@liamhbishophealth.bsky.social kicks off his talk at #SCT2025 by thanking the Society for continuing to create space for raising EDI issues in clinical trials through recognition across sessions and committees. And gives a great talk on building trust through community focussed workshops and videos.

❓Did anyone go to the NIHR’s sex and gender policy launch on Monday - interested to hear your thoughts!

Had a great session with the Engaged Research Exchange last week We’re lucky to have such a brilliant Public Engagement Team at University of Leeds who we can tap into. Great opportunity to meet other engagement methodologists

🛜I had lovely time at CRUK networking day yesterday in London It’s always a pleasure to put names to faces, and hear about great work from different practitioners! 📈EDI a growing movement - a space to share challenges and insights are always important!

Naga Munchetty spoke about gendered healthcare and challenges in getting treatment and diagnosis of adenomyosis at UoL on Wednesday: "When I attended the G.P. and was asked about my pain level. I'd say 6/10. I was passing out normalising my pain." Fair to say I will buying Naga's book!

Vincenzo Latronico is here to talk to me about his novel imminently released in English - PERFECTION, published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social and translated from the Italian by Sophie Hughes. We discuss 🪑 Authenticity ❤️ is love a dangerous topic? 👂 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Enjoyed giving a talk on sex and gender inclusivity for the NIHR Research Support Service So interesting to hear people’s comments and questions in this space - a way for me to learn too!

To some it might seem a strange frightening world we’re living in at the moment - sending support and best wishes to friends and colleagues and all effected by latest events

Do you work on clinical trials? We need your help to understand the challenges to designing & delivering greener trials. Only 30 responses so far but we can all have a say on this topic. Please take 10 minutes to tell us what you think tinyurl.com/GreenTrials Please share across your networks

First Friday of the New Year Trying to find ways to think of things from different angles and perspectives? Me too, although quite literally in this chilly walk on Crosby beach I took over the Christmas break.

👋I’ll still be active and checking in on here over the break, but if you’re signing off… Have a good one! I feel like I’ve met so many people this year. And if you’ve given up a small bit of time to tell me about your work or share your ideas then thank you

My colleague Will is grappling with the new WHO guidance on clinical trials…

Thanks Stuart - looking forward to catch up on this!

Following the launch last week of CONSULT e-learning on trials involving adults lacking capacity to consent, new blog describes why & how it was developed @kerryhood.bsky.social @amymrussell.bsky.social Blog: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-t... More info: www.capacityconsentresearch.com/training

It’s the last day to do this Have your say - I think it’s important that we help shape processes that will shape our work! www.hra.nhs.uk/about-us/new...

I'm sure many of us are welcoming the recent funding changes by the NIHR around research inclusion. I thought I'd share some of the work we've doing relation to inclusive gender and sex data at LICTR, (which allows me to give a shoutout to the brilliant inclusive data subgroup we have at LICTR)

I’ve done a starter pack for people working in inclusivity in trial methodology but I can’t see some of the key people I’d like to include. Feel free to share @vickylshepherd.bsky.social @katiegillies.bsky.social @markjayes.bsky.social @kerryhood.bsky.social @willjcragg.bsky.social

Come and see some of the new books I’ve received! 👇

I’m sure, like me, you’ve many different interests. Social media can be fun, engaging, but it also takes a bit of managing too This account is primarily going to be for posts about health, research, and inclusivity. So reading, updates from my work, or sharing your brilliant work…

Working in healthcare and literature, it’s always fascinating to see a writer using narrative to explore illness. I spend a lot of my time reading this kind of thing for pleasure I’m particularly interested in how Hattrick in particular uses narrative around her own experience and archival material

Lots of new followers over the past week - Hi 👋! You might be interested to know I have a podcast - The Rippling Pages It’s about the craft of literature. Not always crossovers with my academic work, but if you’re interested in storytelling and advocacy, the latest episode is for you…

I loved talking about it with @liamhbishop.bsky.social here: ripplingpages.podbean.com/e/caroline-c... I'm very grateful for the review in @thetls.bsky.social and by @roughghosts.bsky.social 3/

Caroline is an absolute star 🌟

I’ve been reading these two novels this week while out and about…the passage is from Natalia Ginzburg’s FAMILY LEXICON…where do I go next with Ginzburg - particular interested if she wrote more non-fiction. I love watching Sean trying to talk about art and writing in the chaos around him in Magee

👩‍💻I once heard that one in ten people in Iceland are published writers - and apparently it’s true! 🎄Friða Ísberg tells me about some of the fun in Iceland in the run-up to Christmas ✔️THE MARK is published by @faberbooks.bsky.social and translated by Larissa Kyzer 👂www.tinyurl.com/RPIsberg

Awesome night at the Granta/Serpents Tail publishing showcase. A refreshing array of diverse voices Now meditatively watching someone taking leaves before catching a train

I went in on the weekend

Auerbach in Glasgow

🟧Vibrant Friday vibes from cover of the THE MARK Wonderfully translated by Larissa Kyzer from the Icelandic ✍️You can catch Friða Ísberg and I talking about THE MARK here: www.tinyurl.com/RpIsberg

Fascinating project - some on my doorstep. And probably yours too www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

A trip to the Giant’s Causeway at the weekend

Too good

Next week, Sam Sax is joining me on the Rippling Pages to discuss their new novel. Sam, an award winning poet, novel is about a ‘queer, Jewish person carrying out their last act of protest outside Trump Tower’ All episodes available here:👇 ripplingpages.podbean.com

Really pleased to see Jason Allen-Paisant win the TS Eliot prize. If you're interested, I spoke to him a couple of years ago about his first collection, for what was then the Big Issue North www.bigissuenorth.com/features/202...

Finished this strange but enjoyable novel by Anita Brookner over the Christmas break.

Some books published in 2023 that I enjoyed, and was not reviewing/writing about them

I love this book

If you're ever in Leeds, UK, Hyde Park Picture House is a must

Had a great night in Bradford launching Tom Branfoot's BOAR! Jasmine Gray and Joey Frances dealt up some powerful hard-hitting stuff to kick us off. ✌️🐗

Apparently

Hosting this event in Bradford on the 4th November. Tom Branfoot's new collection, BOAR (Broken Sleep Books) We'll be joined by talents that are Jasmine Gray and Joey Frances Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boar-book-...

Nice job @cclarklewes.bsky.social in the Brixton Review of Books

We're delighted to announce the line-up for Tolka Issue Six, publishing in November, featuring the very best non-fiction, conversations and translations from Ireland and elsewhere. Including @sineadgleeson.bsky.social & @liamcagney.bsky.social! Pre-order here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...

👋 Just finding my feet here 😊