for an important conversation on gendered bodies and safety in the field. Please come along and join the discussion.

Still getting used to living in this amazing city... not a bad commute! Science in Society WellingtonUni

Following NI #CovidInquiry: seem to be clear lessons to learn, but not sure accusations of govt 'reacting not leading' in March 2020 are helpful - even countries deemed successful were fully in reactive mode at the start. Reacting ≠ poor leadership on its own #NorthernIreland

Interesting Rishi Sunak citing kindness as his opening for the #GeneralElection speech - hinges on different definitions of kindness: how you measure it, who you ask and where you look

What does Keir Starmer mean by "a politics that treads more lightly”? Is this a statement of intent, or simply manoeuvring to defend himself against ‘nanny state’ attacks and win over ‘liberal/minimal state’ voters?

Very interested to see how this unfolds. Tone of the report (and particularly its media coverage) will be crucial - clearly there are many failings which will and should be condemned, but unnuanced criticism runs the risk of eroding trust further

@Ali_Donaghue haha i know I'm working on it ;)

Lots in the news today about CFS/ME, glad there's finally some research going on! #CFSME theguardian.com/society/2016/n…

UK government must consult Parliament before triggering Article 50 to leave EU, High Court rules bbc.in/2eqQTqB

To defeat Trumpism will take an extraordinary popular resistance | Owen Jones trib.al/jojzdJo

★★★★☆ "a young choir on blazing form" theartsdesk.com reviews #prom30 theartsdesk.com/classical-musi… … …

First hearing of #Martin and #Messiaen with ⭐️⭐️ Main Choir and Robbie Jacobs brings a lump to my throat nycgb.org.uk/Event/revoluti…