Rebecca Jones
Professor of Sociology, Sexuality and Ageing at the Open University, UK (she/her). Also often tweeting and retweeting about: academic writing | SRHR and sex ed | creative methods | Long Covid/Chronic Fatigue
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Bi+ academia(ish)
Academics and academic-adjacent people who research and write about bisexuality, pansexuality and related identities.
Critical gerontology
Academics and others taking a more theoretical approach to ageing and later life. Might also be described as cultural gerontology and the more theoretical end of social gerontology.
@ejrenold.bsky.social
Professor of Childhood Studies, Cardiff University. Specialises in creative coproduction with children, young people, teachers and policy makers in the field of gender and sexuality education. Recent collaborative research: https://bit.ly/4fUKuQt
@sexandsexualities.bsky.social
Official journal of the American Sociological Association. Sex & Sexualities in a refereed online journal featuring intersectional, interdisciplinary, transnational, and critical scholarship
@resresearch.bsky.social
We produce research and public resources on the developmental consequences of chronic stress on the mental health of LGBTQ+ people of color @ UMN.
@sadiseshiah.bsky.social
Prof of Literature, Politics & Performance at Loughborough University. Head of English. Editor @C21Literature. Editor of ‘Playwriting and the Contemporary’ @livUniPress. Contemporary theatre, age studies, & utopianism.
@kassymbekova.bsky.social
Professor of eastern European history, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Russian and Russo-Soviet colonialism, imperialism, stalinism, post-stalinism.
@rolesbham.bsky.social
A postgraduate led and focused network for those researching in Sexuality and Gender Studies. Led by students at the University of Birmingham, but open to all researching in these areas, at any level! https://rolesbham.wixsite.com/home
@drmichaelreeve.bsky.social
Moustached historian of modern Britain: conflict & crisis, health & wellbeing, resilience | Current research project: tobacco & modern war | Lecturer @ The Open University | Co-Chair @historylabplus.bsky.social | https://profiles.open.ac.uk/m-j-reeve
@megansharp.bsky.social
Lecturer in Sociology at UniMelb | Queer Folks at Work | Diversity Labour in the City | Sexual Geographies | She/her
@nilmeral.bsky.social
☁️Migrated from Twitter/X 🔎Doctoral Researcher (HOMeAGE MCSA-DN) 📚Topic: Representation of diverse older adults in co-creation of gerontechnology ✨Oversharing about Gerontechnology and my pup Weasley 🌍 Academic Nomad
@svukic.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ People: who we are, through books. #lgbtq #gaybooks #lgbtqpeople #lgbtqculture #lgbtqfamilies #gayfiction #gayliterature #pride #gayreader #booksky #gaybooksky #bookcollector
@jo-bd.bsky.social
PhD student researching trans life in Edwardian London. Also does folk music on moothie and Northumbrian smallpipes.
@taniaglyde.bsky.social
Therapist: GSRD / LGBTQIA+ • Queer Menopause • Author • Sexologist • They/them • ND • Covid is still here.
@ktwamley.bsky.social
Prof of Sociology @UCL Chair @UCLSociology Areas of expertise: Love, intimacy, gender, families, parental leave
@carriepaechter.bsky.social
Professor Emerita, Nottingham Trent University. Sociologist of gender, childhood and youth, children’s identities, active girlhood, education, skateboarding, informal learning. Neurodivergent. Trainee Pilates teacher. Secular Jew. She/her. Views mine.
@elizabethascroft.bsky.social
Youth sexual reproductive health & rights advocate, demystifying co-creation and artivism in research. Consultant & PhDer.
@vaginamuseum.bsky.social
World's first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynae anatomy. Website: https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/ Other social links: https://beacons.ai/v_museum
@drsarahp.bsky.social
Sociologist at Texas A&M University-San Antonio | gender, sexualities, health, embodiment of inequalities
@allisonl.bsky.social
Interested in how people learn with digital technologies and data. Pro Vice Provost (Data Empowered Societies GC) at University College London.
@mgaved.bsky.social
edtech lecturer, maker, bodger, hacker, walker, history fan, rhizomatic academic
@oumusic.bsky.social
The Music Department at The Open University offers distance-learning qualifications in Music, including BA, MA and PhD degrees. https://fass.open.ac.uk/music
@odettemazel.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. My work draws on decolonial feminist and queer theories to focus on the rights of Indigenous peoples and LGBTQIA+ people.
@erbradfield.bsky.social
Practitioner Researcher & Consultant working at the intersection of arts, health & creativity | Creative Capture® #CreativeAgeing #BeTheChange
@peamaxy.bsky.social
Queer social researcher, writer, artist and overall queer human. Researching death, dying & queer kinship. PhD candidate at University of Bath. Wirral dweller. (they/them)
@quahrc.bsky.social
The QUAHRC at King's College London promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative health research. Follow us for research, events and discussion. https://www.quahrc.co.uk/
@evafiks.bsky.social
Medical anthropologist at Keele University; reproduction, gender, and health in India; author of 'State Intimacies: Sterilization, Care and Reproductive Chronicity in Rural North India' https://mailchi.mp/berghahnbooks/state-intimacies
@spetroni.bsky.social
Consultant on gender, adolescence, SRHR, and philanthropy (www.genderequalitysolutions.com). Also a dog lover, skier, and fan of women's soccer, bball, and sane people.
@openthanatology.bsky.social
The Open University's interdisciplinary group for the research, study & education of death, dying, loss & grief across the lifecourse. Co-chaired by Prof Erica Borgstrom and Dr Joanne Jordan.
@janmarcmorawe.bsky.social
Gender Scholar Researching (a)sexualities, health communication, masculinities, contraception/safer sex, repro health, climate crisis, IR, peace/conflict studies, utopias/dystopias, mental health, media, history, ... https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7802-2721
@cygraham.bsky.social
Sex researcher; Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Sex Research; Distinguished Professor, Dept of Gender Studies, Indiana University; Senior Scientist, The Kinsey Institute
@mklitfest.bsky.social
A fabulous festival of books, writers, words and ideas! In-person, online and in the community year round, and also on X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube and Spotify.
@ohiosexed.bsky.social
Dedicated to providing comprehensive sex ed statewide, no matter what. http://linktr.ee/ohiocenterforsexed
@handyeyes.bsky.social
RSHE Manager @coramlifeeducation.bsky.social Relationships and Sex Education specialist. #RSE 25 years experience of teaching and supporting children and young people and those that work with them. https://linktr.ee/lisajhandy
@amphianna.bsky.social
#cyclist, #bisexual, #Quaker, #birdwatcher, #ex-scientist, #London, #musictheory, #multilingual, #LanguageLearning, #ChoralSinging, #nature, wildlife, #AuDHD
@veletsianos.bsky.social
Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Minnesota. Research: Online & flexible learning • Education futures • Emerging learning environments • Student & faculty experiences
@jamescoverley.com
Roman historian, humorist, writer, He/Him. https://jamescoverley.substack.com https://jamescoverley.com/black-magic-baby
@britishgerontology.bsky.social
Official account of the British Society of Gerontology. Email: info@britishgerontology.org
@elara99.bsky.social
Senior lecturer, academic/researcher in digital practice. Passionate about professional development. 68% geek. Views my own.
@bethlehem.bsky.social
Mainly sharing my thoughts on ethics & practice of research involving & impacting marginalised communities and qualitative research
@blackingeron.bsky.social
Black in Aging: Amplifying Black Excellence in Aging Research, Teaching, & Practice. Contact: info@blackingeron.org
@almostbjorn.bsky.social
Head of comms & audiences at Museum of Fine Arts Ghent | curator of 'Queer Belgian Art' (2027) | history, nature, weirdness & factoid lover | podcast addict | got an archaeology phd this one time
@roswillis.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Gerontology at the University of Southampton, UK. Research into ageing, ethnicity, mental health, social care, informal care. Health of Irish migrants. Teaching gerontology, dementia, crime and older people, qualitative methods.
@williamsinstitute.bsky.social
A national think tank at UCLA School of Law that focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. We ensure that facts, not stereotypes, inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions that affect the LGBTQ community.
@abirimmer.bsky.social
Editor and reporter @bmj_latest https://www.bmj.com/careers-articles Email arimmer@bmj.com
@thejessro.bsky.social
Anthropologist, focusing on aging, health, politics, memory, kinship, Poland, US. Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit.