Dom Smithies 🦉
@Dom_Smithies
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Oft likened to owls 🦉 / Head of Influencing & Comms @StudentMindsOrg 🧡 / Member @UKLabour ❤️ / Alum @NHSEYouthForum 💙 / Gaymer 🏳️🌈🎮
London, England
Joined April 2017
I'm moving over to @bluesky. Hoping to get back to where we could have health & progressive discourse! If you're interested in anything: higher education, Student movements, mental health, fantasy, video games, etc. - come say hi!
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At my first ever NUS Membership Conference and already seen so many familiar faces from across my time at @StudentMindsOrg @yorkunisu 🧡 Amazing panel kicking things off and the wonderful @KateWicklow from @GuildHE talks about the need for Gov to increase maintenance loans.
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@UoYLibrary Omg noooo. Gonna miss you so much 😭 Thanks for honouring my art 🩷
Our favourite of your library drawings as they might look in the kinds of public spaces we used to all be able to visit before... *gestures around at all this* A thread. @Dom_Smithies' masterpiece, being looked upon with suitable seriousness and concentration.
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RT @StudentMindsOrg: Over the last 3 days, some of our team have attended the @NetworkSmarten Student Mental Health Conference at @KingsCol…
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RT @NicolaByrom: The charity @StudentMindsOrg is presenting their Student Mental Health Manifesto at #SMHC24 Thanks @Dom_Smithies
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RT @NicolaByrom: An all star team at #SMHC24 are exploring how to engage members of the LGBTQI community in co-production in research aroun…
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RT @viviennestern: So, Conservatives pledge to increase apprenticeships by 100k by cutting 1 in 8 degrees. I feel a little thread is in or…
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RT @viviennestern: What a rude man. From the school of thought that if you interrupt enough and speak loudly enough you must be right.
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Incredibly proud to be launching our Student Mental Health Manifesto. This project has been a labour of love. It's been a joy to work with our fantastic student steering group, @AlterlineAction, experts from across sectors and my fab colleagues @StudentMindsOrg. Read more ⤵️⤵️
Today, we present our Student Mental Health Manifesto - a blueprint for improving mental health in our university communities and beyond. More needs done to ensure no student is held back by their mental health. 🧡 Read our manifesto now:
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Was a joy and privilege to attend this fantastic media training delivered by @NEON_UK alongside such a passionate group. Keep eyes and ears peeled for me to be talking about all things higher education, addressing social determinants of mental health and tackling inequality.
The incredible new cohort of North West Spokespeople - we can't wait to see them all on the airwaves!(left to right) Natalie @CarbonCoop, @SaferTogether1, @Little_Rowe, Rivka @GMIAU, @BillRuthhart, @LizGodfreyMcr, @Slateloose, @Dom_Smithies, Caroline @equalitytrust @rommari
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RT @WMinsightUK: Engaging session hearing from @ElizabethMccrum @UniofReading and @Dom_Smithies @StudentMindsOrg understanding where the pr…
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RT @StudentMindsOrg: On Monday, a statutory duty of care for students at university was debated in the House of Commons, after the incredib…
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Come work with me 🥰
We’re looking for a Head of Programmes to oversee and develop large-scale programmes that improve students' mental health and wellbeing, the higher education community and wider society. Find out more about this 12 month maternity cover role:
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@LeapfrogMark @StudentMindsOrg There was a pilot prior, but the Award programme has only been publicly open for a year.
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@LeapfrogMark @StudentMindsOrg The University Mental Health Charter Framework was launched in 2020, yes. But the University Mental Health Charter Award has only been open for universities to engage with for just over a year.
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RT @StudentMindsOrg: On Tuesday, we spoke at parliament in front of the Petitions Committee. We discussed the petition for a Statutory Duty…
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Ben being far too kind as usual. Was brill to be at Parliament this week talking about student mental health and the work we're doing with the university mental health charter @StudentMindsOrg .
Cracking clip of ex @yorkunisu officer @Dom_Smithies talking for @StudentMindsOrg at a parliamentary petitions committee about the diversity of need amongst the student body and the whole university approach to improving student mental health. He always was an incredible talent.
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At @openforumevents today talking about all things #studentmentalhealth. Spoke about @StudentMindsOrg's research, Charter programme and some of the main challenges HE is facing. Also have the joy of listening to a range of speakers, including the legendary @juliahaas07
#SMHOFE
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