Sylvie Lomer
@selomer42.bsky.social
Higher Education, international students, policy, critical pedagogy, decolonisation and much leftist ranting She/her (mostly)
We are guest-editing a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on Students and Politics If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... @rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
Students and Politics
Explore the relationship between higher education and students' political beliefs and activities. Submit work on students and politics for this special issue.
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Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue! Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe... Open for submissions in September!
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue | Journal of Global Higher Education
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We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission ✨ 📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social) #MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute
Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues. Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2... @selomer42.bsky.social
A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!
Journalist request: If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you. RTs appreciated!
@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer
Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · last yr.What does this actually mean though?
I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.
This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30. M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria. #academicsky #highered All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.
lancaster.ac.uk
No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?
Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US 🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
Rising US-China tensions over technology restrictions, US trade tariffs and US regulations affecting universities are set to further dampen enthusiasm...
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And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.
Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · last yr.Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’. The government has been warned not to “make the UK poorer by curtailing international student migration” after an analysis identified HE as the country’s most widespread export. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism
researchintlstudents.com/where-is-the... Latest from @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social
Where is the field’s voice against the erosion of international students’ civil liberties?
Written by Jenna Mittelmeier (University of Manchester) The current situation (in brief) While the oppressive treatment of international students in various visa regimes is certainly not new, we ar…
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Great new post from Alex Baratta, Rui He, @hcockayne.bsky.social and Paul Smith - raises some vital critical points about a recent HEPI report www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/28/t...
Thinking about the support of Chinese students: a response to HEPI's recent report - HEPI
Manchester academics challenge broad-brush approaches to Chinese student integration, prompting a reflective response from report author Pippa Ebel.
hepi.ac.uk
Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable. We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion. #academicsky #highereducation www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.
lancaster.ac.uk
Alongside the Leverhulme Trust, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 4 June. Apply now: buff.ly/FM5QWoL
I have been saying this for years www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?
More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris
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Very proud of @yingyang0216.bsky.social for finally getting this paper out!
Last call for submissions - Internationalisation Practitioners & Researchers in Higher Education 2025 Conference #intled #highered #internationalisation internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
Conference 2025
INTERNATIONALISATION PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHER IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS:We are delighted to invite practitioners of internationalisation, lecturers, international office…
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Linguists: Does anyone know someone who has worked on language ideology regarding Khoisan languages? Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?
Hello, Bluesky!! We are a collective of academics who are standing up for higher education. Join us: www.wearehighered.org
We Are Higher Ed
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You can help by using @trusselluk.bsky.social’s handy tool to email your MP and asking them to call on the Work and Pensions Secretary to rethink the government’s cruel & irresponsible planned cuts to social security action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
Cruel cuts to disability support: the Work and Pensions Secretary needs to hear from your MP
Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government has proposed huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more ...
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We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Sociology with research expertise in personal life, relationships and everyday lives. Please help us share! 👇🏾
Morgan Centre@morgancentre.bsky.social · 2y agoJOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
