Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her)

Mixed-Methods Researcher @AdvanceHE, interested in EDI considerations in HE (focus on race and ethnicity).

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

#EDIConf25 @AdvanceHE continues with me chairing this incredible roundtable discussion on addressing inequalities in Digital Health. Special place in my heart the shout out to the @HDR_UK Black Internship Programme, whose evaluation I have the pleasure to lead☺️

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

#EDIConf25 @AdvanceHE It's this time of the year and what best than a keynote by Jason Arday confessing to indulging to my guilty pleasure: watching Googlebox rather than sleeping last night. Here's to a truly inspirational person that I see as an authentic leader to look up to🫶

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

@garrett_rhianna What an absolute picture of legends!!@garrett_rhianna massive congrats and always nice to see you @drarunverma. Extra kudos for the absolute @lborogeog throwback with @sophcranston & @DrHPW 💕

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Always proud to demonstrate #impact through #evaluation! @portsmouthuni #iLEAD increases participants' #inclusive #leadership knowledge, attitudes, and confidence to role model and empower others towards this direction! All details 👇! Enjoy, get in touch & share widely😊

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

Mixed Methods Researcher @penpenwise from our Insights team, shares the success of iLEAD, the Inclusive Leadership Programme @portsmouthuni using evaluation to highlight the changes the programme has brought to participants two years after its launch https://t.co/Ww9i1UVmVp

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

@anna_bull_ Thank you and the rest of the authors for all your hard work in this area, Anna! Keep the great work up!

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Great article on how reporting & complaints processes and procedures should be structured in #HE to be equal for both the responding & reporting parties. Outcome communication is key & so is protecting and keeping both parties, especially those reporting, updated across the way!

[Dr Anna Bull she/her @anna_bull_]

New article: Complainants must be told the results of sexual misconduct investigations

in @timeshighered with @sharoncowan22 @_clarissajd @Kellyprince79 & Vanessa Munro

(paywall but see link to open access academic article plus thread below):

https://t.co/GFFboB8KAD

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Another wonderful @AdvanceHE_REC pilot seminar today. Top facilitation from @TheAnneMwangi, Tara Leach & @Katemori1 & a group of super engaged participants, ready to share openly their experiences of running the survey, and identifying challenges and opportunities 👏 #Race #HE

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Want to find out about how can #universities best support #disabledstudents? Join my wonderful @AdvanceHE colleague, Anne Rowan, this Thursday in her @taso_he presentation to find out all about it😉 https://t.co/j7uEYmMYk6

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Looking for a great resource to help facilitate discussions and support engagement with #EDI? You're in for a treat with the freely available EDI cards developed by @ConnectedIi @UniofNottingham Debra Fearnshaw & Dr Peter Craigon! Explore & share widely😍 https://t.co/8IkxCpJU0h

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Great day on @AdvanceHE #freedomofspeech online event, engaging with a variety of colleagues across the sector on how we would practically apprpoach hypothetical scenarios. @DavidAdvanceHE @Robiusalisu Lucy Parker Adam Dawkins @smitajamdar superb work! https://t.co/ol1doD7qVr

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Special thanks to @einarsdottir_a @YorkAudioNet Jon Swords for all the trust they put in us & how they supported us in making sure that this work was successful🩷

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Very proud for the work I led with @FlorenceReedy & @naomi_alormele to produce lessons learnt regarding how to best embed #EDI into research projects based on SIGN & @XR_Stories. Have a read to find out all the details & reach out to @AdvanceHE: https://t.co/R9GR3ZT3TX

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Thrilled for my contribution to this annual survey report on undergraduate students' academic experiences. I led on thematically analysing students' open-ended responses in Chapter 6, to find out their top asks from providers to improve their experiences. Enjoy & share widely!

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

The Student Academic Experience Survey 2024, in partnership with @HEPI_news, points to an increasingly positive academic experience for undergrads studying in the UK. However, this is overshadowed by the impact of cost of living. More key findings here https://t.co/i7v3DPRPhu

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Great evening spent @pintofscience, listening to speakers presenting amazing research they conduct @LivUniHLS around dementia, memory and ageing. Feeling inspired and a bit proud that I chose to attend something totally outside my area of expertise #pint24

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

Super proud that this blog post has come out! Many thanks to @EmilyFrascatore, @zs_baker & @AhmadAkkad_ for fascilitating the session and inspiring me with their practice and insights and to @AdvanceHEAmanda for supporting me to attend & put my learning in practice❤️#diarymethod

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

‘To diary or not to diary’? Peny Sotiropoulou @penpenwise Mixed-Methods Researcher at #AdvanceHE shares her lessons learned from the @SRHE73 workshop ‘Using Diary Method in Social Research’ https://t.co/DjbOrA0dnD

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

@zs_baker @EmilyFrascatore @SRHE73 @AhmadAkkad_ Thank you, @ZJAyres, @EmilyFrascatore & @AhmadAkkad_ for facilitating such a great session and for all your work in the diary research field. I am super glad you enjoyed my blog😊

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

@KalwantBhopal @gowerst_books You look stanning and I can't wait for a launch event in the North West, if not in Liverpool😉

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

@kevin_guyan @Ellen_AdvanceHE @AdvanceHE @UKRI_News @arma_uk It did indeed, Kevin. Capitalised on your hard work to highlight dos and dont's that are still very relevant in EDI work😊

[Dr Peny Sotiropoulou (she/her) @penpenwise]

It's public engagement day!! @Ellen_AdvanceHE and myself are presenting findings from 2 past EDI reviews @AdvanceHE undertook for @UKRI_News, highlighting top tips for designing successful #EDI interventions at the👇@arma_uk event😊

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

Ellen Pugh and Peny Sotiropoulou from #AdvanceHE offer some lessons learned from two @UKRI_News evidence reviews on #EDI in research at today’s @arma_uk event. Find out more: https://t.co/oJWA99PExv