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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood

@jpandyawood.bsky.social

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Social policy academic and Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at University of Nottingham Malaysia. Author of The Kindness Fix, out in all good bookshops on 19th Nov 2024. Interests: politics, policy, food and running.

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Kindness Fix is out today! 🎈 Please spread the word!

This book comes from a place of frustration with the state of our politics and the ways in which we often mistreat those most in need.

But we can do things very differently…

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-kindness...

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · May 1

Delighted to be returning to our UK campus next week to deliver a talk on the Kindness Fix. If you’re around, please do join us on Thursday 8th May for a conversation about the power and potential of compassion. thekindnessfix.com/events

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Apr 18

Ivor Daniel. Rest in power, my guide, philosopher and friend: jjwood01.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/d...

Dear Ivor, you’ll never know the impact you had.

On Monday, I received a message from an old friend to let me know that Ivor Daniel had passed away following a freak accident. I am still in shock at this news. I was trying to recall the last tim…

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Feb 17

I had such a wonderful time launching The Kindness Fix in Malaysia last weekend with an event hosted by University of Nottingham. Thanks to friends, colleagues and students for joining me! ❤️🙏Pleased the book is now available here from litbooks.com.my/product/the-...

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thank you so much to all those who came along to the first of my book launch/talk events at De Montfort University yesterday! It was so lovely to be able to share thekindnessfix.com story with you all 🙏. Looking forward to doing more of this in 2025!

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Dec 20

Thanks Carrie. Have a fun trip and give my love to Bristol! Hopefully see you on a future visit.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 11

Hundreds of thousands hit by ruinous carer’s allowance penalties, audit shows

Campaigners say NAO report shows impact of DWP staffing decisions and failure to address flaws in benefit’s design Hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were hit with ruinous penalties for minor breaches of carer’s allowance rules in the five years…

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Dec 9

Nice 😊 🥳

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Dec 7

So excited to be returning to my alma mater for the first of my 2025 book events. If you’re around on 9th January, please do come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-kindne...

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 29

Can my students pitch a policy problem in the time it takes to cross half the bridge at West Lake? With no tech, and only what they have in their hearts & heads, they rose to the challenge. it’s good to remember that a great teaching and learning moment can happen anywhere we want it to happen.

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Monash CliComm @monashclicomm.bsky.social · Nov 26

With climate change in focus following COP29, our Malaysia node wrote two articles for 360info one on what the Loss and Damage Fund means for Indigenous communities, and the other on the vital role of women in climate change adaptation across Southeast Asia 👉https://www.monash.edu/mcccrh/news

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you for this, Hannah. Brilliant and desperately needed.

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · Nov 26

I wrote about the way the SEND crisis is quietly unpicking women's lives - destroying careers, dismantling relationships, damaging physical and mental health.

And all this goes on unacknowledged.

Long read for The i Paper:

inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

'I quit to fight for my son': how the SEND crisis is wrecking women's careers

Four in 10 parents of children with special educational needs have stopped working, and mothers are hit the hardest

inews.co.uk

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 23

Yes they were super helpful - also found a plug in thing that shows you which of your twitter friends are on Bluesky. Used it before the recent mass exodus so may try it again

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 22

Yay! Thank you so very much my wonderful old friend. Hope you enjoy it and look forward to hearing what you think ❤️🙏

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Rupert Leslie @hoffiot.bsky.social · Nov 22

It's arrived! Looking forward to reading my old work colleague @jpandyawood.bsky.social new book. Available in your usual book places.

Met Jason 20 years ago, right at the start of my career. Such a kind hearted, compassionate man who deeply cares about the most vulnerable people in society.

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 21

Very sad news. Rest in power John.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 21

John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86

Former trade union activist who had Alzheimer's died peacefully at care home, says family The former British deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family has announced. His family said he had “spent his life trying to improve the…

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 21

John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 19

Welcome to the happy place 👋🏻

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 19

@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social welcome Tom!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Nov 18

The Telegraph has managed to get a 14 word headline & a news story out of a 4 word tweet, in their continued attempt to treat any impulsive Musk utterance as newsworthy

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 17

Bet that food’s well cold. Grim.

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 16

The Kindness Fix - out in just a few days time! thekindnessfix.com

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 15

Welcome! 🤗

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 15

Bit of after thunderstorms haze over here in Malaysia for you

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 15

The X-it is wonderful. Nice to see my timeline starting to fill up with familiar faces. Hope we reach the tipping point.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Nov 13

NEW: The closure of youth clubs in the 2010s led to increased offending and worse GSCE results.

Teenagers entitled to free school meals were most affected.

Read @carmenvillaecon’s briefing: https://buff.ly/4fIiRK7

Read the working paper: https://buff.ly/3APnHq6

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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 12

Counting down...
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Dr Jason Pandya-Wood @jpandyawood.bsky.social · Nov 6

So many thoughts swirling around in my head right now but two are chief amongst them. 1) Pre election punditry is a dead art form. 2) There is a deep and entrenched grievance manifesting in different ways across the world that we are failing to fully understand.