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Lisa Batten
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Interested in higher education, student equity, ed design, grant wrangling and research management.
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This week a very short guide to writing a thesis or research problem statement patthomson.net/2025/11/18/t...
the problem statement
Most research proposals, dissertations and funding bids start off with some kind of problem statement. A research/thesis problem statement needs to do several interconnected things to work well. At…
patthomson.net
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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A study has identified a disconnect between researchers who study higher education and those who manage higher education institutions, with a lack of communication potentially hampering both sides #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/he-research-rarely-informs-administrators-decisions
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Here's the link to their "stakeholder survey on the use of AI in grant assessment":

www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
t.co
September 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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The news we need today 🥹https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/10/hill-of-content-bookshop-melbourne-human-chain-bourke-street-move
Hundreds form human chain to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop relocate after more than a century
Literature lovers braved wintry weather to pass thousands of books from Hill of Content’s original Bourke Street premises to its new home
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Early career researchers who narrowly miss out on funding should be encouraged to try again because their work is often cited more than those whose research is funded first time around, a major international study has recommended

#AcademicSky #highered
Help ‘near miss’ researchers reapply for funding, says study
Calls for funders to launch ‘random draws’ and offer mentorship to promising applicants who fail to receive grants
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The Trump administration discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges without warning, shocking college leaders and worrying TRIO proponents.
TRIO Advocates Worry After Upward Bound Grants Discontinued
The Trump administration discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges without warning, shocking college leaders and worrying TRIO proponents.
www.insidehighered.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Well payed, Harvard, well played.

Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
May 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Delighted that our paper "Who are learning designers in post-pandemic Australasian universities?" is published in HERD. Great to collaborate with Lye Ee (Rebecca) Ng & @mmhinze.bsky.social on this article.

Thanks to LDs who participated in this research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who are learning designers in post-pandemic Australasian universities?
Australasian learning designers have been instrumental in supporting learning, teaching and the digital transformation of universities for over 50 years. Still, little is known about these chameleo...
www.tandfonline.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Thanks to the efforts of archivists at least some of ERIC remains open archive.org/details/eric...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
April 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Vale ERIC obliterated in another attack on freedom of information. www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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It's also not lost that the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) and NCES, the Department's main source for educational research and statistics, had over 30 million annual visits. These offices housed within ED have been stripped of most of their operating staff within the last month. 2/2
March 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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"ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is a curated online public library of 2.1 million educational documents that is funded and managed by the U.S. Education Department."

www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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“Education is used by the rest of the world to at least try to break down the class system.

Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol
www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....
Class warfare
Australia’s education funding model protects and entrenches the gap between schools, and it’s steadily getting worse
www.themonthly.com.au
April 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Good for Harvard
April 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Harvard rejects Trump administration’s demands with federal funding at risk.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Harvard rejects Trump administration’s demands with federal funding at risk
The university’s response comes after the government announced a federal review of nearly $9 billion in funding to Harvard and its affiliates.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Harvard FTW: "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government."
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is absolutely correct, and maddening.
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Microsoft starts testing Copilot Vision update that can ‘see’ your screen and apps
Microsoft starts testing Copilot Vision update that can “see” your screen and apps
Copilot Vision will even guide you through using apps like Photoshop, highlighting features on your screen.
buff.ly
April 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work

#AcademicSky #EduSky
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM