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Katherine Firth

@katherinefirth.bsky.social

Writes about writing, especially for PhDs and researchers: poetry, music, food. Blogs at Research Degree Insider

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will pooley@willpooley.bsky.social · 16h ago

does anyone know of any work that’s been done on career trajectories of (UK humanities) academics who have been made redundant? eg information about how many go into school teaching, early retirement, independent research? appreciate this is complex, sensitive and much data is too recent

Olivia Waite@oliviawaite.com · last wk.

A thread on special editions, luxury books, and publishing history: In 1903, J. M. Dent created Everyman’s Library, intended as a cheap line of hardbacks to make a classical education accessible as mass literacy rates were on the rise.

If you know you know@privatechand.bsky.social · last wk.

Hallucination is a built-in hard problem that the technology is not going to solve. For consumer use cases in healthcare, education/research, law, any life or death environment, this is a fatal flaw and means that it cannot and should not be deployed. This is precisely where US Big Tech has focused.

Australian Association for Research in Education@australianare.bsky.social · last wk.

Teachers need to be trusted as professionals and experts who can make discerning judgments. Alison Bedford and Emily Ross argue that standards which allow for this professional decision making reflect what we want teaching in Australia to look like. https://loom.ly/1Wqia0Q

What should an Australian teacher look like now? This is your chance to help decide

A review of Australia’s Professional Standards for Teachers is closing on August 7. Decisions made now could shape teaching for the next generation. Following recent reforms, there is a genuine fear that we will see a further shift from professional judgment and expertise, towards compliance and prescription.  ‘I became a teacher because I really love reading from a Powerpoint’ – said no ...

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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 2w ago

“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”

A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.

West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2w ago

Excited to announce I started a podcast with my friend @trufelman.bsky.social, where we read classic philosophical works and discuss what they can teach us about why we buy, wear, and value the things we do. It’s basically a podcast for people who love clothes, books, and big ideas.

An illustration of Bernard Mandeville.
Nino Cipri@ninocipri.bsky.social · 2w ago

Approach zine making the same way that you made blog posts 10 years ago. Do you have an opinion that maybe 8 friends and like 3 strangers might be interested in? An answer to a question that's infrequently asked? A rant you could turn into a tight 5? that's zine material right there, buds

Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you follow me even casually, you will know I am not in favor of AI anything, so I'm reading this fascinating story in the context of the rent-a-white-man trend, Dear Abby, and other ways to try to make people hear by shifting the spokesperson: globalvoices.org/2026/07/12/t...

The fake parenting expert Chinese daughters invented to talk to their parents

A fictional parenting expert became a viral sensation after giving Chinese daughters a voice their parents were more willing to hear.

globalvoices.org

Katherine Firth@katherinefirth.bsky.social · 3w ago

New article: Supervision relationships are a complex balancing act between being close, approachable and positive, and encouraging graduate researchers to be independent. We resolve this challenge by recommending, in effect, that you need a village 😊 🌟 📚 doi.org/10.1080/1470...

Tensions between relational supervision pedagogy and researcher independence

Extensive research into doctoral education repeatedly demonstrates that the relationship between supervisors and candidates is key to successful outcomes. Simultaneously, successful doctoral candid...

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