This is a really interesting and useful thread for any researchers interested in influencing government policy.

The programme is out for next week's Radio&AudioStudies conference at uniofbeds and yours truly is on it! Delighted to share AcademicArchers insights alongside Helen Burrows Dr Sarah Kate Merry 🌻💙 Jerome Turner and @timverc to celebrate #BBC100 sites.google.com/view/radiostud…

Really looking forward to the Radio&AudioStudies #BBCRadio100 conference, talking about The Archers fans and fandom with @AcademicArchers members Jerome Turner, Helen Burrows, and Claire Astbury. (& @timverc - not part of our panel, but One of Us.) Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University Research and Innovation

Pre-conference dinner for #BBCRadio100 Thank you #pizzaexpress #luton just around the corner from uniofbeds

The excellent @timverc presents his research on how the BBC exercises soft power in encouraging democratic participation through The Archers at Radio&AudioStudies #BBCRadio100 conference at University of Bedfordshire News

The big ‘ooh’ when Paul Kerensa uncovers his ‘prop’ - a 1920s radio - at the start of his presentation at Radio&AudioStudies #BBCRadio100 #RadioHistoryNutsUnite

Great to see the AcademicArchers books being promoted at Radio&AudioStudies #BBCRadio100 conference today

Dr Sarah Kate Merry 🌻💙 is presenting now for AcademicArchers at #BBCRadio100 "Which Big Issue storylines put people off listening but raised public awareness of The Archers, at the same time?"

The final AcademicArchers paper today at #BBCRadio100 is by the convenor of this special panel, Jerome Turner on fandom in the Twitter realm 😉

.Helen Burrows talking about informal education in The Archers.

Join us for a (free!) day of knowledge sharing and discussion, including a game design workshop and talks from experts on supporting #gifted and talented children in #education. Taking place on Saturday 10 December at Coventry University.

🚨BREAKING🚨 EVERY SINGLE UK UNIVERSITY WILL BE SHUT DOWN WITH 18 DAYS OF STRIKE ACTION ACROSS FEBRUARY AND MARCH RT if you support our members. #ucuRISING

Really pleased to be attending this event to relaunch the Centre for Research into Information Surveillance and Privacy.

Please join us for a generative, collaborative and network-focused launch of our response to the impending #onlinesafetybill May 18th at Coventry University #onlineviolence #mentalhealth #genderbasedviolence #digitalhealth #dataprivacy or #digitalregulation tinyurl.com/4xws4eac

Please join us at a (free) event to launch our report in response to the #OnlineSafetyBill, on 18 May at Coventry University. We focus on online harms affecting adults, specifically #DigitalHealth #GenderBasedViolence #ToxicMasculinity #MentalHealth Coventry University Research and Innovation Postdigital Cultures

This event we are holding next week will be of interest to anyone who is concerned about the gaps in legislation regarding online protections for adults.

What a fantastically generative event launching this new report Postdigital Intimacies for Online Safety, covering #fenmtech #IBSA #masculinity #mentalhealth & much more! Well done team! Postdigital Cultures @AdrienneEvans_ Marcus Maloney Lindsay Balfour Dr Sarah Kate Merry 🌻💙 learned so much today!

Four things missing from the Government’s #OnlineSafetyBill'📲🤳💻 "More needs to be done to ensure ongoing work by platforms, including regular risk assessments & use of appropriate content moderation." Dr Sarah Kate Merry 🌻💙 Marcus Maloney coventry.ac.uk/news/2023/cove… Postdigital Cultures Coventry University