Dion Curry @dsdcurry.bsky.social

Vice-chancellors are addicted to year-on-year cycles of redundancies. But you cannot cut your way to growth. Universities must listen to UCU, invest in staff & build student provision. If they refuse, they pave the way for significant industrial unrest. ft.com/content/77f7f2…

We are inviting staff, students, employers and PSRBs to respond to a consultation on the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Public Policy and Public Administration. The closing date for responses is midday on Friday 17 January 2025: qaa.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

My new article on blockchain, trust and legitimacy is out in preprint with the International Journal of Public Sector Management. It's not even a crypto scam! emerald.com/insight/conten…

🚨 Funding Opportunity We are delighted to continue supporting Black and minority ethnic students undertaking PhD study in Politics and International Relations through our Diverse Voices PhD Student Programme 2024. Find out more and apply: psa.ac.uk/diverse-voices…

We are recruiting two Postdoctoral Research Fellows at the University of Stirling (closing date 19th September, interview 1st October) paulcairney.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/we-…

Call for papers/panels for Public Policy and Administration specialist group at @PolStudiesAssoc general conference in Birmingham is open until 18 October. Contact us if you have ideas, or apply at psa25.exordo.com/login

🚨 Funding Opportunity We are delighted to continue supporting Black and minority ethnic students undertaking PhD study in Politics and International Relations through our Diverse Voices PhD Student Programme 2024. Find out more and apply: psa.ac.uk/diverse-voices…

Well, I guess next year is going to be pretty shit too. theguardian.com/science/articl…

🚨 Nominations open until 6 September We are pleased to invite nominations for the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize which is awarded annually to the best book published in political science. @Sage_Publishing @politybooks @BrisUniPress Find out more: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/nomin…

@GabiJB Captured perfectly, @GabiJB

Come work with @GabiJB and me! I occasionally have biscuits! jobs.ac.uk/job/DIQ409/swa…

@wallmt Apt photo

Delighted with this chapter and to be in the mix with the good and the great of UK electoral studies. Key sentence: the long odds initially available on a July election illustrate the insanity of the decision to call an election so early. electionanalysis.uk/uk-election-an…

@wallmt I look forward to numerous calls for my resignation.

@DSDCurry hopefully our research away daynext week is a bit more congenial

A lovely student made me a STEGOSAURUS CAKE today, and it might be the happiest achievement of my entire professional career so far.

Excellent and critical roundtable on Trust & Evidence in #policymaking in #Swansea today. Diolch to @MASI_Swansea @GabiJB for curating and inviting @_Policywise to contribute. (1/3)

I lie right in that sweet spot between voting for Kang or voting for Kodos.

This one hurts. RIP Steve Albini. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a Shellac gig in Cardiff in 2019. Grumpy, opinionated, didn't suffer fools gladly, but fiercely principled, kind and fair to anybody and everybody, basically what I aim to be as a person.

I've made a fortune scalping tickets for this!

Two copies for every hour she was in office as Prime Minister. Way to go @trussliz! theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

@MatthiasDilling @UChicagoPress @SaraDoskow Great cover!

My book has a cover! This is getting real… 😃 Many thanks to @UChicagoPress & @SaraDoskow for this amazing design. More updates soon!