Starter Packs
Created by Steve Jones (1)
Higher Education researchers
Scholars and others writing about what goes on at universities (access, pedagogy, identity, outcomes, etc.) and/or how HE sectors are governed, funded, talked about and regulated - mostly with a critical eye. Pack now full. #HigherEd, #AcademicChatter, #AcademicSky
@leomc76.bsky.social
Academic @york.ac.uk Sociology of Professions / Critical Management Studies / History
@ntaylor.bsky.social
Lecturer at Queen Mary Uni of London | History of welfare, unemployment; history of economics; finance & climate change 🚲🌳
@draustphd.bsky.social
Also Dr_Aust_PhD in the... other place. Grumpy old scientist (retd.), Uni teacher & centrist dad. Irked by trendy nonsense, own waistline, hair loss etc. NOT a medic - other ½ of NHS doctor. 2 kids & a dog. Personal views.
@idenarch.bsky.social
currently researching the social history of the early internet (think algorithms, architectures, and archives) currently @ stanford / prev @ northeastern first gen 🎓 | 🏳️🌈
@edreview.bsky.social
General education research journal published by Routledge. SSCI Listed. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cedr20
@jldhe.bsky.social
#JLDHE is published by @ALDinHE.bsky.social aimed at those interested in all aspects of how learning is facilitated & how it is experienced & achieved by students in HE. #AcademicSky #LoveLD #ALDinHE
@aldinhe.bsky.social
Association for Learning Development in Higher Education #ALDinHE is committed to representing & supporting all those employed in the field of learning development & those with an interest in the field. Our journal: @jldhe.bsky.social #AcademicSky #LoveLD
@stephenswan.bsky.social
Barrister (non practising). Constitutional law, criminal law, EU & international law. Legal history, Astronomy & astrophysics, planetary geology, climate science & biodiversity, classics & ancient history, the supernatural & folklore.
@violetat.bsky.social
Programme Coordinator at Runnymede Trust • Polyglot • diaspora, education, migration and social justice • #MwanaMboka • all views entirely my own
@legalhackette.bsky.social
Barrister turned freelance journalist, writing for The Times & Law Gazette. Please get in touch with stories: catherinebaksi@hotmail.com.
@benjamin-bland.bsky.social
Historian trying to survive the times and write/research on identity, race, popular culture, cities, memory, and politics. Currently Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at University of Reading.
@michaelredacted.bsky.social
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Give nothing to power. Love in every direction. Starve like you mean it. ★ Anti-Racist ★ Anti-imperialist ★ Communist ★ 400-800 ★ 140 ★
@bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at @UoM Sociology, director of Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) @ethnicityUK
@ahgchen.bsky.social
PhD researcher at @imh-uob.bsky.social | Investigating the social determinants of youth suicide | MGS ESRC DTP Joint studentship with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social I climb occasionally Birmingham, UK | he/him 🏳️🌈 ↳ https://ahgchen.uk
@mykaabramson.bsky.social
‘Cartographies of Empire The Road Novel and American Hegemony’ w/ @stanfordpress, 2025: https://www.sup.org/books/cartographies-empire?tab=1
@carlymclachlan.bsky.social
Academic researcher working on city-level decarbonisation and super-low carbon live music. Director of Tyndall Manchester - an interdisciplinary climate change research centre working to rapidly reduce emissions and improve resilience 🏳️🌈
@heritagemcr.bsky.social
Snr Lecturer Heritage Studies & artist: community practices; ecologies; landscapes & places; anthrozoology; diverse economies; grief & loss; creative feminism; gender & heritage. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/jenna.ashton
@ohstevenolan.bsky.social
Economist, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Liverpool Business School
@pyarseth.bsky.social
Scholar at University of Notre Dame ~ Johns Hopkins University PhD ~ Founder of HipHopRx ~ History of Medicine & Science ~ Policing ~ Racial Violence ~ Actuarialism ~ Hip Hop 🏀🎶💯✌🏽✊🏿 Personal Website: https://pyarseth.org HipHopRx: https://hip-hop-rx.org
@m-latchoumaya.bsky.social
Research Associate @uomsociology; Race and ethnicity, whiteness, Frenchness, Indian indenture in the Caribbean, South Asian identities Reluctantly French https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/manuela.latchoumaya
@inequalccsr.bsky.social
Researching how health inequities are driven by social injustice. she/her 🏳️🌈
@neemabegum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in British Politics @ University of Nottingham | Researching Race, Ethnicity and Political Attitudes https://www.neema-begum.co.uk/
@notoracism.bsky.social
Say - No To Racism 📣 ❤️ Opposing hate, inequality, and discrimination ❤️ Justice, dignity, and equality for all ❤️ Be Kind ❤️ Stronger Together ❤️ Anti-War ❤️ Left-Wing Militant 🚫fascists🚫bigots🚫racists🚫evil🚫maga
@anothergreen.bsky.social
Teaches political economy at Goldsmiths, married to Emily Blyth #ClimateChange #Renewables #Ecosocialism #Think32 #ElinorOstrom #Commons #Gaza #UCU #Rojava #transrights #Marx #DrWho #Wiltshire #CorneliusCardew #GaeilgeGachLá
@trillingual.bsky.social
Journalist and author in London. LRB, Guardian Long Read and others. Books about refugees in Europe and Britain's far right. danieltrilling.co.uk for contact details etc
@matpaterson.bsky.social
Climate politics; political economy. University of Manchester Professor. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=im2kgFUAAAAJ&hl=en. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/matthew.paterson.
@danielamarbrav.bsky.social
Lecturer in Criminology MMU @manmetcrimsoc.bsky.social and Researcher at @mmuperu.bsky.social Older people/Prisons /online methods. Chilean, living in Scotland, working in England. she/her More stuff here: linktr.ee/danielamarbrav
@lynneguist.bsky.social
US linguist in UK. University of Sussex. Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/30d0ffd3a48e/separated-by-a-common-newsletter Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynneguist
@rdunwin.bsky.social
Mass Spectrometry and proteomics at Uni of Manchester. Analysis of primary samples for biomarker discovery. Development of targeted assays for clinical use. Co-founder, Complement Therapeutics Also football (SWFC), cricket and politics.
@drrobarcher.bsky.social
Critical realism, education policy, philosophy of social science, psychology, spirituality. Recent articles explore replication crisis in psychology & realist social theory. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rob-Archer-4
@paogle.bsky.social
Writer, musician (Thanatos, projekt records), art lover, layabout ... patrickogle.com my mess of a website.
@andy-summers.bsky.social
Director of CenTax and Associate Prof at LSE Law. Trying to make tax understandable and design a better tax system. Fellow at LSE Inequalities and the IFS
@solgamsu.bsky.social
Sociologist/sociologue/soziologe of education (elites, geographies, social mobility, dreaming/fighting for another education). Union rep UCU: organising in various capacities. Working/living in Durham/Newcastle mostly. https://linksta.cc/@Sol%20Gamsu
@benbrundugonzalez.bsky.social
PhD candidate in sociology at the London School of Economics | studying class, elites, education, networks, culture, inequality
@rebeccabrennan.bsky.social
Senior Editor at Princeton University Press, commissioning in the social sciences. Views my own. https://press.princeton.edu/our-people/rebecca-brennan
@emmaemmatay.bsky.social
PhD Sociology | Lecturer in Education, KCL | Teacher | Researching elite schools and inequality
@barryhow2c.bsky.social
I am new on the site wanting to connect with all those with an interest in progressive politics & better society in the U.K. & beyond. Lib Dem member & campaigner for #ProportionalRepresentation. #getPRdone🗳 #FBPPR #RejoinEU🇪🇺 #LibDems 🔶
@heggledepeg.bsky.social
PhDer | Writer | Curator | Teacher | Lapsed theatre maker | Ex-Londoner
@animalagreality.bsky.social
We are animal advocates exposing the lies and propaganda of animal agriculture. Vegan for the animals. Ⓥ #Pigoneer
@katadeney.bsky.social
Prof Comparative Politics Nottingham. Researches (& loves) S Asia. India Pakistan Sri Lanka. CPEC, Federalism, Majoritarianisms, HE, EDI & SEN. Mum and wife of Long Covid sufferer. Cats 🐈⬛, Brompton 🚴, Gardening. Views expressed my own
@roaa-ali.bsky.social
I am a Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Manchester and Programme Director for the Creative and Cultural Industries MA. I research and write on race and diversity within the cultural sector.
@drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social
Educator, Author, Executive Leadership Coach, Leadership Development, Strategy, Senior Lecturer, Doctoral and MA supervisor, Doctoral Examiner, HE External Examiner, Director, Trustee, Governor and Researcher Website: https://mentoringandcoaching.education
@drleona.bsky.social
Research Fellow: coloniality, race, risk and prevention in social policy. Interests: International Human Rights, Equity, Justice, Harm and Repair.
@janmarcmorawe.bsky.social
Gender Scholar Researching (a)sexualities, health communication, masculinities, contraception/safer sex, repro health, climate crisis, IR, peace/conflict studies, utopias/dystopias, mental health, media, history, ... https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7802-2721