Maybe it's a good time to share our 'Neurodivergence' collection www.bps.org.uk/collections/... …and to point to evidence-based documentaries on the topic? This one's pretty decent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis

Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD and why it remains so contentious.

bbc.co.uk

I think remarkable really unstates it! Notice and think about your inflammation, and it’s better regulated! Distract yourself and you get a longer, bigger inflammation. Pre registered, but I really want to see an independent replication…

Martin Paul Eve@eve.gd · 10h ago

This is remarkable. "we show that directing attention towards bodily sensations, compared to attentional distraction, produces markedly more regulated immune responses"

Exams are not the only valid assessment. Validity matters more than cheating. But if it’s online/take home assessment, stop calling it an exam, because it isn’t!

Iain Mansfield@igmansfield.bsky.social · yesterday

Around 3 in 4 UK universities are still using online, remote exams for assessments that contribute to a student’s final grade. These are highly vulnerable to cheating via Generative AI - yet most unis have no plans to shift to more secure methods of assessment. spectator.com/article/univ...

Rain! Proper wet stuff. Yay!

NEWSFLASH/FUCK IT. I am giving away 5 signed copies of the paperback of my latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You. To enter, simply repost this & pop a reply below. You might like it if you like any of these things: Community Knitting Folklore The sea Dorset Silliness Old records CONTINUED...

Black August is a time to study and reflect on Black struggles for freedom—in history and today. If you're not sure where to start, we've picked some favorites: www.akpress.org/featured-pro... Our list is not exhaustive by any means. Please reply with your own suggestions!

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology

She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

nature.com

Any clue why Mr B’s phone didn’t go off?

BlueSky has not disappointed

All the best wishes to everyone working clearing in 34 degree heat! Keep the water flowing and the fans on.

University of Leeds@universityofleeds.bsky.social · 6d ago

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Anyone have a copy of Turnitin's proposed EULA changes that reportedly allowed them to train AI models on student data?

NEW on Wonkhe: Treating English as neutral and universally accessible is holding institutions back. Yolanda Cerda and Bee Bond argue for a rethink of the way non-English languages are understood as a deficit buff.ly/tOGcqEQ

Hoping many many others follow.

Charlotte Lydia Riley@lottelydia.bsky.social · last wk.

Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff!

Much here that generalises to models of university professional services. People are not interchangeable, things work because of the relationships and mutual understanding built up whatever operating model you have. Changing that always brings cost.

Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · last wk.

One of the stark differences between working the public sector (like UKRI) and working in the University sector is around the freedom to be able to say stuff publicly. So here's me saying stuff. Thanks to @wonkhe.bsky.social for the platform. wonkhe.com/blogs/cost-a...

the Simpson episode, this clip is from, is 32 years old.

Sunday Times research finds universites down £550+ million on international (aggregate across the 55 universities with lower international fee income of 128 surveyed)

I love that someone has done this, I hate why they have had to.

Libby@captainlibatron.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just seen this on insta and have submitted a listing for our bar openlavs.com

Streets for people!

Stephen Frost@sfrost.bsky.social · 2w ago

“As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usually driving through.” Good job Leeds. More children should have the chance to play in their neighbourhood like this.

Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"

UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves

The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.

gov.uk

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later.

New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition | Xtra Magazine

A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later

xtramagazine.com

Sad not to be there this year!

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

‘It’s Glastonbury on wheels’: bards and musicians flock to eisteddfod to celebrate Welsh culture

He's not pulling his punches. Good to see the arguments in the public domain. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says

LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance

giftarticle.ft.com

Again… such assumptions about the past are repeatedly shown to be flawed.

Jens Notroff@jensnotroff.com · 3w ago

The #BronzeAge #UptonLovellShaman​'s burial in Wiltshire has long been considered an important religious figure & metalworker. It's been barely questioned someone of such status must be male. But now #aDNA analysis revealed that the body is in fact: a woman. 🏺 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Following announcement of plans to expand technical education from age 14, our new briefing note by @robbiemaris.bsky.social @jakeanders.uk & @gillwyness.bsky.social asks: What would it take to achieve parity of esteem between academic and vocational education? econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...

The tedium of the 'technical' vs 'academic' rhetorics around education is just so profound. What is this, 1890? Maybe 1963? It's all very, very boring and very, very dumb.

· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #EU · #AI · Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Sunday

Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Sunday

Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labeled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in.

techxplore.com

Can anyone actually define vocational, academic, or technical education?

How is this different to what we do in HE? I think we have a jingle-jangle problem, with some snobbery and inverse snobbery about different forms of education. From www.ncfe.org.uk/all-articles...