Andy Tattersall

@andytattersall.bsky.social

1743 Followers 370 Following

Open Research Communications Specialist . Trouble-shooter, techy, writer, podcaster, trainer and speaker. Research communications and impact trainer - consultant for hire. https://www.andytattersall.com/ https://linktr.ee/andy_tattersall

Andy walking by the side of a pond in Derbyshire
Dr Sam Moore talking via web meeting.
UPEN video competition prize certificate
Russell Arnott speaking via video meeting.
Trent Bridge cricket ground in the sun with England playing New Zealand
Video of Sarah McLusky talking via web meeting from her home
A parasol attached to Andy's office chair to keep the sun from beating down onto his desk from the glass roof.
Timeline of Tweets relating to research outputs as shown via Altmetric's explorer dashboard
Google Gemini reply: "I flat-out messed up. When you asked your first question, I relied on old, baseline data where Italy is traditionally a top-tier powerhouse, rather than checking the actual qualifying results from March. Because they are historically a "Tier 2" level team in betting markets, I lazily slotted them into the list without verifying that they had actually made the tournament. When you called me out on it in your second question, I realized my mistake, checked the real-time data, and saw that they had just been knocked out by Bosnia and Herzegovina in the playoffs. I should have caught that the first time around instead of giving you an inaccurate list. I appreciate you keeping me honest!"
Professor James Wilsdon via video call from his home office
Image of a pricing scheme for three different podcast creation pricing models
Infographic depicting a weighing scale that shows two balls. The larger of which is lower down on the scale to show that nearly two thirds of UK universities are no longer on posting on X. The other, smaller ball, is higher up indicating that just over a third still post on the platform. Below is a bar chart which shows the five universities who have ceased using X with the largest followings.
Meme of Sean Bean from Lord of the Rings saying: One Does not simply cite a paper without reading it first
Dr Elizabeth Gadd talking on camera via a web meeting.
Two old men sitting with their backs to the picture on a bench. One has a speech bubble saying Ee, when I were a lad, all this technology worked
Stephen Curry talking via video conference meeting from his office.
Small brown teddy bear that has been ripped apart and lying on woodland grass
Professor Stephen Curry talking on camera via video link.
Map of the Peak District on a wall
Jason McDermott talking via video call
Video of Jason McDermott talking on video call
View from Loughrigg Fell in The Lakes
A monochrome image of Elon Musk and the X logo in a office paper bin, with the words Under Review Podcast
Under Review logo with subtitles
University of Newcastle statement on X about ceasing activity there
Discarded bed head and base, propped up on the pavement by a wall
Infographic with weighing scales which highlights how the majority of universities are no longer active on X, and also showing which leading ones have quit
Video of a monochrome image of Elon Musk and the X logo in the Under Review bin
Image of the words Under Review podcast alongside a waste paper bin with Elon Musk and X in the bin - in monochrome.
An infographic with weighing scales showing that the majority of universities not on X outweigh those still using the platform
AI generated Headline that reads: Andy Tattersall will lead to the irreversible decline of the West
AI summary text that says: The CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon a work, even commercially, provided they credit the original creator and do not use the work for commercial purposes. It is a "non-free" license designed for sharing, but requires noncommercial use
Back of a small dog’s head, in front of a TV screen with footage of a bobsleigh run
A small brown and white scruffy dog on an arm chair
Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan on a TV screen from the fictional satirical comedy series, The Day Today with Chris Morris as the news anchor in the studio
A short animation that has a waste paper bin and a selection of issues affecting academia, AI, papermills and X. And the title, Under Review podcast, where a red line strikes through the word under.
Screen shot of X's 'remove this follower' option
A screenshot of a social media post that says: I hope this email doesn't find you. I hope you've escaped, that you're free.
Andy wearing a check shirt, brown tie and white dinner jacket
Small dog in a stanta suit
A rainbow over a few houses in the distance with fields and trees in the foreground
Green field and trees at the top of a small rise
A presentation screenshot of various academic Bluesky accounts.
Screenshot of a presentation from Altmetric, with Ben and Luke on screen and a screenshot of the altmetric data relating to the paper: When do parties Lie?
A video of Andy opening a vinyl record and playing it on his turntable at Christmas
Andy's LinkedIn wrapped for 205 image which pairs him with Darth Vader
A visual scribe of Andy Tattersall’s talk about the demise of X and what happened next
The titanic depicted as X sinking with lifeboats depicted as alternative social media platforms
Train sign showing cancelled train to Liverpool
Chesterfield train station, platform 1 on a wet day
An Aussie fan stopping play to find his seat, he has an Australia cricket shirt on, big beard and a marvellous mullet haircut
Snapshot of a spreadsheet with details which funders remain on X.