Dr Nazlin Bhimani

@nazlinbhimani

Research Support & Special Collections Librarian at UCL IOE. Also Canadian & a lapsed musician. Researching teachers, interwar, eugenics and imperialism. #HistEd #EduSky #LibrarianSky

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Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Jun 1

Great to see so many of the IOE's #doctoralresearchers involved in hosting this workshop on 'Education in Conflict Zones' with guest speaker Professor Tejendra Pherali. Date: 10 June, 5-7 PM Location: Nunn Hall, IOE. Sign up using the QR Code. #InclusiveEducation

Poster for a workshop titled 'Education in Conflict'. Text describes a participatory session reflecting on education in conflict-affected contexts. Includes a photo of guest speaker Professor Tejendra Pherali and six IOE doctoral facilitators: Homayra Rahimi, Ahmad Medadi, Tharindu Samarthunga, Teymour Anwar, Yetta OuYang, and Anna Monashnenko. Date: 10 June, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Nunn Hall, IOE, 20 Bedford Way. Features a QR code to register.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· May 11

My morning view for the past four days. #Glasgow #RiverClyde #CentralStation

Sunny view across central Glasgow with the River Clyde, bridges, Glasgow Central Station and city buildings beneath a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Apr 23

A ‘pedagogy of convenience’ underpins much of our education systems, reproducing inequalities and exclusions. Prof Sigamoney Naicker on what reform requires. 27/04/26, 11 AM Eastern; 4 PM BST. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #EducationInequalities #InclusiveEducation #GlobalEducation

The book cover of Sigamoney Manicka Naicker's most recent publication, entitled 'Education Systems in the 21st Century Are Engines of Inequality: From A Pedagogy of Convenience to a Pedagogy of Resilience. The IOE Library has some of Naicker's works and this one is on order.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Apr 16

In our workshop this morning on research quality and metrics @huwmorris.bsky.social & I used Inglis et al. (2024) and de los Ríos & Patel (2023). Both brilliant papers, and ones I’ll definitely use in my #IOEIDL sessions. #CitationPolitics #ResearchQuality #Positionality #Relationality

Image of the paper from BERJ: Inglis, M., Foster, C., Lortie‐Forgues, H., & Stokoe, E. (2024). British education research and its quality: An analysis of Research Excellence Framework submissions. British Educational Research Journal, 50(5), 2495-2518.

Image of Paper from QSE: Ríos, C. D. L., & Patel, L. (2023). Positions, positionality, and relationality in educational research. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1-12.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Apr 6

Grateful for a chapter invitation off the back of my paper on decolonising research last week, now written and submitted. Time now for a proper pause and to enjoy the sunshine and tulips. #DecolonisingResearch

Purple poster for a UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences event titled ‘Reimagining Knowledge: A Transdisciplinary Symposium on Decolonising Research’. Held on 25 March 2026, 2.00 to 5.00pm at the Medical Sciences Building in London. The poster lists featured speakers including myself and others, and invites attendees to a cross-disciplinary symposium on equitable and socially responsive research.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Mar 13

Great to Wen Zhang's article “They Are ‘Bad’, ‘Barbaric’ and ‘Different’: The Construction of #Chinese Otherness”publishd in 'Paper Trails'. It uses the 'Harmsworth History of the World' from the @ioelibrary.bsky.social #HistoricalTextbooks #SpecColl. ucldigitalpress.co.uk/BOOC/Article... #HistEd

Screenshot of Wen Zhang's article in the collection profiles section of 'Paper Trails: The Social Life of Archives and Collections' (published by UCL Press). The article includes illustrations from the textbook showing racialised portrayals of Chinese people and narratives of British superiority.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Feb 21

Disappointed that the 'Legacies of Eugenics' conference at Berkeley is not hybrid, as I would have loved to hear Ruha Benjamin's keynote, and also how #eugenics continues to structure #research, #teaching, & our intellectual/public conversations. belonging.berkeley.edu/eugenics #LegaciesofEugenics

Conference banner featuring abstract imagery representing the legacy and persistence of eugenic ideas in science and society, reflecting critical inquiry into quantitative classifications, population categories, and the ongoing influence of eugenics on research, teaching and public discourse.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Oct 31

'Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance': "Ignorant of Africa’s own traditions and history of political economy, they believed that their own countries’ economic success was transferable to an Africa they considered a blank slate" - Bronwen Everill blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Image of Bronwen Everill’s book 'Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance', shortlisted for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· May 26

Back from Beautiful British Columbia to an equally beautiful British garden in London. Looking forward to meeting the IOE’s doctoral researchers tomorrow.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· May 4

Heard @lottiehoare.bsky.social present on Slade’s 1954 'Child Drama', found serendipitously on @ioelibrary.bsky.social's open shelves. The image echoes Slade’s theory and Hoare's use of #rhizomaticlearning. See #AltText. #LibrarianSky don’t overlook the value of older books on open shelves. #HistEd

A screenshot of Dr Lottie Hoare's first slide from her presentation. It shows a photo of a shelf of books on the open shelves in the IOE Library, with the 1954 book Child Drama by Peter Slade visible. The image highlights the role of serendipitous shelf browsing in sparking research. It also reflects Dr Hoare’s use of rhizomatic learning theory — her presentation was a 'staged' performance, both structured and improvisatory, echoing Slade’s own ideas about child drama.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Apr 19

Reading David Gillborn’s 'White Lies' (2024). His definition of white supremacy — a system where white dominance and entitlement are built into everyday life — isn’t new. We know this. But maybe that’s the problem. If it’s still shaping the world, maybe we should be talking about it more, not less.

Front cover of David Gillborn’s White Lies (2024), featuring a man with a cross over his lips, symbolizing enforced silence.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Mar 23

The ‘Flower’ exhibition at the #Saatchi is superb. Worth a visit if you haven’t been to it yet www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/f...

My photograph of Rebecca Louise Law’s ‘La Fleur Morte’ (2025) installation from the balcony above which shows people under a canopy of dead flowers. Recycling is a key feature in her art.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Mar 19

Are you a human? Then UCL's (@ucl.ac.uk) new #copyright card game is for you! Read more about this game created by @christined.bsky.social and come and see the demo of the game at the Student Centre on 27th March between 12 and 4 pm: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/copyright/20...

The text on this image reads 'Copyright for Humans' - the image was created by @ChristinaDaouti, Copyright Officer at UCL's Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science using Open Clipart.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Mar 7

Enjoyed presenting my paper at @ihr.bsky.social-ICHRE on the silences of #eugenics & #imperialism in teacher training, showing how selecting the 'right type' of student led to an elitism or what I call, a form of ‘teacher engineering, further de-democratising the profession #teachertraining #HistEd

An image showing the student records used from the @ioe.bsky.social's Archive.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Feb 4

New research portal “History of Education Switzerland” now online – a resource also for international users bildungsgeschichte.ch #HistEd #HistEdSwiss It allows refining by type of material, years, language etc. Jetzt muss ich nur noch an meinen Lesekenntnissen in Deutsch arbeiten!

Front page of the new 'History of Switzerland' website

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Jan 8

Today's AI moment: While working on a presentation for doctoral students, Microsoft Copilot independently discovered my doctoral thesis, declared me an expert in the field, and then get all excited when I revealed it was actually talking to the author! 😄 #AI #AcademicHumour

Screenshot of a conversation with Copilot in preparation for a workshop.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Dec 26

Happy Boxing Day! Hope you enjoyed the Christmas pudding yesterday. Interesting article on its origin and where in the Empire the ingredients come from: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Image produced by the Empire Marketing Board in the interwar listing the ingredients used in the King’s Christmas pudding with their country of origin.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Dec 4

The Calendar also has a wonderful Christmas Quiz on #Copyright by UCL's Dr Christina Doauti @christined.bsky.social at ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/copyright_... #AcademicSky #IPRSky #CopyrightSky

An image of a red copyright symbol 'C' with a beard that has been generated by Copilot on 22.11.24 by Dr Christina Daouti.

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Dec 4

Loving the @uclopenscience.bsky.social's Advent Calendar and @uclpress.bsky.social's #OA book by @ioe.bsky.social's Professors Aldrich and Woodin. uclpress.co.uk/book/the-ucl... Ten years since the IOE-UCL merger - feels like yesterday. #AcademicSky #InstitutionalHistories

Image shows an Advent Calender with an Open Access Book on the history of UCL's Institute of Education

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Nov 23

If you’re in London, please go see the Soho Xmas Lights designed by children as part of a citizen science project. The project is the brainchild of an IOE doctoral student, Antonio Capelao. Please also consider donating to the project gofund.me/f22be66d #CitizenScience #AcacdemicSky

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Nov 19

UCL students & staff: understanding copyright supports open, creative and ethical research. Be part of developing UCL’s Copyright Literacy Strategy shorturl.at/oFaIs. Does the strategy address your priorities? Give us your views! Image AI-generated in MS Co-Pilot. #AcademicSky #CopyrightSky #IPRSky

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Nov 8

It’s been a pleasure to have had Pia Russell, @UCL’s 2023 ‘Liberating the Collection’ fellow, work on the @IOELibrary’s #historicaltextbooks collection. Read about her work on #decolonisingthecurriculum @UCLSpecColl’s blog blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #academicsky #edusky #textbookresearch

Image of a map from a historical textbook (1914) showing the map of the ‘Dominion of Canada’

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Aug 27

It's time to celebrate & recognise outstanding contributions to open science! Apply now for the UCL Open Science & Scholarship Awards, open to all students and staff. Deadline: 01/09. Apply, nominate a colleague and spread the word! buff.ly/45RmHgr @ioe.bsky.social #openscience, #openscholarship

Dr Nazlin Bhimani@nazlinbhimani· Dec 9

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Sir Peter Newsam's death. He was director of the Institute from 1989 to 1994. The IOE Library, also called the Newsam Library, was his vision. See: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2022/09/... and the obituary in the Guardian theguardian.com/education/20...