Hester Parr
@hesterparr.bsky.social
Professor of Human Geography in Scotland.
Research = mental health/missing people/seasonal affective disorder/geohumanities/climate change.
Human Being🦋
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/livingwithsad/winteringwell/resources/
Research = mental health/missing people/seasonal affective disorder/geohumanities/climate change.
Human Being🦋
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/livingwithsad/winteringwell/resources/
Pinned
Glasgow Libraries offering 'Wintering Well boxes' to help tackle SAD this winter
The scheme will encourage people in Glasgow to borrow one of the boxes, which are aimed at supporting anyone experiencing low mood during the darkest months of the year, ahead of Blue Monday,
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
Glasgow Life Libraries have partnered with the UKRI ‘Living with SAD’ team to launch ‘Wintering Well’ loans to help with mental health in winter. Just in time for ‘January blues’.
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 AM
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
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‘They’re taught that showing feelings is shameful’: eight reasons men don’t go to therapy – and why they should
‘They’re taught that showing feelings is shameful’: eight reasons men don’t go to therapy – and why they should
A clinical psychologist on why men still don’t seek help for their mental health
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
‘They’re taught that showing feelings is shameful’: eight reasons men don’t go to therapy – and why they should
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A big thank you to Delainey Wescott @delaineywescott.bsky.social, Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social and Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social for being such great guests!
Tune in to hear more 👇
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/2rtzeum3
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ywrts3sc
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Tune in to hear more 👇
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/2rtzeum3
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ywrts3sc
↪️ 3/3
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A big thank you to Delainey Wescott @delaineywescott.bsky.social, Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social and Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social for being such great guests!
Tune in to hear more 👇
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/2rtzeum3
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ywrts3sc
↪️ 3/3
Tune in to hear more 👇
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/2rtzeum3
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ywrts3sc
↪️ 3/3
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❄️ Do you experience the “winter blues”? Have you ever thought about writing a letter to winter as a way to cope?
Many people notice changes in mood, energy, and motivation during the darker months – sometimes this can be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
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Many people notice changes in mood, energy, and motivation during the darker months – sometimes this can be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
↪️ 1/3
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM
❄️ Do you experience the “winter blues”? Have you ever thought about writing a letter to winter as a way to cope?
Many people notice changes in mood, energy, and motivation during the darker months – sometimes this can be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
↪️ 1/3
Many people notice changes in mood, energy, and motivation during the darker months – sometimes this can be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
↪️ 1/3
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Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’, review hears
Older women disappear from presenting roles across the BBC while older men are regarded as “gaining gravitas and wisdom”, according to an internal review of the broadcaster’s record on representation.
A “noticeable mismatch” in the number of staff and freelance male and female presenters over the age of 60 was uncovered by the review. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
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I wrote on psychic life and Palestinian resistance
– to ensure more people read Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
– to ensure more people read Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I wrote on psychic life and Palestinian resistance
– to ensure more people read Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
– to ensure more people read Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A great job opportunity @standrewsanthro.bsky.social: Lecturer in Social Anthropology - deadline for applications 06 March 2026
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Lecturer in Social Anthropology - AC2674
Lecturer in Social Anthropology - AC2674,
Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
Salary: £47,389 - £58,226 per annum
Start Date: 1 September 2026
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www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A great job opportunity @standrewsanthro.bsky.social: Lecturer in Social Anthropology - deadline for applications 06 March 2026
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Scotland folk!
Join me for the launch of my book OCCUPIED REFUGE on Friday, 6 March 2026, 4-6pm at University of Glasgow.
To order the book in the UK & Europe: mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803313... (Discount code: E26BRNKM)
It’s a free, in-person event and everyone is welcome! You can sign up below:
Join me for the launch of my book OCCUPIED REFUGE on Friday, 6 March 2026, 4-6pm at University of Glasgow.
To order the book in the UK & Europe: mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803313... (Discount code: E26BRNKM)
It’s a free, in-person event and everyone is welcome! You can sign up below:
GLASGOW LAUNCH: Occupied Refuge
Join us for the Glasgow launch of Occupied Refuge: Humanitarian Colonization and the Camp in Kenya by Hanno Brankamp (University of Glasgow)
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Scotland folk!
Join me for the launch of my book OCCUPIED REFUGE on Friday, 6 March 2026, 4-6pm at University of Glasgow.
To order the book in the UK & Europe: mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803313... (Discount code: E26BRNKM)
It’s a free, in-person event and everyone is welcome! You can sign up below:
Join me for the launch of my book OCCUPIED REFUGE on Friday, 6 March 2026, 4-6pm at University of Glasgow.
To order the book in the UK & Europe: mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803313... (Discount code: E26BRNKM)
It’s a free, in-person event and everyone is welcome! You can sign up below:
How is the newly ramped up performance culture of the contemporary university disadvantageous to middle aged academic women?
‘An estimated one in 10 women, aged between 40 and 55, working through menopause have left a job because of their symptoms’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘An estimated one in 10 women, aged between 40 and 55, working through menopause have left a job because of their symptoms’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why 'menopause masking' can have consequences - as I discovered
Concealing symptoms of menopause can have knock-on effects for some women, such as increasing the risk of burnout
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
How is the newly ramped up performance culture of the contemporary university disadvantageous to middle aged academic women?
‘An estimated one in 10 women, aged between 40 and 55, working through menopause have left a job because of their symptoms’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘An estimated one in 10 women, aged between 40 and 55, working through menopause have left a job because of their symptoms’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for Episode 2 of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
We're already midway through January and the days are steadily lengthening at both ends.
AND IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
We're already midway through January and the days are steadily lengthening at both ends.
AND IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for Episode 2 of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
We're already midway through January and the days are steadily lengthening at both ends.
AND IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
We're already midway through January and the days are steadily lengthening at both ends.
AND IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
Even in the wet dark cold of a January evening - pretty impressive, Durham.
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Even in the wet dark cold of a January evening - pretty impressive, Durham.
Just spent 3 hours on a ppt on a Mac that was over written by an automatic save in One Drive. A blank slide. All gone. Any solutions? Apart from crying?
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Just spent 3 hours on a ppt on a Mac that was over written by an automatic save in One Drive. A blank slide. All gone. Any solutions? Apart from crying?
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'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
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Still time for anyone from library services across Scotland to sign-up for Friday 16th Jan. ‘Wintering Well Webinar’ hosted by CILIPS.
We’ll be giving the inside scoop on how to design and deliver the Wintering Well Box loan scheme.
@hesterparr.bsky.social
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
We’ll be giving the inside scoop on how to design and deliver the Wintering Well Box loan scheme.
@hesterparr.bsky.social
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
January 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Still time for anyone from library services across Scotland to sign-up for Friday 16th Jan. ‘Wintering Well Webinar’ hosted by CILIPS.
We’ll be giving the inside scoop on how to design and deliver the Wintering Well Box loan scheme.
@hesterparr.bsky.social
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
We’ll be giving the inside scoop on how to design and deliver the Wintering Well Box loan scheme.
@hesterparr.bsky.social
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
Additional coverage from ‘The Glasgow Times’ of the work of human geographers and library staff ☀️@uofgnews.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2575886...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2575886...
Glasgow project aims to help SAD sufferers get through long dark winter
The long, dark winter months in Glasgow are a struggle for Stefanie McCartney, she admits.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Additional coverage from ‘The Glasgow Times’ of the work of human geographers and library staff ☀️@uofgnews.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2575886...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2575886...
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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Wintering Well Boxes are now available at Glasgow libraries.
Developed through @ukri.org funded Living with SAD project led by @uofgges.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social, the boxes offer practical support during the darkest months.
Developed through @ukri.org funded Living with SAD project led by @uofgges.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social, the boxes offer practical support during the darkest months.
Glasgow Libraries launch Wintering Well boxes to tackle SAD this winter
The development of the Wintering Well Boxes is part of the UKRI-funded research project ‘Living with SAD’, led by UofG's Professor Hester Parr.
www.gla.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Wintering Well Boxes are now available at Glasgow libraries.
Developed through @ukri.org funded Living with SAD project led by @uofgges.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social, the boxes offer practical support during the darkest months.
Developed through @ukri.org funded Living with SAD project led by @uofgges.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social, the boxes offer practical support during the darkest months.
Glasgow libraries have a NEW comprehensive‘wintering well’ offer based on the public resources from the @ukri.org ‘Living with SAD’ research programme @uofgges.bsky.social
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/health-and-w...
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/health-and-w...
Wintering Well at Glasgow Life Libraries - Glasgow Life
Support your wellbeing this winter with Glasgow Life Libraries. Borrow a SAD lamp and access free health, wellbeing and community support services.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Glasgow libraries have a NEW comprehensive‘wintering well’ offer based on the public resources from the @ukri.org ‘Living with SAD’ research programme @uofgges.bsky.social
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/health-and-w...
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/health-and-w...
Glasgow Life Libraries have partnered with the UKRI ‘Living with SAD’ team to launch ‘Wintering Well’ loans to help with mental health in winter. Just in time for ‘January blues’.
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
Glasgow Libraries offering 'Wintering Well boxes' to help tackle SAD this winter
The scheme will encourage people in Glasgow to borrow one of the boxes, which are aimed at supporting anyone experiencing low mood during the darkest months of the year, ahead of Blue Monday,
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Glasgow Life Libraries have partnered with the UKRI ‘Living with SAD’ team to launch ‘Wintering Well’ loans to help with mental health in winter. Just in time for ‘January blues’.
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
@uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
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How has social prescribing progressed since its integration into national policy? And what does the future of social prescribing look like?
Take a look at our long read to find out more: https://bit.ly/4aObq56
Take a look at our long read to find out more: https://bit.ly/4aObq56
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
How has social prescribing progressed since its integration into national policy? And what does the future of social prescribing look like?
Take a look at our long read to find out more: https://bit.ly/4aObq56
Take a look at our long read to find out more: https://bit.ly/4aObq56