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Nigel Francis

@nigelfrancis.bsky.social
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Immunologist, NTF, PFHEA. HEBTOY 2021, BSI TEA 2020, Dig Ed, Ex Wales Deaf Rugby player/coach. Wales, Bath, LFC & Star Wars fan. Views own.

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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Amazon are a total bunch of shysters. Attempted to buy an item during Prime Week sales. Amazon cancelled the order and are now refusing to honour the original price. I have it in writing that this would be honoured. When I pointed this out to the manager they just ended the support chat!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Some days you just have to accept are utterly, utterly cr@p!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
@distantpod.bsky.social looking forward to the show tonight and seeing Bubs live for the first time since our Glamorgan Wanderers days
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
If Wales could give away less penalties, learn the laws of the game, improve their basic skill level, keep 15 players on the pitch and score more points, I think they have the making for a rugby team!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
@dave-thesmith.bsky.social and I have been busy behind the scenes updating the ai-forge.co.uk site to make it more user friendly for both Staff and their students.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“If you are not gaining a new capability in exchange for the one you have outsourced, you may be conceding to the algorithms” writes Noel Carroll of the University of Galway theconversation.com/is-ai-hurtin...
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Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain
AI is replacing tasks we have grown reluctant to do ourselves – thinking, writing, creating, analysing.
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Anyone who knows my back story will understand what a huge part Wales Deaf Rugby has played in shaping the person that I have become today. For nearly 20 years I was part of a rugby family where the whole was always so much more than the sum of its parts.
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Steve Rutherford @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The first of three articles written by myself and colleagues Connie Pritchard and Nigel Francis. This focuses in Self-Regulation network.febs.org/posts/develo...
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Developing Self-Regulated Learning Skills in Bioscience Students
Exploring how bioscience educators can support students in becoming independent, reflective and motivated learners through the development of self-regulated learning skills.
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Steve Rutherford @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Final FEBS education Blog with Connie Pritchard and @nigelfrancis.bsky.social This one is about how GenAI can support the development of self-regulated learning. network.febs.org/posts/empowe...
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Empowering self-regulated learning: How generative AI is shaping higher education
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Steve Rutherford @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The second blog for FEBS with Connie Pritchard and @nigelfrancis.bsky.social . How assessment can support the development of self-regulated learning. network.febs.org/posts/using-...
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Using Assessment to Foster Self-Regulated Learning
Discover how thoughtful assessment design and feedback can enhance students’ self-regulated learning and lifelong learning skills.
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febsopenbio.bsky.social @febsopenbio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🧭 Navigating new norms: a systematic review of factors for the development of effective digital tools in higher education 👨‍🏫 buff.ly/u9DI3YT @nigelfrancis.bsky.social@cardiffrutherford.bsky.social #FEBS_ETC #FEBSEducation #EduChat #UKedChat #EdChat #LTHEchat #BioscienceTeaching #StemEducation
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The one thread you should take some time to read today if you’re interested in AIED
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
@swpolice.bsky.social if you expect the general public to obey speed limits (as they should), your officers need to be upheld to those same standards. Marked car, no blue lights, easily doing over 90mph on M4 tonight…not a good look
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
GPs charging patients to confirm basic medical information is disgusting behaviour. They are the sole source of this information. Can you imagine if their university tutors charged them to provide references for job applications.
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
@it-se.bsky.social congratulations on your NTF award. Well deserved!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A little ironic that it’s actually statistics that is causing the problem…but…🤷🏻‍♂️
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David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I’m happy to share that our latest paper 📜 is now online. Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
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Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Great to work with this team from Sheffield Hallam on this paper. Very timely publication as I’ll be talking twice about the findings this week in Cote D’Azur and Manchester!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Walking up a big hill in 31 degree heat wasn’t the most sensible thing to do today, but the views were worth it!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The last time Bath won the Premiership title I was 16 and was sitting my GCSEs. Huge congratulations to JVG and all the other coaches for turning the club around, and credit to the players and owners for buying into the vision! COYB!! ⚫️⚪️🔵
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Off to sunny Nice tomorrow to contribute to Cote D’Azur University’s International Digital Week. Really looking forward to catching up with Natalie Timis
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Steve Rutherford @cardiffrutherford.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
A6 #LTHEChat YES! the definition of a CoP (according to Wenger-Trayner^2) is a community to has a shared goal, has social interaction, and learns/develops together. It doesn't have to have an impact, it should be allowed to exist for the sake of its participants.
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Hmmmm Reddit sues Claude for data scraping. San Altman has significant investment in Reddit…if I were a betting man 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread] (Reposted from the other site)
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Utter rank incompetence to trash your brand like this for - it turns out - pretty much nothing. As usual, no-one will admit failure and no-one will resign. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cardiff University strikes called off as job cuts paused
The union warned of a "summer of chaos" if the university did not back down on its proposed cuts.
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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
And if you want to buy me the sixth edition that sparked this conversation, you can use this code, SAVE 20% USE CODE 25ESA1 at routledge.com Valid 1 January 2025 - 30 June 2025 The Lecturer's Toolkit A Proctical Guldo to Asgessment SOTH LOXTION SAVE NOW Routledge
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Routledge - Publisher of Professional & Academic Books
Routledge is a leading book publisher that fosters human progress through knowledge for scholars, instructors and professionals
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Getting ready for tonight’s #LTHEchat with @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @philrace.bsky.social. Looking forward to this one!
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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
#lthechat only 3 hours until we kick off our chat! What do you think has changed in higher education teaching, learning and assessment in the last five years? So much to talk about!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Science is incredible!
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The Association of National Teaching Fellows @ntfellows.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We the Association of National Teaching Fellows are now on Bluesky! Please follow us here and let others know.
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Chatty G’s image creation capabilities have improved dramatically, even handles text well now, which was always a weakness before. Started with a picture of my dog and ended with her taking a shower in the BIOSI Indoor Shower Faculity…the roof has been leaving in work again!!
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Please nominate inspiring immunologists, especially those in teaching facing roles
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 06/03/2025
OK, every year I try to explain to my students how LLMs work, and every year I have to do a big trawl for good resources and activities. Here's this year's haul of *introductory* materials. (In-class activities + visualizations, not so much readings.)
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Prof. Ian Turner @docwiththesocs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Delighted the next Biosciences Education Scholarship & Teaching (BEST) is 13th March, 3PM 1500. Feat. Tina Austin, University of Southern California & Abdullahi Arabo from UWEBristol sharing expertise on #GenAI register here tinyurl.com/56xmyt2z @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @dave-thesmith.bsky.social
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Yikes! OpenAI have announced that all current models will be integrated and made available to all as a ChatGPT 5 (Orion). All features combined, so no model picking…the coming wave that Mustafa Suleyman talks about is rapid approaching!!
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Prof Jackie Potter @jacpotter.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Ten years on and I’m even more convinced #SOTL needs to viewed as BOTH research-led professional development AND a form of pedagogic research in higher education thesedablog.wordpress.com
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The SEDA Blog
Supporting and leading educational change
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ntrepository.bsky.social @ntrepository.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Did you know the @ntrepository.bsky.social welcomes educators from across the globe to share resources, open educational practice and scholarship. It is safe & easy to secure recognition for your practice with a DOI and citation. Simply upload here: figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/submit
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Edge Hill University
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Looking forward to hosting @docwiththesocs.bsky.social this week for the @biochemsoc.bsky.social sponsored AI seminar in the School of Biosciences. It’s sure to be another through provoking discussion around creative uses of GenAI
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Mel Lacey @mellacey.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Lovely work by @dave-thesmith.bsky.social @nigelfrancis.bsky.social & Sue Jones. Thoughtful piece about gen AI it's uses in HE along side it's impacts. I'm a particular fan of the well considered recommendations to educational institutes #AcademicSky #Pedagogy @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
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David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Super pleased to share our latest publication “Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity” how #GenAI is reshaping learning, assessment, emphasising the need for ethical frameworks to maintain academic integrity. @nigelfrancis.bsky.social & Sue Jones tinyurl.com/y384wfvw
AI generated infographic, decorative
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
It was great to collaborate with @dave-thesmith.bsky.social and Sue Jones from IBMS on this review of GenAI in HE www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/bri...
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Frontiers Publishing Partnerships | Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly transforming the landscape of higher education, offering novel opportunities for personalised learning ...
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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Next Wednesday 8/1/25 it’s the 1st all BlueSky Tweetchat on aiming for more authentic feedback in HE led by @kaysambell.bsky.social and me! If you’ve never tried it, the format is simple: one blogpost in advance, 6 questions at intervals, 1hour, lots of global participation&fun! Join us at 8pm GMT
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David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Been thinking about how to embed #GenAi into the curriculum. This blog talks about our pre-print on the evaluation and reflections of the process. @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @mellacey.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5y9z6w4d
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Harnessing Generative AI for Education: An Approach to Embeding Digital Competencies.
The rapid rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has become a transformative force across industries, and higher education is no exception. In our recent preprint paper, Embedding Generative AI as a Digital…
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
It was great to be able to return to Swansea University last week to record a podcast on how the PGCert had helped me in my teaching journey so far.
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Prof. Ian Turner @docwiththesocs.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
#Minecraft #Education and Cadw join forces to build interest in Welsh heritage buff.ly/4isdkti #GameBasedLearning
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Minecraft Education and Cadw join forces to build interest in Welsh heritage | Welsh Government News
What better way to mine curiosity and build fascination in something old than to stitch it together with something new?
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#LTHEchat will transition to Bluesky in January 2025. If you would like to be a guest and propose a topic for discussion along with six questions please complete this form. forms.gle/buy1MVrcvz3n...
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Expression of interest to be a #LTHEchat Guest
Hello dear #LTHEchat friends, If you would like to volunteer to be a #LTHEchat Guest please complete this short form and we will be in touch. As a Guest you would choose a topic relating to learnin...
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Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
48% of our research is recognised as research (REF, 2021)
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Using teamwork for assessments in Higher Education can be challenging. In our latest review Connie Pritchard, Zoë Prytherch, Steve Rutherford, and I discuss how to avoid some of the common pitfalls and ensure that students gain the maximum benefit from teamwork assessments. doi.org/10.1002/2211...
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Students in Higher Education are often resistant to team-based learning activities and assessments. Student perceptions of positive impacts (learning gains, reduced assessment load and beneficial soc...
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Do you have concerns about the privacy of your data when using Generative AI? Module 3 of the student-authored AI-Forge training course is now available, covering this topic. sites.google.com/my.shu.ac.uk...
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The AI Forge - Training course
Welcome to our interactive training course on Generative AI! In this course, you’ll learn all about GenAI systems work and some of the current limitations of the tools. You will learn about biases in ...
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Nigel Francis @nigelfrancis.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
So excited to see the number of people I connected with on Twitter slowly making their way over to Bluesky. Hopefully can rebuild the network of connections here
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