Researcher developer at #DeakinRDA | 1/2 of @TheRealRW | Critical university studies, research culture, academic identities | Creator #SadChairsOfAcademia and #TiredBagsOfMelbourne | tseenster.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5447-061Xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mp6ovycgsc2kAnother absolute cracker from @hannahforsyth.bsky.social: "Universities are not safe places to work" Academics and professional staff need to remember that we ARE the university. https://open.substack.com/pub/hannahforsyth/p/universities-are-not-safe-places #AcademicSky https://open.substack.com/pub/hannahforsyth/p/universities-are-not-safe-places?r=1ol987&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email26 Jun 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6ovycgsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3ml2t6iqyac2nWho gets left behind in Australia’s Open Access strategy? https://researchwhisperer.org/2026/05/05/australias-open-access-strategy/ #AcademicSky #HigherEd #AcWri04 May 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2t6iqyac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mgqlgt2cak27Hoping against hope that the metric tide is turning, for all the reasons that @peterwoelert.bsky.social outlines in this article. #AcademicSky #AcWri #AcademicPublishing [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqlgt2cak27https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mfuy5kmhx226This project by photographer Michael Wolf is so good: 'Bastard chairs' https://worksthatwork.com/1/bastard-chairs28 Feb 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuy5kmhx226https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mfkpdbasls27Now launched! Get onto it, you good things. Let's all turn back the metric tide. #AcademicSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkpdbasls27https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mf3jtiz7es24Well, now this is a total surprise! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3jtiz7es24https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3men6n4j4hc2qAustralian University Census on Staff Wellbeing findings are now out and about! stresscafe.net/census/ https://stresscafe.net/census/12 Feb 2026 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3men6n4j4hc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mdwejnv2qc2pWelcome to 2026 from @therealrw.bsky.social! We've had a long time between optimistic round-up posts and starting this year with one bodes well. Hope you have things to look forward to, too, research-wise! https://researchwhisperer.org/2026/02/03/welcome-to-2026/03 Feb 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwejnv2qc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mdtmef7dp22qNoooo. Mr Tulk, the iconic Melbourne cafe that's in the SLV, is being forced to close?! WTAF? Why mess with something that ain't broke? If you are similarly incensed, there's a petition - pls sign: www.change.org/p/save-mr-tulk https://media.tenor.com/1Hd1y5Cv9XgAAAAC/nuh-uh-catherine-ohara.gif?hh=498&ww=49802 Feb 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtmef7dp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mdmlt6gu4d22Some lovely @mcsweeneys.net to end your working week: How to become a professional writer Definitely share it with your author-y friends. 😄 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-become-a-professional-writer30 Jan 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmlt6gu4d22https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mdlzq3xf222lGreat long-read by Rebecca Solnit: "Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort" https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back30 Jan 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlzq3xf222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3mb5x75cqgs2fWallowing in post-holiday feasting happiness? Got some time in this weird interstitial space before a new year starts? Add to this Wiki entry on "Research Culture" that @therealrw.bsky.social's @jod999.bsky.social created! Make it better! Read on: https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/12/09/research-culture-on-wikipedia/ https://media.tenor.com/pfheR7r-gCAAAAAC/tyler-hynes-hynies.gif?hh=275&ww=49829 Dec 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5x75cqgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3ma5slo7bz222That Vanity Fair article. Some of the striking (!) photos on their Insta account: www.instagram.com/vanityfair/ 📌 Meme not from the VF photoshoot.17 Dec 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5slo7bz222https://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3m7r37lkok22aFascinating project underway by @neilselwyn.bsky.social and colleagues - please share with your academic networks! #AcademicSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7r37lkok22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tseenster.bsky.social/post/3m77o35nh6c2wWe've been deep in conference season here in Australia. So it may be too late for #AcademicCoachTaylor's take...yeah nah. It's never too late. #AcademicSky #PhDchat #academia #resdevmemes #resdev05 Dec 2025 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:3l3avkywju36zef66o7boopp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m77o35nh6c2w