Dr Jess Mannion
@drjessmannion.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
And that’s a wrap! 🎓Just finished an incredible semester teaching at The Institute of Foundation Studies at Arden University Leeds. Two brilliant student groups, a supportive team, & a truly rewarding experience from start to finish.
Now to tackle the marking! #University
Now to tackle the marking! #University
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And that’s a wrap! 🎓Just finished an incredible semester teaching at The Institute of Foundation Studies at Arden University Leeds. Two brilliant student groups, a supportive team, & a truly rewarding experience from start to finish.
Now to tackle the marking! #University
Now to tackle the marking! #University
One of my favourite things to do! Drawing comics with Steve and Bryan for our research! 🙂 Love how technology can bring us together from Ireland, the U.K and the U.S.A! #LoveResearch #Comics #SexEducation #DisabilityStudies #CreativeMethods
June 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One of my favourite things to do! Drawing comics with Steve and Bryan for our research! 🙂 Love how technology can bring us together from Ireland, the U.K and the U.S.A! #LoveResearch #Comics #SexEducation #DisabilityStudies #CreativeMethods
Had a fantastic time at the Inclusive Creative Research Symposium @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. Grateful to share our research & learn about fantastic projects. Thanks to Matthew, Daniel & Kelsie for an inspiring event!
#LearningDisabilityWeek #CreativeResearch #InclusiveResearch #Disability
June 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Had a fantastic time at the Inclusive Creative Research Symposium @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. Grateful to share our research & learn about fantastic projects. Thanks to Matthew, Daniel & Kelsie for an inspiring event!
#LearningDisabilityWeek #CreativeResearch #InclusiveResearch #Disability
I had such a lovely day at @sheffielduni.bsky.social
with The Participatory Research Network. I really enjoyed facilitating the workshop on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis with such a fantastic group of PGR’s & ECR’s. #DataAnalysis @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
with The Participatory Research Network. I really enjoyed facilitating the workshop on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis with such a fantastic group of PGR’s & ECR’s. #DataAnalysis @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I had such a lovely day at @sheffielduni.bsky.social
with The Participatory Research Network. I really enjoyed facilitating the workshop on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis with such a fantastic group of PGR’s & ECR’s. #DataAnalysis @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
with The Participatory Research Network. I really enjoyed facilitating the workshop on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis with such a fantastic group of PGR’s & ECR’s. #DataAnalysis @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
If you need me I’ll be in the beautiful Brotherton Library FOREVER!! ♥️ 📚
April 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you need me I’ll be in the beautiful Brotherton Library FOREVER!! ♥️ 📚
Had the best first day at the University of Leeds. So excited about this research project 🙂🙂🙂
April 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Had the best first day at the University of Leeds. So excited about this research project 🙂🙂🙂
Saying goodbye to some of the Health and Social Care students today
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Saying goodbye to some of the Health and Social Care students today
After 2 years at Manchester Metropolitan University, that’s all Folks! I had a lovely last day with students who also have me emotional leaving! 😭 I will miss them and the lovely staff team in the School of Social Care & Social Work, as well as academics in Manchester Law School.
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
After 2 years at Manchester Metropolitan University, that’s all Folks! I had a lovely last day with students who also have me emotional leaving! 😭 I will miss them and the lovely staff team in the School of Social Care & Social Work, as well as academics in Manchester Law School.
Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪
March 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪
And today’s teaching prop! We had fun in class today, singing Xmas songs, Irish dancing, ironing, dancing to baby shark, playing air guitar, it was everybody’s birthday & there was even a proposal! The best way to teach how to form an argument & write critically! 😊 #teaching
February 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
And today’s teaching prop! We had fun in class today, singing Xmas songs, Irish dancing, ironing, dancing to baby shark, playing air guitar, it was everybody’s birthday & there was even a proposal! The best way to teach how to form an argument & write critically! 😊 #teaching
What a great day at the British Academy Early Career Research Network event. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @britishacademy.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What a great day at the British Academy Early Career Research Network event. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @britishacademy.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social
Excited to be at the @britishacademy.bsky.social
Early Career Research Network event. Delighted that my research will be showcased in this afternoons exhibition. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @learningmet.bsky.social
Early Career Research Network event. Delighted that my research will be showcased in this afternoons exhibition. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @learningmet.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Excited to be at the @britishacademy.bsky.social
Early Career Research Network event. Delighted that my research will be showcased in this afternoons exhibition. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @learningmet.bsky.social
Early Career Research Network event. Delighted that my research will be showcased in this afternoons exhibition. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @learningmet.bsky.social
3.5 hours, 3 trains & 2 Ubers later and I’m here 😊
February 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
3.5 hours, 3 trains & 2 Ubers later and I’m here 😊
Excited to be at the @ncrm.ac.uk creative writing and social research event ‘whose words are they anyway?’
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Excited to be at the @ncrm.ac.uk creative writing and social research event ‘whose words are they anyway?’
Another 2,160 words of my article written this afternoon, that I will redraft later this evening! A productive writing day! Now out to play in the snow with my 7 year old!
January 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another 2,160 words of my article written this afternoon, that I will redraft later this evening! A productive writing day! Now out to play in the snow with my 7 year old!
Good to be back! It’s been a while. @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social #WritersHour
January 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good to be back! It’s been a while. @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social #WritersHour
Not a bad first day of writing! 1,242 words. May come back later this evening 😊
January 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Not a bad first day of writing! 1,242 words. May come back later this evening 😊
Took an extra weeks annual leave to write a journal article. Nice to be back at my desk on this snowy morning. Here we go! #writer #researcher
January 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Took an extra weeks annual leave to write a journal article. Nice to be back at my desk on this snowy morning. Here we go! #writer #researcher
Whoop! My out of office is on! Guess what I’ll be doing 📚 😊 I love teaching but it’s been a tough semester. We don’t get long holidays like back home so I’ve booked extra annual leave so I can get a good break & then hide away in a library and get some writing done 🎅 #Christmas
December 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Whoop! My out of office is on! Guess what I’ll be doing 📚 😊 I love teaching but it’s been a tough semester. We don’t get long holidays like back home so I’ve booked extra annual leave so I can get a good break & then hide away in a library and get some writing done 🎅 #Christmas
My last meeting of the year has been one of my favourites. Drawing comics together with Steve from the USA and Bryan from Ireland. It’s been the most amazing creative research project 😊 #research
December 18, 2024 at 7:32 PM
My last meeting of the year has been one of my favourites. Drawing comics together with Steve from the USA and Bryan from Ireland. It’s been the most amazing creative research project 😊 #research
And that’s a wrap! Finished teaching for another semester! That a year and a half of lecturing in @scswmcrmet.bsky.social 🎅 Got some lovely messages & chocolates from students 😊 #lecturer #university
December 12, 2024 at 6:19 PM
And that’s a wrap! Finished teaching for another semester! That a year and a half of lecturing in @scswmcrmet.bsky.social 🎅 Got some lovely messages & chocolates from students 😊 #lecturer #university
Delighted that my abstract was accepted to present at the York St John’s University Inclusive Creative Methods Symposium. I will be sharing findings from our new project of the impact of researchers with learning disabilities teaching academics creative research methods. #research
December 12, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Delighted that my abstract was accepted to present at the York St John’s University Inclusive Creative Methods Symposium. I will be sharing findings from our new project of the impact of researchers with learning disabilities teaching academics creative research methods. #research
My last lecture of the Strengths-Based module this semester on Burnout in #SocialCare and of course some added creative teaching methods. #CreativeTeaching
November 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM
My last lecture of the Strengths-Based module this semester on Burnout in #SocialCare and of course some added creative teaching methods. #CreativeTeaching
We wrapped up warm and had a weather themed fun quiz today to help us to discuss the topic of learning disability and higher education! #DisabilityStudies #SocialCare
November 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
We wrapped up warm and had a weather themed fun quiz today to help us to discuss the topic of learning disability and higher education! #DisabilityStudies #SocialCare