Ian Macdonald
@ian-mac.bsky.social
Open University & Charlie Waller Trust among other things
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We have 4 sport & exercise related funded PhD studentships available for Oct 2026 in the following areas:
- Women’s stories of life after past harms in sport
- Strength & conditioning in tennis
- Strength and Conditioning for Golf
- Durability in Endurance Athletes
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- Women’s stories of life after past harms in sport
- Strength & conditioning in tennis
- Strength and Conditioning for Golf
- Durability in Endurance Athletes
wels.open.ac.uk/research/res...
The Open University
We currently offer the following PhD studentships:Faculty funded studentshipsApplications for October 2026 will open in November 2025.Based in Milton Keynes, UKEach year, the Faculty of Wellbeing, Edu...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We have 4 sport & exercise related funded PhD studentships available for Oct 2026 in the following areas:
- Women’s stories of life after past harms in sport
- Strength & conditioning in tennis
- Strength and Conditioning for Golf
- Durability in Endurance Athletes
wels.open.ac.uk/research/res...
- Women’s stories of life after past harms in sport
- Strength & conditioning in tennis
- Strength and Conditioning for Golf
- Durability in Endurance Athletes
wels.open.ac.uk/research/res...
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Check out this episode of the BBC/OU The Team Behind the Team podcast which explores the impact of AI in sport. It features #TeamOUsport academics Mark Antrobus & Nichola Kentzer alongside experts from football and cycling.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 5 Live - 5 Live Sport: All About..., The Team behind the Team: AI - sport's new tactic?
What impact is artificial intelligence having on sport and what does the future hold?
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Check out this episode of the BBC/OU The Team Behind the Team podcast which explores the impact of AI in sport. It features #TeamOUsport academics Mark Antrobus & Nichola Kentzer alongside experts from football and cycling.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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New blog, “They could be the future of women’s football, but it’s not happening yet...” Why are so many elite female footballers hesitant to move into coaching? By Dr Laura Wallace
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#womensfootball #femalefootballers #femalecoaches #wiseannetwork #WiSEAN
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#womensfootball #femalefootballers #femalecoaches #wiseannetwork #WiSEAN
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New blog, “They could be the future of women’s football, but it’s not happening yet...” Why are so many elite female footballers hesitant to move into coaching? By Dr Laura Wallace
Link in bio
#womensfootball #femalefootballers #femalecoaches #wiseannetwork #WiSEAN
Link in bio
#womensfootball #femalefootballers #femalecoaches #wiseannetwork #WiSEAN
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Have you visited our blog yet? The OU Sport & Fitness Team blog is used by #TeamOUsport staff to share their insights and commentary on sporting events, stories & topics from an academic perspective. We have a wealth of articles so check it out now!
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Spo...
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Spo...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Have you visited our blog yet? The OU Sport & Fitness Team blog is used by #TeamOUsport staff to share their insights and commentary on sporting events, stories & topics from an academic perspective. We have a wealth of articles so check it out now!
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Spo...
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Spo...
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For many online learners, use of #DigitalTools is part of their strategy for managing emotions while studying. Read our latest #OU_LD blog article from Jake on why #EmotionRegulation matters for students. 😌
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October 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For many online learners, use of #DigitalTools is part of their strategy for managing emotions while studying. Read our latest #OU_LD blog article from Jake on why #EmotionRegulation matters for students. 😌
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
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Dyslexia shouldn’t be a barrier to you successfully completing a degree. In the articles below OU Sport & Fitness students Yasmin Reeve and Jasmine Bunting share their experiences and tips for dyslexic students.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dyslexia shouldn’t be a barrier to you successfully completing a degree. In the articles below OU Sport & Fitness students Yasmin Reeve and Jasmine Bunting share their experiences and tips for dyslexic students.
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We are excited to announce the launch of a new OU/BBC Podcast series 'The Team Behind the Team'. The 4 episodes featuring #TeamOUsport staff @nicholakentzer.bsky.social, @etelligentcoach.bsky.social, Ben Langdown & Ben Oakley explore how athletes are supported.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 5 Live - 5 Live Sport: All About..., The Team behind the Team: Sport's drive for data
How is data used in sport including in golf, cycling and by Premier League clubs?
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September 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are excited to announce the launch of a new OU/BBC Podcast series 'The Team Behind the Team'. The 4 episodes featuring #TeamOUsport staff @nicholakentzer.bsky.social, @etelligentcoach.bsky.social, Ben Langdown & Ben Oakley explore how athletes are supported.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Here's the latest episode in the @welspraxis.bsky.social podcast series I've been working on. It was a pleasure to interview Prof Joan Simons about her research on how students with mental health conditions perceive tutor support during their studies. Have a listen at the link below 👇
After a short break in August, we've a new episode in our Praxis podcast series. This month @oliviakellyou.bsky.social interviews Prof Joan Simons about her recent Praxis project on how students with mental health conditions perceive tutor support. Grab a cuppa and have a listen here: bit.ly/464cOg1
September 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here's the latest episode in the @welspraxis.bsky.social podcast series I've been working on. It was a pleasure to interview Prof Joan Simons about her research on how students with mental health conditions perceive tutor support during their studies. Have a listen at the link below 👇
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✐ Can classroom mental health lessons actually harm some students?
This new scoping review looked at CBT & mindfulness-based school interventions and found troubling signs of harm in some cases.
#Schools #YouthMentalHealth #CBT #Mindfulness #UniversalInterventions
🧵 THREAD
This new scoping review looked at CBT & mindfulness-based school interventions and found troubling signs of harm in some cases.
#Schools #YouthMentalHealth #CBT #Mindfulness #UniversalInterventions
🧵 THREAD
August 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
✐ Can classroom mental health lessons actually harm some students?
This new scoping review looked at CBT & mindfulness-based school interventions and found troubling signs of harm in some cases.
#Schools #YouthMentalHealth #CBT #Mindfulness #UniversalInterventions
🧵 THREAD
This new scoping review looked at CBT & mindfulness-based school interventions and found troubling signs of harm in some cases.
#Schools #YouthMentalHealth #CBT #Mindfulness #UniversalInterventions
🧵 THREAD
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Outstanding new research ✨
When school sucks for autistic and ADHD students, the emotional impact hits them twice as hard. Unsurprisingly, this can lead to increased anxiety and depression. New research backing up autistic common knowledge:
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju... #neurodiversity #autism #ADHD
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju... #neurodiversity #autism #ADHD
Neurodivergent adolescents experience twice the emotional burden at school
Negative school experiences generate twice the emotional burden in autistic and ADHD adolescents compared to their neurotypical classmates, and this is significantly correlated with depression and anx...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Outstanding new research ✨
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards' Triple Jump World Record! A few year ago #TeamOUsport 's Ben Oakley explored with Jonathan what it takes to achieve such longevity
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Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Jonathan Edwards, a British triple jumper has held the world record for 25 years now, with a distance of 18.29m. What's the secret to his success? Our videos and article explores...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards' Triple Jump World Record! A few year ago #TeamOUsport 's Ben Oakley explored with Jonathan what it takes to achieve such longevity
www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
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✨ New(ish!) publication alert ✨
Toward Epistemic Justice: Using a Multimodal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Methodological Approach in Research With Autistic Children
bit.ly/47eT8YO
Part of a special IPA issue in @ijqmonline.bsky.social
Toward Epistemic Justice: Using a Multimodal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Methodological Approach in Research With Autistic Children
bit.ly/47eT8YO
Part of a special IPA issue in @ijqmonline.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
✨ New(ish!) publication alert ✨
Toward Epistemic Justice: Using a Multimodal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Methodological Approach in Research With Autistic Children
bit.ly/47eT8YO
Part of a special IPA issue in @ijqmonline.bsky.social
Toward Epistemic Justice: Using a Multimodal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Methodological Approach in Research With Autistic Children
bit.ly/47eT8YO
Part of a special IPA issue in @ijqmonline.bsky.social
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To all of our #TeamOUsport students getting their results this today - congratulations whether you got a Pass 1,2,3,4 or if you didn't pass this time round. We are proud of each and every one of you because we know how hard you've worked and how difficult it can be sometimes 👏
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July 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
To all of our #TeamOUsport students getting their results this today - congratulations whether you got a Pass 1,2,3,4 or if you didn't pass this time round. We are proud of each and every one of you because we know how hard you've worked and how difficult it can be sometimes 👏
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🧠🏫 AWARE and INSPIRE?
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
July 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🧠🏫 AWARE and INSPIRE?
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
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New report published today from @edudetective.bsky.social and I today:
The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.
www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...
The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.
www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New report published today from @edudetective.bsky.social and I today:
The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.
www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...
The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.
www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...
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More positively, very excited for our team to also be talking about this at QMiP tomorrow - a coproduced new methodology for conducting co-analysis with young people collaborativeresearch.co.uk/dca
July 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
More positively, very excited for our team to also be talking about this at QMiP tomorrow - a coproduced new methodology for conducting co-analysis with young people collaborativeresearch.co.uk/dca
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Forgot I'd written this. Funny it has resurfaced today, because I'm speaking about this tomorrow at QMiP!
Uncharacteristcally long 🧵 (sorry) re: #Qualitative methodologies, science, and 'AI'.
As Qualitative researchers, we should definitely care and remain curious about what 'good work' can look like - but we should be very wary about assuming that a focus on 'rigour' will address this question. 1/13
As Qualitative researchers, we should definitely care and remain curious about what 'good work' can look like - but we should be very wary about assuming that a focus on 'rigour' will address this question. 1/13
July 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Forgot I'd written this. Funny it has resurfaced today, because I'm speaking about this tomorrow at QMiP!
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We're sharing bite-sized YouTube Shorts to help #OUstudents make the most of the Library - from finding the right resources to boosting their #studyskills.
Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...
More to come - stay tuned! 💙
Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...
More to come - stay tuned! 💙
3 ways the OU Library supports your studies
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July 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We're sharing bite-sized YouTube Shorts to help #OUstudents make the most of the Library - from finding the right resources to boosting their #studyskills.
Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...
More to come - stay tuned! 💙
Check out our latest Short mini-series featuring 3 tips on how we support students: youtube.com/shorts/4Jbp4...
More to come - stay tuned! 💙
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The Go-Betweens live at Glastonbury in 1986. Great set by their best line-up, heroically captured in full on a camcorder
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The Go Betweens Glastonbury 20th June 1986
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July 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Go-Betweens live at Glastonbury in 1986. Great set by their best line-up, heroically captured in full on a camcorder
youtu.be/156xUlKXvhM
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How common is this in professional football ⚽️? An intensive, full-time intern role as a performance analyst that pays nothing. In return, they ask you to bring experience, your own laptop (MacBook) and you must provide your own transport. Yet they’re “committed to equality”.
May 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
How common is this in professional football ⚽️? An intensive, full-time intern role as a performance analyst that pays nothing. In return, they ask you to bring experience, your own laptop (MacBook) and you must provide your own transport. Yet they’re “committed to equality”.
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Looking forward to hosting this event in my role as Lead of @welspraxis.bsky.social Social Media Scholarship Hub. I've had the privilege of hearing @andytattersall.bsky.social speak about this in the past and will be very insightful. If you're interested in attending, sign up with the link below.
Our Praxis Social media Scholarship Hub will host a public seminar on 'The Future of Social Media in Higher Education' on Monday 30th June from 12-1pm. We're delighted to have @andytattersall.bsky.social as guest speaker followed by questions & discussion. To sign up 👉 forms.office.com/e/wEJ0c7bQ6r
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June 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Looking forward to hosting this event in my role as Lead of @welspraxis.bsky.social Social Media Scholarship Hub. I've had the privilege of hearing @andytattersall.bsky.social speak about this in the past and will be very insightful. If you're interested in attending, sign up with the link below.
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If 20% of employees in a large business needed adjustments that were different from and additional to those provided for everyone, wouldn’t it make sense to look at the overall working environment? Wouldn’t that be a more logical and cost-effective approach?
NEW POST: 19.5% pupils with #SEND in England in 2025, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools. Here's our annual analysis of the year's SEND figures from @captaink77.bsky.social with infographics by @tanialt.bsky.social : www.specialneedsjungle.com/1... #SENDSky
June 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If 20% of employees in a large business needed adjustments that were different from and additional to those provided for everyone, wouldn’t it make sense to look at the overall working environment? Wouldn’t that be a more logical and cost-effective approach?
The student voice in this is far more enlightening than the headline or the figures. An important Q is how do we give students skills and confidence in developing their own voice in assessments, rather than striving for an almost unattainable perfect "academic" style?
June 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The student voice in this is far more enlightening than the headline or the figures. An important Q is how do we give students skills and confidence in developing their own voice in assessments, rather than striving for an almost unattainable perfect "academic" style?
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Co-design paper that set the direction of our STARCATs trial - autism, anxiety, parent-led CBT - dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library
Co-design of new interventions, including autistic interventions, is now strongly advocated; but there are very few reports to date of the actual process of such co-design in practice with the autist...
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June 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Co-design paper that set the direction of our STARCATs trial - autism, anxiety, parent-led CBT - dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
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How can universities create more inclusive and empowering experiences for disabled students?
This research on ORO explores systemic barriers and the fight for equity in higher education: oro.open.ac.uk/97435/
#ThesisThursday #GAAD2025
📷 Disabled And Here: affecttheverb.com/disabledandh...
This research on ORO explores systemic barriers and the fight for equity in higher education: oro.open.ac.uk/97435/
#ThesisThursday #GAAD2025
📷 Disabled And Here: affecttheverb.com/disabledandh...
May 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
How can universities create more inclusive and empowering experiences for disabled students?
This research on ORO explores systemic barriers and the fight for equity in higher education: oro.open.ac.uk/97435/
#ThesisThursday #GAAD2025
📷 Disabled And Here: affecttheverb.com/disabledandh...
This research on ORO explores systemic barriers and the fight for equity in higher education: oro.open.ac.uk/97435/
#ThesisThursday #GAAD2025
📷 Disabled And Here: affecttheverb.com/disabledandh...