Ginny Barbour
Only my views but for full transparency, work is EiC Medical Journal of Australia, open science,co-chair DORA. Adjunct Prof, QUT. Not work: environment, running, would be singer and gardener Living on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land in Meanjin/Brisbane
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour🎬 Filmmakers! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Day Remix Contest is open! 🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎶🎭📚 📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2... #publicdomain #contest
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourGood old Ada. Wish she'd lived to see what her computing invention became, and to see better hair styles after the mid-1800s, at least until the mullet poodle perm.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThis. ‘The problem is not solely the LLMs, but scholars not checking footnotes and authors not reading the material they are citing. These behaviours… are more about the current crisis in universities worldwide, spurred on by governments who do not wish for an educated population’
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour"The recent news that British students will be allowed to participate in the EU-wide scheme (Erasmus) without incurring the burden of tuition fees is welcome and a good step forward to undo the terrible mistake of Brexit." #Erasmus #Brexit #Education #EU🇪🇺 #Scotland🏴
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourOpen Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe Greens will work with the government to pass reforms through federal and state parliaments to tighten the rules around gun ownership. This is not America and we must work both to eradicate antisemitism and racism and to reduce unnecessary guns in our community.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourMore First Nations people have died in custody in the past year than in any since 1980. It’s the inevitable result of policies that flout evidence of what would help.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourAustralia takes off the gloves on illegal tobacco, while 'lower the tax' fantasists plumb newly absurd depths. simonchapman6.com/2025/12/09/a...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourMy dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourHere's the reality this example illustrates: It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourLet me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist. I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourI spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourFormer CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/former-ceo-s... By Dr Sandro Demaio
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourAbsolutely cracking blog post from @simonxix.com calling for collective investment in staff and community-owned, open-source infrastructures in place of costly proprietary systems, based on the BL incident. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
- Ha - my most used emojis on @bsky.app in 2025 Looks spot on to me. 😳 anisota.net/harvest/
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourIn the context of #CeRRA2025 and @coarassessment.bsky.social 3rd anniversay, we are delighted to publish a joint statement on how we partner for #ResearchAssessment change! Our growing community shows the vibrancy and momentum for reform. Read more 👉 sfdora.org/2025/12/04/d...
- Blast from DORA’s past! Reminder from @jameswilsdon.bsky.social that he and @ismaelrafols.bsky.social were the first to bring @dorassessment.bsky.social to a global audience in @theguardian.com a few hours after the Declaration went public back in 2013 #CeRRA2025 www.theguardian.com/science/poli...
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour"I started laughing immediately!", "It's so practical!", "There's both metric and imperial systems". We are so happy people got the joke and had fun unboxing their bag goodie! 🤩 Join us in increasing awareness of negative impacts of inappropriate metrics and spread alternative practices! #CeRRA2025
- I *love* the marketing from DORA in the delegate bag for the EU Presidency High-Level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment in Copenhagen. #CeRRA2025
- Great to hear from Ana Persic on open science at #CeRRA2025 To transition to open science we need to change the culture of science. Hence we must reform #researchassessment - and this is a critical part of the #OpenScience Recommendation
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourI *love* the marketing from DORA in the delegate bag for the EU Presidency High-Level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment in Copenhagen. #CeRRA2025
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourDefenseless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame. ~ W.H. Auden
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourWhy climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourSometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourHere is a rare example of women being the focus of science and medicine and men missing out: males can get HPV. They can pass it on to females who can get cervical cancer. Or the males can develop reproductive cancers too. But whilst there is a test now for HPV itself (papsmear doesnt look for HPV)
- “There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au #vaccinationsaveslives
- Such powerful pictures: The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Welcome to summer, Queensland 😳
- Australia really knows how to do hailstones. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourReading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
- Oh dear, England. I usually feel fully Australian but I’m really conflicted for the #Ashes. It’s going to be an, er, interesting summer 😳
- Reposted by Ginny Barbourlistening to the NHMRC "Sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research" event. reassuring that NHMRC CEO Steve Wesselingh is foregrounding equity as central to health research.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourOur current systems for research assessment are narrow and flawed - @ginnybarbour.bsky.social @aimosinc.bsky.social #AIMOS2025
- Really enjoyed doing this - such an engaged group. Thank you @drjbeaudry.bsky.social for (almost) keeping us to the rules!
- So much energy and laughter in a Jeopardy-style game about Responsible Research Assessment with DORA. Thanks @ginnybarbour.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social #AIMOS2025
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourGood morning from Sydney, where we are getting ready for the #AIMOS2025 conference. Jen Beaudry @drjbeaudry.bsky.social (@aimosinc.bsky.social President and Chair) and Joanna Diong (Co-Chair) are welcoming us into the room. aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
- Thank you for your posts - great record of these meetings!
- After attending the International Research Integrity Conference the past three days, I will be at the AIMOS2025 conference the rest of the week, also in Sydney. Get ready for more live posting! #AIMOS2025 aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourAfter attending the International Research Integrity Conference the past three days, I will be at the AIMOS2025 conference the rest of the week, also in Sydney. Get ready for more live posting! #AIMOS2025 aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour👋 So hello world, we did a thing. 🎁 Might be useful for some people ? #misinformation #disinformation #fakenews
- Here's a new resource from @qutdmrc.bsky.social to explain #problematicinformation (and its various forms), harms, tips to help navigate online info environments, and what can be done. Access and download here: research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/explain... #informationintegrity #misinformation #disinformation
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe CURE Asthma initiative is an unprecedented opportunity for accelerating the translation of research findings and bringing curative therapies within reach. Available now as a supplement in the MJA buff.ly/BK7aPac
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourAt the past two AIMOS conferences, we have had a free public lecture for the local community. #AIMOS2025 follows suit! Join us for Ivan Oransky's public lecture: events.humanitix.com/public-talk-... but do so soon, seats are limited!
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- Reposted by Ginny Barbour"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind." - Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025 #auspol
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourSA's anti-abortion bill, blocking critical access to healthcare, was an attempt by conservatives to use women's rights as a political football. To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou. We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourThe BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourYou’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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- I may finally have found a legitimate use for AI: Strava’s analysis of runs. Today’s gem for me “Uneven but interesting effort”. I’ll take it
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourBlack women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” (Published Dec. 2022)
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourFrom NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourBiodiversity Council's 2024-25 Biodiversity Concerns Survey of >3,500 Australians found that a majority 😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues ☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average 💪 want action (96%) 💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourAn impressive list, girls, but I know we can do better
- Love this! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour"Seditious Pockets" would be an excellent name for an alt-rock band.
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible. ...Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.” #ZohranMamdani www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourFor those saying James Watson's intellectual brilliance made his bigotry an acceptable trade-off, might I point out (Exhibit A below 👇) that one brain ought to be easily big enough to be a genius AND a decent human being. We don't call bigotry 'small mindedness' for nothing.
- This is a powerful piece by Rebecca Huntley: “our mental health crisis and the climate crisis are intersecting, creating a perfect storm for our hearts and minds”
- The lonely fear of this climate catastrophe www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au We're rapidly moving towards a scenario where instead of a single event involving recovery, we now have recurrent and even overlapping climate events making it harder to recover.
- For all map nerds everywhere 🗺️🧐https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03626-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=c6dd4e7cfd-nature-briefing-daily-20251107&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-51822884
- Stuffed up the link - try this link 😑 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- “[This research] revealed something very positive about the human condition – but it also indicated that society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this natural capability by helping people to feel empowered to take control during emergencies.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourIt is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power. States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourICYMI: breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle, Indigenous futures, award-winners and a tribute www.croakey.org/icymi-breaki... #publichealth
- Reposted by Ginny Barbour1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose. Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
- Reposted by Ginny BarbourBorn #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
