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Cate Hamilton @cateh.bsky.social · 9h

Our first #appliedlinguistics lunchtime seminar @education.ox.ac.uk is on 21st Oct, 1-2pm, with @dkcayado.bsky.social talking to us about morphology in Tagalog. Join us in person or online! Details ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 7h

“Doxxing. Ghosting. Felching. Dorries. New words frame hideous new concepts for which there were previously no words.”

‘Dorries’ 😂

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

And he’s back!!

Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.

His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME

STEWART LEE

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 3d

A grumpy gathering

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

Needs more cowbell.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 5d

Buy our album … please

Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 7d

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday, where all proceeds from sales on the site go directly to the artist. Support independent music, and especially this banger of an album by Oxford’s drunk rock legends Arthur Turners Lovechild?

The Very Most of ...., by Arthur Turners Lovechild?

25 track album

arthurturnerslovechild.bandcamp.com

Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 5d

I’m starting to think that maybe the last time was never

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5d

Kemi Badenoch: "Last time I checked Northern Ireland did vote to leave."

Might be good idea to check again.

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 7d

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday, where all proceeds from sales on the site go directly to the artist. Support independent music, and especially this banger of an album by Oxford’s drunk rock legends Arthur Turners Lovechild?

The Very Most of ...., by Arthur Turners Lovechild?

25 track album

arthurturnerslovechild.bandcamp.com

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 7d

@cateh.bsky.social

Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 7d

I have just left a lengthy Pubpeer comment on the autism/Tylenol study being cited by the Trump administration. There appear to be a number of fairly straightforward errors in the paper.

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PubPeer - Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodev...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology (2025)

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 14d

Liquid Glass is ugly AF.

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · 15d

🎙️ How can teachers become confident questioners of new education initiatives?

David Schley (@senseaboutsci.bsky.social) & Hamish Chalmers discuss new guidance on what questions to ask to make informed decisions about what’s truly worthwhile.

🔗 Listen: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/confident-qu...

#Edusky

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Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · 16d

If you're a parent, teacher, or councillor concerned about education proposals affecting your local schools and colleges, make sure to ask for the evidence behind them. Here are our three Key Questions in Education from our guide. Take a look!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Sq...

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 18d

When faced with claims about new educational initiatives, what questions should you ask to help evaluate the claim and its applicability to your context? David Schley from @senseaboutsci.bsky.social tells me about their new Questioning Guides, designed to help educators make informed choices #EduSky

The Confident Questioner’s Guide - Assessing Claims in Education

Podcast Episode · Deanery Digests · 19/09/2025 · 22m

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 18d

Download the Confident Questioners Guide (a two page crib sheet of questions to help you make informed decisions when considering a new educational initiative) here www.education.ox.ac.uk/oxford-educa...

Resources

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 18d

And on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7oF9...

The Confident Questioner’s Guide - Assessing Claims in Education

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 18d

When faced with claims about new educational initiatives, what questions should you ask to help evaluate the claim and its applicability to your context? David Schley from @senseaboutsci.bsky.social tells me about their new Questioning Guides, designed to help educators make informed choices #EduSky

The Confident Questioner’s Guide - Assessing Claims in Education

Podcast Episode · Deanery Digests · 19/09/2025 · 22m

podcasts.apple.com

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · 20d

🌍 WEBINAR: What to read for climate & nature in the classroom

Join Megan Murray-Pepper, Phoebe Mortimer & Nicole Dingwall to explore literature that sparks discussion of ecological themes in English classrooms.

📅 23 Oct, 4:15pm
Register: bit.ly/4nGMyzu

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 22d

Lefty McLeftface

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 24d

The Biggest Far Right March in British History. Worried? Here's how we stop them .... The Biggest Far Right March in British History paulmasonnews.medium.com/the-biggest-...

The Biggest Far Right March in British History

Worried? Do something…

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · 28d

That's me out of a job then.
h/t @sararatner.bsky.social

Description of Apple AirPods that can do real-time audio translation.

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · Sep 8

The flag shaggers have been at it at Barton Roundabout, Oxford. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like a good flag of St George, like when the our awesome multiethnic Lionesses won the European Cup and stuff. I probably wouldn’t fly one at half mast though. Are the flag shaggers in mourning?

Flags of St George flying at half mast from lampposts around Barton Roundabout Oxford.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 6

Farage promise to "stop the boats within two weeks of winning gov't" unravelling.

Apparently, it means "after passing laws", "as quickly as possible", he "believes", the boats will still cross, but all will be deported "if necessary" and "sensible", "unless we have a duty of care".

Bravo, Beth! 👏🏽

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · Aug 29

Quite. Labour really need to sort their shit out. I resigned my membership after the Islands of Strangers speech. Vote doesn’t count in Ox West anyway. So, at a loss as to how else to register my utter disillusionment at what a pig’s ear they are making of this.

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Hamish Chalmers @hwc001.bsky.social · Aug 29

Blistering from @iandunt.bsky.social Like him, I am clinging on to the idea that inside Starmer there is a better man trying to get out. But agree that on the current evidence this looks increasingly naive.

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Labour's utter cowardice in the face of Farage's mass deportation plan

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