Mariah Loukou (AFHEA)

Deputy Head of Doctoral College | Quality Operations / PhD candidate in Military & Strategic Studies | Institutional Change

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

Military Culture 2.0: Pan-critical Feminism
My new academic article describes a new approach to show how military training and education can benefit from the female soldiers’ approach. Available here: https://t.co/Olhr3Lwfzt #training #feminism #militarystudies @Cityintpolitics

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

Can Nonviolent communication enhance Active Listening in Higher Education?
https://t.co/F9VltbKMLR

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🚨 #FTGS Townhall 🚨

🌟Save the date 5 #March and:
🔹 19 Feb – First blast
🔹 26 Feb – Second blast
🔹 1 March – Final blast
#FTGSTownhallCommittee, with co-facilitators @miao_ling78686 & @mariahloukou, are thrilled to host this important conversation📅

#FTGS #ISA @isanet

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

You can find out more in my latest newsletter called ‘Life is a Blank Canvas’ https://t.co/sWUERQleE1

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

So, remember to appreciate life even if it is not exactly what you expected because this is where true beauty is hiding. Literally and metaphorically, grab a canvas, some brushes and some paint…. Are you ready to paint your own masterpiece in 2025? #Newbeginnings #work #PhDlife

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

@KandidaPurnell It's nice to hear you are back teaching. I hope the term is enjoyable and runs smoothly 🌷.

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

Teaching at the LSE Summer School has been a lovely change of pace! The students' engagement and the warm welcome from the other teachers have made my time there more than enjoyable! I am eternally grateful for the opportunity and the trust to teach the IR cohort. #teaching #PhD

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

Aiming for bullseye…

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What a 24hrs. 1st Sick of It is Observer Book of the Week & this morning new copies of Global Health Governance with the brilliant @a_papamichail arrive. May have to have a lie down.

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

imbalanced power relations. These are colonised ways of being—of relating to knowledge, to each other, and to the world we inhabit.
https://t.co/vJsu4kmPC2 
#stakeholderengagement #highereducation #research

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

I have always viewed Stakeholder Engagement as a positive term. This latest article by Mark S. Reed et al. sheds light on how the current use of the term can perpetuate colonial narratives. The paper emphasises the importance of values we carry during stakeholder engagement as

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also signifies the power dynamics involved [...] Whether intended by Freeman (1984) or not, the concept of a stake is something that is owned and that may be held, possessed, and hoarded to centralise resources (including knowledge) and maintain or exacerbate existing,

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

as a concept because your focus is shifted. And even though something will always disturb the work-life continuum, you will always succeed because people around you support you and your goals no matter what.
#OneThingToKnow

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

In light of LinkedIn’s maintaining work-life balance month, my most treasured tip is to have a genuine connection with people. When you surround yourself with vibrant, positive people who are rooting for you, work/life balance becomes less prominent

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

@jgmaber That means a lot, thank you Jenny 🙏.

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

2024 has flown by so far. As always, there have been sweet and sour moments, but I am conscious of being present in the moment and finding gratitude in a world that keeps asking us for more and more. In a world that moves so fast, we hardly remember

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the more effort we will put into creating fun moments in our working days, even if it is a small step.
What small step are you taking today? #creativity #highereducation #PhDlife

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

Did you know we spent 9000 hours (on average) at work throughout our lives? That is a lot of hours to be unhappy!

So, recently, I tried to shift the narrative. From moving a planning meeting to a cafe to using animal stickers for team activities mapping

[Mariah Loukou (AFHEA) @mariahloukou]

I believe leaving work feeling happy and excited is essential. And yes, it is not always appropriate, but the more we realise that no one is going to make our work lives fun if we don’t do it ourselves,