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There is a “catastrophic decline” in formal language learning in Britain: Only 2.97% of A-Levels taken in 2024 were for Modern Foreign Languages, Classical Subjects, Welsh (Second Language) and Irish. linkedin.com/posts/philbaty…

Leaving aside all the other criticisms, the proscription of Palestine Action is a monumentally stupid action from the perspective of the legitimacy of the state & the legal system. The draconian powers of the Terrorism Act 2000 worked when they were confined to organisations that only a tiny fraction of the population would ever support. Has the government really thought through the second-order effects of branding the opinions of likely millions of people as supporting ‘terrorism’? Even if there isn’t a mass campaign of disobedience against the new laws, the government has significantly weakened the seriousness with which many people will now view terrorism proscription & undermined the fight against those organisations that actually deserve to be proscribed. I think we can also expect many more jury nullification type acquittals putting further strain on the system and all for little practical effect, given many people will continue to silently support Palestine Action, even if they can’t express it out loud.

This is the HQ of Avis Capital. It claims to be one of the largest companies in the UK, with £58bn in assets and 31% returns promised to investors. Except it's all a lie. Here's how regulatory failures are letting international fraudsters create massive fake UK companies.

Wow. Nigel Farage's nephew caught upskirting..... Avoided jail. Is this two tier justice @Nigel_Farage @LeeAndersonMP_ @TiceRichard ?

People need to stop hoping. It is way past time to act but act we must.

Phew!!! Rishi Sunak backs away from radical reform of graduate visas ft.com/content/a9f24f…

“What we’re seeing isn’t some slow, careful rebalancing of the system, done [in] teenagers’ best interests... Instead, it’s just another messy, confused decline of something Britain was genuinely once good at, which contributed billions to the economy while projecting soft power”

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that the Guardian's 'deep dive' into university finances is riven with snobbery, class prejudice, and the claim that rather than more funding what universities really need is to be 'restructured' 🙄 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

UK students going to lower and medium tariff universities will be getting meaningfully less funding per student (about 25%) than their peers – paying the same fee – going to selective universities. Essential analysis from @markcorver 👇🏼 linkedin.com/posts/markcorv…

Great to see LDOC grad @OliviaFVane in the prize-winning team. Congratulations to all.

Delighted to receive the new and updated second edition of the @routledgebooks Companion to #Design Research. A must for all Design Researchers. 38 cracking contributions from authors based in over 20 countries @strathdmem @UniStrathclyde @StrathEng @ahrcpress @JoyceYee_Design

The Executive Board of the DRS condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the recent treatment by Elsevier of the Editor-in-Chief and other Editors of Design Studies, the academic journal of the Design Research Society. Read more from the DRS here: designresearchsociety.org/articles/the-f…

Great to see LDoc grad @OliviaFVane excelling in design, coding, and communication about her work.

Nice🧵 by LDOC grad @OliviaFVane

Voters will be turned away from polling stations in May for not carrying the right sort of ID - make sure you aren't one of them. electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-that-…

A day after of the Taliban BANNED female university education, women & girls have come out on the streets of Kabul protesting against the decree. They chant —“Either for everyone or for no one. One for all, all for one” Amplify their voices.

@LouDowne Bit old now, but continuing to grow... rca.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Who’s doing really awesome stuff with inclusive service design at the moment?? Inclusive = intersectionally justice led, not just ‘accessible’ Service design = not just UX / digital 🙏🏼

Extract from the prison diary of the remarkable Katie Gliddon, Croydon Suffragette & focus of my @LDocDesign PhD research: YOU ARE NOT A COWARD #proud #100yearsofsuffrage #illustrationresearch @Turf_Projects @MuseumOfCroydon

Coinciding with the new term, our Special Collections team curated this charming display of RCA student publications from the Archive. If you missed it, you've only yourself to blame... fortunately, these gems and countless other marvels can be viewed by appointment.