Dr Rhys Archer
@drrhysarcher.bsky.social
#CitizenScience methods researcher 🌍| #ActuallyAutistic & 🏳️🌈 | Youth #participatoryresearch | #Co-design | #EDI advocate | #Coproduction & #co-creation methods for #sustainability & #environment
Stockholm Environment Institute at the Univeristy of York
Stockholm Environment Institute at the Univeristy of York
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Dr Rhys Archer
@drrhysarcher.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Involved in #CommunityEnergy?
New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025
Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025
Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
Ecological Citizen(s)
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.
www.sei.org
I’m involved in this project and it’s great!! Get in touch if you’re interested 🌱
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Heading to #ECSA2026 @ecsa.ngo next March? 🇫🇮
Join @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and SEI York’s Inclusive Citizen Science team for a hands-on session on embedding equity, accessibility and diversity across #CitizenScience methods and project phases.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/Q43ocf2
Join @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and SEI York’s Inclusive Citizen Science team for a hands-on session on embedding equity, accessibility and diversity across #CitizenScience methods and project phases.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/Q43ocf2
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Heading to #ECSA2026 @ecsa.ngo next March? 🇫🇮
Join @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and SEI York’s Inclusive Citizen Science team for a hands-on session on embedding equity, accessibility and diversity across #CitizenScience methods and project phases.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/Q43ocf2
Join @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and SEI York’s Inclusive Citizen Science team for a hands-on session on embedding equity, accessibility and diversity across #CitizenScience methods and project phases.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/Q43ocf2
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🇬🇧🔌We need your help!
If you’re interested in #CommunityEnergy, being part of a community energy group, have experience with local energy decision-making, or research these issues, we’d love you to join us for a series of short online workshops!
👉 Find out more about the project: buff.ly/o9Ohc0m
If you’re interested in #CommunityEnergy, being part of a community energy group, have experience with local energy decision-making, or research these issues, we’d love you to join us for a series of short online workshops!
👉 Find out more about the project: buff.ly/o9Ohc0m
July 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🇬🇧🔌We need your help!
If you’re interested in #CommunityEnergy, being part of a community energy group, have experience with local energy decision-making, or research these issues, we’d love you to join us for a series of short online workshops!
👉 Find out more about the project: buff.ly/o9Ohc0m
If you’re interested in #CommunityEnergy, being part of a community energy group, have experience with local energy decision-making, or research these issues, we’d love you to join us for a series of short online workshops!
👉 Find out more about the project: buff.ly/o9Ohc0m
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The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women:
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
#psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women:
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
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The time for disability justice, as it always has been, is now.
Disability justice underlines and ties together all anti-oppression movements. If you want to learn more about #DisabilityJustice and how you can support disabled communities, any of these 18 books would be a good place to start!
Disability justice underlines and ties together all anti-oppression movements. If you want to learn more about #DisabilityJustice and how you can support disabled communities, any of these 18 books would be a good place to start!
July 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The time for disability justice, as it always has been, is now.
Disability justice underlines and ties together all anti-oppression movements. If you want to learn more about #DisabilityJustice and how you can support disabled communities, any of these 18 books would be a good place to start!
Disability justice underlines and ties together all anti-oppression movements. If you want to learn more about #DisabilityJustice and how you can support disabled communities, any of these 18 books would be a good place to start!
I’m involved in this project and it’s great!! Get in touch if you’re interested 🌱
Involved in #CommunityEnergy?
New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025
Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025
Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
Ecological Citizen(s)
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.
www.sei.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I’m involved in this project and it’s great!! Get in touch if you’re interested 🌱
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
Has your #school considered #AirFilters? How would it affect your #AirQuality and #energy use?
Help us design a tool for schools to easily see the costs and benefits of installing #HEPA filter units in their setting.
Read more: bit.ly/40bzWpO
#CHEPA (Classroom HEPA), from the #SAMHE team. 🍎
Help us design a tool for schools to easily see the costs and benefits of installing #HEPA filter units in their setting.
Read more: bit.ly/40bzWpO
#CHEPA (Classroom HEPA), from the #SAMHE team. 🍎
CHEPA Co-design Process
CHEPA Co-design Process What is CHEPA? The CHEPA (Classroom HEPA) project involves developing a web-based tool to provide predictions of the impact of standalone HEPA filter units on classroom air q...
bit.ly
January 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Has your #school considered #AirFilters? How would it affect your #AirQuality and #energy use?
Help us design a tool for schools to easily see the costs and benefits of installing #HEPA filter units in their setting.
Read more: bit.ly/40bzWpO
#CHEPA (Classroom HEPA), from the #SAMHE team. 🍎
Help us design a tool for schools to easily see the costs and benefits of installing #HEPA filter units in their setting.
Read more: bit.ly/40bzWpO
#CHEPA (Classroom HEPA), from the #SAMHE team. 🍎
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Such a brilliant project and example of how to effectively and meaningfully #InvolveYoungPeople in research
👏👏 @dr-know.bsky.social @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and all 🤩
#MentalHealth #PPI #PPIE #Coproduction
👏👏 @dr-know.bsky.social @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and all 🤩
#MentalHealth #PPI #PPIE #Coproduction
Will do a proper thread on this when I can, but HURRAH you can see a summary of the Youth LIVES mental health coproduction work here sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... Summaries of what young ppl asked professional researchers about, our methods, and fantastic summaries of the projects they designed
Outputs
Here you will find the outputs from the Youth LIVES project. Please check back soon for more updates.
sites.google.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Such a brilliant project and example of how to effectively and meaningfully #InvolveYoungPeople in research
👏👏 @dr-know.bsky.social @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and all 🤩
#MentalHealth #PPI #PPIE #Coproduction
👏👏 @dr-know.bsky.social @drrhysarcher.bsky.social and all 🤩
#MentalHealth #PPI #PPIE #Coproduction
Really happy to be able to start sharing outputs from Youth LIVES! It’s been an incredible project co-creating research proposals with young people! More coming soon #coproduction #citizenscience #ppi #mentalhealth
Will do a proper thread on this when I can, but HURRAH you can see a summary of the Youth LIVES mental health coproduction work here sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... Summaries of what young ppl asked professional researchers about, our methods, and fantastic summaries of the projects they designed
Outputs
Here you will find the outputs from the Youth LIVES project. Please check back soon for more updates.
sites.google.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Really happy to be able to start sharing outputs from Youth LIVES! It’s been an incredible project co-creating research proposals with young people! More coming soon #coproduction #citizenscience #ppi #mentalhealth
Really excited to get started on this project!
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Really excited to get started on this project!
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
December 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Thanks so much for coming!
Brilliant project and a great webinar yesterday @drrhysarcher.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social!
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
Want to know more about our #youth #mentalhealth #coproduction research project Youth LIVES? Check out our graphic by the wonderful Tamara-Jade Kaz and our website sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #citizenscience #PPI #PPIE #sciart
December 11, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Thanks so much for coming!
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
Brilliant project and a great webinar yesterday @drrhysarcher.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social!
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
Want to know more about our #youth #mentalhealth #coproduction research project Youth LIVES? Check out our graphic by the wonderful Tamara-Jade Kaz and our website sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #citizenscience #PPI #PPIE #sciart
December 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Brilliant project and a great webinar yesterday @drrhysarcher.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social!
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
#InvolveYoungPeople #PPI
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Woah, what an evening! Started with hosting YouthLIVES (www.sei.org/projects/you...) celebration event with the fab @drrhysarcher.bsky.social where youth researchers, funders and 'old' researchers talked about their experiences, and ended singing in York with the equally fab #PoolBridge choir
Youth LIVES
Working with young people to co-design relevant mental health research by identifying priority research questions and addressing these.
www.sei.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Woah, what an evening! Started with hosting YouthLIVES (www.sei.org/projects/you...) celebration event with the fab @drrhysarcher.bsky.social where youth researchers, funders and 'old' researchers talked about their experiences, and ended singing in York with the equally fab #PoolBridge choir
Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a brilliant event hearing from our researchers and youth researchers! Info on our outputs coming soon!!
Our #youthmentalhealth #coproduction project is coming to an end and we are having an online celebration event on Tuesday 10th December 5pm GMT! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for an invite [1/2] #citizenscience #mentalhealthresearch
December 10, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a brilliant event hearing from our researchers and youth researchers! Info on our outputs coming soon!!
This is tomorrow! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for a place! #coproduction #mentalhealthresearch #citizenscience #codesign #youthmentalhealth
Our #youthmentalhealth #coproduction project is coming to an end and we are having an online celebration event on Tuesday 10th December 5pm GMT! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for an invite [1/2] #citizenscience #mentalhealthresearch
December 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM
This is tomorrow! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for a place! #coproduction #mentalhealthresearch #citizenscience #codesign #youthmentalhealth
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That's the exact issue, that slight misalignment between language and the conditions they're alluding to which further obscures and stigmatises (actually) autistic people or those with OCD.
Some will take it as a definition of autistic behaviour and others will be harmed by the allusion.
Some will take it as a definition of autistic behaviour and others will be harmed by the allusion.
Johnson saying he can be "a bit spectrum-y" because he doesn't understand other people have feelings is like people who say they're "a bit OCD" because they like things tidy. Get to fuck.
December 9, 2024 at 8:32 AM
That's the exact issue, that slight misalignment between language and the conditions they're alluding to which further obscures and stigmatises (actually) autistic people or those with OCD.
Some will take it as a definition of autistic behaviour and others will be harmed by the allusion.
Some will take it as a definition of autistic behaviour and others will be harmed by the allusion.
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#PPI & #coproduction people - any good papers, blogs etc on sharing power & power imbalances in practice?
I have used those resources - but thanks. I am interested in understanding what 'sharing power' (when there are inevitable 'power' imbalances - e.g involving people experiencing cognitive impairment/dementia) actually means in practice. Anyone really unpacked this?..
December 8, 2024 at 8:02 AM
#PPI & #coproduction people - any good papers, blogs etc on sharing power & power imbalances in practice?
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
@ecsa.ngo's position paper on #citizenscience. Give your feedback now: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
Give your feedback on @ecsa.ngo's position paper on
#citizenscience
in the EU➡️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
#citizenscience
in the EU➡️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
December 5, 2024 at 10:18 AM
@ecsa.ngo's position paper on #citizenscience. Give your feedback now: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
ECSA wants to advocate further support for citizen science within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
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Welcome, whether you are new to #SAMHE or already follow us elsewhere.
This is a place to learn about indoor #AirQuality in UK #schools, be inspired by what pupils and staff are doing about it, read our policy recommendations and discover free educational resources.
#EduSky #HealthyAir #STEM #IAQ
This is a place to learn about indoor #AirQuality in UK #schools, be inspired by what pupils and staff are doing about it, read our policy recommendations and discover free educational resources.
#EduSky #HealthyAir #STEM #IAQ
December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
This is next week! Super excited to playback some of the superb work our youth co-researchers have done. They’ll be there to talk through their project ideas and troll me with the 👵 because I referenced Friends ONE TIME #coproduction #participatoryresearch #citizenscience #youthmentalhealth
Our #youthmentalhealth #coproduction project is coming to an end and we are having an online celebration event on Tuesday 10th December 5pm GMT! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for an invite [1/2] #citizenscience #mentalhealthresearch
December 4, 2024 at 7:19 PM
This is next week! Super excited to playback some of the superb work our youth co-researchers have done. They’ll be there to talk through their project ideas and troll me with the 👵 because I referenced Friends ONE TIME #coproduction #participatoryresearch #citizenscience #youthmentalhealth
Want to know more about our #youth #mentalhealth #coproduction research project Youth LIVES? Check out our graphic by the wonderful Tamara-Jade Kaz and our website sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #citizenscience #PPI #PPIE #sciart
December 3, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Want to know more about our #youth #mentalhealth #coproduction research project Youth LIVES? Check out our graphic by the wonderful Tamara-Jade Kaz and our website sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #citizenscience #PPI #PPIE #sciart
Our #youthmentalhealth #coproduction project is coming to an end and we are having an online celebration event on Tuesday 10th December 5pm GMT! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for an invite [1/2] #citizenscience #mentalhealthresearch
December 3, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Our #youthmentalhealth #coproduction project is coming to an end and we are having an online celebration event on Tuesday 10th December 5pm GMT! Email youthlives-project@york.ac.uk for an invite [1/2] #citizenscience #mentalhealthresearch
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This looks such an amazing project!
@katepahl.bsky.social & @drdavidcooper.bsky.social
#CoProduction #nature
@katepahl.bsky.social & @drdavidcooper.bsky.social
#CoProduction #nature
Led by Prof Kate Pahl & @drdavidcooper.bsky.social VOICES OF THE FUTURE has run in partnership with the community forests. With a focus on diversity & multilingual young people, children & young people have designed, planted & cared for urban treescapes.
Funded by NERC.
treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk
Funded by NERC.
treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk
Home - Treescapes Voices
The Voices of the future project The ‘Voices of the Future’ project aimed to work with diverse children and young peopleto co-develop more hopeful, equitable, resilient treescapes of the future. We ai...
treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:22 PM
This looks such an amazing project!
@katepahl.bsky.social & @drdavidcooper.bsky.social
#CoProduction #nature
@katepahl.bsky.social & @drdavidcooper.bsky.social
#CoProduction #nature
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It's tomorrow!
What ethical issues have you encountered in your participatory practice so far? How do you deal with #ethics in your #citizenscience projects? Sounds interesting? Join us online tomorrow for this ECS Collaboration Session
👉 eu-citizen.science/p/ecs-collab...
What ethical issues have you encountered in your participatory practice so far? How do you deal with #ethics in your #citizenscience projects? Sounds interesting? Join us online tomorrow for this ECS Collaboration Session
👉 eu-citizen.science/p/ecs-collab...
December 2, 2024 at 2:01 PM
It's tomorrow!
What ethical issues have you encountered in your participatory practice so far? How do you deal with #ethics in your #citizenscience projects? Sounds interesting? Join us online tomorrow for this ECS Collaboration Session
👉 eu-citizen.science/p/ecs-collab...
What ethical issues have you encountered in your participatory practice so far? How do you deal with #ethics in your #citizenscience projects? Sounds interesting? Join us online tomorrow for this ECS Collaboration Session
👉 eu-citizen.science/p/ecs-collab...
Reposted by Dr Rhys Archer
Lit review from @drkhan-do.bsky.social et al., suggests necessity for researcher innovation in collaborating & communicating research involvement opportunities for diverse communities 👇
Lack of diversity = results not applicable to all populations.
@neuro-observant.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social
Lack of diversity = results not applicable to all populations.
@neuro-observant.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social
📢 New paper 👇🏼
This research is about diversity, community engagement, & co-design in health & social care research, focusing on the importance of including individuals from all backgrounds in the research process.
1st of Dec is off to a good start 🥰
Link: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
This research is about diversity, community engagement, & co-design in health & social care research, focusing on the importance of including individuals from all backgrounds in the research process.
1st of Dec is off to a good start 🥰
Link: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
December 2, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Lit review from @drkhan-do.bsky.social et al., suggests necessity for researcher innovation in collaborating & communicating research involvement opportunities for diverse communities 👇
Lack of diversity = results not applicable to all populations.
@neuro-observant.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social
Lack of diversity = results not applicable to all populations.
@neuro-observant.bsky.social @dr-know.bsky.social