I think 12, with others hovering, is the most that have managed to cram themselves onto ours at once. Love them.
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Research Development and Impact Manager - Research Strategy Team @University of Manchester. All things research, meaningful engagement, impact, co-production, collaboration and collegiality. And cheese, wine and gigs.
I think 12, with others hovering, is the most that have managed to cram themselves onto ours at once. Love them.
01.02.2026 19:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ministers βwant to shift funds away from low-quality researchβ.
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford βunfunded hobbyist researchβ.
This article is now free to access.
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Theyβre one of the main HE sector news publications and very much real.
13.09.2025 10:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If you want to know more about the Co-Production Futures Inquiry (the people and motivations behind it), weβve put this film together: youtu.be/AFbuelvzkAU
Watch and share evidence and ideas for how we can address barriers to participation in the Higher Education sector. @coprofutures.bsky.social
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That ear. Hope you had lots of cosy cuddles when you got home.
29.11.2024 22:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If youβre interested in how we can better support co-production/participatory research across the HE sector, follow the inquiry here & LinkedIn and sign up for the launch. Thereβs an amazing team behind it and a real opportunity to create meaningful change. Excited to be a small part of it!
25.11.2024 22:10 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Echoing this. Weβve been shortlisting large amounts of applications for some posts lately and this makes life so much easier. Especially if you address the criteria in order/group things clearly. Seeing some very experienced candidates failing to demonstrate how they meet criteria and itβs tough.
24.11.2024 10:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A second piece out today in The Big Issue by @hannahjtw.bsky.social ft yours truly, continuing to push the government & DWP about austerity + winter fuel cuts.
βοΈ @austerityalters.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The University of Leeds in the UK is offering scholarships for Palestinians from Gaza who have been displaced and are living in a different country (outside of the UK). www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduat...
21.11.2024 11:13 β π 242 π 156 π¬ 0 π 2@ryangwilkinson.bsky.social - the Auntie Pat test!
23.11.2024 12:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Proud to join other voices pushing for an overhaul of yet more divisive spending cuts amidst everyday austerity. Thanks @hannahjtw.bsky.social @ The Big Issue for your work on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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