RT: Gwyneth calls out prisons policy going backwards - again! When will we get a grip to make government make real progress here? x.com/jurgengrotz/st…

Now with organising group at UEALondon to link our last month's many discussions with today's bigger group coming from many more places!

#UEAFulbrightEvents ARVAC members are aiming the keep the focus on amplifying community voice and research for community actions

#ueafulbrightevents Beresford says community is torn by global events like war - self-accounts of the impact of war counter easy compliance

#UEAFulbrightEvents Beresford argues for shortest distance of research to challenge distorting and isolating views of diverse groups

#UEAFulbrightEvents Sally McVicker on CONNECT volunteer work by and for people with aphasia as Conversation Partners sets up common practice

Carol Pound examines aphasia friendship participatory action (research) outside and inside academic research constraints

Susanne Martikke says VCS cuts can spur creative researching with academics to show impact #UEAFulbrightEvents

Fiona Poland: Susanne Martikke tells VCS to resist research colonialism by setting own research goals #UEAFulbrightEvents

Steve Martin asks what proactive engagement adds to research - diversity makes it more robust #UEAFulbrightEvents

Interested in #impact & #community #participation in #research? Great resource from #UEAFulbrightEvents at tinyurl.com/q9k62mb via ARVAC

#ARVACausterity The missing stages are sustainability and transformation

@katygoldstraw Prof Pearce argues how to make community ideals real in the real world - draw on the power of numbers to do what matters!

@respros Pearce argues for building on locality-based opportunities for extending connectivity

@respros N Ockenden: volunteering shaped by technology, ageing pop trends, state views/funding - effects on connectivity?

@JEBounford Ockenden thinks the govt is finally realising volunteering needs infrastructure - can't just be cut loose

#arvac2014 What are the boundaries? Government will constantly test them. May need to stop calling it volunteering at some point.

@JEBounford We have to respect and support how rural communities can build connectivity for alliances #arvac2014

This redoubled our efforts to work for this answer to “What is a University?” And what it should be! x.com/uea_ucu/status…