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Mieke Van Houtte @mvanhoutte.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🎓 New publication alert 📢 Open access in British Educational Research Journal: "System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

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Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self-worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that ...

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

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PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th October 2025, Thursday 30 October, 1:00pm - Lancaster University

Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

There is still time to register to join the webinar this afternoon .....

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting the final webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 9am-10am on Tues 29th July via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Delighted this open access article with Laura Cordes Felby is now out.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 29/7 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

There is still time to register to join @paulashwin.bsky.social this afternoon .......

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’

Photo of the Chinese translation of the book

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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Dr Kath Ward from @edreslancaster.bsky.social speaking about her feedback research at #aheconference2025

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The recording of Yuhan Wu's #EdResSeminar entitled “Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case” is now available to watch. youtu.be/pEqm1mhQk9I

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The recording of Mikateko Mathebula's #EdResSeminar entitled “Higher education (im)mobility in contexts of socio-spatial exclusion” is now available to watch. youtu.be/vr5Ly_hTJFo

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Mikateko Mathebula: "Higher education (im)mobility in contexts of socio-spatial exclusion”

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Many congratulations to Leila Pinto-Campillo who successfully defended her thesis on 5/6. She completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by @carolynjackson.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners Malcolm Tight and @rachelbrooks.bsky.social. @centreforhere.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Many congratulations to Fiona French who successfully defended her thesis on 16/5. She completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by @carolynjackson.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social and @aoifeneary.bsky.social. @centreforhere.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Many congratulations to Xiaxia Wang who successfully defended her thesis on 16/5. She completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by Julie-Ann Sime. Many thanks to the Examiners Don Passey and Mike Mimirinis. @ctellancaster.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Many congratulations to Tobby Kan who successfully defended his thesis on 29/4. He completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by Julie-Ann Sime. Many thanks to the Examiners @katyjordan.bsky.social and Carlton Reeve. @ctellancaster.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Many congratulations to Natalee Knoop who successfully defended her thesis on 16/4. She completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by Julie-Ann Sime. Many thanks to the Examiners @brettbligh.bsky.social and @aiwal.bsky.social. @centreforhere.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Many congratulations to James Chircop who successfully defended his thesis on 29/4. He completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by @janmcarthur.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners @paulashwin.bsky.social and @profmattoleary.bsky.social‬. @centreforhere.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Many congratulations to Nahla Nassar who successfully defended her thesis on 23/4. She completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by Melis Cin & Julie-Ann Sime. Many thanks to the Examiners Kathy Chandler & Matt Bower, and to Chair Malcolm Tight. @ctellancaster.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting the penultimate webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 2pm-3pm on Weds 24th June via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 9am-10am on 23/6 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Our final online #EdResSeminar of this academic year will take place at 12.30pm(BST) on 11/6, and will be presented by Funda Karapehlivan. Her seminar is entitled "Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey". www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey, Wednesday 11 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

Academic freedom has been severely restricted, and higher education has undergone significant restructuring in recent years under authoritarian regimes.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

There is still time to register to join us at 12.30pm today .....

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30. M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria. #academicsky #highered All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Delighted that this Open Access article, with Ashish Agrawal, Mags Blackie, @janmcarthur.bsky.social, Nicole Pitterson and Renee Smit, on students' accounts of chemical engineering is now out. It's from our @cghe.bsky.social project. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Students’ changing accounts of chemical engineering: a longitudinal study in three countries

In this article we examine how students’ accounts of chemical engineering change during their undergraduate degrees and whether these changes were related to the educational intentions of their deg...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The recording of Tiffany Nelson's #EdResSeminar entitled “Intersectionality & Autistic Masking: Lived Experiences of Black Autistic Girls in UK education” is now available to watch. youtu.be/Ksn3YgsBsAw?...

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Tiffany Nelson:“Intersectionality & Autistic Masking: Lived Experiences of Black Autistic Girls ...”

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting another webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 4pm-5pm on Thurs 29th May via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This @beranews.bsky.social Blog Special Issue examines possible futures for tertiary education in England and the challenges that are faced by policymakers, institutional leaders, educators and researchers in realising these futures. (1/13) www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

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Potential pathways towards an integrated tertiary education system in England

This BERA Blog special issue examines possible futures for tertiary education in England and the challenges that are faced by policymakers, institutional leaders, educators and researchers in...

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A timely reminder of our @centreforhere.bsky.social public online roundtable on Monday next week: Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it? Discussants are @gunjans.bsky.social , @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.

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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Really excited to be part of this important webinar with such thoughtful colleagues. I'll be talking about Higher Education's responsibility to nurture political sensibilities. @edreslancaster.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 27/5 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Jonathan Vincent @jmvincent.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Hugely privileged to give oral evidence at House of Lords Committee of #Autism Act and next Strategy. With @suereviews.bsky.social and Prof Karen Guldberg @unibirmingham.bsky.social we shared evidence on how to improve education and transitions to adulthood for #ActuallyAutistic ppl in England.

Committee room at House of Lords - seated are 11 peers and staff in a semi-circle arrangement. At the front are Sue Fletcher-Watson and Jonathan Vincent and on screen below Karen Guldberg.

Image of Jonathan Vincent and Sue Fletcher-Watson speaking to committee. Jonathan is wearing a blue suit and red tie and Sue is wearing a pink jacket and black top. Both are seated.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

There's still time to register to join @paulashwin.bsky.social for this webinar tomorrow ......

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Jonathan Vincent @jmvincent.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

📢 Very happy to share new #OA paper w Michael Tomlinson that unpacks valued and diverse ways ND grads engage in employment following #uni. bit.ly/42YxQfm Data show importance of grad capitals and choice for meaningful work. But also how context can either enable or constrain outcomes. Pls share! 📑

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Capitals, capabilities, and the conversion of commodities: the case of neurodivergent graduates’ transitions to the labour market - Higher Education

The employment opportunities and outcomes of disabled graduates has gained increased international attention among researchers, policymakers and HE practitioners. This article explores the early emplo...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting another webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 9am-10am on Weds 30th A via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Very many congratulations to Sheelagh Semper who successfully defended her thesis on 28/3. She completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by @janmcarthur.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners Ann-Marie Houghton and @slewth.bsky.social. @ctellancaster.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Very many congratulations to Dr Matthew Schaefer who successfully defended his thesis on 27/3 and was awarded his PhD "Forthwith". He completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by Natasa Lackovic. Many thanks to the Examiners Malcolm Tight and @jonathantummons.bsky.social. @centreforhere.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Many congratulations to Angelique Grech who successfully defended her thesis on 25/3. She completed a #PhDinHEREE and was supervised by Paul Trowler. Many thanks to the Examiners Murray Saunders and Sonia Cardoso. @centreforhere.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Many congratulations to Thomas Kral who successfully defended his thesis on 25/3. He completed a #PhDinESJ and was supervised by @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners Melis Cin and @katyhighet.bsky.social. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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(The) nearly Dr Puiyin Wong 👑 @puiyin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A little while ago, @janmcarthur.bsky.social asked me to try to accomplish soemthing. Today, I am happy to report - mission accomplished! Everyone who is a member of @edreslancaster.bsky.social @ctellancaster.bsky.social @centreforhere.bsky.social who are on campus are here! ❤️❤️❤️

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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Very excited to be speaking at this event.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Many congratulations to Kamil Tilyabaev who successfully defended his thesis on 24/3. He completed a #PhDinESJ and was supervised by Melis Cin. Many thanks to the Examiners @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social and Leon Moosavi. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The recording of Oliver Mutanga's #EdResSeminar entitled “Resolving the Public-Private Good Binary in Higher Education using Ubuntu philosophy” is now available to watch. @centreforhere.bsky.social youtu.be/k1jbrwnOGUI

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Oliver Mutanga: "Resolving the Public-Private Good Binary in HE using Ubuntu philosophy”

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Many congratulations to Sue Canning who successfully defended her thesis on 19/3. She completed a #PhDinTEL and was supervised by @janmcarthur.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners @brettbligh.bsky.social and Elisabeth Coyne. @ctellancaster.bsky.social

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

An addition to the 'UK HE in Crisis' genre, on the (widely predicted) inevitability of where we are why, and how leaders and politicians have unsurprisingly responded with a continued lack of imagination and compassion. #academicsky #highereducation ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/i...

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Is a shrinking and narrower HE inevitable?

This piece appeared in the Spring 2025 edition of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s “The Geographer”, and is replicated here with their kind permission. UK higher educatio…

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Reminder - Dr Mikateko Mathebula is talking about HE im-/mobility in our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week (Wednesday 19th, 12.30 UK time).

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