Erin Aislinn
@eaislinn.bsky.social
Research Communications and Engagement Coordinator at The University of Manchester, Faculty of Humanities.
Looking to learn and connect!
Looking to learn and connect!
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🍃Charlotte Brontë called the moors “a wilderness of heath,” but today they’re shaped by clearance and burning.
Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk say rewilding can help Britain's wildfire defence.
🔗https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-britains-wildfires-288968
Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk say rewilding can help Britain's wildfire defence.
🔗https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-britains-wildfires-288968
August 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
🍃Charlotte Brontë called the moors “a wilderness of heath,” but today they’re shaped by clearance and burning.
Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk say rewilding can help Britain's wildfire defence.
🔗https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-britains-wildfires-288968
Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk say rewilding can help Britain's wildfire defence.
🔗https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-britains-wildfires-288968
Was great to play a part in this conference- fascinating conversations and really helped shift my perspective on how AI could be used in Higher Education #EduSky
🚀 We're starting this morning with an exciting debate about AI in Higher Education #EduSky #AIinEducation
Kicking off today's conference, @duncanivison.bsky.social highlights the importance of addressing the digital divide from AI in education.
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Kicking off today's conference, @duncanivison.bsky.social highlights the importance of addressing the digital divide from AI in education.
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June 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Was great to play a part in this conference- fascinating conversations and really helped shift my perspective on how AI could be used in Higher Education #EduSky
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We're at @alliancembs.bsky.social for today's event, "Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on"
A special event marking @robfordmancs.bsky.social new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today.
Stay tuned 🧵👇
A special event marking @robfordmancs.bsky.social new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today.
Stay tuned 🧵👇
May 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We're at @alliancembs.bsky.social for today's event, "Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on"
A special event marking @robfordmancs.bsky.social new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today.
Stay tuned 🧵👇
A special event marking @robfordmancs.bsky.social new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today.
Stay tuned 🧵👇
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💻Noticed the digital divide hiding in plain sight?
Much of the research in AI in education has been dominated by the Global North. Dr Skye Zhao found that the new divide concerns not just access to technology but also meaningful participation in an AI-driven world
Watch youtube.com/shorts/btaK4...
Much of the research in AI in education has been dominated by the Global North. Dr Skye Zhao found that the new divide concerns not just access to technology but also meaningful participation in an AI-driven world
Watch youtube.com/shorts/btaK4...
What does the digital divide look like in 2026?
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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May 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
💻Noticed the digital divide hiding in plain sight?
Much of the research in AI in education has been dominated by the Global North. Dr Skye Zhao found that the new divide concerns not just access to technology but also meaningful participation in an AI-driven world
Watch youtube.com/shorts/btaK4...
Much of the research in AI in education has been dominated by the Global North. Dr Skye Zhao found that the new divide concerns not just access to technology but also meaningful participation in an AI-driven world
Watch youtube.com/shorts/btaK4...
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Can Generative AI make higher education more equitable, or could it widen the gap for students who need support most?
In June, colleagues at @uomseed.bsky.social are hosting a major conference exploring the realities of AI, accessibility, and inclusion
👉 uom.link/AIConference
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In June, colleagues at @uomseed.bsky.social are hosting a major conference exploring the realities of AI, accessibility, and inclusion
👉 uom.link/AIConference
🧵1 @manchester.ac.uk
May 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Can Generative AI make higher education more equitable, or could it widen the gap for students who need support most?
In June, colleagues at @uomseed.bsky.social are hosting a major conference exploring the realities of AI, accessibility, and inclusion
👉 uom.link/AIConference
🧵1 @manchester.ac.uk
In June, colleagues at @uomseed.bsky.social are hosting a major conference exploring the realities of AI, accessibility, and inclusion
👉 uom.link/AIConference
🧵1 @manchester.ac.uk
Brilliant listen and some fascinating research to back it up.
Teenage girls in the UK speak honestly in this BBC Sounds series, featuring Dr Ola Demkowicz, who explores what it's like to grow up as a young woman today.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@manchester.ac.uk @uomseed.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social
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🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@manchester.ac.uk @uomseed.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social
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About the Girls - Becoming a Woman - BBC Sounds
Teenage girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about being a girl and becoming a woman.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Brilliant listen and some fascinating research to back it up.
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Her analysis brings clarity to a complex legal and ethical debate at a critical moment for end‑of‑life law in the UK.
🔗 Read the full article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/assi...
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🔗 Read the full article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/assi...
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The Assisted Dying Bill hasn’t flatlined, but its survival hinges on political will | LBC
The bill has not been defeated on principle, it has been set against a small group of opponent peers determined to stop the Bill, writes Dr Alexandra Mullock
www.lbc.co.uk
April 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Her analysis brings clarity to a complex legal and ethical debate at a critical moment for end‑of‑life law in the UK.
🔗 Read the full article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/assi...
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🔗 Read the full article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/assi...
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A new study has suggested that the transformation of Twitter into X under Elon Musk marks the rise of a new, illiberal regime for governing social media platforms, controllable by one person and used to push their own political agenda.
Let's explore the research 👇
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Let's explore the research 👇
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March 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A new study has suggested that the transformation of Twitter into X under Elon Musk marks the rise of a new, illiberal regime for governing social media platforms, controllable by one person and used to push their own political agenda.
Let's explore the research 👇
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Let's explore the research 👇
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Did anyone watch "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere" on Netflix last night?
If you want to jump into some emerging research that looks at exactly how we tackle this, what the manosphere is and what this means, then have a read 👇
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If you want to jump into some emerging research that looks at exactly how we tackle this, what the manosphere is and what this means, then have a read 👇
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March 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Did anyone watch "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere" on Netflix last night?
If you want to jump into some emerging research that looks at exactly how we tackle this, what the manosphere is and what this means, then have a read 👇
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If you want to jump into some emerging research that looks at exactly how we tackle this, what the manosphere is and what this means, then have a read 👇
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📄 DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fedu...
If you're interested in learning how to integrate school wellbeing into everyday practice, then take a read of this new emerging research from @manchester.ac.uk. #EduSky
If you're interested in learning how to integrate school wellbeing into everyday practice, then take a read of this new emerging research from @manchester.ac.uk. #EduSky
Frontiers | Advocating for a holistic culture of school wellbeing—an evaluation of the Well Schools whole school approach to pupil and teacher wellbeing
IntroductionSupporting wellbeing within education settings is vital. Whole school approaches present a holistic and integrated mechanism that recognises scho...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
📄 DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fedu...
If you're interested in learning how to integrate school wellbeing into everyday practice, then take a read of this new emerging research from @manchester.ac.uk. #EduSky
If you're interested in learning how to integrate school wellbeing into everyday practice, then take a read of this new emerging research from @manchester.ac.uk. #EduSky
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Today is #WorldArabicLanguageDay 🌍✨
A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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Meet Dr Ruth Abou Rached
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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December 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Today is #WorldArabicLanguageDay 🌍✨
A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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New report from @uomseed.bsky.social presents findings from a three-year longitudinal research project exploring the integration of AI tools within the @manchester.ac.uk primary PGCE programme. #EduSkyAI #EducationalResearch
Could AI be a valuable tool for teachers🤔👇 youtube.com/shorts/nRwYP...
Could AI be a valuable tool for teachers🤔👇 youtube.com/shorts/nRwYP...
Meet the Expert: Andrew Rhodes on AI in PGCE Programmes
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New report from @uomseed.bsky.social presents findings from a three-year longitudinal research project exploring the integration of AI tools within the @manchester.ac.uk primary PGCE programme. #EduSkyAI #EducationalResearch
Could AI be a valuable tool for teachers🤔👇 youtube.com/shorts/nRwYP...
Could AI be a valuable tool for teachers🤔👇 youtube.com/shorts/nRwYP...
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Last chance to grab tickets for the 40th International Peace Lecture, featuring Madeleine Rees OBE, Secretary General of WILPF, on "The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress"
🔗 lnkd.in/g8hAaBWd
Here's a recap of our speakers over the years 👇
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Here's a recap of our speakers over the years 👇
October 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Last chance to grab tickets for the 40th International Peace Lecture, featuring Madeleine Rees OBE, Secretary General of WILPF, on "The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress"
🔗 lnkd.in/g8hAaBWd
Here's a recap of our speakers over the years 👇
🔗 lnkd.in/g8hAaBWd
Here's a recap of our speakers over the years 👇
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Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.
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Over the past year, many European countries, including the UK, have reduced their contributions. With the US going so far as to freeze most of theirs. Will this heighten global instability and inequality? #humanitarianaid #developmentaid
🔗 Read the full paper: www.idos-research.de/fileadmin/us...
🔗 Read the full paper: www.idos-research.de/fileadmin/us...
www.idos-research.de
August 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Over the past year, many European countries, including the UK, have reduced their contributions. With the US going so far as to freeze most of theirs. Will this heighten global instability and inequality? #humanitarianaid #developmentaid
🔗 Read the full paper: www.idos-research.de/fileadmin/us...
🔗 Read the full paper: www.idos-research.de/fileadmin/us...
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Now in its sixth year, #SouthAsianHeritageMonth returns with the theme ‘Roots to Routes’, exploring the journeys and identities of people with South Asian roots.
Dr Omer Aijazi from @hcrinstitute.bsky.social explores this year's theme👉 sites.manchester.ac.uk/humanities-b...
@manchester.ac.uk
Dr Omer Aijazi from @hcrinstitute.bsky.social explores this year's theme👉 sites.manchester.ac.uk/humanities-b...
@manchester.ac.uk
Routes of Repair
In Kashmir’s fractured valleys, where ancestral lands are stitched together by memory more than maps, Dr. Omer Aijazi traces the quiet power of repair. His journey, rooted in Pakistani heritage and ro...
sites.manchester.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Now in its sixth year, #SouthAsianHeritageMonth returns with the theme ‘Roots to Routes’, exploring the journeys and identities of people with South Asian roots.
Dr Omer Aijazi from @hcrinstitute.bsky.social explores this year's theme👉 sites.manchester.ac.uk/humanities-b...
@manchester.ac.uk
Dr Omer Aijazi from @hcrinstitute.bsky.social explores this year's theme👉 sites.manchester.ac.uk/humanities-b...
@manchester.ac.uk
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🏙️ As the UK marks one year since Labour’s return to power, @louisevthompson.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk offers an analysis of the government’s first 12 months in office.
🔗 Read here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
🔗 Read here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
One year of Labour
Written by Dr Louise Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Politics at The University of Manchester.New governments – particularly those with large parliamentary majorities – often anticipate a honeymoon perio...
www.manchester.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🏙️ As the UK marks one year since Labour’s return to power, @louisevthompson.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk offers an analysis of the government’s first 12 months in office.
🔗 Read here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
🔗 Read here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
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For MND Awareness Day, watch a clip from Co-Creative MiND's latest production. Featuring drag artist Cheddar Gorgeous and Sarah Ezekiel, an artist with Motor Neurone Disease.
Using drag, AI, and animation, the show explores the complex experiences of being ‘locked-in’👉 vimeo.com/1064634340?s...
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Using drag, AI, and animation, the show explores the complex experiences of being ‘locked-in’👉 vimeo.com/1064634340?s...
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Woman's Work
This is "Woman's Work" by GCVA Manchester on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For MND Awareness Day, watch a clip from Co-Creative MiND's latest production. Featuring drag artist Cheddar Gorgeous and Sarah Ezekiel, an artist with Motor Neurone Disease.
Using drag, AI, and animation, the show explores the complex experiences of being ‘locked-in’👉 vimeo.com/1064634340?s...
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Using drag, AI, and animation, the show explores the complex experiences of being ‘locked-in’👉 vimeo.com/1064634340?s...
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A tiny rhyme, takes no time.
No rules, just write.
The Centre for New Writing's Micropoetry Competition closes next week. Enter now, before time runs out! 👇
@uomsalc.bsky.social #micropoetry
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/centrefornew...
No rules, just write.
The Centre for New Writing's Micropoetry Competition closes next week. Enter now, before time runs out! 👇
@uomsalc.bsky.social #micropoetry
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/centrefornew...
Micropoetry Competition 2025 - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A tiny rhyme, takes no time.
No rules, just write.
The Centre for New Writing's Micropoetry Competition closes next week. Enter now, before time runs out! 👇
@uomsalc.bsky.social #micropoetry
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/centrefornew...
No rules, just write.
The Centre for New Writing's Micropoetry Competition closes next week. Enter now, before time runs out! 👇
@uomsalc.bsky.social #micropoetry
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/centrefornew...
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💡We’re joining Prof Steve Scott-Bottoms for this evenings lecture, “Playing with Cruelty” investigating the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the lines between the blurred lines between role-play and psychological reality
Follow along to hear what Steve has to say 👇
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@uomsalc.bsky.social
Follow along to hear what Steve has to say 👇
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@uomsalc.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💡We’re joining Prof Steve Scott-Bottoms for this evenings lecture, “Playing with Cruelty” investigating the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the lines between the blurred lines between role-play and psychological reality
Follow along to hear what Steve has to say 👇
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@uomsalc.bsky.social
Follow along to hear what Steve has to say 👇
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@uomsalc.bsky.social
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Expert from @uomsalc.bsky.social revisits the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment in a gripping new docuseries from National Geographic.
In partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social, join us for an event on 4 June to mark the UK premiere.
Read more ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
In partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social, join us for an event on 4 June to mark the UK premiere.
Read more ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
Expert unlocks truth of Stanford Prison Experiment in new TV show
National Geographic is set to premiere ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth’ in the UK this month, which features expert commentary from The University of Manchester’s Professor Stephe...
www.manchester.ac.uk
May 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Expert from @uomsalc.bsky.social revisits the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment in a gripping new docuseries from National Geographic.
In partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social, join us for an event on 4 June to mark the UK premiere.
Read more ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
In partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social, join us for an event on 4 June to mark the UK premiere.
Read more ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
Why place matters when discussing healthier ageing in cities 👇
It's a full house for the Age-Friendly Futures Summit today! 🏙️
We're here with @AgeingBetter.Bsky.Social, Manchester Metropolitan University, The WHO and Greater Manchester to talk about age friendly futures- combining research, policy and practice.
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We're here with @AgeingBetter.Bsky.Social, Manchester Metropolitan University, The WHO and Greater Manchester to talk about age friendly futures- combining research, policy and practice.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Why place matters when discussing healthier ageing in cities 👇
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The Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre is tackling our transition to a more equitable and sustainable future.
Join for their launch to hear what works, when, where and for whom - and what could work.
📅 12 March, 5-7pm
📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER
🔗 bit.ly/JUSTlaunch
Join for their launch to hear what works, when, where and for whom - and what could work.
📅 12 March, 5-7pm
📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER
🔗 bit.ly/JUSTlaunch
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre is tackling our transition to a more equitable and sustainable future.
Join for their launch to hear what works, when, where and for whom - and what could work.
📅 12 March, 5-7pm
📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER
🔗 bit.ly/JUSTlaunch
Join for their launch to hear what works, when, where and for whom - and what could work.
📅 12 March, 5-7pm
📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER
🔗 bit.ly/JUSTlaunch