The number of UK universities announcing redundancies has now risen to 45. We should get to 50+ within the next few weeks. qmucu.org/qmul-transform…

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Tony Benn ‘Hope is the fuel of progress’ t-shirt. Free postage until midnight on Monday! Women’s fitted options also available. modernlovetees.co.uk/product/hope-i… #teemill

Sociology of Health and Illness Journal are recruiting two new Book Review Editors from October 2024 onwards: shifoundation.org.uk/about/news/app…

All applicants welcome, and particularly from early career and/or international colleagues. Further details in the link above.

Any questions, contact me or Janice McLaughlin @janicemcl.bsky.social!

The first designs are up in my new t-shirt store! Lots more to follow... Printed by Teemill creators of a sustainable, circular supply chain for fashion, making products from natural materials, in factories powered by renewable energy.
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No huge surprises, These are the universities with the most private school students in 2023 thetab.com/uk/2023/09/18/…

After 14 years in power and with an election months away, you might be wondering how the NHS, this nation’s greatest institution has fared under the Conservatives

Here are some staggering numbers to help you form a view 🧵

Physician Associates: why the controversy? cost-ofliving.net/physician-asso… via Judith Green - well argued piece!

Now Blog - 'Physician Associates: why the controversy?' - Judy Green Judith Green examines the role of the Physician Associate within primary care cost-ofliving.net/physician-asso…

Blog article 'War and conflict – what’s the role of medical sociology?' By Chris Yuill
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Blog 'The fragile worker: stigma, illness and disability in the contemporary workplace' by Jen Remnant
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Looking for recommendations for books on the social history of health, disease or medicine please.

I enjoyed ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ by Siddhartha Mukherjee and ‘The Great Influenza’ by John M Barry. #historyofmedicine #twitterhistorians

So cold on the platform this morning there wasn’t a single person on their phone. Hands in pockets all round!

Woow!

On the left it is still day, the Sun is still shining, and on the right it is already dark night with the Moon. The craft is located just below the terminator... border of light and dark.

Seagulls!!

A Christmas blog with a health twist Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King's

New Blog - 'O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, how lovely are your branches' Sasha Scambler examines the environmental and health impacts of real vs fake Christmas trees.
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This one graph shows the crisis in England's NHS in a way you've never seen before.

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Our Sociology of Health and Illness Journal webinar on Globalizing Dialogues between Sociology and Disability Studies - is this afternoon. Can’t wait to hear from our speakers.

Disabled academics exist. Yes in your field. Yes in your department. Yes, potentially even on your team.

We notice when you say conference accessibility doesn't matter, when you say it's impossible for us to be researchers, when you say that it's okay if we die in a pandemic.