If you're born in a poor country with a weak passport and work in academia, don't dream of attending conferences abroad. Obtaining a visa appointment is impossible, causing immense stress. The policy discriminates against developing countries. Accept your fate, cease your efforts

Brilliant discussions and a full house Eu-SPRI Forum #EuSPRI2023 conference SPRU in sunny Brighton. Looking forward to a full day of engaging presentations and networking.

Feeling really inspired by @oliver_kathryn's career journey to exploring research with impact through evidence and learning the various actors in the European policy landscape.

Looking forward to speaking at the Eu-SPRI Forum #EuSPRI2023 Brighton tomorrow focusing on our findings from tracing role of universities in urban regeneration, experimentation, innovation & development. Please join us @ Session 7 on June 15 2023, 16:40 PM Innovation Research @_alina_kadyrova

📚 Exciting News! My book, "Heritage, Crafting Communities, and Urban Transformation: Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata" is set to publish soon! 🎉 Stay tuned for updates! #BookPublication #DurgaPuja #UrbanTransformation #Kolkata #infraprep UoM Urban Institute Innovation Research routledge.com/9781032376479

I am thrilled to begin as a Lecturer in Architecture working with PRAXXIS Helen Iball. The MSA today! Look fwd to new collaborations, impactful research, and inspire students for inclusive, equitable and sustainable urban futures. #NewBeginnings #AcademicLife

Register for a virtual Book Discussion on "The Efficacy of Intimacy & Belief in Worldmaking Practices". Friday, Jan. 19 '24. 10-11:30am US EST. Hear authors discuss their chapters according to themes of spiritual and social agency, art, and politics. efficaciousintimacybook.eventbrite.com

An amazing 🧵 on what work looks like across the Global South. Also featuring among others the efforts of seasonal migrant workers in Kolkata's Kumartuli studied through #infraprep project The MSA UoM Humanities