👏Congratulations to Professor Mhairi Beaton who will become Vice-President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) next year - and take up Presidency from 2027!
🔗 bit.ly/4hdCGJR
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky #Education
@beranews.bsky.social @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/4hdCGJR
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky #Education
@beranews.bsky.social @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
👏Congratulations to Professor Mhairi Beaton who will become Vice-President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) next year - and take up Presidency from 2027!
🔗 bit.ly/4hdCGJR
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky #Education
@beranews.bsky.social @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/4hdCGJR
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky #Education
@beranews.bsky.social @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social
"Play is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” - says Dr Mike Wragg, Senior Lecturer and Researcher on the BA (Hons) Childhood Development and Playwork course here at LBU. #LBUResearch #play #AcademicSky
💭 How can cities help children thrive? Start with play.
Our latest blog reflects on a recent event with the Inclusive Playscape team, exploring how to design streets, parks & public spaces with and for children. As playful cities = healthier, happier cities.
👉 medium.com/policy-leeds...
Our latest blog reflects on a recent event with the Inclusive Playscape team, exploring how to design streets, parks & public spaces with and for children. As playful cities = healthier, happier cities.
👉 medium.com/policy-leeds...
How to create playful cities where our children can flourish
Play makes children healthier, happier, and ready for life — but cities often overlook their needs. A workshop by the ‘Inclusive…
medium.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"Play is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” - says Dr Mike Wragg, Senior Lecturer and Researcher on the BA (Hons) Childhood Development and Playwork course here at LBU. #LBUResearch #play #AcademicSky
A fascinating read by Dr Justin Morey, Senior Lecturer in Music Production at LBU, on the complexity of birdsong and how notable pieces of music might have something in common with the songs of certain birds.
#LBUResearch #music #AcademicSky #research #musicproduction
#LBUResearch #music #AcademicSky #research #musicproduction
Do the birds singing in your garden or local park remind you of a musician?
Dawn Chorus Day: a composer on the musical styles of birdsong
Do the birds singing in your garden or local park remind you of a musician?
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April 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
A fascinating read by Dr Justin Morey, Senior Lecturer in Music Production at LBU, on the complexity of birdsong and how notable pieces of music might have something in common with the songs of certain birds.
#LBUResearch #music #AcademicSky #research #musicproduction
#LBUResearch #music #AcademicSky #research #musicproduction
🚨 Opportunity: We're recruiting for a full-time #PhDStudentship focused on injury prevention in #AdolescentSports, in collaboration with the #FootballAssociation.
📅 Apply by June 9 2025: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-graduate...
#LBUResearch @lbu-rae.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
📅 Apply by June 9 2025: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-graduate...
#LBUResearch @lbu-rae.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Opportunity: We're recruiting for a full-time #PhDStudentship focused on injury prevention in #AdolescentSports, in collaboration with the #FootballAssociation.
📅 Apply by June 9 2025: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-graduate...
#LBUResearch @lbu-rae.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
📅 Apply by June 9 2025: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-graduate...
#LBUResearch @lbu-rae.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
Hey it’s me 😁 nerve wracking as networking and presenting is for me, I had a great time. I’m proud of my research even early on (went through a lot to get here!) and my mission to secure disability justice in #ICL maybe made some new friends too! #LBUPGRConf25 #LBUResearch #PhDSky #Actuallyautistic
Next, PGRs presented their amazing and varied research in our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition!
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
June 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hey it’s me 😁 nerve wracking as networking and presenting is for me, I had a great time. I’m proud of my research even early on (went through a lot to get here!) and my mission to secure disability justice in #ICL maybe made some new friends too! #LBUPGRConf25 #LBUResearch #PhDSky #Actuallyautistic
From this year, developers must prove new homes retain heat efficiently under the Future Homes Standard. But how do we reliably measure that? 🏡❄️🔥
🧵 (1/5)
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🧵 (1/5)
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
February 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From this year, developers must prove new homes retain heat efficiently under the Future Homes Standard. But how do we reliably measure that? 🏡❄️🔥
🧵 (1/5)
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🧵 (1/5)
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🎟️A week today! Join us to celebrate Professor Emily Zobel Marshall's inaugural lecture - Cultures of Resistance: Power, Performance and Play
🗓️Wednesday 5 February
🕕18:00 - 19:00
🏢Rose Bowl, Lecture Theatre A, City Campus
🔗 bit.ly/41YtRj7
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🗓️Wednesday 5 February
🕕18:00 - 19:00
🏢Rose Bowl, Lecture Theatre A, City Campus
🔗 bit.ly/41YtRj7
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
January 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🎟️A week today! Join us to celebrate Professor Emily Zobel Marshall's inaugural lecture - Cultures of Resistance: Power, Performance and Play
🗓️Wednesday 5 February
🕕18:00 - 19:00
🏢Rose Bowl, Lecture Theatre A, City Campus
🔗 bit.ly/41YtRj7
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🗓️Wednesday 5 February
🕕18:00 - 19:00
🏢Rose Bowl, Lecture Theatre A, City Campus
🔗 bit.ly/41YtRj7
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🗞️Researchers at Leeds Beckett and Sheffield University are exploring what can be done to support charity workers and encourage them to stay in their roles.
🔗 bit.ly/42mmsKp
The team includes Dr Louise Warwick-Booth at LBU and the project is funded by @nihr.bsky.social
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/42mmsKp
The team includes Dr Louise Warwick-Booth at LBU and the project is funded by @nihr.bsky.social
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
January 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🗞️Researchers at Leeds Beckett and Sheffield University are exploring what can be done to support charity workers and encourage them to stay in their roles.
🔗 bit.ly/42mmsKp
The team includes Dr Louise Warwick-Booth at LBU and the project is funded by @nihr.bsky.social
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/42mmsKp
The team includes Dr Louise Warwick-Booth at LBU and the project is funded by @nihr.bsky.social
#LBUresearch #AcademicSky
Why Evidence Matters! Last week, @jharrison66.bsky.social + @drlewissimpson.bsky.social took part in Evidence Week at UK Parliament.
🔗 bit.ly/47DTurO
⬆️Read all about their experience of showcasing #LBUResearch and lobbying for prisons policy change.
@senseaboutsci.bsky.social #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/47DTurO
⬆️Read all about their experience of showcasing #LBUResearch and lobbying for prisons policy change.
@senseaboutsci.bsky.social #AcademicSky
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why Evidence Matters! Last week, @jharrison66.bsky.social + @drlewissimpson.bsky.social took part in Evidence Week at UK Parliament.
🔗 bit.ly/47DTurO
⬆️Read all about their experience of showcasing #LBUResearch and lobbying for prisons policy change.
@senseaboutsci.bsky.social #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/47DTurO
⬆️Read all about their experience of showcasing #LBUResearch and lobbying for prisons policy change.
@senseaboutsci.bsky.social #AcademicSky
📰New on our blog! Our Research and Knowledge Exchange Director, Dr Camelia Dijkstra, shares how our LBU research community is supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. #SDGs
🔗 bit.ly/4hmiJRO
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/4hmiJRO
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📰New on our blog! Our Research and Knowledge Exchange Director, Dr Camelia Dijkstra, shares how our LBU research community is supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. #SDGs
🔗 bit.ly/4hmiJRO
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/4hmiJRO
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🎹New in our LBU Research Voices series! @blaisejess.bsky.social shares her experience of studying for her #PhD alongside her work as a lecturer.
🔗 bit.ly/3SRXxJ1
Jess researched the online #music community of synthwave, incorporating her own songwriting. #PhDSky #AcademicSky #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/3SRXxJ1
Jess researched the online #music community of synthwave, incorporating her own songwriting. #PhDSky #AcademicSky #LBUResearch
June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🎹New in our LBU Research Voices series! @blaisejess.bsky.social shares her experience of studying for her #PhD alongside her work as a lecturer.
🔗 bit.ly/3SRXxJ1
Jess researched the online #music community of synthwave, incorporating her own songwriting. #PhDSky #AcademicSky #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/3SRXxJ1
Jess researched the online #music community of synthwave, incorporating her own songwriting. #PhDSky #AcademicSky #LBUResearch
This fantastic new video by @beinghumanfest.bsky.social showcases the highlights of the 2024 Festival - featuring some great clips of our Black Flâneurs walking tour around Leeds!
The interactive tour reframed the city's Black history, literature and culture.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
The interactive tour reframed the city's Black history, literature and culture.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
Being Human Festival 2024 Highlights
YouTube video by Being Human Festival
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This fantastic new video by @beinghumanfest.bsky.social showcases the highlights of the 2024 Festival - featuring some great clips of our Black Flâneurs walking tour around Leeds!
The interactive tour reframed the city's Black history, literature and culture.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
The interactive tour reframed the city's Black history, literature and culture.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
Next, PGRs presented their amazing and varied research in our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition!
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
June 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Next, PGRs presented their amazing and varied research in our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition!
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
#LBUPGRConf25 #PhDSky #LBUResearch
🗞️Leeds Beckett digital construction experts and ARC are teaming up on a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).
🔗 bit.ly/4jSQhZn
🧵The team are creating an innovative golden thread to ensure that #fire prevention products are correctly installed by sub-contractors. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/4jSQhZn
🧵The team are creating an innovative golden thread to ensure that #fire prevention products are correctly installed by sub-contractors. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
February 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🗞️Leeds Beckett digital construction experts and ARC are teaming up on a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).
🔗 bit.ly/4jSQhZn
🧵The team are creating an innovative golden thread to ensure that #fire prevention products are correctly installed by sub-contractors. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/4jSQhZn
🧵The team are creating an innovative golden thread to ensure that #fire prevention products are correctly installed by sub-contractors. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🌍A week tomorrow! Join us for TEDxLeeds Beckett University: Our Changing World!
🗓️Weds 12 Feb
🕟16:30 - 18:00
🏢Leeds School of Arts Theatre
🎟️ bit.ly/3ZV9BNT
Four leading minds from LBU will share their unique views on the challenges of living in our changing world. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🗓️Weds 12 Feb
🕟16:30 - 18:00
🏢Leeds School of Arts Theatre
🎟️ bit.ly/3ZV9BNT
Four leading minds from LBU will share their unique views on the challenges of living in our changing world. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
TEDxLeeds Beckett University: Our changing world - Teaser trailer
YouTube video by Leeds Beckett
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🌍A week tomorrow! Join us for TEDxLeeds Beckett University: Our Changing World!
🗓️Weds 12 Feb
🕟16:30 - 18:00
🏢Leeds School of Arts Theatre
🎟️ bit.ly/3ZV9BNT
Four leading minds from LBU will share their unique views on the challenges of living in our changing world. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
🗓️Weds 12 Feb
🕟16:30 - 18:00
🏢Leeds School of Arts Theatre
🎟️ bit.ly/3ZV9BNT
Four leading minds from LBU will share their unique views on the challenges of living in our changing world. #LBUresearch #AcademicSky
And congratulations to @drswaite.bsky.social, Dr Alexandria Bradley, Dr Sofia Persson @shsslbu.bsky.social and our Postgrad Research Student Photo Competition winner, Jennifer Rainford!
Thank you to everyone who nominated colleagues and to our wonderful research community! #RKEFest25 #LBUResearch
Thank you to everyone who nominated colleagues and to our wonderful research community! #RKEFest25 #LBUResearch
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
And congratulations to @drswaite.bsky.social, Dr Alexandria Bradley, Dr Sofia Persson @shsslbu.bsky.social and our Postgrad Research Student Photo Competition winner, Jennifer Rainford!
Thank you to everyone who nominated colleagues and to our wonderful research community! #RKEFest25 #LBUResearch
Thank you to everyone who nominated colleagues and to our wonderful research community! #RKEFest25 #LBUResearch
In January we welcomed @profrarmitage.bsky.social as our new Director of Research in Leeds Law School.
🔗 bit.ly/40RS4pa
We met up with Prof Armitage to find out all about her research and her aspirations for growing our research culture at LBU.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Law #criminology
🔗 bit.ly/40RS4pa
We met up with Prof Armitage to find out all about her research and her aspirations for growing our research culture at LBU.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Law #criminology
February 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
In January we welcomed @profrarmitage.bsky.social as our new Director of Research in Leeds Law School.
🔗 bit.ly/40RS4pa
We met up with Prof Armitage to find out all about her research and her aspirations for growing our research culture at LBU.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Law #criminology
🔗 bit.ly/40RS4pa
We met up with Prof Armitage to find out all about her research and her aspirations for growing our research culture at LBU.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Law #criminology
🙋♀️What's new in #research #impact support at Leeds Beckett?
🔗 bit.ly/4iYZ4Id
📖Read our new blog post from Juliet Harrison to find out more about the new @symplectic.co.uk Impact Module, Teams channel and upcoming training for LBU colleagues. #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/4iYZ4Id
📖Read our new blog post from Juliet Harrison to find out more about the new @symplectic.co.uk Impact Module, Teams channel and upcoming training for LBU colleagues. #LBUResearch
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🙋♀️What's new in #research #impact support at Leeds Beckett?
🔗 bit.ly/4iYZ4Id
📖Read our new blog post from Juliet Harrison to find out more about the new @symplectic.co.uk Impact Module, Teams channel and upcoming training for LBU colleagues. #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/4iYZ4Id
📖Read our new blog post from Juliet Harrison to find out more about the new @symplectic.co.uk Impact Module, Teams channel and upcoming training for LBU colleagues. #LBUResearch
📢We're excited to launch our 2025 Research Retreat Funding - for LBU research staff who identify as a woman and/or a woman of colour.
This is your chance to step away from your daily demands and dedicate focused time to advancing your research!
➡️bit.ly/3QuWJZc
#LBUResearch
This is your chance to step away from your daily demands and dedicate focused time to advancing your research!
➡️bit.ly/3QuWJZc
#LBUResearch
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📢We're excited to launch our 2025 Research Retreat Funding - for LBU research staff who identify as a woman and/or a woman of colour.
This is your chance to step away from your daily demands and dedicate focused time to advancing your research!
➡️bit.ly/3QuWJZc
#LBUResearch
This is your chance to step away from your daily demands and dedicate focused time to advancing your research!
➡️bit.ly/3QuWJZc
#LBUResearch
🏠 Our @leeds-lsi.bsky.social has launched 2 new test cells to baseline the real-world thermal performance of UK homes and further advance the LSI's innovation in #energy efficiency testing.
🔗 bit.ly/418DpHu
The test cells are based at Citu in Leeds.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/418DpHu
The test cells are based at Citu in Leeds.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
February 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🏠 Our @leeds-lsi.bsky.social has launched 2 new test cells to baseline the real-world thermal performance of UK homes and further advance the LSI's innovation in #energy efficiency testing.
🔗 bit.ly/418DpHu
The test cells are based at Citu in Leeds.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/418DpHu
The test cells are based at Citu in Leeds.
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🗞️New on our blog! Following his nomination in 2 awards in our Festival of Research & Knowledge Exchange Awards, Professor Saheed Ajayi tells us all about his team's innovative work in our Construction Informatics and Digital Enterprise Lab (CIDEL).
🔗 bit.ly/3DU3WyS
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/3DU3WyS
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
January 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🗞️New on our blog! Following his nomination in 2 awards in our Festival of Research & Knowledge Exchange Awards, Professor Saheed Ajayi tells us all about his team's innovative work in our Construction Informatics and Digital Enterprise Lab (CIDEL).
🔗 bit.ly/3DU3WyS
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🔗 bit.ly/3DU3WyS
#LBUResearch #AcademicSky
🗣️New on LBU Research Voices - Dr Kirsty Cameron: A Career Journey from Apprenticeship to Course Director.
🔗 bit.ly/43F8p3c
Kirsty tells us how she made the transition from a social housing apprenticeship to studying for a #PhD and becoming Course Director in #Criminology.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/43F8p3c
Kirsty tells us how she made the transition from a social housing apprenticeship to studying for a #PhD and becoming Course Director in #Criminology.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🗣️New on LBU Research Voices - Dr Kirsty Cameron: A Career Journey from Apprenticeship to Course Director.
🔗 bit.ly/43F8p3c
Kirsty tells us how she made the transition from a social housing apprenticeship to studying for a #PhD and becoming Course Director in #Criminology.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch
🔗 bit.ly/43F8p3c
Kirsty tells us how she made the transition from a social housing apprenticeship to studying for a #PhD and becoming Course Director in #Criminology.
#AcademicSky #LBUResearch