Ned Barker

Completely agree — lots of unsuccessful apps follow all the same ‘tips’ we share. That’s why it is important to show our 'failed' attempts too. Mobility can matter, but often clashes with ECRs’ lives.
No magic formula — motto should be: fingers crossed.

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Early career research fellowship case study: Lecturer in Digital Culture and Technology Read Dr Ned Barker's case study on early careers fellowships.

Applying for funding can feel daunting — so I’ve shared a short reflections on my experience applying for a Leverhulme ECF

If you’re thinking about applying (or supervising someone who is), I hope it offers some useful insights

So this semester, I’m hoping to develop the approach further as part of a case study for my Advanced HE Fellowship — diving more into social learning theory, belonging, and activating prior knowledge. I’ll share more on the theory side tomorrow.

Trailed this last year in our Digital Health MA module @kingsdh.bsky.social
Seminars began by inviting students to share a story or thought that connects them to the week’s theme before we dive into the exercises. Gut tells me that conversations became richer as a result...

When I visited Brown University in 2024, I sat in on a seminar where students started by sharing “pre-critical reflections” on the week’s topic. Simple idea, but it really stuck with me — a way of connecting their own experiences to the theory in focus.

Dusting off old books, diving back into educational theory ahead of term.
it’s been a while since I worked in a school of education — excited to revisit ideas on critical #Pedagogy, social learning and communities of practice while prepping for my #AdvanceHE Fellowship this year

Moved across from Twitter but haven’t really posted — so, getting started (again).
I teach digital culture at King’s, thinking about how technologies meet bodies: BCIs, VR, wearables, robotics, biosensing, tracking… all that good/strange stuff.
Sharing fragments, experiments, and half-baked ideas.

Medical Humanities: 50 (3)

My immediate previous issue to my last with BMJ (as editor) was also significantly about ♿️

mh.bmj.com/content/50/3

Hybrid performances in sport: Cybathlon spectatorship for critically imagining technologies for disability futures Disabled bodies have been historically marginalised in sporting arenas and spectacles. Assistive technologies have been increasingly featuring in, and changing, sporting landscapes. In some ways recen...

First post here and delighted to share that my paper with Harry Parker is now out in BMJ: Humanities

mh.bmj.com/content/earl...

There are accompanying blog and audio pieces still to emerge, watch this space :)

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