“Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - “Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence
'But does “excellence” actually mean anything? Does this pervasive narrative of “excellence” do any good? Drawing on a range of sources we interrogate “excellence” as a concept and find that it has no intrinsic meaning in academia.' (Moore et al., 2017)
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27.06.2025 14:46 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Female boots placed on the stage to question /challenge all male panel #SDSN Really powerful.
27.06.2025 11:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I need this right now, thank you for sharing
24.06.2025 07:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Stimulating day at Murdoch University Dubai discussing shifting the AI narrative in HE - developing a strategic response to AI competencies. Plus dinner!
30.04.2025 06:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A genuine pleasure to work on this with the lovely Steve Briggs, my fellow @ntfellows.bsky.social committee member.
24.04.2025 09:32 — 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
So excited to receive my copy of this guide. It sees the culmination of over a decade of thinking and practice in ESD.
As we see the mainstreaming of ESD it is critical to reflect on the role the sector agencies have had in shaping and supporting the discourse in emergent areas of practice.
24.04.2025 08:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you’re new to bsky, visit @suebecks.bsky.social ‘s blog - she’s written a couple of really excellent ‘how to’ guides to help you fly!
@xmjandrews.bsky.social might be useful in Jan?
18.11.2024 21:32 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Exciting news! Hold the date: 19th December 2024
The 10th Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHE24 call for papers is open.
forms.office.com/e/E2BKHM6C0F and will close on Monday 21st October at 5pm (British Summer Time).
blogs.shu.ac.uk/socmedhe/soc...
23.09.2024 19:06 — 👍 18 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 3
For new educators joining Bluesky - suggestions for people to follow
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16.09.2024 21:48 — 👍 48 🔁 23 💬 12 📌 2
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