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@laurasocres.bsky.social
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Lecturer: Researcher Sociology (education, community sports) & Social Policy. Collaborative & Creative Research Methods. Spurs Fan. Mum of 3. ND. Anti-Racist & Intersectional Feminist Views my own. like/share ≠ endorse. #CeaseFire

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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm enjoying a really good cup of coffee on my way to the RGS-IBG Conference this morning. I'm looking forward to talking about visual and participatory research today, based on my work with mothers seeking sanctuary. #TraumaAwareResearch
photograph focused on a takeaway coffee cup in a person's hand, with a train platform and tracks in the background.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Please add your name to this complaint, to hold the media including the Telegraph, Sun, Guardian and Daily Mail (all at once) accountable for their relentless reporting of Professor Jason Arday. newscord.org/action/jason...
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The Mail printed a psychiatrist's guess at Jason Arday's mind. Hours later he was found dead.
A diagnosis-shaped headline at 1:01am on the day he died. His childhood disability interrogated one minute before the ambulance call. A mockery column deleted without a word. File five IPSO complaints...
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Side-Eye Cyd @objectivecyd.blacksky.app · 16/08/2026
Are people on Bluesky aware that a Black man was found hanging from a tree in Raleigh NC yesterday afternoon, near the CaribMask Carnival. Making this the sixth or seventh Black person found hung this year. Also? Black. People. Do. Not. Hang. Themselves. From. Trees.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My thoughts are with a family grieving and avoidable death, and all those affect by the large ripples - those from the Global Majority in HE particularly sociologists. I hope lessons will be learnt from the unconscionable hounding of an individual to death, but I doubt they will be.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.
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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New publication out today! 🎉 This open-access paper explores how formal & informal education shape the wellbeing of mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. Huge thanks to the women who shared their experiences! 📖 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #LifelongLearning #SeekingSanctuary #EducationResearch
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Situated social learning and the wellbeing of mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales
This paper examines the role learning plays for mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. It explores how mothers seeking sanctuary1 in Wales engage in formal and informal learning practices to support i...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
'My happy face appeared on the front of the university’s website – even though every week I asked for it to be taken down... My hard-won achievements, books, lectures & awards were claimed & appropriated as a sign of the university’s diversity & hence, success.’ mediadiversified.org/2018/01/17/w...
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Why are women of colour still so underrepresented in academia?
Most students are likely to leave university never having encountered a professor of colour, especially a woman, writes Sadiah Qureshi
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Siân Pearce @sianp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/... Heartbreaking to read, such a clear description of the impossible choices faced by community care lawyers.
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Community care lawyers "having to turn away" legal aid clients
Lawyers doing legally aided community care work are turning away clients and ‘hyper-specialising’ in Court of Protection matters in a bid to make ends meet, according to research.
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Scott Edgar @scottedgar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I wonder if there's a world where the UK press covers university cuts and department closures with the same energy they cover a student unhappy with her grade. www.lbc.co.uk/article/jaso...
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Jason Arday ‘accused student of white privilege’ after she questioned her mark | LBC
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday accused a student of 'white privilege' after she questioned her grades, it has been claimed.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The largest funeral in Gaza history is being held today as the remains of 112 people from a single clan are laid to rest after being buried in rubble for three years. More than 300 people were killed in the strike by Israel, including 44 children and 37 women. The others were vaporized.
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Gaza families bury 112 people recovered nearly three years after Israeli strikes
Remains recovered from beneath the rubble renew grief for families still searching for thousands missing in Gaza
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The situation with Jason Arday makes me sad, very sad, for numerous reasons. None of what happened is okay.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I am still smiling from my experiences at the fantastic conference at @manchester.ac.uk last week. I met Ilinspiring speakers & passionate educators & was part of plenary discussion on education and social justice Thanks @archaeocobb.bsky.social & team! #TeachingExcellence #EducationalJustice
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Yeah, well, it's not about peak temperatures, it's about how hot the whole summer was! OK, 1976 no longer makes the top 5 hottest summers. They are all from 2000 onwards 3/
A list outlines the five warmest UK summers, highlighting 2025 as the hottest, surpassing previous records since 2000.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I really enjoyed the Assessment in Higher Education Conference last week. I loved seeing such rich discussions across sessions. I delivered a joint presentation, bringing our project's participatory, co-creation approach into the conference space. #RepresentationMatters #InclusiveAssessment
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The world is broken….
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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
On 14 June, 2017, the Grenfell tragedy happened. folukeafrica.com/grenfell-bur...
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Grenfell Burns. We All Burn.
The history of humanity can be told in frames of people looking away
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Progressive Politics NI @ppni.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We don’t know what to say. The disgusting scenes that transpired last night are a stain on our society. We are so sorry to all those who were fearful last night, and are still fearful today. This requires a mass response from all who oppose racism. We are better than this. We are better together. ❤️
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Northern Ireland's
NIGHT OF SHAME
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/06/2026
THERE IS AN ACTIVE POGROM IN NORTHERN IRELAND. FASCISTS IN SKULL MASKS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR PULLING MIGRANTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND SETTING THEM ON FIRE.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
80% of the families that were the richest in the world 500 years ago, are still the richest in the world now. All Capitalism does is keep the same people in charge forever, while pretending that you can achieve that too. But you can't.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Reflection Matters – A reflective blog - Disability Inclusion workshops This is a great reflection by Alayna Kondamudi on #ParticipatoryActionResearch that I'm involved in "the method is not separate from the message, but rather is part of it". blogs.manchester.ac.uk/itl/2026/05/...
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Community learning is vital for sanctuary seekers. For many, it is a route from surviving to thriving. Read the article to learn more.
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Community Learning and Mothers Seeking Sanctuary in Wales
Introduction When we consider the concepts of asylum and sanctuary, the discussion often centres on laws, borders, and political debates. However, what tends to be less visible are the everyday lives and lived experiences of mothers in Wales, seeking safety and a new beginning for themselves and their children. My recent research (Shobiye 2023) aims to shed light on how social learning - defined as the processes of both acquiring knowledge and skills and (re)building identity and belonging through shared community experiences and settings (Wenger 2018) - plays a crucial role in empowering these mothers to rebuild their lives and foster resilience.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
If British history was taught more accurately, instead of the fairytales we are told, this is how it would sound (first 11 mins). youtu.be/Ww5PkFjpFSM?...
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How Colonizers DESTROYED The World… | The Adonis Black Show
YouTube video by The Adonis Black Show
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Today, I taught the most beautiful lunchtime class, looking out at the sunshine & the gorgeous tree in the photo. My class became a multilingual space where students showed mutual support, shared experiences & celebrated differences. ❤️ #CommmityLearning #InclusiveEducation #MultilingualClassroom
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I went online to check if the Labour anti-immigration mug is real (not AI) and shockingly found that it dates back to 2015. It seems the hostile scapegoating rhetoric we’re seeing is more strategic &not entirely reactionary to RefUK as media like to frame it. com/news/labour-mug-immigration-controls
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Labour’s immigration mug: changing Britain for the better?
Ed Balls insists that he will buy a Labour immigration mug, despite attacks from within the party over its "shameful" message promising controls and restrictions.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Libraries with study spaces are vital for so many students! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!
thousands of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It's happening now.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
What if qualitative research got the seat at the table it deserves? Join the critical conversation on how to achieve that. Wednesday 25 March | 1–2pm UK | Online | Free to attend 🔗 Register: luma.com/3eq6645f #QualitativeResearch #ParticipatoryMethods #SocialResearch 1/2
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Critical Conversation 2 - advocating for qualitative research in professional, policy, and academic contexts · Zoom · Luma
Join NCRM's Collaborative and Participatory Methodological Special Interest Group for our fourth annual Critical Conversation series. Creating a space for…
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Tomorrow, I'm in Manchester for a 2nd workshop on a project to improve inclusion & representation in student assessments. We've had positive feedback so far from students. 🤞🏽 We continue do them justice. #RepresentationMatters #InclusiveAssessment #InclusiveEducation #ParticipatoryResearch #UoM
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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The University of Essex has proposed to discontinue most of their undergraduate language provisions as well as the Languages for All programme as part of large-scale restructuring. Sign their petition to urge the Executive Committee to reconsider the proposal: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Critical Conversation 1 - evaluating & analysing participatory data 📅 Wed, 4 March | 1-2pm UK | Online | Free to attend 🔗 Register: luma.com/xha53p9p #ParticipatoryResearch #DataAnalysis #Evaluation
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Critical Conversation 1 - evaluating and analysing participatory data · Zoom · Luma
Join NCRM's Collaborative and Participatory Methodological Special Interest Group for our fourth annual Critical Conversation series. Creating a space for…
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I enjoyed a visit to Sultan Qaboos University recently. It was an informal visit but I came away with some great insights and ideas. The sunshine while away was also the boost my mental health needed as a break from the grey and rain in the UK. Always learning - even when relaxing!!
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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"Calling us racist hurts our feelings!" - Paula London Mate, BEING racist gets people killed. GROW UP! BBC Debate: Has Jim Ratcliffe made the immigration debate more toxic?
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Has Jim Ratcliffe made "Immigration" MORE toxic? - BBC Debate with Paula London
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
LONDON CENTRIC Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes? We tracked down the viral video account entering people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
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Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Happening tomorrow!! Register, join, share....please 🙂
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Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📚 LANSIAD 📚 Ymunwch â @welshrefcouncil.bsky.social i ddathlu cyhoeddi'r gyfrol hynod amserol 'A Welcoming Nation?', wedi'i golygu gan @catrineds.bsky.social, @laurasocres.bsky.social a Rhys Dafydd Jones. 🕑 1yp 📅 P'nawn Mercher 28 Ionawr 📍 Ar-lein I gofrestru, ewch at: bit.ly/3LCDSwp
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📚 ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH📚 Join the @welshrefcouncil.bsky.social in celebrating the launch of the powerful and timely book 'A Welcoming Nation?', edited by @catrineds.bsky.social, @laurasocres.bsky.social , and Rhys Dafydd Jones. 🕑 1pm 📅 28 January 📍 Online Teams Event Register here: bit.ly/3LCDSwp
A WELCOMING NATION? 
lntersectional Approaches to Migration and Diversity in Wales Edited by Catrin Wyn Edwards, Laura Shobiye, and Rhys Dafydd Jones 

Join us to celebrate the launch of A Welcoming Nation? The book brings together powerful research on how policy, identity and everyday life intersect for migrants across Wales. Informed by coalition insight and experience.

As we approach an election period, conversations about migration, diversity and social justice will inevitably become more prominent. This event offers a timely and evidence-based space to reflect on Wales' journey toward becoming a Nation of Sanctuary, and to consider the real experiences of those who call Wales home. The book provides critical insight into how policy decisions shape people's lives, making this launch especially valuable for practitioners, advocates and decision-makers.

Event Details - Sanctuary Coalition Cymru Meeting 􀀁 Wednesday 28 January 
􀀂 1:00pm - 2:30pm 

Agenda:
A Welcoming Nation?
Coalition Members' Sharing Space
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
There are still spaces on this 10 week online course on inclusive classrooms Thursdays 5-7pm (GMT) www.cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-co... Concessionary fees and waivers are available #InclusiveEducation #CPD #LifelongLearning
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Inclusive Classrooms
This short course introduces students to develop more inclusive classrooms. The module explores concepts, legislation, theory, social issues, and transformative pedagogical practice as they relate to ...
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Call for abstracts: Special Issue - Journal of Participatory Research Methods on Everyday Ethics. Submit a 350-word/2-minute video/audio abstract by 27 Feb 2026. For more details open the link jprm.scholasticahq.com/post/3617-cr... #Ethics #ParticipatoryResearch #RelationalEthics #EverydayEthics
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Critical Conversations on Everyday Ethics in Participatory Research Practices | Published by Journal of Participatory Research Methods
Call for LOIs around the exploration of everyday – or process – ethics in participatory research in both academia and practice-based settings.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I've had a lovely, but busy afternoon, focused on #CreativeResearchMethods. Working with 'innovative' research methods, challenging traditional ways of doing things can be exhausting. Days like today are re-energising and are much needed. I'm still tired, but also happy 🙂
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I'm standing #TogetherWithRefugees. Are you?
Orange poster that says "We stand together with refugees" in white writing.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/engage... Some fantastic bite-size videos, making up a training module on #Collaborative & #Participatory #ResearchMethods. All made by a fantastic MSIG team with @ncrm.ac.uk Watch some or all of the videos! 🙂
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Collaborative and Participatory Methodological Special Interest Group
This page contains seven training modules crated by the NCRM Collaborative and Participatory Methodological Special Interest Group.
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This book 'Congress of Wo/men' was my "first pay day in new job" gift to myself. If anyone ever wants to chat about this book and or kyriarchy ...😉 Thanks @semraakay.bsky.social My learning and knowledge building from #iMigMob2025 continues @catrineds.bsky.social
Image of a book called "Congress of Wo/men: Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power" by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Dawn Butler needs to be crowned "Queen of the Commons". She was thrown out of Parliament for calling Boris a liar, then Parliament declared him a Liar. Now @DawnButlerBrent has been scolded for calling Racist Sarah Pochin 'racist'. THIS MUST END! #PMQs
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Parliament silences Dawn Butler for telling the truth AGAIN! - Reform UK Racism
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free." ~ Assata Shakur
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
My youngest child wrote the attached list of things she is "grateful for" on World Mental Health Day earlier this month. I read it again this morning and it really made me smile (again) so I thought I'd share the positivity ♥️
Image of a child's writing with the following text written in different colours. There are also coloured hearts and stars drawn on the right side of the page.

I am grateful for

I am grateful for a very good education
I am grateful for my loving family 
I am grateful for having food on my table every day
I am grateful for having nice clothes to wear
I am grateful for getting very nice holidays 
I am grateful for all my great friends
I am grateful for having really nice teachers
I am grateful for getting sweets every Saturday 
I am grateful for having lots of devices around the house
I am grateful for all my books
I am grateful for everything I've got
I am grateful
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I'm delighted to start my new role today as a research associate at UoM, working on #inclusion & #representationmatters in #highereducation. This is a subject I'm passionate about and is wonderfully aligned to my professional interests and personal values. I'm excited!
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Dr Laura @laurasocres.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Job hunting is always "interesting" Orgs that aren't good at concealing they started the process with a preferred candidate, ones that ghost applicants after the interviews, etc. But also orgs that are proactive with accessibility, or that take the time to give constructive feedback... #jobsearch
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