I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.

www.instagram.com/p/DN2edkFQOx... This post by anirbuddha on Instagram shows AI lying, fabricating - and admitting it when called out on it. Repeatedly. The QR code in this post should hopefully link to that post

www.nature.com/articles/s44... I couldn't agree more!

Just bought myself a sander, some sanding discs and some filler (DIY jobs to do at home). And let's challenge the idea that trades/trade skills and academic knowledge/skills are entirely different things for entirely different people. I've been doing DIY/construction courses at college this year

Looking like I'm slightly startled by my own slides 🤣 thank you to everyone who said kind things about my talk @qmip.bsky.social #QMiP2025 #QualitativeResearch #GroundedTheory #Reflexivity

Qualitative researchers @dmupsychology.bsky.social at @qmip.bsky.social conference. With @drsimongoodman.bsky.social, Professor Iain Williamson, and Dr Kerry Quincey #QMiP2025

Looking forward to day 2 of @qmip.bsky.social conference and the day 2 keynote speech by Professor Paul Flowers #QMiP2025 #Conference #AcademicLife #AcademicChatter #QualitativeResearch

Ready for another day @qmip.bsky.social conference #QMiP2025 #QualitativeResearch #AcademicLife

Great thread by @ipanalysis.bsky.social on AI and qualitative analysis (and other things). I remain completely baffled about the enthusiasm for using AI to do qualitative analysis and (reflexive) TA specifically... not least because it is profoundly unethical, exploitative, eco disaster technology

Another talk by @drsimongoodman.bsky.social at #QMiP2025 this time about using open qualitative data for research #QualitativeResearch

Another great talk this time by Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social about open science and qualitative research @ #QMiP2025 Absolutely agree that open science is not new and it's been part of at least some forms of qualitative research for decades #QualitativeResearch

One of our brilliant Associate Professors @drsimongoodman.bsky.social talking at #QMiP2025 about how Jewish identity is managed in talked about in online conversations about Jewish support for Palestine #Conference

Fantastic keynote speech by @ginnybraun.bsky.social at #QMiP2025. Lots to think about! #QualitativeResearch #ReflexiveThematicAnalysis

On my way to @qmip.bsky.social 2025 conference. I'm presenting tomorrow talking about reflexivity and co-construction of theory in constructivist grounded theory. Looking forward to all the talks! #QMiP2025 #QMiPConference #Conference #AcademicLife #GroundedTheory #QualitativeResearch

Just read this very interesting write up of a study looking at brain scans of people who use ChatGPT versus those who don't: time.com/7295195/ai-c... (please note though that this is pre-peer review with a small sample - the authors have made it public now as it has implications now)

Trans people are our family and friends. Trans people break bread with us, laugh with us, share our hopes and dreams, cry with us, love with us, love us. Trans people are us. You can't cut trans people out of us without cutting us apart.

In addition to my other concerns about AI (ethical issues, concerns about potential erosion of critical thinking skills and creativity) I'm now pondering the mental health implications of a reliance on technology. Do we risk our own decision making and critical thinking? (1/?)

Up bright (!) and early this (rainy) morning for a UK Hoarding Research Network meeting. Looking forward to what I'm sure is going to be a very interesting and insightful day 💖 #UKHoardingResearchNetwork #UKHRN #Hoarding #Research #Collaboration

Today I'm at the Phoenix in Leicester for a #HoardingAwarenessWeek event - the premiere of @kinobinostudio.bsky.social's film about hoarding disorder, Of All the Things. So wonderful to see this come to fruition - @dmuleicester.bsky.social is also a sponsor ❤️ #HAW2025 @dmupsychology.bsky.social

Today I went to a community arts workshop where we learned about weaving and Malaysian fabrics. The theme of the workshop was migration and stories, and it really made me think about the creative potential of textile arts in storytelling and qualitative research #Arts #Research #Textiles #Community

Very much looking forward to next week's premiere of "Of All the Things" by @kinobinostudio.bsky.social , a local animation studio in Leicester - it's a film about hoarding. Find out more here ofallthethingsfilm.co.uk

Enjoying the @classicfm.com Hall of Fame over the Easter weekend while I'm on leave - a bit of an Easter tradition 🎼🎻 hoping to hear Sospiri by Elgar as it's one of my favourites but it never seems to get into the chart 😢 maybe this year will be the one! #ClassicFMHallOfFame

Definitely interested in reading this :)

Do you have a piece of clothing with a story to tell? Then consider submitting your story to our DMU Psychology Social Happiness Lab's Stories from our Wardrobe project - you could also win a £50 voucher for sustainable fashion brands 🥳👗https://socialhappinesslab.uk/wardrobe/ #AcademicSky

One of the best things I've started doing is making a "done list" along with my to do lists. It helps to support my wonky executive functioning by enabling me to keep track of what I've already done (and to construct to do lists) but also helps me see how much I've actually done #AcademicChatter

Summary: 1. using AI is negatively evaluated on the dimensions morality, cooperation and outcome deservingness👩‍⚖️ 2. all effects were partially explained by effort differences (effort moralization effect)💪 3. findings were shown to be replicable and generalizable within the scope of the project🗺️

I'm so fed up of seeing AI seemingly integrated into so many things. If I'm writing, for example, I want to understand how to make my writing better, not ask an AI to write something for me. How does that help me grow? Mistakes help us learn. I think this might be a 🧵...

Currently starting to analyse data for a reflexive thematic analysis project, as a fairly experienced qualitative researcher, and this has been so different from my first experience with RTA as a research assistant. I actually found RTA the most difficult qual method to get to grips with 🧵

"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor and editorial integrity." From a PLOS post about recent Executive Orders. I'm an editor for PLOSOne and very glad to see this family of journals not comply with anti-scientific political diktats. #AcademicChatter #StandUpForScience

Today's writing soundtrack (I'm on the train again) is the album The Art of Losing by The Anchoress. I'd highly recommend her music - go and give her a listen #WritingSoundtrack #AcademicSky

This week I had the pleasure of discussing hoarding behaviours on the Overcome Compulsive Hoarding podcast by That Hoarder. Listen to the episode here: www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/podcast-ep-1... #Hoarding #HoardingBehaviour #Podcast #MentalHealth #AcademicSky

Totally concur. It's one of the rarer amazing opportunities in academia. 125th Anniversary Scholarship for Black British Researchers - Decolonising the Mind: Self-Care Practices and Anti-Racism at the University of Birmingham. Black British scholars, do consider applying.

NEW ✨ @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social shares a selection of 10 recent books exploring LGTBQ+ culture, politics and history in #SouthAsia for #LGBTHistoryMonth 2025 🌈📚👇 @lgbthm.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social

This afternoon I've been at University of Nottingham for a meeting of researchers interested in visual health identities - some very interesting and thought-provoking ideas! 📸 #AcademicSky

This year I've actually remembered to cast my vote in the @classicfm.com Hall of Fame - hoping to see Sospiri by Elgar in the chart this year 🤞🎼 beautiful piece of music 🎻💖

The part of George Orwell’s 1984 that everyone forgets is how the music and publishing industries have been replaced by a machine that spits out songs and bad novels “without any human intervention.” The goal is to keep you from ever having to think.

A bit of reading earlier after this was recommended to me during a conversation with @annayahprosser.bsky.social and @drsimongoodman.bsky.social after our sustainability in psychology seminar yesterday 📚☕ thank you Annayah! 😊

Very interesting talks happening at the @dmu-psychology.bsky.social sustainability seminar today 🌱 #Sustainability #Psychology #Learning

'We want to use the archive to constructively address this harmful part of UK psychology’s history' @bpsofficial.bsky.social Archive Manager Sophie O’Reilly said the History of Psychology Centre aims to open the archives and bring new life to the history of psychology. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

It's QMiP's 20th anniversary this year and we'll be celebrating at the conference! There'll also be fab keynotes: @ginnybraun.bsky.social @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social and Paul Flowers Submit your abstracts and join us! Deadline 28th March www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... #qualitative #research

This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs. www.science.org/content/blog...

A propos of nothing, TB is airborne (just like Covid). If I was in Kansas now I’d be masking indoors, avoiding close contact and crowded places, and filtering my air.

Search terms are being disappeared by the National Institutes of Health.

Our submission portal for student awards is now open! We welcome submissions in all areas of Psychology and the Social Sciences from current (24/25) and past (2021-2024) UG and PGR students. More info at: bps.org.uk/node/1718#aw... Deadline: 31st March 2025 Please repost!

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

“Now, however, searching for some terms leads to a dead link or to pages that have been stripped of key details, or the search yields a suggestion to explore another topic instead. For instance, a search for the word “abortion” suggests that the user “also try: adoption.””

Anyone know if it's possible to get inspection copies of books in physical form for accessibility purposes? I find it much easier to engage with and process information in physical books 📚 @academic-chatter.bsky.social #AcademicChatter

Blog: Our experience working with LGBTQIA+ young people to co-create a zine exploring how to make physical activity spaces more joyful and safe. New #fuseblog about Fuse @nihrsphr.bsky.social research led by @carodr.bsky.social @ Durham University 🔽 fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/our-...

For my non-university followers, there’s a real crisis in UK universities at the moment. If you have children at university, or you want them to go in the next few years, or even if you just care about education and our regional economies, you might want to pay attention to what’s happening.

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.