Next up is our Open Day in Bengaluru tomorrow, the first time we’ve hosted an event like this in India. We’d love to see you there! Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/internationa... #MVLS

Oh this is an interesting report.

Job losses at UK research-intensive universities double in two years. Exclusive: Scale of redundancies branded a “disaster”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Roles @opfs.org.uk offer work with & for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential & help create lasting solutions to poverty & barriers Recruiting for... 📣Project Manager 📣Finance Manager read more ➡️ www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Fantastic paper by @jeremylabrecque.bsky.social and Katrina Kezios on 'How and when to use causal and associational language'. Nicely explains why I get so frustrated by studies that claim that their aim is to estimate "the association"! www.bmj.com/content/392/...

PLEASE SHARE: 🚨 Two Fully Funded PhD Opportunities – @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social 🚨 We’re recruiting for two PhD studentships exploring child and adolescent outcomes following prenatal opioid exposure, working with leading researchers and unique UK-wide administrative datasets 1/4

We are delighted to announce that #ADRScotland has been awarded £25 million to deliver collaborative, #policy-relevant #data #research, working with our partners to transform data linkage research. edin.ac/3MMevJg @epcc.bsky.social @digitalscot.bsky.social @natrecordsscot.bsky.social #eDRIS

Oh yes she did! Nancy Hopkins & other female scientists at MIT experienced sexism. One night in 1994, she carefully went into each lab WITH A TAPE MEASURE & calculated the area. It turned out that even a JUNIOR faculty member had more sq footage. MIT admitted fault. 🧪 news.mit.edu/2023/measuri...

New fully funded PhD based at @dundee.ac.uk , supervised by Dr Harry Hebert, Prof Lesley Colvin and myself, to investigate Opioid, Gabapentinoid and Antidepressant co‑prescribing. Apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... or get in touch if you would like to find out more!

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

There’s still time to join our workshop next Monday. We’ll explore: 🔹How AI is used across the research workflow 🔹Current levels of understanding around AI in research 🔹What’s needed for a future AI training platform Check if this workshop is for you: shorturl.at/2DbcW

I also got my MMR around 10 years ago when I started working at the Sick Kids in Edinburgh. You can get a free print off of which childhood vaccinations you have had from the GP too, if you're not sure what you've had.

A new 20 year review of SUDs among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities identified a need for increases in evidence-based training and individualized care that accounts for risk factors, co-morbid mental health diagnoses, and substance. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In a world with so many barriers to doing research the right way, you *need* friends and allies to persist. You might find them here:

Barkley's have started and @keithdunn.bsky.social is on bluesky 🎉🎉🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

1st results from #RELEASE: a population-level study into health on release from prison People released have more contact with all services for mental health and substance use than similar people who haven't been in prison, especially acute/emergency bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2... 1/3

We have so much evidence on the impact of experiencing trauma in childhood. It all suggests that what is being done to these children is likely to have lifelong impacts on their health and wellbeing. It is heart-breaking.

"We welcome presenters from any background, with particular interest in hearing from artists, data practitioners/professionals, activists, & critical thinkers. We strongly encourage contributions that engage queer, trans, feminist, and non-conformist approaches to data" £150 + expenses for speakers

The first Stage 2 debate on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill is happening today. This bill has the potential to make significant legal changes to help keep the promise. You can tune in here▶️ www.scottishparliament.tv

A true reflection of what university staff feel about the current Higher Education crisis. If you missed the Scottish Parliament Committee’s evidence session on Wednesday you can watch it here. Thanks to the ECYP Committee for inviting us to take part. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...

Really incredible stuff from Alison Luchs and the NGA. youtube.com/shorts/TpFBU...

This is the final week to apply to our Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellowship Scheme! ⏳ Applications close 30 January 2026, 12:00 PM (noon) Find out more and apply 👇 medhumsplatform.org/practice-res...

Last month we held our Families Voices event in Glasgow! The event helped our mums raise their voices to help shape the future of support for mums on their recovery journey with their children. https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/aberlours-families-voices-project-report

Vaccination against whooping cough, RSV and flu during pregnancy saves babies lives, but expectant parents are sometimes unsure. How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby? To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org #ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky 1/

In her latest blog, ahead of the #ScottishBudget announcement today, our CEO, Justina Murray calls on the First Minister to show children living in poverty that he is listening. She urges him to set out clear and concrete plans to lift families out of poverty for good.

Umbrella review just published with Marissa Nivison, Pasco Fearon and Jennifer M. Jenkins. #CaregiverSensitivity is critical for children’s socioemotional and cognitive #development — an important target for early childhood intervention programs. acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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...