Candice Morey
@candicemorey.bsky.social
Working memory, open science, and dog enthusiast. Half of a career academic couple. Cardiff Uni. Editor, https://journalofcognition.org/
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Poor political decisions, a broken funding model, managerial leadership, and metric‑driven governance, which together are transforming the sector into something barely recognisable as a public university system by Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis
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Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact
The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
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February 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Poor political decisions, a broken funding model, managerial leadership, and metric‑driven governance, which together are transforming the sector into something barely recognisable as a public university system by Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impa...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impa...
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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AI does not magically infuse knowledge into people.
"We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery. On a quiz that covered concepts they’d used just a few minutes before, participants in the AI group scored 17% lower than those who coded by hand"
"We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery. On a quiz that covered concepts they’d used just a few minutes before, participants in the AI group scored 17% lower than those who coded by hand"
The only surprise is they admit it
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
AI does not magically infuse knowledge into people.
"We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery. On a quiz that covered concepts they’d used just a few minutes before, participants in the AI group scored 17% lower than those who coded by hand"
"We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery. On a quiz that covered concepts they’d used just a few minutes before, participants in the AI group scored 17% lower than those who coded by hand"
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I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
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January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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Utterly wild behaviour from management.
Cutting hard earned pensions based on ‘vibes’ is as terrifying as it is absurd.
Cutting hard earned pensions based on ‘vibes’ is as terrifying as it is absurd.
Management @northumbriauni.bsky.social apparently have no plans for what they'll do with the money they steal from staff pay and pensions. Why steal it then? @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @helendalby.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Utterly wild behaviour from management.
Cutting hard earned pensions based on ‘vibes’ is as terrifying as it is absurd.
Cutting hard earned pensions based on ‘vibes’ is as terrifying as it is absurd.
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are YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
are YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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Call each other out, even if someone tells you it's not polite or respectful.
So. What are best strategies for us as researchers? How do we divert this sewage, what infrastructural elements help drain it out of the system? What are best—and by that I mean efficient, least effortful—practices whenever we encounter this kind of crap? We need public education in info hygiene.
Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
December 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Call each other out, even if someone tells you it's not polite or respectful.
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🎄 Just getting my last Xmas cards out there.
✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
December 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🎄 Just getting my last Xmas cards out there.
✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
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Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures.
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🔊 Cardiff UCU members: remember to post your ballot today!
You're voting to demand:
1. Removal of all staff from scope
2. No compulsory redundancies
3. To stop the dangerous workloads
4. To commit to staff H&S
You're voting to demand:
1. Removal of all staff from scope
2. No compulsory redundancies
3. To stop the dangerous workloads
4. To commit to staff H&S
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🔊 Cardiff UCU members: remember to post your ballot today!
You're voting to demand:
1. Removal of all staff from scope
2. No compulsory redundancies
3. To stop the dangerous workloads
4. To commit to staff H&S
You're voting to demand:
1. Removal of all staff from scope
2. No compulsory redundancies
3. To stop the dangerous workloads
4. To commit to staff H&S
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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“The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before.”
Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
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December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before.”
Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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🔊 Calling all Cardiff UCU members: get your vote in by next Monday!
⏰ The countdown is on:
www.cardiffucu.org.uk
⏰ The countdown is on:
www.cardiffucu.org.uk
Cardiff UCU
www.cardiffucu.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔊 Calling all Cardiff UCU members: get your vote in by next Monday!
⏰ The countdown is on:
www.cardiffucu.org.uk
⏰ The countdown is on:
www.cardiffucu.org.uk
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No two people would make the same list, but I'm impressed that the critics did not leave off Tori Amos or Bjork.
No two people would make the same list, but I'm impressed that the critics did not leave off Tori Amos or Bjork.
THE 40 GREATEST MUSICIANS OF THE LAST 40 YEARS
Lists like this are set up to fail, and, in line with the inevitable, this one fails too.
But we never kidded ourselves, nor intended to kid you, that
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December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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No two people would make the same list, but I'm impressed that the critics did not leave off Tori Amos or Bjork.
No two people would make the same list, but I'm impressed that the critics did not leave off Tori Amos or Bjork.
Have been invited to a potluck dinner party where every dish must feature hot dogs. I was assigned dessert. Will update.
a picture of the joker with the words challenge accepted above him
ALT: a picture of the joker with the words challenge accepted above him
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December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Have been invited to a potluck dinner party where every dish must feature hot dogs. I was assigned dessert. Will update.
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Do you have an open working memory dataset and want it to be findable and reused? You can now add it to the Open WM Data Hub: williamngiam.github.io/OpenWMData! The collection of datasets tagged with useful metadata is steadily growing thanks to a small team of volunteers!
OpenWMData
A collection of publicly available working memory datasets
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December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Do you have an open working memory dataset and want it to be findable and reused? You can now add it to the Open WM Data Hub: williamngiam.github.io/OpenWMData! The collection of datasets tagged with useful metadata is steadily growing thanks to a small team of volunteers!
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Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
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New content: Bethke, S., Monen, J., Rinsma, T., Trilsbeek, P., Meyer, A. S., & Hintz, F. (2025). IDLaS-DE – A Web-Based Platform for Running Customized Studies on Individual Differences in German Language Skills. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 54, pp. 1–13. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....
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IDLaS-DE – A Web-Based Platform for Running Customized Studies on Individual Differences in German Language Skills | Journal of Cognition
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December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New content: Bethke, S., Monen, J., Rinsma, T., Trilsbeek, P., Meyer, A. S., & Hintz, F. (2025). IDLaS-DE – A Web-Based Platform for Running Customized Studies on Individual Differences in German Language Skills. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 54, pp. 1–13. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....
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