Thrilled to announce that my PhD student, Darren Cogavin, passed his PhD viva yesterday. Darren is a member of @edreslancaster.bsky.social: Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice. Many thanks to the engaged examiners: @brettbligh.bsky.social & Spyros Themelis.

New occasional series: HE Provocations. 1st one - assessment in 2050. Have we achieved assessment for social justice? janmcarthur.com/posts/5949-t...

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Many congratulations to Chitra and to her supervisor @janmcarthur.bsky.social .

Jan McArthur@janmcarthur.bsky.social · 3w ago

Many congratulations to Chitra Sabapathy of our HEREE doctoral programme who successfully defended her thesis today. I am proud to have been her @edreslancaster.bsky.social supervisor. Thanks to the really engaged examiners @kathymchandler.bsky.social and Velda McCune.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!

Jan McArthur@janmcarthur.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Only 5 sleeps until this year's @edreslancaster.bsky.social Summer School. Are you joining us on campus or online? Give us a shout out now so we know you are coming!!! Cannot wait to meet you all (some again) and celebrate our amazing community of EdRes doctoral scholars. @sosslancaster.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this talk and the discussion to follow. You can join by Teams or in person if you are near Oxford.

CGHE@cghe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How fair and meaningful are the grades we assign in higher education? 📅 Tuesday, 5 May 🕑 2pm - 3pm (UK time) 📍 Hybrid Find out more/register: shorturl.at/WHMLG

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I'll be hosting an applicant webinar from 9:00-10:00 (UK time) Wednesday 25th March: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-sciences/events/phd-heree-applicant-webinar-25th-march-2026-higher-education-research-evaluation-and-enhancement/

I have written @hepi-news.bsky.social blog that attempts to outline the central argument of our new book "Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education": www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/13/r...

Realising the educational potential of mass higher education - HEPI

This blog was kindly authored by Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University. It is based on a new Open Access book Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education which was written by an internati...

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Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 17:00-18:00 (UK time) on Thursday 26th February: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13:00-14:00 (UK time) on Monday 26th January: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

Exciting news! We’ve just launched a brand-new suite of short #CPD courses. Explore key topics shaping the future of education. See next posts👇 📚 20 hours | 🌐 Fully online | 🎓 Includes a digital badge upon completion

Applying #UDL principles when developing learning environments for independent study to enhance agency by @nbridgeman.bsky.social #SocMedHE25

Great presentation about the use of a WhatsApp group for a supportive community of practice at #SocMedHE25 from @debbaff.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social , Suzanne Faulkner and Dawne Irving-Bell.

Great presentation from Joel Gray about SoTL podcasts at #SocMedHE25. Check out joel-sotl-media.com

Thank you @tavoer8.bsky.social. It was great to share my research at #SocMedHE25 yesterday.

Dr. Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos@tavoer8.bsky.social · 9mo ago

How social media can support the development of a sense of community, identity and wellbeing for PhD students?. Kathy Chandler shared her research and journey using autoethnography #SocMedHE25

Today I am giving a keynote on Assessment for Social Justice in Theory and Practice for scholars in Chile committed to more inclusive higher education. eduinclusiva.cl?p=14220

It was great to see you at #SocMedHE25 today @oliviakellyou.bsky.social

Olivia Kelly@oliviakellyou.bsky.social · 9mo ago

On my way home from another wonderful #SocMedHE25 conference. Lovely to chat with people I've met before as well as some new people. Well done to @kathymchandler.bsky.social & @katyjordan.bsky.social. I always come away from this conference buzzing with ideas and inspiration - I highly recommend it!

##SocMedHE25 @andytattersall.bsky.social keynote is sharing what universities are doing in terms of social presence and it's not all good!

#SocMedHE25 The platforms academics are using today.

I was delighted to receive my Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) fellowship at the recent @srhe.bsky.social Annual Conference, particularly as part of such an impressive group of new fellows.

👇 a piece that @mvanhoutte.bsky.social and I wrote for @theconversation.com. It's based on our analysis of PISA data from England & Flanders, published in @berj-2025.bsky.social. Below we've connected our work to the Curriculum & Assessment Review led by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social. shorturl.at/7pHms

High-stakes tests are common in England’s schools – and they’re linked to a fear of failure

In England, where high-stakes testing is common, students’ fear of failure is higher.

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A @hepi-news.bsky.social blog on why the TEF will collapse under the weight of OfS & @departmentforedu.bsky.social plans. The points I raise are well known to those who understand the measurement of HE educational quality. Why are OfS/DfE so deteremined to press ahead? www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/30/w...

WEEKEND READING: Three reasons why the TEF will collapse under the weight of OfS  and DfE expectations - HEPI

This blog was kindly authored by Paul Ashwin, Professor of Higher Education, Lancaster University. The Office for Students (OfS) and the Department of Education (DfE) have big plans to make the TEF mu...

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Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 9:00am to 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 16 December 2025 www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

I am delighted that the third edition of Reflective Teaching in Higher Education has now been published. It's a privilege to work with such a brilliant international team of co-authors. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/reflectiv...

Are you studying for a doctorate at a UK university via a programme that is wholly or mostly online? If so, please take part in an anonymous, 10 min survey about the impacts of online doctoral study on wellbeing and share the link lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

We're very happy to share the conference programme - you can view the range of exciting topics we'll be discussing here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p... If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...

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The programme for the #SocMedHE25 conference at Lancaster University on Tuesday 16 December 2025 is now available. socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p.... Register by 5 Dec registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...

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Please note that the programme is provisional and may be subject to minor changes before the conference.Programme outline: TimeDurationTitle09:0030-minRegistration09:3015-minWelcome and housekeepin…

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Free online seminar – all welcome. Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders. Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney. Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).

After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay

Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university. Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.

Gender-related campus violence is a problem for staff too

Research on sexual violence in universities tends to focus on students, but a study across two countries – England and Australia – shows that staf...

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