Sarah Gurr
@sarahkgurr.bsky.social
Lecturer in Education @ Charles Sturt University. Researching in environmental and sustainability education, educational ethics and philosophy, and precarity in higher education.
In the spirit of that first week of bluesky where our feeds were full of pictures of mushrooms, stars and landscapes, here's a blurry photo of a magpie nest on campus. I watched them place their first sticks a few weeks ago and now it's a fully formed nest (yay)! #Swoopyboiseason is coming (yikes)
August 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In the spirit of that first week of bluesky where our feeds were full of pictures of mushrooms, stars and landscapes, here's a blurry photo of a magpie nest on campus. I watched them place their first sticks a few weeks ago and now it's a fully formed nest (yay)! #Swoopyboiseason is coming (yikes)
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I wrote a short summary of our latest article here for those interested in quickly understanding the main beats and implications of our research with LGBTQ+ enabling students 🎓🌈
‘Do I have to go through all of that again?’ Class and rurality as barriers in the higher education pathways of queer students
Shannon, B., Mansfield, M., Hattam, S. & Griffiths, Z. (2025). ‘Do I have to go through all of that again?’ Class and rurality as barriers in the higher education pathways of queer students. Th…
barrieshannon.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I wrote a short summary of our latest article here for those interested in quickly understanding the main beats and implications of our research with LGBTQ+ enabling students 🎓🌈
I won't ask for help for things I think I can work out how to do myself. It rarely pays off but just enough that I keep living like this.
Today I thought I could copy one LMS site to another because I missed the window for IT to do this for me. 1 hour later & all my content folders are dead links 🙃
Today I thought I could copy one LMS site to another because I missed the window for IT to do this for me. 1 hour later & all my content folders are dead links 🙃
June 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I won't ask for help for things I think I can work out how to do myself. It rarely pays off but just enough that I keep living like this.
Today I thought I could copy one LMS site to another because I missed the window for IT to do this for me. 1 hour later & all my content folders are dead links 🙃
Today I thought I could copy one LMS site to another because I missed the window for IT to do this for me. 1 hour later & all my content folders are dead links 🙃
Calling all academics working in Australian universities - we want to hear about your experiences of academic work!
Whether you work on a casual, fixed-term or ongoing basis, in teaching or research roles, we want to hear from you.
uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey...
Whether you work on a casual, fixed-term or ongoing basis, in teaching or research roles, we want to hear from you.
uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey...
Perceptions of academic work in Australian universities
Perceptions of academic work in Australian universities
uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au
April 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Calling all academics working in Australian universities - we want to hear about your experiences of academic work!
Whether you work on a casual, fixed-term or ongoing basis, in teaching or research roles, we want to hear from you.
uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey...
Whether you work on a casual, fixed-term or ongoing basis, in teaching or research roles, we want to hear from you.
uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey...
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Vale ERIC obliterated in another attack on freedom of information. www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Vale ERIC obliterated in another attack on freedom of information. www.governing.com/policy/major...
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Postgrads & Early Career Researchers – Join Us!
📅 Date: Thursday 27 Feb
🕖 Time: 7-9pm NZT | 5-7pm AEDT | 2-4pm CST
Reconnect, meet new members, and plan the year ahead!
📩 For details, email @sarahkgurr.bsky.social sgurr@csu.edu.au
#PESAPhilosophy #EarlyCareerResearch
📅 Date: Thursday 27 Feb
🕖 Time: 7-9pm NZT | 5-7pm AEDT | 2-4pm CST
Reconnect, meet new members, and plan the year ahead!
📩 For details, email @sarahkgurr.bsky.social sgurr@csu.edu.au
#PESAPhilosophy #EarlyCareerResearch
February 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Postgrads & Early Career Researchers – Join Us!
📅 Date: Thursday 27 Feb
🕖 Time: 7-9pm NZT | 5-7pm AEDT | 2-4pm CST
Reconnect, meet new members, and plan the year ahead!
📩 For details, email @sarahkgurr.bsky.social sgurr@csu.edu.au
#PESAPhilosophy #EarlyCareerResearch
📅 Date: Thursday 27 Feb
🕖 Time: 7-9pm NZT | 5-7pm AEDT | 2-4pm CST
Reconnect, meet new members, and plan the year ahead!
📩 For details, email @sarahkgurr.bsky.social sgurr@csu.edu.au
#PESAPhilosophy #EarlyCareerResearch
If you:
✔️ are passionate about the Philosophy of Education,
✔️ have a PhD, AND
✔️ are a member of PESA
You should consider applying for this!! Check out the post for more info:
✔️ are passionate about the Philosophy of Education,
✔️ have a PhD, AND
✔️ are a member of PESA
You should consider applying for this!! Check out the post for more info:
Research Opportunity with PESA!
Are you a post-doc researcher in Philosophy of Education?
Join our Research Pilot Project:
📚 What is going on in Philosophy of Education in Teacher Education?
Details below👇
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #PhilosophyInPractice
Are you a post-doc researcher in Philosophy of Education?
Join our Research Pilot Project:
📚 What is going on in Philosophy of Education in Teacher Education?
Details below👇
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #PhilosophyInPractice
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
If you:
✔️ are passionate about the Philosophy of Education,
✔️ have a PhD, AND
✔️ are a member of PESA
You should consider applying for this!! Check out the post for more info:
✔️ are passionate about the Philosophy of Education,
✔️ have a PhD, AND
✔️ are a member of PESA
You should consider applying for this!! Check out the post for more info:
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New paper! In this paper, we examined the creation of decausalisation schemes in the latest round of Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Decasualisation and the universities accord: an examination of university approaches
Casual and fixed-term employment is rife across Australian universities, with current estimates suggesting that around 60% of the workforce are precariously employed. This level of precarious emplo...
www.tandfonline.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New paper! In this paper, we examined the creation of decausalisation schemes in the latest round of Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Sarah Gurr
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation 30 years ago: "Oxford dictionary defines..."
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation today: "I asked ChatGPT to tell me..."
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation today: "I asked ChatGPT to tell me..."
February 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation 30 years ago: "Oxford dictionary defines..."
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation today: "I asked ChatGPT to tell me..."
Cliché opening to a speech/presentation today: "I asked ChatGPT to tell me..."
Reposted by Sarah Gurr
Interested in writing for our EduResearch Matters Blog?
We accept a wide range of posts, from responses to policies, conversational pieces about your own research, opinion pieces, reflections on your own practice.
loom.ly/LikJuWU
We accept a wide range of posts, from responses to policies, conversational pieces about your own research, opinion pieces, reflections on your own practice.
loom.ly/LikJuWU
January 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Interested in writing for our EduResearch Matters Blog?
We accept a wide range of posts, from responses to policies, conversational pieces about your own research, opinion pieces, reflections on your own practice.
loom.ly/LikJuWU
We accept a wide range of posts, from responses to policies, conversational pieces about your own research, opinion pieces, reflections on your own practice.
loom.ly/LikJuWU
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🌀 How can educators address the decline in ethical discourse among young people?
Educators can foster values-based dialogue to help young people navigate a complex world and act with moral courage.
What’s your take? 💬
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #AcademicSky
Educators can foster values-based dialogue to help young people navigate a complex world and act with moral courage.
What’s your take? 💬
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #AcademicSky
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🌀 How can educators address the decline in ethical discourse among young people?
Educators can foster values-based dialogue to help young people navigate a complex world and act with moral courage.
What’s your take? 💬
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #AcademicSky
Educators can foster values-based dialogue to help young people navigate a complex world and act with moral courage.
What’s your take? 💬
#PESAPhilosophy #EducationInquiry #AcademicSky
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🎓 Emotions matter in higher education too! Join Professor Liz Jackson on 12 March as she explores emotion's role in assessment and doctoral supervision.
Don't miss this opportunity to rethink education with one of the field's leading voices!
Register before 11 March: lnkd.in/gQEAHTri
Don't miss this opportunity to rethink education with one of the field's leading voices!
Register before 11 March: lnkd.in/gQEAHTri
January 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🎓 Emotions matter in higher education too! Join Professor Liz Jackson on 12 March as she explores emotion's role in assessment and doctoral supervision.
Don't miss this opportunity to rethink education with one of the field's leading voices!
Register before 11 March: lnkd.in/gQEAHTri
Don't miss this opportunity to rethink education with one of the field's leading voices!
Register before 11 March: lnkd.in/gQEAHTri
@daniella-forster.bsky.social and I wrote a normative case study as part of my PhD and it's been published in this collection with cases from around the world about dilemmas in education!
It's my first book chapter so to say I'm stoked would be an understatement.
www.bloomsbury.com/au/civic-con...
It's my first book chapter so to say I'm stoked would be an understatement.
www.bloomsbury.com/au/civic-con...
January 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
@daniella-forster.bsky.social and I wrote a normative case study as part of my PhD and it's been published in this collection with cases from around the world about dilemmas in education!
It's my first book chapter so to say I'm stoked would be an understatement.
www.bloomsbury.com/au/civic-con...
It's my first book chapter so to say I'm stoked would be an understatement.
www.bloomsbury.com/au/civic-con...
I swear, I forget everything I know or think I know about punctuation the second someone asks me if a comma is in the right place.
January 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I swear, I forget everything I know or think I know about punctuation the second someone asks me if a comma is in the right place.
Last-day-of-work nightmare... Colleague emails to say that you forgot to attach a very important file. The aforementioned file (that you definitely saved) is no longer able to be retrieved on your computer.
Last-day-of-work miracle... MS Word 'recover unsaved files' restores the file in full.
Last-day-of-work miracle... MS Word 'recover unsaved files' restores the file in full.
a young man with his hands folded in front of his face .
ALT: a young man with his hands folded in front of his face .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Last-day-of-work nightmare... Colleague emails to say that you forgot to attach a very important file. The aforementioned file (that you definitely saved) is no longer able to be retrieved on your computer.
Last-day-of-work miracle... MS Word 'recover unsaved files' restores the file in full.
Last-day-of-work miracle... MS Word 'recover unsaved files' restores the file in full.
I had every intention of posting regular updates from the #PESAConference2024 but I got too caught up with the presentations and the beauty of Christchurch that my phone photo gallery is *very* full, my social feeds are pretty bare, and now I'm back in Bathurst. We'll see how I go next year...
December 10, 2024 at 6:10 AM
I had every intention of posting regular updates from the #PESAConference2024 but I got too caught up with the presentations and the beauty of Christchurch that my phone photo gallery is *very* full, my social feeds are pretty bare, and now I'm back in Bathurst. We'll see how I go next year...
Day 2 of #PESAConference2024 starting now!
December 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Day 2 of #PESAConference2024 starting now!
Keynote Professor Carl Mika delivering yesterday's Marshall Lecture - Essencing the more-than-human: Thinking with wai #PESAConference2024
December 4, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Keynote Professor Carl Mika delivering yesterday's Marshall Lecture - Essencing the more-than-human: Thinking with wai #PESAConference2024
I'm currently in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand for #PESAConference2024 and she is BEAUTIFUL! This is a photo of the Avon River at 9:20pm (!!!!!) last night.
December 3, 2024 at 10:15 PM
I'm currently in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand for #PESAConference2024 and she is BEAUTIFUL! This is a photo of the Avon River at 9:20pm (!!!!!) last night.
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November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
Reposted by Sarah Gurr
All academics, regardless of their employment contracts, are feeling a sense of precarity with looming job cuts for the tertiary sector. Jess Harris describes other shocking examples of management practices that seem incomprehensible loom.ly/1vxkPrc
Australian university staff now in chaos: No idea what will happen after December 31
Australian universities must commit to supporting those who teach and those who research. Management needs to take a haircut.
loom.ly
November 25, 2024 at 7:45 PM
All academics, regardless of their employment contracts, are feeling a sense of precarity with looming job cuts for the tertiary sector. Jess Harris describes other shocking examples of management practices that seem incomprehensible loom.ly/1vxkPrc
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Union report out today finds:
- 306 senior uni execs earn more than their state premiers
- average Vice Chancellor salary over $1 million
- Unis spent $734 million in 2023 on "consulting” etc
Meantime, we're constantly told by execs we have to cut spending
newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/11/new-...
- 306 senior uni execs earn more than their state premiers
- average Vice Chancellor salary over $1 million
- Unis spent $734 million in 2023 on "consulting” etc
Meantime, we're constantly told by execs we have to cut spending
newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/11/new-...
New report reveals deep governance crisis in Australian universities - News Hub
A damning new report has uncovered a shocking governance crisis in Australian universities, with 306 senior executives now earning more than their state premiers. The National Tertiary Education Union...
newshub.medianet.com.au
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Union report out today finds:
- 306 senior uni execs earn more than their state premiers
- average Vice Chancellor salary over $1 million
- Unis spent $734 million in 2023 on "consulting” etc
Meantime, we're constantly told by execs we have to cut spending
newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/11/new-...
- 306 senior uni execs earn more than their state premiers
- average Vice Chancellor salary over $1 million
- Unis spent $734 million in 2023 on "consulting” etc
Meantime, we're constantly told by execs we have to cut spending
newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/11/new-...
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Interested in online research? Check out my co-authored book 'Online Research' published as part of the Bloomsbury's Research Methods series. Perfect for research students and those new to online methods. www.bloomsbury.com/au/online-re... DOI:10.5040/9781350319127
Online Research
First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What is Online Research?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Me…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Interested in online research? Check out my co-authored book 'Online Research' published as part of the Bloomsbury's Research Methods series. Perfect for research students and those new to online methods. www.bloomsbury.com/au/online-re... DOI:10.5040/9781350319127
I joined Bluesky two days ago and the vibes are immaculate. No Murdoch. No rage-bait. No corporate-style self-promotion speak. My discover page is full of academics, writers, art, and mushrooms (not sure why/how, but no complaints). Such a breath of fresh air!
a man is sitting in a car with his eyes closed and says living with yourself on the bottom
ALT: a man is sitting in a car with his eyes closed and says living with yourself on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:27 AM
I joined Bluesky two days ago and the vibes are immaculate. No Murdoch. No rage-bait. No corporate-style self-promotion speak. My discover page is full of academics, writers, art, and mushrooms (not sure why/how, but no complaints). Such a breath of fresh air!