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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them)

@ginnybraun.bsky.social
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Pākehā/Tangata Tiriti; critical psych, health/disability, feminism/gender/politics, bodies, equity & social justice. #ThematicAnalysis #QualitativeResearch! www.thematicanalysis.net www.storycompletion.net profiles.auckland.ac.nz

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is so very very good (and so so bad as we live this awful version of “the university”)
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This should be a bombshell in the world of science communication. Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard are big names, and the allegations here are nauseating and revolting. 🧵 captimes.com/news/educati...
captimes.com
UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor
Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's a story from his new university www.statepress.com/article/2026...
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ASU hires professor who violated former university's consensual relationship policy - The Arizona State Press
Three female University of Wisconsin-Madison students filed complaints against professor Dietram Scheufele, who is now employed by ASU. 
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This was inevitably going to happen www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...
rnz.co.nz
Uni student caught wearing smart glasses in exam
A University of Auckland student has been caught wearing smart glasses in a test, raising concerns about how the new tech could be used by students to cheat.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Monica Heilman 석지혜 @writingmonicker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fascinating history
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/08/2026
I was part of a workshop about communicating uncertainty and we shared our findings. Check out the write-up here: theconversation.com/communicatin...
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Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for
Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/08/2026
Sometimes society at large rejects certain ideas because they’ve been thoroughly shown to be wrong and also because they suck and the people who espouse them suck and when someone comes around arguing those ideas should be part of some edgy modern debate we can and should shun them and move on.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is a really useful deep dive into authorship and AI use policy of major academic publishers... from Janet Salmons janetsalmons.substack.com/p/what-do-ac...
janetsalmons.substack.com
What do academic publishers say about using gen AI?
Review current guidelines and implications for your research.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"the missing middle" - how ai algorithms are erasing scholarship in "literature reviews" (I call them that because I'm gonna say AI generated literature "reviews" are not IMO a literature review! www.chronicle.com/article/ai-i...
chronicle.com
AI Is Ruining Scholarship
When we outsource literature review to algorithms, we lose entire sectors of knowledge.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
sometimes social media brings the laughs
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 19/08/2026
personally I think the fact that all of the companies pushing AI are hyper-right-wing fascist septic tanks whose leaders love shit like eugenics & transphobia & race science should factor into the thought process before anybody spends their free time glazing their products with philosophy exercises
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Our America as WE know it💔
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Such an important reminder that we must not gloss students as all wanting to use genAI, and we must not require them to use genAI, in their learning environments...
insidehighered.com
Students as Conscientious Objectors to Gen AI (opinion)
We should listen to them—and treat their objections with respect.
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 24/07/2026
Dear InternetNZ members. Your voting forms are here. Join me in voting early.
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Kermit the Frog Sips 'VOTE' Coffee
Alt: Kermit the Frog Sips 'VOTE' Coffee
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Depressing!! Not surprising tho based on any interaction I’ve had recently. Concerns rise as volume of research soars and quality drops www.ft.com/content/52e6...
ft.com
Concerns rise as volume of research soars and quality drops
Academic research on the phenomenon suggests AI could be behind both trends
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Great commentary from @lizbeddoe.bsky.social & @eileenjoy.bsky.social critiquing the rise of the idea of classroom neutrality (in this case in social work, related to Palestine & critical theory/DEI) - attacks which are intense in but limited to the USA, also being levelled at scholars in NZ.
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View of A critical commentary on a journal special issue—US hegemony, genocide denial, and anti-DEI perspectives: A response from Aotearoa
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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The biggest problem academia faces is that we are "lions led by donkeys" - universities assemble astonishing talent, but all too have leaders drawn from a management class of self-serving, cv-stuffing clowns. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Sydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’
Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’
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People Against Prisons Aotearoa @papa.org.nz · 14/07/2026
Even though the move-on order legislation hasn't passed, its carceral and anti-homeless provisions are so awful that they're terrorising the homeless to such an extent that they're leaving city centers in advance. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...
rnz.co.nz
Move-on order fears already pushing rough sleepers out of city - social service provider
Fear surrounding the incoming move on orders is already pushing rough sleepers of out Auckland's central city, says a social service provider.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Harrowing long read. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back
For years, her husband was adding sedatives to her evening cup of tea. Now, with fellow survivor Amanda Stanhope, she is lifting the lid on a hidden and diabolical crime
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 22/07/2026
"there’s a glaring problem [with polygenic risk scores]: The tools were trained overwhelmingly on the DNA of people of European descent, so they often fail to accurately assess risks for anyone else. For some conditions, the forecasts for people of color are almost no better than flipping a coin."
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This Lifesaving Genetics Tool Works Best if You’re White (Gift Article)
Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Go see Life Support. Healthcare workers bearing witness to genocide in Gaza. #medsky lifesupportfilm.co.uk
lifesupportfilm.co.uk
Life Support – The Film
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.
cbc.ca
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 21/07/2026
✊🏻 #nzpol
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Thousands of MBIE workers set to strike
About 2700 MBIE staff will walk off the job today as bargaining gets underway.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s been a great, varied, inspiring and provocative - in the sense of provoking curiosities! - first-for-me @euroqualpsy.bsky.social conference! And that is even amidst the melting heat! Congrats to all the organisers for a great event.
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Delighted to be at my first @euroqualpsy.bsky.social conference… melting in the Lyon heat but the organisers provided 🪭 for everyone!
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Nikos Kalampalikis @kalampalikis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The updated programme for the 3rd EQuiP (Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology) conference, to be held at Lumière Lyon 2 University from 7 to 10 July 2026, is now online! lnkd.in/exHGgsBm
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Oooh, we're entering the era of academic journals dropping their "qualitative checklists". Well done, Implementation Science. Maybe I'll send you a paper now. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research - Implementation Science
In this editorial we reflect on recent contributions that have focused on how researchers should involve qualitative research in implementation science. Implementation science as a discipline has firm...
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I don't really want to mark the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum - too hideously painful. But that awful xenophobia is important to remember. When out canvassing for Remain, I met people who said awful racist things, and I'll never forget exchanging a hug with a very sad and frightened Romanian
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Judith Green @judegreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Solidarity with all at Exeter - this is grim news for staff, students and all the city
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
One more time. Enjoy your swims but keep an eye.
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
More trauma in the science writing world 😔 There have been big moves impacting science writing (editing, etc) before, so this is "yet another" event knocking it back, going back quite a number of years now. #SciComm
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's an exciting day - my teaching is finished, my marking is done, my supervisees are set up, my inbox is cleared, and I am about to depart for 6 months research and study leave! 📚🤔✍📒💻 BLISS
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I am pleased to see this critique - as experts we should hold our institutions accountable when they fail! And anyone who has tried to get institutional change in this space knows how challenging this can be - and typically is. lnkd.in/eVb2USvf
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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NPR @npr.org · 31/05/2026
Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.
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For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women
Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.
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Hyo Yoon Kang 강효윤 @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Not just me but so many colleagues saying this year was the most draining year of teaching and marking of their lives.
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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
On my way home from a week at HVL in Bergen - what wonderful hosts, and a wonderful group of academics and students to engage with!! The teaching, socialising and travel are *exhausting* - but they are rewarding too!! Definitely a place I'm keen to visit again!
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 20/05/2026
tough to overstate how quickly science funding in New Zealand has been blown to pieces - on Friday the NZ govt straight up disbanded the Marsden fund (our version of the NSF) it'll be replaced by a 'transition fund' with less money and zero information, as of yet, about what it will support #nzpol
New transition fund provides continuity while backing bold ideas
Published: 14 May 2026

A streamlined Transition Research Fund has been announced for 2027, aligning science funding with national priorities and supporting a focus on outcomes that benefit New Zealand.

The fund was developed on advice from the newly established science funding decision-maker, Research Funding New Zealand. This new fund brings investigator-led research into a single fund with three funding mechanisms:

Talent Development supports future research leaders to build capability, test ideas and establish independent careers.
Projects enable bold, innovative research with strong potential to deliver meaningful benefits for New Zealand.
Programmes support ambitious, collaborative research tackling complex challenges and delivering transformational outcomes over a longer term.
It supports research from early discovery through to larger scale programmes with a focus on delivering impact for New Zealand, in line with national priorities for science, innovation and technology.

The Prime Minister's Science, Innovation and Technology Advisory Council recommended the following four priority areas for public investment:

Primary industries and the bioeconomy.
Technology for prosperity.
Environmental sustainability and resilience.
Healthy people and a thriving society.
Priorities will be confirmed in the Science, Investment Plan expected to be released mid-2026. 

The Transition Research Fund brings contestable funding which would have otherwise been delivered through future rounds of the Marsden and Endeavour funds into a single investigator-led research fund.

It will open for applications later this year.

The total first year investment in the Transition Research Fund in 2027 will be up to $84.4 million. The Transition Research Fund will invest up to $300 million over five years in total. 

Final funding decisions will be made by Research Funding New Zealand, with all funded projects showing clea…
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Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The same Bill that a majority of our parliamentarians chose to progress to a second reading today was introduced in Australia by Pauline Hanson and their parliament told her to fuck off. The absolute shame of it all.
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Maria B. Ulvesæter @anthromaria.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Having felt sceptical of using TA I have finally been convinced by @ginnybraun.bsky.social @HVL today. Not the least because I found vindication in my hatred of the way AI keeps being pushed by university - analysis needs TIME not efficency, and now I have confirmation from the source herself 🙌
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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
journals.sagepub.com/toc/FAP/curr....
journals.sagepub.com
Feminism & Psychology - Volume 36, Number 2
Table of contents for Feminism & Psychology, 36, 2
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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Another great issue! “Like, subscribe, share”😉 #feminism #psychology #research #HotOffThePress #NewIssue #FaP
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Margaret R Roller @margaretrroller.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"COREQ & Situating Research Values" - An appreciative reflection on @ginnybraun.bsky.social and @vicclarke.bsky.social (2024) who argue that COREQ serves to “normalise certain standards as universal" rather than "situated...in relation to our wider research values" bit.ly/4cq5c8D #qualitative
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Julian Winn @winn-on-health.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"AI-generated references commonly combine fragments of genuine publications, say researchers who have studied the issue (see ‘How fakes can look real’)"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
AOC: Whether it’s people in the Epstein files still roaming free, or the president, a known rapist, continuing to occupy the White House, all of this has contributed to the normalization and the idea that incidents of harassment shouldn’t matter. And I think today was an important turning point
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