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Debbie Watson

@profdebw.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary Professor and Director of Brigstow Institute, Bristol: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow championing co-produced, arts-based research. Sociodigital futures of care: www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/…

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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Listen to our second podcast on ‘Claiming Tomorrow – Sociodigital Futures in the Making’, as we explore the ‘how’. Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman. 👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt @susanjhalford.bsky.social @profdebw.bsky.social @rcecoleman.bsky.social
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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
How can Bristol communities support migrant families better? The Find Your Village project shows how peer support in the first 1,001 days boosts wellbeing, trust & child development. 📖 theconversation.com/focusing-on-... ✒️ @profdebw.bsky.social and Tom Allport #CommunityHealth #PeerSupport
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Focusing on children’s first 1,001 days can build neighbourhood support for migrant families
Peer support can help parents build secure relationships and grow in confidence bringing up their children.
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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Reserve your webinar place now! Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association: 📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI 📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL
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School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol @uob-policystudies.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Prof Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social teams up with Baroness Anne Longfield, Executive Chair of Centre for Young Lives, on #BBCWomansHour to promote the creation of more outdoor spaces for children to play and grow!🌳✨ @cfyounglives.bsky.social Listen again at 49.06 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Woman's Hour - Comedian Rosie Jones, Grooming gangs, Playing outside - BBC Sounds
Actor, comedian and writer Rosie Jones joins us to discuss her first sitcom, Pushers.
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Florie Schmits @florieschmits.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I am excited to announce that the first International Child and Family Conference is now open for registration to all delegates. Join us 17-19 June at the University of Bristol.
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Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Children's encounters with nature through art-making in the city- read our new paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... thanks @hellobrigstow.bsky.social
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Multi-species encounters in the city: a more-than-human perspective on children’s arts-based exploration of urban natural spaces
In this paper, we suggest that being with/in nature is important for all children but is experienced differently, particularly for urban or city-dwelling children. Recent anxiety about marginalised...
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Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Are you a social worker working with foster carers and adoptive parents about difficult conversations they need to have with their child/ren? Free training films and resources available here: difficultconversations.info
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Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Call for papers! Materiality, society and the more-than-human conference takes place in London this June. Innovative presentation styles welcome! Deadline 7 April. @sociodigfutures.bsky.social More details- www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Materiality, society and the more-than-human
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Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Looking forward to speaking at this event - do register if you are interested - it is hybrid!
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Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Wishing you all a restful and fun filled festive break!
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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
One of my year highlights was working on this project. We explored how to make sense of the Anthropocene and its casting backwards and forwards in time, the long lives of some materials, and how wasting generates meaning and value. You can view the zine we made at the link.
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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
New to the Centre for Sociodigital Futures? We're an interdisciplinary research centre exploring sociodigital futures in the making. We're funded by the ESRC & based @bristoluni.bsky.social in collaboration with 12 other universities. Read more about the Centre at www.bristol.ac.uk/research/cen...
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About the Centre
Founded in 2022, the Centre for Sociodigital Futures (CenSoF) is a flagship £10m research centre, funded by the ESRC and led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with 12 other Universities in...
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This paper involved the great team of Carolina Valladares Celis @arathings.bsky.social Jess Pykett and @kerifacer.bsky.social as part of our work @sociodigfutures.bsky.social
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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Hear our Co-directors @susanjhalford.bsky.social and Dale Southerton discuss how sociodigital futures are shaping the world today and ways the Centre’s research aims to make a difference in the present. youtu.be/3axk3L5xUxo
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What are sociodigital futures? | Centre for Sociodigital Futures
YouTube video by University of Bristol
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