Katy Stoddard
@katy-bird.bsky.social
Researcher developer at Sussex Uni.
academia • culture • media • archaeology • genealogy • sea swimmer • stitcher
Brighton northerner, ex-librarian @ Guardian. She/her
academia • culture • media • archaeology • genealogy • sea swimmer • stitcher
Brighton northerner, ex-librarian @ Guardian. She/her
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Katy Stoddard
@katy-bird.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Late to the party is v on brand!
I’m interested in all things researcher development and ECR/PGR support, plus info literacy, libraries and HE comms. Fan of gamification and playful learning.
Currently obsessed with archaeology and genealogy, stitching and craftivism.
I’m interested in all things researcher development and ECR/PGR support, plus info literacy, libraries and HE comms. Fan of gamification and playful learning.
Currently obsessed with archaeology and genealogy, stitching and craftivism.
Does he know how hard an EHCP is to come by?? The SEND process isn’t fit for purpose but scrapping it - and failing even more kids - is not the answer.
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Does he know how hard an EHCP is to come by?? The SEND process isn’t fit for purpose but scrapping it - and failing even more kids - is not the answer.
Excited for this seminar next week! There are so many barriers in HE for women/minority gender researchers. Navigating ‘traditional’ academia can be such a challenge for anyone who isn’t your ‘traditional’ academic, or who wants to prioritise anything beyond the work (including paternity leave).
🔶Don't forget - register now for the Authenticity Between Two Worlds seminar
Dr Maja Golf-Papez explores how approaches that sit outside traditional academic moulds can make academic contributions more authentic.
Wed 19 November, 10.30am-12.30pm
Sign up tinyurl.com/4uyunnec
Dr Maja Golf-Papez explores how approaches that sit outside traditional academic moulds can make academic contributions more authentic.
Wed 19 November, 10.30am-12.30pm
Sign up tinyurl.com/4uyunnec
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Excited for this seminar next week! There are so many barriers in HE for women/minority gender researchers. Navigating ‘traditional’ academia can be such a challenge for anyone who isn’t your ‘traditional’ academic, or who wants to prioritise anything beyond the work (including paternity leave).
My mum was a nursery teacher so she taught me with flash cards and probably a version of cueing (this was early 80s). I know she saw phonics as a big improvement when it came in. That boredom is the key though! Reading is such a joy, not just a practical skill
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My mum was a nursery teacher so she taught me with flash cards and probably a version of cueing (this was early 80s). I know she saw phonics as a big improvement when it came in. That boredom is the key though! Reading is such a joy, not just a practical skill
Oh yes, I don’t mean mixing phonics with cueing. Just that phonics testing by rote doesn’t support all kids.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Oh yes, I don’t mean mixing phonics with cueing. Just that phonics testing by rote doesn’t support all kids.
Yes that’s it (and of course there are so many brilliant early years folks who will do what’s needed for each child, if given the time)
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Yes that’s it (and of course there are so many brilliant early years folks who will do what’s needed for each child, if given the time)
Phonics also has limits - the use of nonsense words to measure a kid’s reading ability can really trip up fluent readers, and there are those who will always struggle with the phonics system but would learn to read if a mix of methods was taught.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Phonics also has limits - the use of nonsense words to measure a kid’s reading ability can really trip up fluent readers, and there are those who will always struggle with the phonics system but would learn to read if a mix of methods was taught.
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
Delighted to share that the Open Research Games Portal by @forrt.bsky.social is now live! You can browse #Games4Research and #OpenScience and add your pedagogical feedback, even add your own #research games.
forrt.org/games/
#GameBasedLearning #GameStudies #acadmicSky #eduSky
forrt.org/games/
#GameBasedLearning #GameStudies #acadmicSky #eduSky
Open Research Games Portal
Integrating open and reproducible science into higher education
forrt.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Delighted to share that the Open Research Games Portal by @forrt.bsky.social is now live! You can browse #Games4Research and #OpenScience and add your pedagogical feedback, even add your own #research games.
forrt.org/games/
#GameBasedLearning #GameStudies #acadmicSky #eduSky
forrt.org/games/
#GameBasedLearning #GameStudies #acadmicSky #eduSky
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
My latest article, out now in Katina Magazine: 'How Fanfiction Can Help Us Reimagine Scholarly Publishing'
Basically: what if the next big idea for open access came from @archiveofourown.org instead of Els*vi*r? 👀 There's a thought...
Read here → katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Basically: what if the next big idea for open access came from @archiveofourown.org instead of Els*vi*r? 👀 There's a thought...
Read here → katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My latest article, out now in Katina Magazine: 'How Fanfiction Can Help Us Reimagine Scholarly Publishing'
Basically: what if the next big idea for open access came from @archiveofourown.org instead of Els*vi*r? 👀 There's a thought...
Read here → katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Basically: what if the next big idea for open access came from @archiveofourown.org instead of Els*vi*r? 👀 There's a thought...
Read here → katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Andrew Wakefield, founding father of vaccine skepticism, is apparently back
‘Scientists and clinicians soon debunked his research, finding that his ‘study’ had been based on a tiny sample size of just 12 children, suffered from a lack of controls and featured conclusions based on anecdotal reporting rather than replicable data.’
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Andrew Wakefield, founding father of vaccine skepticism, is apparently back
Tabloid self-preservation I guess
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tabloid self-preservation I guess
As one of Sian’s constituents I fully support her actions
September 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As one of Sian’s constituents I fully support her actions
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.
September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.
It’s easy to feel powerless but Zahid Pranjol (Sussex) & Aleks Palanac (Leicester) shared so many ways we can take action individually or institutionally (see slides). Ask Gazans what they need then respond.
Aleks’ Padlet has lots of crowdsourced resources 2/2 padlet.com/alekspalanac...
Aleks’ Padlet has lots of crowdsourced resources 2/2 padlet.com/alekspalanac...
September 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It’s easy to feel powerless but Zahid Pranjol (Sussex) & Aleks Palanac (Leicester) shared so many ways we can take action individually or institutionally (see slides). Ask Gazans what they need then respond.
Aleks’ Padlet has lots of crowdsourced resources 2/2 padlet.com/alekspalanac...
Aleks’ Padlet has lots of crowdsourced resources 2/2 padlet.com/alekspalanac...
Yesterday’s #EasternArc session on HE in Palestine felt like a direct call to action - so much can be achieved if we put effort into working with/round clunky university processes - pooling open resources, giving Gaza students honorary fellowships to enable library access… 1/2
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yesterday’s #EasternArc session on HE in Palestine felt like a direct call to action - so much can be achieved if we put effort into working with/round clunky university processes - pooling open resources, giving Gaza students honorary fellowships to enable library access… 1/2
My key takeaway from today is that co-creation/inclusion is the only way to properly and effectively support communities. We can take the first step, propose ideas, enable institutional actions… but then we need to ask what’s actually needed and design solutions collectively #EasternArc
September 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My key takeaway from today is that co-creation/inclusion is the only way to properly and effectively support communities. We can take the first step, propose ideas, enable institutional actions… but then we need to ask what’s actually needed and design solutions collectively #EasternArc
Great to hear about the importance of peer-led support from UEA University of Sanctuary students, who co-organise a regular community kitchen (cookbook to come!). Involving displaced students in activities is essential to build trust for those who may not reach out for formal help #EasternArc
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great to hear about the importance of peer-led support from UEA University of Sanctuary students, who co-organise a regular community kitchen (cookbook to come!). Involving displaced students in activities is essential to build trust for those who may not reach out for formal help #EasternArc
Vicki Tennant from UNHDR sets out a vision of sanctuary as a pathway to inclusion, not a place apart - where refugees can join new communities or return to their home community. Policy shift and cultural change are needed. We must raise our voices and take action now #EasternArc
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Vicki Tennant from UNHDR sets out a vision of sanctuary as a pathway to inclusion, not a place apart - where refugees can join new communities or return to their home community. Policy shift and cultural change are needed. We must raise our voices and take action now #EasternArc
Prof Geoff Gilbert from @essexuni.bsky.social reminds academics ‘nothing about us without us’ - if we’re not involving (co-creating with?) displaced persons in our research, from the design to the dissemination, then we’re stealing #EasternArc @easternarc.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Prof Geoff Gilbert from @essexuni.bsky.social reminds academics ‘nothing about us without us’ - if we’re not involving (co-creating with?) displaced persons in our research, from the design to the dissemination, then we’re stealing #EasternArc @easternarc.bsky.social
Excellent keynote from @krishk.com on engaging with right wing media to understand their language, how they generate outrage and set the political narrative. And the power of proximity, when we stop othering people, to break down barriers and enact positive change #EasternArc #SanctuarySolidarities
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Excellent keynote from @krishk.com on engaging with right wing media to understand their language, how they generate outrage and set the political narrative. And the power of proximity, when we stop othering people, to break down barriers and enact positive change #EasternArc #SanctuarySolidarities
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
We're hiring: Senior EDI Officer – CHASE (Part-Time, Fixed-Term) Are you passionate about shaping inclusive academic communities? Your main duties include coordinating and consolidating EDI best practice relating to Postgraduate Research and additional research where necessary.
tinyurl.com/3vjf72zy
tinyurl.com/3vjf72zy
August 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We're hiring: Senior EDI Officer – CHASE (Part-Time, Fixed-Term) Are you passionate about shaping inclusive academic communities? Your main duties include coordinating and consolidating EDI best practice relating to Postgraduate Research and additional research where necessary.
tinyurl.com/3vjf72zy
tinyurl.com/3vjf72zy
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
Deleting 1,000 emails would have a carbon benefit of about five grams CO2e. Using a laptop for 30 minutes to delete those emails would emit about 28 grams of CO2e.
Destroying the corporations responsible for climate collapse would be so much more fun and effective.
Destroying the corporations responsible for climate collapse would be so much more fun and effective.
sorry you're experiencing record breaking temperatures and drought. Have you tried deleted some of photos of your grandmother about it?
UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.
www.404media.co
August 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Deleting 1,000 emails would have a carbon benefit of about five grams CO2e. Using a laptop for 30 minutes to delete those emails would emit about 28 grams of CO2e.
Destroying the corporations responsible for climate collapse would be so much more fun and effective.
Destroying the corporations responsible for climate collapse would be so much more fun and effective.
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
'In February 2024, in response to an independent review of research bureaucracy, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology urged UKRI to consider alternative options on the collection of research impact data, “including no longer using Researchfish, from 2025 onwards”.' 1/3
UKRI renews contract with Researchfish, despite the government last year urging the funder to consider alternatives to the impact-tracking service.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI renews contract with Researchfish - Research Professional News
Science department had previously urged funder to consider alternative options on impact tracking
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
'In February 2024, in response to an independent review of research bureaucracy, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology urged UKRI to consider alternative options on the collection of research impact data, “including no longer using Researchfish, from 2025 onwards”.' 1/3
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Reposted by Katy Stoddard
New #ResearchCareers article from @cancerresearchuk.org about their initial Bridge to Academic Leadership programme which took #ECR #postdocs on a guided journey of skillsets, mindsets & growing confidence in taking the next steps (by Ally Walters)
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/07/01/r...
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/07/01/r...
Research careers – bridging the gap between postdoc and group leader - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
Ally Walters reports back from our initial Bridge to Academic Leadership programme and talks skillsets, mindsets and growing your confidence...
news.cancerresearchuk.org
July 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New #ResearchCareers article from @cancerresearchuk.org about their initial Bridge to Academic Leadership programme which took #ECR #postdocs on a guided journey of skillsets, mindsets & growing confidence in taking the next steps (by Ally Walters)
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/07/01/r...
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/07/01/r...