Christopher R. Matthews

@drcrmatthews.bsky.social

4.2K followers 3.4K following 380 posts

▪︎ Reading, writing & thinking about the moral foundation of scholarship
▪︎ Author of Doing Good Social Science: http://bit.ly/3EgFA2z
▪︎ More about my work: immersiveresearch.co.uk
▪︎ DM for speaking/workshop requests

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17h

Can you send me your email address?

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 20h

A wee bit of history

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 2d

The cosmos always speaks to me

Reposted by Christopher R. Matthews

Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 3d

Lower the maximum wage.

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry, ill take some minus points for scholarly integrity

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry, I apologise for setting a bad example

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 3d

Colleagues, I might be speaking too soon, but it looks like I might hit a writing deadline! Its only taken 45 years.

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 6d

Its a myth that putting money into performance-sport helps with public health. Anyone who tells you otherwise usually has a reason to belief the myth - thesocietypages.org/engagingspor...

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 8d

If you keep working hard at the art and craft of academic writing it can become a super power. So speaks a boy who barely passed English in school, still cant spell well and knows nothing of grammar beyond feel. Dont let AI close down your ability to become a great writer.

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 14d

I told a 3rd year student yesterday (who had only attended 1 of 11 sessions) that he could catch up most of the stuff he needed to pass by watching a recorded lecture and reading an accessible book chapter - it was like I'd told him to invent the enigma machine

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 16d

When you do, drop me a note, i have a writing project that will flow from it. 🤙

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

One for the old sociology heads. 1964 > 2024!

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

I bet Ai wrote that

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

*very/quite easily

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

Info, and good supportive senior colleagues and positive cultures should be enough for people i think.

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

Send it if you can. Respect 🙏 🫡

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 17d

Whats the best thing you've ever writen?

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 18d

Many, perhaps most, senior academics have really big egos that are very quite easily brused when you make it clear to them that they're not doing a good enough job. This information needs to be part of doctoral training so future leaders can try to avoid falling into the same glaring trap.

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 18d

Sooooo much wasted time from talented scholars has gone into those numbers. I realised a long time ago I can get really good work done with zero or tiny bits of funding, so im more than happy to stop wasting my time chancing something that 99% of people dont get.

ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 20d

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 18d

Footnotes > Endnotes > No footnotes

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Mel Bartley, Karen R. Lips , and 37 more Stephen P. Jenkins, Mel Bartley, Karen R. Lips, Christoph Lutz, Elizabeth Stokoe, Du Plessis, Charles West, Roger Luckhurst, Martin O’Neill, Peter Campbell, Patrick O’Brien, Christopher R. Matthews, Greg Walker, Carolyne Larrington, John Foot, Ingo Rohlfing, George McKay, Daniel S. Goldberg, Andrés Guadamuz, Margot C. Finn, Charlotte Taylor, Michael H. Whitworth, Steven Fielding, Aurélien Mondon, David Bartram, Patrick Präg, Katrina Navickas, Urška Demšar, David D. Buck, Kathleen Kennedy, Ian Bruff, Jon Dean, Catriona Seth, Claire Jowitt, Nick Clarke, Kate Bradley, Robert Adlington, Jan R. Boehnke, François Guesnet, José Pina-Sánchez

ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 20d

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 21d

There are sports where kids get quite routine brain trauma. Obviously that is immoral. Counter arguments never hold children's health, well being and human rights in high enough regard. More here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Children’s rights, human development and play – rejecting performance-orientated youth sport

This commentary is distinctly personal for us. We think it should be likewise for all scholars, leaders and organisers involved in youth sport. This is because, to our minds, at the core of most pe...

www.tandfonline.com

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 23d

This is so good to see. From this side of the pond it has looked like a very one sided slip towards authoritarian horrificness. At least we know there will be a fight.

Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 23d

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

Reposted by Nancy Kanwisher, David Kaufman, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 3 more Nancy Kanwisher, David Kaufman, Elizabeth Stokoe, Christopher R. Matthews, Amy Lee, David Darmofal

Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 23d

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Christopher R. Matthews, Patrick Svensson , and 1 more Elizabeth Stokoe, Christopher R. Matthews, Patrick Svensson, Mauro Gatti

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 25d

Professors *never* supply information. Students aren’t paying premium prices for ‘information’ at all. How can people who presumably have attended universities misunderstand their role so badly?

Vlad K. @porcupunk.bsky.social · 26d

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

Vlad K. @porcupunk.bsky.social · 26d

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · 27d

What becomes very interesting is how radically differently people do or do not reapproach scholarship after broadly accepting my argument

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