ellamay
@ellamay.bsky.social
Academic and practitioner - interested in everything.
All views strictly my own.
All views strictly my own.
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SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
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This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
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Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3
A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’
Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’
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November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3
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Amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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Proud as punch that my Alma Mater @unioflimerick.bsky.social has left X. Thanks @marcscully.bsky.social for the heads up. Not just a Limerick Leader - Irish leadership. 😆
Let’s get the finger out the rest of Irish universities!
www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
Let’s get the finger out the rest of Irish universities!
www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Proud as punch that my Alma Mater @unioflimerick.bsky.social has left X. Thanks @marcscully.bsky.social for the heads up. Not just a Limerick Leader - Irish leadership. 😆
Let’s get the finger out the rest of Irish universities!
www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
Let’s get the finger out the rest of Irish universities!
www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
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A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
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We’ve been blown away by the response to our online course. So many lovely emails and so much progress being made!
There’s still time to sign up with 50% off if you’re looking to get published!
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October 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We’ve been blown away by the response to our online course. So many lovely emails and so much progress being made!
There’s still time to sign up with 50% off if you’re looking to get published!
thephdplace.com/courses/
There’s still time to sign up with 50% off if you’re looking to get published!
thephdplace.com/courses/
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We were delighted to host @nicolacarr.bsky.social for our first Criminology Salon of the academic year this week. Nicola discussed her new book Parole Futures (co-edited with @harryannison.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney) & the evolving landscape of parole. Many thanks to Nicola & all who joined us!
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We were delighted to host @nicolacarr.bsky.social for our first Criminology Salon of the academic year this week. Nicola discussed her new book Parole Futures (co-edited with @harryannison.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney) & the evolving landscape of parole. Many thanks to Nicola & all who joined us!
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Today Sky News are presenting a piece filmed at our @talkingforward.bsky.social group to show the devastation faced by children when a parent is arrested for online CSA. We are calling on the govt @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to recognise these children as victims
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQky...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQky...
'More support' needed for children of online child sex offenders
YouTube video by Sky News
m.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today Sky News are presenting a piece filmed at our @talkingforward.bsky.social group to show the devastation faced by children when a parent is arrested for online CSA. We are calling on the govt @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to recognise these children as victims
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQky...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQky...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
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This research, hosted by @ulpsych.bsky.social, aims to identify key predictors of burnout in high-stress professions. By understanding what contributes to burnout, we can help inform more targeted, effective strategies for prevention and support.
August 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This research, hosted by @ulpsych.bsky.social, aims to identify key predictors of burnout in high-stress professions. By understanding what contributes to burnout, we can help inform more targeted, effective strategies for prevention and support.
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Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.
September 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.
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Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
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Conference season is coming to an end but there’s still time to print @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social’s #ReflexiveThematicAnalysis Bingo from @sagepub.com:
study.sagepub.com/sites/default/…
A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
study.sagepub.com/sites/default/…
A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
https://study.sagepub.com/sites/default/…
August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Conference season is coming to an end but there’s still time to print @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social’s #ReflexiveThematicAnalysis Bingo from @sagepub.com:
study.sagepub.com/sites/default/…
A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
study.sagepub.com/sites/default/…
A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
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Word of the Day is ‘copemate’ (16th century): the friend in life who gets you through.
It’s one of the 365 entries in Words for Life, an almanac of my favourite words and etymologies to give (I hope) each day a boost.
It’s one of the 365 entries in Words for Life, an almanac of my favourite words and etymologies to give (I hope) each day a boost.
August 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Word of the Day is ‘copemate’ (16th century): the friend in life who gets you through.
It’s one of the 365 entries in Words for Life, an almanac of my favourite words and etymologies to give (I hope) each day a boost.
It’s one of the 365 entries in Words for Life, an almanac of my favourite words and etymologies to give (I hope) each day a boost.
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Think I'll read this once a week forever.
Patricia Routledge, I love you.
Patricia Routledge, I love you.
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Think I'll read this once a week forever.
Patricia Routledge, I love you.
Patricia Routledge, I love you.
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Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out
August 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out
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Here's a talk I gave as a keynote for the BPS @qmip.bsky.social conference (July 2025) - the result of @vicclarke.bsky.social & I recognising we needed to "dive in" & grapple with the beast that is GenAI & qualitative/(reflexive) thematic analysis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...
Dr Braun(love) - or: how I learned to stop worrying and love GenAI (yeah nah)
YouTube video by Virginia Braun
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here's a talk I gave as a keynote for the BPS @qmip.bsky.social conference (July 2025) - the result of @vicclarke.bsky.social & I recognising we needed to "dive in" & grapple with the beast that is GenAI & qualitative/(reflexive) thematic analysis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...
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Sometimes the historical dictionary offers solace through the existence of an obsolete word that is sorely needed now. One of them is ‘respair’, recorded just once, in the 15th century. It means fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
July 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sometimes the historical dictionary offers solace through the existence of an obsolete word that is sorely needed now. One of them is ‘respair’, recorded just once, in the 15th century. It means fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
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By ignoring the 96% of respondents against the fee increase, Social Work England has shown what has always been true, its approach to consultation is performative at best. I wrote about this in 2022 (full article open access @AotearoaJ):
anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
July 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
By ignoring the 96% of respondents against the fee increase, Social Work England has shown what has always been true, its approach to consultation is performative at best. I wrote about this in 2022 (full article open access @AotearoaJ):
anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
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Etymology of the day: spiders were once known as ‘attercops’, or ‘poison-heads’, because it was believed most spiders were venomous. The ‘cop’ element became the ‘cob’ in ‘cobweb’.
July 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Etymology of the day: spiders were once known as ‘attercops’, or ‘poison-heads’, because it was believed most spiders were venomous. The ‘cop’ element became the ‘cob’ in ‘cobweb’.