Andy Tattersall
@andytattersall.bsky.social
Open Research Communications Specialist .
Trouble-shooter, techy, writer, podcaster, works in health research.
Research communications and impact trainer - consultant for hire.
https://www.andytattersall.com/
https://linktr.ee/andy_tattersall
Trouble-shooter, techy, writer, podcaster, works in health research.
Research communications and impact trainer - consultant for hire.
https://www.andytattersall.com/
https://linktr.ee/andy_tattersall
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About me
This short introductory video explains who I am and what services I offer. If you want to know more, visit https://www.andytattersall.com/ or email me at andy@andytattersall.com
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After 24 years of working in university research, I’m going out on my own as a research communications consultant.
My mission: helping researchers and institutions share their work clearly, compellingly, and with impact.
In case you don't know who I am, watch this short video.
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My mission: helping researchers and institutions share their work clearly, compellingly, and with impact.
In case you don't know who I am, watch this short video.
bit.ly/477I51S
How ‘altmetrics’ measure the reach of business school research - interesting to see the FT covering @altmetric.com in this piece.
I have long been an advocate and would say that the potential of altmetrics remains huge.
www.ft.com/content/12aa...
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I have long been an advocate and would say that the potential of altmetrics remains huge.
www.ft.com/content/12aa...
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How ‘altmetrics’ measure the reach of business school research
The approach is growing as a way of measuring how work travels beyond academia — but it has critics
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
How ‘altmetrics’ measure the reach of business school research - interesting to see the FT covering @altmetric.com in this piece.
I have long been an advocate and would say that the potential of altmetrics remains huge.
www.ft.com/content/12aa...
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I have long been an advocate and would say that the potential of altmetrics remains huge.
www.ft.com/content/12aa...
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Good news, but sets an interesting precedent given the sheer volume of this sort of discourse on X.
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty of six counts of sending communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety
The ex-footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.
A jury at Liverpool crown court found Barton, 43, had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Good news, but sets an interesting precedent given the sheer volume of this sort of discourse on X.
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REF 2029 branding ban baffles research offices.
Instruction to remove Research Excellence Framework logo from university materials prompts confusion.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Instruction to remove Research Excellence Framework logo from university materials prompts confusion.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029 branding ban baffles research offices - Research Professional News
Instruction to remove Research Excellence Framework logo from university materials prompts confusion
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
REF 2029 branding ban baffles research offices.
Instruction to remove Research Excellence Framework logo from university materials prompts confusion.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Instruction to remove Research Excellence Framework logo from university materials prompts confusion.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
House of Commons Library Open Day
We are pleased to invite librarians, library staff and information officers to the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
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We’ve added 4 new countries to RoRI’s Atlas of Assessment: Latvia 🇱🇻, Portugal 🇵🇹, the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Namibia 🇳🇦.
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We’ve added 4 new countries to RoRI’s Atlas of Assessment: Latvia 🇱🇻, Portugal 🇵🇹, the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Namibia 🇳🇦.
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
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Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
go.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
The glorious colours on this morning’s walk to the village cafe. The shades of brown, green, amber, orange and of course the red.
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The glorious colours on this morning’s walk to the village cafe. The shades of brown, green, amber, orange and of course the red.
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More useful material for the @royalsociety.org’s bio of their esteemed fellow. Though I’m still struggling to understand how a society that claims to value scientific rigour continues to honour someone who spreads so much disinformation.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
More useful material for the @royalsociety.org’s bio of their esteemed fellow. Though I’m still struggling to understand how a society that claims to value scientific rigour continues to honour someone who spreads so much disinformation.
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Yet mainstream parties and policy-makers are still there. 🤷🏼♂️ (also, re-read @drjennings.bsky.social’s piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...)
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Yet mainstream parties and policy-makers are still there. 🤷🏼♂️ (also, re-read @drjennings.bsky.social’s piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...)
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Full Programme for #R2RConf (London, 24-25 Feb) available r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
Keynote, Debate, Presentations, Panels, Roundtables, Case Study and Workshops
Plenary: 8½ hrs, Workshops: 3 hrs, Networking: 5½ hours crammed into 2 days!
Discounts & 50 free tickets for Academics & Librarians
Keynote, Debate, Presentations, Panels, Roundtables, Case Study and Workshops
Plenary: 8½ hrs, Workshops: 3 hrs, Networking: 5½ hours crammed into 2 days!
Discounts & 50 free tickets for Academics & Librarians
Conference Programme
R2R 2026 Conference Programme The full Programme for 2026 Conference is listed below; the timetable will be set out in November, and the Lightning Talks will be announced in January. The programme …
r2rconf.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Full Programme for #R2RConf (London, 24-25 Feb) available r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
Keynote, Debate, Presentations, Panels, Roundtables, Case Study and Workshops
Plenary: 8½ hrs, Workshops: 3 hrs, Networking: 5½ hours crammed into 2 days!
Discounts & 50 free tickets for Academics & Librarians
Keynote, Debate, Presentations, Panels, Roundtables, Case Study and Workshops
Plenary: 8½ hrs, Workshops: 3 hrs, Networking: 5½ hours crammed into 2 days!
Discounts & 50 free tickets for Academics & Librarians
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New episode: Join me at the Festival of Hidden REF in Birmingham on 8 October. I meet Simon Hettrick, James Baker, Elisa Collado, Lorraine van Blerk, Laura Henderson, Alix Brodie-Wray, Dr Emily Ennis, Jo Williams and Nick Sheppard about hidden roles and non-traditional outputs buff.ly/skpJuUR
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
New episode: Join me at the Festival of Hidden REF in Birmingham on 8 October. I meet Simon Hettrick, James Baker, Elisa Collado, Lorraine van Blerk, Laura Henderson, Alix Brodie-Wray, Dr Emily Ennis, Jo Williams and Nick Sheppard about hidden roles and non-traditional outputs buff.ly/skpJuUR
Here is the recording from the live videocast I recorded with @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on the Power of Scientific Storytelling, why academics should be engaging online, overcoming challenges and how to maximise your impact and manage your reputation.
www.youtube.com/live/lgq6COx...
www.youtube.com/live/lgq6COx...
Episode 14: The Power of Scientific Storytelling
YouTube video by Karger Publishers
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Here is the recording from the live videocast I recorded with @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on the Power of Scientific Storytelling, why academics should be engaging online, overcoming challenges and how to maximise your impact and manage your reputation.
www.youtube.com/live/lgq6COx...
www.youtube.com/live/lgq6COx...
I found this old photo of myself and I don't know what I find more astonishing, that I could do these kind of moves or the sheer amount of brown in my parent's living room.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I found this old photo of myself and I don't know what I find more astonishing, that I could do these kind of moves or the sheer amount of brown in my parent's living room.
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New Policy Sources for October 2025
Altmetric continues to expand its coverage of where research has been used or talked about. We routinely add new policy organisations, think tanks and NGOs who cite all kinds of stuff. Here are some new sources for October, now all findable in the Explorer
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Altmetric continues to expand its coverage of where research has been used or talked about. We routinely add new policy organisations, think tanks and NGOs who cite all kinds of stuff. Here are some new sources for October, now all findable in the Explorer
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November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New Policy Sources for October 2025
Altmetric continues to expand its coverage of where research has been used or talked about. We routinely add new policy organisations, think tanks and NGOs who cite all kinds of stuff. Here are some new sources for October, now all findable in the Explorer
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Altmetric continues to expand its coverage of where research has been used or talked about. We routinely add new policy organisations, think tanks and NGOs who cite all kinds of stuff. Here are some new sources for October, now all findable in the Explorer
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In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This is something I have thought about a lot over the last couple of years, especially since 2022.
The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters
@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
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The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters
@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
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Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is something I have thought about a lot over the last couple of years, especially since 2022.
The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters
@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
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The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters
@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
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How does research move beyond academic journals to influence policy, practice, and public understanding?
I'll be chatting with Francesca Brazzorotto from @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on Tuesday 4th Nov as part of their People & Science Live series.
Register Free
www.linkedin.com/events/73834...
I'll be chatting with Francesca Brazzorotto from @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on Tuesday 4th Nov as part of their People & Science Live series.
Register Free
www.linkedin.com/events/73834...
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
How does research move beyond academic journals to influence policy, practice, and public understanding?
I'll be chatting with Francesca Brazzorotto from @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on Tuesday 4th Nov as part of their People & Science Live series.
Register Free
www.linkedin.com/events/73834...
I'll be chatting with Francesca Brazzorotto from @kargerpublishers.bsky.social on Tuesday 4th Nov as part of their People & Science Live series.
Register Free
www.linkedin.com/events/73834...
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to postpone our next @know-ph.bsky.social webinar.
The new date for this event is Tuesday January 20th at 1pm.
We really hope you can still join us in the new year.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlighti...
The new date for this event is Tuesday January 20th at 1pm.
We really hope you can still join us in the new year.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlighti...
Highlighting the importance of health impact assessments
Added Value: Highlighting the importance of health impact assessments for housing developers, communities and key decision makers in England
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to postpone our next @know-ph.bsky.social webinar.
The new date for this event is Tuesday January 20th at 1pm.
We really hope you can still join us in the new year.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlighti...
The new date for this event is Tuesday January 20th at 1pm.
We really hope you can still join us in the new year.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlighti...
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"What this means for humanists is stark. The very articles and books we painstakingly produce are being fed, legally and lucratively, into AI systems that will soon replicate, and perhaps replace, our intellectual labour."
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
How AI exposes the hypocrisy of academic publishing - ABC Religion & Ethics
Academics punish students for using AI, even as they gift their own research to a publishing business that directly feeds the research into the very models that we caution students against using — wit...
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
"What this means for humanists is stark. The very articles and books we painstakingly produce are being fed, legally and lucratively, into AI systems that will soon replicate, and perhaps replace, our intellectual labour."
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
www.abc.net.au/religion/how...
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"Relying on LLMs for literature summaries without independent verification could lead to the unknowing citation and perpetuation of false information."
#AcWri #SciComm
#AcWri #SciComm
ChatGPT is blind to bad science - Impact of Social Sciences
A new study finds ChatGPT fails to take into account retraction notices across a wide range of research.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The joy of taking my daughter - now she is 18 - to the yearly fantastic horror fest that is Celluloid Screams comes at a price. It now costs me twice as much to go 😂 #Halloween
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The joy of taking my daughter - now she is 18 - to the yearly fantastic horror fest that is Celluloid Screams comes at a price. It now costs me twice as much to go 😂 #Halloween
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Our Housing and Public Health Knowledge Interactive Evidence Map highlights @nihr.bsky.social research that connects housing with people's health.
Explore the map yourself and delve into the evidence relating to this very important issue.
view.genially.com/67ea72e2301c...
Explore the map yourself and delve into the evidence relating to this very important issue.
view.genially.com/67ea72e2301c...
KNOW-PH Evidence Map - KNOW-PH version | Genially
view.genially.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Our Housing and Public Health Knowledge Interactive Evidence Map highlights @nihr.bsky.social research that connects housing with people's health.
Explore the map yourself and delve into the evidence relating to this very important issue.
view.genially.com/67ea72e2301c...
Explore the map yourself and delve into the evidence relating to this very important issue.
view.genially.com/67ea72e2301c...
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45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Spent some of today digitising old photos I’d borrowed from my adopted sister. This is me and one of my older birth brothers - not long after this I was taken from my family and it was half a century before I saw him again. Life throws those curve balls at you.
October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Spent some of today digitising old photos I’d borrowed from my adopted sister. This is me and one of my older birth brothers - not long after this I was taken from my family and it was half a century before I saw him again. Life throws those curve balls at you.
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“It is important that academic scientists be where conversations are really happening, not just in paywalled journals and conferences.”
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
Altmetric Will Now Include Your Podcast
In the early days of Science 2.0, blogging did not get a lot of institutional respect. Public outreach was a waste of time, academics were often told, leave that to science journalists and the PIOs at...
www.science20.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“It is important that academic scientists be where conversations are really happening, not just in paywalled journals and conferences.”
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...