Jess Hamer
@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
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Jess Hamer
@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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New article: Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger
Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves
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link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves
@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
supported by @nuffieldfoundation.org
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology
Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...
link.springer.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
New article: Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger
Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves
@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
supported by @nuffieldfoundation.org
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves
@drjessicahamer.bsky.social
supported by @nuffieldfoundation.org
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology
Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...
link.springer.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Teachers! Send us your computing girls!
Online - so all welcome
Please share 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc...
@crestem.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @drjessicahamer.bsky.social @jobrodie.bsky.social
Online - so all welcome
Please share 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Teachers! Send us your computing girls!
Online - so all welcome
Please share 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc...
@crestem.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @drjessicahamer.bsky.social @jobrodie.bsky.social
Online - so all welcome
Please share 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc...
@crestem.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @drjessicahamer.bsky.social @jobrodie.bsky.social
I recently recorded this podcast with @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social on how educators can help ensure ALL young people have the digital skills needed for their future. www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...
How can we empower girls in computing? | Digital Literacy | Hello World podcast
In this episode we discuss the current state of girls’ engagement in computing and explore how we can empower more girls in computing through school, university and their careers.
www.raspberrypi.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I recently recorded this podcast with @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social on how educators can help ensure ALL young people have the digital skills needed for their future. www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...
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If the weather is clear there's a chance to see a partial solar eclipse this morning in the UK, Europe, Africa and much of N.America.
Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT
DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!
For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn
Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT
DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!
For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn
March 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If the weather is clear there's a chance to see a partial solar eclipse this morning in the UK, Europe, Africa and much of N.America.
Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT
DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!
For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn
Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT
DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!
For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn
Urgh... My silent account on the "other" platform has been hacked..and it seems there's nothing I can do about it. This is your friendly reminder to actually DELETE unused accounts 😣
March 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Urgh... My silent account on the "other" platform has been hacked..and it seems there's nothing I can do about it. This is your friendly reminder to actually DELETE unused accounts 😣
This tiny primary school had the best #scienceweek #BSW25 #smashingstereotypes. This is the showcase of just the things they've done in the last week!
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This tiny primary school had the best #scienceweek #BSW25 #smashingstereotypes. This is the showcase of just the things they've done in the last week!
BBC News - More women doctors than men for first time in UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More women doctors than men for first time in UK
A driving factor is the rising number of women joining medical schools, the General Medical Council says.
www.bbc.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
BBC News - More women doctors than men for first time in UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
An absolute pleasure to discuss leading digital equity today with those on the STEM leadership module @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @crestem.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
An absolute pleasure to discuss leading digital equity today with those on the STEM leadership module @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @crestem.bsky.social
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New Working Paper: Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend.📈
Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings 🧵👇
Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings 🧵👇
January 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New Working Paper: Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend.📈
Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings 🧵👇
Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings 🧵👇
Reposted by Jess Hamer
🎺 National Apprenticeship Week starts today!
Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds.
We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀
Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds.
We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀
February 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🎺 National Apprenticeship Week starts today!
Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds.
We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀
Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds.
We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀
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Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
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And it's the same deadline, 16 March, for the School and FE Technician Award. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics please share these widely
Technician Awards
The IOP Technician Awards celebrate the contributions that technicians make to physics.
www.iop.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
And it's the same deadline, 16 March, for the School and FE Technician Award. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics please share these widely
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Eight weeks to nominate a great colleague - or yourself - for this year's IOP Teachers of Physics Awards. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics
Teachers of Physics Awards
Make a nomination for the awards that celebrate the success of secondary-level physics teachers who have raised the profile of physics and science in schools and colleges.
www.iop.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Eight weeks to nominate a great colleague - or yourself - for this year's IOP Teachers of Physics Awards. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics
Re-sharing as this is probably more relevant today than ever... #Inauguration
New publication by @billybwong.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social and I, on the dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous faces in computing and tech for young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuffieldfoundation.org #WIASN
Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people
Prominent public figures are important representatives of their fields, potentially becoming influential role models, especially for young people. The identities of these famous people can shape an...
www.tandfonline.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Re-sharing as this is probably more relevant today than ever... #Inauguration
Twin 2 chooses just before bed on a Friday to ask "Who was the first human to drink water? Was it in the stone age or iron age?" Normally a lovely question... But it's been a loooong week!
January 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Twin 2 chooses just before bed on a Friday to ask "Who was the first human to drink water? Was it in the stone age or iron age?" Normally a lovely question... But it's been a loooong week!
AI & other digital skills are important for jobs... But we call for a rethink around the computing curriculum in England to ensure it serves ALL young people. SCARI Computing recommendations here: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk @peterejkemp.bsky.social @billybwong.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social
The SCARI Computing Project 2021-24
scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk
January 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
AI & other digital skills are important for jobs... But we call for a rethink around the computing curriculum in England to ensure it serves ALL young people. SCARI Computing recommendations here: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk @peterejkemp.bsky.social @billybwong.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social
Not at all surprising...And this is in the biological sciences...
I am not that surprised that more women quit academic publishing than men- this chimes with data showing fewer women get their papers published, grants funded if they lead them and that more women get pushed into support roles. We do need to do more to support and mentor female staff. 🧪
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
www.nature.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Not at all surprising...And this is in the biological sciences...
New publication by @billybwong.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social and I, on the dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous faces in computing and tech for young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuffieldfoundation.org #WIASN
Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people
Prominent public figures are important representatives of their fields, potentially becoming influential role models, especially for young people. The identities of these famous people can shape an...
www.tandfonline.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 PM
New publication by @billybwong.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social and I, on the dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous faces in computing and tech for young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuffieldfoundation.org #WIASN
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🗓️Today the Fawcett Society marks Equal Pay Day 2024, marking the point when women in the UK effectively stop earning relative to men due to the 11.3% gender pay gap.
💵That's £631 less in monthly take-home pay.
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...
💵That's £631 less in monthly take-home pay.
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...
Equal Pay Day 2024: Gender Pay Gap HIGHER than previously thought
On November 20th, 2024, women stop being paid compared to men. This is the point in the year when, on average, women effectively work for free. The gender pay gap is now 11.3%, up from 10.7% last year...
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM
🗓️Today the Fawcett Society marks Equal Pay Day 2024, marking the point when women in the UK effectively stop earning relative to men due to the 11.3% gender pay gap.
💵That's £631 less in monthly take-home pay.
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...
💵That's £631 less in monthly take-home pay.
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...
📢 "Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education
Digital skills are beneficial for young people and society, but some individuals, particularly girls, are less likely to choose computing post-compulsory education. Coding is a crucial skill in the...
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:07 PM
📢 "Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Interested in how we can make sure ALL young people leave school with the digital skills they need? Read our report: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Interested in how we can make sure ALL young people leave school with the digital skills they need? Read our report: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk