Tseen Khoo
@tseenster.bsky.social
Researcher developer at #DeakinRDA | 1/2 of @TheRealRW | Critical university studies, research culture, academic identities | Creator #SadChairsOfAcademia and #TiredBagsOfMelbourne | tseenster.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5447-061X
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5447-061X
Wallowing in post-holiday feasting happiness? Got some time in this weird interstitial space before a new year starts?
Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better!
Read on: researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...
Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better!
Read on: researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...
a man with a beard is looking at a woman with the words maybe we could be better together
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at a woman with the words maybe we could be better together
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December 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wallowing in post-holiday feasting happiness? Got some time in this weird interstitial space before a new year starts?
Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better!
Read on: researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...
Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better!
Read on: researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/r...
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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SIGH- not sure where all this will end but it is likely to be ugly
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
SIGH- not sure where all this will end but it is likely to be ugly
That Vanity Fair article.
Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/
📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.
Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/
📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
That Vanity Fair article.
Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/
📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.
Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/
📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.
Fascinating project underway by @neilselwyn.bsky.social and colleagues - please share with your academic networks!
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
We're running a very short survey to explore why academics are increasingly turning to GenAI to do things that they know/feel they should probably be doing themselves (e.g. write peer reviews, draft papers, data analysis etc.) - please share (or fill in!): redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=L...
Academics' 'grey' uses of GenAI - a scoping study
redcap.helix.monash.edu
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Fascinating project underway by @neilselwyn.bsky.social and colleagues - please share with your academic networks!
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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Yes! A great start but the same people are still, astonishingly, running the State Library of Melbourne. They're not saying, 'we were wrong' but 'you don't understand it, so we'll re-word it'. Rally tomorrow Saturday, at Library 12.30! We must stiffen our spines! (Ba ha ha, books, I'm very tired.)
Well done all! The power of protest @austhistassoc.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Yes! A great start but the same people are still, astonishingly, running the State Library of Melbourne. They're not saying, 'we were wrong' but 'you don't understand it, so we'll re-word it'. Rally tomorrow Saturday, at Library 12.30! We must stiffen our spines! (Ba ha ha, books, I'm very tired.)
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Does having a judgemental lorikeet staring at you help you to write? Print this out, stick it on or next to your computer and see what happens! #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat #resdev #highered #suaw
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Does having a judgemental lorikeet staring at you help you to write? Print this out, stick it on or next to your computer and see what happens! #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat #resdev #highered #suaw
We've been deep in conference season here in Australia. So it may be too late for #AcademicCoachTaylor's take...yeah nah. It's never too late.
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
We've been deep in conference season here in Australia. So it may be too late for #AcademicCoachTaylor's take...yeah nah. It's never too late.
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev
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Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
If you've had any tough days during #AcWriMo, I highly recommend adopting Taika Waititi's expansive classification system for writing. Another handy tip from the academia / writing / research meme stash. #PhDchat #academicsky #academicchatter #highered
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This goes out to all of you who have a log-jam of deadlines before the holiday season hits.
Good luck, colleagues!
#academicsky #acwri #resdevmemes
Good luck, colleagues!
#academicsky #acwri #resdevmemes
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This goes out to all of you who have a log-jam of deadlines before the holiday season hits.
Good luck, colleagues!
#academicsky #acwri #resdevmemes
Good luck, colleagues!
#academicsky #acwri #resdevmemes
New challenge for busy researchers who lament that they don't have time to think these days:
For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct.
If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.
For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct.
If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.
This banger from the academia / writing / research meme stash definitely has wider applicability but I do really like using it for coaching, mentoring, and workshop activities when we talk about the importance of saying 'no' to things as researchers. #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
New challenge for busy researchers who lament that they don't have time to think these days:
For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct.
If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.
For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct.
If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.
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It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...
Heard via @humanitiesau.bsky.social (on LinkedIn) that Graeme Turner passed away last night. 😔
He was Head of School at UQ when I was there. As a colleague, he was inspiring, no BS, and always encouraging.
Good way to remember breadth of his expertise is to read his blog: graemeturner.org/blog/
He was Head of School at UQ when I was there. As a colleague, he was inspiring, no BS, and always encouraging.
Good way to remember breadth of his expertise is to read his blog: graemeturner.org/blog/
Blog - Graeme Turner
graemeturner.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Heard via @humanitiesau.bsky.social (on LinkedIn) that Graeme Turner passed away last night. 😔
He was Head of School at UQ when I was there. As a colleague, he was inspiring, no BS, and always encouraging.
Good way to remember breadth of his expertise is to read his blog: graemeturner.org/blog/
He was Head of School at UQ when I was there. As a colleague, he was inspiring, no BS, and always encouraging.
Good way to remember breadth of his expertise is to read his blog: graemeturner.org/blog/
I enjoy this meme.
The Grade 6 class I was talking to a few years ago about research integrity did not.
Look out for it in one of my #resdev sessions in the future.
#resdevmemes #academicsky
The Grade 6 class I was talking to a few years ago about research integrity did not.
Look out for it in one of my #resdev sessions in the future.
#resdevmemes #academicsky
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I enjoy this meme.
The Grade 6 class I was talking to a few years ago about research integrity did not.
Look out for it in one of my #resdev sessions in the future.
#resdevmemes #academicsky
The Grade 6 class I was talking to a few years ago about research integrity did not.
Look out for it in one of my #resdev sessions in the future.
#resdevmemes #academicsky
Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵💫
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
researchwhisperer.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵💫
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
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Australian and Aotearoa NZ academics: Ever railed against the exploitative publishers in the research sector?
Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
#academicsky #acwri
Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
#academicsky #acwri
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
researchwhisperer.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Australian and Aotearoa NZ academics: Ever railed against the exploitative publishers in the research sector?
Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
#academicsky #acwri
Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
#academicsky #acwri
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
I have been remiss with my #resdevmemes. This one's not a meme as much as one of my favourite subtweets. So many occasions to share it when one works in academia.
I'm not worthy to follow in the footsteps of @drmeagantyler.bsky.social 😶🌫️
#resdev #academicsky
I'm not worthy to follow in the footsteps of @drmeagantyler.bsky.social 😶🌫️
#resdev #academicsky
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I have been remiss with my #resdevmemes. This one's not a meme as much as one of my favourite subtweets. So many occasions to share it when one works in academia.
I'm not worthy to follow in the footsteps of @drmeagantyler.bsky.social 😶🌫️
#resdev #academicsky
I'm not worthy to follow in the footsteps of @drmeagantyler.bsky.social 😶🌫️
#resdev #academicsky
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Mid- #AcWriMo mood. The academia / writing / research meme stash always has the goods! 🙌 #highered #academicsky #resdev #academicchatter #PhDchat
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mid- #AcWriMo mood. The academia / writing / research meme stash always has the goods! 🙌 #highered #academicsky #resdev #academicchatter #PhDchat
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
"The university sector’s rolling scandals and ongoing governance crisis are causing it to lose the trust of the general public. OVER HALF OF AUSTRALIANS THINK THAT MAKING A PROFIT IS A PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR UNIVERSITIES." [my emphasis]
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Less than one in 20 (3%) of Australians think that making a profit should be a primary purpose of universities, yet more than half (54%) believe that it currently is a primary purpose.
For the full polling results:
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
For the full polling results:
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Australians believe universities are too expensive and not doing their job: polling
New Australia Institute polling research shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think most university degrees are too expensive.
australiainstitute.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"The university sector’s rolling scandals and ongoing governance crisis are causing it to lose the trust of the general public. OVER HALF OF AUSTRALIANS THINK THAT MAKING A PROFIT IS A PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR UNIVERSITIES." [my emphasis]
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Especially sweet that he lost to incumbent Aftab Pureval, a 2nd generation immigrant with Indian / Tibetan parents. ✊🏽
Wow.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Especially sweet that he lost to incumbent Aftab Pureval, a 2nd generation immigrant with Indian / Tibetan parents. ✊🏽
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM