Steffi Doebler
@sdoebler.bsky.social
Social scientist, Lancaster. Interested in inequalities, poverty, population data, attitudes, socio-economic & spatial contexts. This is my personal account. Views are mine. 🌹
Care leavers are one of the most vulnerable groups in society. It is well known for a long time that they are severely disadvantaged in education, job market & disproportionally suffer from poor health & mental health, and - unsurprisingly - premature death. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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It is extraordinary that an international diplomat is rattled by an entirely normal internal disciplinary process of a University. Universities have clear policies against discrimination & a duty of care for staff & students, hence must investigate such matters. www.euractiv.com/news/us-envo...
US envoy to Belgium condemns suspension of academic in Arday case | Euractiv
Bill White accuses Ghent University of ‘scapegoating accurate journalism unearthing academic dishonesty’
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We would encourage all UCU members in London to attend the vigil for Jason Arday which will take place on Monday in Trafalgar Square at 6pm. Bring your love and solidarity.
Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable result of press harrassment, with racism playing a key role We're asking the prime minister to commission an immediate public inquiry ito ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again goodlaw.social/n1ck
Signed! Petition for an immediate public inquiry into the role British media had in Dr Arday's tragic death. Add your name here: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Signed! Petition for a public inquiry into the disgraceful role the British media had in Dr Arday's tragic and preventable death! goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
goodlawproject.org
New research from @reeddeangelis.bsky.social & @mhicken.bsky.social examines whether residential context helps explain Black–White disparities in epigenetic age acceleration, pointing to concentrated privilege in mostly White areas as a driver of health and aging inequities. myumi.ch/2j3ez
Residential context and epigenetic age acceleration among older-age black and white Americans: Findings from the health and retirement study, 2010-2016
This study examines whether residential contexts account for Black-White disparities in epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), a key biomarker of prematur…
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Solidarity with Professor @profjasonarday.bsky.social ! What happened to him was a disgraceful racist witch hunt & trial by media! If this was about academic scrutiny then WHY are people of colour singled out & picked apart more than others? Reinstate him at once! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Jason Arday: Cambridge professor in plagiarism row quits
Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".
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Lancaster earlier today. Pride is a protest. For tolerance, for diversity and inclusion, for Love.
Now Farage and his ilk feel emboldened to spew their racist hate out loud. Their anti-immigrant, anti 'foreign nationals' rants are now openly about whiteness. Who's going to stop them? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing as byelection looms
Reform leader claims ‘anti-whiteness is institutionalised’ in UK as polls suggest Labour have lead in Makerfield
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The next big UK health data scandal in the making! "Amnesty UK's Kristyan Benedict: “Patients will rightly be concerned that a company which profits from some of the gravest human rights abuses of our time could have access to their most sensitive data”. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
Campaigners and union reps demand NHS ‘cease all contracts with Palantir’
HEALTH union reps, public ownership campaigners and Amnesty International UK demanded the NHS “cease all contracts with Palantir” today after the US tech company was granted “unlimited access” to pati...
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Hey! @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social! This quango has been causing harm for too long, and government has known how bad it was since at least 2023 (and before, but this report is undeniable). Time to actually act on that information.
Office for Students underperforming amid looming crisis in higher education - Committees - UK Parliament
Report: Enhanced summary Report: Must do better: the Office for Students and the looming crisis facing higher education (HTML) Report: Must do better: the Office for Students and the looming crisis fa...
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STOP deportations of refugees! Write to all the CEOs of complicit airlines! actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Stop racist and cruel 'one in one out' deportations
These five airline companies are facilitating forced deportations. Email their CEOs and tell them to stop. The people being deported on these flights came to this country seeking safety. Many of...
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Trump is a criminal who happily unleashes war and death and hunger unto the whole world just to satisfy his vanity and to distract from his presence in theEpstein files. He will go down in history as the crook he is. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
As deadline looms, Pakistan asks Trump for extension, Iran to open Hormuz
Pakistan's PM has asked Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks and for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Reform UK's poll score is now heading downwards very quickly. Turns out that being really unpleasant, remaining disorganised, having loads of skeletons in their closet, being reliant on a very unpopular leader and hating almost everything the public thinks doesn't work for long. Who knew eh.
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
„Waffen nieder, Löhne rauf!”: Aktionstag am 6. Februar gegen #Militarisierung und #Krieg in mehr als 20 Häfen am Mittelmeer - und in #HamburgerHafen
Hafenarbeiter: „Dass wir in Genua die Waffenlieferung an Saudi-Arabien bestreikt haben, entspricht der Tradition"... » LabourNet Germany
Dossier Der Streik der Hafenarbeiter von Genua gegen die Waffenlieferungen an die mörderische Saud-Bande und ihren Krieg gegen Jemen war eine Art Fanal, dass endlich etwas geschehen muss. Wie ihre Kol...
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"There is now a whole network of agencies in Germany that work mainly for the #AfD and AfD-affiliated groups. These agencies would not exist if there had been no money."
Germany's AfD receives millions in public funding
The right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) profits significantly from public funding. Is democracy in Germany funding its own downfall?
dw.com
The daughter of immigrants holding hands with Trump, make it make sense! 🤦♀️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nicki Minaj calls herself Trump's 'number one fan' and shows off gold card visa
The rapper, born in Trinidad and Tobago, praises the US president while Bruce Springsteen protests aboout ICE.
bbc.co.uk
In solidarity! Wonderful colleagues there at Essex, they deserve so much better. We've been facing the same at Lancaster.
University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 7mo agoCutting 400 jobs at the University of Essex would hit students, teaching, research and the wider community. Closing the Southend campus would be devastating for the town. Staff strike 12–19 Feb. Join the rallies: 5 Feb Southend an 12 Feb Colchester (12–1pm). Info ⬇️
Presidents have broad, virtually unreviewable discretion to invoke the Insurrection Act but there has to be a threshold that says you can’t invade a peaceful city w/fedl law enforcement, kill 2 citizens & claim resulting protests merit sending in troops www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
The army placed units in Alaska on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates.
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In Solidatität mit den streikenden KollegInnen in Deutschland. Bessere Bezahlung und Bedingungen sind lange überfällig!
GEW – Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft@gew.de · 7mo ago7% + soziale Komponente + TV Stud = das Minimum für Bildung! Am 29.01. zeigen wir: Wer Zukunft will, muss in Köpfe investieren. #ProfisbrauchenMEHR #Tarifrunde2026 #29Januar #StreiktagBildung → gew.de/mehr #ProfisbrauchenMEHR #Tarifrunde2026 #BildungIstZukunft #29Januar #StreiktagBildung #Streik
Solidarity with my German colleagues at @social.verdi.de & @gew.de who are striking over pay!
GEW – Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft@gew.de · 7mo ago📣 Kommst du zum Streik? Wann und wo findest du auf der GEW-Homepage. Jetzt kommt es auf dich an! Sei dabei! 🫶 #TVL #Tarifrunde #ProfisbrauchenMEHR #BlueLZ
Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...
St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention
Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled
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Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
I’m glad the study got cancelled. It reads like Tuskegee all over again, but colonialised to an African country. Bizarre, like a dystopian novel. So many world events now seem that way. You think you're dreaming, only to wake realising that this shit is real. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
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