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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 10h

Very much looking forward to this keynote.

Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to announce that the #SocMedHE25 keynote speaker will be @andytattersall! Andy will be speaking on '#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?'. For more info, including the CFP and registration, see the website at: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/k...

Keynote speaker

We are excited to announce that Andy Tattersall will be the keynote speaker at the conference! #AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next X was once the number one place for …

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 1d

Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"

Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 1d

Universities have long trumpeted graduates' employment advantages. But as the jobs market dries up, this could come back to bite them, writes @julietterowsell.bsky.social (feat @profstevenjones.bsky.social @paulashwin.bsky.social) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/faith-u...

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th October 2025, Thursday 30 October, 1:00pm - Lancaster University

Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...

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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 9d

Registration for #SocMedHE25 is now open! The early bird rate is £95, available until 31st October, before the standard rate of £105. We hope to see you in Lancaster! Start your registration here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...

Registration

Booking to attend the conference is now open! The delegate rate to attend the conference is £95 early bird (until 31st October), or £105 standard rate after that. Please use the following link to r…

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Katy Jordan @katyjordan.bsky.social · 18d

The call for abstracts for sessions at this year's #socmedhe25 conference is out now! Me and @kathymchandler.bsky.social look forward to seeing you in Lancaster in December :-)

Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 22d

This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!

Call for session proposals

This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …

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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 22d

This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!

Call for session proposals

This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · Sep 9

A @wonkhe.bsky.social blog on the OfS idea to link tuition fees to TEF results. It's unworkable as it was when it was first muted 10 years ago. It suggests that the OfS doesn't understand how the TEF works or the impact on the sector of making such ill-founded suggestions wonkhe.com/blogs/back-t...

Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

OfS is again flirting with the idea of linking tuition fees to TEF outcomes – a proposal that, as Paul Ashwin argues, is as unworkable now as it was a decade ago. OfS is again flirting with the idea o...

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AzumahCarol @azumahcarol.bsky.social · Jul 23

@beranews.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @cpaucl.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social
@oulibrary.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @kathyhibbert.bsky.social @kathymchandler.bsky.social

Your ideas are welcome.

AzumahCarol @azumahcarol.bsky.social · Jul 23

Would you like to guest edit an issue of the BERA Curriculum Journal - we'd welcome your ideas. Especially ideas that fit our vison of a curriculum driven by:

a commitment to the ethical imagination, decolonization and anti-racist pedagogies

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The Curriculum Journal | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The Curriculum Journal publishes research in the field of curriculum studies, including curriculum theory, curriculum-making practices, and issues relating to policy development.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · Jul 11

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 29/7 via Zoom.

If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · Jul 11

@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting the final webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 9am-10am on Tues 29th July via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'm a very proud mum again this week, celebrating my daughter's graduation.

Two people standing, one in black graduation robes, with a college building in the background

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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · Jun 28

This play at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester is excellent!

A poster for Liberation showing the play's characters in the shape of the African continent.

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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · Jun 20

Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’

Photo of the Chinese translation of the book

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · Jun 9

@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 9am-10am on 23/6 via Zoom.

If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our final online #EdResSeminar of this academic year will take place at 12.30pm(BST) on 11/6, and will be presented by Funda Karapehlivan. Her seminar is entitled "Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey". www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey, Wednesday 11 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

Academic freedom has been severely restricted, and higher education has undergone significant restructuring in recent years under authoritarian regimes.

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · Jun 2

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-...

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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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · May 12

Such a thought provoking discussion about the current state of HE.

Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · May 12

Enormously wide ranging and thought-provoking contributions in our @centreforhere.bsky.social round table with @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson, about why UK HE - and HE more broadly - is in (its current state of) crisis.
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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · May 9

A timely reminder of our @centreforhere.bsky.social public online roundtable on Monday next week:

Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?

Discussants are @gunjans.bsky.social , @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · May 7

Really excited to be part of this important webinar with such thoughtful colleagues. I'll be talking about Higher Education's responsibility to nurture political sensibilities. @edreslancaster.bsky.social

Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social · Apr 30

Do sign up for our webinar asking 'Does Higher Education Politicise Today's Students?' on 3 June, 2-4pm

Talks from @ralphscott.bsky.social, @robfordmancs.bsky.social, @janmcarthur.bsky.social & Gritt Nielsen, & launch of @studentspolitics.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · May 2

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Jonathan Vincent @jmvincent.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hugely privileged to give oral evidence at House of Lords Committee of #Autism Act and next Strategy. With @suereviews.bsky.social and Prof Karen Guldberg @unibirmingham.bsky.social we shared evidence on how to improve education and transitions to adulthood for #ActuallyAutistic ppl in England.

Committee room at House of Lords - seated are 11 peers and staff in a semi-circle arrangement. At the front are Sue Fletcher-Watson and Jonathan Vincent and on screen below Karen Guldberg.

Image of Jonathan Vincent and Sue Fletcher-Watson speaking to committee. Jonathan is wearing a blue suit and red tie and Sue is wearing a pink jacket and black top. Both are seated.

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Centre for HE Research and Evaluation @centreforhere.bsky.social · Apr 28

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
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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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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · Apr 28

Next week's online @edreslancaster.bsky.social on the 7th of May, 12:30-2pm UK time.

NEET Youth: Education, Needs, Hopes and Aspirations, from Dr Liam Wrigley @leedstrinity.bsky.social

Details and registration: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

NEET Youth: Education, Needs, Hopes and Aspirations, Wednesday 7 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

Concern is mounting about the living standards and prospects of youth, but young people categorised as NEET (not in employment, education, or training) are often among the most precarious, given their...

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · Apr 28

Still time to sign up to our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week - Wednesday 30th of April, 12:30-2pm.

Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social

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Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case, Wednesday 30 April, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

Boy’s underachievement caught the attention of educators in the West in the late 20th century, and many began to examine why boys seemed to be falling behind girls academically and what was ‘inhibitin...

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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · Apr 22

Very pleased to share that my blog post about uncovering the hidden curriculum in a peer-led WhatsApp group is available.

Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · Apr 22

Uncovering the hidden curriculum in a peer-led WhatsApp group. By @kathymchandler.bsky.social — the latest in our series linking concepts of the hidden curriculum and the research culture.

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Uncovering the hidden curriculum in a peer-led WhatsApp group

Dr Kathy Chandler is a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning at Lancaster University and currently the Programme Director for the PhD in Education and Social Justice. I designed the following im…

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