Find out more about NADSN here. 1. What interested you in doing research relating to disability / the DISC project? The aims of the DISC project resonate so closely with NADSN’s in improving the recruitment, retention and progress of Disabled scientists. The co-designed approach to this research sits well with our commitment to participatory approaches and a […]
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Would it be a bad thing if Covid-19 put an end to the traditional academic conference?
A blog by Jen Remnant and Hamied Haroon. Academic conferences offer opportunities to present exciting discoveries, share ideas and build networks. Attendees have the chance to meet up with new colleagues and old friends from far flung places as well as learn about the latest work in their field. However, for a long time many […]
COVID-19 Return to Work Toolkit
Please find here a link to the Society of Occupational Medicine’s Covid-19 return to work toolkit for employers. DISC research contributed to the toolkit and the DISC team continue to feed into further return to work material.
NADSN: COVID-19 Post-Lockdown: Perspectives, Implications and Strategies for Disabled Staff
Please find here a link to the new National Association of Disabled Staff Networks paper on Covid-19. The paper discusses their observations about the lived experiences of Disabled people during COVID-19. It outlines COVID-19 and the changingworkplace and then moves to a broad discussion concerning safe working practices and policies as we move out of […]
Meeting the team: Jen Remnant
What interested you in doing research relating to disability? I’m going to luxuriate in a long answer to this question! I’d like to say that it was for moral reasons, but it was largely to do with context. My brother, who is a total legend, has a learning difficulty, and I often volunteered at groups […]
Meeting the team: Abraham, Olugbenga Babajide
We continue sharing our stories of how we became involved in DISC and disability studies research more generally. Abraham is conducting his PhD as part of the DISC research group. 1. What interested you in doing research relating to disability / the DISC project? During my MSc program in Business Psychology with HRM, I undertook […]
‘Nobody has asked what would help me work effectively and comfortably at home…’
Disabled university employees say how they’d like to be better supported under the Covid-19 lockdown By James Richards, Heriot-Watt University UCU Vice-President/CI on Heriot-Watt University DISC project This article is based on findings taken from a trade union organised survey designed to capture early experiences of working under the Covid-19 lockdown. It focuses on what […]
Meeting the team: Garry Pender
We thought while working from home we would share some short blogs that introduce our research team. The Principal Investigator of DISC is Garry Pender, and he took a little time out to respond to a number of questions about why he wanted to be involved in this research. What interested you in doing research relating to […]
Reasonable adjustments: work in the time of corona
Our universities have shut, and we do not know for how long. Many of us are adjusting to working remotely. The global pandemic of coronavirus is changing the way we interact socially, and changing the way we work. While employers offer trite advice over how to work remotely, for much of the academic community, whether disabled, […]
The Royal Society: Celebrating scientists with disabilities
To mark the International Day of People with Disabilities (03/12) The Royal Society is highlighting the work of 6 disabled scientists, from early fellows to experts in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, biology and more. Disabled scientists have been making important contributions to science for centuries, with Professor Stephen Hawking FRS being undoubtedly one of the most […]