Sally-Anne Wherry
@sawherry.bsky.social
Advanced Practice Academic, PhD student studying the intergenerational impact of the contaminated blood scandal in haemophiliac familes
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-2496-1178
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Sally-Anne Wherry
@sawherry.bsky.social
· Nov 10
With all the new people, I should do another intro. I'm a geek, who is owned by a boxer dog called Harley, living in Gloucestershire. I have two and a bit kids, one and a bit of which are found family trans boys who are joyous to have with us. I sew when I have spoons. I have bipolar.
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The news that nearly 80% of NHS managers are concerned that their staff face discrimination from patients and the public is very troubling. Staff are now reporting feeling intimidated by the presence of flags, especially when visiting patients in their homes. (1/3)
St George’s flags 'are creating no go zones' as NHS staff 'feel intimidated'
Staff feel intimidated by the presence of flags across the country, including when they visit people in their own homes to provide treatment, according to several NHS trust chief executives and…
www.express.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The news that nearly 80% of NHS managers are concerned that their staff face discrimination from patients and the public is very troubling. Staff are now reporting feeling intimidated by the presence of flags, especially when visiting patients in their homes. (1/3)
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Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
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Looking at you #AcademiaSky 👀
“They make so many big words when the small ones are just perfect.”
- Lily, 8 years old
- Lily, 8 years old
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Looking at you #AcademiaSky 👀
I am really proud to announce my findings paper for my #PhD looking at the impact of the infected blood scandal on the families of those infected, using a blend of #autoethnography and qualitative methodology. reference-global.com/article/10.2...
The intergenerational impact of the Contaminated Blood...
Background
The Contaminated Blood Scandal (CBS) infected many people with haemophilia (PwH) with blood-borne diseases. While studies...
reference-global.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I am really proud to announce my findings paper for my #PhD looking at the impact of the infected blood scandal on the families of those infected, using a blend of #autoethnography and qualitative methodology. reference-global.com/article/10.2...
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Our events are in demand—so we made them On Demand. 🎥 (Re)watch when it works for you: https://info.orcid.org/orcid-on-demand/
#ORCIDOnDemand
#ORCIDOnDemand
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our events are in demand—so we made them On Demand. 🎥 (Re)watch when it works for you: https://info.orcid.org/orcid-on-demand/
#ORCIDOnDemand
#ORCIDOnDemand
I'm trying to do endnote figures in my thesis - it does not work and their workaround? Change the references to plain text and edit manually. Yes, I really want not to be able to do the single point of using endnote...
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I'm trying to do endnote figures in my thesis - it does not work and their workaround? Change the references to plain text and edit manually. Yes, I really want not to be able to do the single point of using endnote...
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We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate in Philosophy
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Research Associate in PhilosophyVacancy Reference: 184814Salary: Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum We have an opportunity for a Research Associ...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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UCL researchers warn that UK agencies safeguarding science, health and data – that keep government honest – are vulnerable to political interference.
Trump’s America shows they need better protection.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Trump’s America shows they need better protection.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
How can we better protect the truth?
The Trump regime is undermining a host of agencies which protect citizens. Could the same happen here? How might we prevent it?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
UCL researchers warn that UK agencies safeguarding science, health and data – that keep government honest – are vulnerable to political interference.
Trump’s America shows they need better protection.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Trump’s America shows they need better protection.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Or read Italian history - the anti-fascist movement and subsequent constituent assembly was made up of the entire non-fascist political spectrum, from catholics to royalists to democrats to liberals to communists
Folks demanding political / ideological purity fail to see that this is no longer a movement belonging to the left / liberals. This is an opposition against fascism. By definition it must be big tent. Failure to grasp this: see divided oppositions in Eastern Europe as your failed examples.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Or read Italian history - the anti-fascist movement and subsequent constituent assembly was made up of the entire non-fascist political spectrum, from catholics to royalists to democrats to liberals to communists
Terrifying.
This is extremely troubling news for those of us who conduct human subjects research.
RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people.
October 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Terrifying.
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The hardest part isn’t the research.
It’s learning to be patient with yourself. This morning’s #PhDDailyThought.
#AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky
#AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The hardest part isn’t the research.
It’s learning to be patient with yourself. This morning’s #PhDDailyThought.
#AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky
#AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky
There is literally one lamppost on our high street without a flag.
Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate
Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There is literally one lamppost on our high street without a flag.
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Having visited local NHS hospitals with my wife for the past month, it is clear that the health of our people depends hugely on immigrant workers.
🔴 We Are Utterly Reliant on Immigrant Workers – But Who Cares About Reality?
"Politicians in general – and the right-wing ones in particular – rarely have a clue of the realities of frontline work in the broader care industry" @penpep.bsky.social
"Politicians in general – and the right-wing ones in particular – rarely have a clue of the realities of frontline work in the broader care industry" @penpep.bsky.social
We Are Utterly Reliant on Immigrant Workers – But Who Cares About Reality?
Penny Pepper shares her experiences of recruiting migrant care workers, who can find themselves enduring exploitation and abuse for their efforts
bylinetimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Having visited local NHS hospitals with my wife for the past month, it is clear that the health of our people depends hugely on immigrant workers.
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Nursing staff work tirelessly to provide the best care for patients, and it is appalling to see that they are being slapped with extortionate parking fines for simply being at work.
The government and NHS trusts must rethink their approach to parking and give nursing staff the respect they deserve.
The government and NHS trusts must rethink their approach to parking and give nursing staff the respect they deserve.
Staff tell of 'lack of care and compassion' as more than 25,000 workers at NHS hospitals issued with car parking fines, Channel 4 News investigation uncovers.
📩 Read the full story in our newsletter:
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Exclusive: Thousands of NHS staff fined while parking at work
Staff tell of 'lack of care and compassion' as more than 25,000 workers at NHS hospitals issued with car parking fines, Channel 4 News investigation uncovers.
channel4news.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nursing staff work tirelessly to provide the best care for patients, and it is appalling to see that they are being slapped with extortionate parking fines for simply being at work.
The government and NHS trusts must rethink their approach to parking and give nursing staff the respect they deserve.
The government and NHS trusts must rethink their approach to parking and give nursing staff the respect they deserve.
Congrats!!
Delighted that Rosa Ritunnano passed her viva without corrections! Her PhD on delusions is a marvel of interdisciplinary research. My favourite paper by Rosa so far is the one on Harry, the happiest man in the world. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsky #philpsy #womeninphilosophy
October 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congrats!!
Today I will be playing valheim. I wrote for hours yesterday and my brain is not.
I say this in all seriousness: as long as you rest it doesn’t matter when you do it. And don’t feel bad if working fewer hours over more days suits you better.
We don’t all conform well to 9-5 Mon-Fri culture.
We don’t all conform well to 9-5 Mon-Fri culture.
I say this with all seriousness to all PhD students out there:
Yes you should fucking rest at the weekend.
Yes you should fucking rest at the weekend.
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today I will be playing valheim. I wrote for hours yesterday and my brain is not.
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“It is important that academic scientists be where conversations are really happening, not just in paywalled journals and conferences.”
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
Altmetric Will Now Include Your Podcast
In the early days of Science 2.0, blogging did not get a lot of institutional respect. Public outreach was a waste of time, academics were often told, leave that to science journalists and the PIOs at...
www.science20.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“It is important that academic scientists be where conversations are really happening, not just in paywalled journals and conferences.”
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
www.science20.com/hank_campbel...
Husband taught me the term #TacticleFrivolity
October 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Husband taught me the term #TacticleFrivolity
Worth noting that many apprentiships also include a university qualification, in health especially. Nursing apprenticeship is a bsc in Nursing. Advanced clinical practice is a MSc. It isn't either/or
University education empowers and refines people's critical thinking skills. So its natural that reactionary opinion & reactionary power centres despise universities and are highly motivated to turn the public against them. Can't have large numbers of people thinking critically about the status quo!
'YouGov asked voters for their views after prime minister Keir Starmer recently scrapped the 50 per cent higher education participation target, saying it was not “right for our times”, in favour of a new target encompassing apprenticeships as well.' 1/3
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Worth noting that many apprentiships also include a university qualification, in health especially. Nursing apprenticeship is a bsc in Nursing. Advanced clinical practice is a MSc. It isn't either/or
I've opted out. Whilst I am, as a researcher, sympathetic to the damage, I won't be sharing very personal data.
This is disastrous on multiple levels. We already have a high level of mistrust & people opting out of sharing will hit medical research so hard. I’d also hesitate to encourage people to share their protected characteristics data to monitor equality & diversity because of the plausibility of misuse.
US spy-tech giant Palantir is moving into our NHS to handle patient data, the same company with a troubling record of surveillance and deportations.
Our Tech and Data Lead, Duncan, spoke at Hackney Town Hall as Homerton Hospital considers adopting Palantir software.
What do you think?
Our Tech and Data Lead, Duncan, spoke at Hackney Town Hall as Homerton Hospital considers adopting Palantir software.
What do you think?
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I've opted out. Whilst I am, as a researcher, sympathetic to the damage, I won't be sharing very personal data.
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🗃️ From September: "there is a thin line between community engagement and community exploitation."
✍️ @birte-vogel.bsky.social Larissa Fast & Jessica Field
#ResearchImpact
✍️ @birte-vogel.bsky.social Larissa Fast & Jessica Field
#ResearchImpact
The unethical burden of public engagement and the “alt-output” problem - Impact of Social Sciences
Photo essays, podcasts, and other ‘impactful’ outputs are on the rise. While funders cheer innovation and community engagement, communities in crisis settings feel over-researched and under-served.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🗃️ From September: "there is a thin line between community engagement and community exploitation."
✍️ @birte-vogel.bsky.social Larissa Fast & Jessica Field
#ResearchImpact
✍️ @birte-vogel.bsky.social Larissa Fast & Jessica Field
#ResearchImpact
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'There are no solutions. Only trade-offs.' - Thomas Sowell
In their brand new blog Anna Charles & Fraser Battye apply this lens to the 10 Year Health Plan.
Innovation is powerful - but it needs careful stewardship.
👉 Read in full today https://bit.ly/3KSTewg
In their brand new blog Anna Charles & Fraser Battye apply this lens to the 10 Year Health Plan.
Innovation is powerful - but it needs careful stewardship.
👉 Read in full today https://bit.ly/3KSTewg
Technology-Based Tensions And The 10 Year Health Plan | The King's Fund
Can innovation deliver health, wealth and sustainability? Or are there trade-offs between them? Fraser Battye and Anna Charles explore three tensions between innovation and other objectives and how to...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
'There are no solutions. Only trade-offs.' - Thomas Sowell
In their brand new blog Anna Charles & Fraser Battye apply this lens to the 10 Year Health Plan.
Innovation is powerful - but it needs careful stewardship.
👉 Read in full today https://bit.ly/3KSTewg
In their brand new blog Anna Charles & Fraser Battye apply this lens to the 10 Year Health Plan.
Innovation is powerful - but it needs careful stewardship.
👉 Read in full today https://bit.ly/3KSTewg