A £5 meal deal? Or gift book packs to 3 pre-school children living in women's refuge centres. Books help overcome disadvantage and nurture a life-long love of reading, but for many they're a luxury families can't afford. Spread joy this back-to-school season with a monthly gift.

PSI's Pandemic PACT programme has launched a vital resource for tracking and understanding research on new or re-emerging global health threats, including #mpox and #H5N1. Visit the Pandemic PACT website to learn more 👇 pandemicpact.org/outbreaks

Type 1 IFN promotes Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization by inducing phagocyte apoptosis Dr Rachel Mcloughlin nature.com/articles/s4142…

I'm thrilled to share my recent publication with the amazing Dr Rachel Mcloughlin and team! Together, we show that S. aureus can drive IFN-I dependent apoptosis in phagocytes to enhance nasal colonisation! nature.com/articles/s4142…

This week in the #MethodologyMonday #Rewind series, I am updating my original post on #Harms in trials with a couple of useful new articles. 1/6 #MethodologyMonday #74 #Rewind

Do you know your 'Gish gallop' from your 'motte-and-bailey'? Or the difference between 'sea lioning' and 'well poisoning'? New post on the bad faith argument playbook - and what we can do about it: blog.kucharski.io/?toxic-tactics

Are you a researcher or an organisation involved in research? Do you have feedback on how we can strengthen career pathways for clinical researchers in low- and middle-income countries? Help to shape our work by filling in our survey: ow.ly/2QF850TmJ3S Closes 4/10/24

Mission & Vision

Delighted to be in Dublin for the InFACT ISARIC workshop to generate a roadmap for global collaboration, federation & support of platform trials. Fabulous to see so many friends and colleagues here for what I am sure will be some useful discussions.

New UKHSA technical briefing on mpox, in the context of the PHEIC triggered by increasing clade I mpox in Africa. Risk assessment process is nuanced, but risk of acquiring mpox in UK is LOW. gov.uk/government/pub… 1/4

Actions & support must focus on Africa, where clade I outbreaks happen & have an impact. In addition to protecting UK population from mpox, it's good to see UK gov is funding mpox activities in Africa, including organisations doing mpox response work & vaccination programmes. 4/4

Have people seen this? gov.uk/government/con…

We'll be in Peterborough City Hospital this Friday (20th) to talk about stroke research in the East of England. Not only will we be talking about what we're doing, but also getting your thoughts on how to shape future research. All welcome. Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/aspire-resea…

Looking forward to the 10th BHF Fellows Meeting in Coventry with a great representation from VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute Xuan Li_Lab Wei Li Ana Vujic Helle Jørgensen Lab

New data released today in The Lancet shows that without urgent action, antimicrobial resistance could kill 39 million people by 2050. Deaths and inequities from the global antibiotic emergency are increasing and now is the time to take urgent action. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

#WHO meeting on global research collaboration for the optimization of respiratory support abt to start - chairs Janet Diaz and Steve McGloughlin doing stellar job

I just finished my PhD and want to share 3 personal survival tips that helped me academically and mentally. These made all the difference in navigating the ups and downs of the PhD journey. 🧵👇

“Decisions are made by those who show up”

Interested in a 4-year PhD studying the genetics of BMI and comorbidities? Don't wait, apply for my AstraZeneca-funded studentship w/ Xiao JIANG 🔗: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48333/ (due October 31)! BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at Cambridge VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute CambridgeCardio DPHPC CambridgeATS

12/12 Policy in Africa needs to be guided by research in Africa. Investment in research centres in Africa pays returns. External models and external policy prescriptions less useful than real data. Jeremy Farrar Wellcome KEMRI-Wellcome Trust