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The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives UCL The BMJ

Excited an honoured to be a keynote speaker at the upcoming UCL Qualitative Health Research Network conference. If you want to learn more about qualitative health research then book here: ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-he…

A sad moment: the outgoing Editorial Board's last ever issue of CPH - as always, there are many cracking papers, and our final editorial reflecting on changes in academic publishing. doi.org/10.1080/095815…

In summer 2022, I undertook a new project: studying men & women's experiences of playing walking football. 'Later-Life Masculinities: (Re)forming the Gendered Lives of Older Men', written with Thomas Thurnell-Read, is the 1st paper from it! Open access too 🎉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Interesting PhD opportunity within the Born in Bradford programme. Interested in working with young people and addressing social issues that drive health inequalities? This could be the one for you. Join a great team doing important work. Deadline: 15th March phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/368-es…

Thanks to SHI Foundation for funding the fascinating conference Loughborough University exploring the sociological intersections of sport and health. Thanks esp to the stellar line-up inc Graham Scambler Louise Mansfield @DrEmmaPullen Gareth Thomas Oli Williams

I'm defending my PhD dissertation! "Struggles for Getting Involved – A Critical Examination of Collaborative Endeavours in Danish Health Research" Participation online or physically: events.ruc.dk/19-3-24phdfors… #Soctwitter #medsoc #healthserviceresearch #inclusiveinvolvement

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!

When your funder looks at you through a mother's eyes 😂 A very generous summary of my THIS Institute fellowship. Though despite the pandemic derailing the project it does feel like we achieved a lot. Thanks to everyone who collaborated with and supported me during those 4 years

Enjoyed this chat - was great to talk about such an important topic with this panel. If you're interested and have half an hour to spare have a watch/listen.

Physical Activity, Disability and Social Work posts - Moving Social Work Postdoctoral Researcher PhD - fully funded Please do get in touch if you'd like a chat jobs.ac.uk/job/DHC515/pos… jobs.ac.uk/job/DGL639/phd…

Hear Helen talk about her THIS Institute PhD fellowship. Enjoyed how the chat drew on research evidence & clinical practice to consider different ways care can be improved to support recoveries. Left me feeling like change is possible (worth listening to if you’re losing hope)!

🌟It's publication day!!! 🌟 I'm really excited to share our new collection, Knowing COVID-19, edited with the brilliant Des Fitzgerald. The book brings together 8 fantastic essays on the epistemological work of the pandemic humanities: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526178640/…

We're advertising two new research associate roles at THIS Institute, for people with qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods expertise! If this is you, please consider applying. If it isn't, please consider retweeting 😉. Details: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?unit=u101…. Closing date 21/7.

An article from my study on walking football is out today in Leisure Sciences: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… I show how later-life leisure, praised as a route to connection and belonging, can foster exclusions in ways that disturb sentimental & idealised conceptions of leisure. Enjoy!

'“I am there just to get on with it”: a qualitative study on the labour of the patient and #PublicInvolvement workforce'. New #OpenAccess article by Stan ⚧️ From the River to the Sea 🍉 and me: doi.org/10.1186/s12961… #PPI #PPIworkforce

Louca-Mai and I are incredibly grateful to the #PPI staff who trusted this project. They are the people who experience the fallout when inclusive and equitable involvement in research is set up as a 'deliverable'. We hope to have done them justice.

We're holding a symposium at the University of Edinburgh to kick off the discussion we hope to ignite with our new book on stigma. There's limited places so if you'd like to attend please register ASAP, details in link below. Bursaries available for ECRs jumpshare.com/s/bzZYybtCP97D…

Really enjoyed this chat for the THIS Institute podcast talking about research I've done into co-production with others working in such important and interesting areas. Available in all the usual places people get podcasts. thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/co-pro…