I'm looking to get in touch with as many people as possible who are Tourettic (/have #TouretteSyndrome) and also #research #Tourette Syndrome. Whether you're based in academia or not, early career or professor... I'd love to look into creating a network! #AcademicTwitter

This takedown of the times and DWP claiming its the publics fault benefit fraud is set to rise (it isn't) by Hannah Sharland on Canary is absolute chefs kiss thecanary.co/opinion/2024/0…

This is a very real issue and is endlessly infuriating! I’m currently doing some work around easy-read academia, and would *love* to see any examples or chat with folk who champion this sort of approach! 🤩

Hearing people using the phrase ‘first gen’ to talk about being the first generation in their family to do a PhD even though their parents went to uni for undergrad/ masters… no.. that’s not what that means??

Looking forwards to delivering a keynote lecture on current trends in #TouretteSyndrome research for TICHull&Yorkshire this coming month! Why not tag along? There are some incredible speakers and I’m feeling very honoured to be included in the lineup! #tics #TS #Neurodiversity

🚨 MASSIVE NEWS 🚨 The British Medical Association has requested that the implementation of the Cass Reviews recommendations now be paused AND trans patients of ALL AGES to continue to receive healthcare. This is so its own evaluation of the doomed Cass review can take place.

Content warning: ableist slurs As we call out far-right hate riots, it’s understandable that there’s a lot of anger. Don’t get me wrong, I’m livid. But let’s not resort to using ableist language such as ‘brain dead’, ‘spastic’, etc to describe them. Your’s, a disabled person.

We are so proud of our city 🖤 There was a lot of concern across the city that we would experience disorder and violence tonight. Instead we saw a Newcastle united by love, hope and pride in our city. This is our City. A City of Sanctuary 🤝 chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

This post on Reddit, please think of this whenever you question the need for Pride events, representation matters 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Welcome to Manchester ❤️❤️

The levels of devastation I felt when checking into a hotel for a conference only to find that I forgot to pack my slippers is proof that doing a PhD has aged me 😂

It's very hard to get reasonable adjustments out of unreasonable ppl and organisations.

“I’m not interested in the revolution, I’m interested in the day after the revolution” - utterly fab keynote from Dr Miro Griffiths MBE #CDS24

In the ‘Why zines + geography beyond the academy = 💜' guide, Jen Bagelman & Daniel Jones | he/him (Newcastle University Geography) highlight how zines provide alternative methods for sharing knowledge that are often excluded from traditional academic frameworks. Learn more. 👇 rgs.org/research/resea…

Today is the launch of our Ableism & Academia virtual reading group! We're excited to see many of you there from 3pm UK time, and to chat about all things Crip Spacetime!