Disappointed-seen advert for an unpaid, ‘volunteer researcher’ to help a charity’s ’1-week scoping review project’. As a task ECRs would seek, especially in the current pressured HE climate, not recognising the time+experience the (skilled) activity requires seems inappropriate to me #AcademicSky

1/2. 2 years ago was my 2nd PhD graduation, for the thesis I did in memory of my brother...1 year ago (2 days earlier), I spoke about my reflections on ‘lived experience’, unexpectedly unable to contain a blub at the end of the presentation…It may be an effect of…

“The most striking message from the [Pre‑arrival Academic Questionnaire] PAQ is not a demand for innovation, flexibility, or cutting-edge digital tools. It is far simpler: students are used to and want human teaching, human feedback, and human connection” #AcademicSky

Higher Education Policy Institute@hepi-news.bsky.social · last mo.

New Post: WEEKEND READING: Stop inducting students into a system that doesn’t fit them www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/07/05/w...

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Splurgey Shards and Random Fragments

Reclaiming (Writing as Thinking) After An Academic Year

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Yup, this mash up TOTALLY works…And is also definitely making the playlist as a little conduit for kicking off the opening context discussion for the adolescent development and behaviour module next academic year…! #CurrentAdolescenceSameAsItEverWasOrCompletelyDifferent 🤣 youtu.be/r2bJQI71C24?...

Ariana Grande, Britney Spears - hate that i made you love me one more time (Adamusic Mashup)

YouTube video by Adamusic

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Just for weekend fun, as the end of marking finally is in sight, our perrito Chachito, as a core member of this Mexi-Brit household, had his groom this morning and his groomer forwarded us this ❤️ 🤣🇲🇽 Viva México!! #MomentaryBreather

Taking time out today to mark a big day in our house! I may feel pride in my work sometimes, but I am unfailingly proud of my daughter (and of being her mum) always!

Lush to’ve been with York St John University Centre for Language+Social Justice Research staff for today’s Festival of Ideas session. LGV bumper stickers,The Simpsons, Sycamore Gap, Eastenders+Moana all in with Merleau-Ponty, the PTMF, Living Experience, Closure, Survivor and Wayfinding in 12mins! 🎉

Marking on a Saturday morning. Envious of el perrito, can’t lie!

Excited+also *a little* nervous to be talking words+suicide loss next week-pondering on my (derived over time) learning/thinking about language as a person bereaved by suicide. Words that are lost; taken away; imposed; discovered; physically felt and require navigation/redefinition…Wish me 🍀 pls!

“Westminster needs to wake up to this need for joined-up thinking if we are to limit the number of...Essexes, Hertfordshires & Nottinghams...UK universities are a precious commodity. Ten years of dropping this commodity to see where the pieces land is not an education policy worthy of the name.” 1/2

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Historians slam ‘marketisation and neglect’ of higher education. Royal Historical Society issues stinging rebuke of English model amid escalating cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

Close of Academic Year 2025/6 doth appear on the horizon…. ❤️🎓#AcademicSky

Campus looking hermosísimo this morning!!!

Taking 5 mins in the YSJ peace garden before next teaching session ☀️🌳❤️

A YSJ Writing Retreat morning, during which I set aside all screens in favour of handwriting and thinking. I scribble-reflected for 10 pages, and it was nothing short of blissful. I’ve now a structure for my autoethnography on ‘survivor’ in the context of sibling suicide loss #AcademicSky 🎉 😀☀️📝✒️

Love that the train driver this morning has asked the entire passenger load for name suggestions for the Dachshund puppy he’s bring home at the weekend! 🐶

As part of discussions pertaining to language use, function and effect (and the need for their inclusion on teaching materials, for example), I present my local takeaway’s social media use of ‘trigger warning’ for consideration….

1/3. Went to see Alex Warren last night, as part of his current world tour. Seriously good sounds! But more significant/impressive (to me) was seeing the space he provided for grief. He’s already known for being open and talking publicly about the loss of both parents as well as other difficult ...

Ain’t nothing like a beautiful and energy-filled day in Edinburgh to rejuvenate!

“One book in three weeks? At some universities that would be a triumph” www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/one-...

One book in three weeks? At some universities that would be a triumph

With undergraduates viewing education as a transaction and AI offering helpful summaries, reading is dying out on UK campuses, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

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There was no such thing as ‘National Siblings Day’ when my brother died 14.5 years ago, no outlet in which the loss could be really expressed, this is a major acknowledgement…still a long way to go in recognising sibling grief but it’s nice to see a start appearing! www.cruse.org.uk/understandin...

Losing a Sibling | Cruse Bereavement Care

Our siblings hold an important place in our lives. Their death can be very painful. We're here to help you make sense of how you're feeling.

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“Mourning on Schedule: How Grieving Became a ‘Mental Illness’” www.madintheuk.com/2026/03/mour...

Mourning on Schedule: How Grieving Became a ‘Mental Illness’ - Mad in the UK

Or am I just a person who misses someone they loved very much, and has to deal with the sadness of moving on alone?

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April in the North West of the UK….🤦🏼‍♀️ #StormDave

Over the last 7 working days, I’ve marked 26 assessments amounting to approx. 82,000 words (alongside other admin task completions). Head is FRIED; heart disappointed to have not been able to meet pre-hol research/writing target too…. Roll on the coming moment for ‘out of office’ 🎉💤 #AcademicSky

Going to be talking to current PGRs about “attending conferences”. Having done many, I have thoughts…but am also curious as to what others (across disciplines) would have a) liked to know whilst doing your PhD? And b) what have you learned about attending conferences since?! #AcademicSky

In the depths marking and too much time on Moodle/in Turnitin, how lovely to have this motivation at the bottom of the screen. ❤️❤️ #AcademicSky

Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/supervi...

Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor

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Q6 What resources or institutional support would help with the productive uses of humour in education? Reply with A6 #LTHEchat and your response

This week’s #LTHEchat will be starting in 10 minutes. We will be discussing 'Exploring Academics’ Use of Humour Styles in Higher Education Teaching’ with @hankumna.bsky.social Still time to read through the blogpost

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The weekly Learning and Teaching in HE chat created by the community for the community - Wednesday 8-9pm

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A whole morning at a YSJ retreat in a cosy room in an old York pub reading, developing and drafting a proposal on ‘Everything I Do (I Do It for You)’: siblings, musical memories and suicide loss. This I liked LOTS. 🎼✒️ #AcademicSky