iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

What happens when reading books gets positioned as a health intervention? And what does this case tell us about the wider landscape of austerity therapeutics? I'm glad to have contributed to a new paper addressing these questions, led by Hayley Redman. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Reading as therapy: medicalising books in an era of mental health austerity

In the UK, a range of everyday activities are being re-framed as interventions to promote public mental health. Drivers of this include the rising burden of mental ill-health and constrained fundin...

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Small, easily-overlooked social details can shape our experience in cultural and creative spaces. In this blog post, Chris Russell explores what it means to get the welcome right in the context of dementia. Recommended! leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...

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The welcome in the context of dementia – Leisure Studies Association

This week we hand over to Dr Chris Russell to hear his reflections on how ‘the welcome’ relates to an education course that he is currently facilitating… It h

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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

❤️ Do you need more support about dementia? The website includes information about organisation that provide information and support for people living with dementia and for those who care for them. www.dementia-journeys.com 7/8 #DementiaJourneys #DementiaActionWeek

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Dementia Journeys

Dementia Journeys was an exhibition at Science Gallery London, created in response to Empowering Better End of-Life Dementia Care.

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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

#CreativeResearchMethods have revolutionised #DataGeneration, but how can we apply the same #Creativity to #DataAnalysis while maintaining rigor, ethics and systematic approaches? Register for this webinar to find out more. 28 April, 11:00, 2025: buff.ly/YfQrrbE

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Really interesting paper exploring how some care home residents may be viewed as both ‘vulnerable’ and ‘dangerous’ and what this tells us about the shape of the care they receive.

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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🗓️ 7 May #ARCseminar Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-... Simon Gilbody @arc-yharc.bsky.social Briana Applewhite @arc-oxtv.bsky.social Christalla Pithara-McKeown @arc-west.bsky.social Tony Woods & Ioannis Bakolis @arc-southlondon.bsky.social

NIHR National Institute for Heath and Care Research #ARCseminar

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thrilled to have had this platform to showcase #Hoppiness. And the residents were (as always) the stars of the show! 😍

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Absolutely loved #Flow. Beautiful, strange and hopeful. And wonderfully observed about cats. Recommend. m.youtube.com/watch?v=shsV...

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FLOW | Oscar Winner | In Cinemas 21 March

YouTube video by Curzon

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

There are pronounced ethnic differences among women in the burden of some common long-term conditions. Find out more about the health of women from ethnic minority groups in England. buff.ly/P9QTZcE

Chart showing statistical health disparities among ethnic groups in the UK for conditions like heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, breast cancer, dementia/Alzheimer's, and COPD. Red dots indicate significantly higher disease rates compared to the White British group, and green dots indicate no significant difference. Ethnic groups listed include Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, Chinese, Mixed other, and Other. Data sourced from The King's Fund.

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School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol @uob-policystudies.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

📢As network supporting professionals working with parents with learning difficulties & disabilities moves from @uob-policystudies.bsky.social to RiP, we celebrate 18yrs of work that has made a real difference to ensure rights and support for these parents: bristol.ac.uk/sps/news/2025/wtpn-2025.html

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences! DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share. independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I love how the cats rush to join me whenever I take 5 minutes in the sun, away from my desk. As if being outside is contagious. #AcademicsWithCats

A persons legs in blue jeans and with stripy colourful socks, stretched out on a patio slab, surrounded by gravel. A tortoisehell cat sits beside the legs looking out onto a garden.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

At St Fagans yesterday with groups of people living with #dementia for #MuseumsInspiringMemories. Seeing hour-old lambs, hearing how the sheep are managed. Animated conversation and questions. Reflecting on how to capture impacts #Connection #Enjoyment #Identity #Growth.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Wonderful to be out in the sunshine with @alivegardening.bsky.social this morning, ‘breaking the ground’ for the next iteration of #Hoppiness. More details to follow!

A beermat in bright yellow and green colours leans against a can of beer. ‘Hoppiness’ is written on the beermat.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

✅ Walk in the sun ticked off the to do list 😊.

Handwritten entry on a to do list saying ‘Walk in the sun’ with a tick in the box next to it.

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Eveliina Saari @saarieveliina.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

How empathic care is constructed in care practitioner-client interactions. Read our article bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

We've got a #CreativeAgeing takeover happening at #BSG2025 with TWO @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social Symposia 🎉

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Charles Marshall @charlesmarshall.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia? Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced. Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Early presentations of dementia in a diverse population

INTRODUCTION Improved recognition of non-cognitive presentations of dementia could reduce inequalities in dementia diagnosis, particularly if sociocultural factors influence help-seeking for cogniti...

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Abstract accepted, so I’ll be back at @britishgerontology.bsky.social conference after long break. Happy memories of Swansea & Liverpool - excited for Guildford! Presenting on #Hoppiness with @alivegardening.bsky.social, on #ConnectED, & supporting wonderful @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social 🎉

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Brilliant first day of #GW4Crucible so far. Lots of talking, sharing, reflecting on how to work collaboratively and how we might create a place for ourselves in a collaborative space.

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

NEW Evaluation of the International Recruitment Fund for adult social care for 2023-24 Report by Kalpa Kharicha and colleagues. The IRF was introduced to address barriers to international recruitment in adult social care. Our key findings 👇 kcl.ac.uk/news/evaluat...

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Evaluation of the International Recruitment Fund for adult social care for 2023-24

Major project report by Kalpa Kharicha and colleagues

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Trying to input an ethics application to the university system. It crashed and I now can’t get back in. Could Zorro have pushed the wrong button? 😩 #AcademicsWithCats

A small tortoiseshell cat with a distinctive ginger blaze on her forehead is sitting half on a computer keyboard. She is looking directly at the camera.

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.

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GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🧠💡 Are you a neurodivergent ECR from @uniofbath.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social or @exeter.ac.uk? Applications are now open for a new round of GW4 Connect - a peer support programme for neurodivergent ECRs. ⏰Deadline 12pm, 2 April: buff.ly/4jE65PP

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

First night of son’s school musical tonight. He seems unphased, but I think that’s because I’m having his anxiety dreams about forgetting lines. Shout out to every teacher who has ever organised a school play btw. You are Magnificent!

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Brilliant to meet @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social before her lecture to share a little about #ConnectED research - building research capacity in #AdultSocialCare. Digital inequalities abound in social care too! Thanks to her and to @ebibristol.bsky.social for organising.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I’m thrilled to be one of the #GW4Crucible researchers 2025. This year’s theme (‘Creative Societies and Cultures, cultural and Public Good?’) is close to my heart. Looking forward to working with @gw4alliance.bsky.social and amazing fellow cohort members over the next few months.

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Are you a clinician looking to learn more about grief and bereavement? Our new course, When Grief Gets Complicated, is now approved for 7 CPD points by @rcphysicians.bsky.social UK Starts 1 February! @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social Register: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Grey walk yesterday, turned golden by the sunset.

A single bare winter tree in the centre of the picture is bathed in golden light. Set against a row of other trees, grass in a field and a grey sky behind.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Off to wonderful #StFagans National Museum of History today to observe a #dementia friendly session on pubs and crafts. Looking forward to chatting with participants and a visit to #TheVulcan.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Spreading the word about #Hoppiness to homebrewers across the pond.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Pleased to see #Leisure&EverydayLifeWithDementia book edited with Chris Russell and Jane Twigg review in @leisurestudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Leisure and everyday life with dementia

Published in Leisure Studies (Ahead of Print, 2024)

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Well, @fatfreddysdrop.bsky.social at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social last night were a tonic! Booked on a whim at the start of the year as part of a resolution to get to More and Different music. Absolutely loved it. Incentive to make same resolution this year.

Band on stage. Keyboards, mixing desk, guitar, brass section. Pink flower and leaf design on backdrop. Blue lighting. Crowd.

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Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Supersum, the agency I do a lot of my freelance #evaluation with, decorated a tree at #Treefeat #StMaryRedcliffe #Bristol. Used pictures from projects and stars made from copies of our Reflection Tool. Came out OK, I think 🎄😊

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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

British Society of #Gerontology SIGs are joining @bsky.app #GeroSky #Ageing #CreativeAgeing 🦋

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Suicide rates have long been recognised as an indicator of how societies are faring . Rates in E&W now at highest for 20 years. But as @lucindahiam.bsky.social @dannydorling.bsky.social & I show, the overall figures conceal stark regional inequalities www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Changing suicide trends: A shift in regional disparities across the UK

In 2023, suicide rates in England & Wales reached their highest levels since 1999. Despite changes in legal definitions and registration methods impac…

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