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A poster which reads "It's a beautiful thing, the distruction of words." George Orwell. It also lists a number of words and phrases discouraged by US Federal Agencies 2025

WAARC Blog: A creative and anti-ableist higher education? Reflections from the Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Conference

Liz Dew; Cassie Kill; Armineh Soorenian; Lauren White; Rebecca Lawthom
A wall of cuttings, drawings and scrawlings capturing some of the ambitions iHuman researchers have for Critical Disability Studies including slogans such as 'Love', 'Crip Killjoy', 'Work with bodies, desires and feelings', 'Difference, disagreement and conflict', 'remaking a different university differently'

A Manifesto for Critical Disability Studies

iHuman researchers had the opportunty to reimagine disability research through a creative workshop, developing a Manifesto for Critical Disability Studies
artistic visualisation from the joy in social research event
Artwork by Liam Callebout.

Joy in Social Research

This blog reflects on the ‘Joy in Social Research’ event, which created space for postgraduate and early career researchers to collaborate and critically engage in the concept of joy. It was funded by the Participatory Research Network and iHuman.
A wooden art piece of the word Helsinki framed by a speech bubble.
An art piece found in the foyer of the Helsinki City Hall

Disability in Education & Work: A Blog from Helsinki, Finland

By Rhea Halsey
Professors Runswick-Cole and Goodley

Supported employment in Malaysia

On 10th April, Professors Dan Goodley and Katherine Runswick-Cole presented at The Enabling Academy, part of The Gamuda Foundation, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Petra Malaysia

iHuman visit to the University Petra Malaysia

Dan Goodley visited the Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, Universiti Putra Malaysia on the 5th April 2019 to share thoughts on global developments in disability studies theory.

Wording that reads 'the stream'

Sexuality and disability: Including young people's voices

On Thursday 28th March, Dr Kirsty Liddiard, School of Education and iHuman, appeared on Al Jazeera’s global TV show, The Stream.

Abstract glass background

First iHuman/Medical Humanities Sheffield research meeting for PhD students and early career researchers

Monday 18th March saw the first research meeting jointly organised by Paul Martin and Annamaria Carusi for PhD students and early career researchers.

A seminar room with presentation

Frontiers of Development Symposium in Cambridge

Piece written by Dr Sabine Little from the School of Education, reflecting on a recent Frontiers of Development symposium.