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Dr Daisy Abbott

@daisyabbott.bsky.social
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Playful & Game-based learning specialist. Interdisciplinary researcher. Serious games for research skills and researcher development. SFHEA, CeLP, PhD.

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Daniel Livingstone @d-livingstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very long but rewarding day today... Starting at the ada.scot festival, with a set of workshops on games and emotion with @daisyabbott.bsky.social ... Then the STELLAR exhibition at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social ....
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Ada Scotland Festival
Gender diversity in computing and tech
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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black history month programme this year is absolutely phenomenal, make sure and have a look! www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org/whats-on
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What's On — BLACK HISTORY MONTH SCOTLAND
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For postgraduate researchers working on place, memory, heritage, anthropology & difficult histories Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss 📍 University of Stirling 📅 11 November ⏰ Apply now tockify.com/sgsah/detail... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social
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Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss: Advanced Postgraduate Training
This one-day intensive training offers advanced methodological support for postgraduate researchers (PhD and MA) working at institutions in Scotland at the inte
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School of Innovation & Technology @sit-gsa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Between the Ears: A Circular History of the Loop in binaural ambisonic mix! Produced, edited and sound design by GSA visiting tutor Angus McIntyre, Ambisonic mix by MDes Sound for the Moving Image lead Ronan Breslin & mixed in our ambisonic sound lab in Glasgow. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Between the Ears - A Circular History of the Loop - BBC Sounds
An immersive exploration into the history of the music loop.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you missed me at the Explorathon on Saturday, fear not! You can still play with the Augmented Reality apps for Bellahouston Park! Here are instructions for downloading an Actionbound outdoor treasure hunt focussed on Tait's Tower.
A QR code and instructions for downloading an Actionbound outdoor treasure hunt focussed on Tait's Tower.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Come see me at the #Explorathon tomorrow! Ask me questions about #AugmentedReality or Bellahouston Park! 😄 www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi...
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University of Glasgow - University events - Event listings - Explorathon
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#RacialJustice Lecture: 'Playing' Race: Constructions of Race, Gender and Anti-Black Racisms within Sports Videogames. By Dr Paul Campbell Weds 21 Oct James McCune Smith Learning Hub, Room 438 Doors Open: 6.30pm Lecture Start Time: 7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/racial-jus... #GBL #antiRacism
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Racial Justice Lecture: 'Playing' Race
Constructions of race, gender and anti-Black racisms within sports videogames
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Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
At the Playable Heritage conference in Edinburgh today, on plans to collect video game culture in the UK… 🧵
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Playable Heritage
Creating a Collaborative Framework for Collecting Video Game Culture
Wed 16 Sep, National Museum of Scotland
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National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann
Naiseanta na h-Alba
NVM
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Videogame
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Traverse Theatre @traversetheatre.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Introducing Traverse Digital Writers, a brand-new development programme for artists interested in writing for digitally immersive and/or digitally site-specific performance. More info below ⬇️
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm here at Fusion Fest, part of Glasgow Tech Week, demonstrating how #AugmentedReality can uncover hidden histories and support #decolonisation efforts in research. 🔎 My colleagues are also demoing their #VR and #AR work. 💻 @gcid.bsky.social @sit-gsa.bsky.social @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social
iPad screen showing augmented reality demo of archival images overlaid onto a picture of Bellahouston Park from above.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Call for Contributions: No More Boring Lectures! Do you have a 5 min activity that brings energy/interaction to a lecture? Collaboration to build a deck of activities for educators. playfullearningassoc.co.uk/no-more-bori... Deadline Fri 2nd Oct. #gbl @playfullearning.bsky.social #HigherEd
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No More Boring Lectures! – Playful Learning Association
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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Beloved local bookshop Category Is had their window smashed at the weekend; we are running a fundraiser with all ££ going to help them get shutters. One off mashup of two popular tours, Queer Glasgow and Radical Print Cultures. Tickets £20-£25-£30 if you fancy it! www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-glas...
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Queer Glasgow x Radical Print
Fundraiser for our pals at Category Is Books
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Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
😄🎤 Our comedy night is back! Join us for a night of comedy in solidarity with refugees. 📅 Sunday 11 October 📍 Glee Club Glasgow Featuring Marc Jennings, Kim Blythe, Amanda Dwyer, James Gardner, Sam Lake & Ifrah Qureshi with host Mark Nelson! Tickets are on sale now! 🎟️ ow.ly/JrTk50ZIca4
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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The 1930s former Stow College building on New City Road in Glasgow. Opened in 1934, this was the first purpose-built Further Education college in the city and aimed to provide evening classes for shipyard workers. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #stowcollege
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why is it that my tumble dryer can talk to my phone (a 'smart' feature I have never used) but there is apparently NO WAY to store alt text *with* the image it refers to!? 😡 It's 2026! Genuinely, if anyone has solved this problem without needing specialist software please lmk. #accessibility
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 01/09/2026
On the off chance any neurodivergent students follow me (or their lecturers do which is more likely?), this seems like a brilliant thing to get involved with! A Little Book of Neurodiverse Hope - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/mmu/little...
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Little Book of Neurodiverse Hope - Online Surveys | Online surveys
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, Online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Learned that UKRI has removed the right of reply to reviewers. I don’t understand why as it was such an important way to clarify things, or point when reviews contained errors (which they absolutely do sometimes).
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Jaakko Stenros @jaakkostenros.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I just noticed that my coffee table book, Nordic Larp, which came out in 2010, won the Diana Jones award, and has been available as a free download for over a decade, has been downloaded more than 30 thousand times. trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...
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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This was one of the core concerns of our #womensgrassrootsactivism project. Working with women's groups we co-produced a toolkit with advice & guidance on archive policies. & we have a webinar on archiving for voluntary women's groups. All available via link below. learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grass...
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Women's Grassroots Activism Toolkit 100+
Helping to enhance the lives of women and girls for another 100+ years
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'll be taking part in Fusion Fest 2026! Come play with some #AugmentedReality :-) Thurs 10th Sept, the Briggait, Glasgow, 1pm-6pm More info: www.glasgowcityinnovationdistrict.com/fusionfest/ Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fusion-fes... #GlasgowTech #FusionFest #TechWeek
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Fusion Fest | Glasgow City Innovation District
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Ruaridh Dall @ruaridhdall.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New publication! A narrative review on digital games and empathy describing the themes and mechanics that commercially available games use to promote empathy for those suffering hardship, illness or marginalisation. Useful for developers that present lived experience in their serious games.
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Daniel Livingstone @d-livingstone.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Most AI detectors are worse than worthless - they are actively harmful
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Finished land art project by Elaine Clocherty This image was created from a 3D model made by Shan Daly. It has themes that merge Scottish folklore (specifically Cailleach, the Scottish creator goddess: an ancient, giant old woman with a single eye!) and Australian indigenous art. #glasgow2026
land art made from natural materials viewed from above, a composite image made from a 3d photogrammetric model
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is definitely worth reading both for improving your knowledge and cos it's very funny.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Grateful if you could spread the word on this one
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South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📆 Southside History Run ~ returns Sat 15th Aug 🏃 Pair running with local heritage exploration! Join our qualified jog leader for a gentle 5.5km around 4 areas surrounding Queen's Park #Glasgow with stories of people, past events & more shared at stops en route 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southside-...
Flyer for the event with a photo of a group of 3 people jogging down Moray Place in Strathbungo in Glasgow Southside.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This video summarises a new understanding of how Scottish people interpret colonial history (specifically in #Glasgow) and what this means for #heritage, culture, #equalities, and #anti-racism policy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v-q... Download the Policy Briefing: radar.gsa.ac.uk/10825/
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Creating Space for Multiple Narratives - Policy Briefing
YouTube video by Daisy Abbott: Game-based Learning Research
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Amazing example of #augmentedreality research from one of my students! Xinyu Jiang's "Echoes of Shanghai" AR poster on Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Simple, no UI barriers, beautifully executed. Lovely showcase of her art&design skills. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvm9... @sit-gsa.bsky.social
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Echoes of Shanghai - Augmented Reality poster demo by Xinyu Jiang
YouTube video by Daisy Abbott: Game-based Learning Research
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A gorgeous day to lead a tour of Bellahouston Park this morning. If you missed it, don't worry! You can do the walks in your own time (there are 3 different stories.) “Empire Retold” is an immersive, narrative-led, #AugmentedReality game with evocative audio. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
empire retold app screenshot showing Atlantic Restaurant in augmented reality
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Amazing progress on the land art project in Bellahouston Park this morning! There's still time for you to join in, Thurs & Fri this week: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se... #Glasgow2026 @glasgow2026.bsky.social @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social @sit-gsa.bsky.social
A circle made from sand, shells, and pinecones. Part of a land art project.The very start of a large land art project showing the outlines on the ground and someone starting to add the sand.A partically completed land art project with spiral patterns made from white sand and shells.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
These free art activities start today and continue until Friday - great for families as well as adults, sign up at the link below. Part of #Glasgow2026 #CommonwealthGames @glasgow2026.bsky.social @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Singy thing! AWAKENING Australian First Nations and Scottish artists converge for #Glasgow2026 to celebrate Indigenous Languages & cultural connection through art, discussions & music. Musical celebration: Fri 31 July 5-6pm, Bellahouston. FREE. Book here. events.humanitix.com/awakening-se...
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AWAKENING - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum
A free, family friendly series of workshops including land art, music and conversations with Australian and Scottish artists fostering connection to the Land.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Come see me reflect on my recent research and take in the exhibition while you're at it. Free soup! Platter and Patter Decolonising Narratives of the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 Edward House 199 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow Tues 28 July 12-13.30 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/platter-an...
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Aaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
(Also this other bad boy is on the way soon, too…STAY TUNED!!!!)
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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Check them out here: radicalglasgowtours.com/resources/
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Resources
Some radical history resources we have put together. All of our resources are CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Fascism and antifascism in Scotland Download the handout below: Fascism & Antifascism in ScotlandD…
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Global Flourishing Study is among the most ambitious empirical investigations of human flourishing ever conducted, "making the scientific case for play as a biological necessity... the mechanism through which human beings... flourish." nifplay.substack.com/p/the-larges... #playfulLearning
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The Largest Study of Human Flourishing Ever Conducted Just Put Play at the Top of the Chart
Harvard asked 200,000 people across 22 countries what makes a life go well. The answer, it turns out, looks a lot like recess.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Awakening - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum Joint Exhibition as part of Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Festival Edward House 199 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3EX 21 July - 10 August 12-4, Tues-Thurs Free See related events in Bellahouston Park: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se...
Awakening - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum

Joint Exhibition as part of Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Festival

Vivian “Nan Viv” Brockman Webb
Mitchella Hutchins
Elaine Clocherty
Daisy Abbott
Amanda Thomson
Shannon Daly
Chris Fremantle
Tam McGarvey

Edward House
199 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3EX

21 July - 10 August
12-4, Tues - Thurs
Free

See also related events in Bellahouston Park: https://events.humanitix.com/awakening-see-spirit-djunnung-djanga-faic-anum
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Platter and Patter: Decolonising Narratives of the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 Join us for a bowl of soup whilst we discuss an aspect of Glasgow’s social history. Tues 28 July, 12-13.30, Free Edward House, 199 Sauchiehall Street, #Glasgow Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/platter-an...
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Platter and Patter: Decolonising Narratives of the Brit
Every month, we invite community members and a guest to explore an aspect of Sauchiehall Street’s heritage over a warm bowl of soup
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Indigenous perspectives on #climate #action. Expert discussion Thu 30th July 4pm- 5.30 For this and related events, book here: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se... Free event: part of #Glasgow2026 #CommonwealthGames festival Please share! @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social #climatecrisis
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AWAKENING - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum
A free, family friendly series of workshops including land art, music and conversations with Australian and Scottish artists fostering connection to the Land.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Interesting... www.neurodivergentworks.com/how-a-new-au... #EDI
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How a new audit tool measures neuroinclusion in practice
Dr Shannon Babbie has co-developed the Belonging Quotient to measure what training ignores: the physical environment neurodivergent employees work in every day. He tells Neurodivergent Works more
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Importance of Language: how indigenous languages and place names contain environmental knowledge that is wiped out by the adoption of English. Expert discussion Wed 29th July 4pm- 5.30 For this and related events, book here: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se... #Glasgow2026 Please share!
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AWAKENING - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum
A free, family friendly series of workshops including land art, music and conversations with Australian and Scottish artists fostering connection to the Land.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Land Art: Connect with the land through texture, colour, and form, using your hands while sharing stories and reflections. Suitable for children. Wed-Fri 29-31 July, 10–11am & 2.30-3.30pm Bellahouston Park For this and related events, book here: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se... #Glasgow2026
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AWAKENING - See Spirit - Djunnung Djanga - Faic Anum
A free, family friendly series of workshops including land art, music and conversations with Australian and Scottish artists fostering connection to the Land.
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Stoo Goff @stoogoff.com · 19/07/2026
Now may be the best time to say, if you've just got back from watching the Odyssey and you're looking for an RPG for an epic Greek mythology campaign (with added management of your party's polis), look no further than Aegean: www.aegeanrpg.com
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Aegean — Mythic Roleplaying in ancient Greece
AEGEAN is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of mythic heroes building a new, free city on the shores of the Aegean Sea. There are neighbouring cities to trade or war with, monsters to kill, go...
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Educators, parents, and everyone - take note! Making the effort to be inclusive of your minority learners/children/colleagues almost always makes it better for everyone else too.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Serious Play: Adult learning through games. This was a panel I was asked to be in at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social hosted by the PLaY group at York Uni. Panel starts about 45s into the video. youtu.be/yEYMJxIlc0Y?... #playfulLearning
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Serious Play: Adult learning through games
YouTube video by York Ideas
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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Look at my new jumper! Pleased with how these turned out. Get yourself one here with all profits going to printing free antifascist & antiracist stickers and zines: radical-glasgow-tours.teemill.com
Me wearing a tremendous blue jumper with the old Strathclyde regional council logo on it with text saying Strathclyde always antifascist
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Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Anti-Haidt hive rise up!
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What if It’s Not the Phones?
An evolutionary psychologist is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology.
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Who did we think we were? Neil MacGregor returns to Radio 4 with a three-part series, examining how celebrations of British identity and togetherness over the past century or so can help us better understand and define who we are now.  www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Artworks - Who Did We Think We Were? - 1. National Remembrance and the 1924 Empire Exhibition - BBC Sounds
Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now
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Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In this podcast episode, migrants reflect on the recent riots and violence in Belfast, Glasgow and other areas including reports of far-right violence, attacks targeting migrants, and the wider impact on communities across the UK. www.migrantvoice.org/podcast/refl...
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Reflections on Anti-Migrant Hate & the impact on Migrant Communities
Reflections on Anti-Migrant Hate & the impact on Migrant Communities
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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Platter and Patter: Decolonising Narratives of the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 Tuesday 28th Jul 2026 12:00pm Free - ticket required More info and book here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/plat... Part of #Glasgow2026 #CommonwealthGames festival www.glasgowlife.org.uk/glasgow-2026...
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Platter and Patter: Decolonising Narratives of the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 - Glasgow Life
Platter and Patter is a monthly heritage themed lunch – join us for a bowl of soup whilst we discuss an aspect of Sauchiehall Street and Glasgow’s social history.
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