Q1 - How would you define loneliness at work/in your role?
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Q1 - How would you define loneliness at work/in your role?
Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social @lthechat.bsky.social
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A6 Have a mandatory mentoring system and a network for early and transitioning staff. Staff belonging is important, hiring staff is expensive. #LTHEChat @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A6 Have a mandatory mentoring system and a network for early and transitioning staff. Staff belonging is important, hiring staff is expensive. #LTHEChat @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A3 For me developing a network with SEDA colleagues and other educational developers really helped and provided opportunities to discuss my work, hurdles I was facing, seek feedback, develop cross institutional collaborations #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A3 For me developing a network with SEDA colleagues and other educational developers really helped and provided opportunities to discuss my work, hurdles I was facing, seek feedback, develop cross institutional collaborations #LTHEchat
A big thank you to all the hosts & everyone who has participated this term, & thanks to the #LTHEchat organising team for Sept-Dec 2025 @tavoer8.bsky.social & @charlottemarshall.bsky.social,& mentor @dradamtate.bsky.social. The baton passes over to the new team in 2026
We’ll be back on 7th Jan 2026
We’ll be back on 7th Jan 2026
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A big thank you to all the hosts & everyone who has participated this term, & thanks to the #LTHEchat organising team for Sept-Dec 2025 @tavoer8.bsky.social & @charlottemarshall.bsky.social,& mentor @dradamtate.bsky.social. The baton passes over to the new team in 2026
We’ll be back on 7th Jan 2026
We’ll be back on 7th Jan 2026
A1 - Roles and projects in which collaboration is not a foundational component. Where transactional communication like consultation is the norm, as opposed to co-design. #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A1 - Roles and projects in which collaboration is not a foundational component. Where transactional communication like consultation is the norm, as opposed to co-design. #LTHEChat
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LTHEChat 347: Loneliness in Higher Education
Join us on Bluesky with guest Bianca Fox (@bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 10th December 2025 at 20:00 GMT It is not uncommon at this time of the year to talk about loneliness. From a…
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December 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I'm not sure if this will help, but I share an office with four more colleagues, and from time to time we try to practice the 'We Listen and Don't Judge' approach. At the beginning, we were kidding about it, but then the conversations had more meaning to all of us and we understood others #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'm not sure if this will help, but I share an office with four more colleagues, and from time to time we try to practice the 'We Listen and Don't Judge' approach. At the beginning, we were kidding about it, but then the conversations had more meaning to all of us and we understood others #LTHEChat
Q6 - How can we best support Early career academics or practitioners transitioning into HE?
Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social @lthechat.bsky.social
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December 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Q6 - How can we best support Early career academics or practitioners transitioning into HE?
Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social @lthechat.bsky.social
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@lthechat.bsky.social A1. I think it can be if you are the only person from your discipline or with particular research interest in your academic unit - your colleagues might be perfectly pleasant - but don't share any of your academic or teaching interests. #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@lthechat.bsky.social A1. I think it can be if you are the only person from your discipline or with particular research interest in your academic unit - your colleagues might be perfectly pleasant - but don't share any of your academic or teaching interests. #LTHEChat
That is a good idea. I recall that during the pandemic, a Wellbeing Buddy scheme was introduced to help us overcome the challenges. But then they stop this scheme. It was a good one as I was paired with someone different in my school #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
That is a good idea. I recall that during the pandemic, a Wellbeing Buddy scheme was introduced to help us overcome the challenges. But then they stop this scheme. It was a good one as I was paired with someone different in my school #LTHEChat
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Sue. Sometimes, in my case, the topic of interest is the scholarship of teaching and learning. Some colleagues may focus on research, and SoTL may be disregarded #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Sue. Sometimes, in my case, the topic of interest is the scholarship of teaching and learning. Some colleagues may focus on research, and SoTL may be disregarded #LTHEChat
Thank you for sharing that! I had to reinvent myself also. Basically shy, I realised that I would have to reach out - and when I did, the world changed: the warmth of human connection is transformative. #LTHEchat
December 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Thank you for sharing that! I had to reinvent myself also. Basically shy, I realised that I would have to reach out - and when I did, the world changed: the warmth of human connection is transformative. #LTHEchat
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Thank you to @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social and to everyone who participated this week. #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thank you to @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social and to everyone who participated this week. #LTHEchat
@lthechat.bsky.social friends & fans, please let me know what’s been the biggest gain for being part of this cool community that the amazing @suebecks.bsky.social started! ❤️❤️❤️ I’ll go first - learning about very different but all connected educational topics & friendship with many of you! #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
@lthechat.bsky.social friends & fans, please let me know what’s been the biggest gain for being part of this cool community that the amazing @suebecks.bsky.social started! ❤️❤️❤️ I’ll go first - learning about very different but all connected educational topics & friendship with many of you! #LTHEchat
A1 I have experienced loneliness particularly earlier on in my role as an educational developer with a research interest in teaching and learning (as opposed to discipline) within my own university; and also a one of the few females working in my subject area. #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A1 I have experienced loneliness particularly earlier on in my role as an educational developer with a research interest in teaching and learning (as opposed to discipline) within my own university; and also a one of the few females working in my subject area. #LTHEchat
A1 #LTHEchat a sense of lack of connection & not having the opportunity to communicate or mix with people. Sometimes it's strongest when there are other people around but the connections aren't there. A cliché perhaps but you can be very lonely in a crowd
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A1 #LTHEchat a sense of lack of connection & not having the opportunity to communicate or mix with people. Sometimes it's strongest when there are other people around but the connections aren't there. A cliché perhaps but you can be very lonely in a crowd
@lthechat.bsky.social A2 In the writing up stage of my PhD. I had a great supervisor, but really missed the supportive group of peers I'd had in my MSc, and the previous year when I had methods classes with other PhD students and interaction with project participants. #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@lthechat.bsky.social A2 In the writing up stage of my PhD. I had a great supervisor, but really missed the supportive group of peers I'd had in my MSc, and the previous year when I had methods classes with other PhD students and interaction with project participants. #LTHEChat
A5 #LTHEchat if done properly it should include a review once it's been in place. The support for people in business taking on visiting roles - which in my experience usually involves provision of red wine & non-alcoholic alternatives where appropriate - works well as it includes review meetings 1/2
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A5 #LTHEchat if done properly it should include a review once it's been in place. The support for people in business taking on visiting roles - which in my experience usually involves provision of red wine & non-alcoholic alternatives where appropriate - works well as it includes review meetings 1/2