Pleased to see that our brief summary article on the value of narrative CVs has now appeared in the @TimesHigherEducation CAMPUS www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-r... Thanks to my collaborators Craig Landt Catalina Bastidas Mehreen Saleem Gul Suzanne Fitzpatrick Michaela Ottobre & Lee Picken

Coming up on 4 September 13:00-14:00, we'll hear about the method of literature reviews using the case study of one conducted on black women academics' experience in the UK. Ideal for EDI practitioners as well as students of social sciences. go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Semina... #EDI #DEI #AcademicSky

Do you watch TV programmes with signing? Lumo TV has asked @jeminanapier.bsky.social @annelieskusters.bsky.social & @rejadam.bsky.social from @heriotwattuni.bsky.social to conduct a research project to find out what kinds of signing TV that Deaf sign language users in the UK prefer to watch.

Come and work with us in the @heriotwattuni.bsky.social BSL team! Part time, fixed-term contract for 12 months initially with view to converting to permanent contract lnkd.in/ekpgiT2K

Pleased to be attending the European Translation Society congress @universityofleeds.bsky.social #EST2025. Two presentations - one with @informhaa team members & one on my own. Great to see increasing numbers of sign language related papers at this huge congress.

And more recently, she discussed with Su Kyong Isakson how hearing ASL heritage signers could be better included in language education www.languageonthemove.com/the-case-for...

How do hearing children of Deaf migrant parents experience their multilingual repertoires? @empacheco.bsky.social explains in the latest Language-on-the-Move post www.languageonthemove.com/children-of-...

Do you work in the UK's research & innovation sector? Have you experienced or witnessed bullying and/or sexual harassment? Take our survey to share your experiences: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Bullyi... #BSL interpretation below by @jeminanapier.bsky.social. #BritishSignLanguage youtu.be/0HjJoGviic8

Emily has also made some great podcast episodes interviewing researchers working in related areas. Eg in this episode last year, she interviewed @jeminanapier.bsky.social about her work on sign language brokering www.languageonthemove.com/sign-languag...

Today I had fun contributing in BSL as a panellist to the multilingual debate organised by the Dept of Languages & Intercultural Studies @heriotwattuni.bsky.social to debate the motion “the house believes that screens are detrimental to the development of young people’s cognitive abilities”

Privileged to have been in Johannesburg this last week with members of the InforMHAA project team to work with a South African team to explore how to enhance sign language interpreting in health and social care contexts. Learned so much and met many inspiring people.

Delighted that Lucy Clark was able to attend thr Scottish Institute for Policing Research conference to accept the award on behalf of the team for our research with deaf women and access to support after experiencing domestic abuse.

A privilege to be here at the Centre for Deaf Studies at University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg with UK and SA collaborators this week for our Academy of Medical Sciences funded research network project. We’re here to explore how to enhance sign language interpreting in health and social care

This book is crafted for mentors and coaches in higher education, tackling a vital issue: how to make mentoring and coaching conversations truly effective and accessible for fostering the development of researchers and academics. tinyurl.com/5x3jnbpv #researchculture #researchimpact #impactacademy

Honoured to be here at the Asia-Pacific Translation & Interpreting Forum conference hosted by Hong Kong Baptist University as an invited keynote speaker. Great to see HK Sign Language interpreters will be working throughout the conference

New @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk @britishacademy.bsky.social report today on the need for policymakers to not overlook the importance of investing in social and cultural infrastructure, and how we might go about measuring it www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/value-o...

Awesome!!! FYI the book is 30% off through April if you use promo code NDHM2025 at checkout. Spread the word if you're so inclined! 😁 gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/I/Inte...

Was pleased to attend the @deafaction soft launch of the Brennan library last night with my colleagues @rejadam.bsky.social & @staceysteinwebb to talk about our new co-edited volume “International perspectives on sign language translator & interpreter education” from @gallaudetpress.bsky.social

Last week on Wonkhe: Is it possible to have a better student academic experience with fewer academic staff? Probably not, but Jim Dickinson looks north to see how one university handled savage cuts in fascinating ways

Delighted to share news that the collaborative work we did at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social with @policescotland.bsky.social on the Justisigns 2 and SILENT HARM projects has been shortlisted in the Research Project of the Year category for the 2025 Herald Education Awards for Further & Higher Education

Wow fascinating read! And discovered that 38 of my publications are in the LibGen pirated database!

EDICa aims this internship to offer someone from an under-represented group a taste of working in research. Here, our Prof @jeminanapier.bsky.social signs in #BSL the job vacancy. #Accessibility #DeafSky #Internship #Research youtu.be/mSuK-KiOMHQ

We hope our community will share this widely to reach those who need encouragement to try a research career. For full details and to apply, go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Intern Must be conducted from within the UK. Closes 3 April. #EDI #DEI #AcademicSky #Research #Internship #DataAnalysis #Accessibility

Paid Internship opportunity!! Please share! EDICa has a 4-week-equivalent flexible internship aimed at under-represented groups in research. This role requires skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and social sciences degree, equivalent or near complete. edicaucus.ac.uk/internship/

We now have a live webpage for our new @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project 'Sign LOUD: Perspectives on domestic abuse and communication issues and the impact on deaf families' signs.hw.ac.uk/projects/co-...

Great to see the launch of the new Journal of Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation to publish in this expanding field of research. Honoured to be on the scientific committee to ensure that sign language NPIT is also featured jonpit.unibo.it

The folly of America’s R&D cuts on.ft.com/3FfvT50

Splitting researchers from their outputs in the next REF could allow universities to submit the work of staff they have sacked, as job losses unfold across the sector, organisations representing English subjects have warned. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Very chuffed that our team were awarded the @policescotland.bsky.social Chief Constable Award for Excellence in the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion category for advancing support for deaf domestic abuse survivors @heriotwattuni.bsky.social #researchimpact www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/re...

Kingston University plans to abolish the CRMEP. Don’t let them. Please read this open letter from current students and support their efforts whichever way you can! www.e-flux.com/notes/658933... 1/3

This #IWD2025 why not learn more about some of our amazing women Fellows who are leaders in their field of social science. You can find out more about their work and impact on our website➡️ buff.ly/U4cMzAC

Most King’s professorships go to women in ‘Russell Group first’. Vice-chancellor suggests King’s could be first in group of research-intensive universities to achieve milestone. Free to read for #IWD2025. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Happy International Woman’s Day! Highlighting the amazing gender-related projects being conducted by our @signshwu.bsky.social team ☺️ signs.hw.ac.uk/tag/gender/

Thanks to coauthor & Principal Investigator of Justisigns Project @jeminanapier.bsky.social @signshwu.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

@jeminanapier.bsky.social @signshwu.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social #Justisgnsproject We're thrilled to present our latest study focusing on the training needs of police officers and interpreters during suspect interviews. trans-int.org/index.php/tr...

New publication with @robertskinner.bsky.social from previous Justisigns project on investigative interviews with deaf suspects - analysing a case study with authentic data trans-int.org/index.php/tr...

New from me: Given we're half-way through the REF cycle & the financial challenges in the sector, should we see this as a 'stepping-stone REF' when it comes to people, culture & environment? Can we make better use of existing mechanisms such as Codes of Practice & ‘REF3’ data? What do you think?

I had a bit to get off my chest in my post today: "getting good feedback during the academic apocalypse" thesiswhisperer.com/2025/02/05/g...

Cautious optimism as Reeves trails review of scientist visas. Research groups have welcomed the chancellor’s announcement of a review of visas for scientists, urging the government to address high upfront costs faced by researchers coming to the UK. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

More: wonkhe.com/blogs/bridge...

New EU education chief ‘willing to engage’, says university group. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

European research in 2025: Getting on with the job. Work to fulfil EU research goals set out in 2024 will dominate the coming year. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

It’s arrived! Our book is now published & just got the hard copy. Proud of this work with my co-editors Robert Adam & Stacey Steen (Webb) featuring 22 chapters from different countries.

Top five UK stories for researchers to watch this year, including funding, Labour policy and REF. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Best of 2024: What do we mean when we talk about fixing research culture? Elizabeth Gadd argues that it isn't something you can do before the next REF

Excited that the SIGNS@HWU research group @heriotwattuniversity are the beneficiaries of an ‘academic stay’ with Scottish heritage accommodation donated through @TheLandmarkTrust for a strategic writing retreat in May 2025. Can’t wait! www.landmarktrust.org.uk/get-involved...

@policescotland.bsky.social has developed new BSL resources about domestic abuse. Enabled by our collaborative work on two key projects & with support from @heriotwattuni.bsky.social impact funding #partnershipworking #impact

UK’s REF brings on board project championing ‘hidden’ research. Popular on our site just now. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

EU nations urged to fund vision for better academic careers. Council recommendation on diversity of academic roles prompts warning of need for greater urgency. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...