Mel McCree

Thanks @SolutionsMother and yes for more representation of our daily reality on the radio!

Help support the victims of the devastating earthquake In Turkey at this special concert celebrating the country’s rich musical traditions. All money raised will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee. Find out more and book your tickets here: ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select…

Please share this widely, and join us for a week of writing fun 3-7 July. Anything related to geographies of children and families. PhD bursaries! Got an EOY opp to spend uni cash? Apply now and invoice your uni later.

A child living in a household that can't afford to keep the house warm has a 13.6% chance of reaching criteria for a mental health problem compared to 6% otherwise. If family hasn't the money for sufficient food, it's 11.8% compared to 4.4%. Poverty is a mental health issue.

@robintransition Haven't tried it, would love to. I lived in Finland for a while in 2022 and they are aiming for food security, producing most of their own. I ate a lot of broad beans in the uni canteen, used to add protein to plant-based meals. Inspiring.

Is it nice? Anyone out there ever eaten fava bean bread? Does it make good toast? theguardian.com/food/2023/jan/…

@robintransition Haven't tried it, would love to. I lived in Finland for a while in 2022 and they are aiming for food security, producing most of their own. I ate a lot of broad beans in the uni canteen, used to add protein to plant-based meals. Inspiring.

Really looking forward to delivering this new online Community Engagement training for the incredible @TalkActionOrg talkaction.org/training-cours…

@earlyplay jentaylorplaytherapy.com/play-therapy-q…

Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain—unless it is done with play, in which case, it takes between 10 and 20 repetitions! ~ Dr. Karyn Purvis

@earlyplay “This was indeed said by Dr. Purvis. Sadly, before she gave us the reference she....passed away. We have not been able to locate this, so the source went to the grave with Dr. Purvis.”~Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development...reckon some new neuroscience will be along soon.

@caroline_bcn3 @GeorgeMonbiot Please don't have elderberry syrup for covid - it's bad advice - it is to do with the cytokine storms. A medical herbalist should be able to back this up.

@GeorgeMonbiot Sorry to hear that. Try some elderberry syrup, helps boost the immune system. 💚

I get plenty of hate, and that's OK. It's my job to tell people things they don't want to hear: extreme reactions are an occupational hazard. But I've seldom received as much as I'm getting at the moment, for stating that I'm ill with covid again. And that's not OK.

My new article is out! “The Process of #Ecoanxiety and #EcologicalGrief: A Narrative Review and A New Proposal”, open access at Sustainability, mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/2…. Aim: a model which is both simple and nuanced enough. Includes both chronological and thematic aspects. (1/8)

”Nobody cycles to school when it’s -20 Celsius degrees!” ❄️☃️🥶🚲 . Kids of #Liminka: ”Hold my pitkät kalsarit” 🚲🚲🚲🤷‍♂️🧑‍🎄 . #meanwhileinLiminka #visitLiminka #ThisIsFinland #wintercycling #cyclingschool

Ever so accurate. "Every winter, fresh snow reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets & roads for cars, making them faster & more dangerous, & how much space we could reclaim for people & public life" via @fietsprofessor

Leah Foster, new mother & Uni of Derby student, has been suspended for taking her newborn to class. What message does this send to students w caring responsibilities (usually women)? Why not offer hybrid learning options instead of suggesting she defer? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

@AlexiaBarrable @BBCGUQ @UoD_Researchers @UoDRIS @UoD_ESW @UoDOpenResearch Haven't read it yet but it's a great title! I will soon. I have been wondering the very same for some while..... thanks for writing!

A part of my experience here in Finland, learning how they govern equality of access to childcare and education, and how that is changed by market forces. A great PhD defence!

Vice-chancellors have called for maintenance grants to be brought back for undergraduates in England, warning that otherwise there will be a “significant” impact on student health and wellbeing as well as their education theguardian.com/education/2022…

New research! "Sustainability as Wild Policy: Mobile SDG Interventions and Land-informed Policy in Education" Marcia McKenzie & Alex Wilson tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… @mckenzia

This is such a powerful video… So simple So much sense The Tories know this too But they also know that it’s the millionaires & billionaires who donate to them that keep them in power …and the sad truth is, that’s who they really work for.

It's a simple idea: We demand the govt scrap the energy price rises and deliver affordable energy for all. We will build a million pledges and by Oct 1st if the govt and energy companies fail to act we will cancel our direct debits. Read more here: dontpay.uk