Ahead of International Women's Day this Sunday, we are sharing the stories of some of our inspirational women researchers at LBU. #IWD2026
To start the week, read about Prof Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo and her amazing work influencing international cyber security policies! #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/3H3jFgI
#RightsRetention strategies - it’s green OA without the embargo period
The Centre for Health Promotion Research are partnering with the School of Art's Inside/Out Lecture Series to bring a screening of Rupture to Leeds Beckett on Tuesday 2nd December, 6pm-8pm.
Rupture draws on women's real-life experiences of motherhood in prison: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rupture-sc...
Chancellor's Lecture - Hetan Shah 6.00 PM to 7.00 PM Wed 15 October, 2025 Join York St John University Chancellor, Reeta Chakrabarti and her guest Hetan Shah.
If you are in or around York I’ll be in conversation with Reeta Chakrabarti about why nothing seems to work anymore and what can be done about it. 15 Oct 6pm - 7pm. Not many tickets left
www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/upcom...
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📢Calling all LBU Postgraduate Research students!
📸Have you entered our 2025 PGR Photo Competition?
🔗 bit.ly/3KjIMO9
🗓️The deadline for entries is Midnight, Sun 5 October and winners will be announced at #RKEFest25 on Weds 19 November. 3 winners will receive Love2Shop vouchers.
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'Amid increasing attacks on EDI in the UK and across the Atlantic, the thinktank More in Common, along with researchers from the University of Oxford and UCL set out to discover whether attitudes among the public had changed since a similar study was published in March 2024.' 1/3
An old colour picture postcard showing four views of Manchester, one of which is a tall red-brick building labelled Technical School
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UMIST, which was hied off from the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk and then rejoined it
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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A group of Early Career Researchers at LBU chatting at a round table in the Great Hall at the launch event of the Network.
📢Calling all Early Career Researchers at LBU! Whether you are a colleague or PGR student, our new LBU ECR Network is here for you to connect and feel part of the research community.
Our next networking session is Tues 9 September, 12:00-13:00 in The Knowledge Exchange, City Campus
➡️ bit.ly/3USs62b
Screenshot showing infographic. Part of headline is Solutions. A box shows a graphic of people working on a flowchart with the heading Barriers and Enables in Grant Application Writing Uncovered. The top of the next box is just visible with heading Narrative CV: Barriers and Facilitators.
To view the variety of outputs, including two reports and an infographic, go to EDICa's resource library entry:
edicaucus.ac.uk/writing-and-...
Alt: image shows screenshot of some of the infographic
#AcademicSky #Funding #NarrativeCV #EDI #DEI #PeerReview #ResearchFunding
Thank you for organising such an excellent event!
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📢Calling all LBU Early Career Researchers! We're delighted to invite you to the launch of our new ECR Network - a community to support you at the early stages of your research career.
🔗 bit.ly/3SgqKwN
🗓️Tuesday 8 July
🕛12:00 - 14:30
🏛️Headingley Campus
In this thought-provoking TEDxLeedsBeckett talk, Professor Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo from Leeds Law School explores how we can take control of our own digital safety.
Watch the full talk to discover more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxGY...
Deserved recognition for two outstanding colleagues 🙌
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Rebecca Sutton
📣New on LBU Research Voices! Rebecca Sutton tells us all about her journey from GP Wellbeing Coordinator to PhD researcher.
🔗 bit.ly/3XgP6JL
Rebecca's PhD is evaluating the Walk Derbyshire program and she shares how her industry experience has shaped her research. #PhDsky #LBUResearchVoices
It was such a great event last year and promises to be even better. No registration fee and a chance to present your research and network. And visit us in Leeds 🙌
I am beyond excited to share that you can now apply to observe a @wellcometrust.bsky.social #DiscoveryResearch shortlisting Committee! If you plan to apply to us in the next 2 years, apply to be an Observer now to better understand what happens once you click submit! wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
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📢We're excited to launch our 2025 Research Retreat Funding - for LBU research staff who identify as a woman and/or a woman of colour.
This is your chance to step away from your daily demands and dedicate focused time to advancing your research!
➡️bit.ly/3QuWJZc
#LBUResearch
Hi Bluesky! 👋
We're excited to be here! We'll be bringing you the latest news, updates, and insights from Leeds Beckett University - from groundbreaking research and student achievements to campus events and beyond.
Follow us to stay connected and be part of our journey! #LeedsBeckett #Bluesky
Do join us for what will be an fascinating inaugural by an inspirational colleague
Dr Louise Warwick-Booth
🗞️Researchers at Leeds Beckett and Sheffield University are exploring what can be done to support charity workers and encourage them to stay in their roles.
🔗 bit.ly/42mmsKp
The team includes Dr Louise Warwick-Booth at LBU and the project is funded by @nihr.bsky.social
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
I am so very sorry to hear, his eccentricity was only eclipsed by being such a genuinely nice person. What a sad loss.
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