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.

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. x.com/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

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The Open University: Combining national policies with local strengths across the UK Nations upen.ac.uk:443/blogs/?action… @upen

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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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Share your experiences of #COVID19 & Find out what your #community is doing and saying #digitalarchives #pandemic #CitizenScience @IETatOU @OpenUniversity @HPMurphy @es5 @sharplm @aristeidoum @kevmcleod @the_young_fdn
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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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Interesting perspective: linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-f…

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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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28 Nov 2019
These apples have been left to rot because they are too BIG for supermarkets and the profit margins are too small. It’s cheaper to leave them than to pay pickers to collect them. And this my friends is just one of the reasons why humanity is in crisis.
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1 Nov 2019
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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