Q5. If 'flourishing lives in the operational details,' what one thing would streamline HE workloads? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response

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Q1. Leaders should create the conditions in which academics may flourish. What does flourishing in the workplace look like / mean to you? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response

2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @hazelfarrell.bsky.social ell.bsky.social and @kenmcarthy.ie exploring Teaching, Learning, Assessment and GenAI: Moving from Reaction to Intentional Practice. Check out the blog for more details: lthechat.com/2026/01/16/l...

This week we will feature @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social exploring Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next #LTHEchat

Baseless Skepticism "When skepticism lacks empirical grounding or logical justification, it ceases to function as a truth-seeking instrument and becomes a performative posture of intellectual superiority." philarchive.org/archive/BIPABS

Q5. How would staff wellbeing and workload be affected by these expectations? #LTHEchat Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response lthechat.com/2026/01/05/l...

Q4. With PGT coming into focus, how can we better support our Level 7 students right now? #LTHEchat Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response

Q1. What do you think the new "lowest rating" rule means for how we prioritise our work? #LTHEchat Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response lthechat.com/2026/01/05/l...

Q2. What feels most challenging about meeting the new quality expectations? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response lthechat.com/2026/01/05/l...

Happy to share that I’ve joined the #LTHEchat organising committee 🎉 Looking forward to learning lots, contributing to the chats, and being part of such a thoughtful HE teaching community. #LTHEchat #HigherEd #LearningAndTeaching #AcademicLife #EdDev #TeachingCommunity

Don't forget to join us for #LTHEchat this evening at 8pm GMT! Checkout the blogpost here: lthechat.com/2026/01/05/l...

A Shift in Perception: Exploring Stereovision Recovery | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...

Masks and Mirrors open.substack.com/pub/drsarune...

My first blog for Psychology Today! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...

at ALT/Jisc event today. The last time I was in Birkbeck was in 2010, when I decided to retrain as a psychologist and took evening classes here. It was also a turmolous time when student riots were taking place. Birkbeck will be a special place as incubator of my academic dreams ❤️

Continuing my exploration of identity! "Seeing others embrace a life that doesn’t revolve around romantic relationships helps me to accept and even celebrate my own choices." drsarune.substack.com/p/code-of-two

just gave my personal website a much-needed refresh: www.sarune.info. It’s a space for my work, thoughts, and the occasional daydream. Take a look if you’re curious about immersive tech, neurodiversity, or the inner life of an overthinking academic 🌿 #NewWebsite #DigitalIdentity #AcademicLife

Highly recommend this read to anyone working on workplace culture, equity, or simply wondering why things feel "off" even when everything looks fine on paper.

New blog post open.substack.com/pub/drsarune...

Decolonising of the curriculum is not my area of research, but it is a huge point for higher education sector so I am very happy that I can attend this conference today in Exeter. Learning a lot!

"What looks like discipline is often desperation. It’s not always about being clean or precise; it’s about calming the internal storm, scratching that invisible itch." drsarune.substack.com/p/the-itch-y...

We hear a lot of buzz about “interdisciplinary work” these days. But how can we truly be interdisciplinary when we discourage curiosity beyond the boundaries of a single field? When we view people with wide-ranging interests as unfocused, or worse, unserious? drsarune.substack.com/p/rediscover...

It’s a quiet kind of exclusion. As if we are welcome—as long as we don’t speak too loudly, or at all. Many choose to stay quiet, to blend in. drsarune.substack.com

loving the lunch time Jisc webinars on AI, today we learn all about AI safety in education setting!

I'm pleased to share that I will be discussing my work on VR and drawing at the next creatveHE meet-up. More information here > creativehecommunity.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/s...

after lovely session by @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social this morning at our department, I totally embraced my identity now as a cat loving E&S academic passionate about immersive education and inclusion, with a sprinkle of Lithuanian flair 😅

April is Autism Acceptance Month — a time to embrace the beautiful diversity of how we think, feel, and experience the world. To mark this month, I’ve launched my professional blog. 📝 Read it here: drsarune.substack.com/p/fitting-in...

Come and do a funded PhD in our department at @exeter.ac.uk Exploring the efficacy of Virtual training for x-ray scanning image interpretation in aviation security (please RT) www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Waiting for online practicals to start and asking students to share their favourite songs. I added the one I've been hooked on recently, too. Thanks, Lady Gaga, for being the queen that you are 😅🥰

Final class at the University of Glasgow 🥹

Join @sarune.bsky.social at the #SEBconference in Antwerp. Book your place now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Check out our OED sessions ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... More information about the event ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

Please consider taking part in our study. Follow the link here: www.tinyurl.com/aind25

Lecture on my favourite topic of stereovision today ❤️

Final few lectures at the University of Glasgow, and today I got to teach my personal favourite topic - visual working memory and mental imagery ❤️

34 years ago, right after Lithuania declared independence, Gorbachev ordered soviet forces to roll into Vilnius, crushing any civillians in the way, in an attempt to make in example out of them. Today is the anniversary and a commemoration day for victims of the January Events

January 13th – Lithuanian Day of Defenders Today, we honor and remember the bravery, resilience, and sacrifice of those who stood for Lithuania's freedom on this day in 1991. January 13th marks a pivotal moment in our nation's history! 🇱🇹

It is a bit early as it has not been linked to my Google Scholar, but our latest paper on XR lesson design, accessibility and AI is available online via the QR code. Had a lovely time putting it together with colleagues at the Queen Mary's University London.

We’re rounding off our #Kelvin200 celebrations by unveiling a new #VR museum dedicated to Lord Kelvin's groundbreaking inventions, part of our £5.6m Museums in the Metaverse project. Try it for yourself this week at the ARC! @uofgarc.bsky.social Read more ➡️ gla.ac/41CYMBf

Another day sorting out experiments for dissertation students. We are all ready to rock n roll now, let's hope won't stumble on some bugs along the way 🤞🤞🤞

Took me this long to get a picture of me in VR. Things you do when files take ages to compile 😅

So, I was planning to do work over the time off but my laptop broke, so now I have a whole day to spend relaxing and being a tourist. I need to learn how to stop working all the time 😅

The last lecture of the VR for Psychology Research course. We run a hands on experimental design workshop that students really enjoy and it is a lovely way to end the course!

I am super honoured to be long listed for a W&A amongst other 10 authors! I am also the only eastern european to be listed, with a translated short story I wrote when I was 16 and adapted it to English this year 😊 full long list available at www.writersandartists.co.uk/advice/longl...

Without AR it is a but odd looking but still mega cute! Just wish the heart beat function was a bit better. Can barely feel it! #xr #Psychology #robotics #Research #technology

Student projects are starting to take shape and our new zoomorphic robot arrived! Yay!