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Jess Hamer

@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
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STEM education policy and research. All views are my own.

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The Ogden Trust @ogdentrust.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📢Just published: evidence review of purposeful physics enrichment Includes key recommendations for schools, funders and policy makers. Download now loom.ly/cmy2R9Q
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Peter EJ Kemp @peterejkemp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🎯 New open access paper: What do school websites signal about computing and who it is for? Using document data (n = 960), we examine how schools frame computer science in public-facing materials, and what that might mean for gendered participation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Marketing computing: how school branding reinforces or challenges gender stereotypes
This paper examines how school branding and policy may shape gender disparities in computing education. Wong et al. explore how schools portray computing in brochures, websites and related material...
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Peter EJ Kemp @peterejkemp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
@nuffieldfoundation.org @billybwong.bsky.social @drjessicahamer.bsky.social #computing #stem #edusky
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Peter EJ Kemp @peterejkemp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
New article: Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves @drjessicahamer.bsky.social supported by @nuffieldfoundation.org link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology
Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology
Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...
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Kathryn Boast @kathrynboast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Teachers! Send us your computing girls! Online - so all welcome Please share 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc... @crestem.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @drjessicahamer.bsky.social @jobrodie.bsky.social
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Unlocking AI & Computer Science 2025 | King's College London
An online programme for girls
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I recently recorded this podcast with @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social on how educators can help ensure ALL young people have the digital skills needed for their future. www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...
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How can we empower girls in computing? | Digital Literacy | Hello World podcast
In this episode we discuss the current state of girls’ engagement in computing and explore how we can empower more girls in computing through school, university and their careers.
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
If the weather is clear there's a chance to see a partial solar eclipse this morning in the UK, Europe, Africa and much of N.America. Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE! For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Urgh... My silent account on the "other" platform has been hacked..and it seems there's nothing I can do about it. This is your friendly reminder to actually DELETE unused accounts 😣
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This tiny primary school had the best #scienceweek #BSW25 #smashingstereotypes. This is the showcase of just the things they've done in the last week!
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
BBC News - More women doctors than men for first time in UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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More women doctors than men for first time in UK
A driving factor is the rising number of women joining medical schools, the General Medical Council says.
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
An absolute pleasure to discuss leading digital equity today with those on the STEM leadership module @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @crestem.bsky.social
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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
New Working Paper: Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend.📈 Read: osf.io/preprints/os... Findings 🧵👇
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Beautiful iridescent cloud I saw today #physics
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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🎺 National Apprenticeship Week starts today! Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds. We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
And it's the same deadline, 16 March, for the School and FE Technician Award. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics please share these widely
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Technician Awards
The IOP Technician Awards celebrate the contributions that technicians make to physics.
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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Eight weeks to nominate a great colleague - or yourself - for this year's IOP Teachers of Physics Awards. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics
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Teachers of Physics Awards
Make a nomination for the awards that celebrate the success of secondary-level physics teachers who have raised the profile of physics and science in schools and colleges.
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Re-sharing as this is probably more relevant today than ever... #Inauguration
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Twin 2 chooses just before bed on a Friday to ask "Who was the first human to drink water? Was it in the stone age or iron age?" Normally a lovely question... But it's been a loooong week!
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
AI & other digital skills are important for jobs... But we call for a rethink around the computing curriculum in England to ensure it serves ALL young people. SCARI Computing recommendations here: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk @peterejkemp.bsky.social @billybwong.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social
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The SCARI Computing Project 2021-24
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Not at all surprising...And this is in the biological sciences...
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
New publication by @billybwong.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social and I, on the dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous faces in computing and tech for young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuffieldfoundation.org #WIASN
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Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people
Prominent public figures are important representatives of their fields, potentially becoming influential role models, especially for young people. The identities of these famous people can shape an...
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King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🗓️Today the Fawcett Society marks Equal Pay Day 2024, marking the point when women in the UK effectively stop earning relative to men due to the 11.3% gender pay gap. 💵That's £631 less in monthly take-home pay. www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...
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Equal Pay Day 2024: Gender Pay Gap HIGHER than previously thought
On November 20th, 2024, women stop being paid compared to men. This is the point in the year when, on average, women effectively work for free. The gender pay gap is now 11.3%, up from 10.7% last year...
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
📢 "Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education
Digital skills are beneficial for young people and society, but some individuals, particularly girls, are less likely to choose computing post-compulsory education. Coding is a crucial skill in the...
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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Interested in how we can make sure ALL young people leave school with the digital skills they need? Read our report: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk
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