Volcanic Tongue compilation

'Volcanic Tongue's era feels more distant than it actually is. The time of lovingly packaged CD-rs and cassettes which were cheap enough to take a punt on has largely passed. But through this compilation, Keenan reminds us of that spirit'

Compilation of the week: Volcanic Tongue

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Sport and Physical Activity Participation and Policy in Scotland: What, How, and Why? Scotland’s concern with physical activity (PA) has been apparent ever since the establishment of the devolved Government in 1999, when the white paper, “Towards a Healthier Scotland” was published.…

New blog post from @davidmeir77.bsky.social and myself on the @scotparl.bsky.social website about our Academic Fellowship with SPICe. Sport and Physical Activity Participation and Policy in Scotland: What, How, and Why? spice-spotlight.scot/2025/03/26/s...

Thanks @dusportexsci.bsky.social @iainlindsey.bsky.social looking forwards to hopefully publishing the next chapters of this ongoing story later in the year 🤞🌈 #joyinPA #creativemethods #coproduction @nihrspcr.bsky.social

Reflections on inaction: how might we reverse continuing trends in physical inactivity Physical activity (PA) participation has the potential to support people in living more fulfilling lives. However, recent statistics show that our efforts to increase PA around the world are not wo...

8 articles for changing your mind about physical activity, human movement, and health.

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@benjaminrigby.bsky.social
et al encourage us to pause and reflect on how our advocacy might inadvertently be limiting our efforts to try populations more active.
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Tricky - Maxinquaye album cover

'Maxinquaye was an album of its time largely because it made its time what it was. For better or for worse. Out of its time, it belongs to a category beyond that of mere genre.'

#Tricky’s #Maxinquaye turns 30 today!

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So happy to see this collaboration with the terrific #EvaMoura finally getting published
☯️ The pedagogy of autonomy can be an essential theoretical and practical framework to build hope within S4D programs within these neoliberal times.
It's OPEN ACCESS here www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New Paper 📝
Physical Activity Referral Scheme stakeholders welcome national standards to help improve understanding of scheme design, delivery and future performance.
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A Love From Outer Space founder Sean Johnston, pictured for his Quietus Baker's Dozen

As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community

#SeanJohnston's Baker's Dozen

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PSA Sport and Politics Conference: 2025 | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference theme: The Governance and Regulation of SportThe theme of the PSA Sport and Politics Group conference this year is the governance and regulation of sport. Over the last two decades, as the ...

The abstract submission deadline is approaching soon, at the end of this month: Come & join our annual
PSA Sport and Politics Group conference, 2025 organized by
Birkbeck, University of London on May 15/16. Conference topic is 'The Governance and Regulation of Sport'
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Still plenty of time left to apply for our studentship - the application process is quick. We look forward to hearing from prospective students.

What is the problem? A WPR analysis of physical activity policy in Scotland By employing a What is the Problem Presented to be (WPR) analysis, this research critically explores Scottish physical activity (PA) and sport policies since devolution in 1999. The rationale for u...

Following on from our Country Profile article this is the latest article exploring PA & sport policy in Scotland.
What is the problem? A WPR analysis of physical activity policy in Scotland www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

First post on Bluesky! David Meir and myself have our first output from a SPICe academic fellowship exploring barriers to physical activity in Scotland: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBrie...