My new project! Funded by @isrfoundation.bsky.social, with lovely colleagues @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social and @autgeek.bsky.social First time I've ever had funding for research 🥳 #Neurodivergent #AcademicSky #LivedExperience #CreativeResearch
💥New: Can higher education be a neurodivergent-affirming space without funding?
@drhelenkara.bsky.social #Neurodivergent #AcademicSky #LivedExperience
@drhelenkara.bsky.social #Neurodivergent #AcademicSky #LivedExperience
Can higher education be a neurodivergent-affirming space without funding? - Impact of Social Sciences
How can academia and other sectors create enabling environments for neurodivergent people? Discussing the concept of neurodivergent-affirming spaces, Helen Kara argues that better understandings and…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
My new project! Funded by @isrfoundation.bsky.social, with lovely colleagues @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social and @autgeek.bsky.social First time I've ever had funding for research 🥳 #Neurodivergent #AcademicSky #LivedExperience #CreativeResearch
Doing #CreativeResearch? Playing and innovating with #CreativeResearchMethods? #JCRM might be for you, check out and join our fun, caring and cutting edge community!
We’re delighted to introduce you to our latest journal!
The Journal of #CreativeResearchMethods
Edited by @sumingkhoo.bsky.social, Harriet Shortt, @sophierwoodward.bsky.social and consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/jou...
#ResearchMethods #Creativity
The Journal of #CreativeResearchMethods
Edited by @sumingkhoo.bsky.social, Harriet Shortt, @sophierwoodward.bsky.social and consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/jou...
#ResearchMethods #Creativity
Journal Of Creative Research Methods
The Journal of Creative Research Methods is a space for the creative research methods community; it publishes critical and engaged work on creative research methods and welcomes contributions from aut...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Doing #CreativeResearch? Playing and innovating with #CreativeResearchMethods? #JCRM might be for you, check out and join our fun, caring and cutting edge community!
📢 Call for Contributions is open for #ICRMC 2026! Find out more here: creativeresearchmethods.com
We're also excited to announce the ICRMC 2026 keynotes: Ranjita Dhital and Alastair Roy — ready to spark debate and inspire new ways of thinking.
#ICRMC26 #CRMethods #creativeresearch
We're also excited to announce the ICRMC 2026 keynotes: Ranjita Dhital and Alastair Roy — ready to spark debate and inspire new ways of thinking.
#ICRMC26 #CRMethods #creativeresearch
September 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 Call for Contributions is open for #ICRMC 2026! Find out more here: creativeresearchmethods.com
We're also excited to announce the ICRMC 2026 keynotes: Ranjita Dhital and Alastair Roy — ready to spark debate and inspire new ways of thinking.
#ICRMC26 #CRMethods #creativeresearch
We're also excited to announce the ICRMC 2026 keynotes: Ranjita Dhital and Alastair Roy — ready to spark debate and inspire new ways of thinking.
#ICRMC26 #CRMethods #creativeresearch
There are two new sofa videos on my channel:
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8
What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8
What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
92 What Is Grounded Theory
YouTube video by Helen Kara
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
There are two new sofa videos on my channel:
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8
What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8
What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
Our Co-Director @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social has been working with @stafscot.bsky.social on some inspiring and impactful resources around supporting friendship - find out more below!
#AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social #CreativeResearch
#AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social #CreativeResearch
Friends are so import in our lives - they give care, love amd practical support. If you are care experienced you may face more barriers to friendship. Social workers amd carers need to be better at offering support. Here are resources we developed to help www.staf.scot/friendship-r...
Friendship resources
Access resources created by the team behind our Transforming Friendship Focused Support project, launched at the Staf National Conference 2025.
www.staf.scot
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our Co-Director @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social has been working with @stafscot.bsky.social on some inspiring and impactful resources around supporting friendship - find out more below!
#AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social #CreativeResearch
#AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social #CreativeResearch
🔥 25 days until #ICRMC2025!
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
August 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🔥 25 days until #ICRMC2025!
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
ICRMC is nearly here!
Just 40 days until #ICRMC2025 lands in #Manchester & online.
🗓️ Don’t miss out: creativeresearchmethods.com
#CreativeResearch #HybridConference #CRMethods
Just 40 days until #ICRMC2025 lands in #Manchester & online.
🗓️ Don’t miss out: creativeresearchmethods.com
#CreativeResearch #HybridConference #CRMethods
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICRMC is nearly here!
Just 40 days until #ICRMC2025 lands in #Manchester & online.
🗓️ Don’t miss out: creativeresearchmethods.com
#CreativeResearch #HybridConference #CRMethods
Just 40 days until #ICRMC2025 lands in #Manchester & online.
🗓️ Don’t miss out: creativeresearchmethods.com
#CreativeResearch #HybridConference #CRMethods
Alongside @changingrealities.bsky.social participants & artists, I'll be sharing thoughts on the making of our new zine, focussing on lived experiences of poverty & mental health. Do join us!
#zines #creativeresearch #poverty #mentalhealth
#zines #creativeresearch #poverty #mentalhealth
Join us next Thursday for our Zine Launch where we'll hear from participants & artists. If you're interested in exploring the deep intersections between poverty and mental health please come along. Thanks to @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pieces-of-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pieces-of-...
Pieces of Hope Held Tightly in Tired Hands: Changing Realities Zine Launch
Changing Realities will be hosting a public-facing roundtable session from our mental health campaign
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Alongside @changingrealities.bsky.social participants & artists, I'll be sharing thoughts on the making of our new zine, focussing on lived experiences of poverty & mental health. Do join us!
#zines #creativeresearch #poverty #mentalhealth
#zines #creativeresearch #poverty #mentalhealth
The first episode of the Cripping Research Culture podcast is out!
In this episode, Nicole Brown, @elainagmamaril.bsky.social and I discussed consent in #CreativeResearch methods, anti-binary approaches to crediting work, and more!
#Research #CreativeMethods
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In this episode, Nicole Brown, @elainagmamaril.bsky.social and I discussed consent in #CreativeResearch methods, anti-binary approaches to crediting work, and more!
#Research #CreativeMethods
open.spotify.com/episode/1USW...
Inclusive Creative Methods with Nicole Brown
open.spotify.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The first episode of the Cripping Research Culture podcast is out!
In this episode, Nicole Brown, @elainagmamaril.bsky.social and I discussed consent in #CreativeResearch methods, anti-binary approaches to crediting work, and more!
#Research #CreativeMethods
open.spotify.com/episode/1USW...
In this episode, Nicole Brown, @elainagmamaril.bsky.social and I discussed consent in #CreativeResearch methods, anti-binary approaches to crediting work, and more!
#Research #CreativeMethods
open.spotify.com/episode/1USW...
🔥 25 days until #ICRMC2025!
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
August 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🔥 25 days until #ICRMC2025!
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online.
🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference
🌍 Just 75 days to go until the International Creative Research Methods Conference – happening in #Manchester and online this September!
Join us from wherever you are!
📅 Mon 8th - Tues 9th Sept 2025
🔗 www.creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC25 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods
Join us from wherever you are!
📅 Mon 8th - Tues 9th Sept 2025
🔗 www.creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC25 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods
June 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌍 Just 75 days to go until the International Creative Research Methods Conference – happening in #Manchester and online this September!
Join us from wherever you are!
📅 Mon 8th - Tues 9th Sept 2025
🔗 www.creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC25 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods
Join us from wherever you are!
📅 Mon 8th - Tues 9th Sept 2025
🔗 www.creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC25 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods
🚨 40 days to go! 🚨
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is coming to #Manchester and online! 🎨📚
Join us for bold ideas, inspiring sessions & creative connections.
🎟️ Book your place now: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods #HybridConference
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is coming to #Manchester and online! 🎨📚
Join us for bold ideas, inspiring sessions & creative connections.
🎟️ Book your place now: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods #HybridConference
July 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 40 days to go! 🚨
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is coming to #Manchester and online! 🎨📚
Join us for bold ideas, inspiring sessions & creative connections.
🎟️ Book your place now: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods #HybridConference
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is coming to #Manchester and online! 🎨📚
Join us for bold ideas, inspiring sessions & creative connections.
🎟️ Book your place now: creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #CRMethods #HybridConference
What can a photo reveal about power, culture, or place? This fall at SDSU, I’m teaching SOC 496: Visual Sociology. We’ll explore street art, museums, theory, and end with a student gallery walk.
#VisualSociology #SDSUCourses #CreativeResearch #sociology #SDSU
#VisualSociology #SDSUCourses #CreativeResearch #sociology #SDSU
April 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What can a photo reveal about power, culture, or place? This fall at SDSU, I’m teaching SOC 496: Visual Sociology. We’ll explore street art, museums, theory, and end with a student gallery walk.
#VisualSociology #SDSUCourses #CreativeResearch #sociology #SDSU
#VisualSociology #SDSUCourses #CreativeResearch #sociology #SDSU
Had a fantastic time at the Inclusive Creative Research Symposium @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. Grateful to share our research & learn about fantastic projects. Thanks to Matthew, Daniel & Kelsie for an inspiring event!
#LearningDisabilityWeek #CreativeResearch #InclusiveResearch #Disability
June 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Had a fantastic time at the Inclusive Creative Research Symposium @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. Grateful to share our research & learn about fantastic projects. Thanks to Matthew, Daniel & Kelsie for an inspiring event!
#LearningDisabilityWeek #CreativeResearch #InclusiveResearch #Disability
Art and Pedagogy
#photography #sculpture
#rest #safety #equality #justice #studiopractice #art #criticism #highereducation
#visualarts #creativeresearch
#pedagogy
#photography #sculpture
#rest #safety #equality #justice #studiopractice #art #criticism #highereducation
#visualarts #creativeresearch
#pedagogy
January 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
There are two new sofa videos on my channel:
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8 What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8 What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
92 What Is Grounded Theory
YouTube video by Helen Kara
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There are two new sofa videos on my channel:
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8 What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
What Is Grounded Theory youtu.be/7Rybz_AjXc8 What Is Creative Research youtu.be/kUiO_J-gdeQ
#creativeresearch #CRM
Dr. Erin French shows how quiltmaking becomes a powerful model for inclusion, creativity, and innovation—proving research can reshape who gets to participate.
⚫ Watch Episode 49: youtu.be/88RfLKsb_Gw
#iNNOVATIONInsights #InclusiveInnovation #CreativeResearch
⚫ Watch Episode 49: youtu.be/88RfLKsb_Gw
#iNNOVATIONInsights #InclusiveInnovation #CreativeResearch
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Erin French shows how quiltmaking becomes a powerful model for inclusion, creativity, and innovation—proving research can reshape who gets to participate.
⚫ Watch Episode 49: youtu.be/88RfLKsb_Gw
#iNNOVATIONInsights #InclusiveInnovation #CreativeResearch
⚫ Watch Episode 49: youtu.be/88RfLKsb_Gw
#iNNOVATIONInsights #InclusiveInnovation #CreativeResearch
🚨 Tickets are officially on sale for the International Creative Research Methods Conference!
Join us for powerful keynotes from @jacqpriego.bsky.social and @amltaylor66.bsky.social.
Lock yours in here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC #CreativeResearch
Join us for powerful keynotes from @jacqpriego.bsky.social and @amltaylor66.bsky.social.
Lock yours in here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC #CreativeResearch
Creative Research Methods Conference 2025
The International Creative Research Methods Conference is an annual gathering for academics of all disciplines who are interested in using creative methods in their research.
creativeresearchmethods.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 Tickets are officially on sale for the International Creative Research Methods Conference!
Join us for powerful keynotes from @jacqpriego.bsky.social and @amltaylor66.bsky.social.
Lock yours in here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC #CreativeResearch
Join us for powerful keynotes from @jacqpriego.bsky.social and @amltaylor66.bsky.social.
Lock yours in here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com
#ICRMC #CreativeResearch
I love rummaging about in old folders because I never know what I’ll find!
Here is a narrated PowerPoint presentation on #AutisticMenopause I recorded after a #menopause festival, based on an installation of curious objects I curated.
#CreativeResearch
#AutoEthnography
tinyurl.com/CuratedMenop...
Here is a narrated PowerPoint presentation on #AutisticMenopause I recorded after a #menopause festival, based on an installation of curious objects I curated.
#CreativeResearch
#AutoEthnography
tinyurl.com/CuratedMenop...
July 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I love rummaging about in old folders because I never know what I’ll find!
Here is a narrated PowerPoint presentation on #AutisticMenopause I recorded after a #menopause festival, based on an installation of curious objects I curated.
#CreativeResearch
#AutoEthnography
tinyurl.com/CuratedMenop...
Here is a narrated PowerPoint presentation on #AutisticMenopause I recorded after a #menopause festival, based on an installation of curious objects I curated.
#CreativeResearch
#AutoEthnography
tinyurl.com/CuratedMenop...
In the late 1990s members of an academic interview panel were alarmed when I used some very tame visual images in my presentation.
How I wish they could see me now!
padlet.com/rosematthews...
#AutisticResearcher
#CreativeResearch
#Artivism
How I wish they could see me now!
padlet.com/rosematthews...
#AutisticResearcher
#CreativeResearch
#Artivism
Multimedia Portfolio
Collection of work
padlet.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In the late 1990s members of an academic interview panel were alarmed when I used some very tame visual images in my presentation.
How I wish they could see me now!
padlet.com/rosematthews...
#AutisticResearcher
#CreativeResearch
#Artivism
How I wish they could see me now!
padlet.com/rosematthews...
#AutisticResearcher
#CreativeResearch
#Artivism
Ever feel like a thesis has to be a 300-page wall of text? It doesn’t.
My latest post highlights 4 researchers breaking the mold.
Creative methods don’t just change the work - they change how we share it.
Read more: helenkara.com/2026/04/30/g...
#PhDLife #CreativeResearch #AcademicWriting
My latest post highlights 4 researchers breaking the mold.
Creative methods don’t just change the work - they change how we share it.
Read more: helenkara.com/2026/04/30/g...
#PhDLife #CreativeResearch #AcademicWriting
Getting Creative With Your Thesis Or Dissertation #5
I have written four previous posts on this topic, with different examples of creative theses and dissertations. Here are the first, second, third, and fourth of those posts. Today I am showcasing: …
helenkara.com
April 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Ever feel like a thesis has to be a 300-page wall of text? It doesn’t.
My latest post highlights 4 researchers breaking the mold.
Creative methods don’t just change the work - they change how we share it.
Read more: helenkara.com/2026/04/30/g...
#PhDLife #CreativeResearch #AcademicWriting
My latest post highlights 4 researchers breaking the mold.
Creative methods don’t just change the work - they change how we share it.
Read more: helenkara.com/2026/04/30/g...
#PhDLife #CreativeResearch #AcademicWriting
Hands-on or digital — how do you analyse your data? 📝💻
Check out my two short videos:
Manual Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/dto46nZs1_8
Digital Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/yIp3nr3fKxU
#DataAnalysis #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #CreativeResearch
Check out my two short videos:
Manual Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/dto46nZs1_8
Digital Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/yIp3nr3fKxU
#DataAnalysis #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #CreativeResearch
113 What Is Manual Data Analysis
YouTube video by Helen Kara
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hands-on or digital — how do you analyse your data? 📝💻
Check out my two short videos:
Manual Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/dto46nZs1_8
Digital Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/yIp3nr3fKxU
#DataAnalysis #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #CreativeResearch
Check out my two short videos:
Manual Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/dto46nZs1_8
Digital Data Analysis
🎥 youtu.be/yIp3nr3fKxU
#DataAnalysis #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #CreativeResearch