Madeleine Le Bourdon

Every word of this is agony to read. What Israel is doing to Palestinians is pure barbarism... by far the greatest single crime of the 21st century. Every sane person must oppose this evil.

ASPIRE Network Online Welcome Event | aspirenetwork.uk Following our in-person launch event in June, we will be hosting a post-summer break online welcome to new members of the network in September, discussing our plans for the future, and kicking off the...

🔊REMINDER - September 9th we have our first online event, sign up and join us here www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail.... Have a lovely summer!

Palestinian self-determination is an inalienable right, not a bargaining chip.

While children starve to death, Keir Starmer refuses to expel the Israeli ambassador, impose full trade sanctions, enforce a full arms embargo or end surveillance flights.

It’s Labour’s genocide too.

Being publicly against babies heads getting blown off can now be considered an arrestable offence under anti-terror legislation. That's where we are.

You powerhouse! Impressive Prof 👏🏼

Fanon Today.
Contemporary Struggles and Theoretical Perspectives

next week in Berlin!

program etc here:

www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/we01/institu...

Such a brilliant few days at @maastrichtu.bsky.social presenting and learning from colleagues at their Teaching & Learning Festival. Big thanks to @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social & his team for the invite and hosting such a great event!

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's Teaching & Learning Festival! Great to engage with so many colleagues from across @maastrichtu.bsky.social @edlab-ctl.bsky.social & of course @mlebourdon.bsky.social (@ctisleeds.bsky.social) and Alexandra Schouten-Voskamp (University of Amsterdam) 🎈 (1/2)

If you are not concerned by the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation because you think it doesn’t impact you, you are wrong.

This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today

Such a helpful idea!

#GlobalEducation?: Social Media, pedagogy and activism This webinar explores how social media shapes understandings of global injustice, and how teaching can be adapted to equip students with appropriate critical skills.

Looking forward to this presenting my research of Global Education and Social Media next week for @ioe-derc.bsky.social free webinar. @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Colleagues at #BISA2025 standing against #Scholasticide, remembering our fallen colleagues in Gaza and calling for a #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

Sam Fender’s music offers a vision of masculinity that is complex, conflicted and deeply human Fender’s music exposes the increasing struggle of everyday life in the UK.

In this piece for 'The Conversation', Dr Nick Robinson, Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies, looks at how Sam Fender's music offers a 'vision of masculinity that is complex, conflicted and deeply human':

theconversation.com/sam-fenders-...

#SamFender #Masculinity

We are at @mybisa.bsky.social hosting a panel on Pedagogical Scholarship! Join us tomorrow at 4:45 in Amsterdam Room, Europa Hotel #BISA2025 @louisepears.bsky.social @annaplunkett.bsky.social @mlebourdon.bsky.social

Contested Imaginaries: Youth, Inequality, and Security in Argentina A public seminar by Professor Emilio Ayos

Join us for an @lssi.bsky.social public seminar from Professor Emilio Ayos on “Contested Imaginaries: Youth, Inequality, and Security in Argentina”.

📅 15 July
🕐 1pm-3pm
📍 Social Sciences Building 14.33, 13 Beech Grove Terrace Woodhouse LS2 9DA

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/contested-...

Pay Attention

The members list on the ASPIRE website was updated this morning - do check out the brilliant group of academics that are already part of the network and their SoTL interests. Your future teaching & learning collaborations/ co-authors could be there!

www.aspirenetwork.uk/aspire-members

A team photo of people who attended the launch at King’s on Monday.

A picture from a roundtable on the day.

A photo of the ASPIRE network’s board.

A photo of Hillary and Anna introducing the day with a welcome from KCL.

Back in York after a great time in London for the launch of the @aspirenetwork.bsky.social.

Feeling massively motivated now - and really looking forward to the work that will follow with the network in the coming weeks, months and years.

What a day! Thank you everyone who joined us for the launch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social, big thank you to our key notes @profcathyelliott.bsky.social @teachpolitics.bsky.social and congrats to my fellow board members 🎉

Never fear, for you can still read the article to get most of the highlights! (There was a little bit of new material on why we should be joyful but not happy with our lot!)

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We had a brilliant #aspirelaunch
today, Teaching track academics from across the UK came together to discuss how we can work together and innovate in this space
We began with a roundtable with the @aspirenetwork.bsky.social board, sharing our vision and the motivation behind the network

I also really want to thank all of the @aspirenetwork.bsky.social board @mlebourdon.bsky.social @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @louisepears.bsky.social @annaplunkett.bsky.social @jillterry.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to work with you all organising this event!

At the #aspirelaunch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social happening today at KCL. Feels great for us, teaching-focused folks, to finally have a space to take Teaching & Scholarship seriously and flourish in this track, and work with our T&S and T&R colleagues to value & improve teaching.

Cathy Elliott speaking at the launch of ASPIRE, the UK’s new teaching track network for scholars of Politics and IR 👏 #aspirelaunch

#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.

Image of Professor Cathy Elliot on stage with a PowerPoint of her presentation joy of the teaching track behind her.

The joy of the teaching track with the ever joyful @profcathyelliott.bsky.social #aspirelaunch

Image of 8 people on a stage in front of a slide saying "supporting teaching track academics in politics and international relations"

Image of 8 people on a stage in front of a slide saying "supporting teaching track academics in politics and international relations"

Image of 8 people on a stage in front of a slide saying "supporting teaching track academics in politics and international relations"

Explaining the what, why and wherefore of the #aspirelaunch

Looking forward to attending and speaking at the launch of the ASPIRE network this afternoon. Nothing better than talking about teaching, scholarship and political science/ IR.

Looking forward to being part of this event and talking about the joy of education-focused work in HE today! A big theme of what I'm going to say is that the teaching track needs leadership and the founders of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social have really stepped up to this challenge!
#polisky #lthe

Our launch event is in London today and we are buzzing. Two top notch speakers @profcathyelliott.bsky.social and @teachpolitics.bsky.social lots of networking and chances to talk scholarship. Also going to use #aspirelaunch for the event. Let us know if you're joining us.