iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

love a lesbian wedding x (congratulations to hayley and niamh)

David and Pádraig in suits for a wedding smiling at the camera. David is wearing a teal tie and Pádraig is wearing a blue tie. Pádraig is wearing blue rimmed glasses. Pádraig has short ginger hair and david has slightly longer dark hair with a beard.

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📝NEW PUBLICATION📝 Very excited to say that Erin McNally and I have published a new article together entitled 'From Coordination to Classroom: Lessons Learned from Our Roles as Internship Coordinators for Improving our Pedagogical Practice'. postgradpedagogies.lse.ac.uk/articles/10....

postgradpedagogies.lse.ac.uk

From Coordination to Classroom: Lessons Learned from Our Roles as Internship Coordinators for Improving our Pedagogical Practice | Postgraduate Pedagogies

240

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all my trans friends and comrades. As we are seeing an increasing wave of transphobia and dehumanisation, it is important to remember there can be no queer liberation without trans liberation! #TransRightsAreHumanRights

010

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Yesterday hundreds of thousands of us marched against facism. Marching alongside pals from Lancaster and with people from all across the country made me feel hopeful. THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!

050

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Happy to say I passed my PhD viva! My thesis: ‘Queering International Solidarity: What Would a Queer British Reaponse to Queerphobia in Uganda Look Like’ Thank you to all my family and friends for putting up with me the last 4 years, couldn’t have done it without you x

1100

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Marseille was cuuute! Now, back to thesis redrafting 😬

030

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

It’s giving Get’cha Head in the Game x

David, standing in front of a car in doc martins, white socks, red and white shorts and a red a white tank top. He is also holding a NEU LGBT+ rainbow fan.

2190

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

One year since the publication of my first article! Still proud of this, and happy that people read and engaged with it. Also, still can't believe I was invited to Zaragoza to present to the PRISMA conference about this topic. You can find the article here: postgradpedagogies.lse.ac.uk/articles/24

050

Reposted by David Murphy

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Last week, I attended the TUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference 2025 in London, a key event in my year. The conference passed motions defending trans rights against rising transphobia and combating the far right. It’s vital the trades union movement sees LGBT+ liberation as a key to the workers’ movement.

142

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

142

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Travelling to Belfast for #BISA2025 tomorrow, and excited to be presenting my research about international queer solidarity in this panel on Thursday:

030

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Finally have a (very rough) full first draft of my thesis! Exciting!!!! Now to begin redrafting 😊

0180

Reposted by David Murphy

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Amazing to have run such a good workshop with @erinmcnally.bsky.social surrounding interdisciplinarity within International Relations. We heard from some amazing PGRs within the department, talking all about how their research relates to the ways in which we define the discipline of IR.

141

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

141

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Hit 70k words for my thesis today, getting so close to a first full draft 😊😊😊

170

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I am genuinely horrified by last week’s ruling and by the government’s response to it. Trans people will always be my comrades and my siblings, and we must stand together against this transphobia. To my trans friends, I am so sorry this is happening, and I stand with you in rage and solidarity ✊🏳️‍⚧️

0102

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

cutest lil walk to janet’s foss x

060

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It has been amazing working on these two events with @erinmcnally.bsky.social around disciplinarity within International Relations. We will be exploring disciplinary dilemmas in IR, and how postgraduate research in the department can help to define IR. Excited for the workshop and mixer in May!

030

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

It’s giving ✨seven months until submission date✨ x

0321

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

2 years since this sign on the picket line and this queer is still against casualisation

080

Reposted by David Murphy

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Super excited to be on the new episode of the Queer(y)ing Asylum podcast, discussing what a queer international solidarity means, and the problems with the framing of the UK as a 'neoliberal haven'. Please do give it a listen Thank you so much @thediegogarcia.bsky.social for having me

032

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

032

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Super excited to say that this fantastic book (to which I contributed a chapter) is now out!!! Thank you so much for @dradambrett.bsky.social and @profcatherinelee.bsky.social for letting me be part of this amazing project

071

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Going to try and read 30 books this year (after reading 24 in 2024), so any recommendations would be most welcome x

320

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

2024 you were amazing, from publishing my first article to running a workshop at an international conference. I’m honestly proud of what I’ve achieved this year. Thank you to everyone that helped make this year special and gay Happy new year, and here’s to me actually finishing the PhD in 2025 x 🤞

A picture of david holding a copy of the Postgraduate Pedagogies journal

David as part of the UCU delegation picture at he TUC LGBT+ workers conference

David presenting at the PRISMA conference, with a slide thanking the audience for listening

Pernina, Pod, David and Anna dressed to attend a wedding. The first three are in suits and Anna is dressed in a silver dress.

190

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

cute lil christmas catch up with my cousin x

David, on the left in a navy jumper with brown hat, and Suzanne, blond hair and glasses with a black jumper in, taking a selfie and smiling in a pub

090

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone, hope everyone is out there making the yuletide gay x

080

Reposted by David Murphy

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

another year, another jumper, another selfie x

David taking a selfie in a patterned blue jumper and jeans

2382

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

another year, another jumper, another selfie x

2382

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Super excited to say that this amazing research guide that I am a part of is available for pre-order. Massive thanks to @dradambrett.bsky.social, @profcatherinelee.bsky.social and everyone at the @lgbtresearchnet.bsky.social for making this book possible 🏳️‍🌈

030

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Cute lil Sunday outing to the Old Pier Bookshop x

David, in a navy coat and pink UCU hat surrounded by books on shelves.

21703

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

On way home from this year’s UCU Equalities Conference, was very cute and hopeful, til next time everyone x

David taking a selfie in the lobby of a hotel in a red jumper, green coat and pink lanyard.

2430

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

With some new followers from starter packs, thought I’d reintroduce myself! Hi everyone, I’m David, a final year PhD student in IR, who looks at international queer solidarity, and queering how we see international solidarity 😊

0180

Reposted by David Murphy

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Had the best time at #ConferenciaPrisma2024, still not over the fact that I was asked to do a workshop here, but thank you so much for having me in Zaragoza 😊😊😊

David doing a presentation with a PowerPoint behind him reading ‘Accessing a Queer Pedagogy: Identity, Power Dynamics and a Queerer Form of Teaching in Higher Education’. David is in a pink and purple shirt and is sat at a desk, in front of a laptop holding a mic.

David is presenting his work, in front of a PowerPoint reading ‘Thank You for Listening’ with a QR code to access David’s article. David is in a pink and purple shirt and is sat at a desk, in front of a laptop holding a mic. He is pointing at the PowerPoint.

0101

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

repost your blond era I don’t know think there would be enough quotation marks in the world to put around the word “blond” to describe this piccy, honestly 2017 me was chaotic and I love that for me x

1130

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Love being part of this LGBTQ+ Research Network! Go and follow all these amazing people 😊

040

David Murphy @davidmurph115.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Had the best time at #ConferenciaPrisma2024, still not over the fact that I was asked to do a workshop here, but thank you so much for having me in Zaragoza 😊😊😊

0101