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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 4h

What a stunning weekend. Listen to the Steve Reich stuff on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social today - we were there and it was truly excellent

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed the first of our Reich at 90 concerts at the Glasshousen in Gateshead last night!

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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fully funded PhD studentship investigating sleep’s role in forgetting unwanted memories at my lab at @yorkpsychology.bsky.social, starting in September 2027. Funding includes UK home fees and a 3-year tax-free stipend (~£22K per year). Please share widely www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Forgetting unwanted memories during sleep at University of York on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Forgetting unwanted memories during sleep at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This! Vocational requires academic skills and knowledge. Level 3 electrical quals have some really advanced maths! And involve lots of classroom based science learning. Delivering active learning is expensive… are they going to fund vocational teacher training and teaching spaces adequately?

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If you or someone you know is starting Uni, share our student guide to the hidden curriculum with them. It’s a no nonsense guide to the things we might forget to explain, and it might just help them make sense of the first few weeks. What is a tutorial anyway? qaa.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#58000...

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Salesforce

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s so bizarre that anyone thinks generating data using models will tell us anything about human behaviour.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

'The enormous scale of Britain’s centuries-long trafficking of enslaved African people, supported by parliament and the monarchy, has been laid bare by new research.' Expect kickback, and continued confusion among commentators between the slave trade and slavery, & their abolitions. #Skystorians

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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Such fond memories of playing in Guys and Dolls in the second year at Cambridge. #LastNight

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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Chris McDonald is a Teesside MP. Teesside University has a globally renowned course for video game design. Around £8.8bn was spent on video games in the UK last year, and the industry supports around 73,000 UK jobs.

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Alice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Discovered and am now morbidly fascinated by a baffling home decor niche - I present inexplicable toilet ornaments, a thread 🧵 🚽

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Anyone working in the sector already knows, but still good to see it in black & white. Professional services *people*--not just interchangeable hubs of administration--are essential to a good university. Their institutional knowledge has been consistently undervalued & their loss is catastrophic.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hey, I’ve got a sector far more valuable than car manufacturing to the economy which has lost TENS of thousands of jobs and looks forecast to lose TENS of thousands more, just if any minister is interested…

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This. There’s trust and no judgement about their choices, and it’s safer for someone to know where you are.

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I think history is particularly problematic for AI

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 29/08/2026

I don't think that enough people realize how big of an issue sports gambling (including so-called "predictions markets") are on college campuses. Take a few minutes and read through this family's challenge with gambling addictions that led to stopping out of college and a mountain of debt.

espn.com

'We are broken': One family's fight against gambling addiction

For Amit, it all started with a college poker game. Now he's in recovery from a gambling addiction that consumed him and his parents.

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here's the Lincoln Diocesan Training College, previously known as the Lincoln Diocesan Training School for Mistresses, charitable from the outset and now to be for profit

An old monochrome picture postcard showing a Victorian college building set on a grassy hill,, with a very stark and white sky

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I get tired on animal cognition, poor methodology, theory assuming conclusions, statistical “evidence” that [insert fave animal] has a surprising capacity. We examined the Science paper claiming human-like #grammar in #bonobos (or "extensive compositionality in bonobo vocalizations"). 🧵 1/n

Screenshot of our paper: Structure without semantics

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Beth Clarke @bethclarke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m hiring a PhD student to work with me on metascience in psychology at @zpid.bsky.social! The position is very open - could cover a wide range of topics/themes 🤸🏻‍♀️✨ If you have questions, please reach out! Applications are open until October 1st. leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/fyjwt...

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PhD in Psychological Meta-Science (m/f/d)

Become part of the open science movement The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier (Germany) is an internationally recognized research-based psychology service center located in...

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Looking forward tomorrow to a day of ART at York Art Gallery with a very old friend. Taking time to do the important human stuff.

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Wonkish @wonkish.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We have lots of research indicating that untreated ADHD increases mortality rates in multiple ways, including, but not limited to, more car accidents, but I guess you just think it’s fine if we die? Killing myself or dying in a car accident is living a true life I guess?

jamanetwork.com

Pharmacotherapy and Mortality in Individuals With ADHD

This cohort study investigates whether the initiation of medication to treat patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was associated with mortality.

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Maybe it's a good time to share our 'Neurodivergence' collection www.bps.org.uk/collections/... …and to point to evidence-based documentaries on the topic? This one's pretty decent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis

Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD and why it remains so contentious.

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think remarkable really unstates it! Notice and think about your inflammation, and it’s better regulated! Distract yourself and you get a longer, bigger inflammation. Pre registered, but I really want to see an independent replication…

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Exams are not the only valid assessment. Validity matters more than cheating. But if it’s online/take home assessment, stop calling it an exam, because it isn’t!

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

NEWSFLASH/FUCK IT. I am giving away 5 signed copies of the paperback of my latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You. To enter, simply repost this & pop a reply below. You might like it if you like any of these things: Community Knitting Folklore The sea Dorset Silliness Old records CONTINUED...

Five copies of the new paperback of my third novel, Everything Will Swallow You, leaning on a shelving unit full of 20th-Century Penguins. If you are in the UK and would prefer to purchase the book direct from me, just drop me an email at hello@tom-cox.com. I am happy to sign and personalise each copy and will also send you a linocut bookmark handmade by my mum, Jo, who does a lot of the illustrations for my books.

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AK Press @akpress.org · 14/08/2026

Black August is a time to study and reflect on Black struggles for freedom—in history and today. If you're not sure where to start, we've picked some favorites: www.akpress.org/featured-pro... Our list is not exhaustive by any means. Please reply with your own suggestions!

A stack of eleven books by Black authors, about Black lives and struggles throughout history and today.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology

She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Any clue why Mr B’s phone didn’t go off?

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

All the best wishes to everyone working clearing in 34 degree heat! Keep the water flowing and the fans on.

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University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Results day is here 🎉 Whatever your results, we hope you’re proud of how far you’ve come. If you’ve secured your place at Leeds, welcome! We can’t wait to have you join our community 💚 Keep an eye on your emails for information and find out more about next steps 👇 bit.ly/3Syeawy

A group of people sitting on Parkinson Building steps outdoors near a church building. The text reads, "Congratulations! Welcome to Leeds."

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Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 13/08/2026

Anyone have a copy of Turnitin's proposed EULA changes that reportedly allowed them to train AI models on student data?

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NEW on Wonkhe: Treating English as neutral and universally accessible is holding institutions back. Yolanda Cerda and Bee Bond argue for a rethink of the way non-English languages are understood as a deficit buff.ly/tOGcqEQ

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Much here that generalises to models of university professional services. People are not interchangeable, things work because of the relationships and mutual understanding built up whatever operating model you have. Changing that always brings cost.

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

the Simpson episode, this clip is from, is 32 years old.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sunday Times research finds universites down £550+ million on international (aggregate across the 55 universities with lower international fee income of 128 surveyed)

Annual revenue from international students. Change over 2 years. Coventry dowm £74m

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Prof. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I love that someone has done this, I hate why they have had to.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"

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UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves

The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct

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