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Dr Daniel P Jones

@danielpjones.bsky.social

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Crip-queer disability scholar + creative practitioner | Tourette Syndrome, Creative Research Methods, Public Space (+ more) | Bridging Fellow in Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social | Co-Lead @ndhumanities.bsky.social | www.danielpjones.com .. more

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 1d

This is how it feels to research Tourette Syndrome. My resilience is starting every single publication/presentation (in medical, social science, humanities and arts spaces alike) with "Tourette Syndrome is categorised by motor and vocal tics..." or something similar. 🫠

Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

Academia rewards resilience, by which I mean the ability to rewrite the same sentence forever

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

Academia rewards resilience, by which I mean the ability to rewrite the same sentence forever

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 2d

🛞 How might wheeled technologies, such as bicycles, wheelchairs, skateboards, and prams, afford different experiences of space, mobility, and performance?

Catch up on the recent Wheely Workshop hosted by our Moving Bodies Lab here! 👇
medhumsplatform.org/a-wheely-wor...

A Wheely Workshop with the Moving Bodies Lab

A one-day workshop hosted by the Moving Bodies Lab explores and engages with an array of wheeled technologies: bicycles, wheelchairs, skateboards and prams.

medhumsplatform.org

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing, I'll signpost them to you to reach out to! Thanks!

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 2d

I've got a student who would love to do some #PhD research on #TouretteSyndrome and the dismantling of the invisible/visible disability binary. Is there anyone in my network in the UK who is accepting #SocialScience PhD students / sponsoring them for #ESRC funding?

#TS #AcademicSky

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 3d

Something doesn't sit well with me, seeing the same people in the Tourettic (Read: #TouretteSyndrome) community who publicly accuse social media creators of faking tics whilst simultaneously being excited about a non-Tourettic actor *acting* #TS in the new "I Swear" film...

#ISwear #Tics #Tourette

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 4d

Hi BlueSky. Here's your semi-regular reminder to stop calling people 'dumb' (or things like this) for their political views... or *anything* for that matter! Your ableism is not excused just because you identify as left-wing. 🫠

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 13d

Added a couple of new additions to the hand-poked tattoo collection today!

#Tattoo #HandPoked

The back of Daniel's calf with lots of thick lined tattoos in black ink, including a large eagle design and a new tattoo of handwritten text that reads "free the people"

The right side of Daniel's lower legs can be seen, featuring a new doodle-styled tattoo of a cat in a wonky frame, below an older abstract floral design.

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 13d

UKIP have been given permission to march through Newcastle City Centre tomorrow to a hotel housing asylum seekers and people with refugee status.

Please email complaints and concerns to Northumbria Police and Newcastle politicians (MPs and councillors).

Link to template letter in alt text.

Screenshot of a call from ne.antifascist on Insta to write and complain about permission given to UKIP to march through Newcastle tomorrow.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh5sfD6VRAtQ1kdF-AaZMx1ZGILzOVWMcwApC2gmdFA/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to welcome @danielpjones.bsky.social, who joins us as a Bridging Fellow in the Moving Bodies Lab and @dusportexsci.bsky.social.

Find out more about Daniel's work on embodied experiences of Tourette Syndrome & the development of creative, inclusive research methods 🤩

Introducing Daniel P. Jones: New Bridging Fellow in the Moving Bodies Lab

Find out more about new Bridging Fellow Daniel in our interview exploring his research and interests.

medhumsplatform.org

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks Joe! :)

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 18d

@uofglasgow.bsky.social PGR Rhiannon Hawkins is launching her report 'Mental Health Vulnerability Index (MHVI): preparing communities, societies and authorities for the impacts of climate change on mental health' soon in London - Kudos!

book a place are below:

www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

Launch Event: Warnings for Mental Health During Climatic Extremes

Join the UCL Warning Research Centre to launch the world’s first mental health index by Rhiannon Hawkins, with panel discussants including Prof Virginia Murray, followed by a Q&A.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 18d

Today is my first day as a Bridging Fellow in Medical Humanities at @durhamimh.bsky.social! You can find out a bit about me and my work on this blog post! 😄

medhumsplatform.org/introducing-...

Introducing Daniel P. Jones: New Bridging Fellow in the Moving Bodies Lab

Find out more about new Bridging Fellow Daniel in our interview exploring his research and interests.

medhumsplatform.org

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 21d

Social media app notifications are getting wild. Why am I being notified that someone "has commented on a post you haven't seen"? These apps are getting desperate to get people's attention now...

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 22d

Likewise!!

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 22d

Had a wonderful day at the Wheely Workshop with @durhamimh.bsky.social and the Moving Bodies Lab today. My notepad and brain are full of thoughts to reflect on about things ranging from mountain biking to prams to museums, all connecting disability, moving bodies, and public space 🤩

#AcademicSky

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 23d

The face of a cat who woke her humans up at 4am by punching them - still adorable though 😄😸

A calico cat lies upside down, get head peeking out of a cardboard box

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23d

This hits pretty hard, from the chair of the UN commission on Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 24d

In a moment of impulsivity I entered the ballot for the Great North Run 2026...I'm excited to announce that I was *unsuccessful* in getting a place and that I can continue to run casually this year 😂

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 24d

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says

The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 26d

So glad it was of use!! Happy to chat more if you have questions 😁

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 28d

I’m so glad that you found use in this, we need to see more of these conversations! Today is actually my last day working on the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Cultures team, but the project website and future updates can be found at sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc ☺️

WAARC: A Wellcome Trust Institutional Funding for Research Culture Award

Promoting Anti-ableism in the University

sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

Ooh this is such a fun response! I'm literally just using an Asda branded A4 notebook here, but I swear by Leuchtturm dotted notebooks when I can get my hands on them for cheap! The fountain pen is a fine-tipped Kaweco Classic Sport in the colour 'honey', and I'm using Kaweco Royal Blue ink! 🤩

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 29d

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

I thoroughly agree with Rob's call to share our practice, especially as geographers for whom many find ourselves working geographically from outside of geography departments, myself included. Lots of food for thought. For now, here's what today's practice looks like (In addition to BlueSky babbling)

A yellow fountain pen with a gold nib and the pen's lid lie on top of a lined notebook, with scribbly notes taken in a dark blue ink.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

My PhD supervisor @whatisrobshaw.bsky.social recently published a great paper that explores what geography 'looks' like, calling for autonomous ways of sharing images of our practice to diversity what geography looks like. Definitely worth a read if you get a chance!

doi.org/10.1111/area...

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library

This paper finds that higher education institutional websites present a homogeneous and narrow range of images in their depictions of academic geography. These images show geographical education and ...

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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June Martin @theworldsgreatestwriter.com · 29d

They’ll ask you to mourn the deaths they mourn, and no others. They’ll ask you to cherish the lives they cherish, and no others.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

It was such a pleasure to be a part of two of these episodes, and I can't wait to share it with you all!

Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

My colleague and friend @elainagmamaril.bsky.social has produced this podcast as a part of the @wellcometrust.bsky.social Anti-Ableist Research Cultures project! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of Cripping Research Culture - Ep 1 releases October 2025! 😍

open.spotify.com/show/0f38to7...

WAARC presents: Cripping Research Culture

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 29d

WAARC presents: Cripping Research Culture

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks Ria, that means a lot! I know @durhamimh.bsky.social has more reflections and resources in the works in relation to the conference, so definitely keep an eye out over there if this is of interest! 😀