Eppie Leishman
@dreppie.bsky.social
Researcher interested in all things social care. Frequently distracted by knitting, the need for more pockets and my animals. She/Her
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I have this pinned up in my office. I can’t remember where I first saw it. But it’s key to a lot of radical politics.
June 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I have this pinned up in my office. I can’t remember where I first saw it. But it’s key to a lot of radical politics.
The Centre for Lifelong Learning truly put into action ‘university of the public good’. My conversations with students when I taught there shaped the way I think about higher education and research. A huge loss for the university and the city.
Devastated that the Centre for Lifelong Learning @york.ac.uk is being closed after 40 years. What a loss to education in the region. Feel for students and staff. Being a tutor has been joy, doing what universities should be doing by sharing knowledge widely with our communities.
June 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Centre for Lifelong Learning truly put into action ‘university of the public good’. My conversations with students when I taught there shaped the way I think about higher education and research. A huge loss for the university and the city.
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If your own impact assessment tells you that your measures will push children into poverty, surely it’s time to go back to the drawing board and think again
March 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If your own impact assessment tells you that your measures will push children into poverty, surely it’s time to go back to the drawing board and think again
I thought I had experienced all the weather North Yorkshire has to offer but frozen rain is a new treat! ☔️
February 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I thought I had experienced all the weather North Yorkshire has to offer but frozen rain is a new treat! ☔️
Great to be working with @tlap.bsky.social and other partners to consider issues of fairness in needs assessment processes @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
Are social care needs assessments fair?
This question is at the heart of a new project led by the Administrative Fairness Lab at the University of York.
We're excited to be partnering with them to inform efforts on how we can make needs assessments work better for people bit.ly/40NxwOx
This question is at the heart of a new project led by the Administrative Fairness Lab at the University of York.
We're excited to be partnering with them to inform efforts on how we can make needs assessments work better for people bit.ly/40NxwOx
Exploring fairness in social care needs assessments - TLAP
Read about our involvement in work to explore fairness in social care needs assessments.
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Great to be working with @tlap.bsky.social and other partners to consider issues of fairness in needs assessment processes @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
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19th Feb, 2025: #GeorgeJulian, known for her live reporting of coronial inquests, will talk about her work over the last decade, and some thoughts about how we can work together to continue to highlight the injustices faced by #LearningDisabled and #autistic people.
#AutRes #EduSky #AcademicSky
#AutRes #EduSky #AcademicSky
Campaigner to Court Reporter: My life as an accidental activist
The Learning Disability & Autism Research Group at Manchester Met welcome guest speaker George Julian.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
19th Feb, 2025: #GeorgeJulian, known for her live reporting of coronial inquests, will talk about her work over the last decade, and some thoughts about how we can work together to continue to highlight the injustices faced by #LearningDisabled and #autistic people.
#AutRes #EduSky #AcademicSky
#AutRes #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Having gone through a full year of 'voluntary' redundancies (read 'voluntary' as 'strongly encouraged under the looming threat of compulsory severances'), which have seen >5% of staff leave my uni, it's good to see this issue finally getting some press.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls
Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Having gone through a full year of 'voluntary' redundancies (read 'voluntary' as 'strongly encouraged under the looming threat of compulsory severances'), which have seen >5% of staff leave my uni, it's good to see this issue finally getting some press.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Come and do a fully funded PhD with me and brilliant colleagues @moniquehuy.bsky.social and @suecaton.bsky.social at MMU on Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Come and do a fully funded PhD with me and brilliant colleagues @moniquehuy.bsky.social and @suecaton.bsky.social at MMU on Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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88% of low-income households who receive disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢
59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears.
Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears.
Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
88% of low-income households who receive disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢
59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears.
Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears.
Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
Last week I went to a training session, our pre-event homework was to identify someone we think of as a good technical communicator. There was a disappointing lack of women named (including by me - Martin Lewis). I know who I would have picked this week
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
At National Prayer Service, a plea to Trump: ‘Have mercy’
An Episcopal bishop urged him to show compassion toward immigrants. Trump called her “not compelling or smart.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Last week I went to a training session, our pre-event homework was to identify someone we think of as a good technical communicator. There was a disappointing lack of women named (including by me - Martin Lewis). I know who I would have picked this week
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Snuck into @uoysbs.bsky.social graduation ceremony to watch @drtizzywm.bsky.social graduate. Any excuse to wear the floppy hat again 👩🏻🎓
January 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Snuck into @uoysbs.bsky.social graduation ceremony to watch @drtizzywm.bsky.social graduate. Any excuse to wear the floppy hat again 👩🏻🎓