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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1/3 Refugee Week is a moment to reflect on the role universities play in building cultures of welcome and belonging. At Leeds our University of Sanctuary status recognises ongoing work to support students and academics forced to flee, and the vital perspectives they bring to research + scholarship.

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today, Soo continues to get compliments on her stage presence when accepting her award. We don't know why!!!! arma.ac.uk/announcing-t...

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Tell you what, the crowd went WILD with Soo's reaction to getting this award. I didn't get good photos because I was ALSO losing my mind. Incredible stage presence. It's @soofougere.bsky.social 's world and we just live in it.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Breaking the “only good news” trend: I’ve spent 2 weeks in and out of hospitals with a treatment‑resistant migraine. I've lived with migraine my entire life, but nothing like this. Grateful for an amazing support network and colleagues while I come through this patch and wait to see my neurologist.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Turns out "my husband's lifelong friend" is also "leading fascinating work in our field." Who knew? 😄 I wasn't behind the mic, but I thoroughly recommend this episode from @dremilygoodall.bsky.social with @jdwilko.bsky.social

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Just in case you weren't sure whether trans people have always existed and will always exist!!

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I had a difficult decision to make over the weekend. I am so incredibly proud of myself for focusing on my values and intentions rather than what capitalism tells me I should do. A dear friend put it: we're conditioned to go through every open door, and not to ask what the room the other side holds.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Was moved/overjoyed/inspired to talk to @elainagmamaril.bsky.social about disability, podcasting, and who gets to determine what constitutes knowledge. I am even recommending this to my non-RC friends and colleagues as an episode on how to be an excellent human being.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Sad/relieved to say that we've actually fixed research culture and therefore no longer need to have a podcast or a job or ethics committees or anything! Woohoo! #AprilFools

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Very proud to be co-organising this. Research Culture work can sometimes feel both political and isolating. We're hopeful this workshop will feel reparative, collaborative, and help us uncover what RC work can learn from other social and political movements. We'd love to see you there ✊

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Let's goooo! My first podcast episode is out in the wild (get used to this: there's a lot of me to come!). Thanks to Nicola and Amy for being swell colleagues and pals.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Being quoted 3 times in today's plenary session????

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

@emilyennis.bsky.social giving a ⚡️ talk on the use of dazzle camo to stealthily embed Research Culture initiatives in everyday University practices… just kidding. It was on how we should be research culture plumbers 🪠and look to build systems that prevent even the worst users from messing things up!

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A photo of a slide show with the caption “we’re always only as good as our worst Yelp review”.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Happy birthday to me, I guess!!! But no, seriously, spending 2 days at the Wellcome Trust celebrating all things research culture is probably the funnest grown-up way to spend your birthday.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

So, we got stuck in Scotland overnight and ended up in EDINBURGH, doing a mini Research Culture Scottish tour. You'll be relieved to hear we are now en route home, seeing the most gorgeous views from the East Coast train.

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Each month we collate a playlist for our Research Culture newsletter readers. This month, we're celebrating LGBTQIA+ artists. As it's Friday, why not start the weekend disco now?: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Also, why not subscribe to our newsletter? campaignmonitor.leeds.ac.uk/h/y/E9DEA4E3...

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RC February Newsletter Playlist - YouTube

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Energising day at the N8 Research Culture and Environment group away day in Durham today. Somehow managed to drag my arthritic body up all the hills, which paid dividends for a lovely meander to the station along the river on the way back. Watch this space for some emerging N8 RCE insights!!

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I am truly entering my podcast era 🎙 Thanks so much to @elainagmamaril.bsky.social for having me and letting me talk about the place of disability in research culture (amongst many other things!).

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Blue was very sad to discover that you're all very sad today? Because of him? Even stopped playing with his pumpkin toy when he heard about it.

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Researcher Development @ Leeds @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🆕The #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast's back in 2026! @nickshepp.bsky.social talks to @jsendall.bsky.social about his career in academic libraries culminating in his recent appointment as Acting Librarian & Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.

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(Episode 142) Navigating careers in academic libraries: a conversation with Josh Sendall

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Dr Lucy R. Hinnie @yclepit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

When people ask what my job is, I often say 'Wikipedia' but in reality it's more wide-ranging now than ever: here's a little blog post about what Topics for Impact could look like in 2026 and what I've been up to lately. wikimedia.org.uk/2025/12/topi... See you next year!

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Topics for impact - Wikimedia UK

By Dr. Lucy Hinnie. Alongside its new Education Lead Sally Latham, Wikimedia UK has also appointed its first Topics for … Continue reading "Topics for impact"

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

On this final full week before Christmas, and just in time for the end of #DisabilityHistoryMonth, why not read my interview with Armineh and Liz on how ableism presents itself in the HE sector, and how we've collectively and individually navigated it as disabled people.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Our take on the REF un-pause and the movement away from "Research Culture" (in name, but not necessarily in spirit!).

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This is a fantastic opportunity from MERL!

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Diversification of Reading Lists Toolkit @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social campuspress.leeds.ac.uk/diversificat...

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

If you like insightful takes on the Hidden REF from others and immense vocal fry from me, why not listen to Sarah's most recent episode of the Hidden REF podcast?

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Philip Larkin’s this be the verse mangled into Ozymandias, the text reads

They Oz you up, your mandyias.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They give you vast and trunkless legs
A sunken shattered visage too.
But they were Ozzed up in their turn
By Mandyias upon the sand
Who half the time had wrinkled lips And half in sneering cold command.
Oz hands on mandyias to man.
Like mighty works atop a shelf Look on them early as you can
Ye mighty and despair yourself

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Break from work posts to mention that I've just completed Stride for Gaza, walking 98km for MAP. Pre-arthritis, I'd have run it. But my sore knees are nothing compared to ongoing suffering and atrocities in Palestine. 🇵🇸You can still donate here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/emily-ennis

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians

Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.

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Researcher Development @ Leeds @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

📢 Register your interest in our Building Impact Momentum programme, helping you to develop concrete ideas for impact which can be applied to research projects or in grant applications. ⏰ Deadline: 2 November 2025 🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026 ➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4apHwC4

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

“Positive action funds like REDI matter… but they are not substitutes for structural reform.” 💡 Soo has written a bold and timely reflection on our REDI Fund at Leeds, not just what we did, but why it matters now more than ever ‼️🔥 📰 Read the full piece here and join the conversation:

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Equity In Research Communities – Resisting The Backlash | Research Culture at Leeds

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎉 Happy International Research Software Engineers Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate the incredible work of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) who empower researchers through expert coding support, collaboration, and training.

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Researcher Development @ Leeds @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🔩 Are you a member of research staff or academic staff at the University of Leeds? Join the ‘Navigating your role and responsibilities as a Principal Investigator’ (PI) workshop to reflect on the real-world issues of a PI. ✅ Register now uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch... @unileedsodpl.bsky.social

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I found this an excellent way to end #HiddenREF2025 yesterday. While it's important we get diverse roles and outputs the recognition they deserve - i.e. through the REF - often the REF itself can feel anti-research culture. For me, REF is a competition, but research culture is about community.

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Food justice: equitable access to healthy, sustainable & affordable food. Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives. We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇

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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Check out a lovely article about improvements to hygiene in the polar regions! Something EDICa's research also found is still an issue. Read here for their practical changes as well as challenges - like finding niche clothing for females, & waste management. www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/b...

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Breaking barriers in the ice - British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is pioneering inclusivity in one of the world's most challenging environments - the vast, icy expanse of Antarctica. Through pioneering work on polar hygiene and br...

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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

You're invited to the launch of a new animation inspired by activism in the archives 🎥 [CW: mentions of sexual violence] Join SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment & Assault) for the premiere of ‘Missed Call’ Friday 10 Oct 17:00 - 21:00 Free and open to all library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

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Researcher Development @ Leeds @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🎉Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! We asked the #ResearchCultureUncovered team: What’s the last podcast you listened to? 🕛Ged: Midnight at the Casablanca 🧪Heledd: Zoe Science & Nutrition 🏃‍♀️Katie: Running Commentary ⏳Taryn: This is History 🎧Share yours, we’d love to hear what you’re tuning into!

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Reposting a day late. Mostly because the rejection sensitive dysphoria played me hard yesterday and I wanted to see how people felt about the piece first. Thank you to so many of the wonderful comments and emails so far! ☺️

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Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🛋️ We’ve refurbished & redecorated… and our blog’s back! A new home for big ideas in Research Culture 🎉 First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need! absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w... #Wikipedia

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Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-Win - Absolutely Maybe

Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The relationship between the researcher and the researched is part of the data.

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Dr Emily Ennis (they/she) @emilyennis.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I had a great time at the International Research Culture Conference at Warwick yesterday seeing the great work happening across the sector. But there were two things I did for the first time that I wanted to chat about in the context of research culture: I skipped a session and I took a nap.

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