New post this week: early findings from a study about how academics use GenAI that offers crucial insight into the emotional aspects of engaging with it, by @neilselwyn.bsky.social and colleagues: researchwhisperer.org/2026/07/21/a... #academicsky #highered #genAI

Academic (mis)uses of GenAI

This second post by Neil Selwyn and his collaborators shares some of the preliminary results from their research survey, which was discussed in an RW post earlier this year ‘Academics’ …

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Really interesting to hear about an objective metric for understanding the value of scientific papers - would be good to see this taken up more widely as a metric in #academia

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Guest Post — Beyond the Prestige: Why Scientific Impact is More Than a Numbers Game - The Scholarly Kitchen

A very interesting study from the Biomedicine Discovery Institute @monashuniversity.bsky.social and University of Queensland showing the change in diet of early indigenous population using a technique called occlusal fingerprint analysis #diet #culturalhabits #research doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...

Five top tips for implementation science: choose a framework that fits your goals, look beyond its limits, understand the setting, stay adaptable, and use practical strategies to drive real change. Explore the latest resource from our free microlearning series: ths.im/46bBLHO

A new way to study disease using patient-derived intestinal organoids - doi.org/10.1038/s415... Very interesting study from Professor Helen Abud’s lab looking at how gut bacteria interact with the intestinal lining in children with IBD @monashuniversity.bsky.social #Biomedicine #Discovery #stemcells

Patient-derived intestinal organoids as a model for site-specific mucosal bacterial interactions in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Patient-derived intestinal organoids as a model for site-specific mucosal bacterial interactions in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

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Learn about the WHO Collaborating Centres. 800+ strong. Working every single day, so the world's health decisions are built on the best science available.  Together for Health #StandWithScience 💙

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Extreme heat is already creating “non-survivable” conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many more, according to new research that warns people are more susceptible to rising temperatures than first thought. Scientists re-examined six extreme heatwaves between 2003 and 2024 and found that when temperature, humidity and the body’s ability to stay cool were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people. Continue reading...

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Embedding writing time into an educator’s schedule and sharing insights with others can turn fleeting ideas into actions that improve teaching practices: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/academics-get-your-thoughts-page-and-unlock-your-reflective-superpower #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Academics, get your thoughts on the page and unlock your reflective superpower

Embedding writing time into an educator’s schedule and sharing insights with others can turn fleeting ideas into actions that improve teaching practices

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With research, it is not just about what you produce, but how and to whom you communicate it. Learn how to identify and understand the needs of your audience: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/who-are-you-selling-marketing-guide-researchers-part-1 #AcademicChatter #HigherEd #ECRchat

Who are you selling to? A marketing guide for researchers, part 1

With research, it is not just about what you produce, but how and to whom you communicate it. Learn how to identify and understand the needs of your audience

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A brilliant pause today seeing @rythemicroguy.bsky.social from Biomedicine Discovery institute present their work on aerotrophy in Antarctic soils. Fantastic insights, a superstar, looking forward to 2years time! Check out their recent paper - doi.org/10.1093/isme... #microbes #academia #ecr

Tune in to 6PR Perth at ~3:20 pm (AEDT) today to hear me share our latest findings about Antarctic microbes that live on air. You know I love spreading the good word about Antarctica and the amazing microbes we find down there! Listen online here: www.6pr.com.au/listen-live/ @arcsaef.bsky.social

From Kim Good-Jacobson and team, new data demonstrate a vital role for disruptor of telomeric silencing 1-like (DOT1L) during B-cell lymphopoiesis, marginal zone B-cell generation, and germinal center B-cell biology. Read this #EditorChoice article: https://ow.ly/Oa0750Yn56n

Sara Pretorius and colleagues review UK guidelines for individual health conditions and propose improvements to guideline development processes to improve usability of guidelines for clinicians managing patients with multiple long term conditions https://bit.ly/4slFri8

This is incredible - a 3D model of the blood brain barrier built from stem cells - I’m definitely keeping an eye on how this will lead to improvements for neurological disorders doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A fully iPS-cell-derived 3D model of the human blood–brain barrier for exploring neurovascular disease mechanisms and therapeutic interventions - Nature Neuroscience

Gonzalez-Gallego et al. developed a fully iPS-cell-based human three-dimensional blood–brain barrier (BBB) model and used it to study roles of the stroke risk gene FOXF2 in BBB dysregulation, demonstr...

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A Nature Careers feature explores data sonification, which turns data into sound, and how it helps researchers to build connections and communicate their science to a broader audience. #Academicsky 🧪

Don’t talk science, play science: translate your data into music to improve its reach

Data sonification helps researchers to build connections and communicate their science to a broader audience.

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Academic habits that make research clearer, fairer and more impactful: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/science-isnt-solo-sport-lets-write-accordingly #AcademicChatter #ECRchat #AcademicSky

Science isn’t a solo sport – let’s write accordingly

Generosity in authorship, sharing imperfect drafts and writing daily are academic habits that make research clearer, fairer and more impactful

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Strategies for research supervisors and #curriculum designers when embedding #GenAI in #research activities: https://ow.ly/LPRb50YcJ5P #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

How to design and supervise GenAI-integrated doctoral research

Strategies for research supervisors and curriculum designers when embedding GenAI in research activities

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The interesting and world of #pathogens revealed in this next piece of the puzzle by researchers the @monashuniversity.bsky.social Biomedicine Discovery Institute #microbiology #immunology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Intralysosomal pathogens differentially influence the proteolytic potential of their niche | Infection and Immunity

Evading lysosomal degradation is of critical importance to successful intracellular pathogens. The lysosome, classically considered the waste disposal and recycling center of the cell, is a hostile en...

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Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Yet it’s also one of the most treatable. - Knowing the signs - Getting regular eye exams - Accessing timely treatment can protect your 👁️ vision. Here are 5 things to know about cataract 🔗 bit.ly/4bNNEGU

Where is your data? Today marks the start of LoveDataWeek26 with this motto. Time for us to remember that data is best archived in repositories, FAIR. For data from publicly funded research, this is mandatory. And the DFG monitors this. More: https://t1p.de/5i2m7 PS: graphic's a tribute to xkcd.

Our researchers at Biomedicine Discovery Institute @monashuniversity.bsky.social in the Del Borgo lab group have shown proof-of-concept for hydrogel-mediated miRNA delivery in #stroke model #drug #innovative #platform #pharmacology 🤩💡Clinical optimisation next step doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

University of York latest to decline offer from publisher Elsevier, with several more expected to walk away after previous agreements expired #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/zUjv50Y9maa

A new paper from researchers at @monashuniversity.bsky.social Biomedicine Discovery Institute about cattle manure and methane production in farm dams - really important social research, open access #microbiome #methane check it out 👇🏻 doi.org/10.1186/s401...

Cattle manure suppresses methane consumption and enhances denitrification-associated nitrous oxide production in farm dams - Microbiome

Background Farm dams (or agricultural ponds) are often heavily polluted freshwater systems because of nutrient-rich manure entering the water through direct deposition and runoff. Accordingly, these s...

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New Post: WEEKEND READING: Calling for a bold new vision for higher education  www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/25/c...

Our latest submission to the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee examines the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement, and how shifting geopolitical dynamics shape opportunities & risks for defence cooperation. Read here: www.rand.org/pubs/testimo...

Call for Evidence - AUKUS

This document provides RAND Europe’s submission of evidence in relation to the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee's Call for Evidence on the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral ag...

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Are we prepared for scenarios where advanced AI systems operate beyond human oversight? Check out the findings from our new report on emergency preparedness for AI loss-of-control incidents Explore the report & recommendations here: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response for AI Loss of Control Incidents

This report focuses on understanding and addressing AI loss of control (LOC) scenarios where human oversight fails to adequately constrain an autonomous, general-purpose AI.

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“Appalling” numbers of journal editors publishing in their own special issues have been highlighted by research integrity experts, who urged publishers and funders to tackle this “abuse of editorial power” https://ow.ly/G05G50XXSg3

New Post: WEEKEND READING: The one strategic role almost every university underestimates – and why it matters now more than ever www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/17/w...