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The Research Whisperer
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The Research Whisperer is dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia. We’re here to support, encourage, and work towards better academic lives. Created and managed by @tseenster and @jod999

Blog: https://researchwhisperer.org/
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therealrw.bsky.social
Useful, stimulating post by Oliver Burkeman describing "the freewriting way of life" - does it resonate for you? Burkeman draws on the work of Peter Elbow and it's an astute provocation for all writers.
The Imperfectionist: The freewriting way of life
The freewriting way of life Freewriting, as you may know, is the technique whereby you set a timer, open a text file or notebook, then just write whatever comes to mind, even if...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:18 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
Folks who are planning to do a social media research project: huge range of tools at this site!

(HT @anntics.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
Goodbye, Researchfish! The Elsevier research impact tracker is being shut down by July 31st 2027.

Announcement here: help.researchfish.com/en_US/resear...
Researchfish — Information for Researchers Regarding Researchfish Sunsetting
After careful consideration, Elsevier have made the difficult decision to sunset Researchfish on July 31st 2027, when the product will no longer be availab
help.researchfish.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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cash4questions.bsky.social
Research Whisperer @therealrw.bsky.social and all round good egg @jod999.bsky.social has started a Wikipedia page on #researchculture . Read more and find out how to contribute at researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...
Research culture on Wikipedia
Screen capture from Wikipedia, by the author. Earlier this year, I realised that there was no Wikipedia page for ‘research culture’. I was surprised by the omission, but I probably shouldn’t have b…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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neilselwyn.bsky.social
We're running a very short survey to explore why academics are increasingly turning to GenAI to do things that they know/feel they should probably be doing themselves (e.g. write peer reviews, draft papers, data analysis etc.) - please share (or fill in!): redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=L...
Academics' 'grey' uses of GenAI - a scoping study
redcap.helix.monash.edu
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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drmeagantyler.bsky.social
#AcWriMo might be over but the academia / writing / research memes continue. A familiar vibe for many of us, I imagine... #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat #resdev #highered
Text reads: My unpublished papers from a previous project getting together with the unpublished ones from a new project. Image: the teenage mutant ninja turtles shaking hands with the power rangers
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
Researchers who may be interested in Australian Bureau of Statistics reports: The 2026 Census topics and data release plan is now published on the ABS website.

Full info here: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/r...

#AcademicSky
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
"A practical blueprint for legal and ethical AI research" (from @lseimpactblog.bsky.social) - is this possible?

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

#AcademicSky #ResearchAndAI #ResearchEthics
A practical blueprint for legal and ethical AI research - Impact of Social Sciences
To use public data researchers must navigate legal regulations & platform norms. The PETLP framework shows how privacy-by-design can be built in at the outset.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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arc-tracker.bsky.social
Here's a report from Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social on the low success rate for DECRAs this week, driven by high demand and low Government funding for early career researchers in Australia.

[Free article in @resprofnews.bsky.social]
Low success rate in early career grants ‘deeply disappointing’ - Research Professional News
“Decay continues” as Australian Research Council’s Decra scheme announces 13.1 per cent success rate
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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drmeagantyler.bsky.social
This banger from the academia / writing / research meme stash definitely has wider applicability but I do really like using it for coaching, mentoring, and workshop activities when we talk about the importance of saying 'no' to things as researchers. #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
"Most research development models assume that time, energy, and executive functioning are equally distributed across scholars. They aren’t." - @kprmendoza.bsky.social

#academicsky #neurodivergence #ECRchat #resdev

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Cooking outside the PhD
Photo by Webvilla on Unsplash. Most research development models assume that time, energy, and executive functioning are equally distributed across scholars. They aren’t. Especially not for early ca…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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scholasticahq.bsky.social
Better together, indeed!

Learn how @researchorgs.bsky.social and @orcid.org's systems interact and complement each other enhancing data quality and adding valuable trust markers to researchers’ records. buff.ly/daQAyWQ
Better Together: ORCID + ROR
info.orcid.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
therealrw.bsky.social
Happy World Linguistics Day, @superlinguo.bsky.social and @gretchenmcc.bsky.social!

Lauren and Gretchen are the masterminds behind @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a must-follow podcast if you want to sound clever at dinner parties. 🧐
superlinguo.bsky.social Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · Nov 25
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
therealrw.bsky.social
Australian and Aotearoa NZ academics: Ever railed against the exploitative publishers in the research sector?

Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!

researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...

#academicsky #acwri
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
therealrw.bsky.social
Recent post on the blog:

Help! I’m an Early Career Researcher and genAI doesn’t know who I am

"Discovering that my work was being inaccurately represented by genAI was frustrating and concerning." - Tess Shirefley
researchwhisperer.org/2025/05/20/h...

#AcademicSky
Help! I’m an Early Career Researcher and genAI doesn’t know who I am
I’ve been a relatively slow-adopter of the genAI movement in academia. For a while now I’ve been under the (misguided?) perception that if I used genAI in any way to conduct my research, I would so…
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June 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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tseenster.bsky.social
A good day to post this from @therealrw.bsky.social, written by the fab @geraldroche.bsky.social. All power to researchers' rejoinder arms over the next couple of weeks.

Writing an ARC DECRA rejoinder: An unofficial step-by-step guide
researchwhisperer.org/2022/04/28/w...

#AcademicSky
Writing an ARC DECRA Rejoinder: An Unofficial Step-by-step Guide
NOTE for those who don’t know what the ARC (Australian Research Council) or DECRA (Discovery Early Career Research Award) are: The funding body and specific scheme is not the crucial part here. Res…
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June 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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self.agency
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species. The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation. It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk. Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation. The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage. Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential! The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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juliew67.bsky.social
#10minutesfromhome
Beautiful blossoms this afternoon
A cenotaph with a sculpture of an angel on the top surrounded by pink blossom trees. The sky is a clear blue A close up of a beautiful pink blossom tree. In the distance is an angel sculpture which is blurred. The sky is a clear blue A close up photo of a pink blossom tree with a clear blue sky
April 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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redpenblackpen.bsky.social
Reposting. Because it's another day but the same gaping maw
Four panel comic with two figures talking. Panel 1: figure in black "How are things going?". Panel 2: figure in red "well...". Panel 3: shows a giant swirling black cloud above with lightning coming out - red figure '... aside from the gaping maw of existential apocalypse looming overhead...'. Panel 4: red figure '... pretty good. Can't complain.'
April 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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srferrar.bsky.social
New set of NEH grant program cancellations:
DHAG
Fellowships Open Book Program
Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities
Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
April 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
therealrw.bsky.social
No.
April 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
therealrw.bsky.social
More important now than ever, everywhere.

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Academia
dorassessment.bsky.social DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · Mar 21
On this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we plug our “Debiasing Committee Composition and Deliberative Processes”, a 1-pager w/strategies for diversifying perspectives & reducing biases for hiring, promotion, tenure, and funding decisions.
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Rethinking Research Assessment: Debiasing Committee Composition and Deliberative Processes | DORA
This is part of DORA’s toolkit of resources to support academic institutions that are improving their policies and practices. Find the other resources in the toolkit here. Debiasing Committee Composit...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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davidimiller.bsky.social
If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations.

Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers.

Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...
March 21, 2-3 pm ET: What to do when your federal grant has been stopped or terminated
March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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davidpeetz.bsky.social
Among those who reported experiencing harassment, women were affected almost twice as much as men by non-sexual forms of personal harassment.

theconversation.com/two-in-five-...
Two in five scientists in our survey reported harassment and intimidation. Often, the perpetrators are inside the institution
Science doesn’t occur in a vacuum – politics, harassment and intimidation can hamstring progress.
theconversation.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM