Why the debate around school uniforms is far from simple. School uniforms bring together conversations about cost, comfort, sustainability, tradition & identity, write Majella McSharry @dublincityuni.bsky.social & @rkshanks.bsky.social University of Aberdeen #backtoschool www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Part of the #backtoschool #schooluniform debate with @dublincityuni.bsky.social colleague Dr Majella McSharry

If you're a member of the @scottishgreens.org don't forget to vote in the internal elections and please Vote @ross-greer.bsky.social 1st for Co-Leader. I think he'll be a great Co-Leader and that's why I nominated him for the post.

Please help with this PhD research if you're a teacher in Scotland and also an activist. #activist #Scotland

We're on the lookout for an outstanding Projects Producer (maternity cover) to take the wheel of #NFYT2026, as well as playing a key part in lots of other fun YTAS projects. Could you be that person? Read more at buff.ly/w3A6AXp (deadline 28 July 2025)

PhD Project Alert 🚨! Elisabetta Mariani and I are advertising a new PhD project with the TARGET Centre of Doctoral Training - Powering the Green Transition: Structural Clues to UK and Ireland Molybdenum Resources. Links below: target.le.ac.uk/wp-content/u... target.le.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

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🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download 🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first 🎉Check it out! @tandfresearch.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Luckily we still have time to stop this bill from becoming law. Use our simple tool to urge your MP to vote against these cuts 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...

I would be keen to hear from academics with an expertise in either film relations between the GDR and African countries or film relations between the GDR and Southern or East Asian countries.

👀 Funded collaborative PhD: Document Detectives: A Crowdsourced Approach for Reuniting Strayed Documents at the UK National Archives www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

All claims against @ucu.org.uk fail and have been dismissed by the tribunal. This is an important victory for our union, our movement and for LGBTQ+ people www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404... 1/2

FactCheck: two-child benefit cap will push 80 children a day into poverty, exclusive data shows www.channel4.com/news/factche...

"Surprisingly...by trying to act as a ‘critical friend’, a sizeable number of cyclists may unwittingly undermine their own cause" Really interesting new work on how politicians use social media, from @alexnurse.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Aberdeen end 35-year wait for Scottish Cup glory with shootout win over Celtic

⭐️We look forward to welcoming colleagues to the IAHRE conference in London 12-13 June ⭐️HRER is the official journal of IAHRE ⭐️It’s not too late to register, do join us! @rkshanks.bsky.social @kalpanid.bsky.social @dralistruthers.bsky.social @audreyosler.bsky.social global-iahre.org/research/

We're hiring! Do you have significant experience of child protection practice and the innovation to support partners to deliver on the ambition for transformational change to improving the lives of children and families? This could be the role for you: buff.ly/M83Od68

Just spent a great 2 days at Gävle University in Sweden with members of an international research network on children's human rights education funded by the Swedish Research Council.

Rebellion against ‘outdated’ camogie skorts rule gathering pace

This provides useful steps on how to access research papers without paying #AcademicSky alfasoft.com/blog/alfasof...

Belmont Street will be buzzing again on Saturday 31 May as The Big Belmont Bash returns. There’ll be music from Fine Times, creative activities, outdoor performances, and plenty of free fun for all ages. Right in the heart of the city. ⭕ More on POST

Ursula Jacob: The absurd skorts rule is distracting from the great things happening in camogie

Delighted to see this motion on sustainable school uniform passed at @nasuwtscotland.bsky.social conference. Sustainable, affordable and comfortable school uniform is what I work on. www.abdn.ac.uk/education/re...

Apologies for next 12 months, if we're speaking in person or online, and I mishear what you say, as that's how long I have to wait to get an NHS hearing check-up with @nhsgrampian.bsky.social to get my hearing aids updated. 2 weeks ago I wrongly congratulated a colleague on a promotion I misheard!

Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the... #GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky

Check out this great article from @ips-leeds.bsky.social examining the role of #law and #policy in improving the #accessibility and #inclusiveness of #city #streets. tinyurl.com/y4vkp43u #LawSky #AcademicSky #Disability #Disabled #HumanRights #UN #UNCRPD #Pedestrian

Does anyone have a successful AHRC Catalyst Bid application they might be willing to share with me? #AcademicSky #MedievalSky #EarlyModern

📣We are hiring! Join us as a Career Development Fellow, full-time, fixed-term post from this September. To read more and apply 👉 bit.ly/42XI93k Deadline 22nd May. #academicjobs #psychology #psychologyjobs

Proud son moment: my Dad's first trade press book: Oldenland: A Journey in Search of the Good Last Years. It's honest, reflective, and wise about the challenges and opportunities of living in old age, valuable to those in old age and those seeking to understand their experience. Out this Thursday!

Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK. Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽 www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...

#Aberdeen Dental Outreach Centre invites unregistered patients for free treatment in supervised student teaching clinics. If you're over 18, not registered with a dentist, and can attend appointments during working hours, call 01224 551581.

📝 NEW BLOG POST Ready for a new turn in teacher education? By Dr Rachel Lofthouse Part of series: 10 years of the BERA Blog #BERABLOG10 Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/ready-f...

On holiday at home in the sunshine rather than #WorkingFromHammock

Brilliant news—planning permission for The Belmont Cinema has officially been approved by Aberdeen City Council. It’s a big step forward in bringing this much-loved venue back to life. The plans blend heritage with fresh ideas: revamped screens, better access, and spaces for community events.

PhD available with @theul.bsky.social and @universityofleeds.bsky.social – The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage. How did women practice science before higher education and scientific careers were available to them? Apply by 30 April 2025.

@campaignforthearts.org here is evidence of the importance of the expressive arts in primary schools www.youtube.com/watch?v=216-...

Two interdisciplinary PhD positions at the University of Amsterdam researching "the psychological consequences of unequal treatment in the classroom." With BSky supervisors: @jelliesierksma.bsky.social & @kidlab.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychJobs #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc

We’re celebrating now! 🎉 🎉🎉 ✔️Open Access bumper issue 14 articles + book reviews ✔️Human rights learning in Canada Finland Japan Mexico, Norway Rwanda, South Africa, Sweden UK, USA & more ✔️Early years to higher education ✔️ @tandfonline.bsky.social for IAHRE www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Call for papers for #edtech25 in Waterford, Ireland on May 30th and 31st. We welcome research papers, short papers, GASTA submissions, and posters. Get your abstract in at ilta.ie/edtech-2025/ and join us! #edusky #academicsky #edchatie

Pleased to announce the three keynote speakers for the 2025 International Association for Human Rights Education conference Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Professor Kate Nash (LSE) & Professor Uvanney Mallory (Bedfordshire) Check out details & registration here

Lecturer in the Arts of Africa (2 full-time, indefinite posts available) University of East Anglia - Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH464/l...

My #Booker bookshelves. Trying to finish reading all the winners this year. Currently reading the 2005 winner 'The Sea' by John Banville.

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

✅We’re extending abstracts deadline: 14 March 2025 ✅We’ve interesting abstracts from Chile Columbia Brazil Spain Italy USA ✅We’d love more from these & other LA countries ✅Do share widely @mccowan.bsky.social @profgerber.bsky.social @rkshanks.bsky.social @suzanneegan.bsky.social #EduSky #LawSky

ACTION: Please sign and share this petition to protect vulnerable women and girls from prosecution under our archaic abortion law. We need just over 2,000 more signatures to secure a debate in parliament on the desperate need for legal reform. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

A great day as Elise Espinosa Boyle successfully defended her excellent PhD thesis.

Please share widely! HRER Special Issue on #HumanRights Education in #LatinAmerica Abstracts are due 3 March 2025 Full papers 31 August 2025

The Human Rights Education Review is now on Bluesky @hrer.bsky.social and the next issue is out soon www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhr...