https://t.co/Wh1Voc0Trk Our OA article on women's gendered experiences of political instability is out in Women's Studies International Forum. Looking at the experiences of women in Kibera and using the framework of gender relations developed by @raewynconnell, we find that 1/6
At the Herald HE Award ceremony. @NataschaMH and I are shortlisted for Research Project of the Year for our research into policing of domestic abuse in rural Scotland.
Want to learn more about the darker side of the so-called rural idylls of Scotland? Come along to our webinar where @NataschaMH@AnniDonaldson and myself will talk about our research into living with / responding to domestic abuse.
https://t.co/XOCEarN8ZU
It's results day! How has your Educational Institution fared in the shortlist at @heraldscotland Higher Education Awards 2024? Find out in today's paper: https://t.co/ces1TV355y @Jisc@QAAScotland@studiosity#heraldheds
Why are some UK universities leaving their staff with £0 at the end of the month in a cost of living crisis? And what does this mean for other sectors? A quick recap 🧵 1/
As many now know, Ruth Perry, sister of my friend Professor Julia Waters took her own life following the brutality of an Ofsted inspection at the Caversham Primary School of which she was headteacher.
This must never happen again. I stand with Julia in the following:
A sundown or sunset town was a town, city, or neighborhood in the US that excluded non-whites after dark.
The term sundown came from the signs that were posted stating that people of color had to leave the town by sundown.
A THREAD!
Double take of the day. (So far, it’s still early.) Rishi Sunak’s local electricity network has been upgraded to meet the power demands of his new swimming pool. Maybe read that twice.
A river of boiling shit flows through your town. You haven’t seen a tomato for 18 months. MOTD is 3 minutes long and narrated by a parakeet. Your salary is paid directly to British Gas. You solve a riddle to speak to a GP. You feel people come here because they want an easy life
This is genuinely the most revolting thing I’ve seen on the bbc for a while. Alibhai Brown raises Stanley Johnson assaulting his wife (he broke her nose) & Fiona Bruce cites his friends saying it was a ‘one off’.
A feudal media elite in a modern country.
https://t.co/Wh1Voc0Trk Our OA article on women's gendered experiences of political instability is out in Women's Studies International Forum. Looking at the experiences of women in Kibera and using the framework of gender relations developed by @raewynconnell, we find that 1/6