This should be a key #AcademicRules!
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As it is #ConferenceSeason for many in #Criminology (even if being unironically policed by armed antagonists) so once more remember this ...
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30. Finally, thou shall not ignore these basic precepts whilst operating as an #academic, fighting on the epistemic front lines in the #AgeOfAgnotology.
That way badness lies.
Don't be a dick!
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29. Thou shalt seek to slow down and combat the neo-liberal enemies of #academia in an era of increasing hyper-acceleration, and a toxic information ecology. Knowledge production, that which advances our species, takes time.
Take the time.
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28. Thou shall not sacrifice your #academic integrity upon the alters of ambition or expedience.
The field remembers ...
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27. Thou shall not be an iniquitous #academic thief! Thou shall not steal the work of (especially junior) colleagues who's ideas have shaped your own - despite temptations.
Thou shall avoid such gross moral turpitude and recognise, and cite, ALL your sources.
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26. (supra 23) Thou shall not assert that you're apolitical in your scientific endeavours if:
a) You're using the concept of scientific method for political purposes;
b) You've not challenged the political/ideological assumptions central to your scientific field
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25. Thou shall not misrepresent someone’s position, or strawman their argument, if engaging with them on social media. It behoves you to argue in good faith, for your students may be watching and learning.
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24. Thou shall not use your position of power to abuse (in any way, shape, or form [including sleeping with]) your students. Nor shall ye bully junior, or marginalised, members of your discipline/community/department.
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23. Thou shall not criticise an argument as coming from an ideological position if your counter argument is also predicated upon an (opposing) ideological position.
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22. Thou shall be a good citizen. Be collegiate. Support your colleagues and students in their projects, endeavours, and struggles. Not doing so creates a vicious circle which erodes the academe!
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21. Thou shall not EVER call a student, or any work they produce for you, stupid (or any synonym thereof) whilst you work with that student in any professional capacity.
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20. Thou shall avoid committing the aetiological fallacy (ascribing causal factors to phenomenon erroneously) whenever/wherever possible (see number 2!).
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19. Thou shalt not read the comments below the line on any news item that is related to your subject specialism (unless that is your research). That way madness lies.
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18: Thou shall acknowledge that overindulgence at the conference dinner, and/or after drinks, is no reason for not performing well in your presentation at the early morning slot, the morning after!
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17. It shall be known that the greatest impact ye shall have is when, in 100yrs, scholars still use your conceptions and theorising to inform their work. #REF/#TEF/#KEF and league tables are meaningless.
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15. Thou shall acknowledge that #PhD applicants are vulnerable persons and thou shalt not rip off/steal their intellectual property!
16. Thou shall remember, as an #academic, one is not engaged in a soliloquy but a conversation; one that is to be furthered!
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14. Thou shall focus all ethics judgements on the harms/risks of the project, not on preference of method
14(a). If thou sit on an Ethics Committee, thou shall not pose a hindrance to research applications. It is your duty to facilitate research, not uphold petty bureaucracies!
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13. If speaking at a conference thou shalt not make the organisers lives hell by making ad hoc changes to travel plans/talks.
13(a). If organising a conference thou shalt not make presenters lives hell by ...
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12. Thou shalt not make conference questions/comments about your research. Thou shall focus on the paper/work presented and be critically supportive!
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11. Thou shall be sympathetic to student requests for extensions (especially in the midst of a global pandemic), if thou habitually ask editors for extensions/miss deadlines!
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10. Though communicating the value of #research to policy makers (and senior managers) is often like barking at cars; thou shall endeavour to make them hear!
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9. Thou shall remember that null results are vital.
9(a) Thou shall have sufficient #academic integrity to report null results!
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8. Thou shall remember that students are your future. Your role is to nurture their talent, not destroy their hopes and dreams.
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7. Thou shall read widely both within and without ones own discipline.
7(a) Narrowed fields of knowledge (epistemic myopia) serves everyone ill and should be avoided.
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6. Reading from slides produced 4 years ago is not adequate teaching/presenting - thou shalt not do this!
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5. Theory is manna; thou shall ground all work in theory (tis no good being an #academic and saying you don't like theory!).
5(a) Theory shall be viewed critically - paradigms need challenging
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4. Thou shall justify any and all assumptions upon which your argumentation is predicated/dependent.
4(a) Assumptions shall be made explicit!
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2. If you state in a paper that correlation does not equate to causation, then you cannot give an aetiological conclusion!
3. Thou shall not speak of collegiality if you do not support, aid, and promote your colleagues and students in your everyday practice
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The world is on fire and shit we left behind is crawling out from under rocks. It has left me so annoyed! So, I have decided to collate my #AcademicRules into a singular 🧵
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1. Never say anything in blind #PeerReview that you would not say directly to the author(s) face-to-face!
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