Isaac Stopard
@isaacstopard.bsky.social
Postdoc in infectious disease modelling. Researching how global change and socioeconomic inequalities affect health. Totnesian, surfer and runner.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.”
🧪 #IDsky
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‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
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November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.”
🧪 #IDsky
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🧪 #IDsky
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Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
Last week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
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Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Exciting HPRU PhD opportunities (home fees only) at LSHTM with co-supervision at Imperial and UKHSA: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
PhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for two PhD studentships in real-time
www.lshtm.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Exciting HPRU PhD opportunities (home fees only) at LSHTM with co-supervision at Imperial and UKHSA: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
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The vast fire on #Dartmoor should alert us to the ecological disaster there. This should not be a fire-prone landscape. Were it not for the elimination of trees by grazing, the vegetation type on the high moor would be temperate rainforest, which is extremely hard to burn. But only specks remain.
May 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The vast fire on #Dartmoor should alert us to the ecological disaster there. This should not be a fire-prone landscape. Were it not for the elimination of trees by grazing, the vegetation type on the high moor would be temperate rainforest, which is extremely hard to burn. But only specks remain.
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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
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April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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“People will die,” said @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article)
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“People will die,” said @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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A very sad and counterproductive decision. Aid when you don’t know where diseases are is immensely inefficient. DHS is a vital long-term resource, both in counties with diseases like malaria, but also those finding new global threats. Everyone will be flying blind. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A very sad and counterproductive decision. Aid when you don’t know where diseases are is immensely inefficient. DHS is a vital long-term resource, both in counties with diseases like malaria, but also those finding new global threats. Everyone will be flying blind. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
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What we need is a housing strategy tailored to local needs, and in South Devon, that means more social housing available to buy or rent so our hospitals, schools, and other vital services can get the staff they so desperately need.
February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What we need is a housing strategy tailored to local needs, and in South Devon, that means more social housing available to buy or rent so our hospitals, schools, and other vital services can get the staff they so desperately need.
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In case you missed it: Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation | Sonia Lenegan
Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation - Free Movement
There have been some important additions to pages 50 and 51 of the Good Character guidance (a comparison of the new and old versions is here) that have the
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February 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In case you missed it: Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation | Sonia Lenegan
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Today is the International Day to #EndFGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls.
It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls.
It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm
February 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Today is the International Day to #EndFGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls.
It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls.
It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm
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Several postdoc and senior scientist jobs are available at @swisstph.ch working on infectious disease modelling, in great team led by Nakul Chitnis
Themes of
#malaria
dog movement, #rabies
#IDsky
#infectiousdiseasemodelling
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Themes of
#malaria
dog movement, #rabies
#IDsky
#infectiousdiseasemodelling
jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/10...
3 Senior Scientists or Postdoctoral Scientists in infectious disease modelling (80-100%) - Swiss TPH
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February 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Several postdoc and senior scientist jobs are available at @swisstph.ch working on infectious disease modelling, in great team led by Nakul Chitnis
Themes of
#malaria
dog movement, #rabies
#IDsky
#infectiousdiseasemodelling
jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/10...
Themes of
#malaria
dog movement, #rabies
#IDsky
#infectiousdiseasemodelling
jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/10...
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NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with prof @thomaschurcher.bsky.social about the recent World Malaria report, #malaria control interventions, modelling and bed nets 👇
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Ep 114. Science in Context - Malaria nets with Prof Thomas Churcher (24-01-2025
YouTube video by MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
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January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with prof @thomaschurcher.bsky.social about the recent World Malaria report, #malaria control interventions, modelling and bed nets 👇
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APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! Always wanted to learn about applied infectious diseases modelling?
💡Annual short course 15-26th September '25
🗓️ Application deadline for limited number of full scholarships 16th March
✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org/index.php
💡Annual short course 15-26th September '25
🗓️ Application deadline for limited number of full scholarships 16th March
✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org/index.php
January 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! Always wanted to learn about applied infectious diseases modelling?
💡Annual short course 15-26th September '25
🗓️ Application deadline for limited number of full scholarships 16th March
✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org/index.php
💡Annual short course 15-26th September '25
🗓️ Application deadline for limited number of full scholarships 16th March
✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org/index.php
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Accurately measuring mortality helps quantify the impact of conflict but remains challenging.
⬇️ In a peer-reviewed study, authors from @lshtm.bsky.social draw on multiple data sources to estimate traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip. 1/3
⬇️ In a peer-reviewed study, authors from @lshtm.bsky.social draw on multiple data sources to estimate traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip. 1/3
January 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Accurately measuring mortality helps quantify the impact of conflict but remains challenging.
⬇️ In a peer-reviewed study, authors from @lshtm.bsky.social draw on multiple data sources to estimate traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip. 1/3
⬇️ In a peer-reviewed study, authors from @lshtm.bsky.social draw on multiple data sources to estimate traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip. 1/3
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Looking for a PhD in #AI for #biodiversity #conservation? The AI-INTERVENE programme is for you! www.ai-intervene.net Partnerhip between @zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social & CEH.
December 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Looking for a PhD in #AI for #biodiversity #conservation? The AI-INTERVENE programme is for you! www.ai-intervene.net Partnerhip between @zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social & CEH.
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Looking for a PhD which focusses on improving #GlobalHealth?
These training studentships funded by MRC combines expertise from LSHTM & St George's, University of London to offer specialist research projects, skills & training. #PublicHealth
Learn more and apply👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/?ut...
These training studentships funded by MRC combines expertise from LSHTM & St George's, University of London to offer specialist research projects, skills & training. #PublicHealth
Learn more and apply👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/?ut...
December 9, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Looking for a PhD which focusses on improving #GlobalHealth?
These training studentships funded by MRC combines expertise from LSHTM & St George's, University of London to offer specialist research projects, skills & training. #PublicHealth
Learn more and apply👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/?ut...
These training studentships funded by MRC combines expertise from LSHTM & St George's, University of London to offer specialist research projects, skills & training. #PublicHealth
Learn more and apply👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/?ut...
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A Lancet editorial highlights the reality: nature & biodiversity underpin our survival. We must act decisively-75% of emerging diseases stem from disrupted ecosystems. There are ethical/moral arguments for protecting biodiversity. + Nature's health is our health. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Biodiversity loss: a health crisis
The Earth is approaching a critical threshold of irreversible biodiversity loss. World
leaders, environmental activists, and prominent researchers are gathered in Colombia
for the 16th meeting of the ...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A Lancet editorial highlights the reality: nature & biodiversity underpin our survival. We must act decisively-75% of emerging diseases stem from disrupted ecosystems. There are ethical/moral arguments for protecting biodiversity. + Nature's health is our health. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Insecticidal nets prevent more malaria than anything else. Trials in Benin and Tanzania show newer nets that kill more mosquitoes are better than those currently used, but they are unable to assess their overall impact as you cannot leave people without a net and unprotected.
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Insecticidal nets prevent more malaria than anything else. Trials in Benin and Tanzania show newer nets that kill more mosquitoes are better than those currently used, but they are unable to assess their overall impact as you cannot leave people without a net and unprotected.