Head of @engage_bristol. Public engagement proselytiser, book lover and seeker of warmth (and tea). All views mine, even if work related.
Bristol, England
Joined March 2009
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My attempt at deletion poetry for today's @ResChangeNow forum. I'm now feeling like policy documents need more lyrical touches...
Yay, we made the (local) BBC news! Somehow it makes the project seem even more real now. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-br…
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Am a small part of this hugely important and necessary project. Think I'll be learning more than I'll be contributing...
📢 We are excited to launch a new project, led by @OlivetteOtele and funded by @UKRI_News
which will work with communities in Bristol to build a fuller understanding of how the city’s legacy of transatlantic slavery is still impacting on society today.
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Because I like to accessorise my toddler's books with inspirational quotes, as crafted by the wonderful @ScienceOnA (may have bought some stuff for me too). And thanks to @hapsci for inadvertently making this happen.
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Got my (virtual) highlighter out for this paper. Some relevant nuggets include: "the professional era of
PE has largely failed to correct cultural bias or mobilised […] an attitudinal shift towards its undertaking or leadership within universities"
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Also PE professionals "appear to lack the structure
and agency and, analogously, the academic and economic capital necessary for meaningful and affective institutional leadership". How do we feel about that @gracehelen84 @ScienceArtReach @dsmith_edi @EngagementDom @kenskeldon?
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Dr Kate Miller retweeted
An insurgency of engagement peeps met today to review all 21 #ResearchRevolution manifestos created by 80 delegates @NCCPE Engage conference (thank u to those that contributed) & discuss what the final draft (Wo)manifesto could look like. What do we want? So so many things! ✊
I have a whole list of people who really need to hear what Julia Unwin is saying with her skewering of the fashionable trend of place #Engage2019
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"Place is a spray on brand. We weren't serious about it at some point but now we are" Ouch! (not disagreeing) #Engage2019
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"Public discourse is fractured and fractious". A depressing and bleak summary of world challenges to start #Engage2019. And frankly, it's needed. Insular is no longer an option.
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OK, time to rejoin the Twitterverse just in time for #Engage2019. Where's the bun fight? (and more importantly where's the tea?)
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When I was doing my PhD, my supervisor said that we women weren't serious - just killing time until our husbands got good jobs. This reminds me why #changeyourtwitterhandle and #immodestwomen are important.
Just stuck my head into Twitterverse and seen #changeyourtwitterhandle. Having debated for far too long with self about this, I have done so. Gulp #ImmodestWomen
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Blended professionals session with @mirjamsiesling and @AKurtD felt part research, part provocation and part therapy. Blended in fact... #INORMS2018
Yesterday's plenary had that picture of Trump and Farage. Today we have this joy. I really need more tea to be able to handle this... #INORMS2018
Unhappiness, anger and revolt in HE are key themes this morning. Any wonder given the changes argues Shearer West from @UniofNottingham #INORMS2018
Science and scientists are (inadvertently) the beneficiaries of austerity. But still the next few years will be some of the most challenging that unis will face. @EhsanMasood starts day 2 of #INORMS2018 with a serious tone.
Also the tension between research in a global context and institutional missions around civic engagement - are unis shifting their focus? How is this managed? #INORMS2018
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