With the help of students and staff with lived experience of disability at the University of York we have updated our 'Toolkit for including disabled people in research' (t.ly/UoYDToolkit). It now includes links to supporting materials (training slides and a poster) support for d/Deaf individuals.

Including Disabled People in Research Toolkit v2.3

A Toolkit for Including Disabled People in Research Version 2.3 [Draft Version] Contents A Toolkit for Including Disabled People in Research Contents Acknowledgements Recognition Sharing this Toolkit ...

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Our awesome interns, Niamh Malone and Isabella Brinton, wrote an excellent reflective blog for our Digital Accessibility Unit on the work they did on creating a toolkit to include disabled people in research (blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...). Link to the Toolkit is in the article ☺️

Spoons, Stories, and Solidarity: Behind the Scenes of our Disability Inclusion Toolkit

We have another guest blog – Niamh Malone and Isabella Brinton, two of the wonderful interns from the Disability Inclusion Toolkit project, reflect on the process of creating the toolkit and …

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@alexanderreid.bsky.social also talks a bit about the toolkit in his recent T-FUN presentation on working with student collaborators. Link here: buff.ly/92gD5KX (approx. 37 min into this recording) If you haven't already, please consider subscribing to our channel! buff.ly/c4ZSjYt #HigherEd

T-Fun Talk #10: Developing collaborative relationships with student partners

Dr Alexander Reid is a Senior Lecturer on a Teaching and Scholarship contract at the University of York. Over the last decade in his role he has developed passion for reducing boundaries to…

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If anyone wants to hear me talk about developing collaborative projects with students my presentation has been uploaded to YouTube below - thanks for having me T-FUN 🙂

T-FΨN (Teaching-Focused University Network)@t-fun.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We’re pleased to announce that a recording of @alexanderreid.bsky.social's T-FUN seminar, in January, is now available to view on Youtube 🍿🎦: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQss... This talk can be found along with many others on our YouTube page (www.youtube.com/@TFunNetwork). Please like and subscribe!

I am just circulating our award winning guide on including disabled people in research, both as participants and collaborators (t.ly/UoYDToolkit). It is designed for all disciplines and we hope makes a difference, so please share widely!

Including Disabled People in Research Toolkit v2

A Toolkit for Including Disabled People in Research V2.0 Contents A Toolkit for Including Disabled People in Research Contents Acknowledgements Recognition Sharing this Toolkit 1. Introduction 1.1 Why...

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I’m doing an online talk next Thursday on working with students, details are below :-)

T-FΨN (Teaching-Focused University Network)@t-fun.bsky.social · 7mo ago

1 week to go until our next T-FUN talk! @alexanderreid.bsky.social will be sharing about ‘Developing collaborative relationships with student partners ’ on Thurs 22nd Jan 1-2pm (GMT). More info here: buff.ly/wsqviQJ To join the event + get updates please subscribe buff.ly/zcNUK5P #HigherEd

Well. Looks like London’s new Tolkien theme park is going to be this year’s Glasgow Wonkaland.

I had a lovely chat with Phil Lang on his podcast "Phil Lang is Not a Scientist" where I talk a lot about dreams and sleep! Phil interviews researchers from across the University of York about their work in all sorts of fascinating areas. (creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...).

Event 2 When: Thurs 22nd Jan 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT) Guest Speaker: @alexanderreid.bsky.social Title: Developing collaborative relationships with Student Partners To join the event + get updates please subscribe buff.ly/zcNUK5P Note: This is a rescheduling of the event we had to postpone on 27/11

My awesome team won an Inclusive Impact Ward! Details are below, but my team built a Toolkit to help researchers navigate the sensitives around including disabled people in research practice.

UoY Digital Accessibility Unit@uoydigacc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We're delighted to announce a project we were involved in, the DISCO Including Disabled People in Research Toolkit, won the award for Building Bridges at the University of York's Inclusive Impact Awards! 1/

We are happy to be circulating the latest issue of the UoY student-run Psychology magazine: Psychout. Issue 21 is themed on clinical psychology and mental health, and has an interview with Dr Clara Humpston on her work www.york.ac.uk/media/psycho... Accessible version & refs are on our website 😊

I am extremely flattered to win the 'Supporting Student Voice, Activities and Partnership' award at the University of York Students'​ Union 2025 Excellence Awards. It wouldn’t be possible without our amazing students, reps and staff - teamwork! 🥳 💪

My Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year finalist case study has now been published. It focusses on collaborative work with alumni to develop employability skills and mitigate imposter syndrome in our students. A huge thank you to all my collaborators! explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsptr

Psychology Teaching Review

BPS Explore is our easy-to-access central location for you to read and download a wide range of psychological content from practitioners, researchers and working groups.

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Interested in learning more about great teaching and scholarship practice? Check out the new YouTube channel for the T-Fun (Teaching-Focussed University Network) with two great talks already posted! @t-fun.bsky.social m.youtube.com/@tfunnetwork

T-FUN (Teaching-Focused University Network)

T-Fun (or T-FΨN) stands for Teaching-Focused University Network, a collaborative group of academics on teaching-focused pathways in Psychology and related disciplines. We aim to create a community of ...

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Issue 20 of our student-run psychology magazine is out now! This issue is on Artificial Intelligence, and includes 8 articles, one interview with 'AI and risk' expert Prof. Rob Jenkins, and info on getting into clinical psychology: shorturl.at/N26BU An accessible version is on our website :-)

Our Department’s student-run magazine is joining BlueSky, please retweet them and follow so they can share their work 😊

Psychout Student-Run Magazine 🧠@psychoutyork.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello BlueSky! We are Psychout, the student run-magazine from the Psychology Department at the University of York. Please follow us as we need new friends after migrating from Twitter 🙂 See our back issues here: www.york.ac.uk/psychology/n...

Our second featured nominee for DARTP Psychology Teacher of the Year award is, Dr @alexanderreid.bsky.social who is passionate about developing critical thinking skills in both his students and the public.

We now have 100 accounts in our University of York Starter Pack! The number 100 has great cultural significance, but of course it's not THAT different to the 98 we were on before we added @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social and @jimleary.bsky.social - we're excited about it nevertheless. Welcome!

Students, if interested, please consider applying to this paid summer internship working with myself and the science advacocy charity @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Click here for more info: generationresearch.ac.uk/studentships... #SenseAboutScience

Enhancing research culture: A collaboration with Sense About Science

This studentship is a collaboration between the University of York and Sense about Science (SaS), an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and ensures evidence is reco...

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I am happy to be sharing the outcomes and Toolkit of an initiative I led called the Graduate Voices Project. Our students interviewed @york.ac.uk alumni from underrepresented backgrounds seeking advice they might have for others. Here is the playlist, please circulate. shorturl.at/8xQEf

Graduate Voices - YouTube

Overview of the Graduate Voices Project We care about providing employability advice and support at York which is relevant and speaks to all of our students....

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I've written a Data Analysis Handbook that explains 8 common errors in data analysis: Selection Bias Regression to the Mean Correlation vs. Causation Clustering Illusion Gambler's Fallacy Base Rate Fallacy Survivorship Bias Simpson's Paradox It's short and simple and has examples of each one.

Data Analysis Handbook - Critikid

A guide to common errors in data analysis like selection bias, the clustering illusion, survivorship bias, and the base rate fallacy.

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Really good advice here for #inclusion #AccessibleLearning #UDL

Dr Lee Fallin EdD@leefallin.bsky.social · 2y ago

How can we design an #accessible #learning resource as educators? Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide! #AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity designingfordiverselearners.info

We did a fun bit of psychology outreach today with the awesome kids at East Garforth Academy School in Leeds. A big thanks to my colleague Tabea-Maria Haase for her help with everything, particularly the pipe cleaner brain cells! #outreach #psychology

It's lovely to get shortlisted for this, and congratulations to the other excellent candidates too.

BPS Division of Academics, Researchers, & Teachers in Psychology@bps-dartp.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are delighted to announce the finalists for our Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award! Nilu Ahmed (Bristol Dental School) Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed (University of Glasgow) Andrew Holliman (UCL) Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (University of Glasgow) Alex Reid (University of York)

New blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

Why I have resigned from the Royal Society

The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...

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Anatomy of the brain - a cool lego project that needs some votes on Lego Ideas to bring it to fruition! ideas.lego.com/s/p:60be6b96...

Anatomy of the Brain

My project is all about giving you a peek inside the human brain.The brain serves as a creative center, and our ideas originate through connections ...

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I created a ‘starter pack’ for science advocacy and critical thinking, suggestions for further individuals and organisations welcome! go.bsky.app/5ByxT3z