Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter
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#AcademicChatter is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 75 people shared 205 posts with it — around 7 a day. Activity is up 42% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 21 with 17 posts.
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Working the morning shift as a scholar in 1540, a browser tab and a word document opened on two screens, other needed texts opened and handy, an overfull mail account nearby, and a hot beverage in reach to make for the best working condition. Bonus: wearing a thinking hat. #academicchatter
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U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)?
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applic….
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
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Good Christmas news: on January 13, I will become a senior lecturer in financial law 🤓🍷
#academicchatter
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I miss the glory of days of lectures being events where torches were waved, and books were being thrown upon those who speak nonsense ... #academicchatter #edusky
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"Oh, so you are still using your bizarre scroll? I just bought the newest technology, a printed book with a binding, wanna have closer a look"?
Academic small talk back then, #academicchatter.
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If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:
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Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
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Slop graphics in academic journals
Use this form to share graphics (e.g., figures, covers, graphical abstracts) made using generative A.I. that have appeared in academic journals. The plan is to compile these slop graphics in an ope...
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The challenge of being neurodivergent in #STEM: Neurodivergent scientists say STEM isn’t built for them, despite the contributions they bring. cen.acs.org/careers/dive... #phdsky #academicsky #phdchat #academicchatter 🧪
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To whom it may concern: There is an open acces Anti-Autocracy Handbook (2025) calling to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism.
Download: zenodo.org/records/1569...
#academia #academicchatter #academicSky
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The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
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Thinking at work back then: waiting for inspiration while staring into the room, holding your specs, wearing your thinking hat, and ignoring the sticky note you made yesterday. The year is 1653, and this etching is showing a thinking philosopher. #academicchatter
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🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧
📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋
#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti
European Scientific Societies and Associations
Starter pack by Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚
A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations. Additions are welcome!
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Following up on my Analog Privilege post earlier, the term comes from Lévesque, and her very good paper, available at ssrn.com/abstract=4528278. Her 2024 blogpost on Tech Policy Press is here: www.techpolicy.press/the-…
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Academic Version:
"Being an academic writer means rewriting a chapter six times before realizing it has nothing to do with the main topic SO YOU PUT IT IN A FOOTNOTE!" 😁
#skystorians #academicchatter #humor #writing #author #literature #research #academia
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Thinking at work back then: waiting for inspiration while staring into the room, holding your specs, wearing your thinking hat, and ignoring the sticky note you made yesterday. The year is 1653, and this etching is showing a thinking philosopher. #academicchatter
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🚨 Early-career #researchers experience systemic pressures within #academua.
Time to change the culture.
🧵👇Read the full study led by @HaubrockPhillip in @nathumbehav.nature.com
#AcademicChatter #MentalHealth #AcademicBlueSky
Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com
How contemporary academic structures constrain scientific creativity and hold back early-career researchers
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Analog privilege is real, teacher bots have already arrived, and the sick leave bot in Elysium or the court bot in Andor are coming, unless we do something about it very quickly.
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Picking the wrong PhD external examiner can sink your defence before it starts. I break down how to know your dissertation is ready, how to build a shortlist of examiners, and what to prepare in your submission package. #PhD #AcademicChatter #DoctoralResearch
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How to choose a PhD external examiner
Looking for guidance on how to recruit an external examiner for your doctoral thesis? You've come to the right place. We will cover here how to choose a PhD external examiner.
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Most grad students fumble the SME (subject matter expert) interview request. I break down the exact email templates, what to enclose, and follow-up etiquette for recruiting subject matter experts for your thesis. #QualitativeResearch #PhD #AcademicChatter
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How to request interviews from subject matter experts
So you want to recruit interview participants for your master's or doctoral thesis as part of data collection. You've come to the right place.
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ICYMI: AAUP urges colleges to “refuse to comply” with federal demands it says threaten academic freedom.
www.aaup.org/news/faculty...
#censorship #DefendResearch #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicchatter #academicsky @aaup.org
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#TheGatekeeper: controls access to funding, labs, opportunities, and information. Decides who to support and who to feed to the campus #knownwolf.
🪜🎓📜🍎♀️ #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #WomenInStem
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High-school journalists describe a chilling effect on student speech as students and teachers increasingly self-censor.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas….
#censorship #DefendResearch #Academicsky #AcademicChatter #Freespeech
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I've been teaching this class for years and years now! I have everything prepared for the first day tomorrow. Lecture slides are updated. Handouts are printed! It's all ready! I've done this so many times!
Why am I nervous?
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