@glienkestephan.bsky.socialAcademic Version:
"Being an academic writer means rewriting a chapter six times before realizing it has nothing to do with the main topic SO YOU PUT IT IN A FOOTNOTE!" 😁
#skystorians #academicchatter #humor #writing #author #literature #research #academia
@dbellingradt.bsky.socialThinking at work back then: waiting for inspiration while staring into the room, holding your specs, wearing your thinking hat, and ignoring the sticky note you made yesterday. The year is 1653, and this etching is showing a thinking philosopher. #academicchatter
@riverinelitter.bsky.social🚨 Early-career #researchers experience systemic pressures within #academua.
Time to change the culture.
🧵👇Read the full study led by @HaubrockPhillip in @nathumbehav.nature.com
@noharmsurvey.bsky.social📋 We’re running a short academic survey on ethical decisions in medical emergencies (5–7 min).
Participate here:
https://noharm.sc.hpi.de/
Your answers are anonymous (GDPR-compliant). 18+ only. #Survey #SocialScience #Research #MedicalEthics #AcademicChatter
@drpen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyAnalog privilege is real, teacher bots have already arrived, and the sick leave bot in Elysium or the court bot in Andor are coming, unless we do something about it very quickly.
#academia
#academicchatter
#AISociety […]
@academicbullying.bsky.socialPicking the wrong PhD external examiner can sink your defence before it starts. I break down how to know your dissertation is ready, how to build a shortlist of examiners, and what to prepare in your submission package. #PhD #AcademicChatter #DoctoralResearch
@academicbullying.bsky.socialMost grad students fumble the SME (subject matter expert) interview request. I break down the exact email templates, what to enclose, and follow-up etiquette for recruiting subject matter experts for your thesis. #QualitativeResearch #PhD #AcademicChatter
@defendresearch.bsky.socialICYMI: AAUP urges colleges to “refuse to comply” with federal demands it says threaten academic freedom.
#censorship #DefendResearch #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicchatter #academicsky @aaup.org
@academicabuse.com#TheGatekeeper: controls access to funding, labs, opportunities, and information. Decides who to support and who to feed to the campus #knownwolf.
🪜🎓📜🍎♀️ #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #WomenInStem
@defendresearch.bsky.socialHigh-school journalists describe a chilling effect on student speech as students and teachers increasingly self-censor.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#censorship #DefendResearch #Academicsky #AcademicChatter #Freespeech
@ergative.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gyI've been teaching this class for years and years now! I have everything prepared for the first day tomorrow. Lecture slides are updated. Handouts are printed! It's all ready! I've done this so many times!
Why am I nervous?
@ergative-abs.bsky.socialI've been teaching this class for years and years now! I have everything prepared for the first day tomorrow. Lecture slides are updated. Handouts are printed! It's all ready! I've done this so many times!
Why am I nervous?
@canihazcareer.bsky.socialDay 61: Accidentally subscribed to Melancholy as a Service. My hope-points drain at 1.2/day; the only downgrade path is a grant proposal so hopeless it’d refund dignity—if dignity ever cleared. ⏳ #AcademicChatter #canihazcareer
@defendresearch.bsky.socialConcerned Jewish Faculty & Staff denounces the use of terrorism laws to suppress political speech. Security cannot become a pretext for censorship.
#Censorship #AcademicFreedom #DefendResearch #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
@defendresearch.bsky.socialA White House plan would give political appointees power to approve or block NIH grants—moving political review over scientific peer review.
@freegardener.bsky.socialStuck with an absent star PI? You're not alone. Ombuds, trusted advisers & co-mentors can help—switching labs isn't failure. Get clarity first. #PhD #AcademicChatter #GradSchool #MentalHealth
freegardner.com/sci_scout/st...
@judder.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gyAny hints/opinions for writing a good poster abstract without having proper results yet? (Submitting deadline is this week, the conference only in February)
Can you write something like "I'm planning to do this and that"?
@mnagenborg.bsky.socialOn my way to the #Philosophy of #Human #Technology #Relations conference in #DenHaag . Too bad that I couldn’t make it earlier and will have to miss some splendid talks. But I am happy to reconnect with the field in 3d soon :) #PhilosophyOfTechnology #academicchatter #phtr #phtr2026
