Jenny Jenkin

Beautiful light ! A #foxoftheday in silhouette , taken by Andrea Shaw ( @shaws-light.bsky.social‬ on BlueSky ) , thank you Andrea !

Fantastic Devon Nightjar action this eve. Very little churring, but lots of close flight, contact calls and wing-clapping. Best views I've ever had! Too close to video, quite often. At least 5. #UKBirding

Good morning , thank you to @shaun_emac for sharing today's #foxoftheday . Please keep 'em coming !

My first bluebells of the year!

Number of UK universities leaving Elon Musk's X grows.

Seven UK universities, including two Russell Group institutions, have left X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Meanwhile, more and more are popping up here on Bluesky.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Women, Men, And Meritocracy: A Scientific Perspective Will the current backlash against diversity and inclusion boost or harm meritocracy?

Yet women are less likely to be in leadership positions than men.

Good article here countering the meritocracy myth. www.forbes.com/sites/tomasp...

'Once-in-a-lifetime' starling murmuration for Leicestershire village One Rearsby resident said she was privileged to have witnessed the spectacle.

'Once-in-a-lifetime' starling murmuration for Leicestershire village

Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as ‘Silicon Valley’ planned between Oxford and Cambridge

Yet another challenge the whole sector is struggling with, and I would guess almost all of us are finding PhD funding and recruiting a lot harder than Cambridge www.theguardian.com/education/20...

This should disqualify you from standing for election in my view. No representation without taxation.

"What will you do now, with the gift of your left life?" - Duffy's words, carved in stone at Durlston Head. Everytime, they jolt me from autopilot to conscious choice. From guilt-driven yes’s to my choices. What will you do with yours? 🌊

I help female HE leaders find control, confidence & impact.

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in 'already deeply diminished' adult skills funding

Mayors shouldn’t accept this cut and neither should we. feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...

So, after many frustrating days of trying, I’ve finally created an account with DeepSeek.

And that’s where it ends.

I’ve singularly failed to elicit any information, useful or otherwise. I hope it’s because there are so many millions of others doing the same. Not my technical incompetence!!

Happy Burns Night one and all!

Blue pool in wareham forest tonight. Breathtaking.

Thank you!! 😀😀

Dorset snowdrops!

Tonight's episode of Digging for Britain (BBC2, 8pm) features the archaeological excavation of the Killerton estate by @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @exeter.ac.uk, in search of a lost Elizabethan manor house. You can read more about this story on our website @ news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

If it comes good, this will mark real progress.

Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams

Wikimedia: people-powered - RSA Journal Issue 4 2024 In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.

🥳 Happy birthday Wikipedia!

🤝 For 24 years people have volunteered to make knowledge freely available to everyone online.

📖 Our Chief Exec, Lucy Crompton-Reid, reflects on the people-power behind the world's largest encyclopaedia in the latest edition of the RSA journal.

Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı

Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X.

Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.

Pic of a redwing taking flight amidst red berried branches

I’m doing REDJanuary (do check it out) and was utterly delighted when we came across a flock of redwings for today’s rather gentle RED12.

Pic is not mine - they were too quick!!

Happy days….

A landmark in the academic exodus from X? More than 60 German universities, including Heidelberg and Free University of Berlin, announce X exits, saying: “The values ​​that promote diversity, freedom and science are no longer present on the platform.” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

I've taken the plunge and set myself up here. Would love to connect with people interested in #HE #universities and anyone else who knows me or would like to!

Red holly berries and deep green holly leaves

RED2

Rainy and windy RED January day 1 complete. Dog slightly unhappy but it will pass!

Shy, but not retiring, Part 2 Part 2 of an overly long goodbye note. This time I’ve included a large part of the speech I gave at my farewell do. It does have a daft ranking in it too.

Shy, but not retiring, Part 2

Part 2 of an overly long goodbye note. This time I've included a large part of the speech I gave at my farewell do. It does have a daft ranking in it too.

wonderfulhighered.com/2024/12/20/s...

NEW on Wonkhe: Defacto regulation of international agents is coming – but student voices are missing as usual https://buff.ly/3PabBLK

Photo of Jenny Jenkin with text ‘ helping female leaders in HE regain control of the chaos so they can lead their teams with impact and authority’

Quick Monday intro. Hello and lovely to meet you here!