Don’t miss this PCPLD conference on 19th June. Best conference you’ll go to this year! Hosted by my team at Kingston University Early bird tickets extended to 30th April Register: bit.ly/4chvf3n

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Coming soon: 'Dying for Beginners: An interview with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social' 📆9 May 2025, 12-1pm 🏢University of Bristol, 11 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB Join us for this special event to mark #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek www.goodgrieffest.com/events/dying... @bristoluni.bsky.social

Hīkoi to defend gender-affirming healthcare in Wellington. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransKids

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“Despite producing enough food to feed 40 million people annually, Aotearoa allows its most vulnerable tamariki to go hungry. Food insecurity here is one of the worst in the OECD, and disproportionately affects Māori and Pasifika children.” — Dr Madeline Shelling.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

“Quite often institutionalised racism is done by accident, but this is a purposeful, deliberate, known act of institutionalised racism” - Dr Nina Scott on Minister removing health equity funding from bowel cancer screening. archive.ph/4tCW8

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New Zealand Tour Dates - the full list! I’ve been invited on a tour of Aotearoa NZ by ANZSPM and Hospice NZ. I’m grateful for their hard work in arranging this trip. Here’s where I’m going, a list of professional and public events, and ticket links for individual events. Tell your Kiwi pals.

In 2018, 20% of trans people in Aotearoa had avoided seeing a doctor because of fear about how they'd be treated for their gender. In 2022, that had dropped to 11%! There's been so much work that has gone into this - and tho there are other barriers, I think this is a win we should celebrate

Good news everyone. Counting Ourselves 2022 has been released! Such an invaluable document. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Read our latest publication here ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article... It was written a while ago when there was more hope and positive change in our research sector but it is very relevant within the current climate we are working in

There's still time to submit. Even just a couple of sentences expressing your opposition to this heinous bill - it all adds up. Please.

#NZpol "Owning up to our troubled past requires guts and grit. No one ever said it would be easy. But it is an essential step in the process of maturing as a society." The TPB is part of a naked appeal by ACT to all who'd prefer we remain stunted in our national growth. Get a submission in TODAY!

"Despite the problem of #racial and #ethnic #bias being known for decades, global use of pulse oximetry continues to increase, and it is incorporated into risk scores, triage algorithms, and artificial intelligence." #AI jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This thread is so important. Just take 5 mins to write that you oppose X bill. If you need, cut and paste a few lines from someone else’s work. But KEY message- lots of really smart people will use their expertise to articulate complex things well, your job is to simply state your position.

I've just published my own submission to Manatū Hauora's consultation on the right of transgender children in Aotearoa to access the healthcare they need - consultation they have opened on request from Minister Reti, with no good justification. It's long, but may be useful for your own submission.

Did my submissions...used some of the amazing tools others have developed to help (thank you)...they weren't lengthy, but they are done. Now need to do something calming as the need to do it makes me so angry.....

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Reminder: Submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill close 7 January. Don Brash just emailed his followers saying they need to submit in support of the bill or Māori won't let them go to the beach anymore. Even if it's only a paragraph or two, it's important to get your opposition on the record.

“Women are asked more questions during a seminar and the questions asked of women presenters are more likely to be patronizing or hostile. These effects are not due to women presenting in different fields, different seminar series, or different topics…” www.nber.org/papers/w28494

Aw sweet! I already submitted, but I love aids to doing your part ❤️ #ToitūTeTiriti

Just found #DuvetKnowItsChristmas and ❤️ - as I'm in Aotearoa I've donated to Te Tāpui Atawhai/Auckland City Mission, amazing #TeĀrai research partner (all donations currently matched). #MeriKirimete

Meri Kirimete - wishing you a restful day ❤️

Important thread for everyone in NZ. If you think the treaty bill is awful, this is the one they are distracting you from. Submissions close Jan 13th

Fabulous submission by Prof Jane Kelsey on the Regulatory Standards Bill please take the time to read, share and make a submission on this devious sleazy excuse of a bill - use the words of others to inspire you if you are struggling ⬇️ #nzpol

Now online in the @bmj_latest Christmas edition: bmj.com/content/387/... Free access for 50 people: bmj.com/cgi/content/... Thanks for the invitation to write this piece.

This paper came out last year, but is making the rounds here on bluesky. Women favulty leave their jobs at higher rates than men, and most report it is workplace climate that drives them away. #toxicdepartments

Did you know that once we ditch fossil fuels, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because that’s how many are just carrying coal, oil and gas?

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Although this is a bit like glazing pottery….

You can't accept the role of being 'critic and conscience of society' and then insist on "institutional neutrality"- they are mutually exclusive positions. Knowledge is not neutral, and one cannot be critical or have a conscience without having a clearly stated position or opinion

The last 2 are what NACT are trying to sell. #nzpol

My god, this is dumb. Not declaring institutional support for Te Tiriti is not neutral it is actively supporting the legacy of colonialism where Māori and Pacific colleagues feel less free to speak and we cannot innovate along the lines Te Tiriti opens up.

The fact that David Seymour and the ACT party who only got 8% of the vote can introduce TWO pieces of CONSTITUTIONALLY UNDERMINING legislation, one of which will become law, is a clear example of the broken and corruptible nature of our political system (by design). #nzpol

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Cunk spittin Christmas cheer

Seems like the current New Zealand government doesn’t even want overseas funders to fund the country’s humanities and social sciences researchers instead of them.

17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of: • early death • hospitalisation for any reason • cardiovascular disease • cancer mortality • treatment for mental health problems. Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.

Wow…need to read this one 👇

Qualitative researchers' experiences of methodologically incongruent peer review feedback w/ @ginnybraun.bsky.social @jeffnz.bsky.social @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social @andrealamarre.bsky.social & @joannasemlyen.bsky.social psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

Very exciting new #TeĀrai project - grateful for funding from @medresearchnz.bsky.social 🙏