Richard Budd
@ddubdrahcir.bsky.social
He/Him.
Lecturer in Higher Education, Lancaster University, UK
HE, in particular social justice, lived experience (esp. students), decolonising, policy, geographies, organisational cultures.
I think out loud on here: https://ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com
Lecturer in Higher Education, Lancaster University, UK
HE, in particular social justice, lived experience (esp. students), decolonising, policy, geographies, organisational cultures.
I think out loud on here: https://ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
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First day working in my new office, re-engaging with a paper I've not been able to work on for a few weeks for various (marking) reasons.
It's not too bad, if - ahem - still 3k too long.
#academicwriting #academiclife
It's not too bad, if - ahem - still 3k too long.
#academicwriting #academiclife
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
First day working in my new office, re-engaging with a paper I've not been able to work on for a few weeks for various (marking) reasons.
It's not too bad, if - ahem - still 3k too long.
#academicwriting #academiclife
It's not too bad, if - ahem - still 3k too long.
#academicwriting #academiclife
When you need another coffee - and want to re-hang the laundry outside because the rain has finally stopped - and one of your research assistants (whose birthday it is, incidentally) decides he needs a lapnap...
#AcademicsWithCats #AcademicSky
#AcademicsWithCats #AcademicSky
August 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
When you need another coffee - and want to re-hang the laundry outside because the rain has finally stopped - and one of your research assistants (whose birthday it is, incidentally) decides he needs a lapnap...
#AcademicsWithCats #AcademicSky
#AcademicsWithCats #AcademicSky
Email - dispelling the myth that nothing happens in universities over the summer.
I've only been away for two weeks...
#academicsky #backtowork #academiclife #inbox
I've only been away for two weeks...
#academicsky #backtowork #academiclife #inbox
August 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Email - dispelling the myth that nothing happens in universities over the summer.
I've only been away for two weeks...
#academicsky #backtowork #academiclife #inbox
I've only been away for two weeks...
#academicsky #backtowork #academiclife #inbox
Goodbye to D27, my on-off LU home for the past six years. We're all being shunted around - mostly into shared offices - as part of the grand faculty reorganisation/cost cutting/interdisciplinary master plan (delete as appropriate).
My daughter did leave a message for the new incumbent-/s...
My daughter did leave a message for the new incumbent-/s...
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Goodbye to D27, my on-off LU home for the past six years. We're all being shunted around - mostly into shared offices - as part of the grand faculty reorganisation/cost cutting/interdisciplinary master plan (delete as appropriate).
My daughter did leave a message for the new incumbent-/s...
My daughter did leave a message for the new incumbent-/s...
Hugely insightful walk behind the curtain of the review and journal editing process from @profjayneosgood.bsky.social as part of our @edreslancaster.bsky.social Summer School. Particularly taken with the explicit approach of a feminist ethic of care in writing reviews - no room for Reviewer 2!!!
July 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Hugely insightful walk behind the curtain of the review and journal editing process from @profjayneosgood.bsky.social as part of our @edreslancaster.bsky.social Summer School. Particularly taken with the explicit approach of a feminist ethic of care in writing reviews - no room for Reviewer 2!!!
Fascinating insights on connecting policy and research with @paulashwin.bsky.social and Charles Clarke as part of our @edreslancaster.bsky.social summer school.
Researchers must be clear and concise, representing their bodies of knowledge, providing concrete steps that policy makers can take.
Researchers must be clear and concise, representing their bodies of knowledge, providing concrete steps that policy makers can take.
July 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Fascinating insights on connecting policy and research with @paulashwin.bsky.social and Charles Clarke as part of our @edreslancaster.bsky.social summer school.
Researchers must be clear and concise, representing their bodies of knowledge, providing concrete steps that policy makers can take.
Researchers must be clear and concise, representing their bodies of knowledge, providing concrete steps that policy makers can take.
My co-authors have tired of our running around in rhetorical circles; I have no choice but to press on, seeking a way out of the vortex.
#academicsky #writingissues
#academicdogs
#academicsky #writingissues
#academicdogs
June 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My co-authors have tired of our running around in rhetorical circles; I have no choice but to press on, seeking a way out of the vortex.
#academicsky #writingissues
#academicdogs
#academicsky #writingissues
#academicdogs
We approve of this weather.
May 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We approve of this weather.
Reporting something unusual on the West Coast Main Line - my train is on time! 😁
Really looking forward to having some fascinating conversations about Campus Geographies @srhe.bsky.social today.
Really looking forward to having some fascinating conversations about Campus Geographies @srhe.bsky.social today.
April 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Reporting something unusual on the West Coast Main Line - my train is on time! 😁
Really looking forward to having some fascinating conversations about Campus Geographies @srhe.bsky.social today.
Really looking forward to having some fascinating conversations about Campus Geographies @srhe.bsky.social today.
When you visit your partner's home country and, ahem, *over half* of your 100kg of return trip luggage consists of food....
April 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
When you visit your partner's home country and, ahem, *over half* of your 100kg of return trip luggage consists of food....
This should be known as a 'Full Japanese'. Quite the breakfast...
April 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This should be known as a 'Full Japanese'. Quite the breakfast...
Finally read Brit (ish) by @afuahirsch.bsky.social
Should be required reading for almost anyone interested in understanding how and why the UK fosters such a sense of unbelonging in so many of us, creating division and crisis, and continues to serve the interests of a powerful minority.
Should be required reading for almost anyone interested in understanding how and why the UK fosters such a sense of unbelonging in so many of us, creating division and crisis, and continues to serve the interests of a powerful minority.
April 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Finally read Brit (ish) by @afuahirsch.bsky.social
Should be required reading for almost anyone interested in understanding how and why the UK fosters such a sense of unbelonging in so many of us, creating division and crisis, and continues to serve the interests of a powerful minority.
Should be required reading for almost anyone interested in understanding how and why the UK fosters such a sense of unbelonging in so many of us, creating division and crisis, and continues to serve the interests of a powerful minority.
Good morning - and it's a fine one, too!
The girls agree.
The girls agree.
April 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Good morning - and it's a fine one, too!
The girls agree.
The girls agree.
My research assistants are not really helping right now...
#academicsky
#academicsky
March 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My research assistants are not really helping right now...
#academicsky
#academicsky
FWIW, I was approached by @timeshighered.bsky.social to comment for a piece on job cuts and the implications for staff and our practices.
We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no.
#AcademicSky
We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no.
#AcademicSky
March 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
FWIW, I was approached by @timeshighered.bsky.social to comment for a piece on job cuts and the implications for staff and our practices.
We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no.
#AcademicSky
We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no.
#AcademicSky
I could get used to this...
March 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I could get used to this...
Small timeline cleanser - found a precious moment to breathe this morning.
March 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Small timeline cleanser - found a precious moment to breathe this morning.
A profusion of thoughts, memories, and emotions, as I walked in through the door of the @soebrisresearch.bsky.social for a #PhD viva today, almost exactly 10 years since I left. 🙄
Also the viva is next door to the room where I had mine!
Also the viva is next door to the room where I had mine!
February 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A profusion of thoughts, memories, and emotions, as I walked in through the door of the @soebrisresearch.bsky.social for a #PhD viva today, almost exactly 10 years since I left. 🙄
Also the viva is next door to the room where I had mine!
Also the viva is next door to the room where I had mine!
Off to my doctoral alma mater @soebrisresearch.bsky.social for a viva tomorrow. What are the odds of timely arrivals?
My fourth train trip this month and the results have not been good so far!
My fourth train trip this month and the results have not been good so far!
February 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Off to my doctoral alma mater @soebrisresearch.bsky.social for a viva tomorrow. What are the odds of timely arrivals?
My fourth train trip this month and the results have not been good so far!
My fourth train trip this month and the results have not been good so far!
Feels somehow fitting for a Sunday night...
February 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Feels somehow fitting for a Sunday night...
Engaging Writer
7/8
(Had to cover the name and quote - sorry also for the accidental selfie!)
7/8
(Had to cover the name and quote - sorry also for the accidental selfie!)
February 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Engaging Writer
7/8
(Had to cover the name and quote - sorry also for the accidental selfie!)
7/8
(Had to cover the name and quote - sorry also for the accidental selfie!)