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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 26/06/2026

Since everyone else is doing it and it's too hot to work on the train...

Political compass quiz results - Zohran Mamdani

Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 11/06/2026

It was a pleasure giving a keynote ('When Universities Value Play: Games, Graduate Skills, and the Conditions for Belonging') at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 at the University of Melbourne (even if it was 2am here in Scotland!)

When Universities Value Play: Games, Graduate Skills, and the Conditions for Belonging - Dr Matthew Barr

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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 26/07/2025

An early start this morning to deliver my talk at the hybrid Computing Education Practice in Pakistan (PkCEP): 'Delivering a Work-Based Learning Degree Programme in Software Engineering: Lessons from Practice'. Thank you to the organsiers (including @waqarnabi.bsky.social) for the invitation!

Hybrid talk at Computing Education Practice in Pakistan (PkCEP): 'Delivering a Work-Based Learning Degree Programme in Software Engineering: Lessons from Practice'

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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 12/07/2025

The Apple TV+ app for Android is the worst streaming app I've ever used. Shockingly poor piece of software that prevents me from watching the content I've paid for. All the hype around the return of #Foundation and I can't even watch it!

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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 15/05/2025

Thanks to the @advancehe.bsky.social team for the opportunity to speak at the Mental Health in Higher Education conference yesterday. I failed to take any photos so here's a peek at my slides, featuring a very flattering photo of me playing the original Zelda circa 1990.

Me playing Zelda circa 1990. I look very cool.

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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 07/01/2025

@oanamandrei.bsky.social @ #CEP25 kicking off our RECAP (Research Evidence-based Collaborations for Advancement in Pedagogy) session on Integrating Socially Responsible Computing Competencies in Software Engineering Education (w/ @drolga.bsky.social & @waqarnabi.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1145/3702...

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Matthew Barr @matthewbarr.co.uk · 17/12/2024

We are delighted to be hosting the @wearebcs.bsky.social Women Lovelace Colloquium in 2025! The call for abstracts is now open (just 250 words!): bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org?page_id=92 So, if you're a female or non-binary undergraduate or postgraduate taught student, get your abstract submitted!

The 18th BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium is hosted by the University of Glasgow in 2025.

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