Andy Tattersall

Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.

Yep, got that T shirt. Supported countless staff in Covid, worked my socks off, went the extra mile and all while my daughter had terrible Long Covid. Decided to jump the day I found out my post was gone in another restructure. The very same day I got a national award.

Brutal

I wonder how that person felt when they reached 50? Very much the attitude that has ruined this sector.

Her work has resulted in 1600 retractions, expressions of concern, and 1200 corrections as we speak. In the podcast we'll discuss the extent of the problem and what can be done to fix it, and decided what goes into the Under Review Bin alongside a pair of rat's balls.
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Coming up on Monday, episode 2 of Under Review podcast where I chatted with Elisabeth Bik who is the renowned microbiologist and scientific integrity consultant. Her work involves detecting and outing photo manipulation in scientific publications.
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Who or what is to blame for the waves of redundancies at UK universities? Whether you are academic or professional staff, still employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives in our UK Redundancy Survey
timeshighered.survey.fm/uk-redundanc...

This year, for Lent, I’m giving up.

BBC Radio 4 - Toxic!, A Recipe for Disaster? Scouring his kitchen, Mark Miodownik uncovers the forever chemicals pervading our everyday

If you want to reduce the toxic chemicals lurking in your home, tune into my new 3 part series called Toxic. Starts TODAY BBC Radio 4 - Toxic!, A Recipe for Disaster? share.google/GqwZFlleAL9H...

We’re out at the theatre tonight, so had pancakes last night. As per usual, I had three brown sauce ones and a biscoff and whipped cream one for afters.

Certainly don’t beat yourself up about it anymore. Evidence shows that self forgiveness aids productivity. Today is a new day, even though it’s still raining. Good luck.

Shoe Event Horizon I just love this. Thank you Douglas Adams. Thank you for making the world just a little bit better. The Shoe Event Horizon is an economic theory that draws a correlation between the level of econom…

I was thinking of Shoe Event Horizon timmyatt.com/2017/02/01/s...

Something very Douglas Adams about this

Retracted coronavirus (COVID-19) papers via CDC We’ve been tracking retractions of papers about COVID-19 as part of our database. Here’s a running list, which will be updated as needed. (For some context on these figures, see…

Our list of retracted COVID-19 papers is up to just shy of 650, representing about 1% of all retracted papers in the Retraction Watch Database.

I’m sure that myself and other colleagues who were made redundant last year would have no issue with selling the coins, even before we left the building. And we weren’t in the humanities. But watching how those have been treated in that field has been a disgrace. People gotta eat.

What happened to Science Goodreads and how do we rebuild it? A 65 million dollar question (at least) - CAIROS Blog The story of the rise and fall of Mendeley

1/ Finally wrote up “The Story of Mendeley”! Most people know the tool, few know about its rise and fall. The Mendeley story provides important clues for how to build self-sustaining AND non-extractive knowledge commons, which is why I think it deserves more attention 🧵

They weren’t much better in the cricket against Scotland.

Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.

“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis

Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.

Good impact narratives must connect to our everyday lives - LSE Impact Research impact is often communicated in abstract and bureaucratic language. To be meaningful it needs to connect to peoples' everyday lives.

Good impact narratives must connect to our everyday lives.

I mean, it's not rocket science, but it still seems to be for the majority of research (that is of benefit to the public)

@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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Knowledge for Public Health - Local Authority Reference Group We are a group of local authority staff who help shape and support the KNOW-PH programme. We also get involved in specific projects. Some of our tasks: To suggest public health and health inequaliti...

Do you work in local authority, public health facing roles and want to get evidence into practice?

Then we want to hear from you!

We have a small group of local authority staff who help shape and support the KNOW-PH programme.

You can get in touch.
www.know-ph.ac.uk/our-collabor...

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Colourful image from the webpage of the Royal Society. Background is a mix of images of electronic circuits and silicon wafers. Text reads: "Welcome to the Royal Society. We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity."

FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...

A humorous illustration titled "How Time Works" by Becky Barnicoat. The image depicts time as a roller coaster track with months labeled along the curve. The "You" is positioned at the start of the ride, near the bottom of the first steep drop, representing the experience of time speeding up as the year progresses.

This feels true...

by Instagram user @beckybarnicomics
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I couldn't agree more with the position on Musk and the Royal Society laid out in this excellent post by @scurry.bsky.social. What continues to dismay folks like Stephen and @deevybee.bsky.social & me is that the RS seems unwilling to speak to *this* case...
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...

Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...

Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...

What's Next at Bluesky - Bluesky As we head into 2026, we're entering a new phase for the Bluesky app. Last year was about scaling through rapid growth and getting the fundamentals in place. This year is about leaning into what's wor...

2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive

here's what's next

bsky.social/about/blog/0...

New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.

Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.

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Ahead of next week's new episode of Under Review podcast, just a reminder of the fascinating first edition with my guest @deevybee.bsky.social as we discussed The Royal Society, Musk and academic fraud.

Listen on Apple podcasts
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Watch on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...
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He’s got a lot to say for himself today

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Me too!