Bruce Davenport

New paper. From a pilot project with Andrew Newman & @SuzanneMoffatt looking at when older people are obliged to leave #volunteering Many thanks to the editors @TheQualReport & the staff and volunteers who took part in the study. The paper is open access. nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol26/iss2…

Day 2 of #BSG2024. It's really nice being at a conference where I'm starting to get to know people.

Could you find out when the Museum of Cipher Equipment closed? What happened to the dolls at the Sandwich Dolls Museum? We need a short-term (paid) researcher cum detective for the @MuseumsMapping project on museum closure. More info here: bit.ly/3zsfl6Z

@erbradfield Let us know when you figure it out!

Final #SensoryEthnography today, as part of my #TakeAWalkInMyShoes research project. Now I have to figure out how to analyse it!! #PractitionerResearcher #Ethnography

Exciting opportunity to join the ELSA team to work on a project focussing on the effects of environmental exposures on cognitive functioning, dementia, and healthy ageing. Apply now! elsa-project.ac.uk/job-vacancies

Normally, I share work reading that is worthy of note. This is in no way work but it is quite marvellous.

Reminder to apply for this #MuseumStudies #postdoc based at @NewcastleMGH, funded by @ahrcpress closing date 9th June jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-…

I've been trawling literature on #volunteer management & came across this gem. Definitely worth a read: Too Much of a Good Thing? The Emotional Challenges of Managing Affectively Committed Volunteers journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

📢Job alert! We're looking for a part-time fixed term Research Officer to start ASAP. You'll be working with our friendly South West and Central teams to champion good research practice & culture and build partnerships. Closes 19th May. careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/?_gl…

🔊 JOB: #Volunteer Experience Lead @HelloTogetherCo. £28-30k pro-rata, 28-30 hours a week. Permanent, based in Brighton. Closes13/5 📝 Apply now: buff.ly/4dbOsDP #HVGJobs #Volunteering #VolunteerManagement #CharityJobs #Volunteerism #VolunteerEngagement

🚨Job Opportunity!🚨Come & join our fabulous team of practitioner researchers ⁦@FitzMuseum_UK⁩ - we are currently recruiting a Practitioner Research Associate with expertise in participatory research with young people & collections - please share! fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/about-us/work-…

In today's radical innovation, I actually read a paper that I saved in my 'worthwhile reading' folder. It was indeed worth reading.

Just been re-reading the opening chapters of Laurajane Smith's 'Emotional Heritage'. Fantastic stuff: a rich set of clearly & carefully articulated ideas.

@fair_jobs @LivingWageUK Congratulations!!

What an absolute joy to be nominated for this! Of course, we shouldn't have to campaign because museums should all pay @LivingWageUK rates! But we'll keep talking about when they don't until they do!

I've been exploring the idea that framing museums as hybrid organisations might be helpful. This book was really useful. It has a nice interplay of theory & empirical data.

Learning Assistant with Archaeology Scotland | BAJR Archaeology Jobs bajr.org/Employment/UKE…

An opportunity here for consultants/freelancers in the heritage sector to do some important work for @IrishMuseums on pay and compensation levels across the Irish museums sector irishmuseums.org/careers-vacanc…

Come work with us!

A big (& very belated) thank you to @museumsound for helping us to incorporate their physical objects collection into a student workshop. It worked really well. museumofportablesound.com/collections/ph…

A big thank you to @IVRtweets for sending me a paper from the archive of their journal. With inter-library loans being out of operation I was kind of stuck & they kindly responded to my desparate plea.

Recent reading: Volunteering & society in the 21st Century. In the category: Oh, bother! I should have known about that! Some of the material is now dated but still lots of insights & questions that remain pertinent & valuable. link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9…