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Timothy Monteath
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Assistant professor at Warwick University in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies. Data, visualisations, finance, housing and maps among other things.
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felicitycallard.bsky.social
Jay (first author of our Sullivan Review paper) in their thread discusses one of the lesser known parts of the Review:

its offensive against established principles surrounding ethical review, research governance, and community involvement

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
jaytoddgla.bsky.social Jay Todd 🏳️‍⚧️ @jaytoddgla.bsky.social · 1d
The Sullivan Review & Ethics: A Thread

A key problematic of the Review is its significant consequences for ethical principles/governance. Its 2nd report recommends universities consider ‘paring back the scope and power of ethics committees’ in varied ways Read them below

doi.org/10.1111/tran.70057
Text from Sullivan Review Report 2 that reads - 13. The expansion and politicisation of ethics committees poses serious risks to research, including research on sex and gender, potentially affecting researchers working from any perspective on this issue. To address this: a. The terms of reference of ethics committees should state that it is not within their remit to prevent researchers from using the concept of sex, collecting data on sex, or using sex-based language. b. Ethics committees should not refer researchers to ask advice from EDI committees. c. Universities should consider paring back the scope and power of ethics committees, including removing the requirement for low-risk research which does not involve any medical or other experimental intervention or contact with children or vulnerable populations or genuine risk of harm to research participants or researchers or potentially unlawful acts to undergo formal ethical review by default. Text from the Sullivan Review report 2 that reads - . Ethics committees must ensure that ethical review does not lead to onerous delays, in particular in the case of time-sensitive research. By default, ethics committees should approve research proposals and should do so promptly. e. Ethical review is continually expanding, for example to cover undergraduate students, and to cover secondary data analysis. This expansion should be halted. f. Ethics committees must explicitly distinguish between ethical risk and reputational risk, and not conflate the two. Reputational risk should never be treated as an ethical consideration, let alone a reason to treat a proposal as ‘high risk’ by an ethics committee. g. The centralisation of ethics committees should be reconsidered. Paradoxically, review by a centralised committee can lead to projects deemed ‘high risk’ being judged by academics lacking in relevant expertise, whereas ‘low risk’ projects are more likely to be judged by disciplinary peers. h. ESRC should review its guidance for research organisations and research ethics committees with a view to reducing the burden on research organisations, reducing risks to academic freedom, and acknowledging the risk of politicisation of ethics processes. Guidance should highlight the value of academic freedom as a value which underpins the ability of researchers to deliver knowledge as a public good which benefits society as a whole. The risk that research ethics committees may prevent valuable research from being carried out in a timely way should be noted. ESRC should engage with academic experts on research ethics and ensure transparency in the process of reviewing its guidance.
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
felicitycallard.bsky.social
Jay Todd @jaytoddgla.bsky.social and I have published today in @tibg.bsky.social a critical response to the UK Government-commissioned "Sullivan Review" of sex and gender in data and research collection

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ABSTRACT This intervention argues that the UK Government-commissioned independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender (the ‘Sullivan Review’) implicitly promotes the erasure of trans and gender diverse people from research and data collection protocols and carries worrying implications for the inclusion of trans people within UK institutions and for critical social science research. Set in a context where trans and gender diverse people's rights are being rolled back in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, the Review attempts to install a singular model of binary, immutable, ‘biological’ sex as incontrovertible across data gathering on sex and gender across public bodies including government, universities, the health service and research organisations. It does so via appeals to science and to ‘clarity’, and by proposing to limit or even in certain cases remove default ethical review processes. The intervention argues that the Review can be situated within broader attempts to erase critical inquiry into the complex, intersectional production of social categories including sex, gender and sexuality, as well as inquiries that extend what ethical principles and governance involve. In sum, we contend that the Review carries deleterious consequences for geography and other social scientific disciplines and call upon scholars to refuse its vision and implications.
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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jaytoddgla.bsky.social
📣 Today @felicitycallard.bsky.social and I have published the first peer-reviewed response to the 'Sullivan Review' of research and data on sex and gender.

doi.org/10.1111/tran...

The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.
Graphic reading 'the UK Government-commissioned 'Sullivan Review' of sex and gender in data and research collection threatens British research and trans inclusion. Here's why.'
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
twm.bsky.social
Very excited to be able to share this for the first time!!!
lsepress.bsky.social LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 15d
Cover reveal 🔦

Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers ed. @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social and @twm.bsky.social.

Out #OpenAccess May 2026. This book will be free to read and download: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

@civica.bsky.social #OpenResearch #Research #SocialSciences
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
twm.bsky.social
So amazing to have been part the Atlas of Finance team and to have been at the @bcsmaps.bsky.social award ceremony today - with a special private viewing of some the treasures from the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk vast map collection!!!
bcsmaps.bsky.social British Cartographic Society @bcsmaps.bsky.social · Dec 5
Behind the scenes at the BCS Awards in Person Presentation at the Bodleian library for Stanfords, Collins Bartholomew, and the overall BCS Award. Winning entry is the Atlas of Finance! Congratulations to all involved
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
katherineschof8.bsky.social
I am genuinely baffled and distressed as to why the UK government is intent on destroying UK's genuinely world-leading universities, who bring £265 billion into the economy and support more than 250,000 jobs.

This tax will kill us.

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Student visas crackdown and new levies to cause ‘£1.8bn loss’ to UK economy
The Government has proposed a 6 per cent tax on international student tuition fees and a reduction in graduate visas
www.standard.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
twm.bsky.social
Starmer's appointment of Minouch shows he understands exactly what the economy needs (more bashing LGBTQ rights and violently suppressing the peaceful protest of a genocide).
August 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
“Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' … is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas and undermine scholarly discussions. It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research & engagement with society.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
June 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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sociowarwick.bsky.social
📣Warwick Antiracism Archive Launch! Come discover our new resource on knowledge b/w generations of student antiracist activists at Warwick. 20/06 2-4pm in R0.12. Register & details: link.outsavvy.com/antiracism led by
@uncomfiest.bsky.social
w/ support from Anna Numa Hopkins & 6 student researchers.
June 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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cimethods.bsky.social
Are you researching in #OpenStreetMap and #Feminism? Do you create #dataviz using #Rstats?

If so, @ccamara.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy and @twm.bsky.social are looking for you! They are seeking a Part-time Research Assistant

+info:
portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDe...

📆 deadline: 17/06/2025
#job
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June 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
warwickuniucu.bsky.social
The proposed policy is abominable, and something we oppose in its entirety. The University's knee-jerk reaction has caused immense stress to trans colleagues and the University's 'apology' does not go nearly far enough in expressing a commitment to being a safe employer for Trans comrades.
Warwick proposes banning trans people from preferred toilets
University accused of ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to recent rulings, amid fears of more ‘massive fines’
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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cdi-warwick.bsky.social
📴 Digital Disconnection, CDI-TV Livestream Today with Alessandro Gandini @afrontiercity.bsky.social | Tune in: 17:00 GMT - tinyurl.com/bdx2uw76
March 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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cimethods.bsky.social
Apply for 1 of 12 PhD studentships in Data Visualization, start Oct 2025.
diverse-cdt.ac.uk
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Diversity in Data Visualization @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @citystgeorges.bsky.social
Funded by EPSRC @ukri.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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thesociologicalreview.org
Artificial Societies: Confronting Social Engineering after the Techlash hybrid symposium. Part of the Sociological Review Seminar Series.

6 Mar livestream @cdi-warwick.bsky.social buff.ly/0kKfgSJ
7 Mar event buff.ly/QsnXR9J

@michael-dieter.bsky.social @mvaldeb.bsky.social @noortjem.bsky.social‬
March 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
cdi-warwick.bsky.social
📢 CDI-TV Double Line-Up 📢

05.03 | 17:00-18:00 GMT
Digital Disconnection feat. Alessandro Gandini

06.03 | 17:00-18:00 GMT
Reality Engineering feat. Noortje Marres, Matias Valderrama Barragan & Greta Timaite

Join Onsite: Warwick Media Lab (FAB 1.16) | Online: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cdi
February 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
avastmachine.bsky.social
I imagined something really really bad.

It’s much, much worse
February 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
twm.bsky.social
😍
January 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
ccamara.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy
Proud that the centre where I work, the @cimethods has left #x and is now on the #fediverse

You can read more about us here: https://fediscience.org/@cimethods/113862330159542917
CIM Warwick (@[email protected])
And, following the social convention here, we will start with an #introduction We are a Research Centre at the #UniversityOfWarwick dedicated to expanding the role of interdisciplinary methods through new lines of inquiry that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Besides being committed to excellent research, we also offer a #PhD Programme and 3 #interdisciplinary Master degrees on #bigData #DataVisualisations and #DigitalMedia and Culture You can find us at https://warwick.ac.uk/cim
fediscience.org
January 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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marinavelickovic.bsky.social
not to brag but my teaching slides for international economic law are 🔥🔥🔥
An image of a lecture slide with a meme that says - the two most stolen items in the world: surplus value of workers labour (next to an image of a ballpoint pen) and indigenous land (next to an image of a lighter)
January 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
cdi-warwick.bsky.social
📺 Live Today | 17:00-18:00 GMT
Join CDI-TV with guest Craig Gent as we discuss his new book, Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management and the New Struggle for Control at Work.

📚 Get the book:
👉 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

🔴 Watch live on YouTube:
👉 www.youtube.com/@centrefordi...
December 4, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Timothy Monteath
patrickdunleavy.bsky.social
This is not just normal Labour sleaze. Palantir is owned Peter Thiel one of the most right-wing and aggressively anti-state oligarchs, someone completely hostile to every Labour value. So working for him in any way is just a disgrace for any supposedly Labour person. x.com/jolyonmaugha...
x.com
x.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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mimansaj.bsky.social
Everyone shifting from Twitter to Bluesky shows how easily you can "lose" your posted and viewed content. As someone involved in research, I think you should set up your own website to preserve the tidbits of information you want to last longer.

Here's hopefully a helpful page to get you started:
What is the cheapest and easiest way to create AND maintain a personal academic website? • Mimansa Jaiswal
Another week of personal website debate on Twitter, another set of heavy compilation based suggestions to create and maintain a personal website. So, I decided to take a look at all the recent website...
mimansajaiswal.github.io
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 AM
twm.bsky.social
the UK xitter > Bluesky migration is now complete as I can, once again, get live updates on Euston being evacuated because of bad weather
November 24, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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hpsvanessa.bsky.social
Reminder that academics are authors too - sign up to ALCS to get your copyright dues & to support their hard work protecting *our* hard work
annebillson.bsky.social Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · Nov 13
Attention authors! The very wonderful ALCS is now on Bluesky! @alcs-uk.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM