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An update on the work of the Network for Researchers with Speech Impairments/Differences

Anita Ghai is seen in her wheelchair, wearing a bright pink dress. On the left is Sandeep Singh wearing an orange top and cream trousers. On the right stands Dan Goodley, wearing a flat cap, blue shirt and trousers. All are smiling together outside a building entrance.
Anita Ghai, Sandeep Singh and Dan Goodley

Professor Anita Ghai, Rest in Power

Use of real-world data in drug development

World Orphan Drug Congress 2024 – Barcelona

by Matthew Hanchard
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Anti-Frontiers in Zineing: Zines as Process & the Politics of Refusal

Zines are becoming increasingly popular in academic spaces. Whilst this is widely celebrated, what are the risks of mainstreaming zine culture?
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Assisting Reproduction

In October, the Reproductive Technologies network and iHuman hosted a successful workshop on the theme of ‘Assisting Reproduction’.
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iHuman and School of Education helps lead first Critical Disability Studies Doctoral Course in Denmark

The first Critical Disability Studies Doctoral course took place in Copenhagen between the 14th-15th November, 2024.
Book cover which reads: The Autistic Postgraduate Woman

New book highlights the unseen challenges of being an autistic woman in postgraduate education

Sophie Phillips shares her research with personal and collated lived experiences of neurodiversity in academia.

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Visiting PGR, Helen Evans, reflects on her first weeks in 91Ö±²¥.

Helen Evans is a visiting PGR focusing on Inclusive Research in the context of SEND Student Voice in FE. She shares her experience on an ESRC-funded academic placement with the WAARC team.

'Be Cancer Aware' as Disability Co-Production in Action

Disability Matters teamed up with Humanising Healthcare to capture effective disability co-production on film