Was fun talking Public-Common Partnerships (an alternative to Public-Private ones!) and the Path to #RadicalAbundance with @kmilb.bsky.social today. Recording now available youtu.be/7dvycy17r5M?...

Hosting this talk and discussion today in Glasgow. Come say hi ticketpass.org/event/ESWUMU...

PhD opportunity with @mark-glasgow.bsky.social, me and Mhairi Mackenzie looking at the Relational Determinants of Intersectional Health Inequalities. Get in touch if you'd like to discuss. tinyurl.com/RelateHealth

What Does A Healthy, Equitable and Sustainable Future Look Like? 27th November, 1-3pm, University of Glasgow @kmilb.bsky.social, co-author of 'Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future', will discuss what a transition to a world of radical abundance looks like, and how to get there

Theorising from the Plains w/ @camilavergara.bsky.social

Great to be joined today by @camilavergara.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow to discuss 'Systemic Corruption, Oligarchy and Plebeian Democracy'

Join us on the 27th November as we discuss what a positive vision for the future of Glasgow, Scotland and the world might look like with author Keir Milburn to help launch his new co-authored book 'Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future' ticketpass.org/event/ESWUMU...

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Call for Study Profiles Section Editor Closing date: 14 November 2025 @sllshome.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Special issue: The Social Uses of the Body www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

10 days to go until we kick-off our People's Health Assembly. For those not able to make it in person, we're co-hosting a webinar on Public Pharma at 1pm GMT. Registration available here: tinyurl.com/WESG02

10 days to go until we kick-off our People's Health Assembly. Still time to register. The Public Pharma event was sold out but a handful of tickets have just been released. More info on speakers and plans, as well as registration detail, in the link tinyurl.com/PHA2025

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Public Pharma: A Step Towards Health For All 31st October 13:00 - 14:30 Zoom (in-person option available too as part of the PHA happening over the same weekend - see: tinyurl.com/PHA2025) More details and registration link: mailchi.mp/4d30913ce396...

Two weeks to go before the Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot. Or Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-reid...

Just a couple of days left to register for our 'What Would a Wellbeing Economy Strategy Look Like?' webinar with Gerry McCartney, 12pm on Thursday 2nd October tinyurl.com/WESG01

1/5 We have published a new article in Lancet Public Health on how a transition to a #WellbeingEconomy might impact positively on population health tinyurl.com/yc4w9xbd @mmbuchs.bsky.social

Go buy this policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/advancing-he...

While Western studies show life satisfaction hits rock bottom in midlife, rural China tells a different story—young adults at just 21 are the LEAST satisfied group. What's behind this? Read this new paper from Longitudinal and Life Course Studies to find out doi.org/10.1332/1757...

There's still time to book your place for a special screening of Purpose: a Wellbeing Economies Film followed by a discussion featuring @maggiechapman.bsky.social, @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social, @sarahboyack.bsky.social 📍Scottish Parliament 🗓️ 24 Sept www.tickettailor.com/events/wellb...

2025 PHA Registration Now Open Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe. www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025

LAND MOOT 2025 Tickets on sale now! A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com

#SLLS2025 kicking off in Fribourg, Switzerland

Book Launch: Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities 19th September, 16:00-17:30 Glasgow www.eventbrite.com/e/chp-book-l...

As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"This is not about ego. It is about refusing to disappear. About resisting the slow erasure that comes with war and famine. About insisting that our thoughts and our work continue, even when it must be done in the ruins." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Letter of the Day on Palestine Action.

Send Frontline Voices to COP30 in Brazil www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/flotilla4c...

My Editorial: The Long Shadow "As we watch the continued genocide in Gaza and the use of food as a weapon, not only here but in Sudan and across multiple conflicts, anyone with the slightest interest in life course studies can hypothesise the toll that is not yet visible for those that survive."

Latest Issue of the @sllshome.bsky.social journal, Longitudinal and LifeCourse Studies (LLCS), is out now via @bupjournals.bsky.social One highlight is a comment and debate on re-considering ‘impact’ for longitudinal social science research bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

New paper out investigating socioeconomic inequality in dog bites and strikes in Scotland. We find that people in most deprived areas of Scotland at almost 4x higher risk of dog bites as numbers rise across the board www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Who would've thought that private equity would be shit at nursery care?

Perfectly expressed.

True story.

📢 We're excited to announce the 8 winners from our recent 2025 I-SES Awards competition 🏆 for doctoral students, postdocs, & early career researchers! In the coming weeks, we'll share short video clips showcasing their outstanding research. Please join us in congratulating each of these winners!

Afternoon keynote from Prof Jason Gill and Dr @tonyrobertson82.bsky.social 🎙️ A fascinating talk on 'the biology of inequality'🧬 They introduced work at UofG bringing together people with biology expertise to work on health inequalities and @tonyrobertson82.bsky.social's research in this area.

🚨Health inequalities in Scotland are persistent, growing - and solvable. Join us at this @uofgpolicy.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social and Glasgow Changing Futures event on 2nd June, 10am-4pm in the Clarice Pears building. 🔗 Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

🚨 We've just published new data showing the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases & environmental health hazards. Our blog post explores how factors like location, job or ethnicity can damage people's health ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/02/h...

🧪 Advances in genetic research have been skewed towards European ancestry populations 📣The broader call of our new study in LLCS is to eliminate this bias through the collection of large, diverse genotype samples and measuring genotypes with arrays designed for multi-ancestry populations🧪 See here ⤵️

The Latest Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (@sllshome.bsky.social) issue is out now via @brisunipress.bsky.social! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

We are excited to announce that our Editor’s Choice articles for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies are now live!🔥 Free to access until 31st July:

Health Inequalities PhD opportunity with @profkatsmith.bsky.social

❤️‍🩹 | NEW REPORT: Voters want bold action on health – and don’t see it as 'nanny statism'. Our new research with Public First shows that smarter public health policy isn’t just good for the nation – it could be a vote-winner too. www.ippr.org/articles/the...

The attack on women's health continues: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study will be canceled after January 2026. www.science.org/content/arti...

📢 Mark your calendars for our next webinar next week! “My 'Accidental' Career as a Social Epidemiologist” featuring Professor Naomi Priest 📅 Thursday, May 1st, 2025 🕗 06:00 New York / 11:00 London / 20:00 Melbourne 👉 Register now at bit.ly/3YABrxB — and please share widely! #SocialEpi #SDoH

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