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Impact evidence manager at The Open University. Inspired by the opportunity to make a positive difference. Loving the idea of 'Real Impact'. Tweets are my own.

Milton Keynes, England
Joined August 2014
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A creative writing workshop designed by @OpenUniversity @PoetrySiobhan in collaboration with North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust won the Helping our Workforce to Recover from the Pandemic category in the Bright Ideas in Health Awards #OUResearch bit.ly/32Cu2Uz
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It's submitted. Well done OU. It's been a joy to be part of this institution-wide team effort. teapaw.org/MurielSR/status/137685… @science_engage @geologyclare @drtrevorcollins @janeseale @Tpl2Betul @recyclewell
AAAAAND! It's GONE! The @OpenUniversity @OUResEnt have submitted to #REF2021 with 68 Impact Case Studies, across 21 UoAs! The submission is 50% larger than 2014 covering the breadth of OU disciplinary areas and spanning all faculties and institutes! Thanks to everyone involved!
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AAAAAND! It's GONE! The @OpenUniversity @OUResEnt have submitted to #REF2021 with 68 Impact Case Studies, across 21 UoAs! The submission is 50% larger than 2014 covering the breadth of OU disciplinary areas and spanning all faculties and institutes! Thanks to everyone involved!
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Go on! You know you want to! Join the amazing OU team to support Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact! open.ac.uk/about/employment/…
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Kudos to @hughmcfaul, Francine Ryan and Zoe Walkington for this excellent OU/BBC co-production: ounews.co/around-ou/ou-bbc-c…
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Excellent news :)
Woohoo, an auspicious start to the week! @_vic_pearson @GarethGth
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The impact engineer—Weaving the Golden Braid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Proud to have written this with OU's Jon Hall @thinkaholic_me @science_engage @HPMurphy @MurielSR @drtrevorcollins @resimpacademy @robertapdavies
The Open University: Combining national policies with local strengths across the UK Nations upen.ac.uk:443/blogs/?action… @upen
Where do our cities’ carbon emissions come from? We teamed up with @eonenergyuk & @TheEconomist to use UK data to visualise the answer. buff.ly/2XaCRQ1
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Attending the Information is Beautiful training workshop. Highly recommended, packed with techniques and helpful tips to increase the impact of your data visualisations. Very accessible and worthwhile. #iibwab
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Earlier this week we published our Rapid Evidence Review, Exit Through the App Store. Today, we're sharing 3-page summaries for three audiences: 📜 Government and policymakers 🏦 Parliament 💻 Technology providers and developers A link to each is below: #COVIDTech #COVID19
Data & AI will not be effective against #COVID19 unless government addresses technical limitations, barriers to effective deployment & social impacts. Today, we publish a rapid evidence review & our recommendations. adalovelaceinstitute.org/cov… #COVIDTech #DataEthics #AIEthics
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@MSG_1981 are pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Barrow Award, 2020, to Dr. Clare Warren (The Open University) For full announcement see: metamorphicstudiesgroup.word… Congratulations @geologyclare!
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"There are two types of politics. One fuelled by fear, and one by hope."
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Ambulance call out? $2,500. Childbirth? $30,000. Our NHS is not for sale, @realDonaldTrump
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Wow, fantastic! Well done @VickyMurphyOU !
Congratulations to @VickyMurphyOU who passed her PhD viva today on #LearningFtomIncidents sponsored by @EnergyInstitute And thanks to examiners Regina Mulder, Mark Fenton-O’Creavey, Chair @agneskh, co-supervisor @DrBartRienties & industry supervisors Stuart King, Robin Bryden
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Look who came to join my study session in the garden -in Guyana, not MK lol :)
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Always nice to be shortlisted for an award but the individualisation of expertise & attribution of impact to single institutions is part of the problem. Let’s be content to be bit-players in long-term, diverse, emergent, practice driven, learning-oriented research-as-movements
Dr. Jude Fransman is shortlisted for The Best External Collaboration Award in the #OUResearch Excellence Awards. Take a 👀 at the full shortlist here: open.ac.uk/research/events/e…
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