Dr Anne Littlewood
@anne-infospec.bsky.social
Information Specialist working in health economics and evidence synthesis. Loves classic cinema, books, hiking and travel.
#medlibs - this was a generated response to a query I have often used as one test to see how the commercially available LLMs are dealing with less straightforward MeSH terms, and the Claude (Sonnet 5) output got it in one. Need to find new test terms 🙂
In an act of kindness 2 young men rescued a raccoon from Lady Bird Lake after recent torrential rains in Austin, Texas. Even though the raccoon was frightened it snuggled up to its rescuer for protection from the rain and water. #NotAllHeroesWearCapes #ClimateChange #Wildlife #Kindness
Even if you've never listened to Quiet Riot before I'd urge you to tune in today. This is a very eye opening episode about the people and politics behind Palantir and the contracts they have with UK Government.
Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW B-SIDE: THE PALANTIR FILES We are joined by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social to understand: 🩼The taxpayer value from the £330m contract 🇺🇸 Why we're so hooked on US tech 🌹 Can Burnham find an alternative platform? 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4c1x... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Automated indexing in MEDLINE (scoping review). Happy to chat about any of the topics. Skip to the good part(s)! #medlibs jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
A seat at the table… How are decisions made when the evidence is limited and patient populations are small? In a YHEC blog, Director Stuart Mealing, shares his experience of serving on the NICE Highly Specialised Technologies Evaluation Committee: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/a-s...
For those who, like me, are incorrigible librarymaxxers, which are your favourite library cards? which ones do you try first on Libby to see if they have what you need/are the best to browse?
Naomi Alderman@naomialderman.bsky.social · 2mo agoevery time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
"A colony of beavers reintroduced to Ealing has helped stop a railway station from flooding, according to the project behind their return, which is also celebrating the birth of more kits." #TheArchers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Ealing's beavers are tackling flooding
New beavers in west London have prevented flooding to Greenford station three years in a row.
bbc.co.uk
'The EDI Caucus, a £3.4m project funded by UKRI and the British Academy, has developed evidence to support inclusivity in the UK’s research and innovation ecosystem. We have explored peer-review as it pertains to the assessment of research bids'. 1/2
Inclusivity and peer-review: the role of unprotected characteristics - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Robert MacIntosh, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of the West of Scotland Research funders want their investment to support the best researchers pur...
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"Farage’s racial account of school failure performs a precise political function: it directs working-class anger towards minorities and away from a programme whose primary beneficiaries are Reform’s donors." ✍️ @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/06/26/h...
How Nigel Farage Twists the Facts About White Boys in Schools to Manufacture Racial Tension
Official data completely contradicts Nigel Farage’s false claim that ethnic minorities are favoured at the expense of white children, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
desmog.com
Sackville Street, Manchester, painting by Arthur Delaney (1927-87).
I read the report this morning. I'll have more to say when I have time, but it is largely a series of unsubstantiated assertions, airing of grievances, and basic misreporting of data. But on this one issue, here are the actual median wages of graduates and non-graduates
Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social · 2mo agothe lie (or misunderstanding) at the heart of this is the idea that a 26-year old graduate should be earning the same as a 42-year old aka the average worker when has that ever been the case?
Further proof that #RATW attracts some of the nicest people BBC News - Race Across the World cast unite to run in memory of Sam Gardiner - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Race Across the World cast unite to run in memory of Sam Gardiner
Pairs from every series will race in the Greater Manchester Run a year after Sam Gardiner's death.
bbc.co.uk
This artwork is titled "Don't Turn Around — They're Still Here" by Ukrainian artist Nataliya Bagatskaya. The painting is an acrylic on canvas work completed in 2025.
🚀 Join YHEC’s Digital Health Technologies team We’re looking for a Senior Research Consultant to help evaluate the next generation of digital and AI-enabled healthcare technologies. Closing date: Friday 12 June Find out more and apply: www.yhec.co.uk/careers/vaca...
Join our gold-standard team! We are recruiting a Research Consultant. This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of projects, supporting evidence generation that informs healthcare decision-making. Closing date: Sunday 14 June. Full details: www.yhec.co.uk/careers/vaca...
The best way to keep library needs front and center in our minds is to understand how libraries can help adults, and dismiss the stigma that libraries are only for kids and the elderly. Below are five resources you can access at your local library: buff.ly/Os8PubN #Libraries #AdultsToo #Adults
Libraries: They’re for adults too!
Libraries: They’re for adults too!
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One of the largest drops in nhs waiting lists on record, which no one will now hear about. Opportunity cost from all the leadership turmoil www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/heal...
NHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop
NHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop
england.nhs.uk
This remarkable colour photograph of hot air balloons at the inaugural Paris Air Show was taken in 1909 by Léon Gimpel, using the Autochrome Lumière process, the first commercial process for colour photography
I think this is a really interesting paper, and speaks to our disinvestment in public health over the last 15 years.
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC)@yhec.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat if the biggest opportunity to improve population health is the one we already understand? A new paper, co-authored by YHEC CEO Professor Matthew Taylor, quantifies the disease burden associated with modifiable risks across the UK. Read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...
Spent my weekend walking up big hills in the Lake District. Wansfell was a challenge! Worth it for the view at the top…
Fascinating findings from legendary pollster Stan Greenberg et al about what progressives really want from Labour. Cost of living, EU, yes but more - they want real values, of what they are for, why the war in Iran was wrong and why renewables are right. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’
Report using research from senior Blair and Clinton pollster comes as Labour braces for dismal election results
theguardian.com
