Deportation as a migration crisis for children: what are children's lived experiences of return from Europe to Afghanistan? Nassim Majidi, Marion Guillaume and Stefanie Barratt examine in Crisis for Whom? #openaccess ow.ly/tlnh50MIRyp

In regions prone to environmental hazards, using specific materials & traditional techniques provide effective solutions to ensure the safety & integrity of infrastructure. Explore how Afghanistan, Mozambique, Honduras & other countries are built to last: go.undp.org/4mY

COMING SOON: apply for funding for an interdisciplinary project to identify ways of supporting economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal (unpaid) care in the UK. Opens on 3 February 2025. More: orlo.uk/qzni4

"The Five Observer Roles in Ethnography" - In nonparticipant observation, the observer may be either off- or onsite; and in participant observation, the observer may be passive, a participant-observer, or a complete participant. bit.ly/2LtJqY6 #totalqualityframework

It's out! I'll do a thread / blog soon, but it's out, and it's Open Access! 'Colonial fantasies of invulnerability to climate change' International Feminist Journal of Politics POLIS doi.org/10.1080/146167…

Redesigning rural relations thecommontable.eu/redesigning-ru…

Uncertainty: join us for the CERN Art and Science Summit Voices from philosophy, science, art, and music will explore the ‘quantum moment’ and its influence on culture through conversations, films, and performances. 5 Feb at the Science Gateway: arts.cern/event/cern-art…

Happy 2025 everyone! Very delighted to kick off this year by sharing my paper on war and peace is now online available at AMJ. Here a link to paper: doi.org/10.5465/amj.20…

Let it Flow - Making Generative Service Design Work #ServiceDesign aaltodoc.aalto.fi/items/7f98cb0e…

Resistant and remediating design tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #Design

🚨Insects are disappearing and it is a huge biodiversity loss! 🦋🐝🪰 Find out more about the global threats to insects. 🎨: Wagner et al. (2021)

Power gradients (the gap between those with the most power & least power in a team or system) create risks, barriers to communication, a negative sense of "us & them", less innovation & poorer patient & performance outcomes. Jade Garratt says that addressing power gradients is

📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢 The Economic Journal Special issue: Climate Change and Inequality 📅Deadline: 28 February 2025 Editor: alberto bisin ➡️Learn more and submit: bit.ly/3YKS3lR @OUPEconomics #EconTwitter

Social design in Brazil—where history meets action! 🇧🇷📚 Gustavo Cossio explores how design education integrates social impact through research, teaching & practice. What can past experiences teach us about the future of socially driven design? Read more: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Building inclusive research cultures: How can we rise above EDI cynicism? | HEPI hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/05/bui…

Kaizen, the Japanese practice of continuous improvement, can help you reach all your goals. trib.al/xKlZJvB

Opinion: UKRI’s economic mission is built on a delusion. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Article in The Guardian by Shannon Osaka Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation "When taken up by plants, microplastics can block nutrient and water channels, induce unstable molecules that harm cells..." theguardian.com/environment/20…

There are many tools for effective teambuilding. One I use often when working with teams is called a "Manual of Me" or a "Personal User Manual". If we want to get the best performance from an appliance or equipment, we might consult a user manual & whilst people are more