Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
@brettsmithprof.bsky.social
- Moving Social Work http://bit.ly/4mexJU4. https://bit.ly/3ZAC635
- CMOs Physical Activity & Disability Lead bit.ly/34jX9xb
- Coproduction http://bit.ly/3L1NGdI
- ResearchGate: Qualitative & PA disability papers https://bit.ly/436DsF7
- CMOs Physical Activity & Disability Lead bit.ly/34jX9xb
- Coproduction http://bit.ly/3L1NGdI
- ResearchGate: Qualitative & PA disability papers https://bit.ly/436DsF7
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Presenting work from Moving Social Work on Identity and Social workers accounting for their PA level in their workplace in focus groups with Joe Webb at #CASW25 conference was very rewarding!
#emca
#emca
Wonderful day for the 4th conference on Social Work and #Conversationanalysis, #CASW25.
35 attendees from all over came together to share a wide array of settings, topics & data. This shows the breath of research in the field & how #emca contribute to progressing our understanding of SW practice.1/5
35 attendees from all over came together to share a wide array of settings, topics & data. This shows the breath of research in the field & how #emca contribute to progressing our understanding of SW practice.1/5
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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2025 may be winding down but our events calendar is not! 📆
From reading groups to seminars, online talks to in-person conversations, there is plenty going on at the IMH throughout the rest of November and December.
Read our latest newsletter to find out more 👇
mailchi.mp/e9a1d07e9700...
From reading groups to seminars, online talks to in-person conversations, there is plenty going on at the IMH throughout the rest of November and December.
Read our latest newsletter to find out more 👇
mailchi.mp/e9a1d07e9700...
IMH Newsletter November 2025 (Events)
Upcoming events from the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
mailchi.mp
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
2025 may be winding down but our events calendar is not! 📆
From reading groups to seminars, online talks to in-person conversations, there is plenty going on at the IMH throughout the rest of November and December.
Read our latest newsletter to find out more 👇
mailchi.mp/e9a1d07e9700...
From reading groups to seminars, online talks to in-person conversations, there is plenty going on at the IMH throughout the rest of November and December.
Read our latest newsletter to find out more 👇
mailchi.mp/e9a1d07e9700...
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✨Our event on 16/12/2025 is going online! Join us 11am-1pm UK time.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ee984f...
We'll introduce our Network principles & share learning on core topics in qualitative research.
Come meet us, share with us and let's connect to grow our support network!❣️
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ee984f...
We'll introduce our Network principles & share learning on core topics in qualitative research.
Come meet us, share with us and let's connect to grow our support network!❣️
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
✨Our event on 16/12/2025 is going online! Join us 11am-1pm UK time.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ee984f...
We'll introduce our Network principles & share learning on core topics in qualitative research.
Come meet us, share with us and let's connect to grow our support network!❣️
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ee984f...
We'll introduce our Network principles & share learning on core topics in qualitative research.
Come meet us, share with us and let's connect to grow our support network!❣️
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Reposted by Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
Just under a week left to apply for 3 x Editorial roles @the-polyphony.bsky.social! Come and join our stellar team!
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Just under a week left to apply for 3 x Editorial roles @the-polyphony.bsky.social! Come and join our stellar team!
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We are inviting applications for a Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences of Sport and Physical Activity. This post offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the Sport and Exercise Sciences Department here at Durham.
For more information and to apply see here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
For more information and to apply see here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Teaching Fellow (Grade 7)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We are inviting applications for a Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences of Sport and Physical Activity. This post offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the Sport and Exercise Sciences Department here at Durham.
For more information and to apply see here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
For more information and to apply see here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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How can we better support informal caregivers to transition patients from hospital to home? We co-designed a personalised discharge planning toolkit to support meaningful conversations between hospital staff and informal caregivers. @fuseonline.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Co‐Producing Personalised Discharge Planning: Developing a Toolkit to Improve Caregiver Involvement in Hospital Transitions
Background Informal caregivers are often expected to support patients transitioning from hospital to home and yet are routinely overlooked in discharge planning. This gap can leave caregivers unprep...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
How can we better support informal caregivers to transition patients from hospital to home? We co-designed a personalised discharge planning toolkit to support meaningful conversations between hospital staff and informal caregivers. @fuseonline.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Postdoctoral Opportunity in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity at the University of Queensland
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability…
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability…
Postdoctoral Opportunity in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity at the University of Queensland
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity. This full-time, fixed-term position runs through 30 June 2028 and is based at UQ’s St Lucia Campus in Brisbane, Australia. The successful candidate will collaborate with the NIISQ Chair in Physical Activity and Disability to advance research that enhances health, rehabilitation, and inclusion for people with disabilities.
ifapa.net
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Postdoctoral Opportunity in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity at the University of Queensland
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability…
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability…
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📅 Join us on Tuesday 4 November for a seminar on Violence, Trauma & Memory: The Causes and Impacts of Moral Injury. This hybrid event is free to attend either in person at the Institute for Medical Humanities, or online.
Find out more and book tickets:
Find out more and book tickets:
IMH Violence, Trauma & Memory: The Causes and Impacts of Moral Injury
A seminar on the impact and causes of moral injury (the enduring presence of negative emotions) and the possibilities for repair and change.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📅 Join us on Tuesday 4 November for a seminar on Violence, Trauma & Memory: The Causes and Impacts of Moral Injury. This hybrid event is free to attend either in person at the Institute for Medical Humanities, or online.
Find out more and book tickets:
Find out more and book tickets:
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📅 Join us on Monday 24 November for an online interdisciplinary symposium on Tourette Syndrome, imagining a future of Tourettic Studies that is looking beyond the syndrome, featuring Bridging Fellow @danielpjones.bsky.social.
Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
📅 Join us on Monday 24 November for an online interdisciplinary symposium on Tourette Syndrome, imagining a future of Tourettic Studies that is looking beyond the syndrome, featuring Bridging Fellow @danielpjones.bsky.social.
Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
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Abstract prep in full swing for #ISBNPA2026 in Cádiz 🇪🇸! We’re exploring how motivation changes when people shift their physical activity behavior over 12 months—a fresh, dynamic perspective 🔄💪
I’ll be happy to present in any format.
🗓️ Don’t forget—abstracts due **Nov 12**!
I’ll be happy to present in any format.
🗓️ Don’t forget—abstracts due **Nov 12**!
October 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Abstract prep in full swing for #ISBNPA2026 in Cádiz 🇪🇸! We’re exploring how motivation changes when people shift their physical activity behavior over 12 months—a fresh, dynamic perspective 🔄💪
I’ll be happy to present in any format.
🗓️ Don’t forget—abstracts due **Nov 12**!
I’ll be happy to present in any format.
🗓️ Don’t forget—abstracts due **Nov 12**!
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More dance breaks required! 💃🕺
Emily Davis, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Moving Bodies Lab, was invited to facilitate participatory dance activities at two major arts and health events in the UK @dusportexsci.bsky.social
Read about it here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/re-thinking-...
Emily Davis, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Moving Bodies Lab, was invited to facilitate participatory dance activities at two major arts and health events in the UK @dusportexsci.bsky.social
Read about it here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/re-thinking-...
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
More dance breaks required! 💃🕺
Emily Davis, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Moving Bodies Lab, was invited to facilitate participatory dance activities at two major arts and health events in the UK @dusportexsci.bsky.social
Read about it here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/re-thinking-...
Emily Davis, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Moving Bodies Lab, was invited to facilitate participatory dance activities at two major arts and health events in the UK @dusportexsci.bsky.social
Read about it here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/re-thinking-...
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In a new 10-min Talk with @britishacademy.bsky.social Professor @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social from @geogdurham.bsky.social explores how urban climate action can chart a path forward.
Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ...
#DUresearch
Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ...
#DUresearch
Why are cities an important part of climate change?
YouTube video by The British Academy
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October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In a new 10-min Talk with @britishacademy.bsky.social Professor @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social from @geogdurham.bsky.social explores how urban climate action can chart a path forward.
Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ...
#DUresearch
Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ...
#DUresearch
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Proud and humbled to join the GoPA movement through ISBNPA—a true "half-full glass" institution.
Watch my message on the GoPA website to learn more about the shared vision we champion. Here’s to a healthier, more active world!
youtu.be/xoYXjQlsdEs?...
Watch my message on the GoPA website to learn more about the shared vision we champion. Here’s to a healthier, more active world!
youtu.be/xoYXjQlsdEs?...
ISBNPA - António Palmeira
YouTube video by GoPA! & GoPE!
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Proud and humbled to join the GoPA movement through ISBNPA—a true "half-full glass" institution.
Watch my message on the GoPA website to learn more about the shared vision we champion. Here’s to a healthier, more active world!
youtu.be/xoYXjQlsdEs?...
Watch my message on the GoPA website to learn more about the shared vision we champion. Here’s to a healthier, more active world!
youtu.be/xoYXjQlsdEs?...
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Our new academic year began with a Postgraduate Picturing Research event. Our PhD and Masters by Research students created an image and short text to depict their research. These reflected the varied, impactful, international and discipline spanning nature of PGR research within the department.
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Our new academic year began with a Postgraduate Picturing Research event. Our PhD and Masters by Research students created an image and short text to depict their research. These reflected the varied, impactful, international and discipline spanning nature of PGR research within the department.
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🎤 Proposals for our Centre for Qualitative Research, University of Bath Qualitative Research Symposium at University of Bath School of Management are open until November 7th!
Find out more and submit your talk, symposium and workshop abstracts here:
www.bath.ac.uk/events/quali...
#qualitative
Find out more and submit your talk, symposium and workshop abstracts here:
www.bath.ac.uk/events/quali...
#qualitative
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October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🎤 Proposals for our Centre for Qualitative Research, University of Bath Qualitative Research Symposium at University of Bath School of Management are open until November 7th!
Find out more and submit your talk, symposium and workshop abstracts here:
www.bath.ac.uk/events/quali...
#qualitative
Find out more and submit your talk, symposium and workshop abstracts here:
www.bath.ac.uk/events/quali...
#qualitative
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New publication! Our v. own @beccajackson.bsky.social discusses the racial history of the Apgar Score – a score assigned to infants one minute after birth. Find out more: medhumsplatform.org/the-apgar-sc...
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
New publication! Our v. own @beccajackson.bsky.social discusses the racial history of the Apgar Score – a score assigned to infants one minute after birth. Find out more: medhumsplatform.org/the-apgar-sc...
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🗓️ Abstract submissions open soon 🗓️
Get ready to submit your work and join us in Mérida!
#ISPAH2026 #PhysicalActivity #MeridaPA, #MeridaResearch #MexicoPA #MexicoResearch #SustainableConference #HealthResearch #Mexico #México #Merida #Mérida #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica @inspmx.bsky.social
Get ready to submit your work and join us in Mérida!
#ISPAH2026 #PhysicalActivity #MeridaPA, #MeridaResearch #MexicoPA #MexicoResearch #SustainableConference #HealthResearch #Mexico #México #Merida #Mérida #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica @inspmx.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🗓️ Abstract submissions open soon 🗓️
Get ready to submit your work and join us in Mérida!
#ISPAH2026 #PhysicalActivity #MeridaPA, #MeridaResearch #MexicoPA #MexicoResearch #SustainableConference #HealthResearch #Mexico #México #Merida #Mérida #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica @inspmx.bsky.social
Get ready to submit your work and join us in Mérida!
#ISPAH2026 #PhysicalActivity #MeridaPA, #MeridaResearch #MexicoPA #MexicoResearch #SustainableConference #HealthResearch #Mexico #México #Merida #Mérida #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica @inspmx.bsky.social
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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨 - In this episode @dr_pete_olusoga is joined by endurance runner and Peleton instructor, @susie_chan_ and psychologist, @juliepjohnston to find out "how to run an Ultramarathon!"
Available to download now, wherever you normally get your podcasts.
#psychology #ultramarathon
Available to download now, wherever you normally get your podcasts.
#psychology #ultramarathon
October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨 - In this episode @dr_pete_olusoga is joined by endurance runner and Peleton instructor, @susie_chan_ and psychologist, @juliepjohnston to find out "how to run an Ultramarathon!"
Available to download now, wherever you normally get your podcasts.
#psychology #ultramarathon
Available to download now, wherever you normally get your podcasts.
#psychology #ultramarathon
Reposted by Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
Wondering what a Research Cabaret is? 🤔 Organiser and researcher @louisecreechan.bsky.social explains what you might expect at our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event next month 🎭
Tickets: tinyurl.com/research-cab...
Tickets: tinyurl.com/research-cab...
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wondering what a Research Cabaret is? 🤔 Organiser and researcher @louisecreechan.bsky.social explains what you might expect at our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event next month 🎭
Tickets: tinyurl.com/research-cab...
Tickets: tinyurl.com/research-cab...
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We wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity – very often, fitness can mean something different to us than it might to others.
Today we’re sharing Amanda’s story of geocaching, swimming and learning to pace during activity.
getyourselfactive.org/story/what-i...
Today we’re sharing Amanda’s story of geocaching, swimming and learning to pace during activity.
getyourselfactive.org/story/what-i...
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity – very often, fitness can mean something different to us than it might to others.
Today we’re sharing Amanda’s story of geocaching, swimming and learning to pace during activity.
getyourselfactive.org/story/what-i...
Today we’re sharing Amanda’s story of geocaching, swimming and learning to pace during activity.
getyourselfactive.org/story/what-i...
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📝 An open letter to social work from a Black female social worker.
A heartfelt plea from newly qualified social worker Nancy Adande for greater understanding of the intersectional challenges faced by Black women in the profession.
Read here 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-social...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
A heartfelt plea from newly qualified social worker Nancy Adande for greater understanding of the intersectional challenges faced by Black women in the profession.
Read here 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-social...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📝 An open letter to social work from a Black female social worker.
A heartfelt plea from newly qualified social worker Nancy Adande for greater understanding of the intersectional challenges faced by Black women in the profession.
Read here 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-social...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
A heartfelt plea from newly qualified social worker Nancy Adande for greater understanding of the intersectional challenges faced by Black women in the profession.
Read here 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-social...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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There's plenty of news in our Discovery Research Platform's October e-bulletin - from new research themes and publications, to reflections on A Wheely Workshop, Narrative Practice and Curating Cultural Heritage events 📖
Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/300a7e52f6b3...
Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/300a7e52f6b3...
IMH newsletter: October 2025
News & updates from the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University.
mailchi.mp
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
There's plenty of news in our Discovery Research Platform's October e-bulletin - from new research themes and publications, to reflections on A Wheely Workshop, Narrative Practice and Curating Cultural Heritage events 📖
Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/300a7e52f6b3...
Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/300a7e52f6b3...
Reposted by Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
🎉 We are delighted to launch this year’s Big Survey in collaboration with @actionforme.bsky.social! If you are in the UK living with ME or Long Covid with ME symptoms, we want to hear from you! tinyurl.com/2s4dbrkx
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2025 Big Survey
Find out how you can contribute to our 2025 Big Survey - a vital research project aiming to illustrate the impact of ME and long Covid.
tinyurl.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎉 We are delighted to launch this year’s Big Survey in collaboration with @actionforme.bsky.social! If you are in the UK living with ME or Long Covid with ME symptoms, we want to hear from you! tinyurl.com/2s4dbrkx
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Reposted by Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
🌟 Big news! QRSE 2026 is now accepting abstract submissions!
Don’t miss your chance to share your research—submissions are open until November 15th 2025.
Learn more and submit here: www.qrsesoc.com/call-for-pap...
Don’t miss your chance to share your research—submissions are open until November 15th 2025.
Learn more and submit here: www.qrsesoc.com/call-for-pap...
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🌟 Big news! QRSE 2026 is now accepting abstract submissions!
Don’t miss your chance to share your research—submissions are open until November 15th 2025.
Learn more and submit here: www.qrsesoc.com/call-for-pap...
Don’t miss your chance to share your research—submissions are open until November 15th 2025.
Learn more and submit here: www.qrsesoc.com/call-for-pap...