Sylvie Lomer
@selomer42.bsky.social
Higher Education, international students, policy, critical pedagogy, decolonisation and much leftist ranting
She/her (mostly)
She/her (mostly)
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Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue!
Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...
Open for submissions in September!
Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...
Open for submissions in September!
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue
| Journal of Global Higher Education
journal.libraries.wm.edu
July 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue!
Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...
Open for submissions in September!
Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...
Open for submissions in September!
And this, in a nutshell, is what @globalhigheredj.bsky.social is trying NOT to do.
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
And this, in a nutshell, is what @globalhigheredj.bsky.social is trying NOT to do.
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We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission ✨
📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
June 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission ✨
📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite
Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute
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Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues.
Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
@selomer42.bsky.social
Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
@selomer42.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues.
Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
@selomer42.bsky.social
Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
@selomer42.bsky.social
A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!
June 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!
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Journalist request:
If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.
RTs appreciated!
If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.
RTs appreciated!
June 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Journalist request:
If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.
RTs appreciated!
If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.
RTs appreciated!
@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer
What does this actually mean though?
June 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer
I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.
June 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.
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This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30.
M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered
All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered
All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30.
M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered
All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered
All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Spotted in Sheffield today
June 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Spotted in Sheffield today
No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?
May 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?
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I’m looking for interview participants for my dissertation research!🤓
I am conducting a research study on Asian migrants’ dating and marriage experiences and how these are influenced by US immigration policies.
Please share the flyer with those whom you think might be interested!
I am conducting a research study on Asian migrants’ dating and marriage experiences and how these are influenced by US immigration policies.
Please share the flyer with those whom you think might be interested!
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I’m looking for interview participants for my dissertation research!🤓
I am conducting a research study on Asian migrants’ dating and marriage experiences and how these are influenced by US immigration policies.
Please share the flyer with those whom you think might be interested!
I am conducting a research study on Asian migrants’ dating and marriage experiences and how these are influenced by US immigration policies.
Please share the flyer with those whom you think might be interested!
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Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
Rising US-China tensions over technology restrictions, US trade tariffs and US regulations affecting universities are set to further dampen enthusiasm...
www.universityworldnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social
And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.
Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’.
The government has been warned not to “make the UK poorer by curtailing international student migration” after an analysis identified HE as the country’s most widespread export.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
The government has been warned not to “make the UK poorer by curtailing international student migration” after an analysis identified HE as the country’s most widespread export.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’ - Research Professional News
Higher education export value “tops £20bn” and is “more widespread” than pharmaceuticals and car manufacturing
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.
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yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism
May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism
Great new post from Alex Baratta, Rui He, @hcockayne.bsky.social and Paul Smith - raises some vital critical points about a recent HEPI report www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/28/t...
Thinking about the support of Chinese students: a response to HEPI's recent report - HEPI
Manchester academics challenge broad-brush approaches to Chinese student integration, prompting a reflective response from report author Pippa Ebel.
www.hepi.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Great new post from Alex Baratta, Rui He, @hcockayne.bsky.social and Paul Smith - raises some vital critical points about a recent HEPI report www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/28/t...
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Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable.
We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable.
We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Alongside the Leverhulme Trust, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 4 June. Apply now: buff.ly/FM5QWoL
April 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Alongside the Leverhulme Trust, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 4 June. Apply now: buff.ly/FM5QWoL
I have been saying this for years
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?
More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I have been saying this for years
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-f...
Very proud of @yingyang0216.bsky.social for finally getting this paper out!
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Very proud of @yingyang0216.bsky.social for finally getting this paper out!
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Last call for submissions - Internationalisation Practitioners & Researchers in Higher Education
2025 Conference
#intled #highered #internationalisation
internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
2025 Conference
#intled #highered #internationalisation
internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
Conference 2025
INTERNATIONALISATION PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHER IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS:We are delighted to invite practitioners of internationalisation, lecturers, international office…
internationalpedagogies.home.blog
March 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Last call for submissions - Internationalisation Practitioners & Researchers in Higher Education
2025 Conference
#intled #highered #internationalisation
internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
2025 Conference
#intled #highered #internationalisation
internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...
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Linguists: Does anyone know someone who has worked on language ideology regarding Khoisan languages?
Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?
Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?
March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Linguists: Does anyone know someone who has worked on language ideology regarding Khoisan languages?
Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?
Specifically, the way these "click languages" (and their speakers) have sometimes been cast as "ancient relics" of a common human evolutionary past?