Kafka, the patron saint of PhDs

Interesting read on the re-glamorisation of smoking bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… We recently estimated that 350 UK young adults start smoking every day academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar… Is this being driven by celebs and influencers being pictured - and sometimes actively promoting - smoking?

As part of our ongoing work on Fair Training Culture, today we have published a new report on differential attainment in the Faculty's postgraduate examinations. Read the report ➡️ fph.org.uk/news/faculty-o… Join today's launch event ⬇️fph.org.uk/events-courses…

Fantastic new semi-automated journalism piece from our team at the Office for National Statistics (ONS)... Explore what kinds of jobs are being advertised in your local area, and whether they match the skills of the local workforce. Credit to Siobhan Palmer, Erin Vickery, Anna Khoo, Sam Bennett + team

Inevitably there’s considerable interest in what impacts a Valencia type of rainfall event would have on the UK. A 🧵 metro.co.uk/2024/11/01/hap…

People usually think replication attempts in science are rare. Journals don't publish replications, so scientists don't do them. In reality there are countless replication attempts (and failures), it's just PhD students assume they did something wrong journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst Ul on Reddit. I think the winners are (thread)🧵 1/ Enter your phone number

Clearly written article underscores the need to get the balance right when it comes to regulating vaping. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I don’t why the media are reporting that the NHS is to start offering a “new” or “game changer” stop smoking pill. Varenicline was first available in the UK in 2006. I have prescribed it many times previously. All that has happened is that is has been re-introduced in the UK.

A timely share by Chai & Conversation of this rendition of a Saadi poem by Iranian artist Sara Emami

How did this article make it to publication from BBC News (UK)? GPs are entitled to attend mandatory training. It’s part of their job description. Medicine is an ever changing field, so sessions like these are essential for CPD. This is standard practice across the public sector.

In light of recent events I’ve been looking at the number of major floods on local rivers over the last 30 years. It’s quite an eye opener. The last 5 years has seen around three times more than the preceding 6 five years. May even be time for a couple more!

The Smoking Toolkit Study suggests non-daily smoking has increased since 2020. Over this period, estimates of smoking prevalence have diverged from official Annual Population Survey (APS) estimates. Take home: APS may be underestimating true smoking prevalence in England.

Come and work with a great team on a 4 year NIHR funded project. The role involves looking at public health interventions to reduce weight gain, with a focus on individuals living with food insecurity. jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR046/res…

A new Cochrane review of interventions for quitting vaping has been published today. There is low-certainty evidence that varenicline may help people to stop vaping. Text-messaging based interventions may also help youth/young adults to quit. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Wow, so sewagemap.co.uk is now live for all English water companies. And I think it's fair to say England is looking rather sh*tty today... An important platform... well done Alex Lipp for making this happen.

📈📉We've just published a nifty new #ONS tool that allows you to see how different factors affect population projections! Adjust life expectancy, fertility rate and net migration to see how they affect estimates... (hats off to Sam Bennett for this one!)

ICYMI: ITV News Central did a brilliant story last week about the importance of families getting up to date with their #MMR #vaccines to protect against #Measles - featuring our #WestMidlands #HealthProtection Consultant Paul Fisher Check it out online: bit.ly/ITVCentralMMRf…

Looking for people aged 18-30 in the UK to take part in research about attitudes towards people who use drugs. For more information, and to sign up please see here: bristolexppsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0p…