Lars Tummers
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Lars Tummers
@tummers.bsky.social

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ Professor, Utrecht University.
Before: Erasmus, Berkeley, Oxford.

✍️ Writes about leadership, behavior change and government.

Business 32%
Political science 28%
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🚨 New paper in @bppjournal.bsky.social 🚨

We show that positive stereotypes about public sector workers can improve the bureaucratic process.

Most people bash bureaucrats, saying they are β€˜lazy’ and even 'evil.' Maybe we should start approaching civil servants positively. 🧐

shorturl.at/hqdeB

AI paper against AI reviewer. 😎

Great reflection. We also had some null results published in PAR. Great that such top journals are open to it!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
What views do people have of public sector workers? Public sector workers are often portrayed negatively. It is unclear, however, to what extent such negative perceptions are shared among different ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Lars Tummers

Important paper:

β€œwe uncover an asymmetric bias: for the same protest actions, overall support levels in the population are higher for environment-critical protesters than for pro-environment protesters.β€œ

β€œThis asymmetric bias is […] especially pronounced among right-leaning individuals”

I'd love to hear your tips. Please feel free to share them by replying. πŸ‘‡

Let's get a little help from our friends.

#Academia #HigherEd #EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR #PhDlife #AcademicTips #Mentorship #Research

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 11. β€œPrioritize your rest".

Yes, it's the same tip as number 1. It’s that important.

A rested body is a sharp mind.

πŸ‘‡ #Academia

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 10. β€œDon't email students, talk with them”.

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 9. β€œIf you have never been rejected, you are not aiming high enough”.

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 8: Rigor is non-negotiable.

"The importance of your research does not lie in the grandeur of your conclusions, but in the rigor of your methodology."
(via @david-reed.bsky.social)

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 7. You can use your personal experiences as a starting point for your research.

(via @sethjmeyer.bsky.social)

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 6: Go to seminars.

"If you think you are too busy to attend an internal/external seminar talk or go to a social event to meet colleagues, maybe think again".

(via @florianfoos.bsky.social)

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 5: Don't think of finding a gap in the literature; instead, think of it as joining a conversation.

(via @elizabethlinos.bsky.social).

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 4: Take initiative and reach out to other academics.

(via @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social and @flokeppeler.bsky.social).

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 3: Attend seminars outside your own field.

(via @hermwerf.bsky.social).

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 2: Deep education.

No cellphone or laptop during class.

πŸ’‘Academic survival tip 1: Prioritize your rest
(via @saskiabonjour.bsky.social ).

It's number one for a reason. A rested body is a sharp mind.

🚨 How do you survive the wicked world of academia? 🚨

I'm collecting the best tips for a talk.

Here's my initial list.

What advice do you have for your fellow academics?

Share yours below! πŸ‘‡

As the Beatles said, we can all get by with a little help from our friends.

Wow! Three great ones.

Indeed, rest in underrated in academia.

Agreed, Herman.

Organizing the KNAW interdisciplinary conference on behavioral science and public administration (Behavioral Public Administration) 10 years ago was great. Economists, lawyers, psychologists, and some weird people from public administration :) all in one room.

Boom!

Thanks, Elizabeth. That sounds much more cooperative.

Thanks, Martin. Deadlines can work well, although most academics muts them πŸ˜€.

Thanks! Academia is not a zero sum game.

Good point! Networks are underrated when we’re under time pressure.

My tip. Get used to being rejected (yes, it still hurts).

β€œIf you have never been rejected, you are not aiming high enough”.

Dear fellow academics, a question:

What’s one tip you’d give early-career scholars?

I’m collecting them for a talk next week: β€œSurviving in the Wicked World of Academia.”
NEW -

Public Support for Pro-environment and Environment-Critical Movements - https://cup.org/3XzCAEJ

- @dirckdekleer.bsky.social, @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonvanteutem.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

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