Dr Esther Sharma
@esthersharma.bsky.social
Researching maternity & migration | #Afghanistan #Serbia | King's College London | personal account | https://birthingontheway.wixsite.com/project
Does anyone know of a paper that describes or provides examples of how participants can be involved in data analysis / interpretation using creative methods? @helenkara.bsky.social @jpueblafortier.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Does anyone know of a paper that describes or provides examples of how participants can be involved in data analysis / interpretation using creative methods? @helenkara.bsky.social @jpueblafortier.bsky.social
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On time and on budget? Whaaat? Make this man prime minister immediately www.ft.com/content/639a...
September 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
On time and on budget? Whaaat? Make this man prime minister immediately www.ft.com/content/639a...
Just published @mitpress.bsky.social our chapter: Anthropological Perspectives on Health System Resilience. Wonderful to work with @dianeduclos.bsky.social and @profkarlblanchet.bsky.social on this.
Download for free here: shorturl.at/A6qmC
Download for free here: shorturl.at/A6qmC
Anthropological Perspectives on Health System Resilience
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September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just published @mitpress.bsky.social our chapter: Anthropological Perspectives on Health System Resilience. Wonderful to work with @dianeduclos.bsky.social and @profkarlblanchet.bsky.social on this.
Download for free here: shorturl.at/A6qmC
Download for free here: shorturl.at/A6qmC
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New! Self-study course 'Introduction to Research Ethics'.
Free to LMIC scholars.
Covers everything from understanding ethics and examples of good practice to what not to do.
Also, I wrote it, so you know it'll be engaging and useful 😉
Please share #AcademicSky
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Free to LMIC scholars.
Covers everything from understanding ethics and examples of good practice to what not to do.
Also, I wrote it, so you know it'll be engaging and useful 😉
Please share #AcademicSky
risingscholars.net/en/news/deta...
Rising Scholars - Announcement: New Self-Study Course! Introduction to Research Ethics
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September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New! Self-study course 'Introduction to Research Ethics'.
Free to LMIC scholars.
Covers everything from understanding ethics and examples of good practice to what not to do.
Also, I wrote it, so you know it'll be engaging and useful 😉
Please share #AcademicSky
risingscholars.net/en/news/deta...
Free to LMIC scholars.
Covers everything from understanding ethics and examples of good practice to what not to do.
Also, I wrote it, so you know it'll be engaging and useful 😉
Please share #AcademicSky
risingscholars.net/en/news/deta...
Brings back memories of being presented an award by Julia Neuberger in sixth form many years ago!
Great evening with Julia Neuberger and David Probert co-presenting awards to some of the great people who work at @uclh.bsky.social … my way of saying thanks for great care on several occasions. Special people doing special things in our special NHS
September 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Brings back memories of being presented an award by Julia Neuberger in sixth form many years ago!
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Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women?
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women?
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
This is a fantastic project led brilliantly by @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social with some really exciting contributions. A real treat for anyone interested in #migration
🎙️ Exciting news—we’ve just launched a new mini podcast series, Between Borders!
Across three episodes, we dive into the challenges of precarious migration and the difficulties of researching it. Available on all good platforms, listen to our first episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Across three episodes, we dive into the challenges of precarious migration and the difficulties of researching it. Available on all good platforms, listen to our first episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Episode One: Friendly Spaces
Podcast Episode · Between Borders · 08/09/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is a fantastic project led brilliantly by @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social with some really exciting contributions. A real treat for anyone interested in #migration
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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🆕 Our new paper just out in the Journal of Advanced Nursing!
What’s it like to be a midwife in Europe doing a doctorate?
Big thanks to the 207 midwives & associations who took part 💙
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Midwifery #PhDlife #Research @ansluyben.bsky.social
What’s it like to be a midwife in Europe doing a doctorate?
Big thanks to the 207 midwives & associations who took part 💙
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Midwifery #PhDlife #Research @ansluyben.bsky.social
Expectations, Experiences and Contexts of European Midwives Pursuing a Doctoral Degree: A Twenty‐Three‐Country Exploratory Survey
Background Despite the increasing number of doctorally prepared midwives in Europe, particularly after the Bologna Declaration 1999, little is known about the context and experiences of their doctor...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🆕 Our new paper just out in the Journal of Advanced Nursing!
What’s it like to be a midwife in Europe doing a doctorate?
Big thanks to the 207 midwives & associations who took part 💙
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Midwifery #PhDlife #Research @ansluyben.bsky.social
What’s it like to be a midwife in Europe doing a doctorate?
Big thanks to the 207 midwives & associations who took part 💙
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Midwifery #PhDlife #Research @ansluyben.bsky.social
This looks incredible!
Next #SSAHE webinar: Bordering/Mothering, 9 October is a double book launch!
ssahe.net/2025/09/03/n...
Book via eventbrite
ssahe.net/2025/09/03/n...
Book via eventbrite
Next webinar: Bordering/Mothering, 9 October
Register on EventBrite to receive a Zoom link. In this event, we will celebrate two new books by SSAHE members: Bordering social reproduction: Migrant mothers and children making lives in the …
ssahe.net
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This looks incredible!
As a new PhD student I'd like to have known:
*Dummies guide to how publishing works
*Academic etiquette incl. how to reach out to those working in similar fields
*What to do during a PhD to give oneself the greatest chance of success in academia at the end of it all
*Dummies guide to how publishing works
*Academic etiquette incl. how to reach out to those working in similar fields
*What to do during a PhD to give oneself the greatest chance of success in academia at the end of it all
If you are doing a PhD, what kinds of things do you wish you had known in your first year?
Alternatively, if you're faculty and are training PhD students, what kinds of things do you think would have benefited your trainees earlier in their training?
I'm editing a presentation on this topic.
Alternatively, if you're faculty and are training PhD students, what kinds of things do you think would have benefited your trainees earlier in their training?
I'm editing a presentation on this topic.
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As a new PhD student I'd like to have known:
*Dummies guide to how publishing works
*Academic etiquette incl. how to reach out to those working in similar fields
*What to do during a PhD to give oneself the greatest chance of success in academia at the end of it all
*Dummies guide to how publishing works
*Academic etiquette incl. how to reach out to those working in similar fields
*What to do during a PhD to give oneself the greatest chance of success in academia at the end of it all
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Yesterday: Nigel Farage says Reform UK "will detain and deport absolutely anyone that comes via that route.. Yes, women and children"
Today: Nigel Farage, "Deportation of illegal immigrants, we were not even discussing women and children at this stage. The news reports who said that were wrong"
Today: Nigel Farage, "Deportation of illegal immigrants, we were not even discussing women and children at this stage. The news reports who said that were wrong"
August 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yesterday: Nigel Farage says Reform UK "will detain and deport absolutely anyone that comes via that route.. Yes, women and children"
Today: Nigel Farage, "Deportation of illegal immigrants, we were not even discussing women and children at this stage. The news reports who said that were wrong"
Today: Nigel Farage, "Deportation of illegal immigrants, we were not even discussing women and children at this stage. The news reports who said that were wrong"
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
Absolutely outrageous that the Taliban claim that Afghanistan is a "place where everyone can live with dignity" and equally outrageous that Farage wants to do a returns deal with them. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #genderapartheid
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Taliban: We’re ready to work with Farage on migrants
Senior official says they will not take money but instead accept aid to support any Afghans deported under Reform plans
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Absolutely outrageous that the Taliban claim that Afghanistan is a "place where everyone can live with dignity" and equally outrageous that Farage wants to do a returns deal with them. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #genderapartheid
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Why is Texas limiting midwives’ ability to care for women—especially in rural areas? Silvia Esparza calls on lawmakers to grant midwives full practice authority.
zurl.co/t6rvJ
zurl.co/t6rvJ
Another View: The state regulation preventing midwives from serving Texas women
Granting certified nurse-midwives full practice authority aligns with conservative principles. It is time for Texas lawmakers to take action.
eu.amarillo.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Why is Texas limiting midwives’ ability to care for women—especially in rural areas? Silvia Esparza calls on lawmakers to grant midwives full practice authority.
zurl.co/t6rvJ
zurl.co/t6rvJ
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This is the Home Office behaving exactly as intended:
The visa fees paid by a grieving widower to bring his wife to the UK are kept. Despite the face that she literally died before she made it to UK soil.
We need to rip this broken institution apart.
The visa fees paid by a grieving widower to bring his wife to the UK are kept. Despite the face that she literally died before she made it to UK soil.
We need to rip this broken institution apart.
June 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This is the Home Office behaving exactly as intended:
The visa fees paid by a grieving widower to bring his wife to the UK are kept. Despite the face that she literally died before she made it to UK soil.
We need to rip this broken institution apart.
The visa fees paid by a grieving widower to bring his wife to the UK are kept. Despite the face that she literally died before she made it to UK soil.
We need to rip this broken institution apart.
This is a disaster for maternal health in Afghanistan
Nazanin, a 23-year-old midwife can now only go to work if she is accompanied by a man and carries a mahram card. The man, who is her husband, must remain unemployed to serve as her mahram, and they both must carry a card.
zantimes.com/2025/06/25/w...
zantimes.com/2025/06/25/w...
June 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is a disaster for maternal health in Afghanistan
A much needed few days of head space to write @cumberlandlodge.bsky.social with the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Methodologies Crew. Amazing how much one can get done when in beautiful surroundings with a constant flow of gastronomical treats (and the odd game of croquet!)
June 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A much needed few days of head space to write @cumberlandlodge.bsky.social with the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Methodologies Crew. Amazing how much one can get done when in beautiful surroundings with a constant flow of gastronomical treats (and the odd game of croquet!)
Do you work on improving health and equity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)?
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-Democratise research and evidence for implementation!
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June 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do you work on improving health and equity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)?
Have YOUR chance to:
-Democratise research and evidence for implementation!
-Win a £50 voucher in the prize draw!
Have your say: bit.ly/Survey-ENG-gf
OR
Choose from 9 languages: bit.ly/implementers...
Have YOUR chance to:
-Democratise research and evidence for implementation!
-Win a £50 voucher in the prize draw!
Have your say: bit.ly/Survey-ENG-gf
OR
Choose from 9 languages: bit.ly/implementers...
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This is outrageous and must be condemned by all nations!
US seeks to gut UN Sustainable Development Goals development
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
US seeks to gut UN Sustainable Development Goals development
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: US seeks to gut UN development goals
American negotiators proposed hundreds of amendments aimed at reversing prior commitments to achieving U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
www.devex.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is outrageous and must be condemned by all nations!
US seeks to gut UN Sustainable Development Goals development
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
US seeks to gut UN Sustainable Development Goals development
www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
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Amazing funded opportunity to apply to do a PhD with us on food insecurity!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Addressing food insecurity through better food aid and improved collaboration at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Addressing food insecurity through better food aid and improved collaboration at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Amazing funded opportunity to apply to do a PhD with us on food insecurity!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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NEW BLOG POST: Doing a project per career stage versus executing multiple projects: Pros, cons and my own experience www.raulpacheco.org/2025/06/doin...
In which I reflect on whether I could have taken a more linear, one-project-per-career-stage approach.
#RPVSky
In which I reflect on whether I could have taken a more linear, one-project-per-career-stage approach.
#RPVSky
Doing a project per career stage versus executing multiple projects: Pros, cons and my own experience
Should you do a single project for each of your career stages or should you
www.raulpacheco.org
June 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW BLOG POST: Doing a project per career stage versus executing multiple projects: Pros, cons and my own experience www.raulpacheco.org/2025/06/doin...
In which I reflect on whether I could have taken a more linear, one-project-per-career-stage approach.
#RPVSky
In which I reflect on whether I could have taken a more linear, one-project-per-career-stage approach.
#RPVSky
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Choose the research method that suits your participants and answers your research question.
Not the one that you’ve got a cool new Miro board for.
Not the one you heard about on LinkedIn.
Not the one you want to mention on your CV.
That is all.
Not the one that you’ve got a cool new Miro board for.
Not the one you heard about on LinkedIn.
Not the one you want to mention on your CV.
That is all.
June 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Choose the research method that suits your participants and answers your research question.
Not the one that you’ve got a cool new Miro board for.
Not the one you heard about on LinkedIn.
Not the one you want to mention on your CV.
That is all.
Not the one that you’ve got a cool new Miro board for.
Not the one you heard about on LinkedIn.
Not the one you want to mention on your CV.
That is all.
Reposted by Dr Esther Sharma
This year has been devastating for Afghan refugees. As Afghanistan is plagued by insecurity, economic collapse, and deepening poverty, both Iran and Pakistan have started large-scale mass deportation of Afghan refugees.
zantimes.com/2025/06/03/n...
zantimes.com/2025/06/03/n...
June 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This year has been devastating for Afghan refugees. As Afghanistan is plagued by insecurity, economic collapse, and deepening poverty, both Iran and Pakistan have started large-scale mass deportation of Afghan refugees.
zantimes.com/2025/06/03/n...
zantimes.com/2025/06/03/n...
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The winning poster from @uclan.ac.uk MAINN conference last week presenting a case study of #Code compliant support for families in temporary accommodation, drawing on our eating well guide @unicef.org @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social #HCRG
May 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The winning poster from @uclan.ac.uk MAINN conference last week presenting a case study of #Code compliant support for families in temporary accommodation, drawing on our eating well guide @unicef.org @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social #HCRG