A lovely bit of post to receive while working from home this morning. Very honoured to have been elected to the @fphuk.bsky.social as a fellow through distinction ⭐️ I wanted to thank the people who nominated me but they don’t seem to be on social media. Thanks anyway Sheena Ramsay and Tom Hall!

Lovely sunny day in Leeds for the last workshop of the @advancehe.bsky.social Aurora leadership programme. Looking forward to meeting lots of people and discussing the future of higher education #WomenInHE

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

Mainstreaming gender in the new NDCs can help unleash the potential of women as powerful agents of change in the climate fight. Mavis Mainu explains why gender-responsive targets, funding and inclusion are key to NDCs accelerating climate action. #IWD2025

How the new NDCs can mainstream gender to accelerate climate action

Mainstreaming gender in the new NDCs can help unlock the full potential of women and girls as powerful agents of change in the climate fight - here's how.

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What’s going on here?? 60% of Gen Z men think they’re expected to do too much to support equality? How depressing ☹️

King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership@giwlkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m... 🧵⬇️

Solidarity with colleagues and students on the @newcastleucu.bsky.social picket line today. Sadly I couldn’t join because I had to drop Mr Twit off at school for #worldbookday

Sign our open letter docs.google.com/document/d/e...

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 2y ago

Trying to open a new campus while cutting jobs. Not a good look. Our members should not lose their livelihoods because of management can't handle the finances. 14 days of strike action started today at @newcastleucu.bsky.social 👇 With hundreds of jobs at risk we must #STOPtheCUTS.

In our new paper @profbambra.bsky.social and I argue that the ongoing #polycrisis has profound implications for global #publichealth, shaping health inequalities now and for future generations. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The Global Polycrisis and Health Inequalities - Courtney McNamara, Clare Bambra, 2025

In the current era of multiple, overlapping global crises, it is essential to consider the political economy of health within the broader framework of global in...

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Please help with our study on #socialmedia and #breastfeeding support. The survey should only take around 10mins and all responses are anonymous. You can also opt into a prize draw to win one of three £20 shopping vouchers. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/newcastle/...

How should you respond to a regime that has disregard for health and wellbeing, ignores the central role of inequalities in poor health outcomes, and believes science and scholarship to be enemies of progress? @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in the latest Editor's Choice www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Hello BlueSky! I can’t think of a better way to introduce myself than with this blog from @socsocmed.bsky.social 👋🏽

Society for Social Medicine & Population Health@socsocmed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Meet our new Honorary Secretary - Dr Shelina Visram 👋 In this 'meet the members' blog, Shelina shares with us the story of how her career began & what inspires her most about conducting qualitative research with people from marginalised and under-represented populations. Read here: bit.ly/40AX2Xc