Not very impressed with these updated lyrics for Half Man Half Biscuit's National Shite Day - not a single rhyme
24.06.2025 13:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@joannehill.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in PE and Sport Sociology, University of Bedfordshire. Books, crochet, outdoors, running, participatory research in sport and physical activity
Not very impressed with these updated lyrics for Half Man Half Biscuit's National Shite Day - not a single rhyme
24.06.2025 13:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We are collecting data in 13 countries to understand the geographical, political, and cultural elements of harassment of runners. If you're not in my area I might be able to connect you with a researcher in the team who is!
24.06.2025 13:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An infographic with text stating: How do experiences of risk, safety, and violence affect your physical activity? Seeking research participants: women who run for leisure, exercise or training in public spaces. SHE RUNS: Studying Harassment Experiences in womenβs Running, Understanding Narratives of Safety An international research project analysing geographical and cultural influences on running safely Using group discussion, diaries, and walking interviews to hear womenβs perspectives and decision-making related to safety when running outdoors Seeking participants in summer-autumn 2025 in the Bedfordshire* area *Outside this area? Contact us to see if we can get to you Email for information and sign up Or scan the QR code Principal Investigator: Dr Joanne Hill joanne.hill@beds.ac.uk
SHE RUNS international research project needs participants
πββοΈSelf-identified women runners any age, level
ποΈFor group discussion, diary in written/visual format, or go-along interview (walk your running route with a researcher)
βScan the QR, visit forms.cloud.microsoft/e/4LY2tASEGY, email/message me
More on safety: PE is a learning environment not a competitive sport environment. If an activity is causing concerns about safety because of body size/strength differences, does that activity belong on the curriculum? Focus instead on physical literacy, confidence to engage in PA, enjoyment, health
12.06.2025 10:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dr Lois Ferguson asks teachers worried about safety issues in PE to reconsider what safety means by thinking more deeply about physiology differences (i.e. not all boys are the same) when deciding how to play a sport. Or move away from competitive sport in PE to lifestyle sports
12.06.2025 09:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to learning about research in Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion in PE, PA and Sport this morning with the LGBTQ+ Summer Research Showcase. I am going to post a few reflections as the speakers share their knowledge
12.06.2025 09:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0LGBTQ+ Summer Research Showcase Thursday 12 June 10-12 UK time. Breaking down barriers, boundaries and binaries. Trans and non-binary inclusion in physical education, physical activity and sport. Poster shows photos and bios of the speakers.
LGBTQ+ Summer Research Showcase
π12 June, 10-12 BST
Breaking down barriers, boundaries and binaries. Trans and non-binary inclusion in physical education, physical activity and sport
This is an LGBTQ+ inclusive and gender-affirming event.
Sign up forms.office.com/e/eTpsKVA50i
A few snapshots of the National Running Show... Sophie Power beats the world record distance over 48 hours in a treadmill ... pledges (how will you go one degree further) ... getting informed about menopause ... Jasmin Paris and Sophie Power talk about women's ultra running
26.01.2025 16:44 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm at the National Running Show with my This Woman Runs Bedford crew today - just soaking it all in
26.01.2025 09:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up/2024... Any Storygraph users who want to be friends, I love nosying at what other people are reading, send me a friend request!
02.01.2025 19:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A Storygraph infographic featuring my 2024 wrap up - number of books read was 92, pages read was 29,321, hours listened was 234. Top genres were historical, fantasy, mystery, thriller and crime.
A Storygraph infographic of all the books I gave 5 stars to in 2024
Whatever my professional academic achievements or failures in 2024, my great leisure-time success was reading 92 books. I discovered audio books last year, which helped. I always make time for books
02.01.2025 18:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Looking forward to the upcoming LGBTQ+ Research Showcase on 17th Jan 2-4pm. Sign up below or www.prideprogress.co.uk/lgbtq-research-network/lgbtq-research-showcase
Feel free to share. Hope you can join.
The NTU logo on a window in a cafe
Classroom lectern and screen showing the first slide of a presentation called Run 30 Girls: co-designing a running programme with adolescent girls
Flip chart paper covered in sticky notes and meaningful features of physical activity
Flip chart paper covered in sticky notes and features of meaningful physical activity
Adventures today up to Nottingham Trent Clifton campus to see old friends and deliver a seminar on co-design/participatory research and finding meaning in physical activity. Lots of excellent questions to help with the next stages of this project
27.11.2024 17:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0πββοΈ University of Bedfordshire News wrote a piece about our research on women's safety & risk of harassment while running outdoors π³ beds.ac.uk/news/2024/noveβ¦ and they got us in the local paper too!www.lutontoday.co.uk/education/be...68
22.11.2024 19:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also at Igniting Creative Methods... World Cafe discussions with posters of our key points. The 'Case of Ethics' which helps participants understand consent, anonymity, academic writing etc away from the incomprehensible consent form. Images/things that define your research. Comics as dissemination.
18.11.2024 12:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A few more pics from Friday's Igniting Creative Methods event here at the University of Bedfordshire - I led a session on sandboxes. Good for those who might think they are not creative (e.g. drawing would be too much pressure)... tactile, fun, meaning-generating. Toy collection is ongoing!
18.11.2024 12:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The front cover of the conference booklet for Igniting Creative Methods 15 Nov 2024
Lisa Mackenzie and Sireita Mullings open the conference. They are stood by a lectern and screen.
Greetings! I'm at Igniting Creative Methods at our (University of Bedfordshire's) Luton campus. Dr Lisa Mackenzie introduces, saying Bedfordshire punches above its weight in terms of creative methods for research and teaching. Looking forward to learning and developing more connections today
15.11.2024 10:36 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0