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sarahbarnard.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Contemporary Work at Loughborough University, UK. Interested in equality, diversity and inclusion, technology, work and higher education. Views my own.
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

submitted 20 days ago • 58 comments

Apropos of nothing in particular: I know some people prefer videos, but if you must do a video guide to <thing>, please also do a written piece so that those of us who don't want to sit through a long video can scan the written piece for the bits we need. Thank you.

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

May we all have the energy and determination of the tiny but mighty Carolina Wren #birds 🌿

submitted 24 days ago • 17 comments

Your regular reminder that the revenue of the entire UK fishing industry is half a billion pounds less than the University of Manchester

submitted 27 days ago • 24 comments

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

submitted 31 days ago • 99 comments

Part way through the jigsaw, contemplating a new year. Not a fan of 2024, as it sucked in lots of ways. Keep on, keeping on x

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Is it time to get a jigsaw out yet? I feel like it's too soon

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Today my mood is Ben Affleck

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting retraction by @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Science of the Total Environment journal. I flagged this paper for image problems, but the journal retracted it because the peer review were submitted using false identities. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... pubpeer.com/publications...

submitted 93 days ago • 9 comments

Launching this today! It’s open access, so everyone can enjoy the work within.

submitted 95 days ago • 5 comments

Introducing my terrible twosome, Luna and Maisie

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Interview request! 🧪 I'm looking to interview a scientist on the environmental consequences of small scale / illegal gold mining in Africa & mining in general. It's for my upcoming book! Know anyone who would be a good fit? Pls let me know!

submitted 98 days ago • 7 comments

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed. (Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

submitted 98 days ago • 897 comments

Oh, and here is my book link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

I am looking forward to connecting with people here! I really like hearing about research, but also enjoy silly jokes and cat videos :) so I hope this is the right place for all of that....

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments