
Robyn Norton
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Founding Director, The George Institute for Global Health; Emeritus Professor of Global Health, Imperial College London; Professor of Public Health, UNSW Sydney
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19-03-2013 05:57:03
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Finally started on the 'The Foreign Gaze' by Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá Offers a transformative lens on #GlobalHealth Challenges the dominance of "foreign" perspectives & Calls for justice in knowledge practices. A must-read for anyone seeking to decode #Equity & #decolonisation



🚨 Fully-funded PhD studentships in Reproductive Science at Centre for Reproductive Health at University of Edinburgh!🚨 Apply by Jan 15, 2025, for a chance to research cutting-edge topics in endometrial cancer & pregnancy Start: Sept/Oct 2025. More info: reproductive-health.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/p…

Yesterday, at the 2nd Annual Symposium of the NIHR GHRC for NCDs and Environmental Change, Our CEO, Prof. Anushka Patel delivered a keynote address on “Leading Change in Global Health and Environmental Sustainability”. [1/2]


Last month we launched the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) policy framework. Speakers at the launch webinar discussed why better consideration of sex and gender is needed in UK research - and what our MESSAGE project is doing about it. Watch here: bit.ly/3B3ne44

Congratulations, Dr. Justin Scarr on your graduation with the prestigious Dean’s Award! 🎓✨ Your brilliance, passion for drowning prevention, and commitment to creating a safer world have always been awe-inspiring. Super proud 🥹 Supervisor! #drowningprevention #PhD


For 30 years, the UK has had no unified sex and gender guidance for medical researchers. Find out how our MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) project is aiming to change that - and what the project has achieved so far in advancing sex and gender equity in health research: buff.ly/4is49JD


Join our colleague, Jane Hirst for this upcoming session on 'Global Women’s Health Initiatives to Investigate Novel Approaches to Improve Health Care Delivery'. 🗓️30 January 2025, 11:20 AM GMT ➡️Register: buff.ly/4gmGusv


What plans does NHS England have for Women's Health in 2025/26? None. The operational and planning guidance just published doesn't mention the words; women, woman, maternity, pregnancy. Its not a good start to the year. england.nhs.uk/long-read/2025…




Please read this statement from the family of Rebecca Lobach. Read every damn word. And then share it with anyone you know who still cheers on this sorry excuse for a President. The President of the United States, the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense claimed, without

In this study of 428700 admissions with ACS, #women, black #ethnicity, #multimorbid & #frail patients were less likely to undergo revascularisation, & women had higher unadjusted 1-year mortality than men. Prof Julie Sanders Professor Vijay Kunadian gavin murphy academic.oup.com/ehjqcco/articl…



Join us for a fun and informative session on speed management this Sunday during the 3rdWYA in Marrakech #RoadSafety #4thministerialconference George Institute UK


