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Dr Nic Dickson

@nicmdickson.bsky.social

Participatory arts-based researcher & adult educator. Visual note taker. PhD @UofGEducation. Research Associate @gppcglasgow @UofGSHW. Irrepressible enthusiast.

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Latest posts by nicmdickson.bsky.social on Bluesky

So proud to see our article in @bjgp.bsky.social, detailing the work done with @uofgshw.bsky.social colleagues, Humanising Healtthcare and the recovery community. We created a public information comic to help medics understand the complexity & stigma faced by those in active addiction and recovery.

20.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BJGPLife: Pathways of Hope: co-creating a public information comic with a recovery community
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

20.11.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’₯ Unbelievably proud - today we launch Pathways to Hope, a comic co-created with the lived experience community, medical students & doctors.

Based on the graphic notes created at conversation cafΓ©s, refined & co-produced with research participants with lived experience to shape the final comic.

12.09.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am so proud to have contributed to this animation as part of the SysteMatic project, exploring the experiences of marginalised individuals living with multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs) (lnkd.in/ev2nYPSm).
Exhibition of the arts-based approaches informing the work @byreshub.bsky.social

31.05.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to announce the publication of our new report, β€œDiversifying Justice: Unveiling the Domestic Abuse Experiences of South Asian Women in Scotland,” co-authored with Dr Lisa Bradley & Dr Nughmana Mirza.

Read the full report here: lnkd.in/gHUxvtKZ

26.03.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guest lecture last night to @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgeducation.bsky.social MEd students on my work as an arts-based visual researcher and maker of Public Information Comics. Many thanks for the invitation! Great fun and so interesting to see the interdisciplinary applications of visual methods πŸ‘

19.03.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am excited to announce the launch of visualinquiry.co.uk

Discover my portfolio as a visual note-taker and graphic illustrator, bridging academia and third-sector collaboration. My work integrates social research and adult education, transforming complex ideas into accessible visuals.

17.03.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A chapter based on my PhD research has been published in the β€˜Research handbook on adult learning and education’ - with some incredible AE authors’ works included in the collection. Super proud 😊 @uofgshw.bsky.social @scutrea.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

16.03.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hand drawn visual art with 'Meaningful Community Engagement' at the centre.

Hand drawn visual art with 'Meaningful Community Engagement' at the centre.

New opinion piece in @bjgp.bsky.social highlights critical insights gathered during a Deep End project workshop on the importance of meaningful community engagement and effective health systems.

@nicmdickson.bsky.social @deependgp.bsky.social @alliancescot.bsky.social

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04.03.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Was so inspiring hearing and visually capturing the stories from people in the recovery community today. They spoke to medical students about their pathways through addiction, health care and help seeking. Thrilled to be co-creating a Public Information Comic on this theme @uofgshw.bsky.social

03.03.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We were lucky enough to work with brilliant researcher, artist, and activist @nicmdickson.bsky.social‬ from @uofglasgow.bsky.social and community groups in Glasgow to bring Robert and his challenges to life. Thank you to everyone who got involved🌟

03.03.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meaningful community engagement: a Deep End perspective β€˜Health systems are typically designed by healthy people, and we typically design them in our own image.’ β€” Adam Burley, Clinical Psychologist Trauma and Exclusion Health, speaking at the Deep End con...

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Here's our article in the @bjgp.bsky.social πŸ™Œ

28.02.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Registered! This sounds a fascinating session πŸ‘

28.02.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Publication in BJGP I am excited to share a co-authored article that highlights the vital role of meaningful community engagement in healthcare. Collaborating with Leanne McBride (Chance 2 Change), Dr Marianne McCallum (...

For those of you on LinkedIn, I am really pleased to promote this article and visual note, which will be appearing in the @bjgp.bsky.social and is currently on @bjgplife at bjgplife.com/engagement/
To read more please visit:
@https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/publication-bjgp-dr-nic-dickson-ltnzc

26.02.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story
YouTube video by SysteMatic Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story

Official launch of β€˜SysteMatic’ animation β€˜Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story’ youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?si… @byreshub.bsky.social. We co-created this with people with lived experience, to show the impacts of MLTCs on marginalised communities. Amazing production @mediaco-op.bsky.social πŸ‘

20.02.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is seriously cool Lloyd. Delighted to read of your work and research interests. Great to see. From your old Stabbo pal, now in Glasgow! :)

09.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh these are good! My first encounter with @drhelenkara.bsky.social 'sofa videos' and they are perfect. The first introduces us to phenomenology and ends with a link to the Muppets! Entertaining and educational :) youtu.be/cVGAxMo-kiw?...

06.02.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is going to be a great conference. I'm going to be there in my role as @scutrea.bsky.social co-chair, presenting with @uofglasgow.bsky.social & @uniofnottingham.bsky.social colleagues on SCUTREA (past, present & future) & promoting international partnerships in adult education.

06.02.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A drawing of 'Bat Nic' using Lynda Barry's technique

A drawing of 'Bat Nic' using Lynda Barry's technique

Last week's @ncrm.ac.uk creative research methods course with @drhelenkara.bsky.social we explored using comics and animation in research - what a great session! I shared my use of Lynda Barry's 'Draw yourself as Batman' activity as an icebreaker in community groups. Such a fun way to engage :)

05.02.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bulletin 52 - TOC | PIMA Network - January 2025 PIMA Network January 2025 Bulletin - Climate Justice Education Special Issue - Responding to the β€˜Great Unravelling’: And yet they dance!

Wonderful collection from PIMA. My paper celebrates the power of women creating art collectively to change our environments and transform perceptions of self. @saywomen.bsky.social we named, reframed and challenged misogynic phrases through printmaking and a zine. www.pimanetwork.com/bulletin-52-...

20.01.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first Bluesky β€˜skeet’ - hello! Great to be here. Today I’m taking part in a creative methods online course led by the brilliant @drhelenkara.bsky.social. First session considering research in times of crisis. Really interesting people and participants. It’s going to be a great 6 weeks! 😁

15.01.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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