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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The simplest way to avoid harming other animals is by not paying people to exploit them. 🎨 VeganSideKick

This image is a four-panel comic by Vegan Sidekick. In the first panel, one character asks, "How come you want to kill animals?" The second character responds, shocked, "OMG! I don’t! I’d never harm an animal!" In the second panel, the first character points out, "But you buy animal products... If you saw an animal being harmed, would you pay the person harming them, or ask them to stop?" The second character replies, "DUH! I’d ask them to stop because I am just SO AGAINST ANIMALS BEING HARMED."

In the third panel, the first character questions, "So what’s the difference? You know animals are being harmed, and you’re paying the ones who do it." The second character replies, "The difference is I can’t see it happening, so I can pretend it isn’t."

In the fourth panel, the first character asks, "Well, can I show you a video of what it is you’re paying for?" The second character responds bluntly, "No."

Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New paper alert! 🎉Our paper on supporting professional services colleagues to achieve Advance HE Fellowships is now published in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice @jpaap.bsky.social. Reflective, honest, and a bit different. Full paper: lnkd.in/eKb99b8D

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Big news from Manchester Met via @manmetuni.bsky.social and @manmetuta.bsky.social: 31 new AdvanceHE Fellowships awarded in October! 🙌 Representation from all faculties AND professional services across D1-4. Recognition should reflect contribution—not job title. #HigherEd #TeachingExcellence

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Just published a case study on inclusive feedback in HE with @jpaap.bsky.social We tried out cohort videos, front sheets & audio feedback across 4 modules—students loved it! More connection, more clarity, better engagement. Check it out 👉 jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/articl... #HigherEd #lthechat #LoveLD

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Advance HE @advancehe.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Well done @dralexhay.bsky.social from @manmetuni.bsky.social ‬ on receiving #NTFS2025. Alex’s work in creating inclusive learning environments and championing education-focused colleagues is making a real difference in higher education.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

So lovely to come back off leave and see that our Manchester Met colleagues have secured 2 NTFS and 1 CATE award. Supporting these colleagues from within @manmetuta.bsky.social (formally as TEAL until December 2024) has been a real privilege and they are worthy winners.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Innovative Practice in HE journal has its latest special edition out now. A collaboration with the Group for Learning and Design in HE, it brings together pieces from their 2024 Conference- ‘Gathering Pace’. You can view it here: journals.staffs.ac.uk/index.php/ip...

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Received notificaiton that subject to some minor revisions a journal paper of mine had been accepted. The really great thing though is that both anonymous reviewers gave kind, measured and really constructive feedback about the paper - academic publications can be a kind process too!

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Excited to join the @advancehe.bsky.social #TLConf25 today, Sheffield is looking beautiful in the sun!

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I am very much looking forward to next week's Teaching and Learning Conference. I'm presenting our poster: “The dialogue was positive, affirming and felt very relaxed”: The rise and rise of SFHEA recognition by Professional Dialogue. #TLConf2025 #HigherEducation #TeachingExcellence

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Looking forward to an exciting day of learning at University of East London’s Generative AI for Learning conference, already off to a great start with a provocative opening address from Prof Buge Apampa.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

It’s that time of year again! The latest Innovative Practice in Higher Education journal is now live at: journals.staffs.ac.uk/index.php/ip... We have some fantastic papers to share and I would encourage all to engage and get involved.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Have you ever thought of it like this?

We free living billions of wild animals to protect the animals we eat. We then destroy our environment to feed the animals we eat. We spend more time, money, and resources fattening the animals we eat, than we do feeding humans who are actually starving. The greatest irony is that after all the expense of raising these animals, we eat them, and they kill us... And instead of acknowledging this absurdity, we torture and kill millions of other animals trying to find a cure to the diseases caused by eating animals in the first place. When it comes to eating, humans are without question the most irrational animals on the planet.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Really chuffed to get 2 individual nominations for Teaching Excellence and Values in our Staff Awards this year, alongside 2 team noms for Leadership and Research or Teaching Support Award for the wider LEED team. #McrMetProud

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Looking forward to sharing our work embracing GenAI responsibly today with @manmetdigied.bsky.social and @manmetuta.bsky.social at the #udigcap event. Fab line up, should be a great day. Thanks to @owenmarie.bsky.social for leading our group of presenters!

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Recent studies have hammered home a simple truth: eating a healthy, plant-based diet can drastically reduce your risk of dying from conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even dangerous blood clots. herbivore.club/blog/...

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Recent studies have hammered home a simple truth: eating a healthy, plant-based diet can drastically reduce your risk of dying from conditions like obesity

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I was in a fab teaching obs this week where discussions were around the language of 'eco-friendly' marketing and it struck me how, in order to change anything in the world, we probably need to label the other side too. Eco-harmful and cruelty-full (that one's rubbish) labels needed. Just a thought.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Schrödinger's chicken 🐥 🎨 VengefulVegan

A two-panel meme featuring a retro-style cartoon character reading a book.

1. The first panel shows a man in a yellow vest and white shirt reading a book titled **"Guinness Book of Excuses."** The text above reads, **"Non-Vegans:"**
2. The second panel is a close-up of the book, showing two contradictory statements:
- **#403:** "Farmed animals would go extinct if we stopped killing them."
- **#404:** "Farmed animals would overpopulate if we stopped killing them."

The meme humorously highlights the contradictory arguments often used to justify animal exploitation.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Book deal agreed! This week a colleague and I received a contract through from Routledge to deliver a book: ‘Pedagogy as Creative Practice in Architecture: inspiration and resistance during change’. Due for publication in August 2026. Now the real hard work starts!

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

More details to come but had an incredibly exciting email from Routledge confirming they want to go ahead with a book proposal myself and a colleagues at Manchester Met have put forward - exciting times ahead and more details soon! first book deal

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Dairy is the destruction of motherhood 💔

A cartoon showing a woman sitting on a chair, feeding her baby with a bottle while looking at her phone. The bottle is connected to a tube leading to a crying cow being milked by a machine. Beside the cow, her calf looks on, visibly distressed. The artwork is signed "Shadi Alashoush Caricature 29/5/2015."

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Good news post - @manmetuta.bsky.social colleagues and I have had an abstract accepted to present at the @advancehe.bsky.social Teaching & Learning Conference 2025. We will explore enabling at-scale professional recognition for third-space colleagues & the success of our professional dialogue route

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Academic life has its ups and downs. Yesterday was one of those rare days when I was able to work on some #SoTL publications and write so freely, that I got so much done. Today, I woke up feeling like I don't know what words even are! Does anyone else struggle with 'maintaining' an academic flow?

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

@mairbull.bsky.social from @manmetuta.bsky.social kicking off our exciting Innovation Symposium - a fairground of active learning, soapboxes, activity and collaboration. Should be a great session

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

i LoVe AnImAlS 🤪 🎨 VeganSideKick

This image is a four-panel comic from Vegan Sidekick. Here's a description for each panel:

1. The first panel shows a person with a knife saying to a lamb, "Come here little lamb, I'm going to slit your throat and eat your legs." Another person responds, "You don’t have to do that, you could eat something else."
2. The second panel shows the person with the knife shouting "STOP ATTACKING ME!" while continuing to hold the lamb and the other person replying "I'm not"
3. The third panel has the person with the knife yelling, "YES YOU ARE! YOU VEGANS JUST CAN'T STAND ANYONE ELSE HAVING A DIFFERENT OPINION. SO YOU ATTACK US!" The other person replies, "No, you are attacking that animal. I was trying to defend them from you."
4. The fourth panel shows the person with the knife saying, "Defend them from me? Why would you do that? I love animals," while eating the lamb. The other person stands silently watching.

The comic highlights a satirical argument about veganism and animal rights.

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

While the success of our SFHEA dialogue scheme at Man Met is awesome, the numbers this term have been tiring at times. However, today we got to do such an inspirational dialogue with a colleague doing extraordinary work - a genuine joy. A lovely way to round out my day.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A vegan Thanksgiving meal emits only 1.5 kg of CO2e per portion—nearly 70% less than an omnivorous meal. Choosing plant-based options like tofurkey and dairy-free dishes significantly reduces your carbon footprint, showing respect to both animals and the planet.

Chart comparing the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions of Thanksgiving meals by dish and diet: omnivorous (5.32 kg total), vegetarian (4.66 kg total), and vegan (1.5 kg total). Dishes include turkey or tofurkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, stuffing, gravy, cranberries, green beans, pumpkin pie, ice cream, and cheese plate. Vegan options consistently show the lowest emissions. The chart highlights that plant-based Thanksgiving meals are significantly better for the climate. Source: Poore and Nemecek 2018, CarbonCloud, Flysjö 2011.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The natural lifespan of a turkey is around 10 years, but through selective breeding, turkeys reach “market size” in just several weeks. Some do not survive even that long 💔

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Protect All Wildlife @protectallwildlife.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Please Sign and Share to help end experiments on animals.

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Harriet Cannon @harrietcannon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

You might think this is a rare occurrence...but it's really the norm. Steps up to buildings, ramps at the wrong pitch (but hey, they look nice), accessible entrances but no push button doors in the building, reception desks with no lowered section, lecture theatres with no accessible seating...

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Chris Little @drlittle26.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

My first proper, non-repost, post on BlueSky. I'm liking the vibe on here better than X. Chuffed to post that I recently gained Principal Fellowship of Advance HE (PFHEA) status - a really fabulous, cocoon-like, experience of realising and articulating myself as that strategic leader. Happy Monday!

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Every meal is a vote for the world you want to live in. Go vegan.

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