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Lisa Morriss

@lisamorriss.bsky.social

Academic @ School of Social Sciences Lancaster, PI Keeping Mothers in Mind. Interested in Hope, Motherhood, Mental Health, Futures, Ghosts, Archives, Loss, Tattoos

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Brenda presenting her work. Slide is titled 'Love'.

Brenda presenting her work. Slide is titled 'Love'.

Loved every moment

08.02.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We have published part two of the timeline of Oxford Health's installation of Oxevision. This part considers the origins of Oxevision, the initial Oxevision pilot study and the connections between Oxehealth and it's founder (Lionel Tarassenko) with the NIHR Oxford Health BRC

05.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We raise concerns that the original Oxevision pilot study (funded by @nihr.bsky.social) was potentially conducted without requite ethical approvals despite it being high risk

05.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing artificial intelligence in acute psychiatric inpatient care: qualitative study of its use to conduct nursing observations Background All patients admitted to an acute inpatient mental health unit must have nursing observations carried out at night either hourly or every 15 minutes, to ascertain that they are safe and bre...

The study is published in @bmj.com mental health and is published without details of ethics and the authors have failed to declare their conflict of interest. We are awaiting a response from the BMJ about this mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/23/1...

05.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part two Image from Charlotte Wood Twitter, 2021, showing Oxford Health and Oxehealth winning an award for the Oxvision pilot project On 3rd February we shared part one of a timeline outlining the installat…

Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust partΒ two

Following on from the piece earlier in the week we are now sharing part two of our deep dive into Oxford Health’s seemingly irrational decision to install Oxevision

stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/u...

05.02.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Such a joy to listen to @mbherbert.bsky.social and @smhall.bsky.social in conversation this afternoon β­οΈπŸ’«βœ¨πŸŒŸ

04.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zinemaking as a Trauma-Informed Creative Method A short practical guide to zinemaking as a trauma-informed creative method, made by Jean McEwan in collaboration with Asylum Link Merseyside and the University of Liverpool. The guide, originally pro...

Zinemaking as a Trauma-Informed Creative Method

A short practical guide I made with Asylum Link Merseyside + University of Liverpool. Originally a fold-out poster zine, it shares principles for trauma-informed zinemaking + collage, plus further resources.
www.yumpu.com/xx/document/...

#zines

29.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The White Lady of Morecambe by Jenn Ashworth Julie Hesmondhalgh narrates a new ghost story, set on the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay.

Looking forward to tuning into the brilliant @jennashworth.bsky.social's ghost story, β€˜The White Lady of Morecambe’, read by Julie Hesmondhalgh, on BBC Radio 4 next week! (Monday to Friday 10.45pm-11pm)

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qrll

29.01.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The family court will not carry out a wholesale review of cases involving the unregulated psychologist, Melanie Gill, @tbij.bsky.social can reveal. Meanwhile mothers who had their children taken away after Gill gave evidence in their cases demand a public apology. tinyurl.com/595ah2e5

28.01.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester University Press - Walking Walking - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Walking by Charlotte Bates

So chuffed to be in this new book edited by Charlotte Bates and Emma Jackson, and my chapter is my first attempt at writing about life in Glasgow manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526184900/

22.01.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Great photo!

16.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Shannon!

08.01.2026 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds wonderful! Meet the brilliant @mbherbert.bsky.social who has also recently started a @britishacademy.bsky.social post-doc 🌟

05.01.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's an online launch for The Feminist Art of Walking Weds 28th Jan 6.30 on zoom. I'll be joined by some amazing artists and activists celebrated in the book so its gonna be special. More info TBC, sign up here for the link (free) tinyurl.com/FAoWONLINE @plutopress.bsky.social #NewBook #Feminist

01.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Challenging Narratives: Creative Methodologies for Social Research

Call for Abstracts: β€˜Challenging Narratives: Creative Methodologies for Social Research”

Deadline 31st January, see details below on how to submit an abstract ✨️

Please share, repost to your networks or get in touch with me

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-bo...

31.12.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks super interesting

30.12.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s brutal. So sorry, Claire.

24.12.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited for your talk, Claire 🌟

11.12.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What an excellent programme!

11.12.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering’ Conference Programme – Voices of Motherhood

We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference!

We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.

11.12.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 17
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A Licence to Kill: Necroeconomic Suffocation by Stealth and the Fight for Life Three decades of austerity in the UK have seen the deterioration of the elemental infrastructures, those that provided a basic level of security for the population. In this article, we analyse the ca...

This is one of the most depressing, but important papers I've read in recent times. It's focus is Awaab Ishak, the 2 year old who died because of squalid housing, but brilliantly links this wider necropolitics enacted by neoliberalism. Please read.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

10.12.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All good thanks. Looking forward to hearing more from your PhD.

08.12.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Old Joe looking fabulous 🌟

08.12.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s the details off Ben Carrington’s talk next week. Ben gave our Frisby Lecture at the University of Glasgow a couple of years ago. His award is really well deserved.

05.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Stuart Hall Prize Lecture. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The Culture Section of the ASA is pleased to announce the inaugural Stuart Hall Award lecture on Wednesday, December 10 (10 AM Pacific Time) by Dr. Ben Carrington (University of Southern California), ...

The inaugural Stuart Hall Award lecture is next week December 10th 2025, 6pm UK time and given Dr. Ben Carrington (University of Southern California), the first winner of the award. Please register and attend the meeting via this zoom link: emory.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

05.12.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS electric shock therapy More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Recent research by @hspandler.bsky.social (Professor of Mental Health), a leading historian of Psychiatry and LGBT+ health, suggests that [aversion therapy through electroshock] was far more widespread than previously documented

05.12.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10
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Who was Jeffrey Epstein? | The Observer

This also mentions your brilliant book @luciaoc.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/style/featur...

02.12.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry.

02.12.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding Parent Blame The Learning Disability and Autism Research Group invites you to a hybrid seminar with Professor Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello

Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

28.11.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hurrah! Soooo well deserved 🌟

28.11.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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