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Dr Madeleine Pownall
@maddipow.bsky.social
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Associate Professor. Keen bean. Writer. Pedagogy, psychology, reflexivity, open science, iced lattes. ABSENT MINDS coming May 2026📘. She/her 🌻

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Oh that’s a whole other thing but equally as important!

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
I’m sorry that you can’t see how publishing a commemoration of someone’s life is fundamentally a different thing to publishing a scientific article. I don’t know how else to explain this

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Shout out to @psychmag.bsky.social for being speedy, open access, and helping to share things I care about quickly and freely:

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 1d
Open up access to the past…
Dr @maddipow.bsky.social (University of Leeds) on the importance of obituaries.
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Open up access to the past | BPS
Dr Madeleine Pownall (University of Leeds) on the importance of obituaries.
www.bps.org.uk

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Because obituaries are celebrations of people’s lives, not just a record of a scientific contribution. I get that the publishing model is what it is, but this feels different.

Do you think it’s right that journals should profit from celebrating the lives of people who have passed?

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Juan Ramón

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Response from the APA:

“The obituaries are a highly valued part of the American Psychologist. We offer access to the journal as part of our APA membership. If you are interested in membership, please let us know”
maddipow.bsky.social Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Latest academic hot take: it is gross and inhumane and wrong that obituaries are ever held behind a paywall that publishers profit from

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
And yet!

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 1d
Latest academic hot take: it is gross and inhumane and wrong that obituaries are ever held behind a paywall that publishers profit from

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 2d
⭐ We are aiming to spotlight all our amazing resources ⭐

First one: Check out FORRT's Curated Resources!

Whether you are a student or seasoned researcher, there is something for everyone.

forrt.org/resources/

Reposted by Ingo Rohlfing, Madeleine Pownall, Rachel S. Franklin

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 2d
The race to churn out papers is a systemic problem.

Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).

Reposted by David M. Schultz, Pierre Bataille, Madeleine Pownall

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 3d
The solutions of the past 3 decades have failed to change the incentives of #PublishOrPerish. As a result, researcher funding, time, control, and trust has been lost.

The ONE CONSTANT in the wake of the serial crisis, #PlanS and #OpenAccess reform has been publish profit margins.

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A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year.

Reposted by John Drury, Gordon Hodson, Madeleine Pownall

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 7d
Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!

Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology

#AcademicSky

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 11d
I have a publication date and a cover! 7th May 2026! 📚💙
headlinebooks.bsky.social Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · 11d
Uncover the lost legacies of the women who changed psychology forever...

ABSENT MINDS by @maddipow.bsky.social is out 07.05.2026.

Available to pre-order now: www.waterstones.com/book/absent-...
Take a moment to think of all the psychologists you can name. Freud, Jung, Pavlov, Piaget, are perhaps the first that come to mind. Now consider how many women you can name. In asking this question, I am often met with a deafening silence. Absent Minds by Dr Madeleine Pownall. Coming 7 May 2026.

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · 11d
Uncover the lost legacies of the women who changed psychology forever...

ABSENT MINDS by @maddipow.bsky.social is out 07.05.2026.

Available to pre-order now: www.waterstones.com/book/absent-...
Take a moment to think of all the psychologists you can name. Freud, Jung, Pavlov, Piaget, are perhaps the first that come to mind. Now consider how many women you can name. In asking this question, I am often met with a deafening silence. Absent Minds by Dr Madeleine Pownall. Coming 7 May 2026.

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 14d
@forrt.bsky.social's diamond open access replication journal is accepting submissions: www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in...

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 15d
I was talking to a student today about my favourite writers and their lovely little linguistic and stylistic quirks, and it made me sad to think that the AI-ification of academic writing could render a lot of that uniqueness extinct one day

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 17d
Oh I LOVE the sound of this. Such important work

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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T-FΨN (Teaching-Focused University Network) @t-fun.bsky.social · 17d
👷 We've updated our website (t-fun.co.uk ), making it more usable by screen-readers, added a new presentations page, linked to our youtube channel (buff.ly/h9ZDie1 ) & uploaded loads of new presentations! Enjoy reading & watching and please like & subscribe! #Psychology #Teaching #Learning #HigherEd
Teaching-Focused University Network – A Teaching-Focused University Network for Psychology and related disciplines
A Teaching-Focused University Network for Psychology and related disciplines
t-fun.co.uk

Reposted by Michael Larkin

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 17d
LOUDER 📣

“…analytic approaches such as reflexive thematic analysis are human research practices requiring a subjective, positioned and reflexive researcher and therefore the use of AI in such approaches is not methodologically congruent"

docs.google.com/document/u/0...
GenAI and qualitative analysis open letter DRAFT4.docx
28 Oct 2025 Dear Michael Giardina, We submit this commentary for your consideration for publication with Qualitative Inquiry. Four hundred and thirteen experienced qualitative researchers from 38 co...
docs.google.com

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 17d
Open to Collaboration: Supporting Open Research at the University of Leeds leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/o...

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Open to Collaboration: Supporting Open Research at the University of Leeds
The first Open Lunch of the year was a bit different from usual and instead of just one or two speakers, we had…loads! 14 to be precise and not just from the Library, rather the various teams…
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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 18d
Today my twin brother rang to update me on how his newborn babies are doing, and I told him in detail about how I recently made the decision to switch to Arial as my default email font. Being 28 comes at you fast

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall, Carly D. Ziter

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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 21d
Asking researchers to be mindful of their citational practices isn't a threat to academic freedom, and it isn't censorship. It's good academic practice

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 21d
Home from Indonesia with jet lag, sun burn, and a 3-page to-do list of things I want to write and read and people I want to talk to.

I had the best time ever meeting with old and new collaborators and chatting about education reform and how to do things better 🇮🇩💜
Me stood with a microphone in front of a slide that reads “dehumanisation in higher education” A sunny scene of a blue sky and palm trees Balinese dancers on a stage at night time The PEWIC conference entrance

Reposted by Flávio Azevedo, Madeleine Pownall

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 21d
Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) is here at the Open Science Festival NL!

Come by our booth and get some free stickers and learn about FORRT.

Jeffrey Lees Nina Schwarzbach

@jeffreylees.bsky.social @ninaschwarzbach.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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Charlotte Pennington 🌻 @drcpennington.bsky.social · 22d
Thrilled to announce that @maddipow.bsky.social and I have just submitted our edited book, Teaching Open Science to the publisher! ✨️ 📖 🌎

It comprises 12 beautiful chapters on topics such as teaching #ReproducibleResearch, developing #OpenEducationalResources, & #DecolonisingTheCurriculum

Reposted by Madeleine Pownall

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Dr Richard Harris @richharrisleeds.bsky.social · 24d
Had a great time at the Psychology from the East, Psychology from the West Conference in Bali last week presenting our collaborative project which brings together students from Indonesia and the UK on a 3-week, co-designed, online psychological literacy programme! 🇮🇩

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 27d
Thank you for writing/leading such an important paper. It’s inspired so much of my thinking

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 27d
I’m riled up in defence of humanness in Higher Education and there’s more I want to say but hold that thought and I’ll be back with a proper written commentary about this soon

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 27d
Inspired a lot by @ginnybraun.bsky.social, I also talked about how AI can be depriving us of learning, connection, and even (dare I say) joy. For example, what do we miss if we outsource our assessment & feedback of student work to AI? What are we depriving ourselves of? What a waste and a shame

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 27d
We also talked about how we have a duty to resist where we can and need to. There was a conversation in the Q&A about “well that’s life, universities are dehumanising, everything is metricised, what can you do” and I think we can do a lot. If we can reform science (a bit) we can reform education too