Horrified to hear that the University of Bath *requires* a bibliometric report for academic promotions. They should be banning them, not requiring them. #LISbib25

I’m Tom, a visually impaired T-Level student and SEND advocate. The AAA Campaign pushes for inclusion in colleges through accessible materials, assistive tech, and staff awareness. Colleges can join the movement for equity in education by emailing: EducationPolicy@pocklington.org.uk.

I don't see the water companies sorting this mess out. They have to be renationalised and drained of all their ill-gotten gains.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s almost crunch time. Next week Peers will vote for or against swift bricks. To help swifts, please email steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏

Groundbreaking research reveals widespread, often hidden sensory loss among over-50s, prompting calls for national action on eye & hearing health.

Findings from the UK National Eye Health & Hearing Study were shared at an event supported by the College ➡️ https://coptom.uk/4ohEXaT

Today, Julie Minns MP will highlight the barriers faced by blind and partially sighted voters through a 10-Minute Rule Bill on the accessibility of elections. We welcome this important opportunity to highlight reforms needed to #MakeVotingAccessible
Learn more👇 

We're here too! If you have #SightLoss or identify as #Blind or #VisuallyImpaired we are here to support you with #Employment, #Education and work towards equality for #BlindAndPartiallySighted people in every aspect of society.

12 out of 17 British farmland birds such as the Yellowhammer are on the Red List facing national extinction because they’re starving to death over winter. To find out more&to support check out Farmland Bird Aid Network: farmlandbirdaidnetwork.org

Andrew Gelman's take on research lines that just won't die statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/11/26/i...

Dreaming I Am
#SciArt #Retina

Today’s poem is called ‘Eye Rhyme Calamity at the Annual World Limerick Contest’.

Hello! Looking for new bluesky gang who care about the NHS!

Twitter is a truly terrible place and I’m sure many of us were connected on there. Could you like and share this, and I’ll follow you back? Ju🤞💙

Switzerland announced national centre for science integrity
akademien-schweiz.ch/en/medien/pr...

An interesting report on reading fluency or rate (words correct per minute) in children, but it does not describe exactly how this was measured. Reading rate is strongly affected by visual factors - choice of text and how it is presented are important.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/meas...

"Visual-processing measures accounted for ~12–18% of variance in year-end reading scores. ... Incorporating these visual measures into early screening batteries could enable more equitable identification of children at risk for reading difficulties."
osf.io/preprints/ps...

Neuroscience superhero Brenda Milner honoured by McGill on her 106th birthday montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

Teach your child not how to make money, but how to make time.