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Posts by Sylvie Lomer

Students and Politics Explore the relationship between higher education and students' political beliefs and activities. Submit work on students and politics for this special issue.

We are guest-editing a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on Students and Politics

If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

@rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue | Journal of Global Higher Education

Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue!

Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...

Open for submissions in September!

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And this, in a nutshell, is what @globalhigheredj.bsky.social is trying NOT to do.

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We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission

📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite

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A sign saying 'colony co working' against a black glass building and a cloudy sky

A sign saying 'colony co working' against a black glass building and a cloudy sky

Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute

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Graphic reads 'I'm presenting at Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference 2025 - save the date:  June 16-18 (online). There are links included.

Graphic reads 'I'm presenting at Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference 2025 - save the date: June 16-18 (online). There are links included.

Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues.

Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...

@selomer42.bsky.social

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A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!

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Journalist request:

If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.

RTs appreciated!

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@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer

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Why thank you

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I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.

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Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.

This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30.

M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered

All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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Spotted in Sheffield today

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What does this actually mean though?

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Nah everyone gets the same. I'm just impressed by the level of organization!

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In future I will require all speaking invitations to be accompanied by intro music 🎶

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Auditorium with a slide display that reads 2025EduLog International Conference

Auditorium with a slide display that reads 2025EduLog International Conference

No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?

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I cried reading your blog

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Imagine walking 12 miles there and back to put your child to sleep. What an act of love and hope. I think we can all sit with a little discomfort with that in mind.

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I have ZERO confidence that any of this level of detail is being engaged with at a policy level

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Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US Rising US-China tensions over technology restrictions, US trade tariffs and US regulations affecting universities are set to further dampen enthusiasm...

Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social

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And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.

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Yeah sorry I was going to come up with another grant proposal with a 5% success rate but *gestures wildly at the world*

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yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism

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Where is the field’s voice against the erosion of international students’ civil liberties? Written by Jenna Mittelmeier (University of Manchester) The current situation (in brief) While the oppressive treatment of international students in various visa regimes is certainly not new, we ar…

researchintlstudents.com/where-is-the...
Latest from @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social

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Thinking about the support of Chinese students: a response to HEPI's recent report - HEPI Manchester academics challenge broad-brush approaches to Chinese student integration, prompting a reflective response from report author Pippa Ebel.

Great new post from Alex Baratta, Rui He, @hcockayne.bsky.social and Paul Smith - raises some vital critical points about a recent HEPI report www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/28/t...

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Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.

Reminder: our unmissable online roundtable on the crisis in UK HE and how/whether it's fixable.

We'll be hearing from @gunjans.bsky.social, @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, Susan Robertson, before opening up the discussion.
#academicsky #highereducation
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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White banner with an image of a researcher focused on her work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side

White banner with an image of a researcher focused on her work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side

Alongside the Leverhulme Trust, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 4 June. Apply now: buff.ly/FM5QWoL

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