Sarah Gillborn
@sarahgillborn.bsky.social
associate professor of psychology in education. also here for the memes. she/her
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For the avoidance of doubt, the decision to disregard research on inequalities is also an ideological one. Choosing to focus on individual differences is an ideological decision; unsurprisingly, one that is preferable to government, despite their framing of it as apolitical
“University education research was, and it still is, very abstract, not decipherable to policymakers and not of the quality that you saw with scientific research.”
Nick Gibb speaks to @jgro-the.bsky.social #highered #EduSky
Nick Gibb speaks to @jgro-the.bsky.social #highered #EduSky
Nick Gibb: education faculties ‘absent from schools revolution’
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored ‘abstract’ and ‘ideological’ academic research in fight to improve school performance
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For the avoidance of doubt, the decision to disregard research on inequalities is also an ideological one. Choosing to focus on individual differences is an ideological decision; unsurprisingly, one that is preferable to government, despite their framing of it as apolitical
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The logical positivism permeating this piece is something. Come take a humanities class where we can help to explain positivism, it’s historical genealogy, counter perspectives, and lots of other cool things!
August 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The logical positivism permeating this piece is something. Come take a humanities class where we can help to explain positivism, it’s historical genealogy, counter perspectives, and lots of other cool things!
we’ve still got some tickets remaining for our symposium! join us in Birmingham to hear about social justice work happening in psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for systemic change
delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change"
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change
Join us to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
we’ve still got some tickets remaining for our symposium! join us in Birmingham to hear about social justice work happening in psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for systemic change
donating to Palestinian-led organisations on the ground in Gaza is the best way to get help directly to Palestinians now. two organisations are Reviving Gaza and The Sameer Project - please donate whatever you can (links below)
July 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
donating to Palestinian-led organisations on the ground in Gaza is the best way to get help directly to Palestinians now. two organisations are Reviving Gaza and The Sameer Project - please donate whatever you can (links below)
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I have had death threats for my work on trans rights. I have been stalked. I have had people try and have me thrown out of my University. I am by no means alone, and lots of trans-inclusive academics have spoken publicly about the violence and harassment they face. But no mention of that here.
UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds
UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds
Report’s author raises ‘stark concerns about barriers to academic freedom’
UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics from bullying and career-threatening restrictions on their research, according to a report.
The report, by Prof Alice Sullivan of University College London, recommends that students and staff “taking part in freedom-restricting harassment should face consequences commensurate with the seriousness of the offence”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I have had death threats for my work on trans rights. I have been stalked. I have had people try and have me thrown out of my University. I am by no means alone, and lots of trans-inclusive academics have spoken publicly about the violence and harassment they face. But no mention of that here.
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“we reject the sterile fantasy of the detached scientist & call for the unapologetic recognition of subjectivity as central to all scientific work…we argue that the ongoing erasure of the human element in science weakens intellectual integrity & undermines the very rigor reformers claim to uphold” 👏
"Science is not, and has never been, a neutral endeavour... the notion that researchers can or should cleanse themselves of bias is untenable, potentially intellectually dishonest, and ethically fraught."
New preprint with the (brilliant) Sarahanne Field #Metascience2025
osf.io/preprints/os...
New preprint with the (brilliant) Sarahanne Field #Metascience2025
osf.io/preprints/os...
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“we reject the sterile fantasy of the detached scientist & call for the unapologetic recognition of subjectivity as central to all scientific work…we argue that the ongoing erasure of the human element in science weakens intellectual integrity & undermines the very rigor reformers claim to uphold” 👏
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I mean, there’s a whole wiki entry about the connection between veganism and punk: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_...
Animal rights and punk subculture - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I mean, there’s a whole wiki entry about the connection between veganism and punk: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_...
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🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
June 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
transphobic feminists uphold patriarchy, exhibit A:
(tweet from JK Rowling: “The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ❤️”)
(tweet from JK Rowling: “The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ❤️”)
June 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
transphobic feminists uphold patriarchy, exhibit A:
(tweet from JK Rowling: “The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ❤️”)
(tweet from JK Rowling: “The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ❤️”)
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delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change"
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change
Join us to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change"
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
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Elon saying he’s going to reprogram his chatbot’s view of history is a perfect example of why these kinds of AI products aren’t the neutral “tools” people always defend them as. They’re little political projects reflecting the ideologies of their creators
June 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Elon saying he’s going to reprogram his chatbot’s view of history is a perfect example of why these kinds of AI products aren’t the neutral “tools” people always defend them as. They’re little political projects reflecting the ideologies of their creators
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The degree to which fees have made everything in HE shittier should never be underestimated
Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows
Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows
Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of living
Students in England are finishing their degrees with government loans averaging £53,000, a jump of 10% in a year, as they increase their borrowing to meet the rising cost of living.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has released figures showing individual loan balances were £5,000 higher in 2024-25 than a year earlier, when the average in England was £48,270. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The degree to which fees have made everything in HE shittier should never be underestimated
delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change"
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change
Join us to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change"
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...
the most powerful men in the world are being pathetic online and right wing men are using it as evidence that men are better than women
Jack Posi is right.
They are two dicks fighting each other like toddlers.
They are two dicks fighting each other like toddlers.
June 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
the most powerful men in the world are being pathetic online and right wing men are using it as evidence that men are better than women
liberals will dunk on Elon
Musk and Trump with their feud, but not without drawing on misogynistic tropes e.g. “cat fights” etc
Musk and Trump with their feud, but not without drawing on misogynistic tropes e.g. “cat fights” etc
June 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
liberals will dunk on Elon
Musk and Trump with their feud, but not without drawing on misogynistic tropes e.g. “cat fights” etc
Musk and Trump with their feud, but not without drawing on misogynistic tropes e.g. “cat fights” etc
look at this shit! there is no post-white when white supremacy exists. white supremacy won’t be dismantled by coddling white people and pretending they have nothing to do with it and don’t benefit from it
So sorry to disappoint. Self-purification is an essential step in civil disobedience. You can't dismantle white supremacy if you think of yourself as white. Post-white identity formation is a necessary step to enable folks whose ancestors upheld white supremacy to become active anti-racists.
June 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
look at this shit! there is no post-white when white supremacy exists. white supremacy won’t be dismantled by coddling white people and pretending they have nothing to do with it and don’t benefit from it
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Struggling with the silence…
The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Struggling with the silence | BPS
The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'…
www.bps.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Struggling with the silence…
The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
the only benefit purportedly here for women is that “marriage benefits women more than men” - observably not true - and then the rest of it is all about what men want/deserve. man, we do not care
May 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
the only benefit purportedly here for women is that “marriage benefits women more than men” - observably not true - and then the rest of it is all about what men want/deserve. man, we do not care
beautiful film! hope they never make a remake of it that totally strips it of all original meaning, turns the ending into an individualist nightmare, and takes away the cop villain in favour of making the scientist the villain instead (sarcasm 😃)
More than 20 years later, Lilo and Stitch still holds up wonderfully!
May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
beautiful film! hope they never make a remake of it that totally strips it of all original meaning, turns the ending into an individualist nightmare, and takes away the cop villain in favour of making the scientist the villain instead (sarcasm 😃)
we’re closing this survey after the weekend, so please do take part if it’s relevant to you 😊
last chance to get your thoughts into this survey! really enjoying hearing people’s experiences with critical approaches to psych, and understanding how it’s being drawn on in the UK. there’s still time to take part in an interview too, if you want to chat in more depth - details in the next tweet!
calling all UK psychologists! we are hoping to hear from psychologists who draw on critical approaches to psychology in their work, through our qualitative survey that will close in 1 week: t.co/6u6wBeMN3v (1/3)
May 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
we’re closing this survey after the weekend, so please do take part if it’s relevant to you 😊
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Ignoring scientific consensus, Labour have found some bigoted 'experts' to support the conclusion they had already come to.
It seems Malcolm Tucker is the inspiration behind the Labour Govt's approach to trans healthcare. Policy-based evidence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADB...
It seems Malcolm Tucker is the inspiration behind the Labour Govt's approach to trans healthcare. Policy-based evidence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADB...
May 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ignoring scientific consensus, Labour have found some bigoted 'experts' to support the conclusion they had already come to.
It seems Malcolm Tucker is the inspiration behind the Labour Govt's approach to trans healthcare. Policy-based evidence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADB...
It seems Malcolm Tucker is the inspiration behind the Labour Govt's approach to trans healthcare. Policy-based evidence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADB...
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Miss Rachel isn’t on Bluesky, but her posts about Gaza should be. I wish this wasn’t so unusual to see from people with big platforms.
May 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Miss Rachel isn’t on Bluesky, but her posts about Gaza should be. I wish this wasn’t so unusual to see from people with big platforms.
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“I'll start with myself. During my decades at the university I've been an extraordinary bigot.”
May 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“I'll start with myself. During my decades at the university I've been an extraordinary bigot.”