Big thanks to @jacksonwryan.com for writing this thoughtful, reflective piece on how #preprint servers are balancing principles of integrity and inclusion in moderation practices. Research led by @nataschachtena.bsky.social Story: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #openscience #scholcomm

Who gets left behind in Australia’s Open Access strategy? researchwhisperer.org/2026/05/05/a... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #AcWri

Maybe the “world first” social media ban was not a great idea to start with?? Regulate big tech, not young people 🤷🏻‍♀️ theconversation.com/social-media...

Hoping against hope that the metric tide is turning, for all the reasons that @peterwoelert.bsky.social outlines in this article. #AcademicSky #AcWri #AcademicPublishing

This project by photographer Michael Wolf is so good: 'Bastard chairs' worksthatwork.com/1/bastard-ch...

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.

Now launched! Get onto it, you good things. Let's all turn back the metric tide. #AcademicSky

Happy year of the fire horse [Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]

Well, now this is a total surprise!

WHO KNEW? "Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix" (yes it is good ol' green open access, but in Australia we have been so fixated on read and publish deals the humble repository has been lost in the melee) theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Australian University Census on Staff Wellbeing findings are now out and about! stresscafe.net/census/

Welcome to 2026 from @therealrw.bsky.social! We've had a long time between optimistic round-up posts and starting this year with one bodes well. Hope you have things to look forward to, too, research-wise! researchwhisperer.org/2026/02/03/w...

Noooo. Mr Tulk, the iconic Melbourne cafe that's in the SLV, is being forced to close?! WTAF? Why mess with something that ain't broke? If you are similarly incensed, there's a petition - pls sign: www.change.org/p/save-mr-tulk

Some lovely @mcsweeneys.net to end your working week: How to become a professional writer Definitely share it with your author-y friends. 😄

Great long-read by Rebecca Solnit: "Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort" www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance. They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along. They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.

Wallowing in post-holiday feasting happiness? Got some time in this weird interstitial space before a new year starts? Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better! Read on: researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

SIGH- not sure where all this will end but it is likely to be ugly

That Vanity Fair article. Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/ 📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.

Fascinating project underway by @neilselwyn.bsky.social and colleagues - please share with your academic networks! #AcademicSky

Yes! A great start but the same people are still, astonishingly, running the State Library of Melbourne. They're not saying, 'we were wrong' but 'you don't understand it, so we'll re-word it'. Rally tomorrow Saturday, at Library 12.30! We must stiffen our spines! (Ba ha ha, books, I'm very tired.)

Does having a judgemental lorikeet staring at you help you to write? Print this out, stick it on or next to your computer and see what happens! #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat #resdev #highered #suaw

We've been deep in conference season here in Australia. So it may be too late for #AcademicCoachTaylor's take...yeah nah. It's never too late. #AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev

Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians

I have done so much writing this year. So. Much. #academicsky #resdevmemes #acwri

This goes out to all of you who have a log-jam of deadlines before the holiday season hits. Good luck, colleagues! #academicsky #acwri #resdevmemes

New challenge for busy researchers who lament that they don't have time to think these days: For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct. If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...

Heard via @humanitiesau.bsky.social (on LinkedIn) that Graeme Turner passed away last night. 😔 He was Head of School at UQ when I was there. As a colleague, he was inspiring, no BS, and always encouraging. Good way to remember breadth of his expertise is to read his blog: graemeturner.org/blog/

I enjoy this meme. The Grade 6 class I was talking to a few years ago about research integrity did not. Look out for it in one of my #resdev sessions in the future. #resdevmemes #academicsky

Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵‍💫 New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"! researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri

Australian and Aotearoa NZ academics: Ever railed against the exploitative publishers in the research sector? Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now! researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri

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

Open AI loses copyright case in Germany. Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."

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

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

"The university sector’s rolling scandals and ongoing governance crisis are causing it to lose the trust of the general public. OVER HALF OF AUSTRALIANS THINK THAT MAKING A PROFIT IS A PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR UNIVERSITIES." [my emphasis] 😱

Especially sweet that he lost to incumbent Aftab Pureval, a 2nd generation immigrant with Indian / Tibetan parents. ✊🏽

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

Scariest thing ever! 😱

DIVERSITY of assessment and reforming evaluation being discussed at @unesco.org "Open Science: From the UNESCO Recommendation to Reality in Asia and the Pacific - Session 1” An excellent slide

Vampire and ghost bats, dementor wasps, goblin sharks, assassin bugs, blood-firing horned lizards...and much more! Read about nature's spookiest and how to celebrate Halloween more sustainably! theconversation.com/lets-celebra...

This is so bleak: www.404media.co/a16z-is-fund...

OTD, when ARC Discovery outcomes are released, this may be appropriate. Unfortunately. #highered #resdev #academicsky #resdevmemes

Continuing my side-quest of academic-y / writing / research meme posting. #highered #resdev #academicsky

I want to make a t-shirt to wear to academic confs that says: "I am not an H-index. I'm a human being." (cf. Elephant Man) I may have shared this meme before but oldie goodie + all. #resdev #resdevmemes #academicsky @drmeagantyler.bsky.social

Ever run researcher development sessions and noted a gender disparity? Our paper on this topic, simmering away since 2024, is out! Our fearless leader + heaviest lifter on this work is undeniably @drmeagantyler.bsky.social. * insert 'We're not worthy' meme * Thanks, @herdjournal.bsky.social! 🫰

Still relevant. Especially when everyone else is always in the Teams room. #resdev #resdevmemes #academicsky @drmeagantyler.bsky.social