Do you have asylum seeker/refugee status in the UK and want to undertake a PhD on maternal & child mental health/development at @glasgow.ac.uk ? The Sanctuary PhD scholarships offer funding to study a PhD starting Oct 2026 for 3 years. Get in touch if you are interested (& please share this post).

After 5.5 great years at @dundee.ac.uk , I’m excited to be starting a new role as a Lord Kelvin / Adam Smith Senior Research Fellow at @glasgow.ac.uk . Very grateful to colleagues and collaborators at Dundee—looking forward to what’s next in Glasgow.

It is episode 25 of Taking Action and here is the link lnkd.in/e-nrn62m It is a thought provoking with Louise Marryat about her seminal 2019 researching ACEs in Scotland, but it goes far beyond that

Brilliant Christmas epi club hosted by @glasgow.ac.uk this afternoon talking all things health inequalities, frameworks, measurements and social cohesion... thanks to @marionhenderson.bsky.social for leading!

#Dundee & #Angus #Schools! #FREE P7–S2 Author Event! Join the Inclusive Stories Tour with author Beth O'Brien for a event focusing on diversity and reading. Beth's novel, Wolf Siren, is @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominee! APPLY NOW: tinyurl.com/4nt9jd8h Please SHARE this! #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

It's not just leaving toxic and dangerous social media spaces, it's about the wider picture of funding councils failing to act meaningfully on abuse and harms within their own organisations or institutions they fund.

Looking forward to our session with @drlpretorius.bsky.social on the use of AI in research at @dundee.ac.uk

Leigh Elliott, CEO of Children North East, said: ‘No credible plan to tackle child poverty would leave any version of the two-child limit in place. All the evidence shows it’s simply not possible to turn the tide on this issue without ending this policy once and for all.’ 👏👏👏

Which one is more English?

With the proviso in the replies, this is a painfully accurate analogy.

Good grief - just seen that @edinburghuni.bsky.social are shutting the Institute of Academic Development, which is such an amazing resource with an incredible amount of expertise in it. What a massive loss for their staff and students!

Thanks @parentingscotland.bsky.social . I really enjoy chairing the Board of PAS and contributing to improving lives for parents, carers and children in a very different way from my everyday work. I also get to work with a terrific team of staff, trustees and members!

A nice primer here (ft. @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research) on no/lo alcohol prices and whether they really are more expensive than their alcoholic equivalents. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

We hear about the legitimate concerns of white working class communities a lot from the British hard-right, think they’ll care about these horrific and very legitimate concerns? Being a black baby in the UK shouldn’t make you 81% more likely to die in the NHS www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Our second manifesto call is to ensure parents and carers are confident champions of their children's rights by increasing their understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

After his own experience with addiction, #UofT nursing grad offers patients a message of hope #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bXC

Are you an ESRC PhD student looking for an academic placement? Work with the RELEASE dataset to understand post-imprisonment emergency service use: with me and @kjephd.bsky.social Happy to answer Qs www.sgsss.ac.uk/internship/c... #JusticeHealth @stirlingucu.bsky.social @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Ever used the Child Maintenance Service? Parents who have, helped us create this simulation. Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences. Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone @ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social #TransformingChildMaintenance

A lovely sunny autumnal weekend!

How can museums help support early-years learning and development? We're exploring this with our Mini Wonders programme, a collaboration with Art Fund and 15 museums - blending museum adventures with evidence-based parenting strategies ⤵️

New ELSA research shows women with early or surgical menopause face greater risk of leaving work. Hormone therapy soon after menopause could help more women stay employed: bit.ly/3L4kNm7 #Menopause #WomensHealth #Workforce #MenopauseAtWork #ELSAstudy

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela The orange will be throwing ketchup all over the White House!

My research has been described as 'grim, but interesting', which seems apt- often dealing with child and maternal abuse/death. In my 1st week of my PhD I had a conversation about frivolous hobbies that folk use to balance this: for one prof, reading trashy magazines share.google/pIJfgso18jys...

Today we launch our Manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood Elections which outlines six key policy calls that we believe, if introduced, would have a profound and positive impact on the lives of parents, carers and their families in Scotland Access it here: www.parentingacrossscotland.org/news-views/p...

New research led by Sarah Tipping explores how gambling harms affect emotional wellbeing, not only for individuals but also for their loved ones. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/43r34hnw

Oh hello there!!! The printed copies of our report have arrived - and I am the chosen Laura to lug them across the country! So, come and join us in Edinburgh on the 22nd of October for our first @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch and get your own copy! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

'Huddled under blankets in my freezing office, because the anti-suicide lock on the window has seized slightly ajar, I am – like everyone –frantically trying to make it work for the students, [since] any hit in our student satisfaction scores will be an excuse for management to cut more jobs.'

New @aberlourcharity.bsky.social research highlighting school meal debt in England, indicating that nearly 1 in 4 pupils not eligible for free school meals has school meal debt. We are calling on UK Gov to take action to tackle school meal debt & hidden school hunger in its Child Poverty Strategy.👇

“For me, pain is not just physical — it affects every part of life.” Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...

Medical trainees are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and are often shut down or silenced when they do report incidents, finds new research led by @uofgasbs.bsky.social @dundeeuni.bsky.social   More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

www.adruk.org/news-publica... Feeling very privileged to be among these super researchers! Many of these presentations I sadly didn't get to hear, but @drsarahmckenna.bsky.social 's talk was fantastic - a very well deserved win!

Highly recommend @dyellowlees.bsky.social presentation tips/training for anyone looking to improve their presentations. Since our team started implementing some of his tips, one of our PhD students won the school 3MT round, and we were awarded the ADRUK best presentation award. Thanks Duncan!

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

@adruk2025.bsky.social heading back after a fabulous conference. Met so many fabulous people and heard about lots of terrific projects! The future of administrative data research in the UK looks very bright! A lovely unexpected prize at the end too!

Final Keynote of #ADRUKConf25 from Dr Nisha de Silva, Data First & BOLD (Better Outcomes through Linked Data). A fascinating presentation on how data has transformed the MOJ. @adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social

A video featuring what people thought about the 1st House of Hormones event in August. Did we say '1st'? We did - because we're holding a second House of Hormones event online on Thursday, 9 October, 5.30pm. Reserve your free place: www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-h... @parentingscotland.bsky.social

New dates released for @ADR_UK #IADRA online #training course - the ideal Introduction to Administrative Data Research and Analysis (IADRA) course, for those wishing to expand their data analysis skills for data research. Starts 27 October. edin.ac/3vZ2DuL @SLS_DSU

My colleague at @swanseauni.bsky.social has PhD funding available. List of topics below. This is a great opportunity for somebody wanting a supportive path into a research career www.linkedin.com/posts/edwin-...

Back to popular demand! Our member @parentingscotland.bsky.social hosting the House of Hormones for Menopause Awareness Month alongside @sccrcentre.bsky.social & Lyndsay Harrison 📆 9 October ⏰17:30-19:00 📍Online www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-h...

Every family should have the foundations it needs to thrive. We’re joining @savechildrensco.bsky.social to call for Scotland’s political parties to do #BetterforBabies and make sure every family has the starting foundations they need to flourish

🚨 Denmark is on the verge of eradicating the deadliest cancer-causing HPV strains (16 & 18) 💉 📉 Infections dropped from ~15% to <1% in vaccinated women. 💪 This means fewer cancers and lives saved. Vaccines aren’t just medicine—they’re miracles. 🌍❤️ #VaccinesWork www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements in modern medicine. Protecting access is vital to the health and safety of Minnesotans. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

The panels for REF2029 have been announced... 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/expert-...

Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about? Then you need some

I'm sorry, I've been writing at REF again. I tried really hard not to be cynical and write something quite factual. I think I managed that, but yes, agree with Glen, something has to give.

Female heads are paid up to £40K less than their male peers over the course of their careers, but 10 years ago, there was no gender pay gap at all. What’s going on? Tes analyses the data

Ooooo I loved Babel and Yellowface - can't wait to get my hands on this! Also - you can see RF Kuang talking about this at the Book Festival which is being streamed - just sign up online (it's pay what you can): www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

NEXT WEEK! Join us next Thursday 21 August, 1:15-2:15pm at Dynamic Earth to hear all about what our bodies go through during puberty and perimenopause and how this can impact households! Get your tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/house-of-hormones #DaretoDiscover #edfringe

Research shows that increasing pupils' physical activity benefits their physical and mental health, as well as academic performance, so why are opportunities for children to be active disappearing from schools? David Robson investigates