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Rosaleen O’Brien
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Freelance Qualitative & Health Services Research Consultant based in Scotland (former academic Medical Sociologist). Health experiences and evaluating health/ social care interventions & services| Website: https://rosaleenobrienresearch.com
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drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
I found this interview really moving. For me, if really highlighted the emotional work of being a working-class woman trying to fit into a club not made for her (ahem - me & academia) and having lived experience, being an advocate for others and change. Exhausting. Worth it though 👊
lewisgoodall.com Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 8h
LATEST News Agents: there are plenty of MPs who talk about the horrors of sexual abuse and grooming. Natalie Fleet has lived it. This ep is a transifxing conversation about her experience and where Starmer and the Mandelson story should go next.

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Natalie Fleet MP: Her grooming story and how she fought back
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 13/02/2026 · 53m
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February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
Feeling ancient. Just had to google ‘Who is Bad Bunny?’ for a crash course, having never heard of an apparent mega star.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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adamrothman.bsky.social
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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ashevenell.bsky.social
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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ashlieweeks.bsky.social
Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics

Good times.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Like Dominic Cummings, Morgan McSweeney helped deliver electoral victory but, in doing so, debased and subverted everything his party claimed to stand for.
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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vicclarke.bsky.social
I'm excited to share a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology on New developments and good practice in reflexive thematic analysis co-edited by me, @ginnybraun.bsky.social @eileenjoy.bsky.social and Lisa Trainor. Please contact any of us if you have any questions.
Special issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology Edited by Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Eileen Joy and Lisa Trainor Call for papers New developments and good practice in reflexive thematic analysis The year 2026 is the 20th anniversary of the publication of the paper Using thematic analysis in psychology in Qualitative Research in Psychology. This paper has gone on to be the most cited qualitative methodological paper of all time according to an analysis by the journal Nature. Reflexive thematic analysis (TA) has transformed the practice of qualitative research in and beyond psychology. This Special Issue will mark this anniversary by exploring good practice and new developments in reflexive TA. We invite both full length papers and shorter commentaries and reflections from psychology and related disciplines. Potential topics include: • The use of reflexive TA to analyse visual and multimodal data • Is an N of one possible? The use reflexive TA in case study research • Beyond consensus and theme agreement: Strategies for using reflexive TA when there is more than one analyst • The use of reflexive TA in creative and arts-based research • The use of reflexive TA in Indigenous research • The use of reflexive TA in participatory designs (including participants as co-analysts) • Extensions of reflexive TA (e.g., frameworks and guidance for interpretative analysis) • Reviews of good (and poor) practice • Combining reflexive TA with other approaches (e.g., combining reflexive TA and narrative analysis; reflexive TA and discourse analysis) • “Behind the scenes”: Reflections on doing reflexive TA • Using reflexive TA in constructionist, critical realist or mixed methods research • Can reflexive TA be a feminist method? A queer method? A critical race theory method? • Doing deductive reflexive TA • Good practice in teaching and supervising reflexive TA • Methodological pluralism and reflexive TA • Power relations and the politics of interpretation in reflexive TA Abstract submission deadline: 29 May 2026 Submit a maximum 500 word abstract to: Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk Deadline for paper submissions: 30 November 2026 Please contact any of the editors to discuss potential submissions: V.Braun@auckland.ac.nz; Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk; Eileen.Joy@auckland.ac.nz; L.R.Trainor@swansea.ac.uk Please note that we do not anticipate having a focus on the use of GenAI in reflexive TA as a Special Issue of QRIP on GenAI in qualitative research is currently in progress.
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
👌
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
Disproportionately happy to see the shoots of daffodils, tulips, crocuses and hyacinths pushing through.
#gardening #wintergarden
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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weirdinthewade.bsky.social
A bit of a long shot this one. But do any listeners to Weird in the Wade have a connection to Christ College Cambridge?
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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ipanalysis.bsky.social
The NHS appears to have set up an Independent Review re: 'increased demand for mental health, autism and ADHD assessment and support across all age groups'. They are looking for people with relevant Lived Experience to join the Review as 'Partners' - important work! #livedexperience #autism #adhd
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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irishinbritain.bsky.social
As St Brigid's Day Lá Fhéile Bríde approaches we round up some of the events organised by Irish community organisations to mark the day, a national holiday in Ireland💚☘️

Find an event near you!

Want to add your event? Email comms@irishinbritain.org
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St Brigid's Day 2026
Irish groups all over Britain will be celebrating St Brigid's Day, a national holiday in Ireland.
www.irishinbritain.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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jameslwalker.bsky.social
*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor.

Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".

I got a 1st 🎓
scotnational.bsky.social The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19d
BREAKING: Reform UK have announced GB News host and far-right commentator Matt Goodwin as their candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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In @prospectmagazine.co.uk, our Deputy Director of Research @sarahscobie.bsky.social looks ahead to the publication of a new National Cancer Plan for England.

There are shared risk factors that apply to many types of cancer and which could be addressed by cross-government action.
A National Cancer Plan wishlist
Three expert voices on their hopes ahead of publication
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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cphjournal.bsky.social
Now out! Special Issue 'Competing Narratives in Decentred Health Systems', guest edited by @profkatsmith.bsky.social, Justin Waring & Mark Bevir, and PACKED with great papers from leading authors applying decentred theory to key issues in #publichealth
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026) | Journal of Critical Public Health
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January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
There’s still beauty in the world. The Northern Lights put on a wonderful display all over Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare red-toned Aurora Borealis lights up skies across Scotland - BBC News
The Northern Lights phenomenon was seen widely across Scotland on Monday, from Orkney in the north all the way to the Borders.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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theguardian.com
As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown
As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown
The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
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January 20, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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lsdaif.bsky.social
I feel like we’re living in a dystopian novel so dystopian that even if Huxley, Orwell and Bradbury had collaborated on a book, the three of them together couldn’t have dreamt this shit up.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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louca-mai.bsky.social
📣 @nihrarcs.bsky.social #PPI webinar: Evaluating #PublicInvolvement with children & young people 🌟17/2/26
Presenters incl me, @helenabnett.bsky.social & @hertsypag.bsky.social + hosted by @skourkos.bsky.social & @elspethma.bsky.social

Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...
Flyer. Importance of Public Involvement Research Webinar Series. Webinar 4. This webinar will share findings from two evaluations of young people’s advisory groups (YPAGs), both co-produced with young group members. It will highlight lessons for meaningful and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) with children and young people (CYP) and explore practical implications for PPIE professionals, researchers and CYP involved in research. Chaired by Dr Stan Papoulias, PPIE research theme lead at NIHR ARC South London. Facilitated by Dr Elspeth Mathie, Inclusive Involvement in Research theme lead at NIHR ARC East of England. Speakers: Dr Louca-Mai Brady, Reader in Youth Involvement and Health; Dr Helen Abnett and Lauren Denyer, Research Fellows, UH; and young members of the Herts YPAG. Who should attend? Anyone who is interested or involved in CYP’s involvement in research, including young people. Tuesday 17th February, 12:00-13:30. Register now!
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social
So lovely to see the unassuming Jessie Buckley smashing it at every awards ceremony for #Hamnet. What a superb actress & what a beautiful film. She deserves every lovely thing coming her way. (Denise Van Outen is being forced to eat her words right now. Too good for ‘I’d do anything’!)
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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contemprainn.bsky.social
Good Evening
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Not commenting on Venezuela is one thing, but Starmer's ministers not even being willing to say "no of course the US shouldn't invade a peaceful sovereign democratic NATO country, which is one of our closest allies" is quite another.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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markdownhandsup.bsky.social
Last night over Reykjavík's skyline. Simply magical to live with this in your skies.

#northernlights #aurora #fullmoon
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM