What happens when reading books gets positioned as a health intervention? And what does this case tell us about the wider landscape of austerity therapeutics? I'm glad to have contributed to a new paper addressing these questions, led by Hayley Redman. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interesting!

Small, easily-overlooked social details can shape our experience in cultural and creative spaces. In this blog post, Chris Russell explores what it means to get the welcome right in the context of dementia. Recommended! leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...

❤️ Do you need more support about dementia? The website includes information about organisation that provide information and support for people living with dementia and for those who care for them. www.dementia-journeys.com 7/8 #DementiaJourneys #DementiaActionWeek

#CreativeResearchMethods have revolutionised #DataGeneration, but how can we apply the same #Creativity to #DataAnalysis while maintaining rigor, ethics and systematic approaches? Register for this webinar to find out more. 28 April, 11:00, 2025: buff.ly/YfQrrbE

🎉 #PhD Studentship Opportunity 🎉 'Understanding the landscape, sustainability & impact of #MealsonWheels services in the UK' in the vibrant @uob-policystudies.bsky.social! Funded by @nihrsscr.bsky.social applications due 15/05/25 - start Sept '25. #socialcare www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMP620/p...

This looks to be an excellent new journal from @bupjournals.bsky.social, edited by @sumingkhoo.bsky.social, Harriet Shortt, @sophierwoodward.bsky.social, consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social #Academic #ResearchMethods #Creativity bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/jou...

Really interesting paper exploring how some care home residents may be viewed as both ‘vulnerable’ and ‘dangerous’ and what this tells us about the shape of the care they receive.

🗓️ 7 May #ARCseminar Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-... Simon Gilbody @arc-yharc.bsky.social Briana Applewhite @arc-oxtv.bsky.social Christalla Pithara-McKeown @arc-west.bsky.social Tony Woods & Ioannis Bakolis @arc-southlondon.bsky.social

Smart insoles and socks equipped with sensors and AI are transforming foot health.

Thrilled to have had this platform to showcase #Hoppiness. And the residents were (as always) the stars of the show! 😍

Researchers are invited to address overlooked aspects of dementia in a new Special Issue. From autonomy to intimacy—submissions welcome! #DementiaResearch www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/call-for-pap...

Absolutely loved #Flow. Beautiful, strange and hopeful. And wonderfully observed about cats. Recommend. m.youtube.com/watch?v=shsV...

There are pronounced ethnic differences among women in the burden of some common long-term conditions. Find out more about the health of women from ethnic minority groups in England. buff.ly/P9QTZcE

📢As network supporting professionals working with parents with learning difficulties & disabilities moves from @uob-policystudies.bsky.social to RiP, we celebrate 18yrs of work that has made a real difference to ensure rights and support for these parents: bristol.ac.uk/sps/news/2025/wtpn-2025.html

KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences! DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share. independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

The former Conservative government’s live events reinsurance scheme had limited impact on stimulating additional activity, according to an evaluation of the scheme.

I love how the cats rush to join me whenever I take 5 minutes in the sun, away from my desk. As if being outside is contagious. #AcademicsWithCats

At St Fagans yesterday with groups of people living with #dementia for #MuseumsInspiringMemories. Seeing hour-old lambs, hearing how the sheep are managed. Animated conversation and questions. Reflecting on how to capture impacts #Connection #Enjoyment #Identity #Growth.

Wonderful to be out in the sunshine with @alivegardening.bsky.social this morning, ‘breaking the ground’ for the next iteration of #Hoppiness. More details to follow!

✅ Walk in the sun ticked off the to do list 😊.

How empathic care is constructed in care practitioner-client interactions. Read our article bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

We've got a #CreativeAgeing takeover happening at #BSG2025 with TWO @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social Symposia 🎉

What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia? Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced. Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Abstract accepted, so I’ll be back at @britishgerontology.bsky.social conference after long break. Happy memories of Swansea & Liverpool - excited for Guildford! Presenting on #Hoppiness with @alivegardening.bsky.social, on #ConnectED, & supporting wonderful @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social 🎉

Morning!

Brilliant first day of #GW4Crucible so far. Lots of talking, sharing, reflecting on how to work collaboratively and how we might create a place for ourselves in a collaborative space.

NEW Evaluation of the International Recruitment Fund for adult social care for 2023-24 Report by Kalpa Kharicha and colleagues. The IRF was introduced to address barriers to international recruitment in adult social care. Our key findings 👇 kcl.ac.uk/news/evaluat...

Trying to input an ethics application to the university system. It crashed and I now can’t get back in. Could Zorro have pushed the wrong button? 😩 #AcademicsWithCats

Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.

🧠💡 Are you a neurodivergent ECR from @uniofbath.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social or @exeter.ac.uk? Applications are now open for a new round of GW4 Connect - a peer support programme for neurodivergent ECRs. ⏰Deadline 12pm, 2 April: buff.ly/4jE65PP

First night of son’s school musical tonight. He seems unphased, but I think that’s because I’m having his anxiety dreams about forgetting lines. Shout out to every teacher who has ever organised a school play btw. You are Magnificent!

Brilliant to meet @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social before her lecture to share a little about #ConnectED research - building research capacity in #AdultSocialCare. Digital inequalities abound in social care too! Thanks to her and to @ebibristol.bsky.social for organising.

I’m thrilled to be one of the #GW4Crucible researchers 2025. This year’s theme (‘Creative Societies and Cultures, cultural and Public Good?’) is close to my heart. Looking forward to working with @gw4alliance.bsky.social and amazing fellow cohort members over the next few months.

Are you a clinician looking to learn more about grief and bereavement? Our new course, When Grief Gets Complicated, is now approved for 7 CPD points by @rcphysicians.bsky.social UK Starts 1 February! @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social Register: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

This will be excellent - #Bristol folk.

Still time to sign up for this! #ResearchMethods #ResearchHelp

Now could be a good moment to chuck a few pennies Wikipedia’s way wikimediafoundation.org/support/

Grey walk yesterday, turned golden by the sunset.

Troubling. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Off to wonderful #StFagans National Museum of History today to observe a #dementia friendly session on pubs and crafts. Looking forward to chatting with participants and a visit to #TheVulcan.

Spreading the word about #Hoppiness to homebrewers across the pond.

Pleased to see #Leisure&EverydayLifeWithDementia book edited with Chris Russell and Jane Twigg review in @leisurestudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Well, @fatfreddysdrop.bsky.social at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social last night were a tonic! Booked on a whim at the start of the year as part of a resolution to get to More and Different music. Absolutely loved it. Incentive to make same resolution this year.

Supersum, the agency I do a lot of my freelance #evaluation with, decorated a tree at #Treefeat #StMaryRedcliffe #Bristol. Used pictures from projects and stars made from copies of our Reflection Tool. Came out OK, I think 🎄😊

British Society of #Gerontology SIGs are joining @bsky.app #GeroSky #Ageing #CreativeAgeing 🦋

Suicide rates have long been recognised as an indicator of how societies are faring . Rates in E&W now at highest for 20 years. But as @lucindahiam.bsky.social @dannydorling.bsky.social & I show, the overall figures conceal stark regional inequalities www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...