Dr Viktoria Mileva

Today Stirling launches a voluntary severance scheme (of which the branch was only notified hours before its announcement on Monday) designed to recoup an eye watering £8.1 million pounds next year. We know colleagues are scared; if you haven't already joined the union, this is a good time to do so

@vickym24.bsky.social and I are holding some free webinars this week: Mind the (bias) Gap. Ethical Ai use for inclusive teaching.

Of interest to anyone in higher or further education, or indeed anyone who would like to know more about how to use LLM. Sign up here 👇🏻
www.tirigogy.com/tirigogy-web...

TIRIgogy CPD Series - TIRIgogy Webinars Upcoming Webinars

Join my colleague @drcaroljasper.bsky.social and I for our interactive 2-part workshop (May 28th and 30th) at the TIRIgogy network, discussing what AI in HE means for EDI initiatives! Sign up here: www.tirigogy.com/tirigogy-web...

#Edusky #LTHE #TeachLearnSky #AIinEdu

Attending a session of the Sustainability Symposium 2025 by @advancehe.bsky.social presenting a toolkit to use for embedding sustainability in any HE curriculum/module! www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hu.... Think this is going to be really helpful! #edusky #LTHE #TeachLearnSky

Is the Teaching of Psychology Liberal or Conservative? Yes! (But Mostly It’s Neither) How might teachers of psychology respond to allegations that their subject undermines conservative values? David Myers has some thoughts.

Some reflections on the teaching of psychology in today's political environment: www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

BILLIONAIRE PLAYBOOK:
1. Buy all media
2. Brainwash masses
3. Oligarchy

• Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time | Guardian • Trump declares energy emergency | Hill • Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects | Associated Press • Trump lifts Biden's freeze on liquefied natural gas exports | Bloomberg • Trump revokes Biden 50% EV target, freezes unspent charging funds | Reuters • Trump orders agencies to halt spending from Biden's climate law | Bloomberg • Fierce winds and heightened risk of wildfires return to California | Guardian • UK poised to back Heathrow airport expansion in push for growth | Bloomberg • Zone-specific environmental management system established in China | China Daily

This snapshot of top climate news on @carbonbrief.org really captures global climate politics in this historical moment: full-on denial in the US, ambivalence and greenwashing in the UK, and a new implementation of 1+N, a "zone specific environmental management system," in China.

Trump may decide to leave WHO next week. Here are seven possible impacts on the U.S. and the world Departure would be catastrophic for global health, diminish U.S. influence, and boost China’s role, scientists say

If the US leaves WHO, this wouldn't happen before January 2026 at the earliest, and Congress might try to block it.

The US provides a large contribution to WHO, so the loss of those funds would impact WHO's ability to react quickly to global pandemics.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Generative AI, when used responsibly, enhances academic integrity by fostering intrinsic motivation through autonomy, competence, & relatedness.

It’s time we harness AI's potential to support meaningful learning in education: www.frontiersin.org/journals/art... #EduSkyAU

AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the…

A really important consideration in my opinion, the shift away from critical thinking through the overuse of AI.

AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking https://buff.ly/40jnBRD

#edusky #UKEd #aiineducation

LA fires latest updates: Fierce winds threaten more fire destruction as LA struggles to contain blazes Firefighters are still unable to contain multiple blazes, as forecasters warn winds could stoke an already

A new climate-era... :(

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Met Office says 2025 will be one of three hottest years on record Next year is expected to be hot even though the El Nino weather pattern, which had a warming effect on 2023 and 2024, has waned.

ground.news/article/met-...

How different people report 2025's potential climate... Right= not as hot as this year, Left/centre = one of the 3 hottest years on record... #media #propaganda #climatechange #GreenSky

Renewables (wind, solar, hydro) will overtake fossil fuels in UK electricity generation this year

“Wind is well on its way to overtaking gas as the largest single power source" according to Ember, authors of the analysis

www.ft.com/content/2878...

Abstract that reads How different racial minorities experience racism differently remains underexplored in existing research. Here, we show that Asian and Black people are often dehumanized differently. Twelve studies spotlight a racial asymmetry in dehumanization using a wide array of methods (experimental, archival, and computational) and data sources (online samples, word embeddings, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data): Whereas Black people are more often subjected to animalistic dehumanization, Asian people are predominantly subjected to mechanistic dehumanization. We demonstrate this asymmetry from the vantage point of victims (Studies 1a and 1b) and perpetrators (Studies 2a–2d). We further document the prevalence of this asymmetry across diverse domains, from everyday language (Study 3) to perceptions in the realms of romantic relationships (Study 4a), crime rates (Study 4b), and business skills (Study 4c). Finally, we demonstrate the asymmetry’s real-world consequences in labor market segregation (Studies 5 and 6). Our findings shed light on the distinct experiences of racism encountered by different racial groups and, more critically, introduce a framework that unifies and integrates scattered empirical observations on perceptions of Asian people.

Asian people and Black people can both face dehumanization in the US, but the type differs: Asian = machine, Black = animal

osf.io/preprints/ps...
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

#prejudice #socpsych #polpsych #psyscisky

Front page of a recent journal article from Journal of Applied Psychology entitled Personality Profiles of 263 Occupations. Link to article: https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001249

A bit late to the party, but I finally read this interesting article about how occupations tend to attract people with certain personality traits.

I’ll share a few thoughts below 🧵, but here’s a link to the full study: doi.org/10.1037/apl0...

YouTube video by College Life not a single recorded lecture will be watched #collegelife #college #attendance #class #lecture

For those in #AcademicSky, this so hilariously represents the dilemmas we have all been discussing for the last few years #chemsky 🧪
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZB1eF...

More From the Fence: Articles For and Against AI in Education A few weeks ago I wrote an article explaining why I’m still on the fence with AI, and refuse to tip entirely into either refusal or full adoption. In this post, I’m pulling together som…

Learn how to use AI, learn when to refuse AI, and be excellent to each other.

#artificialintelligence #aieducation #aiedu #aiined #aiinedu

leonfurze.com/2024/12/05/m...

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As more and more famous men are outed as sexually inappropriate, predatory, and/or violent, let’s remember that these behaviours start with ‘banter’ which goes unchecked.

Add a dose of power and status and these men appear to feel legitimised to use women how they choose.

Call out all misogyny.

More than three-quarters of UK universities join fossil fuel pledge, say activists Move to exclude fossil fuel firms from investment portfolios follows years of campaigning by staff and students More than three-quarters of UK universities have pledged to exclude fossil fuel companies from their investment portfolios, according to…

More than three-quarters of UK universities join fossil fuel pledge, say activists

@kwsaar.bsky.social here's a great list with SoTL overlap
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Bradford a 'blueprint' for low-carbon heating across country Civic buildings in Bradford city centre are being connected to a new heat pump-powered network.

This article seems to have got very little attention.

"The Bradford Heat Network will use air source heat pumps to warm water, which is then run through underground pipes to customers."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cash-strapped UEA to shed 170 full-time jobs University of East Anglia announces further cuts as it tries to stem a multi-million pound deficit.

We stand with our comrades @uea-ucu.bsky.social , who are facing another brutal round of redundancies for the second time in 18 months. When will management be held accountable? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UN climate talks face a credibility crisis as countries disengage Credibility of the UN’s framework convention on climate change can be restored when countries take responsibility for their actions and deliver money they promise.

theconversation.com/un-climate-t...

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128 pieces of work to mark! 😅 But you know what makes it much more fun? Allowing your 3rd year students to use whatever format they want (essay, blog, presentation, podcast, etc.)!

Great for accessibility, creativity, and fun to mark as well, oh and it's at AIAS level 5! #edu #LTHE #AIinEdu

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the global economy and transforming the workforce and infrastructure.

An IMF 2023 map highlights the ten most AI-ready countries, with Singapore at the top.

Source @visualcap.bsky.social

#AI