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Today we publish a report I've been working on for some time with reporter and data colleagues here Birmingham Live into child poverty in our city. It's a shocking indictment of how little we collectively value children, and how broken our city is. childpoverty.birminghamlive.co.uk

Bringing health professionals out in the community is one of the most impactful & effective methods of tackling health inequalities @bhamcommunity Macmillan Cancer Support JIA-at-NRAS West Midlands Police Simmer Down BCHC R&I Christine Burt

Thanks to Sutton Coldfield Neighbourhood Network Scheme Sutton Coldfield Neighbourhood Network Scheme & Birmingham City Council #BCC, Paul Mills will be at Sutton Town Hall on 8 October checking walking sticks ahead of the winter. Come to the launch of the 50+ Festival & have your walking stick MOT:

Story in BBC News (UK) today about GP shortages is great to highlight the issue, but as my own work with Dr Céline Benoit has found, the problem is much deeper. A quick thread on why 👇🏽

Dr Alexis Paton BBC News (UK) Dr Céline Benoit Healthwatch England Important to recognise the efforts of Birmingham Citizens in this project. The trust developed with communities over the last 10 years by Saeed and use of broad based community organising techniques were crucial in enabling this project.

🧵| After years of delays, the long-awaited Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has finally opened its doors in the West Midlands 🏥 But is this new "super hospital" enough to meet Birmingham's growing healthcare needs? ⬇️

🤔 What does the future hold for Birmingham’s healthcare landscape? Can the new hospital and existing services meet local needs? 📺 Tune in to ITV News Central, tonight at 1800 hrs, for a special report featuring @celine_benoit_, Dr Alexis Paton, Dr Fatima Zakia & BCHC Community Connexions

🏥| It's taken 14 years and almost £1bn - but the long awaited 'super hospital' is open ⏮ Catch up on ITV News Central's special programme on the story of the Midland Met 🗣 Featuring @celine_benoit_, Dr Alexis Paton, Dr Fatima Zakia & BCHC Community Connexions itv.com/watch/news/bil…

Thrilled that my article co-authored with @KatieTonkiss exploring gendered misrecognition of refugees in UK newspapers has been nominated for the SAGE Prize. Honoured to see our names next to so many fantastic papers. The BSA Sociological Research Online

Community Connexions has published an engagement handbook, with copies in trust libraries. Developed with partners like Aston Uni & others, it offers guidance on engaging underserved communities, building relationships, & planning inclusive events. BCHFT Community Connexions #underserved

After just over 14 years I have now left Aston University to start a new academic position in the at the Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN! I will miss the wonderful colleagues but excited to embrace new challenges & opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a vibrant research community!

Finally got around to creating my Bluesky account; you can follow me here: bsky.app/profile/celine…

📢Our free training resources are now live! If you teach RE, and want to support colleagues adopt a Religion & Worldviews approach to RE, here are some free training resources to use in schools: ➡️nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/researc… Launched at #StrictlyRE2025 (@NATRE) #REChatUK

Introducing Religion and Worldviews - The University of Nottingham ⁦Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN⁩ a great resource on equality, inclusion and citizenship ⁦NATRE⁩ ⁦RE Today Services⁩ ⁦Culham St Gabriel’s⁩ ⁦⁦Religious Education Council⁩ nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/researc…

Teaching RE? Not sure how to adopt a religion and worldviews approach? Or how to support colleagues new to RE? Our free training resources could help! ➡️ nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/researc… If you’l were at #StrictlyRE the cards with the QR codes are in your goodie bags 🤩

I loved being part of the working group developing these training resources...and they are FREE!

A topic close to my heart 💫 Why we should listen to children ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/44MsGq…

Now updated with new material! freely available here: nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/researc…

Recent publication: Friedman, Morrison & Rickards interrogate how walking pedagogy can move towards inclusion and connection. doi.org/10.1080/147332…