Karis Welch
@kariswelch.bsky.social
Research communicator, specialising in interdisciplinarity.
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Bookish, writer, feminist, left. She/Her
Fiction work at https://bsky.app/profile/karisdowsell.bsky.social
Most of these views belong to someone else.
Bookish, writer, feminist, left. She/Her
Fiction work at https://bsky.app/profile/karisdowsell.bsky.social
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Nice one, Zadie Smith.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Nice one, Zadie Smith.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Child poverty across the UK is at a record high of 31%. Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would lift 630,000 children out of absolute poverty. Green councillor Martin Hey speaks to the Calderdale Lead, urging an end to the ‘cruel’ policy: calderdale.thelead.uk/i/178399372/...
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Child poverty across the UK is at a record high of 31%. Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would lift 630,000 children out of absolute poverty. Green councillor Martin Hey speaks to the Calderdale Lead, urging an end to the ‘cruel’ policy: calderdale.thelead.uk/i/178399372/...
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Congratulations to Horizons Platform and Global Crucible participant Prof Philippe Gradidge ahead of his inaugural professorial lecture tomorrow!
For more information on how to attend or watch, please visit the Wits website: www.wits.ac.za/events-archi...
For more information on how to attend or watch, please visit the Wits website: www.wits.ac.za/events-archi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Congratulations to Horizons Platform and Global Crucible participant Prof Philippe Gradidge ahead of his inaugural professorial lecture tomorrow!
For more information on how to attend or watch, please visit the Wits website: www.wits.ac.za/events-archi...
For more information on how to attend or watch, please visit the Wits website: www.wits.ac.za/events-archi...
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Wainhouse will be a new ward in the Calderdale Local Elections this coming May. Join us for Wainhouse Action Day Sunday, 16 November @ 11am in Crow Wood Park (from 1pm @ Wainhouse Tavern). It's a great chance to meet local Green Party campaigners while helping new Green candidates get elected! 🌱 💚
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Wainhouse will be a new ward in the Calderdale Local Elections this coming May. Join us for Wainhouse Action Day Sunday, 16 November @ 11am in Crow Wood Park (from 1pm @ Wainhouse Tavern). It's a great chance to meet local Green Party campaigners while helping new Green candidates get elected! 🌱 💚
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I have absolutely zero doubt that Reform UK's plan for small business will basically consist of "supply-side reforms" that end up deregulating employees into having lower pay and fewer rights. That's a guarantee.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I have absolutely zero doubt that Reform UK's plan for small business will basically consist of "supply-side reforms" that end up deregulating employees into having lower pay and fewer rights. That's a guarantee.
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In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that climate impacts must be considered in planning decisions.
Yet councils are allowing mega farms to conceal their emissions.
Thirty-five developments have routinely ignored or downplayed the industry’s carbon footprint.
Yet councils are allowing mega farms to conceal their emissions.
Thirty-five developments have routinely ignored or downplayed the industry’s carbon footprint.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that climate impacts must be considered in planning decisions.
Yet councils are allowing mega farms to conceal their emissions.
Thirty-five developments have routinely ignored or downplayed the industry’s carbon footprint.
Yet councils are allowing mega farms to conceal their emissions.
Thirty-five developments have routinely ignored or downplayed the industry’s carbon footprint.
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Joining is easy! join.greenparty.org.uk
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Joining is easy! join.greenparty.org.uk
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Are you an early career researcher working in healthy buildings?
The Healthy Buildings Network at @universityofleeds.bsky.social have launched a small-grant call for ECRs, looking to support small-scale impact activities, such as seminars, workshops or hackathons.
Take a look for more information 👇
The Healthy Buildings Network at @universityofleeds.bsky.social have launched a small-grant call for ECRs, looking to support small-scale impact activities, such as seminars, workshops or hackathons.
Take a look for more information 👇
#ecrfunding #healthybuildings #interdisciplinaryresearch #universityofleeds #sustainability #researchopportunities | Marco-Felipe King
Calling all Early-Career Researchers at the University of Leeds!
As one of the leads for the Horizons Institute Healthy Buildings Network (check us out at https://lnkd.in/daJgB87Q), I'm happy to laun...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Are you an early career researcher working in healthy buildings?
The Healthy Buildings Network at @universityofleeds.bsky.social have launched a small-grant call for ECRs, looking to support small-scale impact activities, such as seminars, workshops or hackathons.
Take a look for more information 👇
The Healthy Buildings Network at @universityofleeds.bsky.social have launched a small-grant call for ECRs, looking to support small-scale impact activities, such as seminars, workshops or hackathons.
Take a look for more information 👇
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Bradford Greens loved seeing the energy and enthusiasm at today's Yorkshire & the Humber Green Party regional conference 💚💚💚
➡️ Let's get more Greens elected!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
➡️ Let's get more Greens elected!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Packed out room at the Leeds Bangladeshi Centre for our regional party AGM, the energy in the room is phenomenal! Loads of new members full of energy and raring to get to work!
Next stop Peterborough!
Next stop Peterborough!
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bradford Greens loved seeing the energy and enthusiasm at today's Yorkshire & the Humber Green Party regional conference 💚💚💚
➡️ Let's get more Greens elected!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
➡️ Let's get more Greens elected!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
So very, very done with fireworks now, and we don’t even have pets. There’s been so little let-up this year. Constant explosions for a week.
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So very, very done with fireworks now, and we don’t even have pets. There’s been so little let-up this year. Constant explosions for a week.
'"Other shareholder meetings are snoozefests but ours are bangers. Look at this. This is sick," he added.'
Sick is the right word, although perhaps not in the way he meant it. £1tn for one man, while more than half the planet are struggling to live in basic human dignity.
Sick is the right word, although perhaps not in the way he meant it. £1tn for one man, while more than half the planet are struggling to live in basic human dignity.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
'"Other shareholder meetings are snoozefests but ours are bangers. Look at this. This is sick," he added.'
Sick is the right word, although perhaps not in the way he meant it. £1tn for one man, while more than half the planet are struggling to live in basic human dignity.
Sick is the right word, although perhaps not in the way he meant it. £1tn for one man, while more than half the planet are struggling to live in basic human dignity.
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Reform voters on the reintroduction of flogging...
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reform voters on the reintroduction of flogging...
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Reform supporters should be polled on a reintroduction of the ducking stool.
With Maurice Glasman and Dominic Lawson calling for the return of the stocks, we find most Britons opposed - although Reform voters are divided
All Britons: 21% support / 72% oppose
Lib Dem: 12% / 85%
Labour: 12% / 83%
Green: 13% / 82%
Con: 28% / 64%
Reform: 43% / 48%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
All Britons: 21% support / 72% oppose
Lib Dem: 12% / 85%
Labour: 12% / 83%
Green: 13% / 82%
Con: 28% / 64%
Reform: 43% / 48%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reform supporters should be polled on a reintroduction of the ducking stool.
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Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Always lovely putting this newsletter together - and it was great to see such varied activities from our research networks.
Want a quick look at what our Challenge Theme Networks have been up to over the past month? Or to find some opportunities for interdisciplinary conversations before the end of the year?
Take a look at our November newsletter: sway.cloud.microsoft/MAQ4YwGMYAkK...
Take a look at our November newsletter: sway.cloud.microsoft/MAQ4YwGMYAkK...
Horizons Institute November newsletter
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November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Always lovely putting this newsletter together - and it was great to see such varied activities from our research networks.
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Incredibly sad story, and hugely alarming too edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
edition.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Incredibly sad story, and hugely alarming too edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Milka Chocolate Peace
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Milka Chocolate Peace
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As part of their activities to better understand the interconnections of the crises that are all around us, the Polycrisis Network have awarded funding to five small projects that either examine an aspect of polycrisis, or its broader theme — including work that challenges the polycrisis framing 👇
Broadening our understanding of the Polycrisis
Polycrisis, by its very nature, covers a broad, diverse and interconnected set of themes. In order to explore the concept of polycrisis as…
medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As part of their activities to better understand the interconnections of the crises that are all around us, the Polycrisis Network have awarded funding to five small projects that either examine an aspect of polycrisis, or its broader theme — including work that challenges the polycrisis framing 👇
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The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
Amazing bravery. Thoughts are with Samir and his family, hopefully he'll be on the mend and back with them soon.
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The family of Samir Zitouni, say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Amazing bravery. Thoughts are with Samir and his family, hopefully he'll be on the mend and back with them soon.
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Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video on.ft.com/47lZDc1
Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video
Surveillance footage showed alleged abuse of Palestinian inmate at notorious Israeli prison
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video on.ft.com/47lZDc1
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Researchers are increasingly looking to interdisciplinarity to find new perspectives on their own work, but how can this work in practice?
Join us for our next Insight Series session to explore how this works in an art-science dialogue 👇
📅 Weds 5 Nov
🕙 10 - 11am
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Join us for our next Insight Series session to explore how this works in an art-science dialogue 👇
📅 Weds 5 Nov
🕙 10 - 11am
🌐 Online
Insight Series: A Science-Art Dialogue
Creatively Reimagining observation techniques for medical research, with Kelly Cumberland, Dr Heiko Wurdak and Dr Sabrina Samuel
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Researchers are increasingly looking to interdisciplinarity to find new perspectives on their own work, but how can this work in practice?
Join us for our next Insight Series session to explore how this works in an art-science dialogue 👇
📅 Weds 5 Nov
🕙 10 - 11am
🌐 Online
Join us for our next Insight Series session to explore how this works in an art-science dialogue 👇
📅 Weds 5 Nov
🕙 10 - 11am
🌐 Online