Reposted by Sarah CrafterThe Open Psychology Research Centre @oprc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026OPRC at The Open University champions creative, critical and socially engaged psychological research that addresses real social challenges and informs practice. Follow to keep up with events, research insights & opportunities to engage: 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/the-... 🔗 bsky.app/profile/oprc... 022
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Social work practitioner? Working with unaccompanied minors. We hope you enjoy this podcast made in collaboration with Research in Practice, part of the National Chickens Bureau 021
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Without words www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comPalantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA dataExclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy 085
Reposted by Sarah CrafterThe Open Psychology Research Centre @oprc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Watch this short video to learn more about the impact of the EU-funded NEW ABC project and how arts-based and inclusive approaches are transforming education and community support across Europe. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_444... @sarahcrafter.bsky.socialyoutube.comNEW ABC achievements and impactNEW ABC focused exclusively on co-creation in education and for inclusion of children with a migrant background. All the participants (children, young people, teachers, families) became initiators of… 021
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A compelling case for quitting ChatGPT. #boycottchatgpt #chatgpt #openai www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comQuit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger BregmanAs a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman 020
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026If you would like to hear more about the research undertaken at the Open Psychology Research Centre in @openuniversity.bsky.social we have a Bluesky handle 👇 All warmly welcome to follow @oprc.bsky.social 010
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Will Reform be renaming themselves the 'New Conservatives'? Is Boris Johnson also coming back? Or is it just his leftovers? #Reform #BBC @conservatives.bsky.social BBC News - Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEx-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UKEx-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK 100
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026 Please could @teamlabouruk.bsky.social make sure the Assisted Dying Bill not be defeated by an unelected group of people. As my representative I wrote to my MP on this issue. Not possible with House of Commons! #assisteddyingbill #labour #houseofcommons www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIf the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber | Polly ToynbeeWith filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee 2114
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The production team are on fire in tonight's episode 👏That cabin was amazing #Thetraitors #Traitors 062
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 09/04/2025How quickly and quietly all the rights are reversed www.ft.com/content/e341...ft.comThe US may be reversing course on child labourAcute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors 061
Reposted by Sarah CrafterAlex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 12/02/2025University leaders are guilty of penalising staff rather than fighting back against government too. UCEA and the OFS are not fit for purposetheguardian.comThe Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | EditorialEditorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed 15523
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Please @teamlabouruk.bsky.social STOP this! We do not need another Reform party because it already exists. Be your own party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportationsExclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage 130
Reposted by Sarah CrafterTanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 06/02/2025As an immigrant who chose to make my home in the UK—but also as someone who is a migration historian and researches the impact of dog-whistle politics—there is no way for me to overstate how wrong and disgusting these ads by the UK Labour Party are. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportationsExclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage 40761324
Reposted by Sarah CrafterColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025In case you missed it: Job Ad: Rainbow Migration are recruiting a Legal Officer | Free Movementbuff.lyJob Ad: Rainbow Migration are recruiting a Legal Officer - Free MovementRainbow Migration, the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, is recruiting a 036
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 05/02/2025And, so they all rush to bottom (or the right) @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are now new One Nation Conservatives Conservatives are now Reform Reform are just Reform www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comGroup of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off ReformExclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise 010
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Do you work with unaccompained minors? If you so, you might be interested in this FREE badged CPD training to enhance your reflexive practice. One participant wrote: "The course is extremely enlightening" Course can be completed in your own time. uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcare #childmigrationuni.open.ac.ukOLCreate: PUB_6065_1.0 Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 021
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025JOB ALERT 📣 Post Doctoral Research Associate in Arts in Education Join this EU funded project seeking to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people through art in education. If you have experience with PAR or arts-based research 👇🏽 0.4fte. Closing date 6th Feb www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN008/p...jobs.ac.ukPost Doctoral Research Associate ALPHABETICA at The Open UniversityStart your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top... 021
Reposted by Sarah CrafterDr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 03/01/2025Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care. Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by... ... announcing the 26th one 😳 61674289
Reposted by Sarah CrafterMiranda Prynne @mirandaprynne.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Academic publishing needs a shift of mindset on the use of #GenAI, from seeing it as a sign of deficit to a sign of enhancement, writes Benjamin Luke Moorhouse: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/were-... #artificialintelligence #academicskytimeshighereducation.comWe’re living in a world of artificial intelligence – it’s academic publishing that needs to changeScholars are using generative AI to assist them with writing articles, but should they be punished for it? The academic publishing community may need to change its mindset, writes Benjamin Luke Moorho... 011
Reposted by Sarah CrafterSarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024If you are a social care practitioner we have a Free online course for working reflexively with unaccompanied minors. Based in evidence from the Children Caring in the Move project 👇 uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcareuni.open.ac.ukOLCreate: PUB_6065_1.0 Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 032
Reposted by Sarah CrafterSarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Job Alert 📣 PostDoc RA in arts education/creative arts using participatory action research or co-creation approaches Join the UK team on an EU funded project ALPHABETICA. Supporting children & young people at risk of exclusion or poverty through arts-based education www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS452/p...jobs.ac.ukPost Doctoral Research Assistant at Oxford Brookes UniversityDiscover an exciting academic career path as a Post Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today! 016
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Job Alert 📣 PostDoc RA in arts education/creative arts using participatory action research or co-creation approaches Join the UK team on an EU funded project ALPHABETICA. Supporting children & young people at risk of exclusion or poverty through arts-based education www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS452/p...jobs.ac.ukPost Doctoral Research Assistant at Oxford Brookes UniversityDiscover an exciting academic career path as a Post Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today! 016
Reposted by Sarah CrafterFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Whilst I’m not leaving X as yet, I would very much like to spend more time here. So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi! 721351563
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024In this paper on child language brokering (young translating) we examine this practice as a form of family care - a way to rethink the notion of the 'parentified child' #childmigration #translating #languagebrokering onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comChild language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debateThis paper explores the perspectives of 29 child language brokers living in the UK who interpret for their family following migration. They were presented with vignette stories depicting a potentiall... 010
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024If you are an educator or NGO working with young translators you might find our Handbook guidance on creating your own support group helpful. Includes activities to support their social and emotional wellbeing 👇 021
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024If you work are interested in helping children and young people from refugee and migration backgrounds feel better included in education you might be interested in the EU funded project called NEW ABC. Interventions using co-creation and arts-bases approaches 👇 newabc.eunewabc.euNEW ABC 020
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024If you are a social care practitioner we have a Free online course for working reflexively with unaccompanied minors. Based in evidence from the Children Caring in the Move project 👇 uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcareuni.open.ac.ukOLCreate: PUB_6065_1.0 Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 032
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024If you work/research unaccompanied minors you can find more about the Children Caring on the Move project funded by #ESRC we examined children's care of each other, and being cared for, as they navigate welfare and asylum in England www.ccomstudy.comccomstudy.com- CCOMCHILDREN CARING ON THE MOVE 011
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I went a bit quiet after first joining but now sharing some work. If you are interested in #DevPsy or developmental transitions research across social, cultural, chonrologial and historical contexts 👇 www.routledge.com/Developmenta...routledge.comDevelopmental Transitions: Exploring stability and change through the lifespanHow can we make sense of change and stability through the lifespan of human development? What role does personal experience, our relationships with others, and historical and sociocultural contexts pl... 040
Reposted by Sarah CrafterJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14/11/2024They keep coming.... @harrymlewis.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Sarah CrafterThe Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 13/11/2024NEW: The closure of youth clubs in the 2010s led to increased offending and worse GSCE results. Teenagers entitled to free school meals were most affected. Read @carmenvillaecon’s briefing: buff.ly/4fIiRK7 Read the working paper: buff.ly/3APnHq6 12238157
Reposted by Sarah CrafterTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings. 66547711272
Reposted by Sarah CrafterBird @birdadoo.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️ The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion. When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph! 792213244467
Reposted by Sarah CrafterInternational Association for the Study of Child Language @iasclchildlang.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Submissions for the International Symposium on Bilingualism are due this Wednesday, Nov. 13th. ISB will take place on 9-13 of June, 2025 in Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain) and will be hosted by the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. Submit your abstract here: www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15... 031
Reposted by Sarah CrafterAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 21/08/2024A truly incredible, inspiring story: a foundation set up by the bereaved parents of charity worker Linda Norgrove has enabled 19 young Afghan women to follow their dreams of training to be doctors: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...theguardian.comAfghan women arrive in Edinburgh to finish medical degrees denied under TalibanThree-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland 13448142
Reposted by Sarah CrafterAidan O’Neill @aidanonlearning.bsky.social · 18/08/2024I’m doing some research (for a PhD) about workplace e-learning. Could you please complete this 7-minute anonymous survey, and share the link as widely as possible? Thank you in advance. #IrishResearch #PhDChat #PhDSky #EduSky unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.comSurvey of Workplace E-LearningSurvey to gather information about how workplace e-learning is used in practice, its effectiveness, and learners' attitudes towards e-learning. 11015
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 19/08/2024Hi! I undertake research on children and young people's experiences of migration. Most of my work is with child language brokers and Unaccompanied Minors. More recently I have been working with participatory, co-creation and arts-based approaches. Hope to connect! 1101
Sarah Crafter @sarahcrafter.bsky.social · 19/08/2024Just posting my first Bluesky message. Looking forward to finding new connections and learning lots of interesting things from lots of interesting people ☺️ 2291