Timeline cleanse: Happy Gotcha Days edition (Via r/MadeMeSmile)

Stand by for endless discussions about digital ID but, yet again, zero conversations about digital poverty. Or any other kind of poverty come to that.

She last gave evidence in September 2024, outlining the reasons why the impact of the pandemic on low income children should be specifically examined by the inquiry. For the session, we'll draw on a wide range of our research on the pandemic as well as evidence from the COSMO study.

I've just finished reading Royal Gambit by @danielomalley.bsky.social - I often can see what's coming but I had *no clue* this time! I very much enjoy the series - thank you!

As the new year starts, a suggestion (which came originally from my daughter). Put photos of authors you quote on your slides. It rather immediately shows any skew to citing yet more old, white men. I was very taken aback by my own slides...

How’s the literature review going? Um… not bad but progress is currently somewhat impeded….

I put the wrong citations in my document that has all my copied notes from years. I had to update them using EndNote. The thing is well over 400 pages long. It's taking... a while....

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

I'm not a scientist, but it makes sense and always has, to me...

The feeling when you trawl through email archives to find something, go to save it when you FINALLY find it, and then see in the file that... yes, you already had a copy. Bah.

Me to husband: Your Latin is better than mine, could you have a look at this, please? Husband: I can try, what is it? Me: Seneca Husband: Very long, loud sigh..... How's your Saturday?

Parent and community engagement in learning (not just schooling) is an important - vital - lever for reducing inequality in society as well as reducing inequality in educational outcomes. My work around this can be found here: www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/j.s.go...

💬 “In 2025 you can still buy advantage, massively increasing your chance of getting into the most powerful roles in the country.” @nickharrison73.bsky.social Our new research, Elitist Britain, dives deeper into the pathways of the elite, from school to university ⤵️ elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

Want to make sure the youngest in society thrive? Listen to them and their families - excellent work from colleagues... www.childreninwales.org.uk/news/pledge-...

Hi - I'm Janet, I'm a professor, and I can't spell. As I've just said on someone else's post, I'm still reeling from one of the sisters making fun of my spelling of 'appels' on a chalk board when I was in highschool. Thanks, Sister.

LETS GO! Part 1 is up over on IG, Threads, and TikTok We got books 🖤

If you want to learn even more, you can explore the data on Britain’s most powerful people with the interactive tool on our dedicated microsite for Elitist Britain 📊 Explore the site and the data viz to directly compare sectors and professions for yourself ⤵️ elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

Just as a counterpoint to some of what (people who aren't in London) say about London. I was there at the weekend. I use a cane and needed to get up some stairs into a pub with a heavy bag. Before I got to the door, five men had offered to help, and one did.

We're struggling to do anything but watch this video of the newly discovered bumpy snailfish today.

We have been away, celebrating father in law's 105th birthday! And attending the Digital Poverty Alliance Gala. Now - ALL the emails. And being told off, quite firmly, and monitored so we do not do the going-away thing again.

I realise this will cause discussion... but re AI. I don't think 'avoid at all costs!!' is going to be useful in the long term. It's a tool and we need to learn when and how to ethically, responsibly use it - and help students to do that. I don't have answers, other than being open to learning...

Nostalgia ... this video of my alma mater... so little has changed (including a lay woman saying how unusual she felt being such - that was my situation 40 years ago!) Still ... a bit of old home week for the beginning of this video, and I still value my time there.. youtu.be/cmziBgmoIXk

I feel seen... #proofofcat #caturday

May I introduce Schrodinger’s cat? She wishes to be held/not held simultaneously. The penalty for not getting it right is … disdain

😉🧶 #knit

I have just found out (thank you, friends, you know who you are) that orcas sometimes wear salmon as hats and felt you needed to know that, too. earthlymission.com/orcas-wear-d...

We all need good things to look forward to. And we are knee deep in planning my father in law's *105th* birthday!

It's quite dusty in here. It turns out ok because there ARE good people in the world - which is all too easy to forget.

Professor of Education here, with two degrees (BA, STL) in theology. I agree with the post below. Those degrees have served me well....

Conversation in my office just now: No, you can't add to the paper. Yes, there are a lot of co-authors but they are all people. No, there are no kitty co-authors and you can't be a co-author either NOW GET OFF THE KEYBOARD PLEASE

It really should not need to be said but apparently it does: Not all authors are 'he' or identify as he. If you are using a gendered pronoun to refer to an author, check which one is appropriate. Signed:academic working in female dominated field who just saw yet another female author cited as 'he'.

The UK Government will test its Emergency Alert System on Sunday, 7th September at 3:00 PM. If you have a concealed phone for safety, this alert could reveal its presence. You can opt out of these alerts. Find out how here: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin... Please help share to help keep others safe.

This. Yes.

Pull it from the centre, they said. That's the best way, they said.

#ShowMeYourKnits - baby items? So many... I've made more than 25 baby surprise jackets - and I like the envelope pattern... the jellyfish was all cotton and everything very secure. The last is my favourite baby/child knit - the Baby J jacket

As we either enter or gear up for the new school year, if you work in, around, near schools, are a parent, governor, or have anything whatsoever to do with schools, PLEASE read The Cost of the School Day. There are too many hidden costs in schools. cpag.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

Dear journals, authors and reviewers, For the sake of people's sanity, and ACCURACY, you really need to state where a study took place. Not the city (I can see that's too close) but the COUNTRY doesn't compromise anonymity. This should be caught at review...

Almost three years ago, I had eye surgery (vitrectomy), then both cataracts done. I've no really driven since - so today, I *drove to my office*! It's just over a mile but there are some tricksy roads. No problem at all, like I'd never been away. It will take time to get back fully but I'm happy.

#showmeyourknits - scraps? I have been trying to only use stash for a couple of years... there have been three blankets like this, all of which are now happily being used in early years classroom cwtch corners!

We've all been there....

It's Friday. Be kind. Be kind every day. The world is becoming a darker, horrible place - don't make it worse. Give the compliment. Don't burst the bubble. Smile at someone. Write the thank you letter. Tell someone's boss about how helpful they have been. Leave the world lighter

And in today's learning - if, in your office, you try to print from the printer at home, it doesn't work. Who knew?

Imagine if "combating homelessness" meant housing people, not brutalizing and disappearing them.

New article from our ESRC work dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso...

Social mobility in Britain is low 👎 The majority of the public feel that this country is unfair and unequal. And our research shows that chances of success are heavily shaped by socio-economic background. But lots can be done to change this ⬇️

I have tried twice now to start a sweater for my father in law's 105th birthday... am giving up and going back to a tried and tested one! isv.prod.lovecrafts.co/v1/images/76...

#showmeyourknits - shawls. So Many Shawls. I'm a process knitter - I enjoy the knitting far more than the wearing. Examples... This is Stephen West's wonderful Paining Bricks pattern - I've made it three times now!

I know I am older than most in academia. I know I have a certain... view about grammar. But dear, dear autocorrect, fora is a perfectly acceptable plural form for more than one forum. STOP changing it to 'for a'. /and yes, I have notes about an agendum, thanks very much

My work is being closely supervised

I am knitting a lap blanket for my father in law who will be 105 soon. (!) Only - it's not wide enough. So it's going to be an over the shoulder comforter, and I'll do a lap blanket... it's too small because I wanted it to be 105 stitches wide.