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Trish Greenhalgh<p>Gonna write a paper about a paradox. Systematic reviews squash primary studies into tables; meta-analyses sum the findings of similar studies. 'Homogeneity' tends to be valued. But the REALLY pivotal studies are often unique, distinctive, imaginative, break-the-rules kind. Thoughts? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a></p>
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩‍🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻‍♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃<p>On sale this july 40 free ebooks <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Freebooks" target="_blank">#Freebooks</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23freeebooks" target="_blank">#freeebooks</a> on <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DoctorWho" target="_blank">#DoctorWho</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StarWars" target="_blank">#StarWars</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameofThrones" target="_blank">#GameofThrones</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Outlander" target="_blank">#Outlander</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HungerGames" target="_blank">#HungerGames</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Xena" target="_blank">#Xena</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hamilton" target="_blank">#Hamilton</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Castle" target="_blank">#Castle</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HarryPotter" target="_blank">#HarryPotter</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23parody" target="_blank">#parody</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Superheroes" target="_blank">#Superheroes</a> etc. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksky" target="_blank">#booksky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksale" target="_blank">#booksale</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Smashwords" target="_blank">#Smashwords</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Smashwordssale" target="_blank">#Smashwordssale</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indiebooks" target="_blank">#indiebooks</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/valeriefrankel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.smashwords.com/profile/view...</a></p>
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩‍🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻‍♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃<p><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/valeriefrankel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.smashwords.com/profile/view...</a> On sale this july 40 free ebooks <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Freebooks" target="_blank">#Freebooks</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23freeebooks" target="_blank">#freeebooks</a> on <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DoctorWho" target="_blank">#DoctorWho</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StarWars" target="_blank">#StarWars</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameofThrones" target="_blank">#GameofThrones</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Outlander" target="_blank">#Outlander</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Superheroes" target="_blank">#Superheroes</a> etc. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksky" target="_blank">#booksky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksale" target="_blank">#booksale</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Smashwords" target="_blank">#Smashwords</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Smashwordssale" target="_blank">#Smashwordssale</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indiebooks" target="_blank">#indiebooks</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a><br><br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/valeriefrankel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Valerie Estelle Frankel</a></p>
Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)<p>Any educators who have the ear of their administrators: share this with them. And instead of throwing money into one or other poison-well, fund teachers - and fund people trained in the humanities. This is why every person must have access to education. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23history" target="_blank">#history</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw/post/3ltcsu7inss2s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw/post/3ltcsu7inss2s</a></span></p>
Andrew J. Steinmetz<p>The distinction between "old IBR" (borrowers before 2014 at 15% discretionary income; 25yr forgiveness) and "new IBR" (borrowers after 2014 at 10% discretionary income; 20yr forgiveness) for <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StudentLoans" target="_blank">#StudentLoans</a> is completely nonsensical, cruel and punitive for older borrowers. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EduSky" target="_blank">#EduSky</a></p>
Andy Tseng<p>Scientists got bacteria to turn plastic waste into everyday painkillers (paracetamol)!! From trash to medicine - how cool is science! 🧪 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceMatters" target="_blank">#ScienceMatters</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StandUpForScience" target="_blank">#StandUpForScience</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><br><br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01986-0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Everyday painkiller made from ...</a></p>
Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛<p>Academia dot edu is now mining work for AI summary. To optout, log in to your account. Click on Account Settings. Click on AI Settings. Unclick the button. You will be warned that this will opt you out of all AI summaries and reviews of your work. Click confirm. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a></p>
Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, PhD<p>@rebellion_lit <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/KidLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KidLit</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/ChildrensBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensBooks</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/NoireSTEMinist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoireSTEMinist</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Speaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaker</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/SpeakingEngagements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakingEngagements</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEAM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Bookstagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstagram</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEAM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/robotBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotBooks</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEMBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEMBooks</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackWomenSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackWomenSTEM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackWomenSTEAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackWomenSTEAM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/blackSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackSky</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/STEMSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEMSky</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSTEM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/WomenSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenSTEM</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/blackAdemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackAdemic</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/AcademicSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicSky</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Speaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaker</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Speakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speakers</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/SpeakingEngagements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakingEngagements</span></a></p>
Trish Greenhalgh<p>👀 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tr7tljvmuzz7asv735p23nve/post/3lsi3cpevrk2f" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tr7tljvmuzz7asv735p23nve/post/3lsi3cpevrk2f</a></span></p>
Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)<p>OK <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a>, this is reason number ten million why you shouldn't go anywhere near ecocide-plagiarism machines. Don't add to the user stats. Don't create data-points that destroyers of knowledge use to raise venture capital. 1/2 💙📚 🗃<span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mns4lhv37yhcnmfemjqohyuq/post/3lskww53etk2h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mns4lhv37yhcnmfemjqohyuq/post/3lskww53etk2h</a></span></p>
Dr Keith Wilson 💭<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HigherEducation" target="_blank">#HigherEducation</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/post/3lsfy4aspmc2u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/post/3lsfy4aspmc2u</a></span></p>
Andy Tseng<p>It feels like bad news keeps coming one after another… Kicking <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NSF" target="_blank">#NSF</a> out of their building? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceMatters" target="_blank">#ScienceMatters</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StandUpForScience" target="_blank">#StandUpForScience</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jsmr7lyw5rvrpfogr2kc6c4y/post/3lsf4yagfzs2t" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jsmr7lyw5rvrpfogr2kc6c4y/post/3lsf4yagfzs2t</a></span></p>
Andy Tseng<p>What now...? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WhatsGoingOn" target="_blank">#WhatsGoingOn</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iavigj74hfwzpwxw5l6hsz2z/post/3lsewnth4as2r" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iavigj74hfwzpwxw5l6hsz2z/post/3lsewnth4as2r</a></span></p>
Tesla Takedown UK<p>Congrats to <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:rg6yftffqd5njbysux2kbrob" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@leeinfareham.bsky.social</a> who got a motion through Portsmouth <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ucu.org.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ucu.org.uk</a> asking the university to divest from Tesla, Starlink and X—and to stop using X. Any academics out there who want to do something similar? <a href="https://portsmouth.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/06/19/ucu-stop-the-cuts-he-campaign-briefing-for-ucu-reps-and-members-wednesday-19-february-2025-from-1300-1400/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">portsmouth.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/06/19/u...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TeslaTakedown" target="_blank">#TeslaTakedown</a><br><br><a href="https://portsmouth.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/06/19/ucu-stop-the-cuts-he-campaign-briefing-for-ucu-reps-and-members-wednesday-19-february-2025-from-1300-1400/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">News</a></p>
Dr D<p>And to top off my rather bathetic experience of a “research trip” - the manuscript I’d gone to see had been either lent out or was being conserved, so I had to make do with a facsimile. 🤣 What’s the crappiest or weirdest research trip you’ve had, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academicsky" target="_blank">#academicsky</a> ?</p>
Andy Tseng<p>With the current US research cuts and the UK’s higher-ed chaos, others are stepping up. Real shifts will become apparent in the next five years, particularly with China’s surge in research funding &amp; output. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23USPol" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23UKPol" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchShift" target="_blank">#ResearchShift</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OpenScience" target="_blank">#OpenScience</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceMatters" target="_blank">#ScienceMatters</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><br><br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01881-8?linkId=15013054" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">In science’s new era, open and...</a></p>
Andrew J. Steinmetz<p>Relatable video, though it also makes me very grateful for the support I did get. Thanks for the video <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/acollierastro.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@acollierastro.bsky.social</a>! <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EduSky" target="_blank">#EduSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23College" target="_blank">#College</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/e-GKGF-zXi4?si=op4ZimRRNAIK4VpO" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">First generation graduate stud...</a></p>
Andy Tseng<p>As highlighted by <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:lf4a2b6djtuv5l3lz7ffsyv4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@altmetric.com</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Bluesky" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> keeps trending up, regularly beating <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23X/Twitter" target="_blank">#X/Twitter</a> for research sharing, all with just 36M users compared to X's claimed 600M. Imagine achieving that without the spam and toxic mess. Honestly, what are you waiting for? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SocialMedia" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lf4a2b6djtuv5l3lz7ffsyv4/post/3lrupgx4bws27" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lf4a2b6djtuv5l3lz7ffsyv4/post/3lrupgx4bws27</a></span></p>
Andy Tseng<p>I can safely say Amanda speaks for most of us involved in research. The recent EOs are crippling U.S. research communities - we must act now! <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AmandaFinn" target="_blank">#AmandaFinn</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23USPol" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StandUpForScience" target="_blank">#StandUpForScience</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicFreedom" target="_blank">#AcademicFreedom</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a><br><br><a href="https://signalscv.com/2025/06/amanda-finn-in-defense-of-education/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Amanda Finn | In Defense of Ed...</a></p>
bsky.check<p>The number of new users with education related domains (.edu, <a href="https://ac.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ac.uk</a>, .uni...) is depressing low. Am I doing something wrong? Or are verified handles not popular or deemed important for credibility in science community? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcademicSky" target="_blank">#AcademicSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EDUSky" target="_blank">#EDUSky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23highered" target="_blank">#highered</a> 🧪</p>