A multi-sensory day of adventure, wet clothes and lots of laughs! Thank you Cobnor Activities Centre Trust Activities Centre Trust #SightSupportWorthing ( sswcharity.org.uk ) #SuperSUP #Archery #BlindSailing #Wellbeing #BlueSpaces

Today I am working on my thesis, first up editing the literature review. To be awarded a PhD I am supposed to show I have pushed forth the boundaries of knowledge, so first I have to demonstrate that I know what is known, this is ...#phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice South Coast DTP

Just wrapped up a wonderful bird listening & watching walk at RSPB Pulborough Brooks with Sight Support Worthing! 🌳🦅Our visually impaired members loved the bird calls and calming powers of nature, thanks to Nature Links #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NatureCustodianship #Interdependence

Had the pleasure of attending and presenting on 'Sensory Inequalities and Access to Blue Space' at The #EDI in Research Conference University of Brighton . A great opportunity to connect smd share ideas with some awesome people.... South Coast DTP Economic and Social Research Council #BlueSpace #BlueMind #Access

Models to Realities: Nuanced Perspectives on Disability Symposium on 28th June 2024 at University of Brighton and via Teams. eventbrite.co.uk/e/models-to-re… Hosted by The Disability Culture Research Groups #disabledacademics #disabilityresearchers #disabilityculture

So it begins! Following an insightful keynote by Sebastian H. Mernild, honored to present within @MoritzAlbrecht7 & Dr Gabriella Palermo's session at University of Copenhagen Research in #Copenhagen #NGM2024 #Conference University of Brighton Economic and Social Research Council South Coast DTP

What a great start with Cecilie Sachs Olsen & David Pinder's session on 'Creative practices - (trans)forming space, place and environment'. Fascinating research to get the juices flowing! #NGM2024 #Conference Carla Maria Kayanan Richard Phillips South Coast DTP Economic and Social Research Council University of Brighton

Finishing today with water, art and architecture 💙🪼🇩🇰🇸🇪🏛 VisitDenmark Louisiana Channel rundetaarn #BlueSpace #BlueMind #WellBeing #Copenhagen #NGM2024 #Conference

What a success! Wonderful listening, sharing and discussing within such a fascinating and welcoming space. Excited for our future work...🤗 Love our group!! 💙 #DisCReg #disability #research #livedexperience Chantal Spencer (she/her) University of Brighton

Fascinating & timely research at today's Mobile Methods Across Disciplines symposium. Catch the recording inc. work on troubling go-alongs, edgework, walk-along typologies & layered walking #MMADsymposium amy (she/her/hers) Lesley Murray Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer Natalie Bamford Rik Huizinga

Did you know that blind people still CANNOT vote secretly or independently? 🤯 It's been 150 years since voting was introduced yet for over 2 million people in the UK, we don't have the right to do it alone or in an accessible way.

🚨BREAKING NEWS 7 days into the new The Labour Party Government & there is STILL no Minister for Disabled people. We've written UK Prime Minister to urge the PM to make this appointment NOW. 16 million Disabled people let down badly by the previous administration deserve representation👇

Join us for a sip & a splash of knowledge! 🍻💦 I’ll be co-presenting, sharing research & exploring Blue Spaces in a relaxed pub setting. Expect great company, engaging discussions, & insights on access for disabled & visually impaired communities. See you there! 🌊 #BlueSpaces

Just back from the South Coast DTP Thematic Cluster Retreat - what a revitalising experience! Inspiring discussions, great company, and a much-needed recharge. Feeling fully empowered & ready to dive back into research. Bonus: thrilled to have won the Research Retold book prize!

At Brains at the Bevy, we explored how #BlueSpaces aren’t just about proximity but shaped through dynamic relations between people, environments & non-human life. Discussions highlighted how these entanglements shape experiences, esp. for disabled groups. Thanks University of Brighton!

Celebrating an inspiring University of Brighton #RAKEWeek – amazing to see the impact of research across the uni! Co-presented on sharing research beyond academia. Delighted to win the People’s Prize in the photo comp & share my #BakeYourThesis on “Access Beyond Sight” 🍰🌊 #BlueSpace

Presented at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Postgrad Mid-Term Conference on 'preparatory participation' - a concept I'm developing as a methodological + ethical intervention in embodied, inclusive fieldwork. Grateful to University of Brighton CES and South Coast DTP for supporting this work #RGSIBG #PhD

Just back from an energising South Coast DTP residential at Cumberland Lodge 💙 🧠Policy impact, podcasting & public engagement 🎙 Recorded for the 1st 'Speaking of Research' ep with Research Podcasts 🏛 Explored parliamentary engagement 🎤 Optional karaoke? Impact took many forms!

Joined the South Coast DTP Policy & Population cluster at University of Portsmouth this week. We explored the messy, complex logistics of pre-fieldwork-the liminal phase where planning meets uncertainty. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard made a fitting place to reflect on beginnings #PhDLife #SCDTP

Health research is rarely neat - and the NCRM Health MSIG creates space for that. The Birmingham retreat brought rich reflection, connection, and new thinking on methodology. Lots ahead... University of Brighton University of Southampton Manchester University #HealthMSIG #PhDLife #MessyMethods