Dr Emily Ennis (she/they)
@emilyennis.bsky.social
Research Culture Manager for University of Leeds. Former literature and visual cultures academic. Disabled/queer. If you want, you can buy my book: https://bit.ly/48Imeyz
I have a dog now so I don't need a personality 🐶
Views my own, unfortunately.
I have a dog now so I don't need a personality 🐶
Views my own, unfortunately.
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Diversification of Reading Lists Toolkit @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social campuspress.leeds.ac.uk/diversificat...
Diversification of Reading Lists Toolkit
campuspress.leeds.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Diversification of Reading Lists Toolkit @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social campuspress.leeds.ac.uk/diversificat...
If you like insightful takes on the Hidden REF from others and immense vocal fry from me, why not listen to Sarah's most recent episode of the Hidden REF podcast?
New episode: Join me at the Festival of Hidden REF in Birmingham on 8 October. I meet Simon Hettrick, James Baker, Elisa Collado, Lorraine van Blerk, Laura Henderson, Alix Brodie-Wray, Dr Emily Ennis, Jo Williams and Nick Sheppard about hidden roles and non-traditional outputs buff.ly/skpJuUR
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
If you like insightful takes on the Hidden REF from others and immense vocal fry from me, why not listen to Sarah's most recent episode of the Hidden REF podcast?
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Break from work posts to mention that I've just completed Stride for Gaza, walking 98km for MAP. Pre-arthritis, I'd have run it. But my sore knees are nothing compared to ongoing suffering and atrocities in Palestine. 🇵🇸You can still donate here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/emily-ennis
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Break from work posts to mention that I've just completed Stride for Gaza, walking 98km for MAP. Pre-arthritis, I'd have run it. But my sore knees are nothing compared to ongoing suffering and atrocities in Palestine. 🇵🇸You can still donate here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/emily-ennis
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A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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📢 Register your interest in our Building Impact Momentum programme, helping you to develop concrete ideas for impact which can be applied to research projects or in grant applications.
⏰ Deadline: 2 November 2025
🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026
➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4apHwC4
⏰ Deadline: 2 November 2025
🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026
➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4apHwC4
October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📢 Register your interest in our Building Impact Momentum programme, helping you to develop concrete ideas for impact which can be applied to research projects or in grant applications.
⏰ Deadline: 2 November 2025
🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026
➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4apHwC4
⏰ Deadline: 2 November 2025
🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026
➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4apHwC4
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“Positive action funds like REDI matter… but they are not substitutes for structural reform.”
💡 Soo has written a bold and timely reflection on our REDI Fund at Leeds, not just what we did, but why it matters now more than ever ‼️🔥
📰 Read the full piece here and join the conversation:
💡 Soo has written a bold and timely reflection on our REDI Fund at Leeds, not just what we did, but why it matters now more than ever ‼️🔥
📰 Read the full piece here and join the conversation:
Equity In Research Communities – Resisting The Backlash | Research Culture at Leeds
researchculture.leeds.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Positive action funds like REDI matter… but they are not substitutes for structural reform.”
💡 Soo has written a bold and timely reflection on our REDI Fund at Leeds, not just what we did, but why it matters now more than ever ‼️🔥
📰 Read the full piece here and join the conversation:
💡 Soo has written a bold and timely reflection on our REDI Fund at Leeds, not just what we did, but why it matters now more than ever ‼️🔥
📰 Read the full piece here and join the conversation:
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🎉 Happy International Research Software Engineers Day! 🎉
Today we celebrate the incredible work of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) who empower researchers through expert coding support, collaboration, and training.
Today we celebrate the incredible work of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) who empower researchers through expert coding support, collaboration, and training.
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🎉 Happy International Research Software Engineers Day! 🎉
Today we celebrate the incredible work of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) who empower researchers through expert coding support, collaboration, and training.
Today we celebrate the incredible work of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) who empower researchers through expert coding support, collaboration, and training.
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🔩 Are you a member of research staff or academic staff at the University of Leeds? Join the ‘Navigating your role and responsibilities as a Principal Investigator’ (PI) workshop to reflect on the real-world issues of a PI.
✅ Register now uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch...
@unileedsodpl.bsky.social
✅ Register now uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch...
@unileedsodpl.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🔩 Are you a member of research staff or academic staff at the University of Leeds? Join the ‘Navigating your role and responsibilities as a Principal Investigator’ (PI) workshop to reflect on the real-world issues of a PI.
✅ Register now uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch...
@unileedsodpl.bsky.social
✅ Register now uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch...
@unileedsodpl.bsky.social
I found this an excellent way to end #HiddenREF2025 yesterday. While it's important we get diverse roles and outputs the recognition they deserve - i.e. through the REF - often the REF itself can feel anti-research culture. For me, REF is a competition, but research culture is about community.
In the final session of the day, Tim Newton, Dean of Research Culture at King's College London, reflects on the connection between research culture change and PCE:
"It's important to do what's right and good, and not necessarily what's pragmatic for REF."
"It's important to do what's right and good, and not necessarily what's pragmatic for REF."
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I found this an excellent way to end #HiddenREF2025 yesterday. While it's important we get diverse roles and outputs the recognition they deserve - i.e. through the REF - often the REF itself can feel anti-research culture. For me, REF is a competition, but research culture is about community.
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Food justice: equitable access to healthy, sustainable & affordable food.
Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives.
We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇
Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives.
We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Food justice: equitable access to healthy, sustainable & affordable food.
Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives.
We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇
Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives.
We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇
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Check out a lovely article about improvements to hygiene in the polar regions! Something EDICa's research also found is still an issue.
Read here for their practical changes as well as challenges - like finding niche clothing for females, & waste management.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/b...
Read here for their practical changes as well as challenges - like finding niche clothing for females, & waste management.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/b...
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Check out a lovely article about improvements to hygiene in the polar regions! Something EDICa's research also found is still an issue.
Read here for their practical changes as well as challenges - like finding niche clothing for females, & waste management.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/b...
Read here for their practical changes as well as challenges - like finding niche clothing for females, & waste management.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/b...
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You're invited to the launch of a new animation inspired by activism in the archives 🎥 [CW: mentions of sexual violence]
Join SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment & Assault) for the premiere of ‘Missed Call’
Friday 10 Oct
17:00 - 21:00
Free and open to all
library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Join SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment & Assault) for the premiere of ‘Missed Call’
Friday 10 Oct
17:00 - 21:00
Free and open to all
library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You're invited to the launch of a new animation inspired by activism in the archives 🎥 [CW: mentions of sexual violence]
Join SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment & Assault) for the premiere of ‘Missed Call’
Friday 10 Oct
17:00 - 21:00
Free and open to all
library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Join SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment & Assault) for the premiere of ‘Missed Call’
Friday 10 Oct
17:00 - 21:00
Free and open to all
library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
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🎉Happy #InternationalPodcastDay!
We asked the #ResearchCultureUncovered team: What’s the last podcast you listened to?
🕛Ged: Midnight at the Casablanca
🧪Heledd: Zoe Science & Nutrition
🏃♀️Katie: Running Commentary
⏳Taryn: This is History
🎧Share yours, we’d love to hear what you’re tuning into!
We asked the #ResearchCultureUncovered team: What’s the last podcast you listened to?
🕛Ged: Midnight at the Casablanca
🧪Heledd: Zoe Science & Nutrition
🏃♀️Katie: Running Commentary
⏳Taryn: This is History
🎧Share yours, we’d love to hear what you’re tuning into!
September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🎉Happy #InternationalPodcastDay!
We asked the #ResearchCultureUncovered team: What’s the last podcast you listened to?
🕛Ged: Midnight at the Casablanca
🧪Heledd: Zoe Science & Nutrition
🏃♀️Katie: Running Commentary
⏳Taryn: This is History
🎧Share yours, we’d love to hear what you’re tuning into!
We asked the #ResearchCultureUncovered team: What’s the last podcast you listened to?
🕛Ged: Midnight at the Casablanca
🧪Heledd: Zoe Science & Nutrition
🏃♀️Katie: Running Commentary
⏳Taryn: This is History
🎧Share yours, we’d love to hear what you’re tuning into!
Reposting a day late. Mostly because the rejection sensitive dysphoria played me hard yesterday and I wanted to see how people felt about the piece first. Thank you to so many of the wonderful comments and emails so far! ☺️
🛋️ We’ve refurbished & redecorated… and our blog’s back! A new home for big ideas in Research Culture 🎉
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
September 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposting a day late. Mostly because the rejection sensitive dysphoria played me hard yesterday and I wanted to see how people felt about the piece first. Thank you to so many of the wonderful comments and emails so far! ☺️
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🛋️ We’ve refurbished & redecorated… and our blog’s back! A new home for big ideas in Research Culture 🎉
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
September 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🛋️ We’ve refurbished & redecorated… and our blog’s back! A new home for big ideas in Research Culture 🎉
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
First through the door is our very own @emilyennis.bsky.social . Her first post for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 🩷💜💙 explores what research culture can learn from living in the in-between…
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Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...
#Wikipedia
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...
#Wikipedia
Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-Win - Absolutely Maybe
Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
September 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...
#Wikipedia
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...
#Wikipedia
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The relationship between the researcher and the researched is part of the data.
September 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The relationship between the researcher and the researched is part of the data.
I had a great time at the International Research Culture Conference at Warwick yesterday seeing the great work happening across the sector. But there were two things I did for the first time that I wanted to chat about in the context of research culture: I skipped a session and I took a nap.
A huge thank you to #IRCC25, everyone who organised, supported & worked behind the scenes, and to all the brilliant speakers & poster presenters who made it such a rich, inspiring conference. 🙌
Grateful to be part of this community - and looking forward to seeing you all again next year! 🌟
Grateful to be part of this community - and looking forward to seeing you all again next year! 🌟
September 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I had a great time at the International Research Culture Conference at Warwick yesterday seeing the great work happening across the sector. But there were two things I did for the first time that I wanted to chat about in the context of research culture: I skipped a session and I took a nap.
Soo! Soo! Soo!
The wonderful @soofougere.bsky.social presenting some findings from our research funding call + how to better build an equitable research culture. Well done Soo! #IRCC25
September 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Soo! Soo! Soo!
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The Leeds research culture crew spotted at #IRCC25 👀
we’re friendly, we just look like we’re buffering sometimes…
come say hi and rescue us from standing in a weird circle 🙃
#ResearchCulture
@emilyennis.bsky.social @tomflint.bsky.social
@soofougere.bsky.social
we’re friendly, we just look like we’re buffering sometimes…
come say hi and rescue us from standing in a weird circle 🙃
#ResearchCulture
@emilyennis.bsky.social @tomflint.bsky.social
@soofougere.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Leeds research culture crew spotted at #IRCC25 👀
we’re friendly, we just look like we’re buffering sometimes…
come say hi and rescue us from standing in a weird circle 🙃
#ResearchCulture
@emilyennis.bsky.social @tomflint.bsky.social
@soofougere.bsky.social
we’re friendly, we just look like we’re buffering sometimes…
come say hi and rescue us from standing in a weird circle 🙃
#ResearchCulture
@emilyennis.bsky.social @tomflint.bsky.social
@soofougere.bsky.social
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🔗With news of the REF 'pause' we want to remind you that we're here to support + strengthen research cultures. This matters because:
1. Positive research cultures enable research excellence and impact.
2. “Excellence” is too often defined in narrow, traditional terms, and can be deeply exclusionary.
1. Positive research cultures enable research excellence and impact.
2. “Excellence” is too often defined in narrow, traditional terms, and can be deeply exclusionary.
Pause to REF 2029 criteria setting and publication of final guidance – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🔗With news of the REF 'pause' we want to remind you that we're here to support + strengthen research cultures. This matters because:
1. Positive research cultures enable research excellence and impact.
2. “Excellence” is too often defined in narrow, traditional terms, and can be deeply exclusionary.
1. Positive research cultures enable research excellence and impact.
2. “Excellence” is too often defined in narrow, traditional terms, and can be deeply exclusionary.
It will be of no surprise that I have some FEELINGS about the REF "pause". Important to remember:
1. positive research cultures *enable* research excellence and impact;
2. the idea of "excellence" often takes a traditional view on knowledge production/exchange, which can be inherently exclusionary.
1. positive research cultures *enable* research excellence and impact;
2. the idea of "excellence" often takes a traditional view on knowledge production/exchange, which can be inherently exclusionary.
The UK’s Research Excellence Framework has been paused for three months to allow for a review of efforts to measure and reward research culture
#highered #EduSky
#highered #EduSky
‘Keep focus on excellence and impact,’ say v-cs after REF pause
Using REF to tackle research culture risks making it too ‘bureaucratic and burdensome’, university leaders warn as Vallance rethinks changes to weightings
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It will be of no surprise that I have some FEELINGS about the REF "pause". Important to remember:
1. positive research cultures *enable* research excellence and impact;
2. the idea of "excellence" often takes a traditional view on knowledge production/exchange, which can be inherently exclusionary.
1. positive research cultures *enable* research excellence and impact;
2. the idea of "excellence" often takes a traditional view on knowledge production/exchange, which can be inherently exclusionary.
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Mary Hamilton and her networks: Gender, sociability, manuscript. Important (we would think so, wouldn't we?) special issue of JECS, now in copy-editing. Intro + 4 research papers by the team (see www.maryhamiltonpapers.alc.manchester.ac.uk/further-read...) + 5 outside contributions. #18thC #langsky
September 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Mary Hamilton and her networks: Gender, sociability, manuscript. Important (we would think so, wouldn't we?) special issue of JECS, now in copy-editing. Intro + 4 research papers by the team (see www.maryhamiltonpapers.alc.manchester.ac.uk/further-read...) + 5 outside contributions. #18thC #langsky
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How can universities go beyond symbolic gestures to truly embed Indigenous perspectives in teaching? Discover the steps institutions can take to move from compliance to transformation: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p...
How to prepare graduates for a bicultural and global future
Embedding Indigenous perspectives into curriculum requires more than symbolic gestures. Here’s how universities can move from compliance to transformation – and the practical steps we’ve learned from ...
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
How can universities go beyond symbolic gestures to truly embed Indigenous perspectives in teaching? Discover the steps institutions can take to move from compliance to transformation: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p...