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Hayden Lorimer
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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...
January 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
And making the front page too @slipshodspeller.bsky.social

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scotsman.com The Scotsman @scotsman.com · 11d
📰 Good morning. Here is the front page of The Scotsman for Tuesday.
January 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
More welcome reporting on the launch of our Wintering Well Box loan-scheme in partnership with Glasgow Life public libraries.

Join your local community library!

Borrow a Box today!

@hesterparr.bsky.social
@alecfinlay.bsky.social

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Light box to combat winter blues on loan from Scottish libraries
The ‘Wintering Well’ box includes a therapeutic lamp
www.scotsman.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
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...
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
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Huge thanks to Glasgow Life libraries health and wellbeing staff who have managed to get the scheme up and rolling at super speed.
@hesterparr.bsky.social @alecfinlay.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
2025 has been a rotten year for most early career postdoctoral researchers, especially in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

For a better 2026, check out (or repost) this short thread on a free resource for UK-based SHAPE PhDs within 10 years (excluding career breaks) of the doctorate. 1/3
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
Seasonal coverage today of our research - via @libbybrooks.bsky.social - bringing light in winter’s dark.

@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
@orkneylibrary.bsky.social. @uofgnews.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder
Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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freshwaterbio.bsky.social
For your freshwater Friday delight... we're thrilled to present a deep dive with @carlsayer.bsky.social, Prof of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL, into the fascinating world of #GhostPonds, and their potent power for ecological and palaeoecological regeneration:

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November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
Such a good experience presenting ‘Living with SAD’ and ‘Wintering Well to community link workers via
@vhscotland.bsky.social with @slipshodspeller.bsky.social.

A November tonic ☀️
Voluntary Health Scotland (@vhscotland.bsky.social)
We are the national intermediary and network for voluntary health organisations in Scotland. We work with our members and partners to tackle health inequalities. We manage the national network for Sco...
vhscotland.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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mingcan-rong.bsky.social
Excited to share my first PhD paper which was based on my fieldwork at @thebotanics.bsky.social and just published on @geoopenaccess.bsky.social yesterday! 🌺
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Soaring words in support of every public library from Liz Berry. I twilight-listened, a wee but teary-eyed, in the grounds of our now closed Woodside Library 1883-2023.

Do listen and listen again to this wonderful elegiac essay.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
Great to hear @slipshodspeller.bsky.social @uoegeosciences.bsky.social
doing weekend duty and going live to Radio Stations across SE (Berkshire, Oxford, Solent, Dorset, Isle of Wight) about Wintering Well and ‘Living with SAD’ ☀️☀️☀️

Listen here about 10.17 onwards

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radio Berkshire - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio Berkshire on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Lovely to learn that Light is a Right, our Guide to Wintering Well, popped up as an inspiring source for wider spiritual reflection on BBC R4 Thought for the Day.

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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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@alecfinlay.bsky.social
Today - 01/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
Wonderful to see the @pressandjournal.co.uk cover our ‘Wintering Well at the Library’ programme and our friends at @orkneylibrary.bsky.social

@slipshodspeller.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/high...
How new Sad seasonal depression boxes in Orkney aim to brighten long winter nights
A set of boxes, aimed at those helping those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, are now available for loan from the library service
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
Just enough of Friday to share @nhslanarkshire.bsky.social new ‘Wintering well’ web pages, inspired by our SAD research! Wow!
Lovely to collaborate with Digital Psychological Services.

@uofglasgow.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social

www.lanarkshiremindmatters.scot.nhs.uk/how-you-can-...
A Guide To Wintering Well - Lanarkshire Mind Matters - NHS Lanarkshire
When people imagine NHS psychology, they often imagine sitting in a room with a therapist and discussing their problems. How can we help you?
www.lanarkshiremindmatters.scot.nhs.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Amazing to learn about the level of demand from Orcadian library-users. Do hope that everyone queued up on the reserve list soon gets their share of sunlight. All hail the Wintering Well Box and our wonderful public library partners!!!

@hesterparr.bsky.social
@alecfinlay.bsky.social
orkneylibrary.bsky.social Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · Oct 30
We've been overwhelmed by the response to our new Wintering Well Kits. The batch of 10 additional kits including SAD lamps have also now been catalogued and are all heading out on loan. We'll fulfil reservations as soon as we can once the kits are returned.
A SAD lamp and booklet on the beach
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Our project partner Living Life to the Full is giving a webinar on free online SAD resources later this afternoon. Details here:

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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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uofgnews.bsky.social
Great to see Prof Hester Parr (@hesterparr.bsky.social) of @uofgges.bsky.social featured in this BBC News piece showcasing the Wintering Well project she leads with Prof Hayden Lorimer (@slipshodspeller.bsky.social) of the University of Edinburgh.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back
More than a million people in the UK experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder - but a project is aiming to help people in Orkney look after their mental health.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Book jacket for Stephen Mullen's The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy 1775-1838. Background image of ships in a harbour.
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Full spectrum coverage! Perfectly timed for the changing of the clocks…
October 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
Great wee package showcasing the value of the Wintering Well Box loan-scheme in public libraries. Hats off to @orkneylibrary.bsky.social for introducing the scheme and project spokesperson @hesterparr.bsky.social
hesterparr.bsky.social Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · Oct 23
Happy to have talked about the @orkneylibrary.bsky.social library and ‘Wintering well boxes’ in loan in Orkney and East Dumbartonshire for BBC news at 7 in Scotland last night - catch up at around 22minutes in @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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hesterparr.bsky.social
We are excited to be partnering with the magnificent @orkneylibrary.bsky.social to launch a ‘Wintering Well’ library loan scheme. Community link workers are also supporting this roll out of the ‘Living with SAD’ resources - catch the news 6.30 mins into the broadcast @slipshodspeller.bsky.social.
Around Orkney - 22/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
News, features and weather for Orkney, including the daily community diary.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Boxes of sunlight will be offered to people in Orkney to help with low winter mood as part of the Living with SAD project led by Prof @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social and Prof Hayden Lorimer (@slipshodspeller.bsky.social) of Edinburgh Uni.

More here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Professor Hayden Lorimer of the University of Edinburgh, Wintering Well box user Claire Charlwood, and Professor Hester Parr of the University of Glasgow are pictured in Kirkintilloch’s William Patrick library in October 2024
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
If you caught BBC Radio 4’s Winter Well, one of the voices heard is Neina Sheldon, Founder of Make Light Matter. Her Bright in Winter programme starts on 27 Oct and is designed to help you feel happier, healthier, and more energised through the darker months. Join up: brightinwinter.eventbrite.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
slipshodspeller.bsky.social
During the making of Winter Well, we gathered more material than we could manage to fit in five episodes. Happily, it has a perfect home here on BBC Scotland’s Outdoor Podcast.

@alecfinlay.bsky.social describes the power of the view and a vision for staying put.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Scotland Outdoors - The Power of the View with Alec Finlay - BBC Sounds
Poet and Artist Alec Finlay shares his experience of chronic illness with Hayden Lorimer
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM