Photo of Paul Ashwin receiving his Society for Research into Higher Education Fellowship
Photo of group of new Society for Research into Higher Education Fellows
I was delighted to receive my Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) fellowship at the recent @srhe.bsky.social Annual Conference, particularly as part of such an impressive group of new fellows.
There is still time to register for tomorrow's webinar about our fully online part-time PhD programme in higher education.
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 9:00am to 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 16 December 2025 www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
Two days left to apply for this post and to potentially join a wonderful set of colleagues here in Educational Research at Lancaster Uni. @edreslancaster.bsky.social
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Cover of the third edition of reflective teaching
I am delighted that the third edition of Reflective Teaching in Higher Education has now been published. It's a privilege to work with such a brilliant international team of co-authors. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/reflectiv...
There's still time to register for this webinar about our online part-time PhD programme in higher education on Wednesday 26th November 17.00-18.00 (UK time).
I'm not sure I agree. I would suggest most stigma is based on NT ppl not understanding the autistic experience as it is manifested in ppl. By giving this a name, it can enable understanding for the aut person and NT. For me, all disabled / autistic ppl are human and valued and don't need cured...
The main point is that the autistic identity is extremely valuable but is negotiated through a medicalised process and policed through various social arrangements. I would want uni staff / peers to accept autistic ppl fully but see that identity can/does change in relation to stigma and/or support.
Thanks for your engagement @silvaro1969.bsky.social. I hope that you did not interpret this to mean that autistic people were not human; this is quite far from the conclusions. Almost all those in study sought a diagnosis for different reasons and it made a significant impact on their identities.
Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
Rita Hordósy, Manny Madriaga, Sonia Ilie and Richard Budd in formal attire.
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/gro...
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Come and work with a great team of people and contribute to one of our online PhD programmes. Candidates with expertise relating to the links between Technology Enhanced Learning and Social Justice are particularly encouraged.
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Photo of the four members of the panel
Really enjoyed contributing to the @wonkhe.bsky.social Festival of HE panel on knowledge & skills with Gemma Marsh, Tony Moss and @debbiemcvitty.bsky.social. Heartened by the panel's shared pragmatic commitment to making education meaningfully accessible to a diverse a range of students.
We're looking for a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning to contribute to our PhD in E-Research and TEL for 12 months. Please share: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Screenshot of paper in Disability and Society. Title: Diagnosis and distinction: understanding autistic identity construction in university students and graduates through the tactics of intersubjectivity Author: Jonathan Vincent
Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university.
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
I was asked by the editor of The Geographer, the @royalscotgeosoc.bsky.social magazine, to comment on the discussion around imposing domestic student fees in Scotland.
This is an online accessible version of my piece.
ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/f...
#academicsky #studentfees #highered
Really looking forward to hearing @jmvincent.bsky.social talking about how to support successful transition to employment for autistic students. We need to ensure excellent graduate outcomes for all our students, and disabled students face more barriers when leaving University. #INIP
Photo of the Chinese translation of the book
Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’
“Retirement never seemed like something that would be in my reach, and it still isn’t. But at WeStillWork, now I can continue to work fifteen-hour days, and occasionally indulge in building perks like Thursday-night bingo.”
Well done! This looks like a great project!
If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth.
From Saturn.
We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
Yeah Lancaster is good but Bristol is not a bad alternative!!
Thanks Rebecca! It was a privilege to speak with you and colleagues @bristoluni.bsky.social and a really positive discussion after too. As for @edreslancaster.bsky.social logos - I do my best!
Really engaging set of provocations from each of the panelists.
A timely reminder of our @centreforhere.bsky.social public online roundtable on Monday next week:
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?
Discussants are @gunjans.bsky.social , @ronaldhartz.bsky.social, Kalpana Shankar, and Susan Robertson.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
ICYMI. 48 animations The History of Ideas by @wearecognitive.bsky.social from my scripts www.openculture.com/2015/09/47-a...
“Not a single party is standing up for working class people and Reform offers nothing but division. No plan for the NHS. No plan for transport. No answer to the cost of living crisis. If we want change, we need to come together and demand it.”
drjogrady.bsky.social on BBC Question Time tonight.
