Sarah Briggs
@sarahbriggs.bsky.social
NIHR clinical lecturer, academic oncologist researching environmentally sustainable healthcare, University of Oxford. Sustainability, planetary health, climate, ethics, oncology, genomics. Also novice pianist, book-lover, allotment noob, northerner.
I find it astonishing that Labour are considering the North Sea when the impact of climate change is so blaringly slapping us is the face right now… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil
London mayor points to ‘terrifying scenes’ this summer amid speculation Burnham may back Jackdaw and Rosebank projects
theguardian.com
Write a story about, and show picture of, the vulnerable Parisians dying in their apartments from the extreme heat you cowards.
Parisians cool off in canal amid 'red alert' heatwave
France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.
bbc.com
They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
theguardian.com
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
nature.com
Important analysis by @cleancitiescampaign.org on the rise of US-style pickups in the UK. There isn't a sudden need for these vehicles; this is a lifestyle choice. Large pickups are more dangerous, more polluting & have no place in urban areas. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
theguardian.com
Applications are open for @acmedsci.bsky.social's Starter Grants! As a current awardee, the funding is helping me generate data, build research independence, and develop my networks. The @acmedsci.bsky.social team are also hugely helpful and supportive. Highly recommend applying! See links 👇
Academy of Medical Sciences@acmedsci.bsky.social · 7mo agoCalling all early career clinical lecturers! 🚀 Apply for an Academy Starter Grant to receive up to £40k in funding (up from £30k!) 💷 ✨ What sets Starter Grants apart? - Feedback for all applicants - Mentoring & careers support Apply by Thurs 26 Feb 🗓️ 👉 bit.ly/4qTA8Wk
🎙️ OUCH-International members Dr. Joan Schiller and Dr. Leticia Nogueira discuss how climate change is impacting cancer risk, care delivery, and patient outcomes on The Oncology Insights Podcast. Listen: www.wisenetix.co/blog/Cancer-... #ClimateHealth #Oncology
Dr. Joan Schiller & Dr. Leticia Nogueira: Cancer and Climate | Ep. 05
In this episode of The Oncology Insights Podcast, Dr. Abbie Begnaud speaks with Dr. Joan Schiller, Co-Founder of Oncology Advocates United for Climate and Health – International, and Dr. Leticia Nogue...
wisenetix.co
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
Excited to be in Rotterdam for #PHAM25. Fab train journey here (frantically finishing my poster), and loving the waterways and bike lanes. So many fantastic speakers, it’s going to be a great week! #academictravel #planetaryhealth
Climate and food scientists: Hey everyone, here's a massive report showing how we need to make radical changes to our diet to avoid environmental catastrophe, but if we did it we could have amazing health benefits! UK media:
a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background
ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background
media.tenor.com
yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
Public health shouldn’t be centred around individual behaviour change. It should be focused on changing the wider commercial, social, environmental & ultimately political determinants of health. Behaviour change will naturally come when healthy behaviours are facilitated by those structural changes.
Results are in! 💚 @nnuh.bsky.social #GreenTeam saved £481k & 109,297 kgCO2e 🌍 🏆 Winner: Hand Unit — Greener Surgery ✨ Highly commended: ED — Slow IV push antibiotics Sustainable care = better care for patients & staff 🙌 #SusQI #NetZeroNHS
Very excited to be joining @reubencollege.bsky.social as a Research Fellow in Environmental Change. Can't wait to meet and learn from colleagues and students from diverse disciplines, and feeling very lucky to be part of such a forward looking and vibrant college community. 🎉
Join us and @gchuoxford.bsky.social on 24th September @kelloggoxford.bsky.social for our event, The Future of Low Carbon Health and Care. Further information and registration can be found here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
Outdated rules, minimal checks… feels like a recurrent story for UK environment, with predictable impacts on nature and human health www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
theguardian.com
And potentially reducing environmental impact in addition I would presume… radiology has significant emissions related to machine use and data storage, amongst other factors. There’s a real need to rationalise this, would be great to see in this editorial/paper… #sustainablehealthcare #radiology
JAMA@jama.com · 11mo agoEditorial: The PRIME trial establishes biparametric MRI as a viable alternative to multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis, offering reduced time, cost, and invasiveness. ja.ma/4m9lkAk
Love this time of year, when every run is punctuated by stops to collect these lovelies. Anyone else’s pockets full at the end of every outing?!
Happy to share our new research on UK climate politics 🚨 We found Members of Parliament (MPs) use the language of climate "pragmatism" to avoid rapid change. It risks becoming a new discourse of delay. More detail below and in 🧵 1/ theconversation.com/politicians-...
Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action – new study
Politicians talk about being pragmatic on climate change to avoid hard decisions.
theconversation.com
bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Green Decision Making from an ethical perspective: here's some systematic overview:
Should healthcare professionals include aspects of environmental sustainability in clinical decision-making? A systematic review of reasons - BMC Medical Ethics
Healthcare systems worldwide are large emitters of greenhouse gases and contribute to the worsening climate crisis. Attempts to reduce emissions are already being made at various levels of the healthc...
bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com
New paper! We take a critical look at co-benefits approaches to environmentally sustainable healthcare, based on a series of 12 focus groups we held with members of the public across the UK. Full paper now Sociology of Health & Illness. Key findings 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
UK Public Focus Groups on Healthcare's Environmental Impacts: A Critical Analysis of Co‐Benefits Approaches
The urgency of addressing climate change has accelerated the need for healthcare to mitigate its associated environmental harms. Co-benefits approaches are being used in policymaking to frame mitigat...
doi.org
We still have a few spaces for our event with OxCODE, 'New vaccines that aim to prevent cancer: Starting the conversation', taking place on Monday 2nd June at St Anne's College, Oxford. Details & schedule can be found here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cancer... Email cpm@well.ox.ac.uk to book your place.
If you're interested in #sustainablehealthcare and responsible pharmaceuticals, and in Oxford on 12 June, this will be a really interesting discussion. Hopefully see you there @sarashaw.bsky.social, thanks for the heads up!
Sara Shaw@sarashaw.bsky.social · last yr.Greening the pharmaceutical sector - rhetoric or reality? Pls join us on 12 June for a much needed panel discussion and debate. Details and registration via the link below👇 www.conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/... @greentempleton.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @sarahbriggs.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this tomorrow! If you’d like to come follow the link below (in person, Oxford) #genomics #geneticcounselling #denovo
Centre for Personalised Medicine@cpmoxford.bsky.social · last yr.We're looking forward to this public engagement theatre event which is taking place from 2pm on Saturday 17th May @StAnnesCollege. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2514127... We still have a few places available if you'd like to join us, all of the details can be found here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/making...
We’re looking for 2 new Junior Research Fellows to join the @cpmoxford.bsky.social team from September. If you’re an early career academic (incl Dphils) interested in supporting the development of equitable and effective personalised medicine check out the advert. Deadline 16th May.
Centre for Personalised Medicine@cpmoxford.bsky.social · last yr.We have two vacancies for Junior Research Fellows to join the CPM team next academic year. Please repost and send to anyone who might be interested. shorturl.at/DOV5s
On the wards this week, medicines exposed to extreme temperatures above optimum storage conditions because the 1960s hospital buildings are not adapted to a changing climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says
Plans to protect UK from extreme weather are inadequate, Climate Change Committee says in scathing assessment
theguardian.com