Reposted by Phil McAleerDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026“If you want research led teaching then at a minimum you have to allow teaching staff time to *read* and incorporate new research” I say every year as I object, again, to a workload model that allows 50mins prep per 1 hour teaching. 022958
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026When I was younger the fear of not getting my degree probably made me never question this. As I get older though I find this statement harder and harder to disagree with :-) 010
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Totally agree. I think there might be more pushback coming as there is still a large number of students who don’t want to just hand over anything and everything to Ai, but we shall see I guess. 110
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026100%. My guess, it will be a temporary pause as they effectively have Unis over a barrel: no agreement no use. Will open up some interesting questions as well e.g. a student who doesn’t want to submit for ethical reasons but Uni forcing them for grading. Hard not to side with the student there. 120
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The IT team at UofGlasgow said discussions had meant there would be no change to the current EULA in academic year 2026/27 - so it’s worth checking with own internal groups. Whether it holds is a different matter! There are at least alternatives for marking. Plagiarism is a different matter sadly. 120
Reposted by Phil McAleerBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Turnitin has long used its end user licence agreement to use students' work for product devt. Now it's trying to update it to use essays for AI devt too! Prime example of academic content assetization - turning student IP into a source of value codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a...codeactsineducation.wordpress.comAI and the amplification of academic content assetizationPhoto by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash A new AI-driven digital learning platform launched by Arizona State University has set off alarm bells among academics for its exploitation of scholarly work. AS… 310774
Reposted by Phil McAleerProf. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Three!! teaching and research jobs in the lovely School of Psychology at the University of Leeds. Please pass on to anyone you know who might be interested. Its a lovely department, with great colleagues and some really interesting stuff going on jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...jobs.leeds.ac.ukJob Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in PsychologyLecturer in Psychology x3School of Psychology These roles will be based on the university campus, with scope for them to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible wor... 033
Reposted by Phil McAleerItai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92 13533199
Reposted by Phil McAleerSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This #InternationalDayofPlay we're highlighting new research showing that children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of two and four may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioural difficulties later in childhood. #OutdoorPlay #MentalHealth www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... 184
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Requirements for applying to PhDs is getting crazy these days: * undergrad degree at 2:1 or above Totally fine! Then: * have published 15 nature papers * proficient in all computing languages including those not yet established * hands on experience in multiple advanced techniques * name is Davestatic.klipy.comWill Ferrell as Ron Burgundy: 'That's Ridiculous'ALT: Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy: 'That's Ridiculous' 011
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I miss the golden old days of public transport when phones did not play music and the only indication of what people were listening to was via the tin screech of earphone leakage!static.klipy.comGrampa Simpson: Old Man Yells At Cloud MemeALT: Grampa Simpson: Old Man Yells At Cloud Meme 010
Reposted by Phil McAleerChristian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026What makes this book unique & important? UK's education is stuck in behaviouro–classical cognitivism. It emphasises telling, repeating, and storage. Teaching Meaning looks to enactive cogsci, a contemporary field based on sense-making, meaning, and systemic relations. @wiringthebrain.bsky.social 0169
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Would be cool if all restaurants and cafes stated the gluten free options on their menus rather than made us all ask what we can eat there. Have a warning about contamination sure but just don’t make us ask! It kinda ruins the “experience”. #glutenfree #coeliac #TheLittleThings 010
Reposted by Phil McAleerTim Kaiser @tkaiser.science · 12/05/2026Fellow Europeans, did you know about this alternative to COS/OSF? They have upload templates for the usual academic formats, but also data and even Bachelor's /Master's theses. www.psycharchives.org/enpsycharchives.orgHome | PsychArchivesPsychArchives is a disciplinary repository for psychological science and neighboring disciplines. 22414
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Love this! Might start getting the train to Neilston. It is many miles from where I live but at least I will be pretty much on time! Hang on - have I just redeveloped Ryanair!!! 020
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Totally agree - we all know the frustration from multiple variations of reference systems or journal manuscript submissions! 020
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026One other consideration would be for teaching purposes. I totally get the managed approach and why people would use it, in the days of AI, but as someone who has massively benefited from using open datasets in their teaching, I would love people to keep that usage in mind when setting restrictions. 130
Reposted by Phil McAleerLisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The @ukrepro.bsky.social just published a new primer on computational reproducibility, authored by the CR special interest group, including yours truly! I hope it's useful for introducing people to the concept and convincing resource-holders to fund efforts to improve it. zenodo.org/records/1923... 3276
Reposted by Phil McAleerJames Bartlett @bartlettje.bsky.social · 30/04/2026After a year and a half and three revisions, this was rejected: osf.io/preprints/os.... I can take rejection but the experience with Teaching Statistics has been truly the most frustrating journal processes I've ever experienced.osf.ioOSF 132
Reposted by Phil McAleerDan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Selecting an effect size for power analysis is hard. Many researchers fall back on Cohen's thresholds, but they have no empirical basis and vary wildly by field. Our new paper offers a better option: field-specific effect size distributions built from meta-analytic data doi.org/10.3758/s134... 316175
Reposted by Phil McAleerJulia Strand @juliafstrand.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Hi all! Anybody know of recentish data on researcher perceptions of open science practices that ask questions like, "I think it's good for the field when studies are preregistered"? I found Houtkoop et al (2018) on data sharing, but am hoping for data on other practices and more recent! 334
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This is pretty psych focused but a wee bit more recent: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... “How Do We Choose Our Giants? Perceptions of Replicability in Psychological Science” Alister et al (2021, AMPPS). Might help?journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026#DemotivatingMantras "Live life like Quantum Leap exists and this is the improved timeline!"media.tenor.coma man in a white shirt says " oh boy " in front of framed picturesAlt: Sam from Quantum Leap in a white shirt says " oh boy " in front of framed pictures 000
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Ha! Fortune shines on you today Sara - but any questions just let me know :-) 110
Reposted by Phil McAleerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We are inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in a collaborative meta-science project on the effectiveness of data and code sharing policies in research-performing organizations. www.tue.nl/en/working-a...tue.nlPostdoc In Meta-sciencePersonal type: Scientific staff 15265
Reposted by Phil McAleerMatti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · 24/03/2026Updates to #PsyArXiv moderation policies blog.psyarxiv.com/2026/03/23/u... 086
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Does anyone know of any really good and open source genealogy websites or webtools? Just thinking with the development of tools to help source journal articles and their connections, this might be possible for tracing families. Any suggestions welcome. 011
Reposted by Phil McAleerJames Bartlett @bartlettje.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I was so lucky as Glasgow increased their paternity leave from 2 weeks to 4 weeks on January 1st. Part of me feels guilty as friends could not benefit from that. I genuinely don’t know how we would have coped if I had to go back after 2 weeks, so employers, sort yourselves out. 031
Reposted by Phil McAleerAidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Exciting news! The @yorkpsychology.bsky.social are recruiting 3 new ART (research and teaching) lecturers! One role will be prioritised for cognitive, affective and/or social neuroscience. #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobsjobs.york.ac.ukJobs - The University of York 16459
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026What does it say about you and your talks if it took you far too long to realise only one was yawning in the first group! Asking for a friend of course! 000
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026In case it helps our psyteachr.github.io materials are heavily based in tidyverse for the reasons you and others have said and has been really successful. The one downside I would say is tidyverse updates more frequently than base so you might need more regular adjustments to materials yearlypsyteachr.github.ioPsyTeachRPsychologists from @UofGPsychNeuro advocating open, reproducible methods teaching. 010
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Let’s be honest, not even Ai can figure out how to reclaim travel expenses at a Uni! 020
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026News just in from Reviewer 5: youtu.be/UzPh89tD5pA?... ps - good luck! :-)youtu.beOrange Juice - Rip It Up (Official Video)YouTube video by Orange Juice 100
Reposted by Phil McAleerEmil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I'm happy to announce a new and improved version of my quarto revealjs extension that interfaces with roughnotation More annotation types, fragment support, works with flourish extension to allow for annotations of code chunks, and reverse animations are all here github.com/EmilHvitfeld... #quarto 36214
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026At this rate you got to get good odds on Kemi Badenoch defecting to Reform by mid February, blaming the lack of leadership in the Tory party! 110
Reposted by Phil McAleerCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/09/2025What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊 11437131534
Reposted by Phil McAleerFederica Gazzelloni @fgazzelloni.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I’ve just published {typeR}, a small R package that lets you simulate live typing. It prints code To install: devtools::install_github("fgazzelloni/typeR") If you teach or demo R, I’d love your feedback on how it works for you. #rstats #rpackages 26112
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 20/01/2026"It was good enough in our day!"media.tenor.comhomer simpson from the simpsons is holding a cup in front of a pictureALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is holding a cup in front of a picture 010
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Why is my first reaction, "Wow! There goes the fun of random number guessing! (sad face)" What is wrong with me!!! 😂 110
Reposted by Phil McAleerDr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Valuable article, 'Bridging the gap between pre-university and university psychology education in the UK: The role of the BPS Teacher’s Toolkit' – www.bera.ac.uk/blog/bridgin...bera.ac.ukBridging the gap between pre-university and university psychology education in the UK: The role of the BPS Teacher’s ToolkitPsychology is the second-most popular UK A-level subject (OFQUAL, 2025), the third-most popular UK degree subject, and is becoming increasingly taught in schools in many European countries, either... 063
Reposted by Phil McAleerUniversity of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 09/10/2025This week, our tower will be lit blue and pink to mark #BabyLossAwarenessWeek 9-15 October. Sending love to anyone in our community who has been affected by pregnancy or baby loss. You're not alone. 💙 🩷 1145
Reposted by Phil McAleerUniversity of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 09/10/2025CA: miscarriage This #BabyLossAwarenessWeek, we highlight our commitment to supporting colleagues who have experienced baby loss. UofG's Emma & Phil discuss their experience of miscarriage and the new UofG guidance on baby loss & fertility treatment. glasgow.ac.uk/babylossguidanceyoutu.beContent Advisory: baby loss and miscarriageYouTube video by University of Glasgow 051
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Would explain why my MRI studies on threat perception never worked; we were looking in the amygdala not the Amygdala! Silly us! 040
Reposted by Phil McAleerPhil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 20/08/2025If you've ever wondered what 1990s #cycling can teach us, in 2025, about incorporating #AI into #HigherEducation, this article on LinkedIn from @drhelenapaterson.bsky.social & myself is the very one for you! All comments welcome! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-pr...linkedin.comHow professional cycling can teach Higher Education to navigate AIPhil McAleer and Helena Paterson, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Glasgow Reading Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes. In the 1990s the world of cycling finally woke up to the realis... 085
Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Thanks Niamh! Really appreciate that. I am still a bit sorry I couldn’t quite get to use my “Lycr-AI” pun, but the article is probably better for it! 😉 020
Reposted by Phil McAleerniamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Interesting and thoughtful article from @philmcaleer.bsky.social & @drhelenapaterson.bsky.social Well worth a read ahead of the new academic year 151