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Come join our fab team!!! We're looking for TWO research fellows to join exciting programmes of work to explore the de-implementation of low value practices including the double checking medicines.

Excited to share the first publication from my PhD!! Do healthcare professionals workaround safety standards, and should we be worried? A scoping review. qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/…

** SIGN UP LINKS AVAILABLE ** The conference links are now available - for this exciting event on #Poverty, #Class and #Education - either in person or online 👇 spaces will go quickly. R/T and sharing with colleagues very welcome 🙏 See you in Glasgow! workingclassacademics.com/2024-conference

📢JOB ALERT Are you a qual or mixed methods researcher?✅ Interested in research that influences national patient safety policies such as Martha’s Rule?✅ Come and work with me and our wonderful patient safety experts, @LawtonRebecca @BethFylan @JonathanBenn8 @VincentCharlesA!

📣RECRUITING📣 I’m looking for people to take part in a questionnaire concerning lesbian experiences. Please see the details below and share with anyone who may be interested. leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cz…

In Perimenopause? Not strength training? 🤗 We are looking for volunteers, to help us understand how to make strength training more appealing & what ST can do in terms of mental well-being! 🌸 Join the workshop in Leeds ☝️ @novadsmith @skmc84 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/2024/04/p…

📢 𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 📚 PhD SafeSpace as the name implies is a safe space for PhD students. Are you in the early stages of your PhD or you’re already neck-deep into it? No matter where you're in the journey, PhD SafeSpace is for you 👇🏿

A reminder that our free online webinar around managing relationships during your PhD is coming up on 24 April! Register at the link below and get access to the recording if you can't make the live date. #phd

Thrilled to have my final PhD paper published. 🎉 We investigated the effect of two brief self-affirmation interventions, prior to reading standard bowel cancer screening information, on anxiety, message acceptance and intention to screen for bowel cancer. Here’s what we found👇

Since it’s my PhD Graduation today, I have decided to share some interesting moments from my PhD journey. I wanted to quit after my first year and settle for a Masters in Research. I gave birth to my daughter two days after one of my first year lectures. Less than two weeks after giving birth to her, I submitted my last coursework for the semester. I was given an option to defer my PhD because of childbirth. My eyes were on the goal till the last moment. Defer was not a word in my dictionary. Two weeks after childbirth, I went to the University to present one of my courseworks. I was dizzy before I left home that day. I struggled to navigate my PhD during Covid. It was tough combining Academic work with a whole pandemic. My PhD did not stop me from attending parties and going out. It was a way of forgetting my worries and enjoying the moment. My supervisors believed in me. They were there for me from start to finish. In my first year of research work, they were meeting with me weekly until they were comfortable with my work. I once cried during one of my review meetings with my supervisors. They made a major change to my work and I didn’t know where to go from there. I burst into tears during the video call. They were supportive ❤️ I used my two hour rule to finish my PhD in record time. I was consistent by dedicating a minimum of two hours to my research work daily. I cried bitterly two weeks to my final submission. I was on a review call with my supervisor and I was crying while she was correcting my work. I was ready to quit again when I saw the major changes in my work 🤣🤣 My husband listened to my rants for 4 years. He is not a tech bro, but was always ready to listen to every rant. A top guy. Paper rejections humbled me. On some days, I cried and felt really bad. On some other days, I moved on quickly as if nothing happened. I struggled with writers block. On some days, I would just go blank and will have nothing to write, after a thorough research work. I learnt to drink water, relax and drop my work when nothing is flowing. I made good friends along the way. They supported me till the very end. I had friends who were constantly checking in, reviewing my work and sending words of encouragement. My daughter ruined one of my video presentations. She cried until I was forced to turn off my camera and end the call. If you are currently on your PhD journey, my story is an encouragement that you should not give up. It’s tough and challenging, but it’s worth it at the end. Happy Graduation Dr Iretioluwa Akerele ✨

🧵We are delighted to announce that we have launched a new regional Patient Safety Research Development Award for NHS professionals and managers to grow their skills and knowledge in patient safety research by working with us on a short placement

Really chuffed to share some news….. I will start my first week in a new role tomorrow - Associate Professor at @LeedsHealthcare 😊 I’m so looking forward to this next step and opportunity! Thank you to everyone who has supported my journey so far! 🙏🏼

Our amazing partners @UniofBradford are hosting their PGR Networking Bootcamp again on 6th March. Attendees last year told me they were so glad they participated, and found kindred spirits to inspire them through their #PhD journey.#BradATTAIN shorturl.at/finB8

Out of the post-Christmas fog and looking forward to another exciting year at @The_CatalystC! Cannot believe it was 3 years ago on my Christmas holiday that I decided to start matching Black girls with mentors. 3 years later, we're a team of 7 with 75 mentoring pairs!

🗣️ Proud to be officially recruiting for my PhD research study! If you're a Black woman, aged 27-47 (millennial) and have made friends through social media please come thru #PhDTweetive And if not, please RT! 🫶🏾 🌐 tinyurl.com/tlaintimacystu…

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS @PanoramaDTP continue to ringfence 10% of PhD interviews and offer at least 2 of their fully funded DTP studentships to UK applicants from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. ycede.ac.uk/fully-funded-e…

The Catalyst is preparing to launch our final mentoring cohorts, running from January to July! I met an amazing group of Black teenage girls today, who need fantastic Black women mentors in the following fields (see below...) Please do spread the word! 🚨 Thanks so much ✨

📢PHD FUNDING AVAILABLE @UniversityLeeds has 3 fully funded scholarships available for #phd students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds for Oct '24 start: phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/234-le… See the YCEDE website for a funding at our partner universities.

Contemplating setting up an online first-gen PGR/ECR support space, perhaps hold monthly catch ups to check in with each other and troubleshoot queries/concerns. Don't want to step on toes though, so if this already exists, do let me know and I'd love to support your work! ✨