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Aidan Worsley

@aidanworsley.bsky.social
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Professor of Social Work at UCLan. Research Manager at Social Work England. From Wigan. Social Work and Social justice. All views my own. RT not an endorsement

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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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ChatGPT launches study mode to encourage ‘responsible’ academic use
Tool gives guidance rather than serving up complete essays or answers, amid rising AI misuse at universities
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Open Access Social Work @openaccess-sw.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF ONLINE VS. FACE-TO-FACE GROUP INTERVENTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Rafieifar, M. et al / Research on Social Work #openaccess #socialwork #research doi.org/10.1177/1049...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/07/2025
Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light
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Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light
Having escaped a life of drudgery in Birmingham, Ozzy became the rare rock frontman you could relate to – and then, against the odds, a national treasure
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: All the data and headlines you need from this year's National Student Survey buff.ly/lKWgy39
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This week on Wonkhe: Hailie Pentleton explores how reforms to the welfare system will create impossible choices for disabled students trying to access and thrive in higher education
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Welfare reforms will hit disabled students hard
Hailie Pentleton explores how reforms to the welfare system will create impossible choices for disabled students trying to access and thrive in higher education Hailie Pentleton explores how reforms to...
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Interesting decision and rationale www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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No sanction for doctor found guilty of misconduct in Martha’s rule case
Tribunal says consultant’s failings in treatment of Martha Mills ‘single lapse of judgment in an otherwise exemplary career’
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
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Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.
Poster from Social Work Cats and Rocket Science. It states that A is for Advocacy and Advocacy secures human rights. There poster is black background with a pink rocket ship with a black cat in it.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
Pink Guy is attending an interview with the chief exec and CEO of a company.
CEO: “Our company does not adhere to DEI hiring practices 

Panel 2:
CEO continues: “We believe in hiring based strictly on qualifications”

Panel 3:
Pink Guy interjects and says “Actually, DEI is about addressing a systemic imbalance in-
CHIEF EXEC butts in: HEY

Panel 4:
CHIEF EXEC: Don’t talk back to my dad
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Jodey Whiting - a 42 year old disabled mum - died in 2017, leaving a note saying she had no money for food. Now, a new inquest has ruled Jodey killed herself after her benefits were “mistakenly stopped by the DWP.” Thoughts to Jodey’s mum who fought for justice. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Disabled woman killed herself after DWP mistakenly withdrew benefits
Rare second inquest hears that Jodey Whiting, 42, left notes saying she had no food and could not pay bills
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This week on Wonkhe: Research impact must emerge from academics' own beliefs and networks, requiring institutional support rather than interference, argue Andy Phippen and Louise Rutt
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Impact can't be gamed or systematised
Research impact must emerge from academics' own beliefs and networks, requiring institutional support rather than interference, argue Andy Phippen and Louise Rutt
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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Useful research based info on helping older people who feel low in summer - we often think that feeling seasonally depressed is a winter thing but bereavement, loneliness & disability can lead to feeling low when everyone else is having fun. www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/hitting-the-...
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Summer blues: Why some people feel down this time of year — and what to do about it
Summer doesn’t feel sunny for everyone — and that’s okay. Recognizing the signs and taking small steps to care for your emotional well-being can make a big difference.
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Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Family carers of all ages need looking after too www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Family carers of all ages need looking after too | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to a column by John Harris about the need to include unpaid carers in the political conversation
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Bryony Shannon @bryonyshannon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Rewriting Social Care THE BOOK now officially has a cover, and isn’t it fabulous!? It’s due to be published in September and is available to pre-order now.. more info including reviews at www.hachette.co.uk/titles/bryon... 🌼🩷
A pink book with the title ‘Rewriting social care: challenging and changing language and practice for a better, brighter future’ by Bryony Shannon. There’s a daisy ‘growing’ from the ‘g’ of rewriting to symbolise flourishing. A quote from Elly Chapple, Founder, #FlipTheNarrative reads “what everyone in the social care space needs right now”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
BREAKING: Judge Burroughs has granted Harvard's restraining order, barring the administration from terminating its foreign student population. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Scottish Association of Social Work @scotssocialwork.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Finalists announced! The BASW Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 celebrate powerful, informed reporting on social work across the UK. Congrats to all shortlisted journalists. Winners revealed at our 10 June conference! 🔗Find out the full list of finalists here: basw.co.uk/articles/fin...
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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
ICYMI: How To Edit Your Writing helenkara.com/2023/02/09/h... #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HowToEditYourWriting #CRMethods
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How To Edit Your Writing
When I teach creative academic writing, students sometimes ask: ‘How should I edit my writing?’ It’s a good question. There are lots of books and courses to teach you how to write; far fewer to tea…
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Research in Practice @researchip.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
'The complexities of racism mean that anti-racism is not solved through one-day training or strategies, though both are important. It demands continuous anti-racist education'. Explore the importance of embedding anti-racist social work in practice in a new blog. ow.ly/mrxn50VVq4C
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Anti-racist social work in practice
Many social workers have the desire to be anti-racist but lack confidence and do not know where and how to begin. Antonia Ogundayisi and Phil Chiza explore the importance of embedding anti-racist soci...
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New paper! Identifying the active ingredients and contextual factors of #socialprescribing when used to support the #mentalhealth of children and young people: a qualitative study - please do share! Social prescribing can be very useful for young people link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Identifying the active ingredients and contextual factors of social prescribing when used to support the mental health of children and young people: a qualitative study - European Child & Adolescent P...
Recent years have seen a rise in mental health challenges among children and young people (CYP), while frontline treatments remain limited. Social prescribing (SP), a holistic approach using community...
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Simon Bottery @blimeysimon.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Valuable new @HealthFdn report on the potential cost of improved #socialcare. It considers three ‘levels’ of improvement and finds cost rises of between £3.4bn and £8.7bn in 2028/29 (all figures are real terms). Quick summary and some thoughts below 🔽 www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
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Adult social care funding pressures: 2023–35
We project the costs of meeting growing demand for adult social care in England and making some improvements to care up to 2034/35.
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British Association of Social Workers @basw-uk.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🏆 BASW England is proud to be the headline sponsor for the Social Worker of the Year Awards! There are 18 categories shining a light on outstanding practice across children’s and adults’ services. Nominations are open until 27 May. Find out more 🔗 www.socialworkawards.com/award-entry
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
Advertisement for the launch part of the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice. The launch is free to attend.  It is taking place between 6pm and 9pm on Friday 9th May 2025 at the School of Rock and Media in Little German in Bradford.
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The Relational Social Work Podcast @relationalsw.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
New podcast episode incoming! Hannah and Matt were joined by Isabelle Trowler CBE for next weeks' episode, where we chat about the social care reforms, with a focus on multi-agency child protection teams and the interface between these and family help 💗
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Utterly appalling www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion
Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
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Robin Sen রবীণ সেন (he/him) @robin2399.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New article out with John Devaney: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson questions whether academic judgment can hold in the AI era, as flawed detection tools create a system where students can't challenge misconduct allegations buff.ly/p24YPkl
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Martin Webber @martinwebber.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Next Monday from 11am-12pm for Mental Health Awareness Week, I'll be giving a webinar on Connecting People and how we can support people to connect with others. Please do come along: www.bespokementalhealth.co.uk/live-events/.... Thank you @bespokemh.bsky.social!
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Connecting People: an evidence-informed approach to developing social connections
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Worth a look
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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I'm hosting three free one-hour seminars starting next week as tasters to my full 1-day seminars with @instats.bsky.social and you are invited to join! My first free seminar is: Creative Research Methods, Tuesday 13th May: instats.org/seminar/crea... I hope to see you there! #CRMethods
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Creative Research Methods (Free Seminar) - Live-streaming:
This Instats seminar on Creative Research Methods (Free Seminar) taught by Helen Kara will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores new polling that reveals a worsening picture of students' physical and mental health, undermining their academic success
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Latest from Belong – students' health is not OK, and that's not OK
Jim Dickinson explores new polling that reveals a worsening picture of students' physical and mental health, undermining their academic success
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Appalling www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week
Over five-year period Oksana Shahar – who cares for her son – was paid a small amount more than carer’s allowance earnings limits allow
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Dr. Marissa Civic @stemfactually.com · 02/05/2025
Unbelievable. 🧪👩‍🔬🥽🧬⚛️🍎 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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Gerry Nosowska @gerrynos.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
So glad to see the Social Work with Older People research findings published in the British Journal of #SocialWork. Making visible the expertise, nuance and creativity of social workers, and how they remain hopeful and make a positive difference alongside people in later life. tinyurl.com/4cuuthy3
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‘Being that hopeful person’: The contribution of social workers to older people’s well-being
This article discusses the findings from research about what social workers with older people do in their day-to-day work and how this helps older people.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
It was brilliant to speak to Woman’s Hour about Who Wants Normal? We chatted media coverage of disability, taboos about dating, and why men should probably stop telling women they’re “too pretty” to be disabled. You can catch up on BBC Sounds now.
A screenshot of the Sounds app. It reads: Woman’s Hour. Frances Ryan, Grooming gangs, Dressing up for work.
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Big news www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/30/f...
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Fast-track social work scheme to end in 2027 after government decides to withdraw funding - Community Care
Department of Health and Social Care will not renew Think Ahead's contract to deliver fast-track mental health social work scheme
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Interesting piece on how well our system of research funding works wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
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Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn't mean it should
A new report by PWC commissioned by the Russell Group leaves a lingering sense that wholesale change to the research system might be a bad idea
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. - Anne Frank
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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🚨 Tickets are officially on sale for the International Creative Research Methods Conference! Join us for powerful keynotes from @jacqpriego.bsky.social and @amltaylor66.bsky.social. Lock yours in here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com #ICRMC #CreativeResearch
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Creative Research Methods Conference 2025
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is an annual gathering for academics of all disciplines who are interested in using creative methods in their research.
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ADASS @adass.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Today we launch our new #CareCantWait campaign, sharing stories of how good adult social care can enable us to live meaningful lives in our homes and communities, but reform and investment are urgently needed to achieve this for everyone. Find out more: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/
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Care Can't Wait - ADASS
Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life
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Caroline Sharkey @caroline-sharkey.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
What is it looking like for folx at social work departments in universities being forced to strip their courses of critical theories, anti-racist praxis, social justice, et cetera and any support from CSWE? I’m hearing of courses being stripped and no idea how the CSWE is intervening. Any word??
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Currently, anyone can call themselves a nurse. There's been some very worrying cases of people impersonating nurses. We must stop it. My Bill will legally protect the title “nurse”, ensuring only Registered Nurses can use it. #ProtectNurse My column ✍🏾 metro.co.uk/2025/04/24/d...
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Dangerous people are pretending to be nurses - I have a plan to stop it
I’ve reintroduced my Bill to protect the title 'nurse' in law.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/04/2025
NHS in England failing to record ethnicity of those who sue over maternity care
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NHS in England failing to record ethnicity of those who sue over maternity care
‘Shocking blind spot’ in data collection comes despite ‘well-documented racial disparities in maternity care’ The NHS is facing criticism for not recording the ethnicity of people who sue it over poor maternity care, despite black, Asian and minority ethnic women experiencing much greater harm during childbirth. Health experts, patient safety campaigners and lawyers claim racial disparities in maternity care are so stark that NHS bodies in England must start collating details of people who take legal action to help ensure services improve. Continue reading...
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Tanya Moore @tanyamoore.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Woo Hoo! My copy has finally arrived. So very proud to be involved in this book which has brought together some of social work’s richest thinkers and most expressive writers to create an essential’How to’ for anti-racist practice @nimaljude.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social @coproisaac.bsky.social
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British Association of Social Workers @basw-uk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
📢 NEW: Success in Social Work Research Series! BASW are delighted to launch a webinar series connecting social workers with the research community. Find out more 🔗 basw.co.uk/success-soci...
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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The UK and the US are becoming a very particular kind of “poor country”. Not poor overall in the big league tables, but in a situation where the average citizen lives in poverty. And if that doesn’t motivate you to change things, I don’t know what will? From @dannydorling.bsky.social’s book.
The UK has the widest inequality in incomes between households, as well as between regions, in Europe. The UK is more similar to the USA now in many ways, but poorer, and as Umair Haque has put it, 'America is effectively a poor country now. Not a poor country like poor countries, but a poor country of its own kind. A poor rich country, a rich country where the average person lives like a poor person.'
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Seven Children: Inequality and Britain's Next Generation
#kindlequotes
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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Today is #NationalLibrarianDay. Did you know the team from @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social offer a free 'ask a librarian' service? If you have a question about health and care, get in touch and they might have the answer! Find out more: buff.ly/w8P4Gtj
Promotional banner for The King's Fund library services, featuring an illustration of two individuals working at desks with computers in a blue-toned setting. The text "Library services" is displayed prominently, with the URL "kingsfund.org.uk/library" below.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Disabled people’s lives are ignored by popular culture or distorted for clicks. It’s time for a new narrative: where disability is defined by disabled voices - and celebrated. Who Wants Normal? out in hardback, audio and e-book TOMORROW. Pre-order: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal
An illustrated image of the book stands against a bright yellow backdrop. The book is orange and has yellow and lilac stripes.
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Great to see Braun & Clarke on this list! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
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Aidan Worsley @aidanworsley.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Marina on excellent form with this piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde
The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberish, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Interesting UK Govt statistics Fraud on PIP, 0%. Attendance Allowance 0%. Disability Living Allowance 0.1% Employment and Support Allowance 1.5% Carer’s Allowance 3% Housing benefit 3.9% Pension Credit 3.9% Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?
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Fraud and error in the benefit system, Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024
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