Researcher of #disability and #prostheses in literature. Co-designer of the #boardgame Legless in London (leglessinlondon.com).
Joined September 2013
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18 Mar 2025
📢 Legless in London is coming to Plymouth #boardgame fans! 🎲 🦵 Join us at Twist (twistbgc.co.uk) from 6:30pm on Thurs 10 April to: play the game for free, enjoy a welcome drink, and have a chance to win a copy! Book your spot bit.ly/twistleglessinlondon
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
27 Oct 2025
🎲Looking for a fun inclusive board game for all the family - Legless In London leglessinlondon.com, the exciting new board game set in Victorian London. ✨ Winner BEST Board Game for Impact 2025 @G4C We asked gamers to share their thoughts after playing Legless In London.
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
24 Sep 2025
belonginggame.com/ shortlisted for QS Quacquarelli Symonds Reimagine Education Awards 2025 in the Access, Diversity & Inclusion category! As the new term starts support your students with an inclusive, structured way to spark meaningful connection @UniofExeter @AdvanceHE
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11 Aug 2025
My good pal @BristolBeadz has started his own video game site. Check it out: MemoryCardUnlocked.com. I highly recommend checking out his first post: very powerful read about the power of games at difficult times.
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
3 Jul 2025
Less than ten days left to send your proposals for the Re-Exhibiting the Museum conference!
Find out more here: rtmconference.wixsite.com/in…
#CallForPapers #VictorianMuseums #19thCMuseums #HistoryOfCollecting #NineteenthCentury #Displays #Exhibitions #VictorianStudies
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
2 Jul 2025
We only have three tickets left for our online event tomorrow.
Join us in exploring inclusive research cultures in higher education, specifically through the lens of disability.
Grab your ticket now: tickettailor.com/events/disa…
22 May 2025
New event alert ✨ Join us in July to explore how we can shape inclusive research cultures. Find out more and book your ticket: tickettailor.com/events/disa…
@iHumanSheff @EducationSheff @SheffSocScience @crippingbreath
ALT A laptop on a desk surrounded by crumpled notes and papers. An overlaying title reads "Professional Services, Disability & Inclusive Research Cultures. And online talk and discussion by Disability Matters".
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
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Ben Marsh, @angelcakepie , Selena Scott and I enjoyed doing this @ARALearning workshop about #BillyWaters: take a look to find out about FREE resources for educators!
#BillyWaters @YaleBooks @yalepress @EnglishAssoc @LeverhulmeTrust @Waterloo200org
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30 Jun 2025
Richly deserved! 🙌🏻 I highly recommend this important book!
Thrilled to be able to announce that #BillyWatersIsDancing @YaleBooks @yalepress has received Honourable Mention in the 2025 @BAVS_UK -Rosemary Mitchell Prize! Congratulations to Maria Damkjaer as winner and Paul Fyfe for his Hon Mention - honoured to be in such fab company!
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
26 Jun 2025
🎲 The Best Board Game / Tabletop Game for Impact award goes to Legless in London by Focus Games — experience life as a lower-limb amputee in Victorian London. 🏆
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27 Jun 2025
I am so proud of what we have achieved! Many thanks to @UKRI_News, @SwanseaUni, @FocusGames, @G4C, and everyone involved. It’s been fab! Special thanks to our design and dev focus group: Rhianedd Collins, Lewys Tectonic, Claire Ryan, and Rachel Stelmach. leglessinlondon.com
27 Jun 2025
🎉 We WON Legless in London announced Winner at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni 🔗 leglessinlondon.com @UK Research and Innovation
#GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
27 Jun 2025
🎉 We WON Legless in London announced Winner at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni 🔗 leglessinlondon.com @UK Research and Innovation
#GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
24 Jun 2025
Come and work with me and @jessamycarlson on childcare and New Labour! 4 year AHRC funded PhD opportunity here: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s…
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
24 Jun 2025
🚨 Our #G4C2025 Topic Tables are almost sold out!
These curated lunchtime sessions bring together changemakers from around the world to talk impact, innovation, and inclusion over a meal.
🗓 June 26–27 | 1–2 PM
🎟 Reserve your spot:
Day 1 → festival.gamesforchange.org/…
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24 Jun 2025
To celebrate Legless in London being a finalist in the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category at the 2025 @G4C Awards, it is now available for just £29.99 (plus VAT) at leglessinlondon.com. The game is also available for £35.99 on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/37mK8WC
ALT A corner of the board of the game Legless in London, showing various location squares and a map of Victorian London. To the left of the board is the title of the game and the text “FINALIST” and “BEST BOARD OR TABLETOP GAME FOR IMPACT / GAMES FOR CHANGE AWARDS 2025”.
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Dr Ryan Sweet retweeted
21 Jun 2025
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Legless in London is a FINALIST at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C
Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni
🔗 leglessinlondon.com
#GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
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20 Jun 2025
V excited to announce that @FocusGames’s and my board game Legless in London is a finalist in the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category at the 2025 @G4C Awards! We feel truly honoured! Thanks to all who have supported the project! thegamer.com/exclusive-here-…
ALT Legless in London, the board game, laid out ready to play on a worktop. The board depicts the streets of Victorian London with several locations on it. Around the board are locations cards. Also on the board are pawns and victory tokens. Behind the board is the game box with images of artificial legs and prosthesis users on it.
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25 Apr 2025
This was such a blast! Many thanks, Plymouth folks and Twist! Cool to see Legless now on Amazon too. Check it out via the link below. 👇👇
24 Apr 2025
🎲We were in Plymouth at Twist Board Game Cafe Bar 🎲 Great evening with @FocusGames and @RyanCSweet playing Legless In London leglessinlondon.com, our new board game set in Victorian London. ✨ Thanks to everyone who came along. Available on Amazon amazon.co.uk/Focus-Games-LIL…
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14 Apr 2025
Guess who’s back??? Today was my first day back working at @PlymUni after almost 5 years away. I am so delighted and excited to have returned!
ALT The University of Plymouth sign on a plot of grass with grey historical buildings in the background.
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12 Apr 2025
Yesterday was my final day at @SwanseaUni. Many, many thanks to my amazing colleagues and brilliant students for a fun, enriching, and very fulfilling 5 years. The send off I was given was spectacular! I am so grateful for everyone’s generosity.
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11 Apr 2025
Thank you so much, Jo, for this lovely feedback about Legless in London, the board game (leglessinlondon.com). It was an absolute pleasure having you there last night! Many thanks for joining! @FocusGames
11 Apr 2025
Thanks for a great evening 😃. A beautifully packaged and thought-provoking game for all ages. Immersed in Victorian London, players must pit their wits against the cards. Length of play is determined by players' strategies. App feature ensures wide accessibility & inclusivity.
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10 Apr 2025
What a fantastic night!!! Many thanks to Twist Board Game Cafe Plymouth and all who joined. Check out Legless in London 🦵 at boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/… and leglessinlondon.com
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