Samantha Gooneratne

@northernassist Ok that's fine, thanks

@dr_samg Hi there, we are trying to get services on the move asap but at the moment nothing can move while the emergency services deal with an incident ^SC

Had a lovely time performing at Vox Choir North East's summer concert today. You can catch my solo performance here: youtube.com/watch?v=8EmL3I…

If you're near Great Ayton tomorrow afternoon and with some time to kill, why not come and listen to Vox Choir North East? There might even be a solo from yours truly! facebook.com/events/s/summe…

Honoured to be the Speaker of Names for two of our @TeesUniSCEDT graduation ceremonies today! Congratulations to all! #TUGrad

Another great Three Rivers conference! Enjoyed presenting @TeesUniSCEDT Engineering Dept's staff development plans alongside @DrMikeKnowles.

@HareshManyarLab @IChemE @QUBCCE @QubEps Was looking forward to this but unfortunately the hybrid option seems to have hit a snag! Hope it goes well in person.

We begin Day2 with EdSIG panel discussion on developing graduate skills for sustainable engineering practices 🌳🌳🌳🌳 #ChemEngDayUK @IChemE @QUBCCE @QubEps

Great to be on the panel for this morning's @TeesUniSLAR #LTExChange symposium, talking about the #edi enhancements we're making in @TeesUniSCEDT Engineering curricula.

Really looking forward to singing with VOX Choir North East at today's Shine Festival!

@SuperScienceGrl @alrightPET I think a lot of ppl still assume it's a post-divorce choice? Actually I don't know.

@dr_samg @alrightPET Ms doesn't, though? The divorce thing was a weird assumption put out back in the day to stop people using it, wasn't it?

Only last week I saw an article where the male expert was addressed as Dr but the female expert - also a Dr - wasn't. Interesting long read here on why this matters.

@alrightPET @SuperScienceGrl And this is my problem with the whole thing - Miss, Mrs and Ms all make assumptions about an individual's marital / motherhood status...neither of which has any bearing on their professional standing. Agreed, Miss is awful.

@dr_samg @SuperScienceGrl I think it really depends - some sectors of society default to Ms, others use Miss until you get to about 35 or have kids (whichever comes first!) then it's Mrs. Ms is often taken as "Miss but older", so I'm not a fan.

@SuperScienceGrl @alrightPET At conferences maybe, but not in general (at least in my experience). Even with my quals I get the dreaded "Dr Miss" 🤢. Personally I'd prefer if professional titles were the only titles used.

@dr_samg @alrightPET Isn't the consensus for women Ms? That's what people normally assume for women at things I go to; I don't mind someone calling me that and it happens a lot at these things. Sadly doesn't work for many nb. I would like to raise the profile of Mx as an option for those who want it

@SuperScienceGrl @alrightPET Maybe 'consensus' wasn't the right word, what I meant was an established way to assign titles that don't alienate / insult. I use the same titles as @alrightPET, for the same reasons... but it bothers me that female and non-binary colleagues without a PhD don't have that choice.

@dr_samg @alrightPET To be fair, I don't think people need a consensus so much as we need freedom :) I always go with Mx if title is needed, but since I don't have a doctorate I prefer not to be titled when others are called Dr and Prof. It's unnecessary when I don't have a title relevant to my field

Had a great time singing at @TeessideUni with VOX this evening, and it was lovely to have such an appreciative audience!

A simple classroom task rooted in the psychology of interpersonal relationships that anyone can use to help students bond and feel more comfortable with group work timeshighereducation.com/campus/using-3…

And now the long journey home. Interesting presentations and discussions with like-minded academics...what an invigorating two days at #ISEE22!

@TIC_conferences @EEEStrathclyde It was great, thank you very much!

Hope you had a lovely dinner at the stunning City Chambers 😀Have a great second day at #ISEE22! @EEEStrathclyde #TICevents

Glasgow City Chambers - what a glorious venue for the #isee22 conference dinner!

Really enjoyed presenting our approach to teaching sustainability in engineering at @TeesUniSCEDT at #isee22! And great to hear what's happening at other institutions on the same topic.