New blog post: Skills for the Future A brief reflection on what skills may (hopefully) remain relevant in the new (hopefully bright) future of LLMs et al. #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter bastian.rieck.me/blog/2025/sk...

[ #VeilleESR ] « En France, les chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs déclarent une satisfaction de vie inférieure à celle des autres diplômés du supérieur, notamment en début de carrière où les contrats temporaires pèsent sur le moral. » Analyse @obsbienetre.bsky.social du baromètre @cpesr.fr

okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there

I'm reposting this call in case anyone in #AcademicSky might be interested. Big plus: letters of recommendation are not required networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Here I was, struggling through a challenging period when the editors for a collection I am contributing to sent me really good feedback and thought-provoking questions. I am grateful to them. 🖤 They made a rather hopeless period more bearable.

We are delighted to share that applications for 'Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities - our free #MedHums International PhD School - are now open (Durham, 24-26 March)! Hosted in collaboration with @CmhbLiu. Find out more below 👇 medhumsplatform.org/queer-method...

Calling all women's studies scholars: please spread the word about the bursary from the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837. £750 available to fund research in the field. #funding #ECR #PhD #AcademicWriting Applications open until 15 December. See website for details. womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/

Love this idea!

psst!! book reviews are more significant than blurbs—pass it on! also unis should recognize reviews as legit, demanding scholarly productivity on the part of their authors

the good thing about keeping a Google calendar is that you can see exactly what you're behind on...