“As I leaned into the dissonance of the past, I realised that learning te reo had become a salve that smoothed away the spiky edges of my defensiveness.” — Marcel Currin on how learning te reo changed his perspective as a Pākehā.

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“As I leaned into the dissonance of the past, I realised that learning te reo had become a salve that smoothed away the spiky edges of my defensiveness.” — Marcel Currin on how learning te reo changed...

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The ARC's new grant scheme table, in case you don't want to read through the details (which are here: www.arc.gov.au/system/files...)

ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The ARC has released their new set of grant schemes ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... Before implementing them, they’re now going to “consult with the sector”. Hopefully genuinely, not just with a few disengaged DVCRs. In the meantime, there’ll be another round of Discovery Projects (DP28).

Minister for Education, the Hon @jasonclaremp.bsky.social, has released the final report of the National Competitive Grants Program Policy Review — setting the direction for a simpler, more focused research funding program. Read more: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...

There's a sale on at Booktopia that includes my & Kat's book at 90% off, so if you are in Australia and want to get Sex and Social Media for FOUR Australian dollarydoos, the time is now www.booktopia.com.au/societynow-e...

Guys you have to try this

Alex Beattie@drlxbt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Long weekend coming up!! Will you doomscroll or keep working? Get a screen time horoscope and look into your future... www.savingscreentime.com/tools/screen... @katemannell.bsky.social @binarythis.bsky.social @digitalchildau.bsky.social @maxsoar.bsky.social @courtneyaddison.bsky.social

The cover image isn't up yet, which makes it look like the cover art is too NSFW to be displayed (it isn't), but my book has a page on The Internet! www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Really proud to share that my first book will be out in August. "Screen Time and the Impossibility of Contemporary Parenting" examines popular, everyday talk about young children and screen media.

This week we released a new report on the need for wellbeing training for hair and beauty workers – based on almost a decade of research! Co-authored with Stacey Page (Adelaide Uni) Download the full report: www.beautysalonproject.com/publications Or read: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/a-c...

Hello world, I'm moving down to Melbourne in a couple of weeks right around the time I lodge my thesis for examination. If you're an Australian-based academic looking for an RA with expertise in AI, literary/critical theory and digital media, please get in touch!

Hi TTRPG people, my calendar is currently free heading into 2026, so I'm looking for more freelance design work! If you're interested you can check out my current portfolio here, which I'll be updating further over the next few months: crypticparlour.com/games

This is a great primer for PhD students or ECRs who are interested in doing public facing work

Jess Maddox@jessmaddox.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is probably long overdue, but here's the guide I give my students on how to do public scholarship and engage with media. drive.google.com/file/d/1mHMu...

Planning to start a PhD in Media and Communications in 2026? Come work with me and others at the @qutdmrc.bsky.social! ✨

QUT Digital Media Research Centre@qutdmrc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

PhD scholarship applications are open for a project investigating how public opinion is formed in online spaces, with a focus on the deliberative quality of discussions, social influence dynamics, and platform affordances and governance across major digital platforms. www.qut.edu.au/.../strength....

Next Friday, I'm hosting a symposium for PhD students whose research investigates digital technology and education. If you're a PhD student or ECR and would like to meet some people working in this area, come join us! Attend in person (Melbourne) or online. Program and registration below

New article in @theconversation.com today reflecting on Australia’s 2024 loot box regulations and how, 1 year later, there remains widespread non-compliance - and generally really confusing age ratings for mobile games on the App Stores! theconversation.com/loot-boxes-a...

Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features

Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games completely ignore the rules.

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Are you a PhD student whose work investigates digital technology in contexts of teaching and learning? Apply for our symposium! We are primarily seeking in-person presenters but have limited online slots available if you can't make it to Melbourne. More info: redi.deakin.edu.au/2025/09/call...

Just a week to go until this wonderful event, hosted by my colleague Katrin Langton. Join us online or in-person. See link for registration.

Digital Child@digitalchildau.bsky.social · last yr.

From feeding trackers to sleep apps, baby apps are changing the way parents navigate early parenthood. But are they always helpful? Let’s talk about it! ✨ Baby apps: (Mis)understandings of data-driven care ACMI + Online Mon 29 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm AEST Free event events.humanitix.com/dc-x-acmi-se...

Luxon himself handed me the Prime Minister's science prize last year. Let me say this in plain English: he's an idiot for running a govt who budgeted more for AI than for the Marsden fund. any journo reading this can quote me on it #nzpol

—Carry a notebook everywhere. —Print drafts out and edit by hand. —Read all the books remotely like the one you're trying to write and a bunch that are completely unrelated but which might help with form, tone or style. —Write all the words your damn self.

scare-ahhh scaregaret@sarahmargs.bsky.social · 2y ago

if u see this, quote-post with your tips for writers that no one gives anymore because they seem obvious (even though they're not)

weather modelling remodelling the weather; bill murray put on blast by a gramophone; tiktok demanding your baby has more tummy time; all of Shrek in one gif - and that's just the morning keynote session! #AusSTS25 #signalsandnoises 📶

Testing out some new ideas with the lovely folks of #AusSTS25

AusSTS@aussts.bsky.social · last yr.

And now @katemannell.bsky.social on the endlessly noisy landscape of parenting advice as symptomatic of the dovetailing between contemporary recommender algorithms and the professionalization of the side-hustle #signalsandnoises

Looking forward to being part of this panel next week –– come along or tune in online

Glen Berman@glenberman.bsky.social · last yr.

This time next week is #AusSTS. If you can't make it in-person, join for the keynotes, which we're streaming. Includes this one on Infrastructures of Noise, with @digitaldang.bsky.social, Fabian Offert, @katemannell.bsky.social & @ranjodhdhaliwal.com: www.youtube.com/live/ZGBAJWT...

Hey #ica25, The Australian Internet Observatory @internetobservatory.org.au is new national research infrastructure supporting researchers working in diverse digital platform research areas. For a glimpse into the planned capabilities: internetobservatory.net.au

Really chuffed our panel "Rupturing Digital Childhoods and Parenting in Australia? Social Media Bans, Privacy, Screen Time, and Generative AI" featuring Amanda Third, @katlangton.bsky.social, @katemannell.bsky.social, @suzesrdarov.bsky.social and me has been accepted for #AoIR2025! See you in 🇧🇷 !

Interesting editorial from my university's student guild newspaper's editorial team www.qutglass.com/a-real-world...

A Real World Rip-off - Glass

Dear fellow QUT students, Queensland University of Technology is selling you the dream and pocketing the profits, and no one seems to be talking about it. While you’re cramming assignments between shi...

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🚨 New Pub! 🚨 Our augmented reality museum installation about data surveillance & rights in Aotearoa NZ used by 128,000x visitors over 2 yrs — we interviewed visitors & present conclusions on how to get the public thinking about problematic technologies! doi.org/10.1145/3706... #OpenAccess #chi2025

Surveillance on Exhibit: Using Problematic Technology To Teach About Problematic Technology | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Has anyone done or seen any work on the dating app Raya? I have a student who wants to do her verification case study on it, but she (nor I) can find any work on it.

It’s publication day for The Kids Are Online!!! 🥰 www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ki...

The Kids Are Online by Ysabel Gerrard - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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The NZ government has no conception of the difference between treating people equally and treating people equitably. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Bowel screening change 'totally unethical' | E-Tangata

“We’re going to be left with people who go: ‘You know what, my uncle or my brother or my cousin died from bowel cancer. And it should have been picked up in a screening programme.’ Make no mistake, th...

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