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Ruth Knight @ruthknight.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Want to do a PhD in the heart of York, as part of a supportive growing research community? @swestrop.bsky.social @drlornaham.bsky.social and I are recruiting for a project exploring social connection through an intersectional lens for people living with a learning disability shorturl.at/A0Jyv

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Job Opportunity at York St John University: Academic Associate in Psychology

Part time fixed term Location: YorkSalary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (£17,305 to £19,953 pro rata)Introduction to YSJ universityYork St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there...

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(Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland @heathermsutherland.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Contributed a little bit to this BBC podcast on the Sycamore Gap felling (Episode 5). (What I wouldn’t give to talk Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with my brother Martin again right now). #SuicideLoss #Siblings www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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In Detail... - Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story - 5. A Living Monument - BBC Sounds

Explore what the future holds for Sycamore Gap and what made the tree so special.

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York St John University @yorkstjohn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Look out for Dr Dai O’Brien, Associate Professor of British Sign Language and Deaf Studies, on BBC's The One Show this evening.👀 Dai will be talking about his work with the DeafZone at Glastonbury Festival - promoting equal access for deaf festival goers. ⛺️🎼 More.👇 www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2025/bs...

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Professor Deborah Cairns @debcairns.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Participants wanted!!! 📢 What? A workshop about using AI to make bowel screening easier Who? People with learning disabilities aged 50+ When? Thurs 26 June Where? Univ of Glasgow Participants will receive a £60 gift voucher. For more info: email: lauren.fulton@glasgow.ac.uk

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Keith Livingstone @klivingstone.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Pint of Science UK arrives in Leeds later this month! If you've got a free evening between 19-21st May, why not come along to learn something new across a range of great local venues? Tickets are only £5 and available here: pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds #pint25 @pintofscience.uk

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Pint of Science Leeds

Researchers from the University of Leeds share their discoveries with you.

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Sharon Wright @profsharonwright.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Spread the word! Exciting new fully funded PhD opportunity to research disabled people's lived experiences of benefit reform and the costs of disability. Deadline: 10 April @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @sgsss.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social

https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/disabled-peoples-lived-experiences-of-benefit-reform-and-the-costs-of-disability/
ESRC-funded Supervisor-led Studentship
Disabled People's Lived Experiences of Benefit Reform and the Costs of Disability
University of Glasgow
Supervisors: Professor Sharon Wright, Professor Charlotte Pearson, Dr Clementine Hill O'Connor
Deadline 10 April, 5pm BST
References due 16 April, 5pm BST
To apply go to apply.sgsss.ac.uk
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Amy M. Russell @amymrussell.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Launching today ‘Creating knowledge together’ – a collection of 13 essays on the power of community engaged research, published by British Science Association. Read our essay ‘How to ethically share power with public research partners: AKA keeping blobs blobby’ and explore the full collection here:

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Daniel Sutherland @dansutherland.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Are you a family carer of a child with a learning disability aged 14-17 years? We need your help for a research project looking at annual health checks! More details below 👇 #familycarer #learningdisability

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Student Minds @studentmindsorg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Without staff wellbeing, there is no good student mental health. A whole- university approach must include all members of the university community. Explore our University Mental Health Charter to see how you can improve mental health 👉 hub.studentminds.org.uk/resources/ch...

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Emma Banister @emmabanister.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

This promises to be an interesting discussion on how to ethically navigate so-called imposter participants in #qualitative research with @ywworking.bsky.social @santosclara74.bsky.social @laurajarvisking.bsky.social

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UofG Byres Community Hub @byreshub.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

‘Don’t let anybody trash you and be the star your meant to me’ David Hayman ‘Drumming up Change has been all about connection & belonging’ Andy Miller, Scottish Commission for Learning Disability. What an amazing project @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social View the film here: drummingupchange.co.uk

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Drumming Up Change

Building belonging

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Realist reviewers, here's a banger of a new paper by a South African group whose work I've only just become aware of. Good bit of philosophy to chew on if you've time. But also seeking to make RR more practical. Enjoy! #healthpolicy academic.oup.com/heapol/artic...

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Balancing realist review outputs with the needs of policymakers and practitioners

Abstract. A realist review is a theory-driven approach to synthesizing evidence based on the realist philosophy of science. Realist reviews are conducted t

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Sophie Westrop @swestrop.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Excited to present with Arlene McGarty from @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social and Michael McEwan an expert by lived experience at the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference. We will be emphasising the importance of working collaboratively to improve health and wellbeing. #academicsky

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