News & info from the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory @UofGlasgow @UofGSHW #Learningdisabilities #healthinequalities #research
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Join us for a week celebrating Learning Disability Week. This year's theme is "Do you see me?" which is all about being seen, heard and valued.
Led by @mencap_charity, it is an opportunity to shine a light on and celebrate the achievements of people with a learning disability!
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My op-ed in the Times today about the worrying finances of Scotland’s Colleges and Universities.
Today as a @RoyalSocEd Royal Society of Edinburgh we published a summary report on our conference on tertiary education funding.
You can find it here 👇
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Are you an academic, professional or carer who has research expertise or experience of working with people with intellectual disabilites?If so, please see exciting opportunity to take part in a Delphi survey. International participants welcome :)
Delighted to be a finalist for #ResearchForEveryone23 #learningdisabilities @UKRI_News #KEAwards25 @UofGMVLS @UofGlasgow @UofGSHW
ICYMI last week, here's @ScotLDO Director @deborah_kinnear discussing a new @CR_UK funded project with @NottmTrentUni to design a smart bra to make #cancerscreening more accessible for people with #learningdisabilities @UofGSHW @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS
"We have received funding from @CR_UK to design a bra which we hope will help to make the breast cancer screening process much easier..."
@UofGlasgow researchers are aiming to help women with intellectual disabilities better detect breast cancer with a smart textiles bra.
ScottishLDO retweeted
Congrats to the @ScotLDO team who led the Research for Everyone project which has been shortlisted for a UK Knowledge Exchange Award 👏
There is still time to cast your vote for UofG! ➡️ke.org.uk/award/ke-awards/#f…
Learn more about the project ⬇️youtube.com/watch?v=_FTpUg5S…
@UofGMVLS
Huge congratulations Wattana on passing your viva!!!😀🙌 #intellectualdisabilities #Thailand #mothercarers
Huge congratulations to Dr Wattana Tejakum, who successfully defended his viva! @UofGSHW @ScotLDO Proud supervisor 👏 🙌
Huge thanks to examiners @SeonaidCleare @OwenBarr13 and Chair @JoInchley3 Celebration time! 🥳
ScottishLDO retweeted
Huge congratulations to Dr Wattana Tejakum, who successfully defended his viva! @UofGSHW @ScotLDO Proud supervisor 👏 🙌
Huge thanks to examiners @SeonaidCleare @OwenBarr13 and Chair @JoInchley3 Celebration time! 🥳
ScottishLDO retweeted
📢PUBLIC VOTE! Our project #ResearchForEveryone23 @UofGlasgow has been nominated for a UK Award #KEAwards25. If you have a spare 2 mins please vote! Thankyou @HayleyMcQueen @STVLaura for your support in making our project a success!! 🙏🩵🩵 #health #cancer #football #braininjury
Research for Everyone, led by @ScotLDO has been shortlisted for this year's UK Knowledge Exchange Awards 🌟
Please vote now and help raise the profile of inclusive research communications!
ke.org.uk/ke-awards-2025-pub…
ScottishLDO retweeted
Research for Everyone, led by @ScotLDO has been shortlisted for this year's UK Knowledge Exchange Awards 🌟
Please vote now and help raise the profile of inclusive research communications!
ke.org.uk/ke-awards-2025-pub…
ScottishLDO retweeted
Had a fantastic day at the @BurdettTrust celebratory event. Very motivated to continue to collaborate with so many inspirational nurses on respiratory health and learning disabilities @MargaretMDunham @TraceyHartleyS2 @EdinburghNapier
Join us on Thursday 11th December 2025 to mark 25 years of #learningdisabilities research at the
@UofGlasgow. We'll be sharing our latest findings & celebrating the role of partnership across our work. 🤝Registration is now open for this free event - bit.ly/4nGNVhC
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ScottishLDO retweeted
Today marks the inauguration of the Peace Bench round the Peace Tree 🌳 on our Gilmorehill campus.
The day has shared reflections and messages for peace from across the UofG community. 🤍
ALT University of Glasgow colleagues and community around the peace bench and peace tree
ScottishLDO retweeted
In #ScotLDweek2025 what better way to see #Iamhere attending @newrouteshome @InControlScot #NoTimeToWaste session in Glasgow this afternoon. Hopeful for learning & action together @PAMIS_Scotland keen to collaborate @scotgovhealth @FifeHSCP @ScotHumanRights @scldnews @
ScottishLDO retweeted
hope to see u tonight @Monoglasgow and hear some cool band #scotldweek2025
@VIAScotland @ScotLDO @cchangescotland
We stand together with people with #learningdisabilities, their families & carers, across Scotland to celebrate inclusion, break down barriers and create a Scotland where everyone belongs. ScotLDWeek.com #WeAreHere #IAmHereScotland #ScotLDWeek25
@scldnews @uofgshw
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ScottishLDO retweeted
Tomorrow we are taking our call for inclusive communication to Scottish Government as part of our More than Words: Communication for All campaign.
We need national action to make inclusive communication a reality: alliance-scotland.org.uk/mor…
#MoreThanWords #CommunicationForAll
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time for my next column this week @barrheadnews
#scotldweek25 #iamherescotland #Strictly
@ScotLDO @Eddie_DSS @DSScotland
Next week Glasgow welcomes the 55th EABCT Congress where our very own @UofGSHW colleagues Andrew Jahoda and @suicideresearch are delivering keynote presentations. eabct2025.org/
Prof Andrew Jahoda from @ScotLDO @UofGSHW will be delivering a keynote presentation on 'Adapting psychological therapies for people with more severe and profound intellectual disabilities' at this year's @EABCT conference in Glasgow in September. eabct2025.org/