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Sylvie Lomer

@selomer42.bsky.social
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Higher Education, international students, policy, critical pedagogy, decolonisation and much leftist ranting She/her (mostly)

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Students and Politics @studentspolitics.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We are guest-editing a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on Students and Politics If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... @rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
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Students and Politics
Explore the relationship between higher education and students' political beliefs and activities. Submit work on students and politics for this special issue.
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Jenna Mittelmeier @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue! Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe... Open for submissions in September!
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue | Journal of Global Higher Education
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
And this, in a nutshell, is what @globalhigheredj.bsky.social is trying NOT to do.
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Journal of Global Higher Education @globalhigheredj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission ✨ 📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social) #MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute
A sign saying 'colony co working' against a black glass building and a cloudy sky
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Conor O'Reilly EdD @conororeilly.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues. Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2... @selomer42.bsky.social
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Journalist request: If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you. RTs appreciated!
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.
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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30. M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria. #academicsky #highered All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Spotted in Sheffield today
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?
Auditorium with a slide display that reads 2025EduLog International Conference
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US 🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
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Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
Rising US-China tensions over technology restrictions, US trade tariffs and US regulations affecting universities are set to further dampen enthusiasm...
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.
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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
researchintlstudents.com/where-is-the... Latest from @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social
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Where is the field’s voice against the erosion of international students’ civil liberties?
Written by Jenna Mittelmeier (University of Manchester) The current situation (in brief) While the oppressive treatment of international students in various visa regimes is certainly not new, we ar…
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Great new post from Alex Baratta, Rui He, @hcockayne.bsky.social and Paul Smith - raises some vital critical points about a recent HEPI report www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/28/t...
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Thinking about the support of Chinese students: a response to HEPI's recent report - HEPI
Manchester academics challenge broad-brush approaches to Chinese student integration, prompting a reflective response from report author Pippa Ebel.
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Centre for HE Research and Evaluation @centreforhere.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable. We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion. #academicsky #highereducation www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Alongside the Leverhulme Trust, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 4 June. Apply now: buff.ly/FM5QWoL
White banner with an image of a researcher focused on her work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I have been saying this for years www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
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In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?
More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Very proud of @yingyang0216.bsky.social for finally getting this paper out!
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Conor O'Reilly EdD @conororeilly.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Last call for submissions - Internationalisation Practitioners & Researchers in Higher Education 2025 Conference #intled #highered #internationalisation internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
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Conference 2025
INTERNATIONALISATION PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHER IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS:We are delighted to invite practitioners of internationalisation, lecturers, international office…
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Magnus Pharao @magnuspharao.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Linguists: Does anyone know someone who has worked on language ideology regarding Khoisan languages? Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?
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We Are Higher Ed @wearehighered.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Hello, Bluesky!! We are a collective of academics who are standing up for higher education. Join us: www.wearehighered.org
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We Are Higher Ed
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
You can help by using @trusselluk.bsky.social’s handy tool to email your MP and asking them to call on the Work and Pensions Secretary to rethink the government’s cruel & irresponsible planned cuts to social security action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
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Cruel cuts to disability support: the Work and Pensions Secretary needs to hear from your MP
Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government has proposed huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more ...
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
for a student who used AI to write a paper #poem
A photo of a poem titled, "To a student who used AI to write a paper." Now I let it fall back in the grasses. I hear you. I know this life is hard now. I know your days are precious on this earth. But what are you trying to be free of? The living? The miraculous task of it? Love is for the ones who love the work.
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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Sociology with research expertise in personal life, relationships and everyday lives. Please help us share! 👇🏾
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A pretty epic view this morning. Shame it's filled with rage at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social latest shameful cuts on disabled people and complete abandonment of the HE sector.
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Sunny mental health coffee break
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Academics travelling to the US need to be aware of this - if hotel costs count as illegal work, any paid for speaking invitations could put us at risk.
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Rebecca Fordon @thefordon.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Here’s an effort - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Tracking Federal Cuts Mapping Project
This form allows you to contribute to the Tracking Federal Cuts Map with local stories about how the cuts are impacting your community. The goal of this is to better inform the public about the impa...
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Scott Macintyre @bibiothecarius.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Scientists’ suit against top academic publishers lays bare deep frustration over unpaid peer review: www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/p... #PeerReview #AcademicWriting #ResearchPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing #ScientificResearch #Research
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Scientists’ suit against top academic publishers lays bare deep frustration over unpaid peer review
Researchers have sued six big academic publishers, arguing their practices are illegal and anticompetitive.
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 12/03/2025
🎓Higher Education🎓 How to solve the universities’ financial crisis — Two policy proposals that would help out universities at no-cost to the Government 🖊️ Bulent Gokay & Farzana Shain ‣ @lseblogs.bsky.social
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How to solve the universities’ financial crisis - British Politics and Policy at LSE
More than 40% of UK universities are facing a financial crisis. There are policies that could help out universities at no-cost to the Government, but an alternative funding model is ultimately needed.
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Research with International Students (RIS) @risnetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We started with a presentation from our organizers @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social and @selomer42.bsky.social, who outlined their choice in the conference's theme of 'Finding Purpose' and why a greater sense of purpose is needed for research with international students www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc44...
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Jenna Mittelmeier & Sylvie Lomer: Finding 'Purpose' in Research with International Students
YouTube video by Research with International Students
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
@dangeni.bsky.social shared her research at @risnetwork.bsky.social conference today, explaining what she found out about needs for staff training in working with international students.
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
@risnetwork.bsky.social at our 2nd Research with International Students Conference today with some wonderful presentations already
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Sentences I never thought I'd say as a parent: I need to eat my tea before we finish making this pinata because I'm getting hangry.
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Jessamyn Neuhaus @geekypedagogy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
CFP! New edited collection on a fascinating strategy for promoting both student learning & fostering our own pedagogical well-being: the use of awe. www.igi-global.com/publish/call...
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Call for Chapters: Utilizing the Emotion of Awe in Pedagogy for Enhanced Learning | IGI Global Scientific Publishing
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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
#ECER2025 bursaries for #EmergingResearchers who have submitted to #ERC2025 & who are nationals of low GDP countries or residents of ECER's host country. Application 5 to 28 Feb. #Edu Sci eera-ecer.de/about-eera/promoting-e…
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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Do you work with international students in higher education in any capacity? Would you have 10 minutes to spare to tell @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social and I about any training (or lack) you received? Here's the link: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... Please repost and share, thanks!
A teacher writing on a whiteboard with text asking 'do you work with students in higher education? We are seeking responses to a short survey about whether you've received training for working with international students. Estimated time: 10 minutes.'
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Research with International Students (RIS) @risnetwork.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Our RIS Online Conference 2025 schedule is now LIVE! 🎉 researchintlstudents.com/schedule-at-... "Finding Purpose in Research with International Students" 10 -13 March 2025 Online via Zoom Free to attend, but registration is required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Schedule at a glance
The information below outlines the full RIS Online Conference 2025 schedule at a glance. You can find abstracts and full session details on the linked individual day pages. The full conference runs…
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Research with International Students (RIS) @risnetwork.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We are excited to join Bluesky! Follow along to hear about our new resources and upcoming events. We are a network of hundreds of scholars who take a critical lens towards higher education research related to international students, focusing on research *with* rather than about.
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The Struggling Scientists @thestrugglings4.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Looking to connect with other struggling scientists, researchers, and PhDs on Blueksy! Need more people to meme about academia with 😅 Please help me reach the people #AcademicSky #PhDSky🙏
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Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
New book series, UNIVERSITY REIMAGINED, edited by @sadiahabib.bsky.social and me, with thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social, & esp. commissioning editor @lauramswift.bsky.social. BOOK PROPOSALS NOW WELCOME - please get in touch if you have an idea. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/unive...
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University Reimagined - Manchester University Press
The University Reimagined series offers a home for fresh ideas about higher education and innovative solutions to the challenges it faces, both within the UK and internationally.
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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I'm excited to announce I'm joining the University of Huddersfield as a Research Fellow on the Leverhulme Amplification Project (2025-30) led by Prof. Steve Waksman. We have *12* fully funded PhD scholarships available with the deadline approaching soon, please RT and send to your masters students!
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Discover the Playful Drawings That Charles Darwin’s Children Left on His Manuscripts
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Discover the Playful Drawings That Charles Darwin’s Children Left on His Manuscripts
Charles Darwin's work on heredity was partly driven by tragic losses in his own family.
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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
#LoveLD - love the look of this week's important #LTHEchat: lthechat.com/2025/01/13/l... Weds. 8-9 in BlueSky
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#LTHE chat 314: Generative AI (GenAI)
Led by Dr. James Bedford, Education Specialist, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UNSW College, @jamesbedford.bsky.social 2025: The Year for Evidence-Based Generative AI in Higher Education The past tw…
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