NEW PAPER: heard a lot about 'food noise' recently? It's an increasingly established term, diagnosis even. But acceptance of this term is ahead of understanding of the experience. This paper is an interdisciplinary critique of where we are with 'food noise'. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

2 years ago @the-polyphony.bsky.social kindly invited me @gmthomas.bsky.social @amychandler.bsky.social & Tanisha to write about the book we were putting together on stigma (see ⬇️). Now it's out @brisunipress.bsky.social they've let us do a mini-takeover! 1/5 thepolyphony.org/2023/09/11/r...

Recalibrating Stigma

Gareth Thomas, Tanisha Spratt, Oli Williams, and Amy Chandler reflect on the 2023 symposium: Recalibrating Stigma, Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness.

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ME and ME-like symptoms affect approximately 1.35 million people in the UK. Find out how @kacheston.bsky.social, from our Department of Sociology and @durhamimh.bsky.social, is collaborating with @actionforme.bsky.social to understand the impact of this condition: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Imagine having all the cultural and financial security of *the university of oxford* and being this pathetically weak. Extraordinary really.

University of Oxford@ox.ac.uk · 12mo ago

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year. ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

😍What a pleasure it’s been share the floor with @gmthomas.bsky.social @oliwilliams.bsky.social @amychandler.bsky.social and Jen Remnant talking about stigma at @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social Check out the book Recalibrating Stigma: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

Deadline approaching! 🗓️ Apply by Friday 18th July for our #DiscoveringLiveability Research Fellow role - just over a week left!

Picked up a copy of Recalibrating Stigma after a fantastic launch event in Edinburgh last week. Very much looking forward to reading the chapters and drawing on the analysis in my own work. Great work @gmthomas.bsky.social, @oliwilliams.bsky.social, Tanisha Spratt and @amychandler.bsky.social.

It's a busy time on @d-liveability.bsky.social! We are hiring a 12 month #postdoc Research Fellow to contribute to #qualitative analysis of suicide prevention policies + parliamentary debates: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

The Recalibrating Stigma book launch is happening *today* (19th June)! In London? Please along, it would be great to see you. All welcome. Time: 6:00-7:30pm Location: G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...

This ambitious book offers new perspectives to stimulate and intensify conversations around #Stigma, and highlights the valuable contributions of #Sociological approaches to understanding #Health and #Illness. Publishing #OpenAccess:

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Next week I'll be speaking at a workshop on Neurotechnically-Enabled Urbanism, at the Sheffield Uni urban institute. There's still space to attend (I think!) if you're nearby. www.sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

Reminder: launch event tomorrow (19th June) organised by @britsoci.bsky.social London MedSoc Study Group - thanks again @twiterney.bsky.social Time: 6:00-7:30pm Location: G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...

Oli Williams@oliwilliams.bsky.social · last yr.

We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection. It is available as a free e-book and in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection. It is available as a free e-book and in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

Excited to read this! Congratulations to @oliwilliams.bsky.social and colleagues for the publication of their new book: Recalibrating Stigma. May be of interest to colleagues working in eating disorders and mental health more broadly. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

Recalibrating Stigma

Recalibrating Stigma - Sociologies of Health and Illness; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Featuring original analyses from emerging leaders in medical sociology, this book r...

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Well worth registering, for those in London on the 19th June! #academicchatter #AcademicSky

Oli Williams@oliwilliams.bsky.social · last yr.

Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities. If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.

Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities. If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.

Tom Witney@twiterney.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨Calling Medical Sociologists in London🚨 Join our BSA MedSoc study group on 19 June as we unpack and reassess stigma. We have a brilliant panel drawn from the editors and authors of a new @brisunipress.bsky.social book, Recalibrating Stigma Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...

Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast exploring how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ths.im/4kASxVd

Podcasts Archive

In these informal conversations, hear unique perspectives from diverse voices who are generating evidence and innovating practice to improve quality and safety in the NHS.

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In this final episode of the Listen to THIS podcast, @instagraham.bsky.social and @taralamont.bsky.social reflect on the insights shared on healthcare improvement – from clinical research to data science, critical care to anthropology, design and more. 🎥Watch or listen ths.im/4jCVeUZ

Excited to see our new paper on weight-related bullying in schools published! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Read this thread to find out more! 1/8

Weight-related bullying in schools: a review of school anti-bullying policies

Weight is reported to be the most common target for bullying at school - far more common than other targets such as ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Research suggests weight bias and stigma ...

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My @ucc.ie colleague @jodymooreponce.bsky.social is doing brilliant work on the historical sociology of what we now call lived experience. Get a flavour of her forthcoming papers and monograph in this Irish Examiner article: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

‘Lived experience’ is valued in activism – but is it doing more harm than good?

Those without direct experience of an issue can find their place in activism questioned, but an emphasis on personal testimony can shift activism away from political action, toward guilt, polarisation...

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Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities. If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.

Tom Witney@twiterney.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨Calling Medical Sociologists in London🚨 Join our BSA MedSoc study group on 19 June as we unpack and reassess stigma. We have a brilliant panel drawn from the editors and authors of a new @brisunipress.bsky.social book, Recalibrating Stigma Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...

⬇️Our new co-production toolkit offers practical guidance for anyone designing more equitable, person-centred services Based on learning from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social co-producing #SexualHealth services with African & Caribbean hertiage communities 🛟 #CoProduction #STISky #HealthEquity

Enjoyable blog inspired by our co-production discussion on #ListenToTHIS podcast - thanks Sharon. Though I need to add, the concept of 'Phase Zero' that inspired this blog was one that I was quoting from an article by @thewrittenro.bsky.social & Natasha Choudary: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Time is on our side: operationalising ‘phase zero’ in coproduction of mental health services for marginalised and underserved populations in London

Coproduction is increasingly positioned as the gold standard for improving health engagement with marginalised groups. Yet little is known about how key factors such as power, position and culture ...

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

What do PPIE and Dungeons & Dragons have in common? We loved reading this insightful blog from Authentic PPIE on the importance of planning and defining needs, inspired by @oliwilliams.bsky.social's recent appearance on #ListenToTHIS. It may resonate with the wizards at #QISky! 🧙 ths.im/4j8UO8A

Are you an NHS healthcare professional? Have you taken part in a quality improvement project? We’re running a short survey to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what could be done better. Certificates of participation offered. Share your experiences here ths.im/3YPIvXz

One of the best bits of my job is getting to work with wonderful scholars - @sarahhuque.bsky.social writes here on work she has led, + some we are doing together #suicidecultures #discoveringliveability - finding joy in collaborative, qualitative approaches, even when studying #suicide

Sarah Huque @sarahhuque.bsky.social · last yr.

A tiny bit of writing about finding joy in mental health/suicide research: internationaljournalofsocialresearchmethodology.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/q...

A literature review of non-financial conflicts of interest in healthcare research and publication David Bauer, Devin Orchard, Philip Day, Marc Tunzi & David Satin bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #COI #CDoH

A literature review of non-financial conflicts of interest in healthcare research and publication - BMC Medical Ethics

Background Conflicts of interest (COIs) in healthcare research have received substantial attention over the past three decades. Although financial COI (FCOI) has an extensive literature, publications ...

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Exciting! Our edited collection on stigma (with @brisunipress.bsky.social) is off to print, and we've some different events upcoming in June to celebrate and share the wonderful contributions that feature in it. Including this one with the MedSoc study group in London, sign up below 👇

Oli Williams@oliwilliams.bsky.social · last yr.

Our (@gmthomas.bsky.social Tanisha Spratt @amychandler.bsky.social) book went to print - very exciting! The @britsoci.bsky.social London MedSoc Study Group is hosting a launch event (thanks @twiterney.bsky.social) on 19 June 18:00-19:30. All welcome, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...