Senior Lecturer in PE and Sport Sociology, University of Bedfordshire. Books, crochet, outdoors, running, participatory research in sport and physical activityhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3monh7icsbc22On my way home from EASS ISSA @issa1965.bsky.social 2026 conference where I was able to present SHE RUNS at an international conference for the first time, alongside Julie Brice, and meet other SHE RUNS researchers Hannah Thompson-Radford and Lucy Piggott for the first time.19 Jun 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3monh7icsbc22https://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3mltgusw7hs2jI switched Duolingo over ready for my next trip abroad 🇫🇮 and I get useful phrases like the Finnish for "You are nice and funny" - the difference in the early phrases that Duo wants you to learn is very interesting, I am sure the first things in Italian were "here is the church/plaza/theatre"14 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgusw7hs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3ml4l3rvvgk2aI was in Athens last week for SHE RUNS research, talking about women's safety + risk when running outdoors, with students and education/sport/law enforcement stakeholders. V useful to understand the Greek cultural/political contexts to compare to England. Of course I visited the Olympic Stadium too!05 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4l3rvvgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3mdfnbabtmj2iSHE RUNS call for participants: Stakeholders in safe communities / physical activity / health / planning / education Researching policy / practice in safe running - workshop - 13th Feb 10am-3pm Bedford The SHE RUNS research team invite stakeholders across organisations in sport development,… https://drjoannehill.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/she-runs-call-for-participants-stakeholders/27 Jan 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfnbabtmj2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3m5m7kkwq7c2vNew paper! (Or, finally got this published!) "Co-designing a running/walking programme with adolescent girls using meaningful physical activity and an activist approach" - the "Run 30 Girls" project with This Woman Runs and 16 girls https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1356336X25138857214 Nov 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m7kkwq7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lseal6prok2kNot very impressed with these updated lyrics for Half Man Half Biscuit's National Shite Day - not a single rhyme [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseal6prok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lse7wcn7gc2kSHE RUNS international research project needs participants 🏃‍♀️Self-identified women runners any age, level 🎙️For group discussion, diary in written/visual format, or go-along interview (walk your running route with a researcher) ❓Scan the QR, visit forms.cloud.microsoft/e/4LY2tASEGY, email/message me24 Jun 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lse7wcn7gc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lrflphmhns2uLooking forward to learning about research in Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion in PE, PA and Sport this morning with the LGBTQ+ Summer Research Showcase. I am going to post a few reflections as the speakers share their knowledge12 Jun 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrflphmhns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lmhpbnsgjc2lLGBTQ+ Summer Research Showcase 📆12 June, 10-12 BST Breaking down barriers, boundaries and binaries. Trans and non-binary inclusion in physical education, physical activity and sport This is an LGBTQ+ inclusive and gender-affirming event. Sign up forms.office.com/e/eTpsKVA50i10 Apr 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhpbnsgjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lgnupx66lk2vA few snapshots of the National Running Show... Sophie Power beats the world record distance over 48 hours in a treadmill ... pledges (how will you go one degree further) ... getting informed about menopause ... Jasmin Paris and Sophie Power talk about women's ultra running26 Jan 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnupx66lk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lgn4eaugbs25I'm at the National Running Show with my This Woman Runs Bedford crew today - just soaking it all in26 Jan 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgn4eaugbs25https://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lerpa2ao2s2oWhatever my professional academic achievements or failures in 2024, my great leisure-time success was reading 92 books. I discovered audio books last year, which helped. I always make time for books02 Jan 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerpa2ao2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lbx3o2byls2fAdventures today up to Nottingham Trent Clifton campus to see old friends and deliver a seminar on co-design/participatory research and finding meaning in physical activity. Lots of excellent questions to help with the next stages of this project27 Nov 2024 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbx3o2byls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lbkpe6a3f226🏃‍♀️ University of Bedfordshire News wrote a piece about our research on women's safety & risk of harassment while running outdoors 🌳 beds.ac.uk/news/2024/nove… and they got us in the local paper too!https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/education/bedfordshire-academic-contributes-to-new-study-on-womens-safety-while-exercising-487696868 https://beds.ac.uk/news/2024/nove…22 Nov 2024 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkpe6a3f226https://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lb7xmqikj22mAlso at Igniting Creative Methods... World Cafe discussions with posters of our key points. The 'Case of Ethics' which helps participants understand consent, anonymity, academic writing etc away from the incomprehensible consent form. Images/things that define your research. Comics as dissemination.18 Nov 2024 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7xmqikj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lb7x7xi6f22mA few more pics from Friday's Igniting Creative Methods event here at the University of Bedfordshire - I led a session on sandboxes. Good for those who might think they are not creative (e.g. drawing would be too much pressure)... tactile, fun, meaning-generating. Toy collection is ongoing!18 Nov 2024 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7x7xi6f22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joannehill.bsky.social/post/3lay6meavi222Greetings! I'm at Igniting Creative Methods at our (University of Bedfordshire's) Luton campus. Dr Lisa Mackenzie introduces, saying Bedfordshire punches above its weight in terms of creative methods for research and teaching. Looking forward to learning and developing more connections today15 Nov 2024 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:2vyqo7q5hjyqj2mtp4fvuwo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lay6meavi222