Higher education researcher interested in how we can change our education and research systems to better serve everybody.https://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3lqq2p34ar22i"We now face a research and social landscape where the boundaries between rigorous academic work and mere opinion are increasingly blurred" Why this matters: when expertise gets flattened into just another opinion, we all lose. Climate science = random blog post. Medical research = Facebook meme. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-025-01476-203 Jun 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqq2p34ar22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kfgzrv2egy2fRewriting book chapter on Pacific peoples higher education and racism and now screaming into the void that one of our unis have had Pacific completion rates in the 30% range since 2016 and just quietly continued being funded.01 Dec 2023 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfgzrv2egy2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3keawhh4xsk2aAuckland city is incredibly expensive. Resident Assistant work is incredibly stressful and an important part of peer support within accommodation services. https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/15-11-2023/as-university-of-auckland-halls-raise-rents-ras-are-set-to-lose-their-discount15 Nov 2023 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3keawhh4xsk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kdpguldlws2kThis is an incredibly important case for our jobs as academics. We are called by law to be the critic and conscience. This means that we must be public facing and that risks need to be managed by our employer in order to protect academic freedom. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/501974/siouxsie-wiles-says-auckland-university-treatment-was-worse-than-covid-19-harassment08 Nov 2023 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdpguldlws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kdk4vrse2q2mAmongst the treasures found in my parents move out are my old school reports. My husband asked what job I could do with a talent in "writing, public speaking and drama"?06 Nov 2023 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdk4vrse2q2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kcjjvm4q6z2u"We ask, what financially responsible multi-million-dollar entity does not have accurate information about where its income comes from and what it spends for each of the components of its operation and then proposes staffing cuts” https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/massey-scientists-push-back-on-biased-numbers-behind-restructure/MLI3BLKSQJFBLBI4QJPYXWNYMQ/24 Oct 2023 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcjjvm4q6z2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kcekq42pz72wBeen thinking about an interaction at the awards where a retired prof asked if I had my PhD, was I employed, where was I from, no actually from. It wasn't until my husband asked what that was about that I realised how much I had normalised academic microagressions and having to defend my presence.22 Oct 2023 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcekq42pz72whttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kc77kf43fk2k"that while the proposal could mean a reduction in academic staff, there would be no qualification closures." THEN WHO IS DOING THE TEACHING? https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/10/students-staff-at-massey-university-call-for-vice-chancellor-to-resign-ahead-of-more-cuts.html20 Oct 2023 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc77kf43fk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kc3lcmsyst2tThere were a lot of highlights tonight at UoA research excellence awards like getting to see old friends, meet new ones and see the amazing research people are doing. But nothing captures being an academic mum like this19 Oct 2023 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc3lcmsyst2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sereananaepi.bsky.social/post/3kc2732pqjx23Its not enough for us to not say racism as it might upset people, now unconscious bias is off the table too. Also we "are typically a humble bunch" so need to return to white social expectaions of us and stop calling it. https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/133139655/unconscious-bias-the-two-words-fiji-must-cut-out-to-win-the-next-rugby-world-cup18 Oct 2023 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:bawkvyxhmxrrru4njibbzyim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc2732pqjx23