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Xuan Luu

@xuanluu.bsky.social

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Social scientist with an ever-kaleidoscopic worldview. Interested in psychosocial safety and harm at work; organisational justice; and policies that shape higher education. Views are mine, not those of my employer.

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Dec 15

I have a new paper out with terrific colleagues including @lachkent.bsky.social — we analysed 857 university workers’ responses to an open-ended survey question about how the institution impacts their wellbeing.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

(Unfortunately not open access…)

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How university climate impacts psychosocial safety, psychosocial risk, and mental health among staff in Australian higher education: a qualitative study - Higher Education

Research has reported an epidemic of mental health concerns among staff in higher education. Universities can improve staff mental health by creating work environments that are more psychologically, s...

link.springer.com

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Jul 16

Very sorry to hear that the institution has done this. It’s bewildering what’s expected - and what suddenly becomes so “urgent” - in order to keep the system of academic labour propped up and going.

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Jul 2

Indiana Jones and the Unpaid Service to the Academy.

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · May 4

Big thanks B! Your solidarity has been terrific and much appreciated throughout - especially over the past few months. ☺️

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · May 2

Wouldn’t have reached this point without the support and solidarity of many … but special shout-outs to the folks who shared their time, perspectives, and stories in participating, and to my stupendous supervisors — including @lachkent.bsky.social who’s on here.

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · May 2

I submitted my PhD thesis last night!

Given the topic (mental health and psychosocial safety among university workers) and the current state of Australia’s higher education sector, a May Day submission was very ironic.

Time to…umm…rest? And rewatch A Black Lady Sketch Show over and over again.

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A screenshot of the character Dr Haddassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, Pre-Ph.D from “A Black Lady Sketch Show”. Dr Haddassah is in the foreground with her name written out in subtitling and lower-third titles.

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Apr 1

Had to read and re-read given today’s date. What an uplifting example of the ‘either/or’ …

“Look, either we try and spread the declining puddle of money across more people to retain them in the short term, or we invest in fewer people for longer … but you definitely can’t have both, that’s absurd.”

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Mar 31

What. An. Own. Goal. Pass the popcorn.

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Mar 31

There definitely won’t be any uni execs running for this fabulous new party! 🙂

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Mar 24

Well done to @peterwoelert.bsky.social and colleagues on a terrific - yet unsurprising - new paper out today. They report findings from a national survey of 138 professional staff across 25 Australian universities about admin burden in the workplace.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fewer restructures, more consultation, better recognition: key recommendations on tackling administrative burdens from Australian universities’ professional staff

In recent years, the issue of administrative burden in universities has received growing attention around the world. Although professional staff are central to the operation of universities, little...

www.tandfonline.com

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Mar 19

I don’t think the studio audience could have collectively groaned any louder.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Mar 7

In the excitement over our new review of PAs, I forgot to tell you about the OTHER paper published in BMJ today, my commentary on the challenges of doing systematic reviews of evidence when there's no RCTs and most of the primary studies were unique and non-standardised.🧪
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Systematic reviews of non-RCT evidence: building dry stone walls

To bake good cookies, start with good cookie dough. To use a different metaphor, to build a brick wall, take a large collection of bricks—all the same size and in perfect shape—and line them up neatly...

www.bmj.com

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Mar 6

Academic work is 4(0)% teaching, 4(0)% research, 2(0)% service, and 90(0)% lodging e-tickets.

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Bethlehem Tekola @bethlehem.bsky.social · Feb 19

I really like this conceptualization of reflexivity by Braun & Clarke (2022):

"good reflexivity isn't a surface reflection, it isn't a comforting feeling or something designed to make you feel like a better person; it can and should be discomforting, unsettling, and change-bringing."

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Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · Feb 16

Out on 28 March! There are chapters about communities, Indigenous people, veterans and PTSD, depathologisation of trans health and much more. We are having a little online launch on the evening of 31 March so if you’re interested please DM me for details.

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Jan 23

“Unexpected upsides” lol

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Jan 19

Looks like we're being served whiplash for breakfast on this fine Monday morning.

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · Jan 9

Monash University has today admitted to a fresh round of wage theft from casual teachers. Australia’s largest uni has underpaid teachers a further $7.6m, taking Monash’s total underpayments to $17.6m since 2021

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Hannah McCann @binarythis.bsky.social · Jan 5

UniMelb has at least 14 staff with pay packets over $500k. That’s more than the Premier of Victoria. And yet all of our staff research and engagement budgets have been reduced to $0 in the Faculty of Arts this year

www.smh.com.au/national/hig...

Highest university executive pay packets revealed

Universities are spending more on top management staff, with almost 200 people on salaries of $500,000 or more a year.

www.smh.com.au

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Jan 4

Lovely to have a new open access paper out with @melhutchesson.bsky.social and colleagues!

We analysed survey data from 411 #sexuality and #gender diverse students at an Australian university to explore factors associated with psychological distress.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Factors associated with psychological distress among sexuality and/or gender diverse students at an Australian university: A cross-sectional study

While mental ill-health — such as psychological distress — is prevalent among university students, less is known about sexuality and/or gender diverse…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · Dec 31

I have updated the Academic Workload Tracker for 2025. I strongly encourage all academics to track how long you actually work, and at what tasks. It's a crucial way to counter the deliberate wage-theft of obfuscatory university workload models.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Academic Work Tracker Template v2.2 (2025)

docs.google.com

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Mark Grabowski @markgrabowski.bsky.social · Dec 26

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Dec 25

Taking a brief break from the calamities of #academia to make chả giò (Vietnamese spring rolls) for Christmas/December 25th lunch. 😌

A plate full of Vietnamese spring rolls, prepared and ready for cooking.

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Dec 17

Big thanks — and high praise from someone whose critical university studies scholarship I’ve returned to again and again! Happy to discuss the findings as time goes on…

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Dec 17

Oh the highest of praise here, Doc Lach, thank you - and big thanks for sharing. Even as the system sits in a heap, it’s a privilege to listen to the people who persist and still move within it.

Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · Dec 15

Keen to explore opportunities for further research from here; this is small q and there’s always a need for deeper, more critical stuff.

@lizmorrish.bsky.social
@plashingvole.bsky.social
@zjayres.bsky.social
@tseenster.bsky.social
@jamesburford.bsky.social

And any other folks out there … ☺️

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