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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 9d

I wish I had time to read this article 😉

"With thousands of papers being published everyday, it can be a task working out which matter".

Conclusion: "No single method will solve the challenge of staying on top of the literature"

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How to find the papers you need to read — and avoid the ones you don’t

With thousands of papers being published everyday, it can be a task working out which matter. Here are some tips to help you decide.

www.nature.com

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L 🏳️‍🌈 @lnluck.bsky.social · Jul 16

AI update for my summer online course: More than 50% of the class are on the list to be reported for AI use. 80% have at least 1 initial serious flag of AI use before review. (No detectors, just strategic assignment design & in-depth reviews)

Are online courses dead? @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · Jul 2

Please share! For Disability Pride Month, we are seeking neurodivergent academic faculty, instructors, & researchers at all levels to participate in a brief anonymous survey about their work experiences, coping strategies, & well-being. For info, go to: salisbury.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Glen Spiteri @glenspiteri.bsky.social · Jul 26

Why are instrumental variable regressions so underutilized in psychology? @academic-chatter.bsky.social @causalinference.bsky.social

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Jennifer Musial (she/her) @jennifermusial.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today I spoke to a student w. a green card who was worried about that documentary had "political content" because of what's happened to student activists at Columbia etc. The subject? Life in a particular Jersey City neighbourhood. Chilling effect is real 😩
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicsky

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Ethan Landes @ethanlandes.bsky.social · Jul 12

Just experienced the unique joy of having someone's discussion of my own research completely change my understanding of it #academicChatter

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Matt Farmer PhD, RN @mattfarmer.bsky.social · Jul 4

@academic-chatter.bsky.social when doing peer review, do you validate every reference used by the authors?

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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Reminder: The Center for Advanced Studies of the University of Vienna #ViCAS is offering one-year senior and early career fellowships for deep, undisturbed research. Deadline Sept 1st. Apply here: vicas.univie.ac.at @univie.ac.at

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Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hello #AcademicSky!

How do you keep track of your tasks & projects?

Any brilliant (free?) software/websites/programs I should know about?

Trying to organize #research, #projects, #publications, #tasks, #e-mail (etc, etc) in one place . . .

@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academics 🗣💬 #HigherEd

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Mouli Banerjee @pandapoliticus.bsky.social · May 16

After procrastinating on this for months, here I go with my first post on this app. I finally received my confirmation today - I'm officially Dr Banerjee. 😬 So much gratitude for everyone who saw me through this, thank you for everything. @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · May 12

Open access book by @ulrike-felt.bsky.social now available for download: "Academic Times: Contesting the Chronopolitics of Research" #STS #ECRchat

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

"Shows how temporal regimes impact scholars and scholarship, limiting innovative and inclusive research"

Academic Times

This open access book profoundly shapes the contours of academic life and knowledge production in contemporary universities.

link.springer.com

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rdesjard204.bsky.social @rdesjard204.bsky.social · May 14

@academic-chatter.bsky.social I'm curious to know whether any #HigherEd institutions have 'baked in' #SocialMedia #outreach in the collective agreements or in performance appraisal forms/templates (and not only as this relates to speech and academic freedom, but also in terms of #OpenResearch). TIA!

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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · May 7

Just gave workshop in which we discussed use of AI for writing research grants. Two people advocated for outsourcing proposal development to an external company (of which they know) that uses AI only to write grants FOR academic researchers.

Thoughts??
Thx!

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Omar Ammar @omarammar.bsky.social · May 1

Hi everyone, anyone aware of universities accepting researchers to do PhDs by publications (retrospective)? @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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L 🏳️‍🌈 @lnluck.bsky.social · Apr 28

#academicchatter @academic-chatter.bsky.social Do any fellow college professors have any insight on what might be going on? Or is this just bias toward a short, woman professor? Any advice if so?

L 🏳️‍🌈 @lnluck.bsky.social · Apr 28

I get a few online teaching reviews every year like: She treats us like we are children/teaches like elementary school. But I’m asking them to do workplace-level applications & mediator identification? All I can guess is they think I look/dress like a kindergarten teacher & are transferring that?

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M. Natasha Rajah 🇨🇦 @mnrajah.bsky.social · Apr 22

Two characteristics that I found are strong predictors in the long term career successes of trainees:

curiosity - following up on interesting observations & wondering “why?”

courage - willingness to take risks, follow their own path & accept uncertainty

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · Apr 24

A question for #AcademicChatter - are there any examples of universities that operate as worker co-ops? Either historical or current examples, or university-adjacent institutions?

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Dr Sherran Clarence (SFHEA) @phdgirlsa.bsky.social · Apr 25

#NTUDoctoral snapshots - I feel after these two days that the future is in good hands. I listened to research today on everything from early Alzheimer’s diagnosis for adults with Down syndrome to understanding the behaviour of specific proteins associated with forms of cancer. #AcademicChatter

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · Apr 22

I have a new piece coming out with @chronicle.com on the problem of pregnancy in academia. a sneak peek:

“an academic I spoke with told me a prof looked at his pregnant advisee & sneered, ‘once could be construed as an accident. it now looks like you’re doing this on purpose’”

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Corinna Peil @corinnapeil.bsky.social · Apr 10

📭 I get that journals are overloaded, truly.
But is it common to get a desk reject after 5.5 months? ❌ No review, no prior communication, just a sudden “outside the scope”. Curious how others see this – is this within the realm of normal these days? @academic-chatter.bsky.social #publishingrealities

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Carley @thepresswoman.com · Apr 8

If any educators have knowledge of legal defense funds for students who’ve had their visas revoked, please share & I will keep sharing. This is inflicting unnecessary trauma on these students, their peers, & the faculty + staff that have to sit back & watch it happen.

#academicsky #academicchatter

Paul Soulellis @soulellis.com · Apr 8

very upsetting. no details yet.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

One RISD international student has visa revoked

Serving the Brown community since 1891

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Dr Penny Harvey @drpennyharvey.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hey Folks @academic-chatter.bsky.social I am looking for someone who might be able to serve as a mentor for one of my students. Bonus points for BIPOC & ADHD. If this might be you DM me.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Mar 26

The problem with working on big high-risk projects is they don't always end in the glorious impactful work. If they're truly 'high risk', they often just end in failure. Or else requiring huge effort to save.

I'm painfully learning this lesson after seeing a few of my 'flagship' projects crash.

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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · Mar 21

Since the amount of academics that follow me has grown - a reminder that I’m available to peer-review, guest lecture or for writing opportunities

I’m an Associate Editor for 2 journals, have reviewing experience & expertise in animal behaviour/physiology, & wildlife diseases 🦇🌎🧪

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