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Lars Tummers
@tummers.bsky.social
👨‍🎓 Professor, Utrecht University.
Before: Erasmus, Berkeley, Oxford.

✍️ Writes about academia, leadership, behavior change and government.
Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting. (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The meta-analysis:

Flanigan, A. E., Wheeler, J., Colliot, T., Lu, J., & Kiewra, K. A. (2024). Typed versus handwritten lecture notes and college student achievement: A meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 36(3), 78.
Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis - Educational Psychology Review
Many college students prefer to type their lecture notes rather than write them by hand. As a result, the number of experimental and quasi-experimental studies comparing these two note-taking mediums ...
link.springer.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I do like golden retrievers, I must confess 🐕😀
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Source: Ju Won Park (2025, in press). Out of sight, out of mind?: telework and gender inequality in performance appraisals. Public Management Review.

@pmreview.bsky.social
Out of sight, out of mind?: telework and gender inequality in performance appraisals
Do public managers favor office workers over teleworkers? This study examines managers’ cognitive biases in employee performance appraisals, focusing on proximity and gender bias. A survey experime...
www.tandfonline.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We show that Digital Transformation Leadership comprises two dimensions.

First, a Strategic dimension: how managers develop a vision, foster collaboration, and consider public preferences.

Second, an Operational dimension: how managers guide employees, internal processes, and outputs.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
led by @henricovanroekel.bsky.social, with
@albertmeijer.bsky.social and Martiene Branderhorst.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
AI paper against AI reviewer. 😎
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Great reflection. We also had some null results published in PAR. Great that such top journals are open to it!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
What views do people have of public sector workers? Public sector workers are often portrayed negatively. It is unclear, however, to what extent such negative perceptions are shared among different ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'd love to hear your tips. Please feel free to share them by replying. 👇

Let's get a little help from our friends.

#Academia #HigherEd #EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR #PhDlife #AcademicTips #Mentorship #Research
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 11. “Prioritize your rest".

Yes, it's the same tip as number 1. It’s that important.

A rested body is a sharp mind.

👇 #Academia
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 10. “Don't email students, talk with them”.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 9. “If you have never been rejected, you are not aiming high enough”.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 8: Rigor is non-negotiable.

"The importance of your research does not lie in the grandeur of your conclusions, but in the rigor of your methodology."
(via @david-reed.bsky.social)
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 7. You can use your personal experiences as a starting point for your research.

(via @sethjmeyer.bsky.social)
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 6: Go to seminars.

"If you think you are too busy to attend an internal/external seminar talk or go to a social event to meet colleagues, maybe think again".

(via @florianfoos.bsky.social)
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 5: Don't think of finding a gap in the literature; instead, think of it as joining a conversation.

(via @elizabethlinos.bsky.social).
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 4: Take initiative and reach out to other academics.

(via @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social and @flokeppeler.bsky.social).
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
💡Academic survival tip 3: Attend seminars outside your own field.

(via @hermwerf.bsky.social).
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM