Saul Becker

@profsaulbecker

Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Sussex. Tweeting in a personal capacity, of course.

Brighton
saulbecker.co.uk
Joined July 2014
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  1. 20 hours ago

    Latest article on young carers in Switzerland available free for 3 weeks at:

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    Mar 21

    "CREME has benefited from extraordinary reach into diverse communities to develop a project to draw attention to the vital role that local entrepreneurs play in creating social value.”

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    Mar 8
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    You gonna live long Saul, & I were speaking about you today. You were instrumental in growing broad based organising in Brum over 2014-2017. It was my privilege to learn from you. You were missed at last night.

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  4. Mar 8

    Proud to be associated with Citizens UK Birmingham and establishing the University of Birmingham Citizens UK branch

    Thanks to 5 years of building civil society power as the home of broad-based community organising in the region. For highlights check out:
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    Mar 6

    Thank you professor for the important contribution today and for your 25 year work for ! Grazie prof. Saul Becker per l'importante lavoro sui da 25 anni.

    Pr. Becker making the case for young Carers at EP interest group on Carers
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    Mar 6

    Very pleased to hear present a European strategy on how to develop young carers awareness at the European Parliament in Brussels. One way we are taking action for young carers? Our six EU country research project:

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    Mar 6

    Bravo aux parlementaires européens dont réunis ce matin pour partager réflexions sur les besoins des : L’Italie, la Finlande et le Royaume Uni sont précurseurs avec , la France malheureusement pas encore représentée

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    Mar 2

    Les Jeunes de moins de 20 ans peuvent aussi être . Résultats d'enquête

    Qui sont les jeunes aujourd’hui en France ? (Enquête IPSOS/Novartis 2017) Ils s’occupent d’une mère, d’un père, d’une sœur, d’un frère, d’un grand-parent malade et/ou en situation de handicap . À quand une reconnaissance et un statut pour ces jeunes invisibles?
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    Mar 6

    Difficile d'évaluer le nombre total de en , mais on sait maintenant que les plus jeunes n'ont que 5 ans. . En France nous devons développer une véritable politique publique en faveur de ces !

    Presentation by on the situation of young carers across Europe. Surveys witnessed a 19% increase of the number of young carers in UK between 2001 to 2011. This increase includes very young carers at the age of 5. .
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    Mar 6

    "In England and Wales, 1642 kids aged 5-7 provide care to their relatives during more than 50 hours a week, more than a full-time job!" says at the Informal Interest Group Meeting on .

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    Mar 6

    Prof Saul Becker from the University of Sussex introduces the issue of young carers: whose responsibility is it to care? In many families it will be children. In Europe, 16 m children live in families where there is illness and disability.

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    Mar 6

    Excellent presentation from on at Interest Group meeting in . Spoke of the need for society to support young Carers who have moved from ‘caring about to caring for’.

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    Feb 28

    QS world university rankings 2018: development studies. Sussex number 1 in the world...again.

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    Mar 2

    and I are pleased to begin research on the ME-WE Horizon 2020 study: a six European country project designed to strengthen the resilience and mental health well-being of Adolescent Young Carers |

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    Feb 28

    Great to see so many at professorial lecture for from of , on ‘World in Deep Transition: Prospects for Transformative Innovation Policy’ giving great opening too on Professor Schot’s body of work & research interest

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    Feb 28

    can you spread the word. We are advertising for two Senior Lecturers in Child and Youth Wellbeing.

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    Feb 27

    An inspirational talk on Young Adult Carers. Always good to hear you speaker so passionately.

    A rare day away from campus today to give keynote address at the Learning & Work Institute's conference on supporting young adult carers in education and learning, universities and employment.
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  18. Feb 27

    For the record, what I said about the pensions industrial action on BBC Radio Sussex Drive at 5, on the 1st day of the strike, 22 February: 21 minutes in at this link:

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    Feb 27

    6th March I'll be with professor at the in to give voice to for my organization

    Next stop: ! DITE LA VOSTRA 📢 Siete stati minori con responsabilità cura e avete qualcosa da dire ai policy makers? Inviateci una frase, una sola, che riassuma il vostro pensiero a: Le migliori saranno selezionate e portate a Bruxelles! 🌍🛫
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    Feb 27

    HRH The Princess Royal says "We can help young carers finish education, college and enter the workplace and give them confidence in that"

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