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Tuesday, 23rd September (Richmond)
Later back at my desk than promised, as re-entry into UK atmosphere took longer than anticipated! 1. A trenchant piece from University World News by Katy Sian, Decolonisation means no longer being silent on Palestine https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250903102212352 (…) in adopting the … Continue reading
Wednesday, 20th August (Cambridge)
Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ This post is late because of my nine-month-old grandson, Mateo. We’ve just spent five days together with his mum, Emily, making a trip from London to Yorkshire to see his great-grandmother, Pam. Those five days have been … Continue reading
Thursday, 14th August (Cambridge)
Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. The Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University are offering a free online event with Tony McEnery at 14:00 UK time on Tuesday 19th August, Navigating Challenges in the use of AI and GenAI … Continue reading
Tuesday, 12th August (Richmond)
1. On Life and Death in Gaza: a doctor shares his story by Abdelkareem Alsalqawi https://www.persuasion.community/p/on-life-and-death-in-gaza More than once I have chopped a leg or a forearm or a hand without anaesthesia. I remember one case very well: it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriano Celentano, eco-friendly, environment, Forever plastics, Gaza, Oxfam, recycling, Simon Borg, sustainability, sustainable-living, Wicked Leeks
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Thursday, 7th August (Cambridge)
1. I think the husband-wife ‘Mankeeping’ debate in The Daily Telegraph that I mentioned on Tuesday has been carefully choreographed in advance! Here’s the kept man’s perspective https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/75c944d1cd63e5c1 2. The Guardian’s ‘Audio Long Read’ series ranges very widely: From Sold … Continue reading
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Tagged Booker Prize, Chocolate, Mankeeping, Nnenna Freelon, Teaching English, Trump Mozart Marx
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Tuesday, 5th August (Richmond)
1. First out of the blocks today, the Cambridge English Generative AI Idea Pack for English language teachers, put together by Jasmin Silver, Jo Szoke & Vicky Saumell https://cambunipress.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/media/documents/GenAI-Idea-Pack-for-English-language-teachers.pdf PDF below as well. We have designed this idea pack to … Continue reading
Thursday, 31st July
1. 10 scenarios for education in 2035 https://edtechhub.org/evidence/10-scenarios-for-education-in-2035/ from the EdTech Hub https://edtechhub.org/ plus, a wealth of weekend reading in their Evidence Library https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/ 2. The August issue of Humanising Language Teaching has just been published https://www.hltmag.co.uk/aug25/ It includes: i) … Continue reading
Tuesday, 29th July (Richmond)
1. Edinburgh University’s Review of Race and History has just been published https://www.ed.ac.uk/about/race-review The publication of the University’s Race Review is a significant moment in this ancient institution’s willingness and determination to learn from and repair its past, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital nomads, Edinburgh University, Elif Shafak, Rob Gibson, Tom Lehrer, UNESCO
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Thursday, 24th July
1. A free ‘reading experience’ with which to start today, The Universal Turing Machine: a memoir by Richard Beard https://universalturingmachine.co.uk/ The Universal Turing Machine is a reading experience not a game, a memoir about what it means to live a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Chatham House, China, Jane Austen, photography, Selma Dabbagh, The Universal Turing Machine, travel, What a palaver!
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Tuesday, 22nd July (Richmond)
1. This one’s a bit nerdy, a bit late, and a bit important. The Open Data Institute is launching its European Data and AI Policy Manifesto at 16:00 UK time tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd July. More info and registration here https://theodi.org/news-and-events/events/odi-european-data-and-ai-policy-manifesto-launch/ … Continue reading
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