research interests in Higher Education.Lecturer in Psychology and Education at Durham University. !

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Yesterday we held the David Galloway Annual Lecture. The keynote lecture by @McBreartySinead on the area of teacher mental health and wellbeing was well received and lead to an interesting panel discussion. Thank you to everyone that attended!
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Great news and massive congratulations! @TongMeng0221
Huge congratulations to out Assistant Editor Dr @TongMeng0221 on passing her viva today! So well deserved and so happy for you! Many thanks to Profs @catgomes10 and Rille Raaper!
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This confirms our secondary analysis of School Workforce census linked to the National Pupil Database in England. On average, having a teacher of the same ethnicity does not affect attainment. But can be linked to how students are treated more widely. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Huge congrats to Dr @QiandongZoey @DUSofE for passing her viva w/ flying colours! Privileged to work w/ Prof @joolsled & witness Dr Zhou's amazing journey! Thanks to Drs @ChengYongTan1 & Jasper Roe for enlightening discussion! 🙏
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Closing date extended. We are hiring. The School of Education has a vacancy for a Professor (Research & Education) Grade 10: £72,693 p.a Permanent, full time, 35 hrs a week Closing date 31 August 2025 Find out more and apply: durham.taleo.net/careersecti…
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Excited to share my recent presentation: 🎥 Love in a Transient Sexual Field: Female Chinese International Students’ Racialised Desire on Mobile Dating Applications published on @SocresOnline This talk reflects key findings from my doctoral research. Watch the full video below!
Check out our latest research video on 'Love in a transient sexual field: female #Chinese international students' racial preference on mobile dating applications' by @TongMeng0221 youtube.com/watch?v=ZXPVZ_qK… #internationalstudent #datingapp @CoraLinglingXu
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We are hiring! The School of Education has a vacancy for a Professor (Research & Education) Grade 10: £72,693 p.a Permanent, full time, 35 hrs a week Closing date: 15 August 2025 Find out more and apply: durham.taleo.net/careersecti…
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Just launched: EdLines, our new research magazine spotlighting the people, projects & partnerships transforming education. Read the first issue👉 tinyurl.com/ymydpfe5 #EdLines #EducationResearch #ResearchImpact #DurhamUniversity
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“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @FemMediaStudies, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @CoraLinglingXu @DrAnnaLlewellyn @DUSofE
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New preliminary report (very tentative so far) on the link between household income and attainment at school. Income data not a panacea as yet, but full of promise. Some support for findings that poverty attainment is declining somewhat. Watch this space. durham-repository.worktribe.…
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Led by teams from @UniofBath, @BristolUni, and @durham_uni, a three-year evaluation of the UK’s Opportunity Areas launched in Derby recently. At the event, stakeholders shared insights on social mobility through education. 🔗Read more in our new blog: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/202…
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And it’s a wrap 😅- our Handbook of Integration with Refugees is submitted after amazing reviews (Reviewer 1,2,3 were so ❤️ and perceptive). 37 chapters and interventions brought together 5 years participatory research. Publication in 2025 @Multi_Ling_Mat @UofGUnescoRILA 1/
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Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to put pressure on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research
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Dominique Pelicot, French man who drugged+raped his wife, brought men from the internet to rape her, filmed the rapes, plus drugged, raped, photographed his unconscious daughter, was found guilty. This is the rapist. Show him. Stop using his wife’s picture to report his crimes.
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The 'duty to explain' is a more a positive way of understanding that the university teacher should not indoctrinate the student but instead open up a range of interpretations for them to choose from. See my new paper with Ivy Xiao Han in open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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A playful celebration of 25 years of @UofGEducation for World Teachers Day with @UofGUnescoRILA Artist in Residence @Tawona_Sithole and guest star @pinar_aksu5 & her paper aeroplane ✈️ making skills. Learning is never done. @UofGSocSci @UofGlasgow 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫📖📚
Dr. @Tawona_Sithole’s poem 'kufunda hakuperi', composed as part of the School of Education’s 25th anniversary celebrations, mischievously celebrates the power of education 📚✨ Check out the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=sN-mtohD…
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