Moments of happiness in research...when a book chapter you wrote about Russian propaganda is cited in a journal article on Lithuanian political discourse. As the daughter of a Lithuanian, I feel especially proud that my research might be contributing in some small way to important work 🇱🇹❤️

Tolstoy, L. (1995). What is art? (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, Trans.). Penguin Classics, p.10. #booksky💙📚

Wow, listening to this poem and reading the comments section is very insightful. Knowledge needs to be open and free, not behind paywalls and expensive degrees... www.instagram.com/reel/DNL6zVe...

What a powerful speech from Dr Vanessa Pirrotta, thank you! ❤️ “I was 30, qualified and lost. I felt like I’d given everything to the science world, and all I wanted to do was to stay [in Australia] and have kids, but I couldn’t find a job in academia." www.afr.com/politics/fed... #academicsky

Researchers looking for Sydney-based participants for a focus group. Please read the poster below or click on the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #academicsky

The new Penguin Archive Series is pretty nice. Feels slightly surreal though reading classics that now need to contain warning statements against AI training systems. #booksky💙📚

How can we assess risk of bias in education research? ⚖️ Our free online course teaches all the basics of how to assess trustworthiness of experiments and quasi-experiments in education. Start the free training ➡️ bit.ly/RoBTraining #OxEdDeanery @theeef.bsky.social

Higher education is changing. Many colleges have closed. In my book, I tell the story of surviving a shutdown, learning why it happened, and how it connects to national trends. #academicsky

Great clip of an interview with Ocean Vuong, 'cringe culture' is holding us back... vt.tiktok.com/ZSBvx5sNf/

Super fascinating book, read it in one sitting. As someone who has only lived through the contemporary university, it was interesting to read about the history of universities in Australia and the effects of government policies. I hope universities always remain a public good. #booksky💙📚

Join us for Western's annual student perspectives on generative AI webinar! Everyone is welcome. Is sustainable use of generative AI possible? Register for the live zoom link or recording: westernsydney.libcal.com/event/5745551 #academicsky

Join us for @westernsydneyu.bsky.social's annual student perspectives on generative AI webinar! Everyone is welcome. Is sustainable use of generative AI possible? Register for the live zoom link or recording: westernsydney.libcal.com/event/574555... #academicsky

Showing the world the way! Congratulations to everyone who has ensured we are the #1 ranked university in the world for impact in the 2025 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings – again 🌍 Read more - www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/why-w... #THEUniRankings #THEImpactRankings

Join us for @westernsydneyu.bsky.social's annual student perspectives on generative AI webinar! Everyone is welcome. Is sustainable use of generative AI possible? Register for the live zoom link or recording: westernsydney.libcal.com/event/574555... #academicsky

Critical studies of ed-tech are becoming increasingly popular ... but how can they be a useful force for change? New report outlines 8 main areas that the CSET community needs to get discussing! 🧵 bridges.monash.edu/articles/rep...

Wondering if anyone can suggest research for me to read on predictions/recommendations on what the future university workforce will look like? e.g. academic vs professional staff, third space work. Particularly interested in the Australian context but I'll read anything. #academicsky

"...we need coordinated efforts to rehabilitate infrastructure, provide mobile learning units, create digital academic libraries, and strengthen international academic solidarity..." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

"The family is the cradle of the world's misinformation". Lots to unpack in this paragraph from Don Delillo's White Noise. #booksky💙📚

Reading Don Delillo's White Noise. "Tuition at the College-on-the-Hill is fourteen thousand dollars, Sunday brunch included. I sense there is a connection between this powerful number and the way the students arrange themselves physically in the reading areas of the library." #booksky 💙📚

Take Nature’s AI research test: find out how your ethics compare - What’s your view on using AI for peer review and for writing research papers?: www.nature.com/immersive/d4... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PeerReview #Authorship #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Ethics #Survey

1. Our paper examines what literacies people need to challenge big tech companies. We selected key digital rights practitioners to share from their experience what works and what doesn't work when trying to mobilize people to challenge Big Tech -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We need the humanities to ask our big questions... www.tiktok.com/@profjohnfri...

You may have read James Walsh's essay, 'Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College' in the New York Magazine. Using Stuart Hall and Martha Nussbaum, I think there is an opportunity for something different and real. nickdennisnrd.substack.com/p/education-...

"You can no longer make students do the reading or the writing. So what’s left? Only this: give them work they want to do. And help them want to do it. What, again, is education? The non-coercive rearranging of desire." - D. Graham Burnett www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Can you use gen-AI responsibly, if the tools themselves were built through irresponsible methods? Asking for a friend.

If you're curious about the future of research in the age of AI, I highly recommend reading this article by @karakennedy.bsky.social! Do tools like Deep Research risk "flattening the information field and making all sources seem to be of equal weight"? ailiteracy.institute/the-future-o...

@viscomjournal.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! 🦋 #academicsky

Visual Communication, a leading journal published by SAGE, is now on BlueSky 🎉 To celebrate, here’s a look at some of our most-read articles from the past 6 months. Give us a follow and join our BlueSky community to connect with readers and visual communication scholars ✨

Looking forward to reading this book! Very fascinated about the concept of 'connective labour' with all the gen AI discourse currently around. #booksky 💙📚 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A thoughtful provocation by Erdinc Sacan who asks, which jobs are AI proof? aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/whic...

What is like to be 12 right now? Interesting insights from educational psychologist, Jessica Wren shared on AIEOU. aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/thin...

Are you using AI in your daily work? Dr Thilinika Wijesinghe invites us to reflect on our relationship with AI to encourage a move from dependency to synergy. aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/depe...

Why I don't think OpenAI's metafictional story about grief is beautiful and moving (but it is impressive). New Substack post in response to Jeanette Winterson's piece earlier this week in The Guardian. open.substack.com/pub/nickdenn...

Wondering how to empower your students in the age of AI? Here is an interesting approach from Barbara Anna Zielonka that proposes the establishment of AI Advisory Boards. aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/empo...

Reading different perspectives. I like Simon Squibb's TikToks - helping people achieve their dreams is very admirable. But in his media interviews he says "university is a scam" that I find disturbing as someone who has devoted all their adult years so far to universities. (thread) #booksky 💙📚

I'm still reading this book on weekends. Love the word 'serendipity' in this context...it feels like the opposite to the 'statistical probability' that governs generative AI models. Back, L. (2016). Academic diary: Or why higher education still matters. #booksky 📚💙

The causes for the decline of humanities programs across regional Australia are both long- and short-term, varied, complex and multifaceted. australianhumanitiesreview.org/2025/02/20/s...

Every day we do little things that help us be us (that’s be well, take care of ourself so we can care for others)…but we don’t really share what we do in these moments. When we share we actually help others who need help to do exactly this. Will you share what you do? padlet.com/hello2690/ev...

A great opportunity to start or develop your research-based #LIS practice with like minded colleagues. Two experienced researchers, @bhuvauts.bsky.social and @suzanasukovic.bsky.social, are looking forward to facilitating your learning. Further details lark.alia.org.au/lark-circle-... #LARKCircles

This sentence 😢 "I used to want to lecture but now I think ‘who would I be lecturing to?'" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Students whose universities demand quicker feedback-turnaround by staff are barely (if any) more satisfied with their feedback. Who would guess it? My new paper 🙃 doi.org/10.1080/0260...

Philosophy, feedback and GenAI: could you ask for anything more? Led by Tom Corbin, one of our CRADLE research fellows who is fast becoming an AI in education expert , and with Gene Flenady, who delivered the most engaging talk on philosophy I've ever seen www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

When guilt/shame arises around boundaries…let’s process #boundary emotions while maintaining self-trust and #selfcare www.citizenwellbeingscientist.com/blog/5-minut...

Indirect costs are real costs. Universities are the last non-profit discovery engine in the country, they make societal progress. Gutting IDC shifts discovery to for profit industry and we are all worse for it. #academicsky #highered #research

🚀 The AI in Education at Oxford University (AIEOU) hub has officially launched! Led by Dr Sara Ratner, Prof Elizabeth Wonnacott and Prof Rebecca Williams, the hub will promote a research-informed and ethical approach to AI in Education. Find out more and get involved ➡️ aieou.web.ox.ac.uk

What do secondary students think about AI? 💻 In the first blog from the AI in Education at Oxford University (AIEOU) Hub, Dr Alex More shines light on the student voice in conversations about the impact of AI on schooling, future careers and more. Read the blog ➡️ aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/what...

Great new post on our blog by a Tunisian classroom teacher reflecting on #AIED aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/article/smar... @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social #AIEOU #zaafourifidaa

📢 The AIEOU team are recruiting a part-time Research Assistant! The RA will play a crucial role in helping to create a dynamic, global community of practice for AI in Education, led by @sararatner.bsky.social Apply now (Deadline 14 Feb) ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

I’ve now activated my “bot posts only” account on Bluesky: @arc-tracker-bot.bsky.social That account will repost only my bot’s posts, i.e. outcomes & #ARCSenateOrder announcements. Combined with the separate phone app👇, it can be used to get a notification when the ARC makes those announcements.