#Academic

Erin Blakemore

heroinebook

At long last, my piece on sexism in research is live at @washingtonpost. (It will be in print on Tuesday.) A brief reporter's notebook follows. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/sexism-science-medbikini/2020/10/23/4ac00e0a-1229-11e

Mike Dickison

adzebill

"Just email me and I'll be happy to send you a PDF", say most researchers I know. But I spent 5 years outside the cosy bubble of an institutional library,

Justin Williams

Williams_Justin

BREAKING: The University of Cincinnati has discontinued men’s soccer effective immediately. Quotes from AD John Cunningham in the thread below. #Bearcats AD John Cunningham: "This was a difficult decision, but

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Ebonyteach

That unease many viewers felt from last night's #LovecraftCountry comes from that particular haint *haunting all of US children's media.* #TheShadowBook(This isn't hard stuff - Morrison taught us this

Prof. Joanna Kidman

JoannaKidman

This is a thread about research trauma. It’s about how we tell stories, as indigenous researchers, about the violent past and the complicated, messy present; how we occupy different time-zones

Mel 🐝

mjleesmith

So, I'm not quite sure what to say or how to say it, but here goes:I've avoided politics and social justice matters on this account.That's part of my privilege &

Professora Doctora Flake Off

BarbraStrident

A short thread about 'cancel culture' and leftist 'censorship', after some thoughtful friends over on FB agreed that while they did not like the tone or signatories of That Letter

Kinley Salmon

kcsalmon

"Even the simplest information is often unavailable. In #Tanzania only about 1 in 8 births is registered; in #Niger only about 3% of deaths are"Me on how scarce #data in

Ross "FollowtheScience" Levine

rosslevinemd

How are we going to re-think laboratory science in the peri/post-covid era. Are there lessons learned, and will we have the nimbleness and courage to learn them? First in a

Alex C. Lange

itsAlexCL

Notes from today's @ASHEoffice webinar on "Resisting Disaster Academic Capitalism and White Supremacy" w/ @lesliedgonzales, @garyrhoades, @gblancoedd, @doctorkag, @trans_killjoy, & @HeatherShotton #ASHE2020 (a thread ) Dis

Birkbeck Access and Engagement

BBKOutreach

We're delighted to be able to offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to support mature students, lower earners, asylum seekers and BAME learners (among others!) into Higher Education. This

Jídé

jideduro

The Following Research Fellowship Opportunities currently open!Are you a #student, #scholar, #academic or #research enthusiast? Do you need training, funding and support to launch or advance your research? One of

Parker Jenkins

_parkerjenkins_

Hey friends! I've seen a lot of false information about the current pandemic at hand, so below are some helpful, informative, and (most importantly) scientifically-backed articles about COVID-19: 1. CDC

Jeremy Gordon

JeremySF

A youth sports thread. Loss of life, loss of livelihood, global economic meltdown, family health and safety, governmental greed and incompetence. All these things hurt my heart and I have

Foxglove

Foxglovelegal

THREAD: hundreds of you emailed in anguish about the unfair grading algorithm. This case affects you all, and we are asking for crowdfunding support (https://www.gofundme.com/f/fairgrades2020), so we wanted to post

Pragya Mishra(प्रज्ञा मिश्र)

mishrapragya17

In light of current fee hike #JNUProtests , and twitter trends such as #ShutDownJNU , I thought of making a thread on how and why JNU became a bastion of