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Director for Tools, Practices & Systems @turinginst | Neuroscientist | Open infrastructure | @turingway | @mozillascience & @USUKFulbright alumna | she/her
Oct 14, 2020 16 tweets 11 min read
I’m so so so delighted that this piece: #bropenscience is Broken Science is published. I am so proud of it.

Here’s a little thread about how @o_guest and I wrote the article. (Spoiler: what you’re reading is the third complete restructure) 🌺🌸 Last year @abrookmanbyrne, deputy editor @psychmag, reached out to @o_guest to ask her if she was interested in writing about the history of the wonderful #bropenscience pun that Olivia had created back in 2017.
Oct 12, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
This is going to be my first remotely attended conference!! I’ve been working my butt off since #COVID19 started & I haven’t previously made the space to properly attend talks, network and learn with my colleagues and peers. #JupyterCon2020 here we come!! I’m curious to know where folks are hanging out. I think there’s a @Mattermost space to join, there’s the #JupyterCon2020 hashtag here, but let me know where you’re finding the most interesting discussions! I want to be listening in! 💁🏼‍♀️
Sep 8, 2020 19 tweets 15 min read
I’m hanging on the couch with a coffee and I want to tell you about some recently merged work that @MalvikaSharan and I have been considering for many months: how to best acknowledge contributors to @turingway. the-turing-way.netlify.app/community-hand… #AcknowledgeAllTheWork You’ll know that we’re super into #Diverse and #Inclusive communities at @turingway. We really want everyone to leave feeling empowered and like they contributed in whatever way they were able. We’re here to support learning in all directions. #AcknowledgeAllTheWork
Jan 15, 2019 24 tweets 7 min read
Last twitter thread for this job with me, @AutisticaUK & @turinginst! Because the deadline is THURSDAY 17 JAN! Just two days to get your application in 😱🤗🤩

I’m going to give you my opinions on how to write a good cover letter. I hope they’re helpful!

turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re… Let’s start by saying these are only my opinions. I’ll justify them so I hope they make sense to you. But different selection committees will have different requirements. Don’t over generalise to different positions :)
Jan 9, 2019 18 tweets 12 min read
What’s that you say? I haven’t tweeted in a few days about this AMAZING JOB w @AutisticaUK & @turinginst that I’d love for you to apply for or share with anyone you know?

GO ON THEN. A thread about our values and project outcomes! 🌟🙌🏿🙌🏾👩🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻👨🏾‍💻😬🥰💖🥳

turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re… The values are attached as a pdf to the job description linked above. Here’s the direct link: turing.ac.uk/sites/default/…

Before I dig into them I want to give a quick shout out to Georgia Aitkenhead who wrote the first draft based on our long conversations. THANK YOU Georgia!
Jan 4, 2019 9 tweets 5 min read
I know I'm tweeting up a STORM about this amazing job with @AutisticaUK to be based at @turinginst & working with me!

DEADLINE 17 JANUARY | turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…

Here's a little thread of threads so you can keep catching up on all the information I'm sharing on here 💖 In this thread I tell you about my motivations for designing the study in the first place
Jan 4, 2019 14 tweets 7 min read
Great question from @pandamakes about the @AutisticaUK @turinginst #ResearchAssociate JOB that you should all be applying for (and telling your friends about). turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…

I'm going to answer it in a little thread 👇🏼 What do I mean by a "fine-grained consent model"? At the highest level it's pretty simple: it means I want to give all the participants control over their data.

What does that mean in practise?
Dec 30, 2018 13 tweets 6 min read
A wonderful walk in the Lake District today, but just before my pre-dinner nap (this holiday is LOVELY) a little thread about the requirement of “a PhD or equivalent” for the job that I’m SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO APPLY FOR with @AutisticaUK at @turinginst! turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re… Here’s a little screen grab of the section in the essential requirements of the job description:
Dec 29, 2018 9 tweets 6 min read
I’ve had a lovely few days of doing NOTHING work related! I hope you have had some relaxation too.

BUT I do want to tell you about the “full stack” requirements of this AWESOME job that you should apply for to work with me & @AutisticaUK at @turinginst!

turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re… Here are some screen grabs from the job ad that talk about what you need.... the essential requirements.
Dec 22, 2018 10 tweets 9 min read
A little thread telling you one of my motivations for this #CitizenScience collaboration between @AutisticaUK and @turinginst.

It’s about how non-autistic folk can adjust our behaviour to make places easier for #autistic people to live and work.

Job ad: turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re… In 2016 I was selected to attend #OpenCon @open_con - a conference to support #EarlyCareer researchers in #OpenData #OpenAccess and #OpenEducationalResources.

We were asked to watch a couple of videos before arriving in #DC to make sure we were all on the same page.