Suzana Sukovic
@suzanasukovic.bsky.social
PhD_Researcher_Educator_Still librarian at heart. Posts education, LIS, AI, pieces for my Cabinet of Curiosities Sydney, Australia
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Hands off our State Library!
Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...
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💥New: Do “novel contributions” to research mean anything anymore? ✍️Adam Arian #AcademicSky #AcWri #ResearchMethods
Do “novel contributions” to research mean anything anymore? - Impact of Social Sciences
A key criteria for academic publications is that they make a novel contribution to their field. However, as Adam Arian argues the wide interpretation of novelty applied by editors and reviewers has le...
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Tools, Truths and Trust, the webinar held on 20 Nov, was our best-attended event in some time. Please see a summary of our discussions by @suzanasukovic.bsky.social while we are anticipating a public release of a recording by ALIA lark.alia.org.au/a-look-back-...
Science has made great progress in fighting cancer, but there is still a long way to go. My husband and I will participate in the 7 Bridges Walk to support Cancer Council. Every donation made today will be doubled. Please contribute to my fund-raising page. www.7bridgeswalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
Lovely to hear shoutouts to libraries and librarians by name on the #ABCSydney radio. Happy Book Week! @reucassel.bsky.social
Literary interests are finally shifting. Dispersed literary centres are good for us all. Otherwise, it's imperialism of the worst kind. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
‘It’s another form of imperialism’: how anglophone literature lost its universal appeal
There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee
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Adelaide Perry Gallery invites artists to submit their work for the 2026 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. Artists must be Australian citizens or permanent residents. The Prize is a $25 000 acquisitive award recognising excellence in contemporary drawing. apg.plc.nsw.edu.au/prize-for-dr...
2026 Perry Prize - apg.plc.nsw.edu.au
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An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education, joint initiative by the European Commission and OECD ailiteracyframework.org
Once established, it's hard to reverse a black market. It is harming young people, especially young women who prefer flavoured vapes, notorious for unregulated substances. Banning is a blunt tool for a complex problem. theconversation.com/if-recreatio...
If recreational vapes are banned, why are there still vape shops everywhere?
Fuelling these shopfronts is a thriving black market, an almost complete lack of enforcement, and a flawed policy approach.
theconversation.com
What's not to love about this research? We all need to get into the groove. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Cockatoos that feel the beat have distinct dance moves, study shows
Cockatoos can headbang, body roll and sidestep intentionally to music according to a new study. One bird recorded 257 dance moves while listening to music for 20 minutes.
abc.net.au
The power of student surveys and presurre by uni managers to see students as clients are major reasons for inflated grades. theconversation.com/the-customer...
‘The customer is always right’: why some uni teachers give higher grades than students deserve
To understand the causes of ‘grade inflation’, a new study sought the opinions of those closest to the phenomenon: university teachers.
theconversation.com
Young people are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Political empowerment is rightly suggested as helpful societal responses. Stronger education, especially in schools, is critically important too. We need qualified school library staff to provide it theconversation.com/3-reasons-yo...
3 reasons young people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories – and how we can help them discover the truth
New research reveals people aged under 35 are more likely to believe conspiracy theories due to political alienation and low self-esteem.
theconversation.com
Amsterdam's attempt to develop responsible AI failed a real-life test in social services. AI isn't more reliable than case workers. Questions about bias and profiling where politics or ethics come in “you cannot put into a checkbox.” www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
The Limits of Ethical AI
Unprecedented access to high-stakes algorithmic experiment tests promise of Ethical AI
lighthousereports.com
The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · last yr.“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Three education research projects presented at international conferences in June "At PLC Sydney, we are committed to future-focused, meaningful learning grounded in research, shaped by real-world relevance, and amplified through global engagement." www.plc.nsw.edu.au/news/plc-syd...
What does a recent MIT study really show? This time, a calculator analogy comes in handy. theconversation.com/mit-research...
MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated
Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.
theconversation.com
Reading is not only declining, it's being transformed in the AI era. It's the next stage of the process I called "transliterate reading" 10 years ago doi.org/10.22230/src... www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
What’s Happening to Reading?
For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.
newyorker.com
Information for Real Life: New insights into recreational substance use and epistemic well-being are now publicly available. vimeo.com/1084809513
Research Review Seminar: Information seeking in the real world with Dr Suzana Sukovic and Dr Tony Stojkovski
Dr Suzana Sukovic and Dr Tony Stojkovski (Presbyterian Ladies' College) were awarded the ALIA Research Grant Award in late 2022 for research into adolescents'…
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Suzana Sukovic@suzanasukovic.bsky.social · last yr.Only a day left to register for the next ALIA Research Seminar. We are excited to present the results of our research into learning and information behaviours around recreational substances, and adolescents’ perceptions of the information and the sources they use. www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
The most recent global report on adolescent health raises alarm bells. Teachers and librarians can help with information and health literacy. Working collaboratively across sectors is essential. educationhq.com/news/the-fin...
‘The findings are alarming’: global report reveals adolescent health going backwards
While the health of young children has been improving in recent decades, the world's teens and young adults risk being left behind, according to Australian and international researchers.
educationhq.com
The Teachers' Guild NSW conference 23 August: Exploring innovative partnerships between schools and universities. I'm pleased to present 2 papers with 2 teams. Looking forward to some interesting conversations. www.teachersguild.nsw.edu.au/events/2025-...
2025 Guild Research Conference
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As a practice-based researcher, then in health, and now in K-12, I see some reoccuring themes across lifelong learning.
Queensland government decided the award shouldn't be presented to an Indigenous writer www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
First Nations writer speaks out after being stripped of $15,000 State Library of Queensland award over Gaza tweet
Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld
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I’m delighted to be presenting at the National Education Summit Melbourne at the MCEC on 29 August in the AI in the Classroom Conference stream: lnkd.in/erj_UTrJ. Please use my VIP code: VIP2025M to receive 15% discount. Early Bird ends 31 May, so get in early for a double discount! lnkd.in/edmCd_6D
Late to the #Eurovision party. Haven't seen them all, but Swedes hit a sweet note. Estonia - a silly joke when you lack a good idea🙄 Austria - that voice 🫨 Will watch the finals tonight #SBS 🙏
Australia relies on satellites it doesn’t own – which creates a risky situation.
From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites
theconversation.com
I am looking forward to presenting and discussing this hot topic tomorrow. www.caval.edu.au/activity/fos...
Fostering integrity in libraries in a time of misinformation and mistrust: why should people trust the library (and what are we doing about it if they don't)? - CAVAL
In an era where misinformation and mistrust are rampant, libraries play a crucial role in providing reliable and trustworthy information. But does everyone know this?
caval.edu.au
Only a day left to register for the next ALIA Research Seminar. We are excited to present the results of our research into learning and information behaviours around recreational substances, and adolescents’ perceptions of the information and the sources they use. www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
