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Not an official account of Loughborough University. #loughborough #university #charnwood #leicestershire #academicsky

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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It's that end-of-term feeling again... We live to fight on another day. Merry Christmas! #Loughborough #University
AI generated image mashup of the Loughborough crest with a bottle of fizz.  For some reason AI is incapable of spelling Loughborough correctly, even though it is 100% right in the query...
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Not the same banana as when the 'artwork' was sold more than a week ago! Anyone who eats 🍌 knows- it's well over!
bbc.co.uk
Crypto boss eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m
Justin Sun described Maurizio Cattelan's infamous 2019 work as
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
A great idea! Sad to hear if it really is true that people are lonelier these days.
bbc.co.uk
Friendship matchmakers: 'Our generation is lonelier than others'
Meet the Glasgow University students going on blind friendship dates to connect with new people.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Interesting essay. One of the issues is that more regularly now the output from AI looks similar to the output from scholarship. However it isn't scholarship. Now that might not matter in some applications, because AI will still produce very useful work. #academicsky
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Yes time to go... #academicsky, also time for other media, industry and commerce to follow.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go
Following the recent US election Twitter/X has seen an exodus of users to other platforms. Mark Carrigan, argues that the platform no longer holds value for academics looking to share and communica…
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Thank you @jeevunsandher.bsky.social for representing us in Parliament today and listening to a challenging and emotional debate.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I don't know if it reassures you but I don't think that feeling ever fully goes away. I've started to regard it, and similar feelings, as an integral part of what drives you to improve. It is though a very fine balance. Good wishes to you 😀
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This is excellent work and has recently been updated.
hub.studentminds.org.uk
UMHC Framework - Student Minds Hub
The University Mental Health Charter Framework helps guide universities to adopt a Whole-University approach to mental health and wellbeing.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Food for thought here. Good news about overall Postgraduate Taught student satisfaction but work to do... #academicsky
advance-he.ac.uk
Satisfaction in Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey reaches new heights in 2024 | Advance HE
Advance HE’s annual Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2024 reveals highest levels of satisfaction with the most respondents ever taking part.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Interesting stuff for internationalisation. It could be a lot more interesting if we were talking about providing a campus experience for students who are unable to access it (e.g. short-term health or certain disabilities).
about.fb.com
Partnering with Universities in Europe to Expand the Possibilities of Immersive Learning | Meta
Today, as part of our ongoing efforts to develop new educational offerings for Meta Quest headsets, we've launched the Meta for Education beta program -
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Yes overcomplicated it seems. On balance it seems the number of farms affected isn't nearly as many as is often alleged.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
All real! I think.
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Consider them recommended 📌
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This sort of place takes your breath away. The typefaces used in the numbering, the old ironwork, the figuring on the oak.....!
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
The far right thrives on ignorance. It's hardly surprising that academia is always the no.1 target. Academia's mantra if we are proven wrong is 'oh yeah, better change what we think'. (Not saying that's easy, BTW, just that this is the eventual effect.)
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I agree. Even live performances these days might not be quite what they seem. See 'Wings of Pegasus' on YouTube for allegations about miming and autotuning. Personally, I am a huge fan of imperfection- it's what makes all forms of art human/expressive.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This was questionable from Day 1, now it makes me wince when I hear it. The acid test is whether I would be happy sit next to someone from the country while this was playing. Definite no for a stranger, but it it was a friend I'd hope we could talk about it.
bbc.co.uk
Band Aid at 40: 'We knew Christmas before your ancestors'
Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
In general, we seem to be in the wild west in terms of protecting intellectual property of all sorts. AI is changing everything as well in terms of the whole nature of creation. I worry for the future of original music 😢
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Photo summary of the week's #weather in #loughborough...
Photo of the remains of a snowman sitting on green grass partially covered in autumn leaves.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
The quality of the work produced in this way is absolutely stunning and, for my taste, very attractive. #loughborough #university
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Handicraft | LU Arts | Loughborough University
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
What would be very interesting would be to know how much people trust what they are actually reading in those articles. Trust in news sources is usually quoted well below 50% in the titles themselves. I'd love to know how much a newspaper's core readership suck up everything, or ignore it.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Etymology of the day: to be ‘blowing a hoolie’ (or ‘hooley’) was probably inspired by the Orkney word ‘hoolan’, a howling gale, with a touch of the ‘hooley’ that is a very noisy party thrown in.
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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Just used the "Sky Bridge" chrome plugin to find people I'm following on what was Twitter who are now on BSky. It is good but has limitations due to same names issue. If you're a Joe Bloggs, but not the Joe Bloggs I need, don't take it the wrong way if I now unfollow you...
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Absolutely, it seems like common sense and civility is back in fashion. For now at least 😀
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ticktockmaths.bsky.social @ticktockmaths.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Since 2016 I’ve been making a maths Christmas quiz. Here’s the 2024 one. www.tes.com/teaching-res... You’ll need to allow external media to hear the music.
tes.com
ChristMaths 2024 | Teaching Resources
Here’s a maths-themed Christmas quiz for you to use with your classes. Should take one hour.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
That's fantastic. Data education is essential for everyone in society these days. Hope that cross-curricula links are maximised so it is not treated as 'just another part of maths'.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Excellent guide. Well played @uoylibrary.bsky.social ! Highly recommended #academicsky #loughborough #university
blogs.york.ac.uk
The Researcher’s Guide to Bluesky – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I agree, some parts of the media have also clearly struggled to properly understand the issues. The reporting has been patchy and focused on what particular prominent people think, rather than helping untangle all the different challenges.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Good summary with link to more detail. This needs much wider debate. Completion is also a very important part of discussion because while classification is important, failure has much longer term impact. wonkhe.com/blogs/we-nee...
wonkhe.com
We need better awarding gap metrics to genuinely address inequity
What do awarding gaps really tell us about the experiences and outcomes of students with vastly different circumstances? For Katharine Hubbard, the current metrics leave a lot to be desired
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Is it too early? #loughborough #charnwood
A very tightly bundled set containing pink and blue fairy lights.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It's all about how politicians convince people they are feeling. Facts become even more easily rejected as arguments when things are complicated, unfortunately. [PS great to see you on here] #academicsky
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The ocean is so noisy! Amazing how little we know about it still. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
independent.co.uk
Mysterious sounds emanating from the depths of the ocean could be a conversation
Researchers say the famous ‘Bio-Duck’ quacks were made by several speakers
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Very good analysis by Ben Chu on BBC Verify. Like all these sorts of things, it's a lot more complicated than it looks in the papers... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #bbc #verify #uk
bbc.co.uk
Farming tax row - BBC Verify on which figures are more reliable and why
Government claims have been hotly contested by farmers, and the BBC has been scrutinised for its analysis.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Pre-weekend message to all researchers, students and other types of scholar: You need time off!!! It may not be physical work but it is tiring and draining. Look after yourself and inspiration will come! #academicsky #University #loughborough
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Ioannis Kontoyiannis @kontoyiannis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
📰 Hannah Fry @fryrsquared.bsky.social will join Cambridge Mathematics as the first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
cam.ac.uk
Award-winning broadcaster Hannah Fry joins Cambridge as Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics
Professor Hannah Fry, mathematician, best-selling author, award-winning science presenter and host of popular podcasts and television shows, will join the
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Meet my siblings!
'The Watchers', by Lynn Chadwick.  Located at Loughborough University, UK.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thank you- he was amazing and lived life to the full, even years after he retired.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Your work is lovely and not a subject that would normally appeal to me. Would you consider posting a bit about your techniques like how you select your colours etc? I can understand the challenges of this building given how much newer the annex is.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Good work! Great to see some science behind what most of us base on hunches/advice! I also value that time after class and enjoy talking while my head is in the right place. A now long-retired colleague used to teach for 35-40 mins. Unfortunately, he has since passed away, but he was right!
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Or when I look at students laptops, completely blank screens. Somehow.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Everyone does. Good luck with it.
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Virtual Classroom @almacollege.online · 21/11/2024
Unsure about climbing the career ladder or staying in your current role? Nature offers expert advice. #AcademicSky #CareerAdvice
nature.com
Should I climb the career ladder as a manager, or will I regret leaving the lab bench behind?
I’m not sure if a management role in science is for me. How do I decide?
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Plan it carefully and break it into chunks. Think what your main findings are and then design a story to make it hang together. Link it together so the flow works... and don't get bogged down in the detail too early in the writing/planning.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I hate to say something so basic but photographs. They are so, so, easy to take and reproduce these days. It's so annoying to see grey text in blocks like we are still in the 2000s. What field doesn't benefit from a good image? Pretty much all of us is in reach of a decent camera 24/7.
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A mapping of how Bluesky is becoming the new Scientific Twitter mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
mikeyoungacademy.dk
Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Ha ha, I think we've all been there.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Very happy to be part of this stampede! 🦋 #AcademicSky www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
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Bryan Alexander @edufuturist.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
International higher education study update: notes on new data from IIE. bryanalexander.org/enrollment/i...
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LU Watcher @lboro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I think we are ready for this debate now. Exams and coursework are both just different forms of assessment (and there are many more). Why would we treat them differently in terms of feedback? There are resource issues, of course, to be resolved.
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