Manny Madriaga
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Manny Madriaga
@mannymadriaga.bsky.social
Ponders a lot about higher education studies and inclusive education. Associate Professor in Education based at University of Nottingham.
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Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/gro...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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A great discussion with amazing colleagues; catching up with @pallavibanerjee.bsky.social was the icing on the cake. We have superb seminars planned for @srhe.bsky.social #SAEN for 2026, watch this space!

Say hi at the SRHE conference in Nottingham next month! srhe.ac.uk/internationa...
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/gro...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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@mannymadriaga.bsky.social is leading a #ESRC funded project drawing on Black, mad and disability studies to explore and enhance the mental health of Black students in four English universities.

Project details: bit.ly/3KZOBk4
Amplifying the mental health of Black university students: A Black, Mad and Disability Studies Intersectional Inquiry - The University of Nottingham
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October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.
Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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The…very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do.None of this is necessary.

—Toni Morrison
September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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1/3 There’s a strong relationship between Reform / far right support and the Brexit Leave constituency. A continuation of the refusal to accept that Britain is poorer and more unequal not due to immigration but because it is no longer subsidised by an Empire. theconversation.com/brexit-how-t...
Brexit: how the end of Britain’s empire led to rising inequality that helped Leave to victory
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
theconversation.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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We’ve brought all our coverage of job cuts in UK higher education together in one place. Track the latest updates here
#AcademicSky #EduSky
UK university redundancies: latest updates
As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The new TiHE Special Issue on #AuthenticAssesment is out!

David Boud and I contributed to the SI with a paper on self-assessment. What could self-assessment desing learn from authenticity? Read our thoughts on how (in)authenticity could be understood in SA:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Still time to sign up for this talk this week from @drtiffanynelson.bsky.social at @edreslancaster.bsky.social on Black Autistic Girls in UK education.

Wednesday (12th) 12:30 UK time - public and online, but registration required.
#Intersectionality #autism #race #gender #education
March 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I went to my first Sociology of Education Association annual conference at Asilomar this past week and was able to catch a California sunrise amidst the intellectual exertions of engaging with excellent paper presentations
February 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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📅Next up in our series: Integrating research and teaching – opportunities and pitfalls, as seen by students and staff

March 7th, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Online seminar

Do join us! srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
February 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Report of Yorkshire Consortium for Excellence in Doctoral Education and Aziz Foundation ‘Muslim Friendly Universities Conference’ | 23rd Jan 2025 ycede.ac.uk/ycede-and-az...
YCEDE and Aziz Foundation Host First 'Muslim Friendly Universities Conference' | 23rd Jan 2025 - Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education
Report by Amira Samatar (YCEDE Scholars Board) and Jack Harris (YCEDE Project Assistant) On Thursday 23rd January, YCEDE and the University of York were delighted to host the Aziz Foundation’s first “...
ycede.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Prepping for a presentation on HOPE for antiracist change at the Sociology Education Association Annual Conference, I built upon two OA papers: One www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... - sought to examine questions of race in higher education widening access policy and practice in England. 1/
University s/cyborgs widening undergraduate access
This study sought to examine questions of race in higher education widening access policy and practice in England. I was keen on seeking perceptions and stories of those who do work in this area, r...
www.tandfonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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I 💛 working with these peeps - three kind & supportive colleagues, @soniailie.bsky.social, @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social and @mannymadriaga.bsky.social. We've been organising seminars for @srhe.bsky.social as the Student Access and Experience Network for 5 years now... Do get in touch with your ideas!
February 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Join the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Student Access and Experience Network for a seminar series on the research and teaching nexus, with a mixture of in-person and online events between February - April 2025! /1
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Ready for my keynote this morning.
December 4, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Okay. 1 paper presented with an awesome colleague and now 2 more to do this week at SRHE conference 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Delighted our book 'Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege' won the BERA Educational Research Book of the Year @beranews.bsky.social
@kalwantbhopal.bsky.social
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www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-an...
BERA announces 2024 BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
The BERA Educational Research Book of the Year award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and...
www.bera.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Just got on here.
November 23, 2024 at 5:49 PM