Dr Aimee Merrydew

Creating learning environments that work for BTEC entrants to higher education How can institutions be confident the learning environment is fit for purpose to help diverse students succeed? Jess Power and Davina Whitnall emphasise the skills students bring with them

Last week on Wonkhe: How can institutions be confident the learning environment is fit for purpose to help diverse students succeed? Jess Power and Davina Whitnall emphasise the skills students bring with them

And Hereford is amazing! Enjoy the city and great company of colleagues ❤️

NEW on Wonkhe: Nikolai Elkins notes that gay men consistently outperform their peers – and urges policymakers to adopt more nuanced, intersectional approaches to attainment buff.ly/KTLNUJd

Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!

The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university

Last week on Wonkhe: Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university

Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections An AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentship. at Keele Univers... PhD Project - Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections An AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentsh...

Now listed on FindaPhD! The most exciting PhD opportunity you will see this week, if you like foods and history and libraries (and who doesn’t?)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Not this year, unfortunately! I saw you're leading an EC Academic Roundtable? I hope you have fun 🥳

Congrats, Siân!

Not all students want to fit in, but every student wants to matter Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance. Here are ways to do it

Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance, according to Celine Caquineau. Here are ways to do it: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/not-a... #studentsuccess #teaching #highered #edusky

YouTube video by Brandy Schillace MONSTERS with Surekha Davies

Join me talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY @ucpress.bsky.social with BITE author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social on @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social live show! 1/n

💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbG...

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.

AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege

Lots of great advice here. Thanks, Emily!

Congrats, Hattie!

Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organised by Vagina Museum The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum

Can you help to save @vaginamuseum.bsky.social from closure?

Your donation will support the advancement of public education about women's and LGBT+ people's rights, reproductive rights, and arts and culture ⬇️

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AI Search Has A Citation Problem We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

AI chatbots are wrong 60% of the time www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

How to export analysis-ready survey data | Crystal Lewis Tips for building a Qualtrics survey that exports quality, usable data.

Great post by @cghlewis.bsky.social about how putting extra effort into survey design and planning at the beginning can make data cleaning & analysis easier cghlewis.com/blog/survey_... h/t @ksaylor.bsky.social

#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum Led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student…

Join us Wednesday at 8pm GMT for #LTHEchat to discuss the Hidden Curriculum led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l...

Hey! I grew up near Bath and, if you're still there, thoroughly recommend fudge from The Fudge Kitchen (by the Pump Room). The fudge is heavenly (if you like fudge...) 🤩

Thanks for writing this piece, Hattie! It captures the vital role the arts play in social justice work and history! I'm also interested in your discussion about the chaotic format of Picasso's painting and how it reflects the chaos of war.

Playful learning illustration

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at:
lthechat.com

I love The Hoof GP! I watched his videos so much in the final year of my PhD that I should have included him in my Acknowledgements...

Literature Review The Impact of Academic Skills Development on Student Outcomes in Higher Education

#LoveLD Need to argue that we must support students and help them thrive in HE? Try this: www.ctl.ox.ac.uk/academic-ski... - and join this: aldinhe.ac.uk and this www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ldhen You kow it makes sense!

Me and @playbrarian.uk are looking to expand our existing pool of amazing reviewers for the Journal of Play in Adulthood. Please drop us a line if you're interested or want to know more. We offer support, infinite gratitude, and AI-generated haikus on request.

www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk

Have fun! It sounds like it'll be a fab paper and panel 🥳

It was magnificent. Gromit reading Virginia Woof made me smile!

Episode 16: Thinking Critically to Boost your Academic Success Have you ever received feedback that your work isn’t ‘critical’ enough? Do you wonder how you can think and write more 'critically'? And what’s April Fools’ Day got to do with critical thinking skills

Looking for some easy listening as you wind down for Christmas?

Why not listen to our latest Study Matter Podcast episode on critical thinking? 🎧

on.soundcloud.com/Gy8BHboW9Luc...

Feel free to share it with your students as a valuable resource to kickstart their learning in the new year! ✨

LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire Led by Michelle Morgan @it_se We need to look forward and not back The value of a pre-arrival academic questionnaire (PAQ) in understanding prior learning experiences, concerns and expectations on …

LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire lthechat.com/2024/12/13/l...

The renaissance of the essay starts here In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a manifesto to revitalise it

A manifesto for the essay in the age of AI via Times Higher Campus www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/renai...

I hope you're OK and stay safe! I didn't think to check the weather forecast and travelled back to Wiltshire to stay with my parents this weekend 😬