Dr Ryan Sweet
@RyanCSweet
Researcher of #disability and #prostheses in literature. Co-designer of the #boardgame Legless in London (http://www.leglessinlondon.com).
📢 Legless in London is coming to Plymouth #boardgame fans! 🎲 🦵 Join us at Twist (twistbgc.co.uk) from 6:30pm on Thurs 10 April to: play the game for free, enjoy a welcome drink, and have a chance to win a copy! Book your spot bit.ly/twistleglessin…
We only have three tickets left for our online event tomorrow. Join us in exploring inclusive research cultures in higher education, specifically through the lens of disability. Grab your ticket now: tickettailor.com/events/disabil…
New event alert ✨ Join us in July to explore how we can shape inclusive research cultures. Find out more and book your ticket: tickettailor.com/events/disabil… @iHumanSheff @EducationSheff @SheffSocScience @crippingbreath
Less than ten days left to send your proposals for the Re-Exhibiting the Museum conference! Find out more here: rtmconference.wixsite.com/info #CallForPapers #VictorianMuseums #19thCMuseums #HistoryOfCollecting #NineteenthCentury #Displays #Exhibitions #VictorianStudies
We are delighted to announce the call for papers for our 6th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, taking place at the University of #Ghent, 17-19 June 2026. Visit coscilit.gr for details.
youtube.com/watch?v=jj-vpL… Ben Marsh, @angelcakepie , Selena Scott and I enjoyed doing this @ARALearning workshop about #BillyWaters: take a look to find out about FREE resources for educators! #BillyWaters @YaleBooks @yalepress @EnglishAssoc @LeverhulmeTrust @Waterloo200org
Richly deserved! 🙌🏻 I highly recommend this important book!
Thrilled to be able to announce that #BillyWatersIsDancing @YaleBooks @yalepress has received Honourable Mention in the 2025 @BAVS_UK -Rosemary Mitchell Prize! Congratulations to Maria Damkjaer as winner and Paul Fyfe for his Hon Mention - honoured to be in such fab company!
🎲 The Best Board Game / Tabletop Game for Impact award goes to Legless in London by Focus Games — experience life as a lower-limb amputee in Victorian London. 🏆
I am so proud of what we have achieved! Many thanks to @UKRI_News, @SwanseaUni, @FocusGames, @G4C, and everyone involved. It’s been fab! Special thanks to our design and dev focus group: Rhianedd Collins, Lewys Tectonic, Claire Ryan, and Rachel Stelmach. leglessinlondon.com
🎉 We WON Legless in London announced Winner at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni 🔗 leglessinlondon.com @UK Research and Innovation #GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
🎉 We WON Legless in London announced Winner at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni 🔗 leglessinlondon.com @UK Research and Innovation #GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
Come and work with me and @jessamycarlson on childcare and New Labour! 4 year AHRC funded PhD opportunity here: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s…
🚨 Our #G4C2025 Topic Tables are almost sold out! These curated lunchtime sessions bring together changemakers from around the world to talk impact, innovation, and inclusion over a meal. 🗓 June 26–27 | 1–2 PM 🎟 Reserve your spot: Day 1 → festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-topic-tab…
To celebrate Legless in London being a finalist in the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category at the 2025 @G4C Awards, it is now available for just £29.99 (plus VAT) at leglessinlondon.com. The game is also available for £35.99 on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/37mK8WC
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Legless in London is a FINALIST at the 2025 Games for Change Awards 2025 @G4C Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category! @RyanCSweet @SwanseaUni @PlymUni 🔗 leglessinlondon.com #GamesForChange #BoardGames #Accessibility
V excited to announce that @FocusGames’s and my board game Legless in London is a finalist in the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category at the 2025 @G4C Awards! We feel truly honoured! Thanks to all who have supported the project! thegamer.com/exclusive-here…
This was such a blast! Many thanks, Plymouth folks and Twist! Cool to see Legless now on Amazon too. Check it out via the link below. 👇👇
🎲We were in Plymouth at Twist Board Game Cafe Bar 🎲 Great evening with @FocusGames and @RyanCSweet playing Legless In London leglessinlondon.com, our new board game set in Victorian London. ✨ Thanks to everyone who came along. Available on Amazon amazon.co.uk/Focus-Games-LI…
Guess who’s back??? Today was my first day back working at @PlymUni after almost 5 years away. I am so delighted and excited to have returned!
Yesterday was my final day at @SwanseaUni. Many, many thanks to my amazing colleagues and brilliant students for a fun, enriching, and very fulfilling 5 years. The send off I was given was spectacular! I am so grateful for everyone’s generosity.
Thank you so much, Jo, for this lovely feedback about Legless in London, the board game (leglessinlondon.com). It was an absolute pleasure having you there last night! Many thanks for joining! @FocusGames
Thanks for a great evening 😃. A beautifully packaged and thought-provoking game for all ages. Immersed in Victorian London, players must pit their wits against the cards. Length of play is determined by players' strategies. App feature ensures wide accessibility & inclusivity.
What a fantastic night!!! Many thanks to Twist Board Game Cafe Plymouth and all who joined. Check out Legless in London 🦵 at boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4412… and leglessinlondon.com
💙🎲 It’s buzzing here at Twist Board Game Cafe Bar for the Plymouth launch of Legless in London, the board game. Thanks for coming out, folks! leglessinlondon.com @FocusGames
📢 It’s our Legless in London launch event in Plymouth this evening. See the dets below. Come join us!
🎲We are in Plymouth 10th April 6;30pm 🎲 Join @FocusGames and @RyanCSweet for a fun evening playing Legless In London leglessinlondon.com, our new board game set in Victorian London. ✨ Join us Twist Board Game Cafe Bar book at bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=…