Andrea Kirkwood (she/her)

You might have seen that Siouxsie won her legal battle against the UoA, but even after the damages were awarded she ended up massively out of pocket.

So she's asking for help - There's been lots of support already, which is cool to see - Siouxsie deserves it!

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

More necessary awareness: yes, parliament has the legal authority to do this. There are many reasons they should not. That it is legal does not mean it is ethical, necessary, non-destructive, or appropriate. It DEFINITELY doesn't mean it shouldn't be publicly opposed (👀 @u15ca.bsky.social )... /1

So for me a white guy who is heterosexual and pretty open about the disabilities I live with that may not be a big deal, but it doesn't take a genius to know that won't be the case for everyone. I can think of a tonne of bad faith uses for this kind of data and that is the point

This data must NOT be made public. Doing so would compromise researcher privacy (especially for vulnerable groups), undermine confidential peer review, and expose unpublished research.
We support accountability, but it must preserve privacy and scientific integrity.

#SupportOurScience

We're concerned about the SRSR motion requesting 25 years of disaggregated tri-council data. While we understand the data is intended to be anonymized, this wasn't explicitly stated in the motion – and the specific information requested could still enable re-identification when linked together.

Any such request is not only unethical, it is a violation of privacy laws.

It’s tiresome to see American style attacks on EDI being taken up by Canadian politicians.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are hallmarks of Canadian society and should be celebrated and emulated.

Canadian graduate students... how do you feel about members of parliament going through your transcripts and the personal information you disclosed in your applications in order to question whether you deserved your fellowship or not?
@supportourscience.bsky.social

Cartoon images of three different costumes. A grant proposal due tomorrow. Reviewer number p is greater than 0.1, your imposter syndrome made flesh, the unfinished manuscript, unaccounted for variable

Halloween costumes to scare scientists (by @twisteddoodles.bsky.social) 🧪

Done and done!

Thanks for flagging this, Michael.

People can also write to the SRSR committee members (email all at the same time is fine), and request a response: www.ourcommons.ca/committees/e...

Ping @e4dca.bsky.social

Attn: Canadian researchers/ If you are looking for text/arguments to mix-n-match in a letter to your MP, the committee, Ministers, etc.. here is some.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...

Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores

The best scientific talk advice that gets ignored Here are some prescriptions for a case of UCPS (Unengaging Conference Presentation Syndrome).

I find there's a huge mismatch between the standard advice that people give about scientific conference talks, and how people actually give talks.

So I picked out the most important pieces of advice that are most often ignored. 🧪

We have to absolutely hammer this home: Science suffers without the values embedded in DEI 🧪

Kiwi vs. Predator : Up First from NPR In New Zealand, a nationwide extermination campaign is underway. It's one of the most ambitious in the world. The country is home to more than four thousand native species that are threatened or at ri...

Quote: "To protect its biodiversity, New Zealand has embarked on an experiment that aims to eradicate all invasive species by the year 2050. Can the country pull it off? And how far should humans go to reverse the damage we've caused?"
www.npr.org/2025/10/26/n...

Portable air filters clean indoor air from smoke, dust, pet dander, viruses, and more. They are cheap & simple to make — I’ve built several — and nearly silent to run. *There is no downside.* Should be in every workplace, community space, school, daycare, medical facility, & home.

Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.

As universities embrace AI, a debate emerges. Proponents see a tool to enhance learning, while critics fear it stifles critical thinking and de-skills students. Rapid adoption is forcing a rethink of academic assessment.
#AcademicSky #MLSky

I know everyone is busy and gets a ton of emails. I do too. But when you're an ECR at a new institution desperately trying to connect with people to put forward a grant application... for the love of god please reply to emails. We need grants to keep our jobs. #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #MedSky

Compositional data needs models that respect its constraints. I show how Dirichlet regression with GPs captures nonlinear environmental effects on plant communities while respecting the dependence of the data #rstats #dataviz ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/plant-c...

Screenshot of the first page of a Noûs article titled “Causal Inference from Noise.” Authors: Nevin Climenhaga (Australian Catholic University), Lane DesAutels (Missouri Western State University), and Grant Ramsey (KU Leuven). The citation details read: Noûs 55:1 (2021), pages 152–170, DOI: 10.1111/nous.12300.

Correlation isn’t causation, as the mantra goes—but statistical noise in correlational data can reveal causal information. When X and Y are causally linked, their noise tends to be asymmetric & this can guide #CausalInference. Check out our 📃👇 doi.org/10.1111/nous... #philsky #philsci #StatsSky #HPS

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

New paper on winter limnology of Lake Ontario now out- “Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year-round observations of thermal stratification”

Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Notes on Research Policy, Here and Abroad | HESA Hi all. I thought I would take some time to have a chat about how research policy is evolving in … Continued

Some updates research funding and policy from Switzerland, Australia and the UK, and what it might all mean for the upcoming budget in Canada.

Agreed. Overly simplistic way to view fascism.

Community Conversations: Webinars for building a career in conservation physiology. Speaker Dr Steven Cooke presents his "Reflections on Co-production and Impact in Conservation Physiology". The webinar is online and takes place on 5 November 2025 14:00-15:00 GMT

We're excited to announce Community Conversations, a new #webinar series in partnership with @sebiology.bsky.social 🤝 This is geared towards #EarlyCareer researchers. Our first speaker is @sjcfishy.bsky.social

Sign up here: buff.ly/MTC7R6B

#ConPhys #SEBcareers #ECR #PhD #conservation

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

They should talk to Rogers to see how that turned out for them (yes I’m showing my age).

Equity for early-career researchers in fisheries and aquatic science | Canadian Science Publishing

Reflecting on what we’ve done and what more we can do to advance #equity in 🇨🇦#AquaticSciences in a new blog post blog.cdnsciencepub.com/equity-for-ea

Thanks to @jaimegrimm.bsky.social @roberthechler.bsky.social @bradhowell.bsky.social @kirkwoodlab.bsky.social and non-bsky authors for this collab 💙💧