🧵On Wed, I launched The Impactful Academic. I organised a panel re. impact and higher education (feat. @lisagiven @hillandy @kentheknight @lisa_grocott). Generally, panels are boring, so I tried to mix things up. I think/hope it worked. Here are some #Engagement tips for panels. Preparation: Prepare panellists by providing a few broad questions outlining the scope of the desired conversation. Encourage them not to over-prepare. Planned recitations rarely inspire or connect. Brief them at the event; when they'll be on stage, how long, how to hold mics.

🧵Yesterday, I found out Judy died. So, a short ode to Judy. In 2007, I bought a single ticket to see @eltonofficial off Craigslist. I'd never done that. I was pretty sure it was a scam. But, the seller offered to drop it off at my house for cash. That person was Judy. She arrived promptly at the agreed time, 4. She wasn't the person I had in my head. She was in her late 60's. A little frumpy. Wearing jeans and a t-shirt. We started chatting about Elton. She'd seen him before and could no longer go. And then we kept talking.

1/Yesterday, after more than two years, enough clouds had dissipated to see the sky again. Kate’s family, friends, neighbours, mentors and partners gathered from across her life to fondly remember someone who profoundly impacted ours. 🧵

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2/Each of us a separate patch of a quilt she never had the opportunity to see together. Over many many hours we told stories, shared memories and cried. It was a sad day but deeply healing.

1/ My friend Kate disclosed to me that in 1988 she had been raped. We talked at length and I did my best to support her. She had decided to pursue charges and was getting support from friends, health professionals, her lawyer, and the police. #ACandleForKate 2/ She needed a lot of support as the accusation was against the top lawyer in the country. The attorney general, Christian Porter. The pressure on her was immense but she wanted justice. #ACandleForKate

Each day for the @LTUresearchers intensive #LTUemcr we have a Zoom background theme. It's a great conversation starter. The theme today is favourite screen partnerships and I went with a classic. This morning @jod999 of @researchwhisper is discussing, "writing about partnerships and collaborations in grants." I’m so excited for this talk. I see a lot of grant apps and this is something people really struggle to articulate.