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Christopher R. Matthews
@drcrmatthews.bsky.social
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▪︎ Reading, writing & thinking about the moral foundation of scholarship
▪︎ Author of Doing Good Social Science: http://bit.ly/3EgFA2z
▪︎ More about my work: immersiveresearch.co.uk
▪︎ DM for speaking/workshop requests

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17h
🙏🤙✊️

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17h
Very gratified to learn that we were nominated for UNC Press' inaugural Readers' Choice Award.

We'd appreciate it if you would consider voting for *The End of College Football*!

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Vote for The End of College Football in the UNC Press Readers' Choice Award

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 1d
Similar happened when I tried to get key parts of my ten year plan into my cv and a job application last week. So much of the humanity had to be cut. It was replaced by the absolute (audit) bollocks that will be assessed by the panel.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 4d
Its the lord's work 🙌 🙏

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 4d
Causally putting 90s pop music themed puns into scholarship is peak academia, and I am very proud of myself for doing so.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 8d
Can you send me your email address?

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 8d
A wee bit of history

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 10d
Lower the maximum wage.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 11d
Sorry, ill take some minus points for scholarly integrity

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 11d
Sorry, I apologise for setting a bad example

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 11d
Colleagues, I might be speaking too soon, but it looks like I might hit a writing deadline! Its only taken 45 years.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 13d
Its a myth that putting money into performance-sport helps with public health. Anyone who tells you otherwise usually has a reason to belief the myth - thesocietypages.org/engagingspor...

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 15d
If you keep working hard at the art and craft of academic writing it can become a super power. So speaks a boy who barely passed English in school, still cant spell well and knows nothing of grammar beyond feel. Dont let AI close down your ability to become a great writer.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 22d
I told a 3rd year student yesterday (who had only attended 1 of 11 sessions) that he could catch up most of the stuff he needed to pass by watching a recorded lecture and reading an accessible book chapter - it was like I'd told him to invent the enigma machine

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 24d
When you do, drop me a note, i have a writing project that will flow from it. 🤙

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 24d
One for the old sociology heads. 1964 > 2024!

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 24d
I bet Ai wrote that

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 25d
*very/quite easily

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 25d
Info, and good supportive senior colleagues and positive cultures should be enough for people i think.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 25d
Send it if you can. Respect 🙏 🫡

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 25d
Whats the best thing you've ever writen?

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 25d
Many, perhaps most, senior academics have really big egos that are very quite easily brused when you make it clear to them that they're not doing a good enough job. This information needs to be part of doctoral training so future leaders can try to avoid falling into the same glaring trap.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 26d
Sooooo much wasted time from talented scholars has gone into those numbers. I realised a long time ago I can get really good work done with zero or tiny bits of funding, so im more than happy to stop wasting my time chancing something that 99% of people dont get.
anavaldi.bsky.social ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 27d
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 26d
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