What do you mean, none of the classic Jane Austen adaptions are on British Netflix?? Disgraceful, how am I supposed to recover from my little trifling cold?

To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙 ⬇️Give it a listen⬇️

Hooked on the new Lily Allen album and crave more vicarious heartbreak in your life? Charlotte Curran, one of our a PhD students, has written a fantastic @uk.theconversation.com guide to the best breakup albums: theconversation.com/seven-albums...

It feels like shaving my own undercut for the first time with no idea what I‘m doing is some strangely fitting metaphor for the start of my PhD, but at least the hair cut turned out fine🧑🏻‍🎓💇🏻 [insert inspirational LinkedIn quote here]

Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...

The German urge to knock on the table after a lecture is still going strong 🤜

Check out @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s paper on the philosophy of asexuality here:

my love language is forwarding calls for papers - the academic version of sending memes and saying „this reminded me of you“

Thanks for the shout out!

Why do we need an asexuality and aromanticism research network like @aroaceresearch.bsky.social? Here are some reasons 👇🏻

Introducing: Kristin Käuper @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.

#asexuality and #aromanticism are often misunderstood and the terms are complex to describe the distinct experiences of aro/ace people. Here are some definitions as a starting point:

Find out why we need a research network on #aromanticism & #asexuality 👇

We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism. 🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com

My PhD student @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social has just launched an academic for scholars studying asexuality and aromanticism 👇🏻

I had a great time chatting to @stinaface.bsky.social and @ninajonesfilm.bsky.social about asexual representation, and you can listen to the podcast episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3p5D... Also, go read my blog about the impacts of ace representation below 👀 Happy Ace Week everyone! 💜

For the start of ace week 2025 why not listen to this podcast on asexuality featuring @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social goodisinthedetails.libsyn.com/romantic-lov...

Wanna know more about my research and my experiences researching asexuality as an ace person? Join me and AceSpaceLdn in discussion about Asexual Representation in British Media! On Monday 20th October, 8pm BST via Zoom. It's free - book here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30618/...

Watch this space for some very exciting #aroace news that I‘ve been working on 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

Hi 👋

One of our wonderful new PhD researchers Kristin Käuper recently spoke at the University of Manchester's postgraduate philosophy conference, Open Minds XVIII! Kristin's talk looked at how asexuality can help us create a better philosophical account of sexual orientation. Well done Kristin! 🥳🙌