The emotional life of a PhD student is intricate. Vexed. But what happens after the PhD completion? This week, we explore these emotions to enable momentum. Change. Transformation. New Post - youtu.be/lmaMJoOYapg

The period after the completion of a PhD is odd. Emotionally strained. Professionally complex. This we, we reframe this moment to enable a new workflow - to summon a new moment. New Post - youtu.be/g3MtJtUvl6g

Stories. They simplify. They connect. They communicate. But what is the role of personal stories in academic research? A data point of one - ourselves - is not research... This week we probe how stories can be used in our research. New post - youtu.be/hjvVhz1shw8

There are so many privileges and responsibilities in academic life. They all resonate within one scholarly role: the external examiner. This week, we talk about the external examiner, and the power in maintaining quality assurance. New post - youtu.be/4qZ3TrZVANM

I receive great requests from colleagues and friends. This week, I was asked to supply some 'tough love.' Giggle. So if you are a bit stuck - or wondering what the hell happened to 2026 - then this Post may move you through that finishing line... youtu.be/ieGlmDu5zTY

Making changes in our lives is tough. It is comforting to repeat previous patterns in our lives. But there are consequences. This week - we explore how to make change. Make changes. New Post - youtu.be/UFodcdHAaoM

Kindness. Empathy. Care. Compassion. Not the words of and for 2026, sadly. But how can they be reclaimed? This week, we explore a provocative and important phrase. Civic Media Literacies. Let's enter this methodology and strategy for change. We need it. youtu.be/y80RCRwt7lE

Calmness. Compassion. Silence. Listening. Noticing. In loud and chaotic times, it is powerful in life and research to notice. New Post - youtu.be/cQ4Bs3i1NWc

Popular culture can frighten. Reinforce prejudice. Demean. Disempower. But it can also enliven. Challenge. Transform. This week, we enter the musical life of Don McGlashan, to explore Thinking Pop, that changes the world. New Post - youtu.be/YWe_Kx_56ZE

There is much talk about critical literacy. The phrase has become cliched and banal. This week, we explore a more expansive term: reflexive literacies. We probe the value of reflexive reading that is international, multimodal and inclusive. New Post - youtu.be/ot_8qYUTZig

What we do in our schools and universities - matters. The reading we conduct and enable in our students is powerful and potent. This week, we investigate Theoretical Reading and disciplinary literacies. Specialist. Careful. Enabling. Let's do this - youtu.be/5QZj3cg4Jo0

Reading street signs. Maps. Shopping lists. Reading is a powerful part of our daily life. We learn to read each day. This week, let's talk about this applied reading, and the value of cognitive flow in our lives. New Post - youtu.be/YOSVAVv2cvc

We can complain about the decline in reading. Or we can do something. Let's begin. Again. This week, let's summon everyday reading, through changing five minutes in our day. youtu.be/GnJ6v6JdVy8

We've read the headlines. Students don't read. Students arrive at university unable to read a scholarly monograph. What happens next? The Post this week investigates (post) reading. What do we lose - and how can an intervention take place? New Post - youtu.be/UcB_D3Raga4

Strange competitions emerge in higher education. Like - who is the most exhausted? There are other ways of thinking about life, work, and - indeed - sleep. This week, we explore (post)sleep, and how to organize our lives in a different way. New Post: -youtu.be/x0e8eXSY-ho

There are wild and frequently unprofessional academic / author biographies that circulate online and through publications. But how can we create an honest, robust and careful author biography that is of use to our readers? New Post - youtu.be/CVy60w2NhOY

A PhD examination is stressful. But it is also diverse. This week, we talk about a particular component of some doctoral examinations. The student presentation that commences the event. How is it written? What is its purpose? New Post - youtu.be/AE6DLoikNcs

There is much 'talk' about leadership. In these tough times for international higher education, how is academic leadership differentiated from other organizations and institutions? This week with @JamieQuinton7, we explore the specificity of academic leadership in tough times. New Post: youtu.be/8wTb5AX5v60

There are many lessons to learn from 2026. The most important is to transcend the self. To move from memoir to academic research. Value expertise. For Post 150, we explore the life, writing and career of Siri Hustvedt, and probe scholarly possibilities. youtu.be/ihzWHSIFEFg

Bad decisions have many origins. One explanation for individual and collective errors is Greater Fool Theory. This week, we explore the consequences to our lives, economies and social structures by always assuming there is a greater fool... New Post - youtu.be/iV9XSjM9R_k