Application for a PhD Scholarship in Melanoma, at University of Sydney is open, $40,109 p.a., for up to 3.5 years. Open to domestic and international applicants. Applications close 30 Sep 2024 Sydney Health EMCR Sydney Health The Westmead Institute for Medical Research #Scholarship More info: sydney.edu.au/scholarships/c…

🧵In 2021 Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drugs. It recriminalized last week, after three years. There were many reasons; one was because overdoses rose sharply. Our new study finds, critically, this was *not* a result of decriminalization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Huge congrats to Prof Renae Ryan winner 2023 Nancy Millis Medal Australian Academy of Science 🥂

Imagine holding a big flea market where you were selling guns, bombs, tanks and means to slaughter people and you complained that people didn’t react very peacefully to your war machine.

New edition of our book! Liz (who updated it) is now deservedly lead author. Dr Liz O'Riordan

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Let's talk about the realities of abortion ≥ 27 weeks, a forced-birth GOP obsession. Note: CDC reports about 0.9% of abortions happen ≥ 21 weeks. This is about the same as in Canada and the UK, so the abortion rate here is not the result of laws. 1/

Super excited to announce I am 2024 Churchill Fellow. Planning to learn from leading US & UK uni’s to integrate & collaborate with AI for reimagining Higher Ed. churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/kellie-… #ChurchillTrust #FutureLeaders Sydney Health University of Sydney Andrew McLachlan ASCEPT ANZAHPE

NEW: Former departmental secretaries Kathryn Campbell and Renee Leon found to have breached Australian Public Service code of conduct for robodebt. 12 current former public servants, 97 breaches all together.

Congratulations A/Prof Kellie Charles "To explore best practices in AI-informed curricula design to reimagine higher education" Sydney Health

At the 2021 local government elections in Blacktown, the rate of informal voting was 25% on election night but the final figure was around 6%. It's the same this year. Anyone implying something from double digit rates last night is misunderstanding the count.

Bit of a thread about what we'll likely see this week Tanya Plibersek has said the Beetaloo Basin gas project will be assessed by a scientific committee to determine if can be ruled out due to the "water trigger" So. get ready for some unsubtle gas lobbying in action 1/8

Was good to see Anis Hamid presenting the ANZUP #ENZAMET poster ESMO - Eur. Oncology alongside Samantha Oakes & Jennifer Thompson. Thanks again to all the authors, PIs & patients Christopher Sweeney, MBBS Ian Davis NHMRC CTC CancerTrialsIreland 🌈 CCTG Astellas Pharma US Cancer Australia

Christopher Sweeney, MBBS with plea for personalized medicine & biology driving drug development/tailoring patient treatment in #prostatecancer. Such an important message across oncology. ESMO - Eur. Oncology #ESMO24 #ESMOAmbassadors OncoAlert

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy, and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record. That’s why the editors of Scientific American are endorsing Kamala Harris for president. | Editorial trib.al/wQ9WElw

Our children deserve to be in their homes, their schools, and their communities—not locked away in cages where even those responsible for their well-being refuse to listen. The state must divest from children’s prisons. Our children deserve care, compassion, and community, not

Nanna News - We are often asked whether signing petitions and contacting politicians changes anything. Nannas reply: It’s hard to tell but what we do know is that Parliament House is crawling with coal and gas lobbyists. knittingnannas.org/2024/09/17/nan…

Can’t believe is been a week already!!! Amazed at how much you have all taken our WSPD procession and vigil to your heart!! Thank you all for being you and all that you do!! See you again next year!!!

The Nationals call for a moratorium on renewables but allow the rampant intrusion of coal seam gas with no questions asked. #auspol #nswpol

Looking forward to lending my ideas and experience alongside a list of heavyweights wrangled by Richard V. Reeves for the American Institute for Boys and Men Advisory Council. Great to see the sector working in partnership and growing together.