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How one writer’s dilemma led to an international movement

Taster — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:49 +0000

Writing groups modelled on the Shut up and write format have had a big impact on universities and have been carefully studied. However their wider development and impact is less well understood. Jason Murphy and Tyler Shores present a new project aimed at exploring and sharing the many benefits of writing together. It’s 2007. … Continued

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Will a M-index to measure academic mentorship create more problems than it solves?

Taster — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:03:26 +0000

Can academic mentorship be measured? Or will efforts, like a proposed M-Index, lead to further gamification of teaching and learning in postgraduate education?

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From print to digital and back again – Why the cost of academic books keeps changing

Taster — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:30 +0000

The cost of academic books has changed in recent years and asks. Is it possible for long-form academic books to be sustainable and affordable?

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Causal overclaiming is common, rising over time, and difficult to avoid

Taster — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:01:29 +0000

Academic scholarship is meant to proportion claims to evidence, yet scholars can and do oversell their findings. Is it possible for authors and journals change?

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Academics have a duty to defend open knowledge systems like Wikipedia

Taster — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:32:42 +0000

Wikipedia faces existential challenges from generative AI companies. Do researchers and teachers in higher education have an ethical duty to defend it?

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How research can orchestrate innovation in circular and sustainable design

Taster — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:26 +0000

Design research is inherently a relational approach to creating innovative products. What does it tell us about the processes underpinning research impact?

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This is your reminder, for academic social media quality is better than quantity

Taster — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:41 +0000

The size of your follower count is never as important as the quality of the network you were joining and developing around your work.

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Public controversies cannot be settled by “following the evidence”

Taster — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:01:56 +0000

A close examination of three medical controversies shows how evidence, rather than resolving them, only takes effect when placed within instrumental narratives.

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What two years of impact meetups taught us about research, engagement, partnerships, and making a difference

Taster — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:30:17 +0000

Impact is largely communicated by text. Reflecting on two years of impact meetups, can talking about impact give a better account than yet another case study?

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Universities measure almost everything – except leadership

Taster — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:15:06 +0000

Research leadership is often measured through proxies, could narrative approaches create a clearer picture of what good academic leadership is like in practice?

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