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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A snippet of next week's Under Review podcast where I chatted with the brilliant educational champion, Professor Dawne Irving-Bell about the importance of Open Educational Resources (OERs). 1/2

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 26/09/2026

It’s kind of embarrassing how susceptible academics are to this sort of nonsense. It should be straightforward to establish the existence or non-existence of prestigious honor societies or “academies” in fields you are nominally a leading expert in, for heaven’s sake.

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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🗣️"Conversations about who gets credit also tend to happen far too late, at the writing-up stage, by which point the people who did early technical work may no longer be in the room, and may simply be missed." #AcWri #AcademicPublishing

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For a decade CRediT has quietly reshaped academic authorship – what comes next? - LSE Impact

The CredIT taxonomy has become a feature of academic publishing, but has its potential for creating research insights been fully exploited?

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 25/09/2026

I read the article on which this story is based and I can't believe that journals are still accepting research about predatory publishing based on **Beall's List** www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-s...

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China ‘spends $7 million’ on research for retracted papers

With country now holding largest share of research retractions globally, scholars hope putting a number on the problem will trigger action

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are librarian jobs with AI in the title anything new? blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Get away from those emails... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

'The Royal Society should declare the rapid development of artificial intelligence to be an “emergency”, mathematicians have urged, amid escalating alarm about the technology’s potential threat to humanity.' Open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Royal Society urged to declare AI ‘emergency’

Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Write Club Radio is back for two more sessions in 2026! The first retreat is on the 20th October - 10.00-1.15 and another to help people achieve their writing goals before the Xmas break on the 3rd December 1-4.15. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club... 1/4

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Write Club Radio - An online writing retreat like no other.

Write Club Radio is back, a live three-hour virtual co-working, writing retreat broadcast on the radio with a live vinyl record soundtrack.

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you missed it the first time, here’s our Community Engagement Lead, Caroline Ball, talking open access, monographs, REF, and more!

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bump for my latest Under Review podcast with @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social discussing the state of Open Books from @openbookcollective.bsky.social Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/3Xnm... Apple podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu9E... #OpenAccess

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Under Review with Caroline Ball - Binning the barriers to open books

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎙️ @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social is never afraid to shy away from controversial topics!! What if we binned the REF, scrapped impact factors, and stopped funding generative AI?! Listen now 👇

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A new episode of my Under Review podcast is out where I invite a guest to unpick the good, bad and ugly from their part of the academic world. We’re looking at the Open Books with my guest @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu9E... 1/3

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Under Review with Caroline Ball - Reimagining Open Books

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The first Write Club Radio session is live with 30 academics and professionals focused on getting projects started and over the line. All the analogue technology is working fine, shame about the laptop (that was going to play the meditation) is stuck in a loop updating itself. Good old tech gremlins

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was interviewed by the @timeshighered.bsky.social about the issues raised by the Jason Arday story and whether it had driven scholars back on to X and if they were now missing out on important debate. Spoiler alert: No they're not, it's too far gone. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/has-aca...

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Has Academic Twitter found its voice again?

Issues raised by Jason Arday case sent many scholars back on to platform now known as X for first time in years. But critics say Elon Musk-owned site is still no ‘healthy home’ for debate

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 08/09/2026

Update: The academic flight from Twitter is now complete and appears permanent. April 2023, after the pandemic research surge, we recorded 2,234,307 posts sharing research on Twitter. As of April this year, "X" had 896,741 posts about research. That's a 60% drop in traffic.

Graph showing cumulative research sharing across platforms, including Twitter - April 2023

Graph of April 2026 cumulative research sharing including "X". One third of what it was.

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 09/09/2026

This sort of endorsement is what gets us out of the collective Altmetric bed in the morning.

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Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026

New for your ears! I recently chatted with @andytattersall.bsky.social for Under Review, and we discussed the usual boilerplate, not-at-all controversial stuff - like, what if we binned the REF, scrapped impact factors, and stopped funding generative AI? Listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc...

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Episodes | Andy Tattersall

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'It notes that institutions “routinely” hire consultancies for these restructures as well as change management specialists, however, these processes often introduce additional management layers, “adding cost rather than removing it”, while “productivity drops".' Hollow laughter across the sector.

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The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher education - HEPI

Universities are cutting the skills they need most, then paying to rebuild them. Universities are cutting the skills and capabilities they need most, only to pay to rebuild them later, according to ne...

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with @lizziegadd.bsky.social, Chair of the INORMS Research Evaluation Group and Head of Research Culture and Assessment at Loughborough University.

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A Conversation with Elizabeth Gadd, Chair, INORMS Research Evaluation Group

YouTube video by Charleston Hub

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A live writing retreat on the radio - join me next week for three hours of music soundtracked, community supported, writing productivity. It's free. 10th September - 1.00-4.10pm Sign up here, it's free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club... #PhdChat #AcademicLife

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Knowledge for Public Health @know-ph.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Welcome to our new members who have joined our KNOW-PH Local Authority Reference Group. They help shape our direction. It now stretches from Tyneside to Cornwall. If you work in local authority public health and want to join us - we'd like to hear from you. www.know-ph.ac.uk/our-collabor...

A Google map of England with way points indicating where our local authority group members are located

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A nudge for the free online writing retreat I am running next month. I'll say that again...it is totally free. You just need to give yourself permission and the time to come. Break from those pesky emails and see what happens. #PhdChat #PGRChat www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club...

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Write Club Radio - An online writing retreat like no other.

Write Club Radio, a live three-hour virtual co-working, writing retreat broadcast on Mixcloud Live with a live vinyl record soundtrack.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Would you like a free one hour vinyl DJ mix to help you be a more productive writer? Ahead of my Write Club Radio online retreat on the 10th September I have created a DJ mix of chilled, ambient vinyl records that use the Pomodoro Technique. 1/3 www.mixcloud.com/tat/write-cl...

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Spare a couple of minutes to listen about a thing I'm going to be running next month and I how can help you, your colleagues and PGRs with their writing productivity. This will help you get things done as we reach the end of summer and the start of a new semester. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbat...

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Announcing Write Club Radio - An online writing retreat like no other.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Drop the needle. Focus the mind. Hit your word count. Join me for Write Club Radio - a FREE 3-hour live virtual writing retreat for students and academics. 25-minute Pomodoro sprints & chat, paired with a chilled DJ mix. 10th Sept #AcademicChatter #PhDChat www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club...

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Write Club Radio - An online writing retreat like no other.

Write Club Radio, a live three-hour virtual co-working, writing retreat broadcast on Mixcloud Live with a live vinyl record soundtrack.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You spend months organising an engaging event, bringing together the brightest minds in academia. Once the closing remarks end, that incredible knowledge and energy leaves the room. I've come up with Conference Field Notes to help capture those conversations. www.andytattersall.com/conferencepo...

Pricing scheme for Conference Field Notes

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Listen to @samuelmoore.org discussing an alternative, community-driven approach to #OpenAccess #Publishing & what things he'd throw into the Under Review bin never to be seen again! 🗑️

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you have watched or listened to my Under Review podcast, it would be great to hear what you thought about it, or at least leave a review on YouTube, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. please feel free to share it with anyone who might enjoy the topic. www.andytattersall.com/under-review...

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Under Review Podcast | Andy Tattersall

Welcome to Under Review, the podcast where I give guests an opportunity to stop tweaking the edges and start reimagining a future where things might work better. What would stay, what would we build ...

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Research should be open by default. It's not, so what has gone wrong? I chatted to @samuelmoore.org for my latest Under Review podcast where he offers possible solutions and throws a few things into the Under Review bin. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub55... Listen: apple.co/4fIYdv0

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Under Review with Dr Sam Moore - The Cost of Knowledge: Building an Equitable Open Access Model

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Knowledge for Public Health @know-ph.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

How can Public Health Influence Alcohol Licensing. Our roadmap was developed by practitioners in the field to help professionals make an informed decision as to their best way forward. Here are 6 tips for public health teams and how they can provide input to local alcohol licensing decisions. 1/2

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I have one of those flies in my office that keeps landing on my hands and head. I know if I try t get it out of the house it won't leave. Clearly one of the teenage flies.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

They say never work with children and animals. Sometimes it can take a few attempts to record my Under Review intro as I walk around the beautiful Derbyshire countryside with my dog. Yesterday Dufi made sure I fluffed at least one recording with his toilet break.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

How do we fix the publishing model so that research is open to all, not driven by metrics and profit. I chatted to @samuelmoore.org for my latest Under Review podcast where he offers possible solutions and throws a few things into the Under Review bin. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub55... 1/2

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Under Review with Dr Sam Moore - The Cost of Knowledge: Building an Equitable Open Access Model

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

KEEP GOING!! www.cambridge.org/news-and-ins... "Cambridge University Press has reached a significant milestone in its transition to open access (OA), with 75 percent of its research articles to be published OA in 2026 and 50 percent of its journals now fully open."

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Cambridge reaches milestone as 75 percent of journal articles become open access

Cambridge University Press has reached a significant milestone in its transition to open access (OA), with 75 percent of its research articles to be published OA in 2026 and 50 percent of its journals...

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sneak preview of next week's Under Review podcast with the brilliant @samuelmoore.org from University of Cambridge talking about the state of Open Access. We discuss what's wrong, what's working and what can change in the world of academic publishing. Stay tuned!

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Knowledge for Public Health @know-ph.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Influencing policy and generating impact is not just on a national level. Our own @lizzysuch.bsky.social & @andytattersall.bsky.social have written a short piece on the importance of ‘Thinking local’ in public health policy for @transformevidence.bsky.social transforming-evidence.org/blog/thinkin...

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‘Thinking local’ in public health policy

Adding value to local policymaking through knowledge mobilisation

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My @know-ph.bsky.social team has won 1st prize for the video comp at the UPEN Conference in London. The prize was 5k funding and some hoodies. I produced the satirical video called: 'Knowing What We Know' which captures a day in the life of a knowledge mobiliser. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4O... 1/5

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A Day In the Life of a Knowledge Mobiliser - UPEN Conference video winner 2026

YouTube video by KNOW-PH - Knowledge for Public Health

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New: Burnham: ‘UK can be world’s leading innovation nation’. PM-in-waiting wants universities “at heart of local economies”, but pledges education shift beyond “university route”. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Burnham: ‘UK can be world’s leading innovation nation’ - Research Professional News

PM-in-waiting wants universities “at heart of local economies”, but pledges education shift beyond “university route”

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Another clip ahead of next week's Under Review podcast where the topic is conferences. One of my two guests Russell Arnott discusses the issue of communication and jargon and that at language can make the difference between a good talk and one where delegates are left feeling lost.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A clip from next week's Under Review podcast with @researchadjacent.bsky.social and Russell Arnott where we dig deep into conferences. That important part of the academic and professional calendar where talks are given and comments that are not a question are made. Watch this space!

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

My back room office is running at over 30 degrees with a fan blowing at the thermometer so I needed a solution to help with the sun beating down on me. I present, my latest and possibly greatest invention. The office chairsol.

A parasol attached to Andy's office chair to keep the sun from beating down onto his desk from the glass roof.

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today is Clean Air Day and hopefully every day will have clean air in the future. Nice to see the inclusion of our @know-ph.bsky.social knowledge mobilisation work in the @nihr.bsky.social evidence campaign relating to clean air and public health. @lizzysuch.bsky.social @joelangley.bsky.social

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Myself and @lizzysuch.bsky.social have written for the @transformevidence.bsky.social blog. 'Thinking local’ in public health policy. We debunk the idea that making better use of evidence in policymaking often implies making a difference on a grand scale. transforming-evidence.org/blog/thinkin...

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‘Thinking local’ in public health policy

Adding value to local policymaking through knowledge mobilisation

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Latest episode of my Under Review podcast is out and this time we look at how generative AI has changed the research funding landscape beyond recognition with @jameswilsdon.bsky.social @rorinstitute.bsky.social Ep 7: The death of the funding bid as we know it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWbp... 1/2

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Under Review with Professor James Wilsdon - The death of the funding bid as we know it

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UKSG @uksg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New FREE UKSG webinar: "Minimising the environmental harm of AI through principle thinking". Led by Andri Johnston and Daniel Schien dub.sh/9uOJpyO

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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

If human editors can’t control who reviews science, it’s no longer peer review — it’s a rubber-stamp machine designed for volume and profit, not quality. I have no intention of attaching my name to it. So I’m out.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Anonymity of social media posts highlights the subjects that doctoral candidates feel unable to discuss publicly, researchers say www.timeshighereducation.com/news/m…

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