Postgraduate researchers (PGRs) are the backbone of higher education, driving research, teaching & universities’ engagement with the wider world. PGRs work as staff. It’s time to recognise them as staff. Check out our PGRs as staff manifesto here ➡️ ucu.org.uk/media/11623/Po…

Our latest title - Talking Bodies III: Transformations, Movements and Expression - focuses on the body, gender and sexuality from a wide range of perspectives - from midwifery to Shakespeare: storefront.chester.ac.uk/index.php?main… University of Chester UoChester Alumni Michelle D Ravenscroft @BeeHughes_ Institute of Gender Studies, University of Chester

I bought my copy of Talking Bodies book today! Can’t wait until it arrives Talking Bodies Conference

The reasons why women have abortions:

Pensions cut by 35% ✂️ Pay down 20% ⬇️ Gender pay gap of 15% 👩‍🏫 Nearly half of teaching staff on insecure contracts 📝 Increasing workloads 📚 Staff deserve better. And so we ballot. ✊ ucu.org.uk/article/11766/…

We're proud to publish this brand new student textbook: #Gender, #Crime and #Justice, which takes a gender inclusive and intersectional #feminist approach bit.ly/3FMxJp9 @ASCWomenCrime @QueerCrimASC #ASC Lizzie Seal

We are delighted to announce that Queer Britain has secured a physical home for the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum, for all. Queer Britain will open in Spring 2022, on Granary Square in London's Kings Cross. For more info please visit bit.ly/QBGranarySq

Staff overhearing students attempt to reach a book from a high shelf, then... excitedly - "look, you can use this little dalek".

I got a D in my maths GCSE. I’m now looking to be doing a PhD in criminology - nothing to do with maths. Stopping students who don’t examine well will do nothing to help society/universities……

Currently watching @Outsiders2022 first conference I’ve been to since 2019. Happy to be here!

Petition: Ensure Trans people are fully protected under any conversion therapy ban petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6135…

Today’s Guardian. A letter that will punch the breath from you 💔 #Partygate

Three weeks ago, I had a miscarriage. I was six weeks pregnant. I live in Texas, a state that has effectively banned abortions. A thread about what it is to cease to be pregnant in a state where abortions are banned:

#NewProfilePic #graduation2022

#AcademicTwitter how do you guys handle difficult bosses? I’ve enrolled on another course next year, told my boss and she said ‘if it’s too many hours I can say no to the change in work hours’. What am I meant to do/say to this? Feels almost toxic

I was at the movies tonight and a very interesting thing happened to me... I was in the bathroom before the movie and an older woman approached me. She asked how long I'd been using a cane, and I told her almost 10 years. She paused and then said, "...was it hard?" (1/5)

I got a Merit in my latest Masters assignment. My first of the year. Im proud of this. Especially after the year I’ve had. Im glad to be able to work at this level again and happy to be slowly getting back to my old self

ACK!!!! First conference I’m speaking at! Excited and nervous Talking Bodies Conference Can’t wait though ❤️

My first ever speaking session done at #talkingbodies. Just wow - I’m so glad at the response I received ❤️❤️