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Naomi Clements
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Senior Teaching Fellow (Evaluation), Centre for Higher Education Practice, University of Southampton. All things evaluation in HE. Research interests Access and Participation, inclusive education, professional identities and academic development.
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Attention accessibility and inclusion educators!

The video from the recent Southampton International Symposium on Teaching Accessibility is now available on our YouTube Symposium Playlist via www.youtube.com/@TeachingAcc...

Share this with your networks!

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Teaching Accessibility
Welcome. This channel is delivered by the UK Research and Innovation 'Teaching Accessibility' study at the University of Southampton, UK.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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People with lower skills tend to misjudge their ability, something known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. But there's a gender twist: while men overestimate, women underestimate themselves.
Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger Effect: Composite Measures and Heterogeneity by Gender
The Dunning-Kruger effect (DKE) states that people with lower levels of the ability tend to self-assess their ability less accurately than people with...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Political theory jobs at King's!

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stevenklein.bsky.social Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · Feb 25
We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate!

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...
Lecturer in Political Theory
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February 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ran a successful and engaging Theory of Change workshop today with staff and PGRs across @unisouthampton.bsky.social Wonderful Change Busters resource by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social and @advancehe.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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🗣️ "We do know there are lots of kids who are coming into school hungry."

This morning, our Acting Director of Research & Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, took part in an evidence session with the Education Select Committee.

Here's what she said on the need to expand free school meals access ⤵️
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Great Evaluation Collective event today on AI and Evaluation. Contributed 5min on Deleuzian theories including state Vs nomad and rhizomes...fun and challenging in equal measures! #evaluation #Deleuze #warmachine #ai
Descriptive image of AI hands in heart shape with quote underneath. Quote reads "it depends on how the AI is feeling each day."
February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The creative sectors have made it loud and clear: there’s been a lack of funding and a disregard for the arts in the curriculum.

We hear why embedding media, arts and play in education is so important in building curiosity and fostering interdisciplinary potential. Listen: pod.fo/e/2a4669
Image is of an arts educator speaking to a student. The image is overlaid on a bar graph pattern, on a blue background.
January 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Would you like to take part in our photo study? We will ask you to answer questions about your wellbeing, and take photos for 9 days. You must be over 18 and living in the UK.
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for more information and to sign up!
January 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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🎺 Are you an experienced impact and evaluation manager? Do you want to lead on impact evaluation for our suite of programmes?

If so, apply for this new role in our fantastic programmes team!

💰 £50-55k
📅 Apply by 3rd Feb
Impact & Evaluation Senior Manager - The Sutton Trust
Deadline: 9am, Monday 3rd February . The Sutton Trust delivers a suite of programmes in partnership with leading universities and employers, which offer young people from disadvantaged backgrounds ...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Congratulations and thank you for publishing with us.
January 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Have something to say about higher education and the institutions? New @manchesterup.bsky.social series ''University reimagined'' is now accepting proposals
January 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Bravo @hetanshah.bsky.social for following the evidence on grant review processes, and on bias. 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
Everything points to a lottery system, but this is the first time I’ve seen it done!
timeshighered.bsky.social Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Jan 23
Many more scholars from ethnic minority backgrounds are applying for – and winning – research grants from the British Academy since it began using a partial lottery to award funding, the organisation’s chief executive has revealed

#AcademicSky #EduSky
Grants awarded by lottery popular with minority, junior scholars
Unexpected upsides of ‘randomised’ funding include greater acceptance among rejected applicants, says British Academy head
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January 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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ddubdrahcir.bsky.social
Great paper alert!

I remember reading the preliminary submission and knowing it had promise. It has now been realised!
January 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Our deep-sea experts, such as @joncopley.bsky.social, have worked with artist Emma Critchley on an inspiring upcoming exhibition at @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social.

The Soundings exhibition explores our relationship with the deep ocean and the impacts of deep-sea mining.

Read more: brnw.ch/21wQ7vE
A performer in a dark brown outfit is posing with one arm raised, in front of a large projected image of a deep-sea squid with long tentacles, set against a deep blue background. A close-up view of a delicate deep-sea organism with spiky tendrils extending outwards, anchored to the seafloor, surrounded by a dark ocean backdrop. A performer in a dark brown outfit stands with their head bowed, arms crossed over their chest, in front of a projected image of a swirling orange and blue jellyfish-like creature with long, flowing tentacles.
January 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Are you a supervisor wondering how to better support your neurodivergent postgrads? Go read our latest article in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-s...
How to support neurodivergent postgraduate researchers
How can universities ensure PhD students of all neurotypes can thrive? Here’s how to provide neurodiversity-affirmative supervision
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
naomiaclements.bsky.social
Note to self: 4pm on a Friday, first week back after annual leave is not a good time to read Deleuzian theory in relation to AI.
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ALT: a calico cat laying on its back on the floor
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January 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Huge majestic whale sculptures are going on show at
@wincathedral.bsky.social, and our Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute experts will be there on 6 Feb for an evening of talks and performances exploring the role of whales in ecosystems and cultures.

See more 👉 brnw.ch/21wPTkB
Three large, majestic whale sculptures are suspended from the high ceiling of Winchester Cathedral, illuminated by soft blue lighting that highlights the intricate architectural details of the cathedral.
January 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Learned Scrooge was actually an academic
A clip from Muppets Christmas Carol saying 'the Christmas holiday was a chance to get some extra work done'
December 24, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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And it's done!

'Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-class Men' will be published by Policy Press in July, and is available for pre-order now at a very reasonable price of £9.99

#EduSky

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Lost Boys
Lost Boys - How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men
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December 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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martinnhw.bsky.social
This is not a surprise, sadly. Even well-informed ppl outside HE seem to think universities have plenty of cash. One of our few remaining world-class sectors, and currently nobody's priority.
timeshighered.bsky.social Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Dec 18
Less than one person in three thinks UK universities are short of money, and less than a quarter believe HEIs should be allowed to raise tuition fees to solve their funding challenges, finds Public First polling for All-Party Parliamentary Group for Universities. Jack Grove reports
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UK university financial crisis ‘failing to register with public’
Polling indicates lack of awareness over sector’s funding turmoil, with public seeing more international enrolments as solution to difficulties
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December 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Reflecting on establishing UoS Evaluation Community of Practice with wonderful colleagues this year. Excited to explore values, practice and development with the community in 2025! Interested to know how other HEIs are engaging with institution wide evaluation? #highereducation #evaluation
December 18, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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This Pathfinder Narratives series is SO interesting if (like me) you’re nosey about the varied career routes people went on post-PhD. #PhDSky

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December 11, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Great advice from @timeshighered.bsky.social for universities pondering how/when to leave X:

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/time-...
Time to switch? A university’s guide to Bluesky
Bluesky’s growth offers academics, departments and institutions the chance to build engaged communities. Here are some tips on setting up a profile
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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Ed Bickle, Ian Johnson and Steven White are looking at where Learning Development fits in the bigger conversation about academic support for students in WONKHE - wonkhe.com/blogs/learni...
Learning development should be at the heart of conversations about academic support
Ed Bickle, Ian Johnson and Steven White argue that learning development holds the key to the conversations the sector is having about academic support Ed Bickle, Ian Johnson and Steven White argue tha...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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THE Campus | A project for academics to carve out writing time has grown from “power hours” to writing retreats, community, more well-being and better papers, explain Rosie Wadman and Jess Macpherson of the University of Southampton’s Centre for Higher Education Practice.
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Time to write is a necessity, not a nice-to-have
How a project for academics to carve out writing time has grown from ‘power hours’ to writing retreats, community, increased well-being and higher-quality papers
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December 5, 2024 at 10:08 AM