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Research Fellow Loughbourgh Uni Creative Partcipatory PAR methods with Children, Youth & Communities for Climate & Flood Adaptation, Environmental Education & Storytelling Mummy to 3 ๐Ÿฅฐ https://sites.google.com/view/dr-katie-j-parsons/home?authuser=0
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Did you know that women are disproportionately affected by climate change? But are also at the forefront of innovative solutions. Women's leadership in communities is pivitol & my British Academy project will be highlighting #ClimateAction #IWD2025 #WomenLed www.un.org/en/climatech...

๐ŸŒโœจ๏ธ In one week today we celebrate International Womens Day 2025! This year's theme is #AccelerateAction highlighting the urgent need for gender equality in all spheres. Stay tuned as I start to introduce you to a new project over the week #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction www.internationalwomensday.com

New paper published today exploring #justice-oriented #climatechange & #sustainability #education - drawing on the experiences of teachers in schools in ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Great to work with @geowalshe.bsky.social & @bjjohnston.bsky.social @scrcm.bsky.social

It is always such a pleasure to work with wonderful colleagues who are all striving for the same goals. Please do read below to see all the fabulous work in our special section of Geographical Research ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒ

Last week, I faced a high anxiety demon by having a mamogram & an ultrasound after finding a pea sized lump in my breast. My result was ok but for my grandma (breast), my mum (brain) & just last week, an old school friend (pancras) it wasn't. If in doubt, just go check it out!!

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Dear Fellowship panel members, this year, I'm applying with a bloody fant-flamin-tastic idea ๐Ÿ’ก It's a massive gap, it's novel, it's unique & the results could be massively life changing. Oh & I am totes the right person to led it, cause I deliver with bells on Thanks Dr KP ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜€

Great to see the #FloodCDT seminar schedule for 2025 out live, sign up to receive future invitations ๐Ÿ“ง Lovely little Christmas gift for you, by leaving the best one till last ๐Ÿ˜‰ #FloodStories @lboropr.bsky.social

Today has been a day of closed doors๐Ÿšช To rebalance myself out, I decided to lead by example & did 3 acts of kindness to raise others who might have barriers too. Doesn't take much to break down doors & make someone's day #ActOfKindness #BeKind #BreakingBarriers

Children chose the word of the year to be #Kindness ๐Ÿ’– Now as adults let's listen and act upon their wishes. Just imagine what the world would look like if we just listened to their needs ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

Yey!!!! Well done @orcid.org ๐Ÿ™Œ us creatives fully endorse this epic decision ๐Ÿ’–

"But why didn't the world do anything to stop it, Nannie/Grandad?" Are the words we're going to hear as our grandchildren suffer. This is a big deal. Leaders around the world need to unite & bring back hope, not hate. Ignore the rich mans agendas & follow the science ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

Excited to share that I am now a member of the @lborouniversity.bsky.social SCAN network ๐Ÿ™Œ My first network meeting yesterday & I can already see many opportunities to work with fantastic colleagues & develop research in this space ๐Ÿ’ช www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clu...

Need cheering up because the world has gone to pot. I have the solution.... Sound on and up ๐Ÿ˜Ž #FraggleRock

First go at trying no knead bread and pretty impressed by the outcome ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‹ And bonus points are that the house now smells divine โœจ๏ธ

For those hard of hearing in the back on yesterday's vote ๐Ÿ—ณ

Which is why more research funding should move from just STEM to SHAPE ๐Ÿ‘‡ The "techbros" dominate the funding landscape, but with behaviour change now being the primary driver for systemic changes, research cultures need to shift So move over old boys' club & let us in ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Not too sure spending today reading articles on flooding was a good idea whilst additionally watching the area I grew up & where friends & family live was the greatest New Years Day gift I could have given myself ๐Ÿ˜ฑ although all the comments on posts show a mass need for #FloodEducation

Fantastic new book by the lovely @rushtondr.bsky.social on Education for Environmental Sustainability below ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

Phew.. ticking off the to do list before Christmas & just submitted my written evidence for the inquiry on flood resilience in England. Putting Children & Youth at the heart of decision-making ๐Ÿ’ช @lborouniversity.bsky.social Closes 13th January committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Does anyone have any recommendations for journals to submit my work to on the making of a co-created animation with youth from Vietnam on climate change along the Red River delta as trying to diversify my audience a bit (film in link ๐Ÿ˜‰) @lborouniversity.bsky.social www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...

Our paper in the British Academy Journal would be super relavant to this important session #AGU24

Meanwhile 4.3 million children in the UK live in poverty... but hey, yeah, let's spend ยฃ46 million on a memorial ๐Ÿคฏ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Writing ethics applications when working with children is tough going, writing ethics when doing particpatory action research with children is even tougher ๐Ÿฅด So when you get an email with first time passed Ethical approval, it's certainly a joyous moment to behold ๐Ÿฅณ #SmallWins

Calling all children & youth in school/college in England: shape your education Theย Youth Shadow Panel want to hear your thoughts onย your experienceย of school/college โœ… What do you like? โ›” What needs to change? ๐Ÿค” What could be better? #YouthVoice shadowpanel.uk/get-involved...

"Equal parts heartwarming mom and climate superhero, with a side of academic sass." I thought roasts were supposed to be harsh?? But thanks blueskyroast.com I will definitely take that ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿคญ #AcademicSass ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Dream Team are back in town ๐Ÿ™Œ @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and I have been voted in to represent the researchers from @lborouniversity.bsky.social School of Social Sciences & Humanities Keeping @drjwharrison.bsky.social & @bedforms.bsky.social on their toes making sure words are turned into action

My thesis started with the word "Welcome" & ended with "Solidarity" Great to see @kschmutina.bsky.social & colleagues publish their paper asking Can solidarity help disaster scholarship become a praxis between technical problem-solving & commitment to humanity? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’–

Cough cough for those of hard hearing sat at the back of the room.. ๐Ÿšจ Climate Education should 100% be in ALL University courses & not just Primary, Secondary & Colleges. It's also what students & future employers want, btw #ClimateEducation #Sustainability #ClimateAction

Interesting article. From a couple of the quotes it sounds like some seemed to think a yellow Met office warning is a yellow flood warning. Perhaps the criticism also is due to NRW instead of EA being responsible in the worst affected areas. Perhaps also some warning fatigue -

Finding it really interesting that my work is getting much more interaction over here than back on twitter. Is it that all my people are now over here, or is there a silencing happening over there from my type of work? One to monitor in understanding how to fight back with light through the dark ๐Ÿ’–