Bruce_Research
bruceresearch.bsky.social
Bruce_Research
@bruceresearch.bsky.social
Former chemist, then an educational publisher. Now a social informatics researcher. Interested in in trying to make the world work a little less awfully.
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Finally getting round to joining BlueSky.

Twitter is x.com/bruce_research

Blog is bruceryan.info
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Just over a week to vote online for a new #Leith community project!

If you live, work, volunteer, or study in Leith or Leith Walk wards, please vote below by Tuesday 10th February! 👇 consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/leithcho...
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Hello beeps! I’m at the SCUS school librarians conference today, presenting recent ish work on school librarians and mis/disinformation.
January 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Hello my beeps. I’m at this event by Young Scot at the Scottish Parliament.
January 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Replace Coke with Irn Bru?
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Yesterday, MILA held a successful convening event with 50+ participants from a wide range of organisations to examine the state of play with MIL in the UK & chart possible collaborative activities to make the case for MIL over the coming year. We'll post the full outcomes of the event shortly.
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Really looking fwd to @leithchooses.bsky.social on Sat 24th Jan at Leith Community Centre.

30 orgs are bidding to start brand new local projects in Leith & voting 🗳 is in-person (above) & online (from 27th) at leithchooses.net!
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Update to previous post/blog (bruceryan.info/2025/12/11/s...)

Recently Ofcom issued call (ofcom.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/toolkit...) on developing critical skills for democracy.

Electoral Commission did this (www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-rep...) on young people views on politics/voting.
‘Strengthening Political & Information Literacy’ event, 10 December 2025
I was delighted to take part in this event run by Young Scot (YS) and the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP). Here, I say a little about the event but more about my thoughts and co…
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December 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There are many things hugely wrong with the way we run the world. We can't do much about almost all of them, but we can urge Fife Council reverse its damaging choices about school library services: bruceryan.info/2025/11/20/d... @cilipslg.bsky.social @cilipscotland.bsky.social
Don’t close the book on Fife’s school librarians
During my recent research into how school librarians can help students with mis- and disinformation issues, I learnt that four local authorities (Argyll & Bute, Glasgow, North Ay…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
last week
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Wonder how many of his constituents are losing their HE jobs just now? Seems to be missing from his narrative.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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As reported recently in the North Edinburgh News, there's now only 10 days to submit your project application!

Our last support session is this Wed (15th), 5.30pm at Leith Community Centre! Talk to our volunteer team if you want help with your application! nen.press/leithchooses...
LeithChooses: Applications Open!
WELLBEING IN LEITH GETS LEITHCHOOSES 2026 FUNDING BOOST LeithChooses is delighted to announce that applications are now open for funding bids for community projects across the wider Leith area!  Or…
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October 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bridging Skills for Working Lives: Exploring Career-Ready Skills Through Bridge

- Mon 13 Oct, 3:30–6
- Clyde Bridge Centre, 4 Nasmyth Rd, Glasgow G52 4PR
- FREE, including pizza, snacks, travel bursaries

Register festivalofsocialscience.com/events/bridg...

A bit more detail bit.ly/3VTg8py
Bridging Skills for Working Lives: Exploring Career-Ready Skills Through the Card Game of Bridge
A call from a former Napier colleague, Marina Milosheva Calling all students, parents and teachers! Did you know that playing card games can help you with your career? Join us on Monday 13th Octobe…
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October 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Thank you to @edinreporter.bsky.social for featuring us in their October edition!

Our team are at McDonald Road Library (upstairs) from 4pm to 5pm today to assist any potential applicants before the October 22nd deadline. No appointment nessecery! theedinburghreporter.co.uk
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October 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Please Starmer, stop blaming immigrants and human rights lawyers. You are making this country into a sewer of hatred and division.

None of our problems are because of too much kindness.
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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@pammckinney.bsky.social and I are liveblogging from the European Conference on Information Literacy, being held in Bamberg, Germany, this week. So far we have blogged 12 talks! You can find the posts at information-literacy.blogspot.com/search/label...
Information Literacy Weblog
Curating information literacy stories from around the world since 2005 - - - Stories identified, chosen and written by humans!
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September 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Take your information science MSc at Edinburgh Napier: www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-.... Course leader is bsky.app/profile/fran...

The course has fab lecturers and emphases on supporting students and making positive differences to society.

More about Napier at blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Edinburgh Napier University - Bluesky Directory
Some ENU accounts and friendly faces to help get you started on Bluesky!
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September 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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WORLD PEACE DAY 🕊️✊🦋

There is nothing more destructive, more irrational, more useless than war.

And that is true for every war: The wars we fight against ourselves, in our families, among allies, against neighbours, against nations, against nature. 🧵
#photography #resist #peacenotwar #worldpeaceday
September 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Blowing my own trumpet, with thanks to @milalliance.bsky.social. Original work is at www.cilips.org.uk/misinfo-scho...
September 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
'Tackling misinformation and disinformation for Scottish school librarians' project report is now published on CILIPS' website (www.cilips.org.uk/misinfo-scho...). Thanks to CILIPS (funding), participants, Napier colleagues (review of draft report).

My blog-post is at bruceryan.info/2025/09/15/t...
‘Tackling misinformation and disinformation for Scottish school librarians’ project report published
I’m very happy that the project report on ‘Tackling misinformation and disinformation for Scottish school librarians’ is now published on the CILIPS website. It feels like it&#821…
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September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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No, it isn't
September 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Blogged: 'Deadlines approach for next iConference, hosted by Edinburgh Napier University Spring 2026' hazelhall.org/2025/09/10/d... **NB papers & posters submissions due next Monday 15 September** cc
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Deadlines approach for next iConference, hosted by Edinburgh Napier University Spring 2026
There is still time to submit contributions to the next iSchools iConference. However, if you are working on a research paper (full or short), or a poster, next week’s Monday deadline is fast…
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September 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM