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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
A church and city scene at night

Establishing iHuman collaborations with International partners

iHuman co-director Professor Dan Goodley recently spent three days working with colleagues Professor Geert Van Hove and Dr Elisabeth De Schauwer at the University of Ghent.

A cartoon drawing of a man opening a door

Improving the lives of people with learning disabilities

What can we do to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities?

A group of people stood in front of a presentation

Storying disability: Wrecking disability

On 27 June 2018, iHuman hosted a symposium in which key international academics grappling with the relationships between disability and narrative.

A building in Sheffield: Scotia Works

Rewriting sex education

On Thursday 21 June, Dr Kirsty Liddiard, from the School of Education and iHuman, was invited to participate in the Sheffield Sexual Health Network’s new Sex and Relationship Education Task Group at Scotiaworks.

A sheet of paper with the Houses of Parliament logo

Engaging with Parliament

On 15 June 2018, Dr Kirsty Liddiard and Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole went to the Buckley Innovation Centre, Huddersfield University, to participate in a workshop entitled ‘Research, Impact and the UK Parliament.'