Sarah MacQuarrie
@smqpsych.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of Manchester.
Interested in psychology, education and all things research related. Open research and open science supporter.
Find out more about me here: https://t.co/slC1giXjDI
Interested in psychology, education and all things research related. Open research and open science supporter.
Find out more about me here: https://t.co/slC1giXjDI
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Sarah MacQuarrie
@smqpsych.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Out Now!
Our @ukri.org event launched a series of exhibits.
Explore how play, activity & green spaces boost wellbeing and mental health doi.org/10.48420/c.8...
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
Our @ukri.org event launched a series of exhibits.
Explore how play, activity & green spaces boost wellbeing and mental health doi.org/10.48420/c.8...
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
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Good news straight from my IG feed:
"When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018." (sciencemagazine)
Original article: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018." (sciencemagazine)
Original article: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Good news straight from my IG feed:
"When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018." (sciencemagazine)
Original article: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018." (sciencemagazine)
Original article: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Monday you have been lovely. Two longish research focused meetings ranging across assessment and education, then later climate change with CYP with a separate lecyure about #Gaelic medium education and policy. Joyous.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Monday you have been lovely. Two longish research focused meetings ranging across assessment and education, then later climate change with CYP with a separate lecyure about #Gaelic medium education and policy. Joyous.
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Co.e and listen to @drcuytman.bsky.social and me from the @toyboxdiversitylab.bsky.social on wednesday
Free but registration needed. Link below 👇👇
Free but registration needed. Link below 👇👇
Are you an educator looking to increase your confidence in talking about disability with diverse learners and increase your disability literacy knowledge and skills?
Join us for this session with Drs. Sian Jones and Clare Uytman from QMU Edinburgh.
🎟️ buff.ly/cpDH1Ee
Join us for this session with Drs. Sian Jones and Clare Uytman from QMU Edinburgh.
🎟️ buff.ly/cpDH1Ee
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Co.e and listen to @drcuytman.bsky.social and me from the @toyboxdiversitylab.bsky.social on wednesday
Free but registration needed. Link below 👇👇
Free but registration needed. Link below 👇👇
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🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
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🌍Yes! The UNC School of Education is searching for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty member for a position in teacher education with a focus on elementary grade multilingual learners! So exciting!
🗣️ Apply by 1/5/26!
👀 Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...
🗣️ Apply by 1/5/26!
👀 Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...
Faculty Position in Teacher Education with a focus on Elementary Grade Multilingual Learners
The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a position in teacher education with a focus on elementary grade multilingual learners starting July...
unc.peopleadmin.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🌍Yes! The UNC School of Education is searching for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty member for a position in teacher education with a focus on elementary grade multilingual learners! So exciting!
🗣️ Apply by 1/5/26!
👀 Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...
🗣️ Apply by 1/5/26!
👀 Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...
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“As a mum and a wheelchair user, pavement parking puts me and my children in danger every day. I don’t understand why drivers think they can block pavements — they’re for pedestrians.” - Aideen, campaigner
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“As a mum and a wheelchair user, pavement parking puts me and my children in danger every day. I don’t understand why drivers think they can block pavements — they’re for pedestrians.” - Aideen, campaigner
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
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I always feel lucky when I get to share space with @mahabali.bsky.social, who has taught me so much over the years about making open education and our classrooms more hospitable to more learners. This episode is a joy and I hope you’ll enjoy listening as much as I did recording it.
In a new episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna interviews Maha Bali about her edited collection Open at the Margins and the ways open education is not always already equitable. @brennacgray.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social On your favourite platform or at
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I always feel lucky when I get to share space with @mahabali.bsky.social, who has taught me so much over the years about making open education and our classrooms more hospitable to more learners. This episode is a joy and I hope you’ll enjoy listening as much as I did recording it.
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Inclusive spaces are helping to tackle inequalities, through building a sense of belonging and better spaces for communities. 🛼🍃
We’ve come to visit Projekts MCR skatepark, to see how they've transformed a disused, crime-ridden patch of land into a vibrant hub for creativity and community.
We’ve come to visit Projekts MCR skatepark, to see how they've transformed a disused, crime-ridden patch of land into a vibrant hub for creativity and community.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Inclusive spaces are helping to tackle inequalities, through building a sense of belonging and better spaces for communities. 🛼🍃
We’ve come to visit Projekts MCR skatepark, to see how they've transformed a disused, crime-ridden patch of land into a vibrant hub for creativity and community.
We’ve come to visit Projekts MCR skatepark, to see how they've transformed a disused, crime-ridden patch of land into a vibrant hub for creativity and community.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Reposted by Sarah MacQuarrie
Reposted by Sarah MacQuarrie
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Looking for graduate students for next year! We have fully-funded positions open to study signed languages, cognitive/educational neuroscience, development, and educational technology! Email me for more info or see here: tinyurl.com/EdNeuro2026
Please share!!
Please share!!
Educational Neuroscience PhD: Application Information
Fully-Funded Ph.D. Positions in Educational Neuroscience At Gallaudet University in Washington, DC The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) Program at Gallaudet University invites prospective st...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Looking for graduate students for next year! We have fully-funded positions open to study signed languages, cognitive/educational neuroscience, development, and educational technology! Email me for more info or see here: tinyurl.com/EdNeuro2026
Please share!!
Please share!!
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Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
I was just wondering if my network could help me and if anyone knows of a #researchassistant role currently or #comingup for any #educationalresearch and #psychologicalresearch studies. If you know anywhere else I can find these kind of jobs. #opentowork
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The Curriculum and Assessment review final report was published today by the government.
Professor Charles Forsdick, Lead Fellow for Languages at The British Academy, reflects on the review’s implications for UK language education: https://bit.ly/4okpkjf
Professor Charles Forsdick, Lead Fellow for Languages at The British Academy, reflects on the review’s implications for UK language education: https://bit.ly/4okpkjf
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Curriculum and Assessment review final report was published today by the government.
Professor Charles Forsdick, Lead Fellow for Languages at The British Academy, reflects on the review’s implications for UK language education: https://bit.ly/4okpkjf
Professor Charles Forsdick, Lead Fellow for Languages at The British Academy, reflects on the review’s implications for UK language education: https://bit.ly/4okpkjf
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It's just 🚨3 DAYS 🚨 until MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience
With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones.
🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS
Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...
With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones.
🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS
Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It's just 🚨3 DAYS 🚨 until MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience
With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones.
🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS
Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...
With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones.
🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS
Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...
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New paper together with Elin Runnqvist and Friedemann Pulvermüller (accepted right before his passing 😔).
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
Shared phonological networks in frontal and temporal cortex for language production and comprehension
Abstract. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study, we investigated whether language production and understanding recruit similar phoneme-specif
academic.oup.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New paper together with Elin Runnqvist and Friedemann Pulvermüller (accepted right before his passing 😔).
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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“Student accommodation has become an infrastructure asset class … Students borrow from government to pay rent to pension funds, while the equity their parents might once have used to help them onto the property ladder is siphoned into maintaining returns for retirees.”
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson exposes the disconnect between student housing needs and the systems meant to meet them, explaining how fragmented policymaking and market-driven development fuel the crisis in university towns buff.ly/LpLyOTD
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Student accommodation has become an infrastructure asset class … Students borrow from government to pay rent to pension funds, while the equity their parents might once have used to help them onto the property ladder is siphoned into maintaining returns for retirees.”
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
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*Sharing for info*
@naitscotland.bsky.social are seeking the experiences of parents and carers of children and young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to inform practice.
Find out more: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/questi...
#AAC #AACAwareneness #education
@naitscotland.bsky.social are seeking the experiences of parents and carers of children and young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to inform practice.
Find out more: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/questi...
#AAC #AACAwareneness #education
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
*Sharing for info*
@naitscotland.bsky.social are seeking the experiences of parents and carers of children and young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to inform practice.
Find out more: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/questi...
#AAC #AACAwareneness #education
@naitscotland.bsky.social are seeking the experiences of parents and carers of children and young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to inform practice.
Find out more: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/questi...
#AAC #AACAwareneness #education
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THIS WEDNESDAY! calling all parents, teachers/lecturers of young people in #greatermanchester this event, part of #ESRC #FESTIVALOFSOCIALSCIENCES offers a great route into thinking about rights at work & combining work &education. Places limited, so please register! Weather looks better too on weds!
Help, I didn’t get paid this month!
Working while studying? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session.
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest @ESRC
Working while studying? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session.
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest @ESRC
Help, I didn’t get paid this month!
Learn your rights at work! Students can join an interactive session on paid work, share experiences, and get tools to protect themselves.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
THIS WEDNESDAY! calling all parents, teachers/lecturers of young people in #greatermanchester this event, part of #ESRC #FESTIVALOFSOCIALSCIENCES offers a great route into thinking about rights at work & combining work &education. Places limited, so please register! Weather looks better too on weds!
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We are looking for a part-time research assistant with an enthusiasm for working with insects and plants to join our Leverhulme-funded project on butterfly scale development jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
Research Assistant (Entomology)
Research Assistant (Entomology)
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We are looking for a part-time research assistant with an enthusiasm for working with insects and plants to join our Leverhulme-funded project on butterfly scale development jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...