The programme for the #SocMedHE25 conference at Lancaster University on Tuesday 16 December 2025 is now available. socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p.... Register by 5 Dec registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...

Free online seminar – all welcome. Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders. Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney. Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).

After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay

Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university. Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.

Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group. www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/gro... 1/2

Really enjoyed contributing to the @wonkhe.bsky.social Festival of HE panel on knowledge & skills with Gemma Marsh, Tony Moss and @debbiemcvitty.bsky.social. Heartened by the panel's shared pragmatic commitment to making education meaningfully accessible to a diverse a range of students.

We're looking for a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning to contribute to our PhD in E-Research and TEL for 12 months. Please share: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.

I took a deeper look at the HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power "Index". To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value). ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/s...

Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss

I'm looking forward to being part of a panel at the launch event of the Language Education Technology Research Group tomorrow. The Future of Technology in Language Education Wednesday 29 October, 2025 13:30-15:00 www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...

There is still time to register for this applicant webinar this Thursday for our part-time fully online PhD in Higher Education. I look forward to seeing you there.

me, @profstevenjones.bsky.social and others on the dangers of the Skills White Paper proposals for measuring and assuring the quality of education offered by HE institutions: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st...

Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...

🎓 New publication alert 📢 Open access in British Educational Research Journal: "System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

Very much looking forward to this keynote.

Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

Registration for #SocMedHE25 is now open! The early bird rate is £95, available until 31st October, before the standard rate of £105. We hope to see you in Lancaster! Start your registration here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...

The call for abstracts for sessions at this year's #socmedhe25 conference is out now! Me and @kathymchandler.bsky.social look forward to seeing you in Lancaster in December :-)

This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October* Hope you can join us - see you in December!

A @wonkhe.bsky.social blog on the OfS idea to link tuition fees to TEF results. It's unworkable as it was when it was first muted 10 years ago. It suggests that the OfS doesn't understand how the TEF works or the impact on the sector of making such ill-founded suggestions wonkhe.com/blogs/back-t...

@beranews.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @cpaucl.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @kathyhibbert.bsky.social @kathymchandler.bsky.social Your ideas are welcome.

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 29/7 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting the final webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 9am-10am on Tues 29th July via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

I'm a very proud mum again this week, celebrating my daughter's graduation.

This play at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester is excellent!

Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 9am-10am on 23/6 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

Our final online #EdResSeminar of this academic year will take place at 12.30pm(BST) on 11/6, and will be presented by Funda Karapehlivan. Her seminar is entitled "Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey". www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30. M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria. #academicsky #highered All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Such a thought provoking discussion about the current state of HE.

A timely reminder of our @centreforhere.bsky.social public online roundtable on Monday next week: Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it? Discussants are @gunjans.bsky.social , @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Really excited to be part of this important webinar with such thoughtful colleagues. I'll be talking about Higher Education's responsibility to nurture political sensibilities. @edreslancaster.bsky.social

Hugely privileged to give oral evidence at House of Lords Committee of #Autism Act and next Strategy. With @suereviews.bsky.social and Prof Karen Guldberg @unibirmingham.bsky.social we shared evidence on how to improve education and transitions to adulthood for #ActuallyAutistic ppl in England.

Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable. We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion. #academicsky #highereducation www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Next week's online @edreslancaster.bsky.social on the 7th of May, 12:30-2pm UK time. NEET Youth: Education, Needs, Hopes and Aspirations, from Dr Liam Wrigley @leedstrinity.bsky.social Details and registration: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Still time to sign up to our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week - Wednesday 30th of April, 12:30-2pm. Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Very pleased to share that my blog post about uncovering the hidden curriculum in a peer-led WhatsApp group is available.

UCU stands with trans people, today and every day. The Supreme Court ruling is not just wrong, it’s dangerous. We will never stop fighting for trans rights and equality. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Solidarity

A month until our fantastic @centreforhere.bsky.social discussion @edreslancaster.bsky.social Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it? 12th of May, 12:30 online Speakers: @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana SHankar, Susan Robertson www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Just as I lurch into two weeks off (🇯🇵🌸 here I come😊), quick reminder of the @srhe.bsky.social event we're hosting as soon as I get back on the 29th of April: Campus Geographies of the Student Experience. Available in person or hybrid, details/registration available here: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...

Registration is open now! www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #digitaleducation #OUMAOT #PGT

Very many congratulations to Sheelagh Semper who successfully defended her thesis on 28/3. She completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by @janmcarthur.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners Ann-Marie Houghton and @slewth.bsky.social. @ctellancaster.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Very many congratulations to Dr Matthew Schaefer who successfully defended his thesis on 27/3 and was awarded his PhD "Forthwith". He completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by Natasa Lackovic. Many thanks to the Examiners Malcolm Tight and @jonathantummons.bsky.social. @centreforhere.bsky.social

Many congratulations to Angelique Grech who successfully defended her thesis on 25/3. She completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by Paul Trowler. Many thanks to the Examiners Murray Saunders and Sonia Cardoso. @centreforhere.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Good to see you too @puiyin.bsky.social

Last night more than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with tasers, forced their way into Westminster Meeting House. “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory” Quakers in Britain strongly condemned the violation of their place of worship @quaker.org.uk