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Helen O’Sullivan

@hosphdmuses.bsky.social

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She/Her * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PhD-er #SustainableFashion #Education https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Helen-Osullivan-3 * HE Lecturer (Critical Design Thinking & Fashion) * Educator (Secondary, FE & LLL) * Activist https://bsky.app/profile/sustfashwales.

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Nov 14

Migrated from X & testing out BlueSky

I am a #PhD researcher exploring sustainable fashion education, my interests are:

📚 #EducationalResearch
🎓 #EnvironmentalEducation
👗 #SustainableFashion
🖍️ #SustainableDesign
💡 #CriticalPedagogy
🎨 #Creativity
🌍 #ESDGC
⚖️ #Equity & #Equality
✊ #SocialJustice

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 4d

Honouring Jane Goodall this evening with a cocktail from my #FreeTheTipple book*.

We lost not just a great mind but a woman with determination & compassion. Thank you for everything you've done for conservation, animals & inspiring so many young girls!

*Each cocktail is.dedidated to iconic women ✊️

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for another of many, many reasons!

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 5d

Reasons to not use Ticketmaster.
I successfully purchased my Tame Impala tickets 10 mins ago from the venue site. TM still has me in a queue with 7k people in front of me, and the venue site has no queue now.

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 10d

The most perfect Sunday.

A blissful afternoon spent listening to @mchshe.bsky.social* & @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #DesertIslandDiscs

Plus lots of 🌞, 🌻 & 🧶

Just wonderful 🫶

*We need to protect this man at all costs! #NationalTreasure

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Crochet #CraftSky #WelshHero

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 13d

Yes!!!

My brother used to have several "poodys" each day when he was a teenager. Me and my cousin used to joke it's because he was eating too many "poody" eggs. Don't ask what that means though 😂

Welsh word from Race Across the World added to OED - BBC News share.google/s4nq4fj0DuKI...

Welsh word from Race Across the World added to OED - BBC News

Fin Gough and Sioned Cray's saying poody confused producers but is in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 15d

I had such a wonderful start & end to the work day:

🏋️‍♀️ A gym session & sunrise swim
🍃 Finished with a 3 mile wander through the woods

I wish I hadn't checked the news in between, because, WOW, it's been quite the day for the mad (🍊) toddler 🤯

Go touch some grass everyone - it helps 🌱

A photo of a sunrise through the silhouettes of trees and leave. The image is through a misted window due to the steam from a swimming pool.

A photo of the sun peeking though a large tree and it's leaves. There is a slight lens flare and rays coming off the sun. Under this is a bath with lots of green bushes.

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 15d

Got to make the most of the perks of working from home on a gorgeous sunny day!
🌞🌻😎

And a wifi booster in the campervan that is stronger than the home wifi, even when in the house! 🤷‍♀️

#WFH #SunshineMakesEverythingBetter

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 17d

Always following me.
Always inquisitive.
🐔🥰🐔

Perfect Sunday:

A 4 mile early morning walk following by crocheting in the glorious sunshine. Soundtracked by BBC 6Music since 8am.

#RescueHens #ExBatteryHens #HenRetirement #Sunday #WeekendVibes

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 20d

Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...

Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle

YouTube video by Led By Donkeys

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21d

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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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 22d

Update: DOI is ok, just the link.

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 22d

Unfortunately, the link is broken, and the DOI isn't recognised through a Google search. Can you help, please?

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 22d

This sounds amazing! Will definitely have a read!

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 24d

Yes Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"Flags is it?" 😂☠️

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 25d

Well, I wasn't expecting to find that this morning. Size on that courgette/marrow!!👀

Lots of little ones are still growing too...it's like a jungle in the polytunnel!

And after many years of trying, I got my first aubergine, too!! 🙌

#GrowYourOwn #GardenSky #Polytunnel

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 28d

Utterly. Gutted.

Not this time, Radiohead, but one day.

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Sep 5

I think it's about time to update the book JO'B!

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Sep 5

😂

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Sep 4

There used to be a lido there until they pulled it down for a playground.

I guess nature prevails...

#SunsetWalk #MeTime

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌻🌻🌻
Believe it, or not, there's a 9mt long polytunnel and chicken run amongst all those sunflowers 👀

They've never grown this huge before! At least 15ft high and more flower heads eaxh day! 🤯

#Sunflowers #GardenSky #Garden #MyHappyPlace

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 30

A quick catch up would be lovely, before our meeting on the 12th.

I'll email you. Thanks Nikki and enjoy the last weekend of leave 🙌

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 29

This has just made it real...

13 months left of the PhD! 👀

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 28

Can I just put it on record how much I hate #TimesNewRoman.

Especially after editing 50k characters of it, on a macro template with a mysteriously disabled spell/grammar checker.

Oh, how I miss you #CenturyGothic with your properly curved a's and wide characters.

#FontNerd #TypographyNerd

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hello @neunion.bsky.social @neucymru.bsky.social

I wonder could you please share this with your networks?

It will help my research and to develop a free teaching resource pack to reduce teacher workload and the need for additional CPD.

Diolch yn fawr / Thank you very much!

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED! 📢

As part of my PhD I'd like feedback from primary school teachers about fast-fashion education.

It only takes a few minutes to complete - the consent process has also been updated to make it easier.

The survey can be found here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · Aug 18

Exciting & busy autumn ahead:

PhD Collaborative & Critical Pedagogical Presentations
💡Yale University - October
💡iCERi Conference - November

Lecturing at Bath Spa Uni
🧠Critical Design Thinking
👕Fashion Design

+ the day job 👀

Definitely ready to enjoy my last week off in the van before the chaos!