Blood cancer symptoms can vary depending on the type. Contact your GP if you have any persistent or worrying symptoms. It might not be cancer, but it's always best to get checked. #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth Find out more on Blood Cancer UK.

part of being partnered with a male as a cis woman is losing so much of your autonomy to performance & objectification. never have i ever heard a male say he needs to dress up well in his own house to impress his lady. never.

Happy publication/book birthday to me! “Abortion Trail Activism” now out in the world - bloomsbury.com/uk/abortion-tr…

1/2 I heard on the news that Ruhama are expanding their operations. It’s important to know how the organisation’s co-founders treated the 155 women they exhumed from High Park because they got in the way of a property development. Most of the women remain unaccounted for. 🧵⬇️

2/2 The orders that founded Ruhama have not learned from their abusive past. Yet they have played a key role in forming the narrative around sex work in Ireland. It’s also important to be aware that that sex workers who don’t subscribe to that narrative struggle to be heard.

27 A-level students completed a week-long work experience placement in June, allowing them to see what studying here is like & what a career in research might look like. Fore more info on the week and applications for 2025, visit: bit.ly/3zfk8Jl

I said something to this effect in respons to Rebecca yesterday. So many of us are producing work *without* course releases, travel funding, research funding, or any meaningful support from our institutions. And many other people don't produce *anything,* for the same reasons.

Today, we were at Scottish Parliament speaking with MSPs from across the chamber about the issues facing leukaemia patients and our joint #SpotLeukaemia campaign with Leukaemia Care. Huge thanks to Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP for sponsoring our event and to the MSPs who showed their support. 🧡

We are devastated to say that our beautiful Isabelle died in the early hours of this morning. We are absolutely broken. However, we want you all not to think of her death, but to honour her by living life as she did: fearlessly, joyously & spontaneously.

And, like her gorgeous biggest brother, with an "ice lolly" (ice cream) whenever you fancy. 💔

As a woman who waived her anonymity publicly after being raped, I know all too well the risk that Gisele Pelicot has taken. Survivors face public scrutiny, online harassment, and risks to their safety. Yet speaking publicly is the only way to bust the stigma. She is a hero.

🧵 On September 6th, 2024, the documentary "Marilyn Manson: Unmasked" was released on Paramount+ in Canada. It "examines the allegations, their impact on his career, and broader industry changes". Trigger Warning - descriptions of harassment, physical abuse, sexual assault, rape

Thank you to all involved in this case, including MASH Manchester 🙏 This demonstrates the importance of funding such vital charities.

"BBC News - Mohamed Al Fayed accused of rape by female ex-Harrods staff - BBC News" Another rich man who was able to cover up sexual abuse, and to include use of NDAs. NDAs need to be banned and especially for allegations of sexual abuse and child abuse bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I’ll be teaching Qualitative Methods at both the Masters and Doctoral levels next year, so I needed my own copy of this book (which I already had in PDF format). #RPVBooks

“The childless women have been mothering the world and elevating culture as aunties, godmothers, teachers… you do not need to push out a baby to help push humanity forward.” – Tracee Ellis Ross with the SERMON 🗣️

I would appreciate your prayers as the black dog settles in for a visit. I will continue to pray for you all but may be quiet for a while.

If you ever get the chance to see Professor Lucy Easthope speak, please do This was an absolute masterclass of a talk on disaster management … and how we recover PCRS Her book sounds fab ! Chapter 7 😂

Thanks so much for all the condolences for the loss of Isabelle.We're so grateful for offers of help but as we can't think straight at the moment,a colleague has kindly done a fundraiser page until we can function enough to know what we need.Thank you x justgiving.com/crowdfunding/e…

Endometriosis care has long been deprioritised and underfunded - it's time the new Labour Government changed that and offered long-awaited hope for those with endometriosis Read more in our article as part of the 'Innovations in Pain Management' campaign: healthawareness.co.uk/managing-pain/…