A bright orange single bloom rose
Fearless one of my favourite roses - blooming beautiful
#dailyflowers
#gardening
#holidays
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A bright orange single bloom rose
Fearless one of my favourite roses - blooming beautiful
#dailyflowers
#gardening
#holidays
The University of Melbourneβs v-c and renowned science communicator Emma Johnston has died aged 52, after an 11-month tenure as head of the institution
Top ten AI books for 2025 - some useful and varied titles to nourish our thinking β¦https://www.forbes.com/sites/danfitzpatrick/2025/12/28/the-10-books-every-educator-exploring-ai-needs-published-in-2025/
Vale, Emma. This is truly gut-wrenching news. Sincere condolences for her family, friends, and countless colleagues in the scientific community. theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
I canβt believe this news. What an amazing woman - I was looking forward to working in her system for however long she was leading us @unimelb.bsky.social
You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
A3 - I had a tribe! I organised and connected with a group of like minded staff across the institution and they would catch up with my for coffee, check in with me and generally support me when I felt lost. #LTHEchat
A3. Seeking out like-minded people who feed your soul.
I have a group who do this from across the globe and it is awesome.
#LTHEchat
That was me for 18 months. It became debilitating and prevented me from being successful.
A2. Iβm doing the opposite - Iβve started working out of the tea room on the busy floor to see more people.
#LTHEchat
A3. I have 2 people at my work who are always looking out for me. You can see from my posts it has been a rocky 3 years in assessment land. But it is shaping up to be an amazing 2026.
#LTHEchat
A3. Iβm still experiencing the work loneliness - it has been 3 years. But last week a change in leadership is helping - asked me to implement it and I think I might go from a team of 6 to a team of about 30 - bringing everyone into the group to have fun working together.
#LTHEchat
Yes early on I was probably a bit forceful - it has impacted my mental health so I have a psychologist as well. Sheβs totally supportive which is lovely.
A2. Iβve been lucky to have a manager and a few key people who understand that Iβm experiencing professional loneliness through being a bit left out. They are being inclusive and supportive which helps.
A2. I feel most lonely right now. Iβm in a leadership position that I love - but I was moved to a floor almost by myself and then I work in assessment people struggle with what I have to do - at the moment major change.
#lLTHEchat
A1. I love alone time but for me that is different to being lonely. Iβm rarely lonely in my own alone time but Iβm often lonely at work - alone or with people - because I do not feel included.
A1. This one resonates with me - Iβm in assessment and it is lonely. Regularly not thought of in meetings that cross over with my work. Knowing it could really help me and I could really help them is tough.
#LTHEchat
Taken this morning - before I headed off for a day full of meetings that went quite well
#dailyflowers π±
A yellow rose nearly fully opened
My first gold bunny of the year.
Having hit rock bottom with #highered #burnout Iβm slowly rebuilding myself by spending at least 30 minutes in my garden each day. What an absolute privilege
#dailyflowers
#gardening
We are looking for volunteers to be part of the #LTHEchat organising team. Would you like to join us?
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It has brought me so much joy watching her open.
youtube.com/watch?v=qggo...
My nephew loves crystals and gems - he shares his love of them on this site. This one is really relaxing
#crystals
#family
A dahlia flower in full bloom
A trumpet lily
A bromeliad is with a small purple flower inside
A gold bunny rose
A fabulous day in Melbourne enjoying everything in my garden πͺ΄π©π»βπΎ
#dailyflowers π±
#gardening
#mindfulness
Front on show of orange/red coloured dahlia flower nearly fully open in bloom
A side view of the dahlia showing the petals peeling back
Side shot of the dahlia close up
Day 7 of dahlia watch - my first dahliaβ¦ so excited. She has a little way to go and some snails got to her early. But Iβm so so excited
#dailyflowersπ±
#dahlia
#gardening
Dahlia flower - very decretive and large bloom - opening. The petals are orange. It is in front of a house
Dahlia watch day 6 - in the PM.
I canβt wait to make my full time job/activity flower watching and flower photography.
Love dahlias
#gardening #burnout #newlife
Dahlia flower bud just starting to open in front of a house
Dahlia watch day 3β¦ Iβm so excited to be growing my first dahlia
#gardening #flowers #dahlias
Oh Iβm over here from the other one - used to love following your posts there. I joined here very early on but felt lonely. Trying again
A selfie of Clare in front of a clear blue sky
Last of our Board of Examiner meetings today. As the lead of the assessment portfolio there have been lots of lessons learned & lots of ideas for creative, safe and meaningful assessments in 2026.
Being back here #bluesky with #highered peeps is helpful & inspiring #assessment #dentistry
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat with guest @richbale.bsky.social on Wednesday, 19th November at 20:00 GMT to discuss 'AdvanceHE fellowship: what are the benefits for different educator roles and how can we evidence our practice?'
lthechat.com/2025/11/14/l...
Was told this week while listening to a wonderful session on programmatic assessment that the #highered community on #Bluesky is getting back to the network we had on the other. Havenβt visited for a while. Glad to be back and checking in