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Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Contrary to common misconceptions, regret is very rare. Less than 1% of people decide it was the wrong choice to undergo gender-affirming surgery and even fewer request surgery to return their body to what it was (so-called “detransition”)."
theconversation.com/gender-affir...

Gender-affirming surgeries may be added to Medicare – but the evidence is still being reviewed

Without rebates, surgeries for trans people can cost between $20,000 and $100,000.

theconversation.com

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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · Aug 25

“This is a protection racket. The major parties in the Senate teamed up to protect one of their own and senior ANU leadership … rather than acting in the best interests of the staff and students who are crying out for support.”

Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

David Pocock claims political stitch-up to protect ANU leaders

Labor and Liberal senators band together to vote against the release by ANU of hundreds of potentially damaging documents.

www.afr.com

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Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · Aug 3

We only made it about a quarter of the way across the bridge before the march was turned around. A huge crowd, hugely diverse: proud to be there with my family #MarchforHumanity

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · Jul 8

A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

www.forbes.com

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Kyle Fiore Law, PhD @kyleflaw.com · Jun 3

Excited to share
@seoyeonbae211.bsky.social's first preprint—an ambitious global study of human motivation!

Using data from 900,000+ people in 100+ countries, we find altruistic motives consistently outweigh egoistic ones across cultures.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · Jun 2

“What we do have are two independent analyses of ANU's 2023 financial statements - one by S&P Global, the other by two ANU Professors of Economics. Neither supports the executive's claim of a $126 million operating deficit”

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/898098...

ANU staff say enough is enough: There is no justification for further job losses and budget cuts

This has had a significant impact on our careers, our lives, and our university.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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NTEU ACT @nteuact.bsky.social · May 13

It's worth remembering that last year #ANU staff end of year parties got cancelled - oh, and that ANU leadership asked staff to give up their pay rise...

No wonder @NTEUnion members have no confidence in ANU leadership.
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Cash-strapped ANU splurged $80k on Davos party

ANU financial dire straits have been building for years with expenses outstripping revenue. Lavish trips to Davos did little to help keep costs down.

www.afr.com

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Christina Maxwell @christinamaxwell.bsky.social · Feb 12

It was wonderful working with One Woman Project to share my PhD research with the public through their blog. You can read an abridged version of my mixed-methods Twitter/X study on feminist discourses concerning trans women here: www.onewomanproject.org/feminism/rec...

Reclaiming Feminism: New Research Reveals How Trans-Inclusionary Feminists Push Back Against Anti-Trans Narratives — The One Woman Project

In fact, as will be discussed in detail later, pro-inclusion feminists self-described as being intersectional feminists. These findings are consistent with calls that the feminist movement and tra...

www.onewomanproject.org

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Rod Benson, PhD @ethicl.bsky.social · Dec 10

Mr Potato Head, some stats for you. #dutton #nuclear #renewables

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks award winner!

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks Cass 🥰

Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks Chris. Big congratulations to you and Dana as well 🥰

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thanks Morgs 😊

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thanks Courtney!

Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 29

Feeling incredibly bloody lucky to have been successful with our #DP25. The system feels like such a lottery but it’s nice to finally get an ARC run on the board. Looking forward to getting started.

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 25

Ridiculously strong Outstanding Postgraduate Research Award talks kicking off at #sasp2024

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 23

Yes please 😊

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 22

Planning and prep all done.
Hold on to your butts.
#sasp2024

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Nov 21

To those prepping 2026 Discovery Projects EOIs while still waiting on 2025 outcomes:

I don't know when they'll be released. I'm sorry.

Remember, ARC *planned* this. Planned outcomes for 20–29Nov & 13Dec EOI deadline.

They knew ~500 teams would now be wasting time prepping EOIs.

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Sep 13

Starter Pack for Social Psychology!

Apologies if I made mistakes including/excluding people. I tended to go off BlueSky profile info! Just let me know if you want in or out! 😊

#SocialPsyc #Psychology 🧪

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James Kirby @jameskirby.bsky.social · Jan 29

Who we care about is limited – but our research shows how humans can expand their ‘moral circle’. Great to do this with @drcharlie.bsky.social theconversation.com/who-we-care-...

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Jan 17

onya Billie 💚

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Jan 16

Just imagine how rare a transgender ghost must be!

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James Kirby @jameskirby.bsky.social · Dec 11

In a world where it feels like we are growing apart, how do we make the opposite happen and grow our moral circles? Our new paper, just accepted in Mindfulness, found a brief compassion focused intervention can do just this! Great with Dr Charlie Crimston and Dr April Hoang. Paper coming soon…

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Charlie Crimston @drcharlie.bsky.social · Nov 23

A lovely bunch of folks attended our Gender & Sexuality Pre-conference for SASP 2023 ⚧️🏳️‍🌈

A bunch of happy smiling faces sitting around a table following our gender and sexuality pre-conference.

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