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Simona Manni

@DrSimiManni

@ESRC postdoctoral fellow @MHARG @UniOfYork | participatory filmmaker | PhD on mental health & creativity at @labsofdc

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Joined July 2009
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Are you developing a fellowship proposal? Struggling to find the space to refine your ideas? Enter: the Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026. Step away from the usual distractions, and make progress on your fellowship application with support! ✍️ APPLY NOW buff.ly/CmqcUSO
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When should research participants be named, when should they remain anonymous? Who decides? I’m running a short survey exploring anonymity, recognition & participant agency. If you work in participatory, co-produced or PPIE research take part here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/…
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Hi @LinkedInHelp my account was temporarily compromised, I completed Persona ID verification and regained access, but it was then automatically restricted again. Appeals only return generic policy messages. Could you please escalate for manual review?
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I’m running a free 90-min online workshop on designing more inclusive digital communication for autistic & neurodivergent users with @QMUL and @nathawley. Perfect for UX, product, content, HR & digital teams. Register your interest for Jan/Feb 2026 👉 qmulbusiness.qualtrics.com/j…
Exploring Inclusive Digital Communication Designing for Neurodiversity Practical insights to improve clarity, usability and inclusion in your digital platforms. Free 90-min online workshop (Jan/Feb 2026) Hosted by Queen Mary University of London Fill in an expression of interest here: [QR code shown] Queen Mary University of London logo in the bottom-right corner. Background image shows a person holding a phone with interface mock-ups and notes spread on a desk.

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Designing for Neurodiversity Practical insights to improve clarity, usability and inclusion in your digital platforms. Free 90-min online workshop (Jan/Feb 2026)
Hosted by Queen Mary University of London Fill in an expression of interest here:
[QR code shown] Queen Mary University of London logo in the bottom-right corner. Background image shows a person holding a phone with interface mock-ups and notes spread on a desk.

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Thought provoking and lively debates on youth policy at today’s event An Agenda for Change @anielawenham @ARoumpakis @katherinealices . It was especially good to reconnect with insightful key findings from @youthgeography
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So excited for the screening of "Stepping Through Interactive", my PhD film on mental health and community! The film mixes participatory filmmaking with interactive documentary to bring voices to the forefront. In collab with @ConvergeYork To sign up: shorturl.at/ywPS7
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Congratulations @DrSimiManni and team! Fabulous piece of work to add to @ACMIMX. @SamuelRhysCox, Franziska and I enjoyed reading the paper very much and look forward to seeing more of the work in the future.
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So chuffed 🥳 our paper won the best paper award at @ACMIMX ! @jonathanhook @drbobphillips @ZulfiyaHamzaki so very pleased and proud of this great project and team
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So chuffed 🥳 our paper won the best paper award at @ACMIMX ! @jonathanhook @drbobphillips @ZulfiyaHamzaki so very pleased and proud of this great project and team
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Come watch my #documentary Crossing Borders at the upcoming York Refugee Week 2024 on Monday 17th June 5-7pm at the York Medical Society! More details & link to book free tickets here york.ac.uk/social-science/re… @RefugeeWeek @UniOfYork @RefugeeWeekYork @uniyorkpolitics @DrSimiManni
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Next Monday I will be screening Unity&Community, a participatory film co-produced with women from the Sudanese community in Bradford alongside other films by talented colleagues and filmmakers @ZulfiyaHamzaki and Emilie Flower. Please join us! eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-o…
The Art of Refugee Research: Creative Collaborations in Practice

The Art of Refugee Research: Creative Collaborations in Practice

This event will show three short films by University of York staff relating to refugees and community followed by a discussion

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The 4th chapter of our film co-produced with young people 'York, my city' explores young people’s connections to place and it’s impact upon emotional support youtube.com/watch?v=VI9bKk6y… @UoY_SBS @anielawenham @ARoumpakis @DrSimiManni @dawnmannay @DrLinziLadlow @ruthpatrick0 @dnaarya
Connections: York, my city

Connections: York, my city

Connections: Emotional support is a film co-produced with young peo...

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'Making a Participatory Film with Young People in Scarborough': A new storytelling post on our website shares experiences of how we began a participatory film-making project with young people in Scarborough youthgeographies.com/story/s… @anielawenham @ARoumpakis @DrSimiManni
Session One: Making a participatory film with young people in Scarborough

Session One: Making a participatory film with young people in Scarborough

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Our first blog introduces the Youth Geographies of Inequality project and lets you know how you can get involved youthgeographies.com/blog/in… @UoYSBS_Research @UoY_SBS @HealthFdn
Introducing Youth Geographies

Introducing Youth Geographies

Youth Geographies of Inequality is a participatory research project with young people aged 16-25 that seeks to explore emotional resources, family and wider relationships, and how young people feel...

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📢Calling UK-based #mentalhealth researchers 🧠🩺🕮! Please help @MHRIncubator GROW 2022 cohort inform how we're supported in UK academia by completing this survey york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/… Please share & RT 🔁
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Great experience filming with @SKularajan in #Glasgow for the #interactive #documentary "Exploring Your Options", a video-based decision aid for young women making #fertility choices after a cancer diagnosis. Coming soon! @jonathanhook @DrSimiManni @UniOfYork @TFTI_UoY
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Free Creative Digital Skills short course: - Evaluate current digital confidence level & introduce current apps/online digital tools - IT Essentials: OS, video conferencing & devices - Creative Tools: image manipulation, presentation, film editing & game creation apps.
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If you work in the third or public sector, and cannot re-design digital platforms, but would like to know how to adapt your existing website, social media, or online group to better support autistic users, we are also running short focus groups to explore this. Link below 👇
Leaflet saying: " Are you a professional working in the third or public sector? Are you interested in making digital interactions more inclusive for autistic people? we would like to invite you to an online Focus Group run by Autistica and Queen Mary university of London to unpack how digital networking sites can be adapted to support autistic users. to sign up please contact us at: s.manni@qmul.ac.uk."

ALT Leaflet saying: " Are you a professional working in the third or public sector? Are you interested in making digital interactions more inclusive for autistic people? we would like to invite you to an online Focus Group run by Autistica and Queen Mary university of London to unpack how digital networking sites can be adapted to support autistic users. to sign up please contact us at: [email protected]."

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Our training session with UX designers went really well, so we are offering a new one for all of those who couldn't make it! We will explore methods and best practice to design more inclusive digital platforms for and with autistic users. Link to join below 👇
Leaflet of workshop offering: Autistic Adults Online - Queen Mary University London. Are you a designer, software developer, or UX researcher? Are you interested in making social media and digital services more inclusive for autistic people? We are offering a free training session on methods you can use to make your products inclusive for autistic people and to co-design with autistic people. The session will take place online on the 9th of June 2023, 2pm-4.30pm British Standard Time. For more info and to sign up please contact us at s.manni@qmul.ac.uk.

ALT Leaflet of workshop offering: Autistic Adults Online - Queen Mary University London. Are you a designer, software developer, or UX researcher? Are you interested in making social media and digital services more inclusive for autistic people? We are offering a free training session on methods you can use to make your products inclusive for autistic people and to co-design with autistic people. The session will take place online on the 9th of June 2023, 2pm-4.30pm British Standard Time. For more info and to sign up please contact us at [email protected].

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Seeing with memory? It is difficult to describe something that was part of your environment to someone who never saw it. How do you explain your memories if there is nothing left to place it? We are working to bridge the gap between memory & reality in places hit by quakes.
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Just so excited and happy to have been awarded a @ESRC postdoctoral fellowship! I will work for one year at the new Institute of Mental Health Research at @UniOfYork doing dissemination of my PhD research! Still in disbelief 🫢
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