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Ellen Stewart
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probably typing with a cat on my shoulder | Professor of Public Policy & Health @uofgussp University of Glasgow | Editor, Sociology of Health & Illness | author 'How Britain Loves the NHS' @policypress
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stuarthoddinott.bsky.social
DHSC published its impact statement for the 10 Year Health Plan this week (yes, that is 6 months after it published the plan)

It's more measured and clear-eyed than the original document and quite a contrast to some of the effusive optimism in the plan

Some of the things that caught my eye 👇
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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anacweeks.bsky.social
How do you measure the domestic mental load? 🧐

And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?

I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!

Hope this sparks some conversations 💡

tally.so/r/447Xxk
The Mental Load Quiz
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
tally.so
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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melissaterras.bsky.social
Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
Hundreds of staff leave Edinburgh University amid cuts drive
According to the university, 345 of these departures were the result of a targeted voluntary severance (VS) scheme run by the institution in 2025.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
profellenstu.bsky.social
Hope @catherineneedham.bsky.social managed to watch a bit of this. Fascinating on social care reform!
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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uofgpolicy.bsky.social
📣Speakers Confirmed: Political Panel on Scotland’s Public Service Reform!

As we turn our heads towards Holyrood 2026, we'll be speaking to a cross party panel of politicians!

Last chance to register for our free conference on Mon 19 Jan.

Register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/stopstart-...
Stop Start - making public service reform stick: • Michael Marra MSP (Scottish Labour) • Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP (Scottish Conservatives) • Alison Thewliss (SNP candidate for Glasgow Central) • Jamie Greene MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) • Graham Simpson MSP (Reform UK) • A speaker from the Scottish Greens – to be confirmed shortly
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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profrachelgan.bsky.social
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial. I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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juliango.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to returning to Glasgow to deliver the 2nd Annual Racial Justice Lecture following Patricia Hill Collins inaugural lecture last year. It’s great that @glasgow.ac.uk is open to discussions of racial justice when in the US it has become a taboo topic.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
profellenstu.bsky.social
"The building was designed by George Gilbert Scott as an elaborate, centuries long prank, with the explicit intention to confuse everyone who ever needed to find a room within the building."
thisismyglasgow.bsky.social This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 11d
While the main university buildings were designed by George Gilbert Scott and were built in the 1860s, this distinctive spire was only added by his son, John Oldrid Scott, in the 1890s.

#glasgow #glasgowuniversity #supermoon #silhouette #architecture
#architecturephotography
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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john-self.bsky.social
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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willpooley.bsky.social
british history is when you write about england but your footnotes note “may have been different in wales, scotland and ireland”
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
profellenstu.bsky.social
Sending solidarity to all the remarkable people I worked with at Strathclyde.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 11
Strathclyde seeks 'to save £35m over the next two years.'

'Details of which jobs may be at risk have not been made public by the university.

It is thought they could include roles at Strathclyde Business School and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.' Industrial policy anyone?
University of Strathclyde announces plans to cut 70 jobs
The university says it needs to save £35m but a union is calling for no compulsory redundancies.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
profellenstu.bsky.social
Going to patent a version of this for sharing tables with men on trains. I think maybe it could be a very large-brimmed hat?
Photo of cyclist carrying a pool noodle to encourage cars to leave space for them.
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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ref2029.bsky.social
REF 2029 publishes updates and resumes criteria setting following pause

All updates are now live on our website: 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
2029.ref.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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julianlstar.bsky.social
The recent release of the Index of Multiple Deprivation by UK Gov. allowed me to indulge my twin interests of psephology and demographics. The results a visualisation of the deprivation profiles of the 296 English local authorities. More info here www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/revisiting-p...
Poster showing with the relative deprivation profiles of the 296 English local authorities laid out. The poster depicts the most deprived local authority of Blackpool top left and least, Hart, at the bottom
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Got my abstract accepted (with Roland Bal, Ellen Stewart and Lorelei Jones) for the Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare conference, Oxford, 8-10 April 2026.

Who's coming?

www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026 | Saïd Business School
OBHC 2026 in Oxford
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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pwgtennant.bsky.social
DEBATE: "Is AI the future of health and social science?"

For those in London on 15 Dec 2025, don't miss this fun in person debate between me and David Bann sponsored by @ncrm.ac.uk!

Will the arguments change anyone's mind? 🤔

Sign up to attend IN PERSON: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-ai-the-...
Flyer advertising debate on 15 Dec 2025 at 5:30pm at Punnet Hall, 20 Bedford Way, IOE, London, entitled 'Is AI the future of health and social science?'
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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gemhughes.bsky.social
Call for papers on International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Special Issue on Disability and Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/page/hsr/cal... guest editors include @tomshakespeare.bsky.social
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December 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
profellenstu.bsky.social
Our analysis of @careopinion.org.uk data showed how much patients have internalised these inaccurate campaigns about inappropriate use of A&E. I really believe that this nonsense, and war metaphors, harm patient experience in already miserable situations.
stuarthoddinott.bsky.social Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · Dec 4
Completely agree with Ben here. The NHS press release is even weirder, describing the NHS as "under siege" from these minor conditions

Shows a complete unwillingness in the NHS to engage with the actual reasons for long A&E waiting times
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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scottlgreer.bsky.social
What a predictable mess. Boris used Brexit to pass a law that allows Westminster to violate terms of devolution. Starmer’s government either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that using it to spend money on a devolved area will cause a big fight. And they start the fight over stuff like bus shelters.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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barristersecret.bsky.social
As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.

The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.

Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
barristersecret.bsky.social The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Nov 27
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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douglascheape.bsky.social
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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nuffieldtrust.org.uk
We've responded to reports that the NHS will pay a higher price for branded new medicines as a condition of a UK-US trade deal.

Read the statement from @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇
Nuffield Trust responds to reports that NHS will pay more for branded new medicines
Sally Gainsbury responds to reports that the NHS will pay a higher price for branded new medicines.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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bobhudson.bsky.social
Good letter in @theguardian.com here on the established failures of PFI. All the old gang - Milburn, Corrigan, Hutton et al - seem to be calling the shots behind the scenes… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Let’s not repeat the folly of PFIs for NHS buildings | Letter
Letter: PFI contracts tend to be led by building contractors rather than architects, and too often savings in costs and time are at the expense of design, materials, and with high finance and safety, ...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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curatorgeoff.bsky.social
Are you a scholar in Games Studies, Museum Studies and/or Digital Humanities and want to help NMS develop research in Collecting Video Game Heritage? Come and apply to be an IASH Fellow at the University of Edinburgh!
Applications
Opens - Dec 25
Closes - April 26
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa...
IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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merylkenny.bsky.social
No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
www.theferret.scot
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM