Manchester-based colleagues, our research group is co-sponsoring a book launch with Maya Wind next week on Monday. Please consider joining! ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/manch…
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Apparently a lot of academics need to be reminded that ‘neutrality,’ ‘staying out of it,’ ‘it’s complicated,’ ‘both sides are wrong,’ ‘we shouldn’t politicise things,’ etc etc means you’re absolutely taking a side. At least own it.

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If you are working in the field of internationalisation/international students, you may be interested in reading my reflective blog where I problematise the concept of “international students”

researchintlstudents.com/2024/04/17/int…

Thank you so much to Suhao Peng for writing this kind review of our Research with International Students book for COMPARE ❤️ #RISbook tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Please share my latest co-authored article:

You can't climb a broken ladder: Examining underrepresentation of multiply-disadvantaged groups in secure and senior roles in UK geochemistry

escubed.org/articles/10.33…

#EquityInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #InclusionInSTEM #STEM

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You're invited to join us for our second Research with International Students Online Writing Retreat, taking place on April 18th. We'd love to have you participate!
linkedin.com/events/researc…

Glad to hear Maya Wind is speaking in Manchester on 22 April! Sign up to the book launch before it sells out:
ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/manch…

Thx to UMUCU & BRICUP for organising!

UK residents: 7,000 more signatures are needed so that parliament will debate introducing a family reunification visa for Palestinians affected by genocide.

6 more days, please sign 🙏

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

Maastricht University, led by inspiring comrades, is hiring a PhD position on Cultures of Palestine Solidarity in Europe. Please share widely, especially with Palestinian researchers.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastricht…

🚨 We’ve crossed the 90k mark! 6 days to go!

With your support, we now have fewer than 10k signatures needed to meet the target of 100,000 to trigger a debate in Parliament.

We need a Gaza Family Scheme. Sign and share the petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

I wrote a short essay for the Feminist Review Feminist Futures II special issue, and it's open access!

'Black feminist thought is a glitch in the university matrix'

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

A really lovely blog post from Vera Spangler has been published on Research with International Students, focusing on zine-making as a creative and participatory research design. I am inspired!

researchintlstudents.com/2024/04/10/cul…

The ugly realities of UK #HigherEd academic research funding inequalities - see UKRI's report out this week at ukri.org/publications/u…

Screenshots attached are the award rates for UK-based female 'ethnic'/racialised minorities.

📢UPDATE

Immigration changes are coming into effect.

Starting from 11 April, the minimum income requirement for UK resident/citizen to bring a non-UK spouse will increase from £18,600 to £38,700.

You're being treated as a 💰🐄 for 💕.

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ein.org.uk/news/governmen…

🚨 An urgent message from Palestinians from Gaza who live in the UK

Support their call for a Gaza Family Scheme that would reunite them with their loved ones & offer sanctuary until it’s safe to return. ✍️ Sign the urgent petition (closes 18 April): petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…