Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
@kenglish.bsky.social
Quantitative Methods Lecturer & researcher in survey representation of LGBTI+ populations
https://kenglish95.github.io
https://kenglish95.github.io
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Have been included in a collection of online resources for teaching research methods produced by the @ncrm.ac.uk .
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Day 8 of #ResearchAdvent - Challenge
Right now the challenge I’m facing is trying to kick this flu. Was feeling better then was up all last night with a fever. Though generally the biggest challenge I face is the ever present transphobia & cis folks lack of awareness of it in academia.
Right now the challenge I’m facing is trying to kick this flu. Was feeling better then was up all last night with a fever. Though generally the biggest challenge I face is the ever present transphobia & cis folks lack of awareness of it in academia.
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Day 8 of #ResearchAdvent - Challenge
Right now the challenge I’m facing is trying to kick this flu. Was feeling better then was up all last night with a fever. Though generally the biggest challenge I face is the ever present transphobia & cis folks lack of awareness of it in academia.
Right now the challenge I’m facing is trying to kick this flu. Was feeling better then was up all last night with a fever. Though generally the biggest challenge I face is the ever present transphobia & cis folks lack of awareness of it in academia.
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
Half of Labour’s policies are just “work or die“ and the other half are “just die“ cause you don’t deserve to be part of our society
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Half of Labour’s policies are just “work or die“ and the other half are “just die“ cause you don’t deserve to be part of our society
Day 7 of #ResearchAdvent - Read
Used to be really into setting reading goals. I still do it but less to compete with myself and more to check in on my work/life balance. If I don’t read at least 2 books a month I know I’m over doing it. Here are two I’m hoping to get to over the holidays.
Used to be really into setting reading goals. I still do it but less to compete with myself and more to check in on my work/life balance. If I don’t read at least 2 books a month I know I’m over doing it. Here are two I’m hoping to get to over the holidays.
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Day 7 of #ResearchAdvent - Read
Used to be really into setting reading goals. I still do it but less to compete with myself and more to check in on my work/life balance. If I don’t read at least 2 books a month I know I’m over doing it. Here are two I’m hoping to get to over the holidays.
Used to be really into setting reading goals. I still do it but less to compete with myself and more to check in on my work/life balance. If I don’t read at least 2 books a month I know I’m over doing it. Here are two I’m hoping to get to over the holidays.
Got this snazzy toolbox for my art supplies! This is barely even half of them, though it is most of the stuff I use. Will be having a big clear out over the holidays and donating a bunch. Checked out some sketchbook pages from the past couple of years in the process.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Got this snazzy toolbox for my art supplies! This is barely even half of them, though it is most of the stuff I use. Will be having a big clear out over the holidays and donating a bunch. Checked out some sketchbook pages from the past couple of years in the process.
Day 6 of #ResearchAdvent - Joy
Graduating from my PhD the same day as my first undergrad dissertation supervisee got their 1st class honours degree was pretty joyous! Got everything crossed at the moment that they can get some PhD funding. So excited to see more research from them!
Graduating from my PhD the same day as my first undergrad dissertation supervisee got their 1st class honours degree was pretty joyous! Got everything crossed at the moment that they can get some PhD funding. So excited to see more research from them!
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Day 6 of #ResearchAdvent - Joy
Graduating from my PhD the same day as my first undergrad dissertation supervisee got their 1st class honours degree was pretty joyous! Got everything crossed at the moment that they can get some PhD funding. So excited to see more research from them!
Graduating from my PhD the same day as my first undergrad dissertation supervisee got their 1st class honours degree was pretty joyous! Got everything crossed at the moment that they can get some PhD funding. So excited to see more research from them!
Day 4 of #ResearchAdvent - Engagment
Last week I taught a fun session on dissemination where I got to discuss ways to promote engagement with our work outside of academic writing. I shared with my undergrads that I see teaching methods as an important part of my research dissemination.
Last week I taught a fun session on dissemination where I got to discuss ways to promote engagement with our work outside of academic writing. I shared with my undergrads that I see teaching methods as an important part of my research dissemination.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Day 4 of #ResearchAdvent - Engagment
Last week I taught a fun session on dissemination where I got to discuss ways to promote engagement with our work outside of academic writing. I shared with my undergrads that I see teaching methods as an important part of my research dissemination.
Last week I taught a fun session on dissemination where I got to discuss ways to promote engagement with our work outside of academic writing. I shared with my undergrads that I see teaching methods as an important part of my research dissemination.
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
Girlguiding and the WI have announced new policies that exclude trans women and girls.
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Girlguiding and the WI have announced new policies that exclude trans women and girls.
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
The general undertones of eugenics in British politics has got rather loud of late 🙃
I just want to know why the Health Secretary seems to continually fight on the side of Disease.
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The general undertones of eugenics in British politics has got rather loud of late 🙃
Day 4 of #ResearchAdvent - Hope
Recon I will mention this for a few of these prompts but the energy behind the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies gives me hope. Been great seeing the impressive works of resistance from colleagues & students 🏳️⚧️
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
Recon I will mention this for a few of these prompts but the energy behind the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies gives me hope. Been great seeing the impressive works of resistance from colleagues & students 🏳️⚧️
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Day 4 of #ResearchAdvent - Hope
Recon I will mention this for a few of these prompts but the energy behind the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies gives me hope. Been great seeing the impressive works of resistance from colleagues & students 🏳️⚧️
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
Recon I will mention this for a few of these prompts but the energy behind the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies gives me hope. Been great seeing the impressive works of resistance from colleagues & students 🏳️⚧️
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
Day 3 of #ResearchAdvent - Appreciation
I appreciate my admin colleagues without whom I would be wandering around having no clue where I’m meant to be or what I’m meant to be doing. They don’t get enough credit for keeping academics on track. Must be like herding pretentious cats.
I appreciate my admin colleagues without whom I would be wandering around having no clue where I’m meant to be or what I’m meant to be doing. They don’t get enough credit for keeping academics on track. Must be like herding pretentious cats.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Day 3 of #ResearchAdvent - Appreciation
I appreciate my admin colleagues without whom I would be wandering around having no clue where I’m meant to be or what I’m meant to be doing. They don’t get enough credit for keeping academics on track. Must be like herding pretentious cats.
I appreciate my admin colleagues without whom I would be wandering around having no clue where I’m meant to be or what I’m meant to be doing. They don’t get enough credit for keeping academics on track. Must be like herding pretentious cats.
Day 2 of #ResearchAdvent - Values and Ethics
I’m ill so this will be brief. I take a human rights approach to my work & place particular emphasis on autonomy, privacy and feminist conceptualisations of consent.
In my data representation work this informs my centering of overlooked groups.
I’m ill so this will be brief. I take a human rights approach to my work & place particular emphasis on autonomy, privacy and feminist conceptualisations of consent.
In my data representation work this informs my centering of overlooked groups.
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Day 2 of #ResearchAdvent - Values and Ethics
I’m ill so this will be brief. I take a human rights approach to my work & place particular emphasis on autonomy, privacy and feminist conceptualisations of consent.
In my data representation work this informs my centering of overlooked groups.
I’m ill so this will be brief. I take a human rights approach to my work & place particular emphasis on autonomy, privacy and feminist conceptualisations of consent.
In my data representation work this informs my centering of overlooked groups.
Day 1 of #ResearchAdvent
I’m a Sociology Lecturer primarily teaching quantitative methods. Have researched how population surveys represent sex,gender & sexuality. My work focuses on queering methods & pedagogies. Thinking a lot about if/how data representation can be used for oppressed groups.
I’m a Sociology Lecturer primarily teaching quantitative methods. Have researched how population surveys represent sex,gender & sexuality. My work focuses on queering methods & pedagogies. Thinking a lot about if/how data representation can be used for oppressed groups.
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Day 1 of #ResearchAdvent
I’m a Sociology Lecturer primarily teaching quantitative methods. Have researched how population surveys represent sex,gender & sexuality. My work focuses on queering methods & pedagogies. Thinking a lot about if/how data representation can be used for oppressed groups.
I’m a Sociology Lecturer primarily teaching quantitative methods. Have researched how population surveys represent sex,gender & sexuality. My work focuses on queering methods & pedagogies. Thinking a lot about if/how data representation can be used for oppressed groups.
Just read a lovely message from one of my students. Hope students know how much we appreciate their feedback, positive and negative (although the positive does really keep us motivated 😅) 🥰
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just read a lovely message from one of my students. Hope students know how much we appreciate their feedback, positive and negative (although the positive does really keep us motivated 😅) 🥰
Just finished a pile of marking meaning I’m entering the most magical time of year: The week with little or no teaching and no marking 🤩🤣
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just finished a pile of marking meaning I’m entering the most magical time of year: The week with little or no teaching and no marking 🤩🤣
Excited for tomorrow’s final Research Design & Method Selection session. Going to discuss data visualisation & dissemination. Calling upon my favourite Tidy Tuesday entries from @nrennie.bsky.social & @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social ‘s ethnodrama “As Is”.
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Excited for tomorrow’s final Research Design & Method Selection session. Going to discuss data visualisation & dissemination. Calling upon my favourite Tidy Tuesday entries from @nrennie.bsky.social & @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social ‘s ethnodrama “As Is”.
Excited for tomorrow’s final Research Design & Method Selection session. Going to discuss data visualisation & dissemination. Calling upon my favourite Tidy Tuesday entries from @nrennie.bsky.social & @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social ‘s ethnodrama “As Is”.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Excited for tomorrow’s final Research Design & Method Selection session. Going to discuss data visualisation & dissemination. Calling upon my favourite Tidy Tuesday entries from @nrennie.bsky.social & @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social ‘s ethnodrama “As Is”.
Very fond of my wee home office 🥰
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Very fond of my wee home office 🥰
Some glass half full (of shitt) thinking here: The “let’s be as explicitly cruel as possible” approach anti trans and anti migrant bigots are taking is going to backfire on them. Makes the job of communicating why solidarity & resistance is important soo much easier.
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Some glass half full (of shitt) thinking here: The “let’s be as explicitly cruel as possible” approach anti trans and anti migrant bigots are taking is going to backfire on them. Makes the job of communicating why solidarity & resistance is important soo much easier.
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
When the time comes that people have to at least act as if they care about trans people, do not forget and do not forgive a single person associated with this who isn’t speaking out about it now.
Don’t let them say it was a different time. Don’t let them say they didn’t know. We know.
Don’t let them say it was a different time. Don’t let them say they didn’t know. We know.
For Women Scotland wins Public Campaign or Campaigner of the Year at The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2025, in association with ScottishPower
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
#politicianawards25
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
#politicianawards25
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
When the time comes that people have to at least act as if they care about trans people, do not forget and do not forgive a single person associated with this who isn’t speaking out about it now.
Don’t let them say it was a different time. Don’t let them say they didn’t know. We know.
Don’t let them say it was a different time. Don’t let them say they didn’t know. We know.
Nice Birthday week news: Will be speaking at two things at the 75th @britsoci.bsky.social conference! Myself and @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social are presenting on queering research methods & the role of teaching as a form of resistance.
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Nice Birthday week news: Will be speaking at two things at the 75th @britsoci.bsky.social conference! Myself and @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social are presenting on queering research methods & the role of teaching as a form of resistance.
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
I feel personally attacked by this meme
It's about that time of year again....
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I feel personally attacked by this meme
It’s my 30th today so celebrating by actually taking a coffee+drawing break on my busy teaching day! Second year in a row my Birthday has fallen on my busiest day 😅
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It’s my 30th today so celebrating by actually taking a coffee+drawing break on my busy teaching day! Second year in a row my Birthday has fallen on my busiest day 😅
Solidarity with Edinburgh colleagues!
Don't cross the picket line!
We are on strike because of UoE's budget cuts that have and will affect students and staff.
We are striking for a better university, join us!
#StopTheCuts
We are on strike because of UoE's budget cuts that have and will affect students and staff.
We are striking for a better university, join us!
#StopTheCuts
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Solidarity with Edinburgh colleagues!