Some delayed news due to strikes and job loses occurring at Newcastle. But was chuffed to win this and chat with Steve from @youthstudies.bsky.social about the paper a few weeks ago.

Sign the Petition End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Been quiet here due to ongoing strikes at Newcastle re job cuts, now moving towards compulsory redundancies. Another uni wrecking its workforce and reputation due it own financial mismanagement. Please sign this petition and circulate: www.change.org/p/end-unnece...

Newcastle University staff begin 14 days of strike action Industrial action begins at Newcastle University, in the face of 300 potential job losses.

Would rather be doing the lecture scheduled for today and various research meetings, but would also rather not see people lose their jobs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stigma and the Inverse Care Law: Experiences of ‘Care’ for People Living in Marginalised Conditions This paper explores the connection between stigma and the Inverse Care Law (ICL) by focussing on the idea that people who have the greatest needs often have the least support from healthcare services...

📣⭐NEW PAPER: 'Stigma & the Inverse Care Law: Experiences of ‘Care’ for People Living in Marginalised Conditions'⭐ with @profbambra.bsky.social @profmlhussier.bsky.social & @stephscott.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@healthequitynorth.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social

Sunrise alnmouth beach

Sunrise alnmouth beach

After a week of marking and more to do starting the day with the sunrise at Alnmouth beach was quite the tonic.

2 otters in river by lesbury

Otter by river near lesbury

Otters in river by lesbury. My first spot and I have been hearing they are here for over a decade.

Alnmouth sunrise 22nd dec 24. Sun just emerging

Alnmouth sunrise overlooking coquet island 22nd dec 24

That is a sunrise, #alnmouth beach this morning.

Alnmouth beach winter solstice

Winter solstice ‘sunrise’ alnmouth beach

Will be heading north myself for a few days!

Black and white picture of Newcastle train station

An old twitter habit was acknowledging last trip home from work (work will continue at home) of the year. So bye Newcastle till 2025

Brilliant call for papers for a special issue of the open access journal lambda nordica: "Speculative Futurities – Queer and Crip Interventions" edited by Anna Bark Persson and Josefine Wälivaara:
www.lambdanordica.org/index.php/la...
Abstract deadline 20 Dec 24

Pearl clouds over lesbury Northumberland

The pearl clouds continue up north.

Alnmouth sunrise shortest day rainbow clouds

Alnmouth sunrise shortest day rainbow clouds

Alnmouth sunrise shortest day rainbow clouds

Alnmouth sunrise shortest day rainbow clouds

Alnmouth sunrise shortest day. Clouds put on quite the display