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An update on the work of the Network for Researchers with Speech Impairments/Differences

Anita Ghai is seen in her wheelchair, wearing a bright pink dress. On the left is Sandeep Singh wearing an orange top and cream trousers. On the right stands Dan Goodley, wearing a flat cap, blue shirt and trousers. All are smiling together outside a building entrance.
Anita Ghai, Sandeep Singh and Dan Goodley

Professor Anita Ghai, Rest in Power

Use of real-world data in drug development

World Orphan Drug Congress 2024 – Barcelona

by Matthew Hanchard
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Anti-Frontiers in Zineing: Zines as Process & the Politics of Refusal

Zines are becoming increasingly popular in academic spaces. Whilst this is widely celebrated, what are the risks of mainstreaming zine culture?
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Enhancing Accessibility in Academia: Why We Need a Dedicated Disabled Postgraduate Research Coordinator

By Hayley Rennie (Project Delivery Lead for Disabled PGRs in RPI - 8 month secondment & Specialist Mentor in DDSS - Substantive role)

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"Fika anyone?" - Building a community for participatory research through the power of coffee and biscuits

From this spring, the Participatory Research Network (PRN) are organising a monthly online 'fika' (coffee and chat) open to anyone interested in participatory research.
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Filmmakers could improve cinema for the Deaf community, with new guidance from University of ºù«Ӱҵ

Improved captioning in the film industry could make watching film and TV more accessible and engaging for the Deaf community, according to new guidance published by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ-based research and design studio, Paper.
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Calling all PGRs, early career researchers, and civil society involved in disability research, activism & practice!

This is a PGR-led hybrid interdisciplinary conference for PGRs, early career researchers, and civil society involved in disability research, activism & practice. This event is an opportunity to discuss where scholar activism, civil society activism
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Postcolonial disability studies

A new Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial has been published