Nigel Francis
@nigelfrancis.bsky.social
Immunologist, NTF, PFHEA. HEBTOY 2021, BSI TEA 2020, Dig Ed, Ex Wales Deaf Rugby player/coach. Wales, Bath, LFC & Star Wars fan. Views own.
@swpolice.bsky.social if you expect the general public to obey speed limits (as they should), your officers need to be upheld to those same standards. Marked car, no blue lights, easily doing over 90mph on M4 tonight…not a good look
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@swpolice.bsky.social if you expect the general public to obey speed limits (as they should), your officers need to be upheld to those same standards. Marked car, no blue lights, easily doing over 90mph on M4 tonight…not a good look
GPs charging patients to confirm basic medical information is disgusting behaviour. They are the sole source of this information.
Can you imagine if their university tutors charged them to provide references for job applications.
Can you imagine if their university tutors charged them to provide references for job applications.
August 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
GPs charging patients to confirm basic medical information is disgusting behaviour. They are the sole source of this information.
Can you imagine if their university tutors charged them to provide references for job applications.
Can you imagine if their university tutors charged them to provide references for job applications.
@it-se.bsky.social congratulations on your NTF award. Well deserved!
August 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
@it-se.bsky.social congratulations on your NTF award. Well deserved!
A little ironic that it’s actually statistics that is causing the problem…but…🤷🏻♂️
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A little ironic that it’s actually statistics that is causing the problem…but…🤷🏻♂️
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I’m happy to share that our latest paper 📜 is now online.
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program.
| Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
doi.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I’m happy to share that our latest paper 📜 is now online.
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
Great to work with this team from Sheffield Hallam on this paper. Very timely publication as I’ll be talking twice about the findings this week in Cote D’Azur and Manchester!
Check out our latest paper: doi.org/10.53761/fh6...
We co-designed our MSc programme to embed AI skills, confidence and ethical understanding.
This couldn’t have happened without our amazing student co-authors: Dami, Skye, Charlie and Chinenye
@dave-thesmith.bsky.social @nigelfrancis.bsky.social
We co-designed our MSc programme to embed AI skills, confidence and ethical understanding.
This couldn’t have happened without our amazing student co-authors: Dami, Skye, Charlie and Chinenye
@dave-thesmith.bsky.social @nigelfrancis.bsky.social
Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program.
| Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
doi.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Great to work with this team from Sheffield Hallam on this paper. Very timely publication as I’ll be talking twice about the findings this week in Cote D’Azur and Manchester!
Walking up a big hill in 31 degree heat wasn’t the most sensible thing to do today, but the views were worth it!
June 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Walking up a big hill in 31 degree heat wasn’t the most sensible thing to do today, but the views were worth it!
The last time Bath won the Premiership title I was 16 and was sitting my GCSEs. Huge congratulations to JVG and all the other coaches for turning the club around, and credit to the players and owners for buying into the vision! COYB!! ⚫️⚪️🔵
June 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The last time Bath won the Premiership title I was 16 and was sitting my GCSEs. Huge congratulations to JVG and all the other coaches for turning the club around, and credit to the players and owners for buying into the vision! COYB!! ⚫️⚪️🔵
Off to sunny Nice tomorrow to contribute to Cote D’Azur University’s International Digital Week. Really looking forward to catching up with Natalie Timis
June 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Off to sunny Nice tomorrow to contribute to Cote D’Azur University’s International Digital Week. Really looking forward to catching up with Natalie Timis
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A6 #LTHEChat YES! the definition of a CoP (according to Wenger-Trayner^2) is a community to has a shared goal, has social interaction, and learns/develops together. It doesn't have to have an impact, it should be allowed to exist for the sake of its participants.
June 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A6 #LTHEChat YES! the definition of a CoP (according to Wenger-Trayner^2) is a community to has a shared goal, has social interaction, and learns/develops together. It doesn't have to have an impact, it should be allowed to exist for the sake of its participants.
Hmmmm Reddit sues Claude for data scraping. San Altman has significant investment in Reddit…if I were a betting man 🤷🏻♂️
June 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Hmmmm Reddit sues Claude for data scraping. San Altman has significant investment in Reddit…if I were a betting man 🤷🏻♂️
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Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
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August 9, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
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Utter rank incompetence to trash your brand like this for - it turns out - pretty much nothing. As usual, no-one will admit failure and no-one will resign. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff University strikes called off as job cuts paused
The union warned of a "summer of chaos" if the university did not back down on its proposed cuts.
www.bbc.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Utter rank incompetence to trash your brand like this for - it turns out - pretty much nothing. As usual, no-one will admit failure and no-one will resign. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
And if you want to buy me the sixth edition that sparked this conversation, you can use this code,
SAVE 20%
USE CODE 25ESA1
at routledge.com
Valid 1 January 2025 - 30 June 2025
The Lecturer's
Toolkit
A Proctical Guldo to Asgessment
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Routledge
SAVE 20%
USE CODE 25ESA1
at routledge.com
Valid 1 January 2025 - 30 June 2025
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Toolkit
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Getting ready for tonight’s #LTHEchat with @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @philrace.bsky.social. Looking forward to this one!
April 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Getting ready for tonight’s #LTHEchat with @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @philrace.bsky.social. Looking forward to this one!
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#lthechat only 3 hours until we kick off our chat! What do you think has changed in higher education teaching, learning and assessment in the last five years? So much to talk about!
April 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#lthechat only 3 hours until we kick off our chat! What do you think has changed in higher education teaching, learning and assessment in the last five years? So much to talk about!
Science is incredible!
A little girl made history by becoming the first child in Britain to be born from a womb transplant — in an organ donated by her aunt to her mother
First child in Britain born from a womb transplant
www.thetimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Science is incredible!
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We the Association of National Teaching Fellows are now on Bluesky! Please follow us here and let others know.
March 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We the Association of National Teaching Fellows are now on Bluesky! Please follow us here and let others know.
Chatty G’s image creation capabilities have improved dramatically, even handles text well now, which was always a weakness before. Started with a picture of my dog and ended with her taking a shower in the BIOSI Indoor Shower Faculity…the roof has been leaving in work again!!
March 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Chatty G’s image creation capabilities have improved dramatically, even handles text well now, which was always a weakness before. Started with a picture of my dog and ended with her taking a shower in the BIOSI Indoor Shower Faculity…the roof has been leaving in work again!!
Please nominate inspiring immunologists, especially those in teaching facing roles
🌟 Nominations are OPEN for #BSIImmunologyAwards 2025! 🌟
Are you inspired by an outstanding immunologist and their work? Nominate them to celebrate excellence in immunology! 🏆🔬
📅Deadline: 24 March 2025 🔗 bit.ly/4aQMNCA
Are you inspired by an outstanding immunologist and their work? Nominate them to celebrate excellence in immunology! 🏆🔬
📅Deadline: 24 March 2025 🔗 bit.ly/4aQMNCA
March 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Please nominate inspiring immunologists, especially those in teaching facing roles
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OK, every year I try to explain to my students how LLMs work, and every year I have to do a big trawl for good resources and activities. Here's this year's haul of *introductory* materials. (In-class activities + visualizations, not so much readings.)
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
OK, every year I try to explain to my students how LLMs work, and every year I have to do a big trawl for good resources and activities. Here's this year's haul of *introductory* materials. (In-class activities + visualizations, not so much readings.)
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Delighted the next Biosciences Education Scholarship & Teaching (BEST) is 13th March, 3PM 1500. Feat. Tina Austin, University of Southern California & Abdullahi Arabo from UWEBristol sharing expertise on #GenAI register here tinyurl.com/56xmyt2z @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @dave-thesmith.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Delighted the next Biosciences Education Scholarship & Teaching (BEST) is 13th March, 3PM 1500. Feat. Tina Austin, University of Southern California & Abdullahi Arabo from UWEBristol sharing expertise on #GenAI register here tinyurl.com/56xmyt2z @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @dave-thesmith.bsky.social
Yikes! OpenAI have announced that all current models will be integrated and made available to all as a ChatGPT 5 (Orion). All features combined, so no model picking…the coming wave that Mustafa Suleyman talks about is rapid approaching!!
February 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yikes! OpenAI have announced that all current models will be integrated and made available to all as a ChatGPT 5 (Orion). All features combined, so no model picking…the coming wave that Mustafa Suleyman talks about is rapid approaching!!
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Ten years on and I’m even more convinced #SOTL needs to viewed as BOTH research-led professional development AND a form of pedagogic research in higher education thesedablog.wordpress.com
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February 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ten years on and I’m even more convinced #SOTL needs to viewed as BOTH research-led professional development AND a form of pedagogic research in higher education thesedablog.wordpress.com
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Did you know the @ntrepository.bsky.social welcomes educators from across the globe to share resources, open educational practice and scholarship.
It is safe & easy to secure recognition for your practice with a DOI and citation. Simply upload here: figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/submit
It is safe & easy to secure recognition for your practice with a DOI and citation. Simply upload here: figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/submit
Edge Hill University
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February 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Did you know the @ntrepository.bsky.social welcomes educators from across the globe to share resources, open educational practice and scholarship.
It is safe & easy to secure recognition for your practice with a DOI and citation. Simply upload here: figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/submit
It is safe & easy to secure recognition for your practice with a DOI and citation. Simply upload here: figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/submit