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Eric Laurier
@ericlaurier.bsky.social
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Writes in too much detail about ordinary practices & reasoning. Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis. Professor of Geography & Interaction, University of Edinburgh. He/him.
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ericlaurier.bsky.social
Phonecall from dentist today, now in my top 10 of AI transcription. “Hello, it's been like a message for Dr Lauria. It's um Elaine Crow from Bugsfield Dental. Just to let you know, your mouse curse is arriving today.”
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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karengregory.bsky.social
The university is threatening cuts on a massive scale with little to no justification. Truly surreal moment in HE.
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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5tuartreeves.bsky.social
if you're using LLMs to generate (aka "write") papers or reviews, you are undermining your own value as a researcher

#chi2026
dbuschek.bsky.social Daniel Buschek @dbuschek.bsky.social · 19d
While reviewing for #CHI2026, I've noticed four new writing issues in #HCI papers, likely due to an increased use of #LLMs / #AI. I describe them here - and how to fix them: dbuschek.medium.com/when-llms-wr...
When LLMs Write Our Papers
Four writing issues I notice as a reviewer — and how to fix them
dbuschek.medium.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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vickyblake.bsky.social
The venue for today’s #USS JNC meeting - before the wind started up and the rain started just in time for us to leave this afternoon!
Photo looking up at the Liver Building, which is massive, clad in almost sandy coloured stone, with its famous clock tower in shot, and the Liver Bird standing at the top. The sky is pale and cloudy.
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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5tuartreeves.bsky.social
short blog post (with exciting video!) on our #CSCW2025 paper "Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration", summarising our arguments about human-robot 'collaboration' (is it?)

#EMCA #CSCW

(paper with Hannah Pelikan & @marinanc.bsky.social)

medium.com/acm-cscw/ope...
Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration
It is now routine to talk about human-AI collaboration and the possibility of AI systems acting as co-workers or partners for us. It’s…
medium.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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xyarong.bsky.social
Join us for a free workshop, exploring how our words shape conversations about racism.

#ESRCFestival

👇Click for more info and sign up
shorturl.at/Qyncp
@calvirgi.bsky.social @neyrar.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
ericlaurier.bsky.social
I’m voting ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ again because after 6 months Edinburgh management haven’t yet come to the table. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social
Envelope posted into red letter box.
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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profjonathanpotter.bsky.social
#1
Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/prof...
profjonathanpotter.bsky.social Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social · Apr 28
Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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ucuedinburgh.bsky.social
HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!
September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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xyarong.bsky.social
Dr Sue Widdicombe and I are inviting submissions for a Special Issue on "Making Others Misconduct Matter In The Public Sphere". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
For questions, feel free to get in touch with us.
Looking forward to your contributions! ✨
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
The Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology publishes papers that cover the full spectrum of community and social psychology.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
It's worth noting that these are not merely stupid questions, but have the function - as does much of the professional and academic ethics industry - of taking up up space for serious discussion of politics and value with speculative, sci-fi bollocks.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
ericlaurier.bsky.social
The delicate dance of revealing more or less of who we are for one another, as it happens at the café counter. Co-authored with Sylvaine Tuncer. #EMCA #geosky
Acknowledging, recognising and responding to one another: ordinary hospitality in the café. Authors: Eric Laurier & Sylvaine Tuncer. Geoforum, Vol 165
August 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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lizstokoe.bsky.social
Come and work with brilliant @lselibrary.bsky.social colleagues @rosiehigman.bsky.social @helskrw.bsky.social @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and me (in my #impact role) as our Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion!

Closing 17th Aug 2025

#OpenResearch

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
July 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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laalaajenkins.bsky.social
📢 Lboro CA Day 2025

A fantastic day of #EMCA presentations & networking.

📍 Lboro/hybrid
📅 15 Dec

Register now!
Call for abstracts open!

darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/ca-day...

@darg-sessions.bsky.social @saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social @emma-richardson.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social
CA Day 2025, Monday 15th December (hybrid) – DARG
darg.lboro.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
ericlaurier.bsky.social
Delayed by a late flight, Sandra Laugier and Richard Rechtman discuss their thoughts on public space, crowds, democracy and Cavell. Those who waited were delighted. @mediaautomatiek.bsky.social @ifecosse.bsky.social
Sandra Laugier and Richard Rechtman on stage at the Institut Francais, Edinburgh
June 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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rolsi-journal.bsky.social
A snippet from the new rolsi.net blog by
@profsalwiggins.bsky.social
on the initial meeting of the EatSiN network of #EMCA food & interaction researchers.

rolsi.net
An image taken from the ROLSi.net blog about research done on eating in interaction
June 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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ucu.org.uk
Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊
Large number of UCU members at Edinburgh rally
June 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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ucuscotland.bsky.social
Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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calvirgi.bsky.social
📽️🎙️💛I feel honored I get to be part of this… I need to explain over and over why recordings, why cameras, why I ask the people themselves to help me set up the recording devices, why I leave the room when they start talking… But I’d do this over and over again if at the end we’ll be able to show… 4/5
June 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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philhutchinson.bsky.social
Today I posted the 31st & final entry in a thread commemorating the work of Jeff Coulter, following his death in April. While not an exhaustive list, I hope it offers a sense of Jeff’s distinctive contribution, combining Rylean OLP with EMCA.

The complete thread is here: bsky.app/hashtag/Jeff...
bsky.app
May 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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smhall.bsky.social
Please show your solidarity for Disability Studies colleagues at Liverpool Hope, who've recently been informed of plans to cut their team by half.

Open letter to sign:

docs.google.com/document/d/1... [docs.google.com]
An Open Letter from the Disability Studies Community Regarding Proposed Redundancies at Liverpool Hope University
An Open Letter from the Disability Studies Community Regarding Proposed Redundancies at Liverpool Hope University To the Leadership of Liverpool Hope University, We, members of the international Disab...
docs.google.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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lizstokoe.bsky.social
Last day to add your name to this report to DCMS on the social, psychological, and economic #impact of comics in all forms 📝

@fatbadger442.bsky.social @ericlaurier.bsky.social @stokoecartoons.bsky.social
@fasttrackimpact.bsky.social
comicsgrid.com The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship @comicsgrid.com · Apr 23
Last day to sign! We’ve added our signature to the Comics Cultural Impact Collective’s report, asking DCMS for investment in comics. Read the report at www.thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org/The-Power-of... and sign at forms.gle/mk6iTZK9yUDV....
April 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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frasermacdonald.bsky.social
The Scottish Government could easily make their SFC money conditional on university salaries being public (like in Canada). Promotes fairness, reduces gender pay gap.
scotnational.bsky.social The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Apr 20
NEW: More than 400 members of staff at Scotland’s universities earn more than the First Minister, despite a funding crisis engulfing the sector that could see lower paid roles axed
Hundreds of staff at Scottish universities paid more than First Minister
MORE than 400 members of staff at Scotland’s universities earn more than the First Minister, despite a funding crisis engulfing
www.thenational.scot
April 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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ucu.org.uk
At @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social leadership are slashing jobs while opening a new campus in Kazakhstan

@drjogrady.bsky.social tells the Education Select Committee what universities are spending on while making staff redundant

#StopTheCuts
April 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM