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/...

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...

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: [email protected]

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

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

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:

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

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...

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

‘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

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...

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