Petra Boynton
@petraboynton.bsky.social
#Safety and #wellbeing advocate and creator of the #PEEPSS Model.
Social Psychologist. #Methodologist. Sometime #AgonyAunt. Advice giving as praxis. Critical #MentalHealth. Lives by the sea.
Come for a #ResearchTip, maybe ask a question, stay for cat pics
Social Psychologist. #Methodologist. Sometime #AgonyAunt. Advice giving as praxis. Critical #MentalHealth. Lives by the sea.
Come for a #ResearchTip, maybe ask a question, stay for cat pics
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
Is this some kind of neurodiversity screening tool that will weed out all of us who'll need to check if 'medical fryrmblal' and 'runctitional features' really are a thing. Before writing a lengthy and outraged screed once we find they are not.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Is this some kind of neurodiversity screening tool that will weed out all of us who'll need to check if 'medical fryrmblal' and 'runctitional features' really are a thing. Before writing a lengthy and outraged screed once we find they are not.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
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My quick-fire take for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on why we should celebrate the scrapping of the two-child limit
Draws on research for @nuffieldfoundation.org & ongoing work with the amazing @changingrealities.bsky.social
Draws on research for @nuffieldfoundation.org & ongoing work with the amazing @changingrealities.bsky.social
The government should be applauded for scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap in the budget. But tackling poverty requires more, writes @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social.
At last: a budget that ends the two-child limit
The government should be applauded for scrapping the cruel policy, but tackling poverty requires more
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My quick-fire take for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on why we should celebrate the scrapping of the two-child limit
Draws on research for @nuffieldfoundation.org & ongoing work with the amazing @changingrealities.bsky.social
Draws on research for @nuffieldfoundation.org & ongoing work with the amazing @changingrealities.bsky.social
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We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
July 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
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When they say ‘higher education providers’ do they mean universities?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When they say ‘higher education providers’ do they mean universities?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
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#AcademicSky
Education is something the UK used to excel at. Have a strong global reputation.
You'd think government would want to keep that ship afloat at all costs
Reputations are hard earned, easily lost
Education is something the UK used to excel at. Have a strong global reputation.
You'd think government would want to keep that ship afloat at all costs
Reputations are hard earned, easily lost
#AcademicSky
Good lord, Britain.
Might you want to, ummm, do something to save your educational institutions?
If you think that's expensive, contemplate the costs of:
✳️ rebooting these at a later date
✳️ a less educated public
#FundEducation
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Good lord, Britain.
Might you want to, ummm, do something to save your educational institutions?
If you think that's expensive, contemplate the costs of:
✳️ rebooting these at a later date
✳️ a less educated public
#FundEducation
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told
Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 months
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#AcademicSky
Education is something the UK used to excel at. Have a strong global reputation.
You'd think government would want to keep that ship afloat at all costs
Reputations are hard earned, easily lost
Education is something the UK used to excel at. Have a strong global reputation.
You'd think government would want to keep that ship afloat at all costs
Reputations are hard earned, easily lost
Won't bring back the two hundred thousand adults and four hundred thousand dead children though, will it?*
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Won't bring back the two hundred thousand adults and four hundred thousand dead children though, will it?*
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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"As of right now, there is no compelling evidence, to us, that genAI is useful to promote the development of learning as framed by a model of expertise (i.e., the MDL) or any other scientifically backed model of learning."
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
What does current genAI actually mean for student learning?
Many genAI (generative Artificial Intelligence) enthusiasts and much of the broader public see genAI as a substantial force for good within education.…
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"As of right now, there is no compelling evidence, to us, that genAI is useful to promote the development of learning as framed by a model of expertise (i.e., the MDL) or any other scientifically backed model of learning."
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
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This post is an open letter to everyone who wants to participate in FACE. Please read, reflect, and share widely. Tag people. Subscribe to the mailing list. Join our conversations, participate in our programmes, and share ideas. Stand with us. Let us work together.
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Forever Africa: A redesigned vision and an invitation
Read, share, join in a vision for flourishing futures.
folukeafrica.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This post is an open letter to everyone who wants to participate in FACE. Please read, reflect, and share widely. Tag people. Subscribe to the mailing list. Join our conversations, participate in our programmes, and share ideas. Stand with us. Let us work together.
folukeafrica.com/forever-afri...
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Nice toolkit supported by one of our small grants for how science communicators can make their messages memorable through understanding how people remember things. By @hanachronism.bsky.social
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
Storytelling for Science Communication Toolkit: Cognitive Biases, Memory & Objectives
Humans have used stories to understand the world around us for millennia, from folktales to news stories, and from movies to the gossip we collect in the local pub. Science communicators have long bee...
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nice toolkit supported by one of our small grants for how science communicators can make their messages memorable through understanding how people remember things. By @hanachronism.bsky.social
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
Make time to read this today if you work in Higher Education in the UK.
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Make time to read this today if you work in Higher Education in the UK.
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As the threat of drought escalates in northeast Somalia, the IRC is implementing a new Anticipatory Action strategy.
The response will address both immediate needs and early preventive measures to curb malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Learn more: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
The response will address both immediate needs and early preventive measures to curb malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Learn more: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
IRC launches anticipatory response to escalating drought threat in Somalia as third consecutive failed rainy season looms | The IRC
IRC launches anticipatory response to escalating drought threat in Somalia as third consecutive failed rainy season looms
www.rescue.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As the threat of drought escalates in northeast Somalia, the IRC is implementing a new Anticipatory Action strategy.
The response will address both immediate needs and early preventive measures to curb malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Learn more: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
The response will address both immediate needs and early preventive measures to curb malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Learn more: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
I note from this 'psychologists' are on the list of jobs most likely to disappear with AI.
Suspect it's in line with the mistaken belief the only job we do is therapeutic care, all of which can be outsourced to AI.
Already we've seen how well that's going.....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Suspect it's in line with the mistaken belief the only job we do is therapeutic care, all of which can be outsourced to AI.
Already we've seen how well that's going.....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I note from this 'psychologists' are on the list of jobs most likely to disappear with AI.
Suspect it's in line with the mistaken belief the only job we do is therapeutic care, all of which can be outsourced to AI.
Already we've seen how well that's going.....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Suspect it's in line with the mistaken belief the only job we do is therapeutic care, all of which can be outsourced to AI.
Already we've seen how well that's going.....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Important to remember this when you read news reports of DOGE closing 'without achieving anything'. It achieved plenty. Not only should this not be forgotten, those responsible should be held accountable.
DOGE shuts down having not found trillions of dollars of waste or saved any money.
They compromised the security of government systems, fired federal workers and oversaw the dismantling of USAID which has killed 600,000.
By 2030 approx 14 million people will have died.
That’s their legacy
They compromised the security of government systems, fired federal workers and oversaw the dismantling of USAID which has killed 600,000.
By 2030 approx 14 million people will have died.
That’s their legacy
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Important to remember this when you read news reports of DOGE closing 'without achieving anything'. It achieved plenty. Not only should this not be forgotten, those responsible should be held accountable.
The 5th Element is a great film and I quote at least a line a day from it, when I'm also not doing this.
Milla Jovovich is a great actor and singer (the latter's often forgotten).
Milla Jovovich is a great actor and singer (the latter's often forgotten).
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The 5th Element is a great film and I quote at least a line a day from it, when I'm also not doing this.
Milla Jovovich is a great actor and singer (the latter's often forgotten).
Milla Jovovich is a great actor and singer (the latter's often forgotten).
Well this is just lovely...... ❤️
"Hope is the thing with feathers". Presentation for a session for international students. Access here www.beautiful.ai/player/-OerP... This forms a block of 6 sessions I've planned. A big thank you to @didau.bsky.social, @jameshandscombe.bsky.social as sound boards & resources #EduSky #thisisAP
Seeds of Hope: Exploring the Resilience of the Human Spirit
Get started with Beautiful.ai today.
www.beautiful.ai
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Well this is just lovely...... ❤️
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
Years ago I recall raising the issue of safety and wellbeing training with a humanities funding council specifically for archivists and the response was 'people can't be hurt by paper'.
So glad to see these events slowly taking shape across disciplines. You never know how research might affect you
So glad to see these events slowly taking shape across disciplines. You never know how research might affect you
📣Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals!
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Years ago I recall raising the issue of safety and wellbeing training with a humanities funding council specifically for archivists and the response was 'people can't be hurt by paper'.
So glad to see these events slowly taking shape across disciplines. You never know how research might affect you
So glad to see these events slowly taking shape across disciplines. You never know how research might affect you
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HYBRID EVENT: 'Introduction to Quantitative Bias' with Rachel Hughes on Monday 1st December at 10am-12pm UK time.
For those near Leeds, bring your laptop and enjoy this as an in-person session!
Sign-up before 9am on Thursday 27th via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
For those near Leeds, bring your laptop and enjoy this as an in-person session!
Sign-up before 9am on Thursday 27th via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
HYBRID EVENT: 'Introduction to Quantitative Bias' with Rachel Hughes on Monday 1st December at 10am-12pm UK time.
For those near Leeds, bring your laptop and enjoy this as an in-person session!
Sign-up before 9am on Thursday 27th via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
For those near Leeds, bring your laptop and enjoy this as an in-person session!
Sign-up before 9am on Thursday 27th via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
There's more pressure than ever to publish. Academic staff are massively overworked. Pay is poor. Precarity is rife. There's little genuine care for one-another's wellbeing, nor accommodations offered. And, instead of addressing systemic harms or demands for free labour, we turn against ourselves.
25 no response out of 30 requests to review!
Drives me mad this selfish behaviour, which I also see as a journal editor. And it's almost always established folk with secure jobs, not least those endlessly brandishing their right-on-ness on social media
Drives me mad this selfish behaviour, which I also see as a journal editor. And it's almost always established folk with secure jobs, not least those endlessly brandishing their right-on-ness on social media
Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
There's more pressure than ever to publish. Academic staff are massively overworked. Pay is poor. Precarity is rife. There's little genuine care for one-another's wellbeing, nor accommodations offered. And, instead of addressing systemic harms or demands for free labour, we turn against ourselves.