Pete M
@pbdm.bsky.social
Doctoral college manager. Very occasional poster. Views & posts my own not my institution's.
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It’s never too late to read and share it around.
Finally got around to reading The Gist from @tupped.bsky.social
The strained reasoning he outlines from the UK supreme court will be familiar to anyone old enough to remember the "appalling vista"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The strained reasoning he outlines from the UK supreme court will be familiar to anyone old enough to remember the "appalling vista"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
April 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s never too late to read and share it around.
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UCU stands with trans people, today and every day.
The Supreme Court ruling is not just wrong, it’s dangerous.
We will never stop fighting for trans rights and equality.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Solidarity
The Supreme Court ruling is not just wrong, it’s dangerous.
We will never stop fighting for trans rights and equality.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Solidarity
Trans women have always coexisted amongst the rest of society.
The narrative that the Supreme Court ruling is about women being unsafe due to trans women is misleading. There is no data which proves trans women pose a safety threat to women. It is a media narrative and it is false.
The narrative that the Supreme Court ruling is about women being unsafe due to trans women is misleading. There is no data which proves trans women pose a safety threat to women. It is a media narrative and it is false.
April 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
UCU stands with trans people, today and every day.
The Supreme Court ruling is not just wrong, it’s dangerous.
We will never stop fighting for trans rights and equality.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Solidarity
The Supreme Court ruling is not just wrong, it’s dangerous.
We will never stop fighting for trans rights and equality.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Solidarity
I wrote to my MP today about the recent UKSC ruling, which exposes the incoherence of UK law in this area, as well as Parliament’s failure to respond meaningfully to changing understandings of gender, sex and identity.
Reform that respects and reflects the reality of trans lives is urgently needed.
Reform that respects and reflects the reality of trans lives is urgently needed.
April 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I wrote to my MP today about the recent UKSC ruling, which exposes the incoherence of UK law in this area, as well as Parliament’s failure to respond meaningfully to changing understandings of gender, sex and identity.
Reform that respects and reflects the reality of trans lives is urgently needed.
Reform that respects and reflects the reality of trans lives is urgently needed.
Is perseverance in a PhD always about resilience?
A new paper say no: stubbornness, spite & sheer bloody-mindedness are just as important, especially those with caring responsibilities.
This really struck me, not just for what it reveals, but for what it demands.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A new paper say no: stubbornness, spite & sheer bloody-mindedness are just as important, especially those with caring responsibilities.
This really struck me, not just for what it reveals, but for what it demands.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Too close to home? Stubbornness, spite, and sheer bloody-mindedness as contributors to perseverance in doctoral study - The Australian Educational Researcher
Completing a higher degree is a complex and demanding undertaking for doctoral students. Along with the cognitive demands of study, there are competing personal and contextual factors which contribute...
link.springer.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Is perseverance in a PhD always about resilience?
A new paper say no: stubbornness, spite & sheer bloody-mindedness are just as important, especially those with caring responsibilities.
This really struck me, not just for what it reveals, but for what it demands.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A new paper say no: stubbornness, spite & sheer bloody-mindedness are just as important, especially those with caring responsibilities.
This really struck me, not just for what it reveals, but for what it demands.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Important study just published on doctoral vivas: the findings are remarkable.
Zoe Stephenson & Amy Jackson surveyed 326 UK PhD examiners, and found that a whopping 97% support reform of the closed-door viva. Crisis-level consensus?
(1/3)
Zoe Stephenson & Amy Jackson surveyed 326 UK PhD examiners, and found that a whopping 97% support reform of the closed-door viva. Crisis-level consensus?
(1/3)
March 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Important study just published on doctoral vivas: the findings are remarkable.
Zoe Stephenson & Amy Jackson surveyed 326 UK PhD examiners, and found that a whopping 97% support reform of the closed-door viva. Crisis-level consensus?
(1/3)
Zoe Stephenson & Amy Jackson surveyed 326 UK PhD examiners, and found that a whopping 97% support reform of the closed-door viva. Crisis-level consensus?
(1/3)
ah the joys of 232 pages of updated ts&cs, review & guidance documentation & impact assessments, published in the middle of term with an 8 month compliance deadline. (call it 5 since most committees don't meet after june.) that's rest of the year's plans up in smoke!
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
ah the joys of 232 pages of updated ts&cs, review & guidance documentation & impact assessments, published in the middle of term with an 8 month compliance deadline. (call it 5 since most committees don't meet after june.) that's rest of the year's plans up in smoke!
having resolved to read more in 2025, my first purchase of the year is the 37.5 hour audiobook of stuart eizenstat's book on jimmy carter.
@pkandelic.bsky.social: i will need a rebuttal read/listen in approximately 6 weeks.
@pkandelic.bsky.social: i will need a rebuttal read/listen in approximately 6 weeks.
January 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
having resolved to read more in 2025, my first purchase of the year is the 37.5 hour audiobook of stuart eizenstat's book on jimmy carter.
@pkandelic.bsky.social: i will need a rebuttal read/listen in approximately 6 weeks.
@pkandelic.bsky.social: i will need a rebuttal read/listen in approximately 6 weeks.
timely, given my sudden fascination with the english devolution white paper...
"The centrifugal state" explores the relentless global drive towards #decentralisation.
From #democracy to #globalisation, it unpacks the forces pulling power away from the centre.
Honoured to be part of Quaestiones Geographicae’s 50th anniversary issue
doi.org/10.14746/qua...
Happy new 2025 to all!
From #democracy to #globalisation, it unpacks the forces pulling power away from the centre.
Honoured to be part of Quaestiones Geographicae’s 50th anniversary issue
doi.org/10.14746/qua...
Happy new 2025 to all!
December 31, 2024 at 9:56 AM
timely, given my sudden fascination with the english devolution white paper...
parental deafness is really kicking in. a 10 minute conversation just now centred on #1 thinking they were talking about their U3A french conversation class, and #2 thinking it was about their bell-ringing lessons at the local church.
hilarity did not ensue...
hilarity did not ensue...
December 29, 2024 at 5:56 PM
parental deafness is really kicking in. a 10 minute conversation just now centred on #1 thinking they were talking about their U3A french conversation class, and #2 thinking it was about their bell-ringing lessons at the local church.
hilarity did not ensue...
hilarity did not ensue...
my contribution to the annual festive "draw a portrait of a family member on the children's' etch-a-sketch type thing" competition has caused a rift with my mother.
she is aggrieved at being drawn as "a cross between a gallagher brother and the butler from the aristocats."
she is aggrieved at being drawn as "a cross between a gallagher brother and the butler from the aristocats."
December 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
my contribution to the annual festive "draw a portrait of a family member on the children's' etch-a-sketch type thing" competition has caused a rift with my mother.
she is aggrieved at being drawn as "a cross between a gallagher brother and the butler from the aristocats."
she is aggrieved at being drawn as "a cross between a gallagher brother and the butler from the aristocats."
christmas with my lot is very different from christmas with the in laws.
example: granny m is currently using a "my first sewing kit" toy as a pedagogical tool for a lesson to her 3 & 6 year old granddaughters on importance of solidarity on Ts & Cs *as well as* wages in collective bargaining.
example: granny m is currently using a "my first sewing kit" toy as a pedagogical tool for a lesson to her 3 & 6 year old granddaughters on importance of solidarity on Ts & Cs *as well as* wages in collective bargaining.
December 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
christmas with my lot is very different from christmas with the in laws.
example: granny m is currently using a "my first sewing kit" toy as a pedagogical tool for a lesson to her 3 & 6 year old granddaughters on importance of solidarity on Ts & Cs *as well as* wages in collective bargaining.
example: granny m is currently using a "my first sewing kit" toy as a pedagogical tool for a lesson to her 3 & 6 year old granddaughters on importance of solidarity on Ts & Cs *as well as* wages in collective bargaining.
i distinctly remember attending a meeting of oxford college deans in 2016 at which the blindingly obviously was stated, and then universally supported.
"zero tolerance policies are inevitably very tolerant because they fail the most basic test of any policy: they do not engage with reality."
"zero tolerance policies are inevitably very tolerant because they fail the most basic test of any policy: they do not engage with reality."
Best of 2024: A new report on tackling the harms from student drug use recommends moving away from "zero tolerance" approaches to drugs. Sunday Blake worries that the timing means nobody will notice
UUK publishes advice on student drug use
A new report on tackling the harms from student drug use recommends moving away from "zero tolerance" approaches to drugs. Sunday Blake worries that the timing means nobody will notice
buff.ly
December 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM
i distinctly remember attending a meeting of oxford college deans in 2016 at which the blindingly obviously was stated, and then universally supported.
"zero tolerance policies are inevitably very tolerant because they fail the most basic test of any policy: they do not engage with reality."
"zero tolerance policies are inevitably very tolerant because they fail the most basic test of any policy: they do not engage with reality."
sixty pages in, and this is spellbinding. many thanks @nedboulting.bsky.social!
December 26, 2024 at 6:51 PM
sixty pages in, and this is spellbinding. many thanks @nedboulting.bsky.social!
"the Treasury clearly remains cautious about fiscal devolution."
well there's a surprise...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/english-devolution-white-paper
well there's a surprise...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/english-devolution-white-paper
Nine things we learned from the English devolution white paper | Institute for Government
What the white paper does and does not contain, and what challenges lie ahead for the government.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
December 26, 2024 at 10:25 AM
"the Treasury clearly remains cautious about fiscal devolution."
well there's a surprise...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/english-devolution-white-paper
well there's a surprise...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/english-devolution-white-paper
niece: "when are we getting to the park?"
grandparent: "well actually, that was a trick! we're not going to the park. we're going to look at the lights on peoples' houses!"
niece, bursting into tears: "but that's BOOOOOORING!"
brother-in-law: "i predicted this."
grandparent: "well actually, that was a trick! we're not going to the park. we're going to look at the lights on peoples' houses!"
niece, bursting into tears: "but that's BOOOOOORING!"
brother-in-law: "i predicted this."
a woman is crying while holding a napkin in front of a box with the letter i on it
ALT: a woman is crying while holding a napkin in front of a box with the letter i on it
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
niece: "when are we getting to the park?"
grandparent: "well actually, that was a trick! we're not going to the park. we're going to look at the lights on peoples' houses!"
niece, bursting into tears: "but that's BOOOOOORING!"
brother-in-law: "i predicted this."
grandparent: "well actually, that was a trick! we're not going to the park. we're going to look at the lights on peoples' houses!"
niece, bursting into tears: "but that's BOOOOOORING!"
brother-in-law: "i predicted this."
annual christmas trip to see family, day #1: visiting the in-laws. lovely dinner yesterday evening. nice lie-in today, until...
8.59am: TIME TO PLAY CLASSIC FM AT 187 DECIBELS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE BEDROOM AND FRISBEE CROCKERY INTO THE SINK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE KITCHEN.
oh to be retired.
8.59am: TIME TO PLAY CLASSIC FM AT 187 DECIBELS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE BEDROOM AND FRISBEE CROCKERY INTO THE SINK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE KITCHEN.
oh to be retired.
bart simpson from the simpsons has a scratch on his forehead
ALT: bart simpson from the simpsons has a scratch on his forehead
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2024 at 9:35 AM
annual christmas trip to see family, day #1: visiting the in-laws. lovely dinner yesterday evening. nice lie-in today, until...
8.59am: TIME TO PLAY CLASSIC FM AT 187 DECIBELS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE BEDROOM AND FRISBEE CROCKERY INTO THE SINK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE KITCHEN.
oh to be retired.
8.59am: TIME TO PLAY CLASSIC FM AT 187 DECIBELS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE BEDROOM AND FRISBEE CROCKERY INTO THE SINK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE KITCHEN.
oh to be retired.
bar staff here have clearly realised it's been quite a tough year...
December 19, 2024 at 7:08 PM
bar staff here have clearly realised it's been quite a tough year...
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An #LSE starter pack collecting LSE-affiliated accounts and departments #AcademicSky #LSEsky
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December 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
An #LSE starter pack collecting LSE-affiliated accounts and departments #AcademicSky #LSEsky
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I often find myself wishing for more data, like that available at UG and PGT level. Equally, I'm conscious more data doesn’t necessarily mean better decisions. Fingers crossed for more and better PGR data, collected and used for the right reasons.
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lnkd.in/eCy_sQ4b
December 8, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I often find myself wishing for more data, like that available at UG and PGT level. Equally, I'm conscious more data doesn’t necessarily mean better decisions. Fingers crossed for more and better PGR data, collected and used for the right reasons.
lnkd.in/eCy_sQ4b
lnkd.in/eCy_sQ4b
'are we nearly there yet?'
'no phone reception. must still be in the tunnel.'
tannoy: 'welcome to london st pancras. thank you for travelling with eurostar!"
might as well still be...
'no phone reception. must still be in the tunnel.'
tannoy: 'welcome to london st pancras. thank you for travelling with eurostar!"
might as well still be...
a crab is swimming in the ocean with the words under the sea written on the bottom
Alt: sebastian from the little mermaid, sliding among the sea floor, to the words "under the sea!!!"
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
'are we nearly there yet?'
'no phone reception. must still be in the tunnel.'
tannoy: 'welcome to london st pancras. thank you for travelling with eurostar!"
might as well still be...
'no phone reception. must still be in the tunnel.'
tannoy: 'welcome to london st pancras. thank you for travelling with eurostar!"
might as well still be...
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NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe shares lessons for the UK from the Australian government's launch of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development https://buff.ly/49j3LJ2
December 4, 2024 at 7:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe shares lessons for the UK from the Australian government's launch of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development https://buff.ly/49j3LJ2