🌟 Gifted? Talented? Share your story! 🌟 I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Bristol running online interviews with adults (18+) in England & Wales about growing up with this label. 🔗 linktr.ee/busedemirkan or 📩 [email protected] #GiftedEducation #PhDResearch #ShareYourStory #Giftedness

Rethinking ‘giftedness’ through place, identity & inequality. I’ll be at #WCGTC25 in Portugal with stories from England

Exploring how ‘gifted’ students in England feel, navigate school, and make sense of their lives. Join me at #WCGTC25 ✨

Triple book launch for myself, @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social, and @hannahcharnock.bsky.social! Thanks to @lauratisdall.bsky.social for chairing. Please do join if you're interested in social and cultural approaches to young people's lives and leisure spaces. 12 June, 12-1, tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Well done Buse! ✨ Do contact this fantastic PGR if you grew up in England and Wales and were ever labelled "gifted", formally informally briefly for long time hated it loved it ambivalent she's interested 🙏

✨ I'm now part of the University of Bristol’s Talks in Schools program! I'll be visiting schools across the UK to speak about giftedness, identity and inequality in education — bringing my research into real-world conversations with young people 💬 🔗 www.bristol.ac.uk/science-engi...

@blueskylearning.bsky.social 📣 Calling for lived experiences of being labelled ‘gifted’ in England—formally or informally. I’m exploring how neurodiversity, place, emotion, and class shape this experience. If you work in education, inclusion, or research, I’d love your help spreading the word!

Were you labelled as ‘gifted’—formally or informally—during your school years in England? How did that label shape how you felt, where you belonged, or who you became? I’m exploring the emotional and spatial realities behind the idea of giftedness. Your reflections matter. #Giftedness #PhD

If you were once called gifted, what stayed with you: pride, achievement, pressure, confusion, or something else entirely? I'm researching how people in England make sense of that label over time. Let’s open up the conversation. #Giftedness #Education #Identity

Were you labelled gifted in school? How did it shape who you are—across place, class, emotion or identity? I’m exploring lived experiences of giftedness in England. Every story adds something we’ve missed. Let’s talk. #Giftedness #PhD #LivedExperience

Excited to share that I am now an Associate Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG)! 🎉 Looking forward to engaging with the Geography and Education Research Group and the Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group and exploring their inspiring work and events! #Geography

I’m exploring the lives of individuals labelled as ‘gifted and talented’ and how this classification has influenced their education, identity, and well-being. If this resonates with you, your input is invaluable! #ResearchStudy #GiftedAndTalented #EducationResearch #PhDResearch #IdentityAndLabels

My research explores how being labelled as ‘gifted and talented’ has shaped individuals' educational experiences and life outcomes. By sharing your story, you can contribute to understanding the broader impact of these labels #EducationResearch #GiftedAndTalented #EducationalStudies #uk #PhDresearch

📢 Participants Needed for Research! Are you over 18, and have you previously been identified or currently classified as ‘gifted and talented’? I’m conducting PhD research focusing on your feelings and experiences in the UK. I’d love to hear from you! 🙌 #GiftedAndTalented #UniversityResearch

My PhD student Buse is recruiting for online interviews with anyone who has lived with the labels "gifted" or "gifted and talented"👇✨

#giftedandtalented #giftededucation #gifted #PhD

Are you over 18, and have you previously been identified, or are you currently classified as gifted and talented? As part of my doctoral research at the University of Bristol, I am investigating the effects of this classification. If you are interested in participating, please scan the QR code!