
Research for Real
@researchforreal
Cathy Sharp. Action Researcher. Honorary Professor Robert Gordon University. Appreciative action research. Facilitation. Now @researchforreal.bsky.social
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Dr Lesley Boyd
@lesleyboyd
Later life PhD. Affiliated Researcher. Conceptualised collaborative technology-enabled organisational learning & improvement in complex fragmented challenges 🤔
emily m
@maitlis
#TheNewsAgents host. Newsnight, BBC2 Interviews with Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Keir Starmer James Comey , Bill Clinton. Appalling typing.
Neil Hume
@neil_hume1
Geordie on the run. Social Worker, PhD student @SocialWorkEdinU and @PKHinnovation. Action research into improving educational transitions
Mhairi Reid
@elfmhairi
Working with @WmGrantFound Tweeting own views - e.g. Elf is not just for Christmas.
Celtic Connections
@ccfest
The UK’s premier celebration of celtic music. 16 Jan – 2 Feb 2025 #CCFest25
NHS Lothian
@nhs_lothian
NHS Lothian news & health information. If you have a medical question please speak to your GP or call NHS24 on 111. Please note, our feed is not monitored 24/7.
Brigit Strawbridge
@b_strawbridge
Love wild places, wild life, native bees, Art. Autistic. Patron @godsacre Ambassador @KernowConserva1 @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
liz grant
@lizgrant360
Assistant Principal, & Director Global Health Academy, Uni Edinburgh. Passionate about the equality of humanity, & our shared right to live well in faith & hope
Robert Gordon University (RGU)
@robertgordonuni
Innovative, inclusive, impactful, professional. Invest in your future at RGU.
Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together
@turn2us_org
Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity together. Use our Benefits Calculator and Grants Search. Monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Julia Abel
@juliakarenabel
Director of Funds @InspiringSland, leading on Children and Young People programmes; Director @WillowDenScot; Scottish Council @OutwardBoundUK. All views my own.
The ALLIANCE
@alliancescot
Vision for a Scotland where people who are disabled or living with long term conditions and carers have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well.
Children's Commissioner for England
@childrenscomm
Official Twitter account for the independent Children's Commissioner for England @Rachel_deSouza.
Prof. Devi Sridhar
@devisridhar
Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Director of @GlobalHealthGP. Visiting faculty, Univ of Miami. Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.
Helen Bevan
@helenbevan
Change facilitator, strategist, speaker. Prof. of Practice in Health & Care Improvement @WarwickBSchool. Advisor @HorizonsNHS. Senior Fellow @TheIHI. Views own.
Mark Adam Smith
@markadamsmith
Director of Public Service Reform for a metropolitan local authority. Also a fellrunner and ultrarunner with much more ambition than talent. Views my own.
Mostly on Bluesky/Threads now. For obvious reasons
@culturefilepod
Pods + links + such from RTE lyric fm's Culture File. Most of action/few of the nazis are now on Bluesky. C'mon over. Also, subscribe to the podcast:
Bryony Shannon
@bryonyshannon
Challenging and changing adult social care language and practice #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs
Carolyn Sawers
@four_story
Not currently using or monitoring this account. Keen to connect with folk on linkedin.com/in/carolynsawe…
Carnegie UK
@carnegieuktrust
Carnegie UK is an independent charitable foundation that works to deliver better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland. #CollectiveWellbeing
Derek T Barron RMN FQNIS 🏴
@dtbarron
Director of Care @Erskinecharity Caring for veterans & spouses: RMN-MSc-Fellow QNIS. Trustee at @ardgowanhospice also on Bluesky @dtbarron.bsky.social
Fiona Bain
@fabhonda
All views my own! Be courageous and be kind ! Passionate about social justice and communities. #Courage
Chris Birt
@cdbirt
Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk.
Darren McGarvey
@lokiscottishrap
All enquiries: [email protected]
John Carnochan💜
@johncarnochan
Papa to Georgia and Callum - full time job, pays not great but money isn't everything, best job I've ever had.
Peter Rubinstein
@peterrub1

Scottish Care
@scottishcare
The voice of the independent care sector in Scotland. Retweets do not indicate endorsement. #careaboutcare
Sara Macdonald
@saramacdonald13
Professor of Primary Care and Health Science. Social scientist with interests in cancer, treatment burden, health inequalities and access. Views my own.
Jane O'Toole
@janeo_toole
Teacher @ScoilChronain l PhD Lang Ed @TCDDublin Gaeilge 🇮🇪 MFL🇯🇵🇫🇷 l Lang Policy l Sociolinguistics l CALL l Ed Leadership l Action Research @CARN_Intl
Debra Laird
@coandebra
Very proud to be a Quality Improvement Officer in Clackmannanshire
katie upsdale
@kt_ups
social worker / designer
Sonia Livingstone
@livingstone_s
LSE prof @MediaLSE | Children's digital experiences and rights | evidence to inform policy | [email protected] | Stay in touch at eepurl.com/cEUi05
Agent P
@agentp22
Curious mind navigating the digital frontier | Sharing insights, memes, & truth bombs | DM for collabs or conspiracies #Xplorer"
Jo Fletcher-Saxon 🎙️ #EdPodFest
@jfletchersaxon
Assistant Principal: HE, FE | #PhD teacher-research | Podcasting pracademic @FEresearchPod🎙️| Ed @LSRNetwork | Jisc Community Champ | @BERAteachers | Not here!
Peter Beresford
@beresfordpeter
service user activist,mental health, disability, welfare issues, committed to participation, UEA, Essex and Brunel University London, Co-chair Shaping Our Lives
Edinburgh Live
@edinburghlive_
The latest Edinburgh news, what’s on, weather and events. Sign up for our newsletters: bit.ly/3jWP5FX Download our app for free: apple.co/3kwAMJI
Peter Apps
@peteapps
Inside Housing + freelance elsewhere. Author of Orwell Prize winning Show Me The Bodies - How We Let Grenfell Happen. tinyurl.com/4y7cwb8j
𝕁𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝔻𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕪 💜
@prev_justice
“Prevention in its truest essence — is Justice” #ACEstoAssets #SmartJustice #Prevention #KeepThePromise
Sophia Parker
@mssophiaparker
now over on @mssophiaparker.bsky.social 💚
Future Library
@futurelibraryno
Future Library is a 100 year public artwork unfolding in Oslo by artist Katie Paterson. [email protected]
Early Learning Initiative
@eli_docklands
The Early Learning Initiative (ELI) at @NCIRL, works to address the problem of educational underachievement in marginalised communities.
Manira Ahmad
@maniraahmad
Chief Officer @P_H_S_Official. Supporting #WholeSystems, #Communities, #PublicHealth. @ProjectLiftScot @SAPC_Glasgow @SMEWN1 @GlasgowCVS. Mummy to Anisa 👧🏻
Exploring Evaluation
@evalexpl
Programme & policy #Evaluation, #MandE, #MeasuringImpact, #Eval #Conferences & more; for evaluators & orgs Also: bsky.app/profile/evalex…
John Rubinstein
@johnrubinstein1
Maths teacher / ex sixth-form college principal. Born London, raised Hull, now back in London. Tweeting about maths and Hull City mainly.
The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)
@wearelis
Bachelor's | Master's | Short Courses Answers to the world’s most complex problems will come from more than one subject.
hannah webster
@hannahrose_web
exploring care & new economies as one half of @caref_ll, prev. head of research @ the rsa & turn2us, she/her.
Charlie Jones
@charlie_psych
Relational working & dialogue in healthcare. Clinical psychologist in Medicine. Dad. Simple things. #SpacesForListening
John Diamond
@profjohndiamond
Coach, Critical Friend , Independent public policy and professional practice consultant ; works with NGOs and those committed to community led change.
WEAllScotland
@weallscotland
Working with partners across Scotland to deliver an economic system based on people and planet: a wellbeing economy. 🌍🤝 #WellbeingEconomy
✨ Donna Hall ✨
@profdonnahall
@profdonnahall.bsky.social Thoughts on public service reform, power of communities #RadicalPlaceLeadership @MutualVentures NED. Proud Chair 🪑 @Poss_Abilities
Neil Quinn
@neil_quinny
Prof Social Work & Health Equity #UniStrathclyde HoD Social Work and Social Policy Founding Dir #StrathHealthPol Activist #EdRefugees #PHMScotland Views my own
AoU Scotland
@aou_scotland
The Scottish home of The Academy of Urbanism (@theAoU), friends with @AoUYU The co-chairs of our Advisory Group in Scotland look after tweets on this account
MARNet
@malaysianarnet
The Malaysian Action Research Network (MARNet) is a registered organisation under the Registrar of Societies (PPM-013-05-02092021).
What Matters To You
@wm2u_
What Matters to You (WM2U) - a community-based systems change approach working alongside families. Focuses on shifting public resources to offer support earlier
Social Action Inquiry Scotland
@soc_act_scot
Interdependent Inquiry - sharing what helps & hinders social action 📣 We are storytelling with communities 🍄 Embracing emergence, (un)learnings & live values.
Rebecca Solnit
@rebeccasolnit
“The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope." --Octavia Butler
Gloriously Ordinary Lives
@gloriouslyol
Creating #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives - what would it take? ‘Getting Curious about creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives’ - June 2024 course signup now open! 🚀
Behavioural Research UK
@behaviourres_uk
Leadership hub for behavioural research involving eight universities & partners in government, charities & business. Funded by @ESRC as part of the NCBR.
The Nest Wellbeing Group
@nestwellbeing
We are a community-led charity at the forefront of delivering Health & Wellbeing activities for the people of Cumnock and the surrounding area.
900Voices
@900voices
900 Voices is a participative project by Zoë Irvine with Lindsay Perth and Jules Rawlinson. It has been commissioned as part of Edinburgh’s St Giles’ momentous
Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
@scothealtheq
Team from @Strath_FAI and @StrathHealthPol supported by @HealthFdn. Contact: [email protected]
Building a Local Scotland
@buildlocalscot
Let's build a Scotland where decisions are made closer to the people. Join the movement for a more decentralised Scotland.
Donald Macaskill
@drdmacaskill
CEO @scottishcare - homecare & care homes. Human rights at heart of care. Chair #Bereavement Charter Group, #candleforcare @ Tues 7pm. #IsMiseGàidhlig.
Edinburgh Northern & Leith Labour
@northandleithlp
The cause of Labour is the hope of the world 🌹 | managed by members of the CLP
Beth-Anne Mcdowall
@beth_a_mcdowall
Gods Daughter & Willows Mum| Senior Development Officer @includem2000✨Board Member @CHScotland🤗Founder @STARR_Secure🌟| #KeepThePromise| All views my own💜
Brigid Russell
@brigidrussell51
All about working relationally, learning, listening, & coaching. Exploring how working collaboratively & leadership can develop in practice. #SpacesForListening
Carey Lunan
@careylunan
Deep End GP & Chair, Past RCGP Scotland Chair, member of RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group. Believer in the founding principles of the NHS. Views my own.
Paul Kissack
@paulkissack
Group Chief Executive of Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. Formerly HMG civil servant. Manxman now living in Yorkshire.
West Partnership
@wp_education
The West Partnership is the regional improvement collaborative of the eight local authorities comprising the Glasgow City Region.
Emma Congreve
@emma_nomics
Proud 'Pesky' Economist | Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde @strath_fai Views mostly my own