Universities in England are receiving over £6 billion less each year for teaching students than they did a decade ago, new analysis shows. Helen Packer reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-teaching-income-ps64-billon-less-10-years-ago

Shout out to anyone else working on edits this #AcWriMo - and a great chance to share one of my fave #resdev cartoons from the academic / writing / research meme stash. #academicsky #academichatter #PhDchat 🎈

Vibes for day three of a three day writing retreat. #AcWriMo #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat

Mentioned this pic to our writing retreat folks, yesterday. A good option for trying to write in shared office spaces, too! 😅(alternatively, put a post-it on your own forehead if you are - like me - your own biggest distraction) #AcWriMo #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat

It's day two of a three-day writing retreat and this morning I'm feeling very AcWriMoNious! With huge thanks to @tseenster.bsky.social 🙌 #AcWriMo #highered #academicchatter #academicsky #phdchat

Perfect mood for day one of a three-day writing retreat 🙌 And an excellent lunch activity if you need a little pick-me-up. 📖 #AcWriMo #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #resdev

Day 1 of a 3-day writing retreat down! Did I end up singing the theme to super mario bros to everyone left in attendance for the wrap up reflections. Yes, yes I did. #AcWriMo

Perfect mood for day one of a three-day writing retreat 🙌 And an excellent lunch activity if you need a little pick-me-up. 📖 #AcWriMo #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #resdev

No-one I know would do this. Would they? 👀 #resdev #resdevmemes #academicsky

Examining staff-student sexual relationship policies at Australian Universities: changes since #MeToo and Change the Course (2017) Ceridwen Spark, Denise Cuthbert & Bess Schnioffsky doi.org/10.1080/0729...

How far we are into #AcWriMo seems to directly correspond to the number of tabs I have open... whenever I feel badly about this, I just remind myself that I defo have less than 7500 tabs open, so I'm okay 😅 #resdev #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat

I have been remiss with my #resdevmemes. This one's not a meme as much as one of my favourite subtweets. So many occasions to share it when one works in academia. I'm not worthy to follow in the footsteps of @drmeagantyler.bsky.social 😶‍🌫️ #resdev #academicsky

Mid- #AcWriMo mood. The academia / writing / research meme stash always has the goods! 🙌 #highered #academicsky #resdev #academicchatter #PhDchat

Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.

A quality option for lifting the spirits if you're confronting a first draft this #AcWriMo! #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #resdev #phdchat

What do researcher developers which they'd known when they started their doctorates? #academicsky #resdev #research #highered redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2025/04/what...

Another scholarly classic! 😎 #academicsky #resdev #resdevmemes #acwri

This #AcWriMo my (free) Substack newsletter series is focused on using informal writing to complement scholarly publications/presentations and build community. This post discusses scholar-to-scholar blogs (including videos, graphics, and other creative expressions.) tinyurl.com/5n8hpb8f

Today's news of IPA influence created a flashback moment in my mind. #highered www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... bsky.app/profile/aust...

Climate-sceptic IPA refuses to reveal funders in fiery senate inquiry

More #AcWriMo inspo for you all! 😳 With thanks to @redpenblackpen.bsky.social #academicsky #academicchatter #highered #resdev

Are all the just-in-time notifications and reminders in your learning management system contributing to students’ stress? One professor thinks so. https://chroni.cl/497GN9T

Days since an Australian university admitted to wage theft: 0

New articles just dropped in Higher Education Research and Development www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/0/0

Please help, I've fallen down the Temu screaming goat throw pillow rabbithole

As part of #AcWriMo, I facilitate a two-day workshop on writing opinion pieces with a comms expert (who also just happens to be my partner). When we get to the bits on editing, I am often reminded of two cartoons that encapsulate how chill I am about the editing process... #academicsky

I'd appreciate help circulating this survey, part of our overall work on neurodivergence. This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines. You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...

Swinburne Uni chancellor John Pollaers at centre of serious governance allegations. NTEU VIC's Sarah Roberts calls for an independent investigation, insisting these allegations and staff concerns must not be "left unresolved". www.afr.com/policy/healt... #HigherEducation #AcademicSky #auspol

It was a blast to talk to Amra Pajalic on her podcast about all things #3MinuteThesis. Amra won the La Trobe University 3MT competition,—listen in to hear Amra’s journey and how 3MT made a difference. 🎧✨📚 Available on all the pod platforms: amrasarmchairanecdotes.buzzsprout.com/2448457/follow

Another day, another meme. This time, one of the greatest frustrations of researcher life. #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #resdev

Over the years I have built a little collection of academic research/admin tools and resources. I realised I hadn't put them all in one spot before, so here they are: www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...

How can researchers make science more engaging and accessible? Explore the power of Science Communication (#SciComm) in our latest blog. Read it here: researchimpactacademy.com/blog/science... We also unpacked SciComm in #TerminologyTuesday. Watch it here: youtu.be/NovdJntSu_k?...

You can read Gene and Robert’s article here ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣 Calling all university staff and students 📣 Our universities are growing – but what does that mean for teaching, learning and student support? Take our short survey (5–10 mins) today: nteu.info/classes

The academia / writing / research meme stash continues to throw open its goodness. Or sadness as the case may be for this one... 😢 #highered #resdev #academicchatter #academicsky

May or may not be based on a true story...

The academic-y / writing / research meme side quest continues! This one is for any fellow em dash lovers out there. Although it doesn't account for the additional sadness of questioning your own em dash use b/c now everyone thinks it's AI 😭 #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #resdev #AcWriMo

It's #AcWriMo! Find the perfect guides and author tips for every stage of the writing process. ✍️ https://bit.ly/4qAtftU #AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips

🆕In this new episode of the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast @heleddhaf.bsky.social talks to Dr Neko Mellor about how chronic pain, disability & neurodiversity reshape research & writing. 💬Pain is more than numbers 🧠Embodied knowledge matters 🤝Inclusion starts with understanding

Guys, I have zero motivation to even start this paper. Anybody wanna be writing struggle buddies? Anybody doing #AcWriMo ?

How's everyone's Academic Writing Month going so far? #AcWriMo #highered #academicchatter #PhDchat #resdev

One of my all-time faves from the academia / writing / research meme stash. #resdev #academicchatter #academiclife #phdchat #highered

More academia / writing / research meme-ing. Some quality Halloween-themed content here, I feel 🎃 #highered #academicsky #resdev

We need to talk about AI. While AI is here to stay, if kept unchecked, it can be used to increase workloads, threaten job security, and undermine academic integrity. Register here for next week's session: nteu.info/ai

Guaranteed to frighten any academic you know that still gets to inhabit a book-based discipline... 🎃 #highered #academicsky #academicchatter

#Halloween2025 Really scary.

More academia / writing / research meme-ing. Some quality Halloween-themed content here, I feel 🎃 #highered #academicsky #resdev

Four. Stars.

I’ve never been fond of the phrase ‘career planning.’ I spoke to Julie Gould for @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Careers Podcast about why this is, including the ‘keep/ lose/add’ framework I use to help researchers with their next steps: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"To be clear, I am not saying that frivolity should reign supreme and that work doesn’t matter. I’m trying to break the false opposition of play and work...the false association of play and frivolity...and the false assumption that frivolity is inherently unworthy." philipminchin.com/2014/03/05/t...