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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science
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Proud to be part of
#FUTURES2025
Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️
tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn
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Can you beat the snot monsters? Using an interactive game to engage with children and young people
Discovery Day is the flagship event of the Futures Festival of Discovery. It is a free event aimed at showing children and young people what researchers at GW4 universities, including […]
https://tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn
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A handful of tickets still available to some of our free events - get them before they go!
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The Collected Letters of Hannah More: A Digital Edition
13 days ago
On 8&15 Nov we're running "A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol" as part of
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
with
@engagebristol.bsky.social
. Led by an actor it tells the stories of Bristol's women writers. Find out more & sign up for free:
www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her...
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A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol
Join Hannah More on an interactive walking tour through the streets of Bristol in 1807. Hannah, one of the most successful writers of the Georgian period, will bring to life the rich history of women ...
https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-herstorical-walking-tour-georgian-bristol
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Arts Matter Bristol
18 days ago
🦋 Bridging Histories is a social enterprise which supports everyday people & communities to achieve they changes they want to see. Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond Watch the video 👉
bit.ly/4oCFh4c
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Sat 15 Nov - Join filmmaker Nariman Massoumi for a creative workshop exploring colonial-era oil company photographs & their legacies. What do the images reveal & conceal & explore how they can be reused & reimagined as living records of history:
tinyurl.com/5dxwzk53
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Reframing Colonial Oil Industry Archive Imagery
Join filmmaker Nariman Massoumi for a collaborative workshop exploring colonial-era oil company photographs and their legacies. Using images featured in his short documentary Pouring Water on Troubled...
https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/reframing-colonial-oil-industry-archive-imagery
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Looking for something to do with children this half-term? Come along to Playfulness in storytelling - Fri 31 Oct (3 sessions available) at Bristol City Museum. Free to attend. Further details and booking link here:
tinyurl.com/57wxbrz2
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Action research: Playfulness in storytelling
Event series
https://tinyurl.com/57wxbrz2
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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies
about 1 month ago
The stop-motion animation 'Reynard the Fox' -- directed by Maddy Pull, and executive-produced by Dr Kristian Moen and our own Prof Ad Putter -- has made it to the semi-finals of the Animalis Fabula Film Festival, and will be shown in San Antonio in late Nov. 🎉 Huge congrats to all!
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Arts Matter Bristol
about 1 month ago
✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Justin Williams for a screening & discussion of a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history 📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm 📍
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Dr Jo Edwards
about 2 months ago
Excited about helping with the Hannah More Herstory Walking tour from The Georgian House Museum and finishing at the M Shed’s new Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans Gallery. Such a great programme of different events planned in Nov
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@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
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We are delighted to be taking part in this year's festival, get it in your calendar!
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Arts Matter Bristol
about 2 months ago
'They [maps] are a great research tool and are also equally accessible to people without skills or training.' 🗺️ Dr Evan Jones (
@uobrishistory.bsky.social
) comments on the addition of historic street names to Bristol's Know Your Place interactive city map for BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol's forgotten street names revealed in map
Names of roads either lost down the centuries or renamed are available on a new map.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewndl0lz55o
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science
about 2 months ago
📢Event!📢We're excited to be part of Saturday's free Discovery Day 2025
@wethecurious.bsky.social
. We aim to inspire a future generation of
#PublicHealth
researchers to stop future infectious disease outbreaks with our 'Can you beat the snot' game. Tickets ➡️
bit.ly/46PPbJt
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol
about 2 months ago
What do a brick wall, bugs, mouldy bread & bean bags have to do with
#eczema
? 🧱🐛🍞🫘 Come & find out at Bristol's FUTURES Discovery Day! 👀 📆27 Sept 2025, 10am-4pm 📍We the Curious,
#Bristol
More info & free tickets from:
tinyurl.com/33vvx3rk
#FUTURES2025
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Discovery Day
Discovery Day is your chance to explore science and research in fun, hands-on ways – all for free!
https://tinyurl.com/33vvx3rk
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Elise Maynard
about 2 months ago
Putting the final touches on this exhibit! Preparing my family-friendly activities for the
@engagebristol.bsky.social
Future’s Festival later this month.
#Experimentalhistory
#futuresfestival
#costumehistory
#archivalhistory
#universityofbristol
#practiceasresearch
#researchinaction
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Being Human Festival
2 months ago
✨ Book onto our free online Event Delivery and Top Tips training on 1 October! ✨ Led by the Being Human team, and Susan Monkton (Cardiff University), we will cover topics such as coordinating your team, accessibility and inclusivity, and audience experience. Find out more here:
buff.ly/fcRO7dM
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Event Delivery and Top Tips Training
1 October 2025, 11:00AM-12:00PM
https://buff.ly/fcRO7dM
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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement
2 months ago
This is today! There's still time to sign up if you're speedy!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
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Arts Matter Bristol
3 months ago
✍️ Dr
@ellencssmith.bsky.social
(
@uobrishistory.bsky.social
) introduces us to her Imperial Letters project which explores how the correspondence of British families in India shaped public opinion of empire in the 19th & 20th centuries Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉
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Marianna Dudley
2 months ago
Six weeks from publication! Forgive a little book promo. I’ve got some talks lined up this autumn if you want to hear more about Electric Wind. Feel free to message me for more details.
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Jean Golding Institute
3 months ago
📢 Last chance to apply to be part of the Ask-JGI cohort! Deadline for Ask-JGI applications is tomorrow at 23:59. This is a great paid opportunity for
@bristoluni.bsky.social
PhD students to gain experiences that will be useful for future research or careers. Details to apply in the post below 👇
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It's great to see the outcome of one of our Thinking Futures events in print! Many thanks to Pen Williams for sharing
shorturl.at/mZc8R
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Delighted to share the outcome of some #publicengagement following my doctoral fieldwork. | Pen Williams
Delighted to share the outcome of some #publicengagement following my doctoral fieldwork. Last November Sam Church and I spoke to local year 12s to hear their views on #citizenshipeducation at pre and...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pen-williams-73a87374_publicengagement-citizenshipeducation-activity-7354402679252525057-6vYZ?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_dt_web&utm_campaign=copy
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Brigstow Institute
4 months ago
Fantastic opportunity for a PGR to join us as a Research Associate! We are looking for someone to do short term research in response to the recent announcement of free bus travel for children across the WECA region this summer
brigstow-institute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/research-ass...
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Research Associate opportunity: Free bus travel, children and young people
Brigstow Institute are recruiting one or two Post graduate researchers (PGR) students or research-experienced community members to help undertake a short-term and part-time research project from early...
https://brigstow-institute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/research-associate-opportunity-free-bus-travel-children-and-young-people/
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Cabot Institute for the Environment
4 months ago
Diversity is not inclusion. How can you make everyone part of the team?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-zp...
Visit
bit.ly/3TdlLxr
for more info on the Changing Nature project and watch the animated educational shorts on YouTube at
youtu.be/BVnaw0AIQ-o
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Diversity is not inclusion
YouTube video by Cabot Institute for the Environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-zpdkG0qxU
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Pam Lock
5 months ago
We're delighted to announce that a special version of our Think While You Drink talks series will be part of the
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
. More details to follow but it will involve beer tasting
@goodchembrew.bsky.social
@bristolunienglish.bsky.social
www.beinghumanfestival.org/news/2025-be...
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2025 Being Human Festival Programme Preview
From beer tasting to horror film prosthetics – here is a glimpse of the Being Human Festival this November.
https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/news/2025-being-human-festival-programme-preview
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This year we're taking part in the national Being Human Festival
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
– a festival all about showcasing how the humanities help us understand what it means to be human. There are hundreds of free events taking place across the UK this November:
beinghumanfestival.org
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Being Human is the UK's national festival of the humanities
6–15 November 2025
https://beinghumanfestival.org/
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Jim Fouracre
5 months ago
Very enjoyable day talking roots, shoots and stomata
@festofnature.bsky.social
with
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What do Researchers think about Public Engagement? -
@royalsociety.org
survey now open - Whether you engage with the public about your research or not, The Royal Society wants to know what you think!
www.research.net/r/RS_public_...
, the deadline for completion is midnight, Sunday 1 June.
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Factors Affecting Public Engagement by UK Researchers 2025
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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6 months ago
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@festofnature.bsky.social
this weekend 14/15 June in Millennium Square. Visit the University of Bristol Tent and find out how bats can find their insect prey by their superpower of echolocation, how carnivorous plants adapt to growing in wet boggy conditions & much more. Visit:
shorturl.at/SDPQ3
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Festival of Nature 2025
Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker
https://shorturl.at/SDPQ3
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Looking for something to do this weekend 14-15 June. Come and see our amazing UoB researchers
@festofnature.bsky.social
- Play “Hook a Duck” with magnetic pollutants, find out what composites are, investigate water using chemistry & visit Tide of Change: A Journey Through Ocean Grief & Hope exhibit
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Visit our UoB tent
@festofnature.bsky.social
this weekend -14/15 June in Millennium Square - check out our interactive exploration of how plants have evolved to make the most of limited water availability
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
@jimfouracre.bsky.social
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Festival of Nature
5 months ago
Celebrate Father's Day this weekend in Millennium Square! Spend some quality time together at Wild Weekend, learning how to build a pond, exploring watery science experiments or sharing your best disco moves with live music on the stage. Free entry, lineup here:
www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...
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Wild Weekend at Millennium Square | Festival of Nature 2025
Head to Millennium Square in Bristol City Centre on the final weekend of Festival of Nature for Wild Weekend 14-15 June 2025.
https://www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/event/wild-weekend-millennium-square/
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Join Bristol Common Press to make your own nature-themed handprinted artworks. Discover amazing fossils from millions of years ago, and explore the world of biomechanics with some giant teeth with the Bristol Dinosaur Project
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- see all this & more this Sat 7 Jun: 10am-5pm
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Festival of Nature
5 months ago
The talks line-up during Festival of Nature’s
#CommunityEvents
brings together wildlife experts, community leaders, conservation volunteers and project organisers, all working towards supporting the wildlife & natural environment of the West of England. 🎤 Learn more:
www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...
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Come and see us this Saturday 7 June from 10am to 5pm at the
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Barton Hill Family day. Come along to the University of Bristol's micro-campus and chat with the fantastic researchers and get hand on with some cool experiments and interactive educational games.
5 months ago
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Jean Golding Institute
5 months ago
📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events for our second day! Check out today's schedule below 👇 Get tickets now:
tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5
#BristolDataWeek
#BristolDataWeek2025
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Festival of Nature
6 months ago
We believe everyone should have the chance to connect with the natural world. 💚 So, we've pulled together all of our online and in person
#FestivalofNature
events that have been designed with Disabled adults, Disabled children and people with chronic illness in mind:
www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...
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Accessible Events at Festival of Nature 2025
We want everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy nature this summer! As part of Festival of Nature, we’re running a series of free, accessible events.
https://www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/accessible-events-at-festival-of-nature-2025/
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School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
6 months ago
Schoolchildren use artwork to speak out against knife crime
@drjadelevell.bsky.social
from SPS led the project, with over 100 school shirts being emblazoned with compelling messages capturing children & young people’s feelings about knife crime. Full article here ⬇️
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Schoolchildren use artwork to speak out against knife crime
Young people covered school uniforms with handwritten messages and poems
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/schoolchildren-use-artwork-to-speak-out-against-knife-crime/
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6 months ago
Really grateful to
@cumodernlanguages.bsky.social
for the support to organise this event. Join us on the 28th of May at 3.30 pm at the Barton Hill Micro campus to find out how to take part in shaping the Cultural Delivery Plan for the West of England.
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Digital Footprints Lab, University of Bristol
6 months ago
Poster Tour 1 💳Laura Fryer (&Huw Day): Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Loyalty Card Data 📊Neo Poon: Impact of Pain on Workplace Attendance 🌎Romana Burgess: Socioeconomic factors on attitudes and behaviours regarding shopping data donation in ALSPAC
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UoBris Centre for Environmental Humanities
6 months ago
We're delighted to be hosting this international hybrid symposium today -- a collaboration between three leading environmental humanities research centres at Bristol, Stavanger and Amsterdam. Details below!
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Jean Golding Institute
6 months ago
Want to know what's in store for Brsitol Data Week 2025? We partnered with @beestonmedia.bsky.social to create our latest Bristol Data Week promotional video. Check out the video to find out what kind of sessions you can expect this year:
tinyurl.com/4a74u69f
#BristolDataWeek2025
#BDW2025
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- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
7 months ago
📣 Reminder! Don’t miss your chance to hear from Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki once again! After a fully-booked talk earlier this year, Ted returns on 14 May for a public lecture exploring how digitalisation is transforming associations in society. Book tickets below ⬇️
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What do Researchers think about Public Engagement? -
@royalsociety.org
survey now open - Whether you engage with the public about your research or not, The Royal Society wants to know what you think!
www.research.net/r/RS_public_...
, the deadline for completion is midnight, Sunday 1 June.
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6 months ago
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Watershed
6 months ago
Applications for MyWorld Fellowship in Residence with Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) close on Mon 5 May at 9:00. We are inviting established creative technologists or artists/researchers who would be excited to deep dive into KWMC’s past arts + tech practices.
www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu...
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MyWorld Fellowship in Residence - Tech Futures: What's Next?
Applications are now open for an exciting MyWorld Fellowship hosted by Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC).
https://www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportunities/myworld-fellowship-residence-knowle-west-media-centre
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Festival of Nature
7 months ago
The Festival of Nature 2025 programme is here! Our water-themed festival this June is overflowing with fun for all ages – start exploring the events and booking tickets:
bit.ly/4jLZrWV
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Jean Golding Institute
7 months ago
Bristol Data Week, @gw4alliance.bsky.social AI and Data Science: AI, Climate and Health This event will provide an insight into how AI has become an integral part of tackling climate and health solutions. Register your free place now:
tinyurl.com/4nfxu4uc
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Migration Mobilities Bristol
7 months ago
Join MMB Director Bridget Anderson at UCL as she unpacks how citizenship, labour, and border controls intersect in everyday life. A powerful talk for anyone working in migration, policy, or social justice.
@ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social
Thu 1 May | Free | Register here 👉👉
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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The banality of citizenship: Nationalism, labour and mobility controls
Bridget Anderson will argue that recognising the banality of citizenship can help to reframe debates on migration.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2025/may/banality-citizenship-nationalism-labour-and-mobility-controls
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Arts Matter Bristol
7 months ago
'You never know where opportunities might lead' Dr Charlotte Faucher (
@frenchatbristol.bsky.social
) shares her top three tips on how to translate arts & humanities research into real-world impact in a new piece for
@timeshighered.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/arts-...
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Arts and humanities scholars can engage with policy, too
Advice for arts and humanities academics who want to develop their impact profile while staying true to their roots
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/arts-and-humanities-scholars-can-engage-policy-too
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Dr Angeliki Papadaki
8 months ago
I'm thrilled to have been awarded a
@bristoluni.bsky.social
#Enterprise
#Fellowship
to explore the market value & sustainability of
#MealsonWheelsUK
mealsonwheelsuk.org
& help more communities access this essential service. Bring on 2025/26!
enterpriseinnovation.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/25/i...
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Meals on Wheels UK – Information about Meals on Wheels in the UK
https://mealsonwheelsuk.org
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Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC)
7 months ago
PARC's
@eyobbalcha.bsky.social
spoke at this interesting event in Manchester last month - Decolonization and the Future of Academic Research. Watch the film here:
youtu.be/E5vcWR97PZo?...
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Decolonization and the Future of Academic Research: Panel Discussion
Speakers: - Diana Mitlin (African Cities Research Consortium, GDI)- Eyob Balcha Gebremariam (Perivoli Africa research centre, Bristol)- Dani Beltrame (GDI) -...
https://youtu.be/E5vcWR97PZo?si=SqWE5Ydz_6q6AiWP
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