Leah Fullegar
leahfullegar.bsky.social
Leah Fullegar
@leahfullegar.bsky.social
Postdoctoral social care researcher at the University of Portsmouth, animal lover, and generally scatty human being. Talk to me about dogs, knitting, quilting, or older adult social care research. Better yet, combine them all.
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Research can be demanding, often taking a toll on mental well-being. This weeks webinar is dedicated to helping researchers navigate these pressures! Break the stigma! With @leahfullegar.bsky.social @aramblingrosie.bsky.social

communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/you...
Salon - You're not alone... supporting good Mental Health
19th February, 12.00 pm GMT - Struggling with stress in academia? Join us to explore mental health support and resilience for researchers, students, and academics.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
February 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Exciting post today! @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I really hope so!! What a lovely notification to belatedly get ☺️
Day 12 a #ResearchAdvent

Appreciation for @leahfullegar.bsky.social who has been an amazing post-doc on our ‘building research capacity in social care’ project, funded by @arcwessex.bsky.social; Working with our local authority where her infectious enthusiasm for research has definitely made waves.
#ResearchAdvent

Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!

(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
December 14, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Having a stab at one of these starter packs. Here’s one for all people/accounts affiliated with the Uni of Portsmouth. Who am I missing?

@dralexford.bsky.social
@drstevenkapp.bsky.social
@lorrainehope.bsky.social
@lisahyattrn.bsky.social
@jamesahand.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/FQnYtrE
December 3, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Ooo Ooo... seen this? #SocialWork These awards are open to a wide range of people working in social care research, education or practice at any career stage.
www.sscr.nihr.ac.uk/research-car...

@leahfullegar.bsky.social @amydrahota.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

@bournemouthuni.bsky.social
Research Career Development Awards – Call for Applications | NIHR SSCR
www.sscr.nihr.ac.uk
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: MPs vote for #AssistedDying to become law for terminally ill people. Ayes - 330 Noes 275
November 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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The #EndofLife Bill will be voted on in the #UK parliament on 29 November.

There are some who argue against the Bill, but are these arguments convincing enough that MPs should consider voting it down?

No, writes Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social 👇
Are there good arguments against the End of Life Bill?
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is set to go to the vote on November 29. There are still a number of arguments that keep coming up on why the Bill should be voted down, including conce…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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If the debate today has you thinking about your own wishes, then consider looking at our advance care online tool. It takes you through the kinds of things to consider when thinking about death and dying. advancecareplanning.org.uk/planning-ahe...
Planning Ahead: What matters most to you | Welcome
What Matters Most to you? How should that influence the care and treatment you receive if you should become seriously ill in the future? This on-line tool walks users through some of the big healt...
advancecareplanning.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Watching the debate - is anyone able to explain the concept of “self coercion” as used by Tim Farron?
November 29, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Watching the Parliamentary debate on assisted dying, I am struck that whenyou take the yah-boo of party politics out, the House of Commons can hold a very thoughtful debate.
November 29, 2024 at 10:59 AM
“Make no mistake - whether or not this bill passes today, terminally ill people will continue taking their own lives.”

This bill offers safeguards that don’t currently exist. Read it here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk
November 29, 2024 at 11:14 AM
The best thing about my commute to work is walking through the park and pausing to wave at the giant rabbits.
November 25, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Starting at 12 - join me for our lunchtime seminar on collaborative working in older adult social work services
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Put a coat on Molly to keep her dry, this did not stop her from rolling around in the snow like a loon
November 21, 2024 at 11:06 AM
It’s -1 degrees outside, Myrtle is officially hibernating.
November 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
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Lovely collection of articles on creative approaches to qualitative #dementia research in IJQM
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
November 20, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Come join us on Thursday for a lunchtime seminar - I'll be talking about #collaborativeworking in #olderadult #socialwork services and the results of our realist synthesis

See you there!
November 19, 2024 at 10:38 AM
I feel seen
starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you
November 19, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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So what if I am awake at 6am looking at the names of Scottish road grit lorries on the @traffic.gov.scot.web.brid.gy website
November 19, 2024 at 6:07 AM
This is excellent

Care home residents create beer in wellbeing project www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bristol care home residents help create beer in wellbeing project
They planted and harvested hops that were then turned into a pale ale called Backyard Bounty.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Send help, Myrtle is broken (she’s fine, she just likes to sleep in weird positions)
November 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
#Dementia folks, any good Starter Packs for psychosocial dementia research? Thinking INTERDEM-y types
November 18, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Hopefully this is the first of many steps in acknowledging the difficulties facing the social care sector. I always feel a bit guilty for having left care work, but ultimately I am much better paid now...
November 18, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Writing is 20% typing, 80% trying to think of a better way to articulate something that has already been articulated perfectly well by someone else.
October 22, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Learning how to use bluesky - are hashtags a thing that works? #help #newhere
November 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM