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Richard McGrath

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Sociologist, critical thinker, social justice advocate. Interests: inclusive practice, public management, social capital, health promotion, leisure studies

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💫Call for EOIs💫 Are you ready to showcase your institution and become the proud #host of the #ANZALS conference in 2025? 📢EOIs are now open! 📅 Submissions due: 20th August 23, at midnight (NZT) 🔗 For more details, visit: lnkd.in/g_xTBNcH


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Leisure and Everyday Life with Dementia: Book Launch (hosted by ANZALS) Coming 5 July! Sign up for this FREE webinar here: leisurestudies.org/news/anzals-le…

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This is my first article but also a call for action. There are ways to live healthier and more fulfilling lives while building a more socially just society that respects planetary boundaries. What role could sport/physical activity play in this effort?tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


Welcome to the club Dr Henry Bowen

Finally got to wear that mushroom bonnet for the @UniversitySA #graduation. Guess it's official that it's #PhDone!

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Great opportunity to be part of a fantastic project @ANZALSonline @AHPA_AU @phaa_sa @WorldLeisureOrg @CanadianCals @Leisure_Studies @TALS_tweets

The Centre for Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing are delighted to announce a 3 year, full-time, Arts and Mental Wellbeing PhD scholarship opportunity. See link: scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view… Contact: @DrCDavies

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Congratulation @criminokay

The Centre for Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing are delighted to announce a 3 year, full-time, Arts and Mental Wellbeing PhD scholarship opportunity. See link: scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view… Contact: @DrCDavies

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A brilliant paper (& a must-read) from my colleague Wendy Bastalich on the question of what counts as #research and what sort is #funded by inter alia the @arc_gov_au Needs to be read by all in #highereducation @ARC_Tracker @AcademicChatter @PhDchatter tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


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New paper from Ellie Barry (GP and PhD student on my team), addressing the question of why T2 diabetes prevention policies always seem to focus on individual behaviour rather than the structural drivers of ill health. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/2/e…


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📢 New paper exploring Indigenous peoples deep connection with land & how it impacts health. Our team made up of @pemgali, @ayashadhana, @DrBrett_Biles, @EMunrha & I have spent years exploring this topic that ensured a comprehensive & collaborative piece: doi.org/10.1093/acrefo…

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Vol. 47 Issue 1 is available online! "Engaging struggle: The deconstruction of the academy in leisure studies" creates space for leisure researchers to post questions and challenge the status quo in our field. @CanadianCals @tandfsport tandfonline.com/toc/rloi20/47/1


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Call For Papers Special Issue on Leisure, Sustainability and Power edited by @tommylangseth, @Heidista, Haukland & Giulianotti 250-word abstracts due 15 February 2023 More details: doi.org/10.1080/117453… @ANZALSonline @tandfsport @WorldLeisureOrg @Leisure_Studies


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Latest Article: Everyone is welcome under the big top: a multiple case study on circus arts instruction in physical education. #PESP Authors Marco Bortoleto et al. @tandfsport @afPE_PE tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


Adding this to student reading list for 2023. Thankyou for sharing.

The Centre for Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing are delighted to announce a 3 year, full-time, Arts and Mental Wellbeing PhD scholarship opportunity. See link: scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view… Contact: @DrCDavies

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Adding this book to the top of my summer reading list (I'm in Australia so that starts soon). Looking forward to reading this as I'm sure there are strong parellels with Aust as well.


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A new review from @LionAlexis & colleagues found no evidence supporting an effect of elite sport in ⬆️ physical activity or sport participation in the general population. Attn policy makers: promotion of elite sport alone is not enough! @AnneVuillemin @florian_leon @AurelieHoye

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Thanks @ANZALSonline for supporting this event 👍👍👍 Can't wait to catch up with everyone for the 2023 Auckland conference.

If you missed our October Webinar - Leisure and Health Special Interest Group Book Launch, you can catch up with it on our website - anzals.org.au/online-events/. @hazelmaxwell12 | @Allowthinking | @Peel1N | @JanetteYoung14



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Special episode of the #Disability #Sport Info show provides a foundational view of grassroots sport: bit.ly/3b9wDKd 👇 🇨🇦 @sciactioncanada - Overview 🇬🇧 @Dr_Ian_Brittain - Theory 🇧🇪 @Matej_C - Policy 🇬🇧 @BrettSmithProf - Youth 🇦🇺 @simon_darcy - Enablers & barriers


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“We know that #metrics are not objective measures of social realities, but products of the assumptions that characterise them. This month we look at how and why we quantify our world.” @jones01_p and @pshar1312 introduce #TSRMetrics, our July Magazine. buff.ly/3OJSMNT

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In our new *open access*⁩ book, we discuss dominant constructions of students as: citizens; learners & hard-workers; in transition; future workers; stressed; and as threats & objects of criticism ⁦@SurreySociology⁩ ⁦@policypress⁩ ⁦ policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/constructing-t…


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