Delighted to have been appointed for a second term as PSA Chair. Thank you to PSA Executive Committee for your support @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @teachpolitics.bsky.social @rogerawanscully.bsky.social

Delighted to be part of this podcast. Thank you @ctisleeds.bsky.social Madeleine Le Bourdon, Louise Pears and Emma Foster for inviting me.

Do take a look at our blog with a summary of our #DARSHE article. Full article can be found here rdcu.be/eLNax

Scholarship reimagined: creating the DARSHE, an inclusive and flexible framework for developing scholarship in higher education - Higher Education The expansion and marketisation of Higher Education (HE) over recent years has prompted significant growth in the number and proportion of education-focused academics (EFAs) within the academy. Recogn...

Delighted to see this co-authored paper with @rosegann.bsky.social out in the wild! We hope this moves us beyond “contested definitions” & helps make #scholarship more accessible #DARSHE

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌟 PSA 75th Anniversary🌟 The PSA has been the home of #PoliticalStudies since 1950: advancing, supporting & promoting the global study of #politics & #InternationalRelations.
🎞️ Watch this 3 minute film to learn more.
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Great to be at @advancehe.bsky.social #antf2025 presenting on our Spotlight on scholarship website scholarshipspotlight.uk with wonderful colleagues @suebecks.bsky.social @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social Dawne Irving-bell, Earle Abrahamson, Iain Wilson and Hannah Cobb.

Great to see our ✨ ‘Joy of the Teaching Track’ ✨article is now out. Thanks to all co-authors especially @drcathyelliott.bsky.social for inspiring and leading this project. @mlebourdon.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @journalpolitics.bsky.social

Great 3 days at #psa25 conference in Birmingham. Thanks to convenors, panels, keynote speakers, specialist groups and PSATeam and all involved. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Thank you to fellow panellists and everyone who attended. Great discussion on the role of pedagogical research in education-focused careers @mlebourdon.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@teachpolitics.bsky.social #psa2025 @drcathyelliott.bsky.social @jeremymoulton.bsky.social

Day 2 of #psa25 looks great. Looking forward to speaking at roundtable on pedagogical research and its role in education-focused careers later this morning. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @drcathyelliott.bsky.social @teachpolitics.bsky.social

Great to see the article out. Well timed for #PSA25 conference starting this Monday 14 in Birmingham. @teachpolitics.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @qaa.ac.uk

Shaping the discipline: the impact of QAA benchmark statements on politics and international relations - European Political Science The question ‘What is Politics and International Relations?’ often goes unasked, potentially leading to varied interpretations across universities. The review of the Quality Assurance Agency’s (QAA) S...

Just published. Paper with @rosegann.bsky.social Victoria Honeyman & Alasdair Blair explores the shape and scope of politics and IR as taught disciplines and how we engaged with this in the @qaa.ac.uk Subject benchmark review.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great new blog post on teaching-track academic career promotion from PSA Chair, Prof. Rose Gann, @rosegann.bsky.social:

'Encouraging report on recognition and reward for the growing numbers of staff on the teaching-focused career track'

*Call for Papers*

PSA #Teaching & #Learning Network Conference. Theme: #Teaching Well. Taking place 4 - 5 September at Royal Holloway. Paper proposal deadline 17 April.

Details below: buff.ly/JeDhErt

Great inaugural last night on giving Psychology away from a fab academic raising the profile of education-focused academics. Well done and thank you Professor Julie Hulme @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social

Great insights in Julie’s inaugural on developing the concept of psychological literacy @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social

Looking forward to Professor Julie Hulme’s inaugural lecture this evening. @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social

Delighted this article on how we define the discipline is now out. Thanks to all who contributed and all who were on the subject benchmark statement panel review for politics and IR, @qaa.ac.uk & @teachpolitics.bsky.social

What Defines a Discipline & How We Teach & Study It? Blair, @teachpolitics.bsky.social, Gann, Honeyman, Bellaby, Kolpinskaya, Adams & @northcarolinaexpat.bsky.social examine HE Politics and IR curricula & the implications of benchmark statements: buff.ly/bi2or40

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Enjoying excellent talk on using psychology in everyday life by @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social

PSA Annual Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA) The PSA Annual Conference - “What Next?" - convened by the University of Birmingham and Aston University, will take place from 14 – 16 April 2025. Early Bird Registration is now closed. Standard…

⏰A MONTH until PSA25⏰ Registration deadline 24 March. Join us and over 800 delegates for our annual international conference in #Birmingham 14 - 16 April. 3 days of international research, exchange and networking.

Great news!. Congratulations on the launch of your book @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social
Well done 🥳🥳🥳👏🥳

Congratulations Julie, great work, well done. 🥳👏🥳🎉

Check out our list of professional resource panels at ISA 2025! ISA logo. Background: Business people at a networking event.

Planning your schedule for #ISA2025? Consider attending a professional resource panel on topics ranging from #Careers, #Teaching, #Publishing, #Research, & more: https://buff.ly/41gTxpf

🌟 #PSA25 Highlights!

We're delighted to share further details about our conference programme with three exciting keynotes 🤩

Make sure to register now to not miss any of the action: https://buff.ly/4gpybfh

PSA Annual Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA) The PSA Annual Conference - “What Next?" - convened by the University of Birmingham and Aston University, will take place from 14 – 16 April 2025. We are pleased to announce that registration for the…

🚨 Registration for #PSA25

Join us in Birmingham, 14-16 April 2025, for our annual conference 🤩 Early-bird tickets are available until 21 February.

Find out how to register at the link below!

Delighted to be at launch of British Academy’s report on Politics and International Relations in higher education yesterday.

New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...

A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK higher education has found that it remains a popular subject, with graduates out-earning national averages. Read the report in full:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

Good to be here @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social ☺️