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Aberdeen, Scotland
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doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2022.… 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 @heraldscotland Higher Education Awards. @SarahPedersen2 @leiarosephd and I are nominated for research project of the year, for our research on GBV in rural and remote Scotland #Heraldheds
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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.
This Wednesday
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.
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Our work on policing domestic abuse in rural and remote contexts has been shortlisted for research project of the year! @SarahPedersen2 @leiamiller_ @RGUresearch @rgusocres @RGUSocScience
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: heraldscotland.com/news/2424… @Jisc @QAAScotland @studiosity #heraldheds
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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/
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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: – at South East, England
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash theguardian.com/media/2023/m…
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My piece for The National is here thenational.scot/news/233244…
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1 postdoctoral position in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden:
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literature on peace and conflict, and specifically to recent analyses of gender and electoral violence. We found the work of @wanjikukihato @ATRWibben @elinbja particularly insightful in thinking through these issues. Asante sana to all our incredible participants in Kibera 5/6