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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · 24d

I see, my journey is about what happens after graduation…Italy, admission to universities work quite differently as studying is a constitutional right (diritto allo studio), so most unis and programs cannot limit admission and a minority of degrees have admission testes. Even schools of medicine now

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · 24d

Just finished reading news on Trump’s speech trying to persuade generals and admirals to embrace his radical ideology edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p.... Americans shall not forget the #KentStateMassacre and what happens when the military is used to suppress speech and dissent at university’s campuses

National guard deployed against students at Kent State

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · 24d

I left my home country (Italy) in my 20’s for exactly that reason. I thought I’d never have a chance at satisfying intellectual jobs since my inheritance was null. I found that meritocracy existed in the #UCSystem and started my academic career in the U.S. 15 years on, my belief is quite different…

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Sep 11

#AcademicSky I've just finished presenting the paper Sun Stones Chronicles: Enriching the
Bornholms Museum Brightest Artifact Collection through 3D Scanning and Semantic Web Technologies at #DigitalHeritage2025 in Siena. Many thanks to the Beckett Foundation for supporting our research

Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Sep 10

What a great panel @ #DigitalHeritage2025 in Siena! With colleagues Maria Economou, Angeliki Chrisanti, Erik Champion, Angela Antoniou, and Stella Sylaiou we discussed #GenerativeAI and the #NarrativeTurn in #DigitalHeritage education. The highlight our pre-session in Piazza del Campo 😊 #AcademicSky

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · Sep 5

San Francisco came within a single vote of saving the Embarcadero Freeway from demolition.

Before and after of Embarcadeo Freeway in front of the ferry building

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Sep 5

#AcademicSky The first week of our international workshop on #DigitalPhotogrammetry funded by the #DAAD Ta’ziz short-term measures program has united an international cohort of students and staff from LMU Munich, Alexandria University (Egypt), Fayoum University (Egypt), and the University of Jordan

DAAD-funded International Training in Digital Imaging

The International Training in Digital Imaging Techniques for Cultural Heritage and Archaeology in Jordan and Egypt has officially commenced in Munich.

www.kw.lmu.de

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m proud of my PhD student Yiming DU for presenting the wonderful paper “StatueDiff: Regionally Enhanced Cross-Scale Diffusion for Single-View 3D Reconstruction of Classical Statues at #CIPA2025Seoul #AcademicSky

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 25

#AcademicSky It’s my pleasure to attend a keynote given by my former PI Maurizio Forte at #CIPA2025 conference in Seoul. Vai Maurizio!!!

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 12

Against bullies, fascists and racists we stand #UCStrong

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Rachel Lambert, prof at UCSB, teacher! @mathematize4all.bsky.social · Aug 12

#AcademicSky #EduSky

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 11

Another news of a blackmailing attempt against #UCLA, one of the top public universities in the world. How humiliating is it for a country owing its wealth also to science and research to destroy its higher education system from within? Don’t give in #UCLAStrong www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/p...

Trump administration seeking $1 billion settlement from UCLA | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, CNN has exclusively learned, marking the latest effort by the White House to shape higher ed...

www.cnn.com

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 11

I just read this article about Japan being stuck in the past with fax machine and ink stamp. How funny is it that I found so many similarities with Germany where I had to learn how to use a stamp to do university business? edition.cnn.com/2025/08/09/a...

Japan used to be a tech giant. Why is it stuck with fax machines and ink stamps? | CNN

When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet train system, or films like “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell” that depict a futuristic Japan filled with int...

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Aug 3

I hope the real meaning of this article is just to be thought-provoking…what a weird idea to buy a university and deal with Trump to do this…

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 22

We’re hiring a postdoc @lmumuenchen.bsky.social in #AI & #ML applications in #HeritageScience for 3+3 years www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42.... Do you know anyone interested?

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München hiring Postdoctoral Researcher (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) in AI and Machine Learning Applications in Heritage Science and Archaeology in Munich, Bavaria, German...

Posted 1:20:37 PM. About us:As one of Europe’s leading research universities, LMU Munich (LMU) is committed to the…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 21

I used to have one in my front yard and many golden barrels…sold that house 😂

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 21

Reading Susan Schneider’s analogy between #LLMs using adaptive language and the 2013 movie #Her. She say chatbots profile our personalities, which could give them the keys to drive our thoughts—and actions nautil.us/ai-already-k...

AI Already Knows Us Too Well

Chatbots profile our personalities, which could give them the keys to drive our thoughts—and actions

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 7

#AcademicSky Did you know that #DPLA launched #TheBannedBookClub to ensure all readers have access tot the books they want to read despite their authoritarian government’s restrictions? America one more resource for you in case things get rougher… dp.la/news/the-ban...

The Banned Book Club now available nationwide

Readers across the country can now access banned books for free via the Palace app Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and our partners at Lyrasis have made over 1,300 titles that have been remov...

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 3

It’s not too common yet, as we usually don’t publish preprints, but more technical papers begin to be there

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jul 2

#AcademicSky I’ve been coming across more and more papers related to #digitalheritage, #digitalarchaeology, and #digitalhumanities being published on arxiv.org as open-access preprints. Is anyone in these fields using it? What’s your perception of arXiv or other open review repositories?

arXiv.org e-Print archive

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

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@MontanaResists❌👑 @nancyskartveit.bsky.social · Jun 7

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏‼️💯

✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jun 14

It’s true that universities hold the broader responsibilities you mentioned but a good PI and mentor can create a decent environment for her/his team. This is not easy and I’m still learning by the day

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Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you for sharing your story. I also started my career with a similar bad experience. Luck & and perseverance got me a professor position and all changed. From my postdoc, I learned research methods & skills, but most importantly what a good mentor should be. I use this value during interviews

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · Jun 14

🔬 #AcademicSky ▫️ #AcademicChatter ▫️ #Research ▫️ #Career 🔬

Skills you need to see results in your research career

Research careers are, for obvious reasons, extremely varied. However, there are a number of skills that all researchers, regardless of their industry or path, should consider learning.

Skills you need to see results in your research career

If you want to ensure a long and varied career in the research space, these are the skills you should add to your repertoire.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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