Melanie Rimmer
Woman of a certain age. PhD researcher exploring discourse around learning disabilities. Open University Associate Lecturer passionate about inclusion and lifelong learning. Building knowledge & advocating for respectful representation
- We're still recruiting for this study: Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey: forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW Questions? Email lindsay.odell@open.ac.uk #PhD #Neurodivergent
- Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey & help make academia more inclusive forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW Questions? Email lindsay.odell@open.ac.uk #PhD #Neurodivergent
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- Improve a first line by substituting Mrs Dalloway: “Last night I dreamed Mrs Dalloway went to Manderley again”
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- I was supposed to write from 7am - 9am this morning, but was on a roll so didn't stop until 9:40. Wrote 750 words. It's part of my literature review for my PhD - writing about different models of disability (I've identified 14) and how they shape discourse
- Writing is so anxiety-inducing. I start to write something & then I think "Where did I find that idea from?" & search for an article/book to cite. Then I realise I never read the whole article or book, I read about it in a "...for beginners" title, or I read a review of it, or something I read
- I persuaded my partner, who gets up by 7 on weekdays, to bring me a coffee every morning so I can get a couple of hours writing done in bed before I start "work" work. 364 words this morning. I love this plan.
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- Got up early to do some writing on my Lit Review. Endnote had a massive tantrum and needs to be reinstalled. Thinking about just going back to bed
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- Reposted by Melanie RimmerI'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but: If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present. Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover
- Kasibba spent 45 wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital. Hundreds of other autistic people and people with learning disabilities are still wrongly detained. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- I've pre-ordered this. Looks like essential reading
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- An easy way for social science undergraduates to write much better essays by changing how they think about paragraphs at the planning stage: Make Points, not Topics. new study skills video at youtu.be/C42cX_uO428
- Seeking asylum is legal. As a child I learned about Jewish refugees in Britain in WW2 and the Kindertransport. I was taught to be proud of how Britain helped people fleeing dangerous places and gave them somewhere safer to live. I was taught it was a good thing to do.
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- How can psychology enhance high-performance sports coaching? This PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, in collaboration with UK Sport Institute, explores coach development and performance psychology. Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- How can behavioural science address health and social inequalities for women in North Yorkshire? This PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores the social determinants of health and interventions for change. Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- How do multifaith chaplains support university communities after a student death? This PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores chaplaincy’s role in bereavement support for students, staff, and families in higher education. Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- How does loneliness affect the brain? This PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores the neural and subjective experiences of loneliness and belonging in young adults using brain activity tracking and psychological methods. Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores how walking on melting Icelandic glaciers impacts perceptions and behaviors on sustainability. Study the psychology of climate change through geoscience, tourism, and education. Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Interested in researching community resilience to extreme weather and mental health? This PhD at Sheffield Hallam @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores how UK communities experience and adapt to climate events like floods and heatwaves. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Today’s PhD reading location - a quiet area in the University of Manchester while my son is in his lectures. Later we’ll get lunch together
- Every now and then you read a paper and think "I wish I'd written that" (not that I could have). Thank you for saying what needed to be said. Maybe someone will listen. Maybe.
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- Fully funded PhDs in Aural Diversity at University of Salford: laura.salford.ac.uk Aural Diversity explores how hearing, listening & responses to sound vary across individuals and groups. £20,780 stipend, no tuition fees, research funding. Apply by 28 Feb for Oct 2025 entry. @salforduni.bsky.social
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- Today’s PhD reading location - a cafe in a Tesco superstore. Free parking and I can grab a few essentials on my way out.
- Today’s PhD reading location - a cosy corner of my home
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- The Government Social Research (GSR) Research Officer Graduate Scheme is now open. A great opportunity for final-year students to build a career in government social research. Apply by 27 Feb. Eligibility & details: www.gov.uk/guidance/gsr...
- 15 fully funded PhD positions in the Marie Curie Doctoral Network Co-construction in the field of social welfare (COCOSO). Each PhD includes collaboration with a social service. Start Sept 2025, apply by 2 March. Details: cref.parisnanterre.fr/accueil/coco....
- Fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students) at MMU @manmetuni.bsky.social : Too much touch? Examining the use of touch in dementia care through conversation analysis. Start Oct 2025, UKRI stipend. Apply by 14 March. Details: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr....
- Today’s PhD reading spot - Cafe Juniper. Daughter accompanying me again
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- Congratulations, Michael. What a wonderful recognition of your life's work.
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- On the way home from reading in a cafe I bought ingredients to make jerky in the dehydrator. Still juggling my PhD with my latest hyper fixation - dehydrating things.
- Today’s PhD reading spot - Cafe Azul, with my daughter for breakfast and reading.
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- Today’s reading spot. I’ve got a lot of reading to do so I’m finding nice spots to do it.
