Rosaleen Cunningham
@roscomms.bsky.social
Research communications. Interested in international development, migration, humanitarian & media research. Comms at @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social at the University of Oxford but views mine or of someone more articulate. Very Irish.
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Are you an @ox.ac.uk researcher or staff? Interested in exploring and informing the policy world? Want your research to have more policy impact?
Watch out for OPEN's upcoming learning opportunities. We strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals for rich, meaningful engagement.
Watch out for OPEN's upcoming learning opportunities. We strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals for rich, meaningful engagement.
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Are you an @ox.ac.uk researcher or staff? Interested in exploring and informing the policy world? Want your research to have more policy impact?
Watch out for OPEN's upcoming learning opportunities. We strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals for rich, meaningful engagement.
Watch out for OPEN's upcoming learning opportunities. We strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals for rich, meaningful engagement.
For reasons, it would be v. helpful to have information from a broad range of academic and non-academic (incl. GLAM) users of the BBC Written Archives OTHER THAN historians, briefly on: 1) What you've used it for and 2) How the proposed changes would impact on your research.
Reposts welcomed.
Reposts welcomed.
Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...
Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research
observer.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We are delighted to share Conor Gearty @lselaw.bsky.social’s reflections on writing: 8 tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing.
Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
Article: doi.org/10.53386/nil...
Series: doi.org/10.53386/nil...
Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
Article: doi.org/10.53386/nil...
Series: doi.org/10.53386/nil...
September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Excellent piece by @jamesrball.com for @prospectmagazine.co.uk arguing for better data for policy making. We should all be extremely concerned by the many examples collected here.
A must-read for fans of Bad Data.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
A must-read for fans of Bad Data.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
Why the data driving government could be wrong
Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more. But what if the numbers are unreliable?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Excellent piece by @jamesrball.com for @prospectmagazine.co.uk arguing for better data for policy making. We should all be extremely concerned by the many examples collected here.
A must-read for fans of Bad Data.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
A must-read for fans of Bad Data.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
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Most of us are in a wobbly position when it comes to our understanding of immigration numbers.
How would things go if we didn’t make these half-remembered statistics so central to how we form and articulate opinions?
georginasturge.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How would things go if we didn’t make these half-remembered statistics so central to how we form and articulate opinions?
georginasturge.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How to make conversations about immigration less painful
Let's get one thing straight at the very least
georginasturge.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Most of us are in a wobbly position when it comes to our understanding of immigration numbers.
How would things go if we didn’t make these half-remembered statistics so central to how we form and articulate opinions?
georginasturge.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How would things go if we didn’t make these half-remembered statistics so central to how we form and articulate opinions?
georginasturge.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
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Have you ever written an evidence-based Policy Brief?
communicatingscienceforpolicy.org wants to make examples of formal written communication easily accessible online, enabling us to learn from one another.
P𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 bit.ly/4mJHUk7 (Re-use the same link for multiple submissions.)
communicatingscienceforpolicy.org wants to make examples of formal written communication easily accessible online, enabling us to learn from one another.
P𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 bit.ly/4mJHUk7 (Re-use the same link for multiple submissions.)
September 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Have you ever written an evidence-based Policy Brief?
communicatingscienceforpolicy.org wants to make examples of formal written communication easily accessible online, enabling us to learn from one another.
P𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 bit.ly/4mJHUk7 (Re-use the same link for multiple submissions.)
communicatingscienceforpolicy.org wants to make examples of formal written communication easily accessible online, enabling us to learn from one another.
P𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 bit.ly/4mJHUk7 (Re-use the same link for multiple submissions.)
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Hybrid workshop: 'Communicating Science for Policy in a Populist Age' lead by our good friend Karen Akerlof @georgemasonu.bsky.social
Looks like a great and important agenda! Sept 8th
In person: www.eventbrite.com/e/communicat...
Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-wor...
#scipol #scienceadvice
Looks like a great and important agenda! Sept 8th
In person: www.eventbrite.com/e/communicat...
Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-wor...
#scipol #scienceadvice
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Hybrid workshop: 'Communicating Science for Policy in a Populist Age' lead by our good friend Karen Akerlof @georgemasonu.bsky.social
Looks like a great and important agenda! Sept 8th
In person: www.eventbrite.com/e/communicat...
Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-wor...
#scipol #scienceadvice
Looks like a great and important agenda! Sept 8th
In person: www.eventbrite.com/e/communicat...
Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-wor...
#scipol #scienceadvice
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The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Really looking forward to this. Of interest @migobs.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social ?
EVENT | The Freedom of Information Act at 25: What next for freedom of information?
Join us at the IfG with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , Dr Louise Crow @mysociety.org , John Edwards, Lord Charlie Falconer, @lynnwyeth.bsky.social on an insightful discussion on the future of FoI.
zurl.co/8nISV
Join us at the IfG with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , Dr Louise Crow @mysociety.org , John Edwards, Lord Charlie Falconer, @lynnwyeth.bsky.social on an insightful discussion on the future of FoI.
zurl.co/8nISV
September 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Really looking forward to this. Of interest @migobs.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social ?
Nice sentiment, though a lack of evidence isn't the issue here with this particularly policy-making.
In the wake of Wednesday's shooting in Minneapolis, we're providing free access to research on gun violence and gun control from @journals.sagepub.com to support evidence-based policymaking.
Find research on victims, trauma, and more.
Browse the collection: journals.sagepub.com/gun-violence...
Find research on victims, trauma, and more.
Browse the collection: journals.sagepub.com/gun-violence...
August 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Nice sentiment, though a lack of evidence isn't the issue here with this particularly policy-making.
I've signed up to "How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises" by Jules Pretty, University of Essex, organised by @biodivoxford.bsky.social
7 November
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
7 November
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
bookwhen.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I've signed up to "How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises" by Jules Pretty, University of Essex, organised by @biodivoxford.bsky.social
7 November
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
7 November
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
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Shoutout to @jamesrball.com whose excellent Prospect essay on the Dead Internet Theory I referenced:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
Is anyone out there?
Dead Internet Theory says that you’re the only human left online. It started out as a conspiratorial joke, but it is edging ever closer to reality
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Shoutout to @jamesrball.com whose excellent Prospect essay on the Dead Internet Theory I referenced:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
On the 'enshittification' of LinkedIn ....
I wrote @prospectmagazine.co.uk’s Weekend Read on the explosion of AI-generated content on LinkedIn. It’s everywhere.
Why? Perhaps because the “thought leadership” of LinkedInfluencers is so predictable.
To test it, I asked ChatGPT to write me a post…
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
Why? Perhaps because the “thought leadership” of LinkedInfluencers is so predictable.
To test it, I asked ChatGPT to write me a post…
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
LinkedIn is the fakest platform of them all
It was meant for professionals—but it is filled with chatbots
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
On the 'enshittification' of LinkedIn ....
Note to self...
#Comic literature can make #research more inclusive and engaging for those outside academic circles. Business lecturer Chris Johnson explains how to plan and create your own: ow.ly/w6l250WbwLU #impact #highered #academicsky
Using comic format to make research more accessible
Comic literature can make research more inclusive and engaging for those outside academic circles. Learn how to plan and create your own
ow.ly
June 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Note to self...
Come join me and much more articulate colleagues talk about communicating with policy folk. I will bring cake. Lemon drizzle or chocolate?
Are you an @ox.ac.uk researchers, DPhil, or staff member Interested in improving how to communicate with policy people ? Still places left in our session taking place this Wednesday. Book now!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
May 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Come join me and much more articulate colleagues talk about communicating with policy folk. I will bring cake. Lemon drizzle or chocolate?
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NEW: Mo Salah is a star, a saint and a symbol of inclusion. But the fragile myth of the “good immigrant” can’t combat the rise of the far right, writes Tam Hussein for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
Mo Salah and the Myth of the Good Immigrant
His presence brought hope, inclusion and pride to Liverpool — but no individual can live up to the demands of a divided nation
newlinesmag.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: Mo Salah is a star, a saint and a symbol of inclusion. But the fragile myth of the “good immigrant” can’t combat the rise of the far right, writes Tam Hussein for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
Good to see so many Oxford names here. www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
OPEN LETTER: 150+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer
New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good to see so many Oxford names here. www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
Really looking forward to this book talk next week: 'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/upcoming-eve...
Book talk: 'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott
www.ovg.ox.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Really looking forward to this book talk next week: 'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/upcoming-eve...
" in an era where media saturation and digital interconnectedness have often seemingly blurred borders, the greatest power now lies in the refusal to allow access to real spaces of influence...Borders, once the spaces between nations, are now the frontlines of silencing."
Power, Visas, and the Politics of Exclusion: How Borders Are Being Used to Silence Dissent
My new article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/v...
My new article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/v...
Power, Visas, and the Politics of Exclusion: How Borders Are Being Used to Silence Dissent
Borders are now being used not just to prevent the passage of people, but of ideas too, argues Iain Overton
bylinetimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
" in an era where media saturation and digital interconnectedness have often seemingly blurred borders, the greatest power now lies in the refusal to allow access to real spaces of influence...Borders, once the spaces between nations, are now the frontlines of silencing."
Now this is a cool job!
We're hiring! 📢
Are you passionate about social media, content creation, and communications—with a strong interest in migration and border control? You might be the perfect fit for our Research & Communications Officer role at Border Criminologies.
Spread the word: www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and...
Are you passionate about social media, content creation, and communications—with a strong interest in migration and border control? You might be the perfect fit for our Research & Communications Officer role at Border Criminologies.
Spread the word: www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and...
April 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Now this is a cool job!
Hurray for my old alma mater (though I was out in the north Antrim field that is the Coleraine campus, now pitched as "coastal living"!)
Back in November we won the @timeshighered.bsky.social University of the Year 2024!
We hit the streets of Derry~Londonderry to hear what people had to say about winning this prestigious award.
#WeAreUU | #DeliveringForDerry
We hit the streets of Derry~Londonderry to hear what people had to say about winning this prestigious award.
#WeAreUU | #DeliveringForDerry
April 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Hurray for my old alma mater (though I was out in the north Antrim field that is the Coleraine campus, now pitched as "coastal living"!)
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Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Please do share with @ox.ac.uk colleagues. Awards up to £5,000 enabling researchers and public policy professionals to kick-start short (3 month) projects to deepen collaboration & share evidence and support its use in policy making.
Calling all @ox.ac.uk folk interested in policy engagement.
✏️kickstart collaboration with policymakers & generate benefits to research, policy & the wider world with the OPEN Seed Fund.
🗓28 April new deadline. Please share!
www.ox.ac.uk/research/sup...
✏️kickstart collaboration with policymakers & generate benefits to research, policy & the wider world with the OPEN Seed Fund.
🗓28 April new deadline. Please share!
www.ox.ac.uk/research/sup...
April 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Please do share with @ox.ac.uk colleagues. Awards up to £5,000 enabling researchers and public policy professionals to kick-start short (3 month) projects to deepen collaboration & share evidence and support its use in policy making.