🧵1/ Our new @eupha.bsky.social & European Journal of Public Health editorial warns that war in Iran is creating invisible health frontlines, with civilians, health workers, and health systems bearing burden. W/ @tiagocorreia.bsky.social @charlottemar.bsky.social @talbreht.bsky.social & Neil Squires

Must-read BMJ editorial by @jocalynclark.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/... "Peace, come closer." On the urgent need for "a critical debate about the role and influence of powerful financiers in global health, especially now as traditional sources of support dwindle."

Global Health Financing Needs a Reset by Bertrand Badré, et al @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/EuI6yhs Co-authored by the Boston Consulting group. So I'm guessing the 'powers that be' will pay attention. And @felixundstein.bsky.social :)

Those of us who have tried to research public-private partnerships will, I suspect, read these words by @davidallengreen.bsky.social and say Amen

Britain’s international aid cuts have failed. It’s time to change course www.devex.com/news/britain...

The new Lancet study on the genocide in Gaza finds that total deaths were 1.71 times higher than reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health as of January 2025. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Had to post about this #restorativejustice #videogame..: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/f...

🗣️ "For those with the largest followings on X, it has been universities who are most reluctant to let go." #AcademicSocialMedia #X

🌏 Celebrating World Anthropology Day 🌏 #Anthropology connects us to the stories, cultures & experiences of people everywhere. At the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology, we make sure this knowledge is open, free, and accessible to everyone! #WorldAnthropologyDay #OpenAccess www.anthroencyclopedia.com

Our new podcast on #AI, accountability and civilian harm in armed conflict with @jessicadorsey.bsky.social Chris Rogers and I reflecting on AI-DSS, LAWS & #CHMR lawpod.org/podcast/ai-a...

From Oxford University Press: Our own market research, undertaken with 674 students in summer 2024, found that 94% were using AI to support their learning, a figure that aligns with broader sector data. This is data from almost two years ago.

Join us now for a lecture by Prof. Markus Messling on the Cultural Politics of #Reparations: Microsoft Teams meeting Join: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3676962... Meeting ID: 367 696 297 020 98 Passcode: MM2Ek2wb

Join us tomorrow, 2pm CET for the #online talk by Prof. Markus Messling on "Cultural practices of #reparations". Prof. Messling runs the Käte Hamburger Centre: Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE). Tune in here: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/cul...

A history of #slavery & dispossession: The UK and the US were found responsible for crimes against humanity on Chagos Islands but so far there are no plans of #reparations or #justice for Indigenous people. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Join us tomorrow, 10am CET in person or online for the talk by Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis on "Reparative Grammar" and #reparations beyond injury. Find out more here: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...

The Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology is looking for a new Editorial Team. You can apply here: docs.google.com/document/u/1... Could you please share this call? @anthroencyclo.bsky.social @aaas.org @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @appliedanthro.bsky.social @histanthro.org @polar-journal.bsky.social

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers with 2,248 killed and 12,493 injured, and 33% more injured or killed in each srike in 2025 compared to 2024 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

We’re hiring! 📢📢📢 The Open Encyclopedia of #Anthropology is looking for a new editorial team. Join us in strengthening #OpenAccess publishing and shaping the future of our discipline. Applications welcome from individuals or groups. Please share widely! 🌎🌍🌏 docs.google.com/document/u/1...

The coalition agreement of the new centre-right Dutch government states that they will "actively promote societal awareness of the country's #colonial and #slavery past and its lasting impact" but does not mention the words #reparations or reparatory #justice. www.reuters.com/world/dutch-...

As you know we're excited about #anthropology and about #openaccess. Here's an overview of arguments why open access (not only for anthropology) is so beneficial to the entire scientific community: open-access.network/en/informati...

The Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology is #openaccess! Choose your Friday reading 🤓 Perhaps an entry on democracy? Here it is: anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/democr...

This morning in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Sanjay Basu discusses the past, present, and future confluences around vaccine dissonance. It's worth looking at history to understand opportunities for the future. sciencepolitics.org/2026/02/06/m...

Join us online or in person for two lectures on #reparations later this month at the University of Amsterdam. Sign up here: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures

Insurance companies, climate and health justice cdn.who.int/media/docs/d... in WHO Bulletin - from a Commercial Determinants of health angle.

Join us for a hybrid lecture on #black #repair with one of the world's leading #reparations scholars: Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis. Wednesday 18th of February, 10am CET, in Amsterdam and online (sign-up below) www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...

Join us for a hybrid lecture on #black #repair with one of the world's leading #reparations scholars: Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis. Wednesday 18th of February, 10am CET, in Amsterdam and online (sign-up below) www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...

France adopts a #reparations bill for thousands of children who were forcibly relocated from Reunion island to mainland France between 1962-1984. The bill calls for a remembrance commission, a national day of tribute, and for #compensation through lump-sum payments. www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/ar...

www.bmj.com/content/392/... by Ilona Kickbusch.

The projected death toll from USAID program cancellations is rising. New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️ https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7

A wide array of case studies by @unicef.org centred around the theme of #LossAndDamage providing insights into "the economic and non-economic losses and damages affecting children’s development and well-being". #ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #Climate #Reparations www.unicef.org/innocenti/lo...

👀ICYMI: "To speak of the “demise” of the UK university is not to suggest its disappearance, but its transformation into something increasingly unrecognisable." #AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities

Take a look at @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social's essay that considers how global public investment is critical for future engagement, arguing, "A new vision for global health must move toward mechanisms that treat health as a truly global public good." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...

From my brilliant colleague and friend, Susan Erikson. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/22/t...

Via Globalization & Health: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Mexico City Policy (Gag rule) to be further expanded to include DEI and gender www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... #globalhealth #SRHR #DEI #genderequality

✍️"It has undoubtedly been triggered by the financial difficulty that UK higher education finds itself in, but it is also indicative of unresolved issues in academic publishing." #AcademicSky #ScholComm

Scoop: US loses Gavi board seat after withholding funding www.devex.com/news/scoop-u... via Devex.

Fresh perspectives on #anthropology: this #openaccess read challenges traditional approaches and explores more inviting ways to do research. Very fascinating!

As former colonial powers remain unwilling to take legal #responsibility, a Belgian court considers a criminal case against last living former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the assassination of the DRC's first democratically elected PM, Patrice Lumumba. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...

👀ICYMI: "As the lines between research and governance blur, universities have an opportunity and responsibility to shape policies that are not just evidence-based but contextually grounded." #UrbanStudies #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Policymaking

Rebalancing Risk and Responsibility Under the America First Global Health Strategy www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/19/01/2... by Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene (in Global Policy).

Via CGD: www.cgdev.org/blog/us-cong...

Last Thursday, Spain's Catholic #Church agreed with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse. Each #compensation can take financial, moral, psychological or restorative form in line with the victim's wishes. www.reuters.com/world/spanis...

The work towards transitional #justice and #reconciliation continues in The Gambia: A #reparations commission started making payments to victims of human rights abuses perpetuated under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. www.africanews.com/2026/01/13/t...

"Right of return" for descendants of enslaved people as part of #reparations for slavery - Following Ghana's 2016 example, Benin is offering citizenship to members of the African diaspora. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it www.devex.com/news/the-old... Worth a read. Even if i'm not enthusiastic (and neither do i understand why he still talks about 'The West').