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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 1d

My submission Bird Skull got shortlisted for Images of Research!

Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to all those shortlisted in this year's Images of Research - including PGRs @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social & @louisekenward.bsky.social and staff researchers.
@dcahf-met.bsky.social
Take a look at the images on the link below and vote for your favourite:
www.mmu.ac.uk/research/res...

Images of Research: 2025 entries

View the images in the online gallery

www.mmu.ac.uk

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely thrilled to be working with Louise again, tx Louise and Arvon. This class is a true joy to teach.

Writing the Body: Embodied Place Writing, 2026

#CripLit

Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to be invited to run this course again with the wonderful @mailbykite.bsky.social for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon

To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...

www.arvon.org

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to be invited to run this course again with the wonderful @mailbykite.bsky.social for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon

To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...

www.arvon.org

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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Help shape the future of the health & care workforce.

We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.

BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 7d

Are you the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement?
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

ANT Homepage | ANT

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 7d

ah, I wasn't sure but thought id risk it!

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 8d

Happy birthday!!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 8d

🚸 Massive study in The Lancet of nearly half a million children & young people.

⏫ Increased risk of multisystem complications incl. POTS, kidney injury, arrthyhmias & myocarditis

👉 This is why Violet was furious @loosewomen @kayeadams

🖇️ tinyurl.com/45x4633e

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 16d

@manmetuni.bsky.social is inviting Expressions of Interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme:

#AcademicSky @leverhulme.ac.uk
www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...

Fellowship opportunities

We're committed to the development of early career researchers and support outstanding candidates to apply for externally funded research schemes.

www.mmu.ac.uk

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 10d

Expressions of Interest for the Leverhulme Fellowships invited: Applicants are asked to submit their EOIs to the relevant Department contacts (email addresses can be found below) by 3 November 2025.
www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...

Fellowship opportunities

We're committed to the development of early career researchers and support outstanding candidates to apply for externally funded research schemes.

www.mmu.ac.uk

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 11d

Fantastic news - and wonderful write up from @thebookseller.com - great spot @felinecharpentier.bsky.social @portyliterary.bsky.social
#NatureWriting #BookSky #DisabilitySky
Paperbacks of 2025:

Feline Charpentier @felinecharpentier.bsky.social · 11d

So chuffed to find this in this weeks @thebookseller.com @louisekenward.bsky.social

Bookseller article listing the top ten paperbacks not to miss in 2025, including moving mountains anthology

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Feline Charpentier @felinecharpentier.bsky.social · 11d

So chuffed to find this in this weeks @thebookseller.com @louisekenward.bsky.social

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 11d

this is amazing!! I had no idea - thank you for finding x

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Alastair @reetnortherner.bsky.social · 17d

Autism does not need to be 'cured'

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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 16d

The full video of the symposium, The Future of Northern & Arctic Islands: 2050 and Beyond, is now available on our YouTube Channel. Geopolitics, building sustainable communities, the role of language, culture and heritage and recommendations for a successful island future.

youtu.be/9yQs-Jm88hw?...

Inaugural Interdisciplinary Symposium. The Future of Northern and Arctic Islands: 2050 and Beyond.

YouTube video by UHI Institute for Northern Studies

youtu.be

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18d

BREAKING: The governments of Canada, Australia and the UK have formally recognised the Palestinian state.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lcqb2s

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Sarah Bell @sarahbell85.bsky.social · 19d

It was fab to chat with Louise on Thursday for our Disability & Climate: In Conversation With session! Thanks so much for joining! ☺️

Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 21d

It was so lovely to join @sarahbell85.bsky.social yesterday for the brilliant @sensing-climate.bsky.social series - recording, transcript & links to refs:

captions & BSL
#NatureWriting #ENvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness @leverhulme.ac.uk @ukri.org
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...

In conversation with… Louise Kenward — Sensing Climate

It was wonderful to be in conversation with Louise Kenward in this session, reflecting on key ideas within her edited anthology, ‘Moving Mountains: Writing nature through illness and disability’, and ...

sensing-climate.com

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Prof. Bethan Evans @drbevans.bsky.social · 20d

A plea to academic publishers: please stop publishing articles formatted in columns. It’s a pain for people using screen readers and is generally more difficult to read on a screen, which is likely how the majority of articles are read these days.

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 21d

thank you!! everything is crossed...

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 21d

It was so lovely to join @sarahbell85.bsky.social yesterday for the brilliant @sensing-climate.bsky.social series - recording, transcript & links to refs:

captions & BSL
#NatureWriting #ENvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness @leverhulme.ac.uk @ukri.org
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...

In conversation with… Louise Kenward — Sensing Climate

It was wonderful to be in conversation with Louise Kenward in this session, reflecting on key ideas within her edited anthology, ‘Moving Mountains: Writing nature through illness and disability’, and ...

sensing-climate.com

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Countx Chocula 🦇👻 @speedofhuman.bsky.social · 21d

I recently read the collection of essays Moving Mountains, edited by @louisekenward.bsky.social & have been working my way through those writers books & other work. They are all nature writing by disabled authors with no “nature cure” nonsense.

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Francesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · 22d

I have just gone straight ahead and deleted my account... I also spotted that AI-enhanced outputs were auto-enabled, giving academia the ability to create AI-generated reviews and podcasts!

Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 22d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 22d

Tomorrow...

Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 24d

This week from @centreplacewriting.bsky.social PGR for @sensing-climate.bsky.social event with @sarahbell85.bsky.social

- online free event Thursday at 2pm.

#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky

sensing-climate.com/events/louis...

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