Zoe Clarke
@zoelclarke.bsky.social
Public Health Researcher working across academia and local authority in Sheffield. Interested in applied research which supports public health practice and policy making. She/her.
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SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
Professor John Holmes contributes to major new report outlining actions to tackle alcohol harm - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
SARG Director Professor John Holmes was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report pu...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
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The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
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Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
- @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
- @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It’s one thing to have different environmental/health priorities for your foundation, it’s quite another to have been bankrolling one of the primary sources of bullshit on the topic.
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It’s one thing to have different environmental/health priorities for your foundation, it’s quite another to have been bankrolling one of the primary sources of bullshit on the topic.
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We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
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My son loves looking at the ads on the tube 🚇 always spotting his favourite musicals 🎶
He saw this one and went "ooh sweets" 🍬
Trading standards are right: shorturl.at/I6yN1
We urgently need regulation for nicotine pouches to stop them being sold and marketed to children
He saw this one and went "ooh sweets" 🍬
Trading standards are right: shorturl.at/I6yN1
We urgently need regulation for nicotine pouches to stop them being sold and marketed to children
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
My son loves looking at the ads on the tube 🚇 always spotting his favourite musicals 🎶
He saw this one and went "ooh sweets" 🍬
Trading standards are right: shorturl.at/I6yN1
We urgently need regulation for nicotine pouches to stop them being sold and marketed to children
He saw this one and went "ooh sweets" 🍬
Trading standards are right: shorturl.at/I6yN1
We urgently need regulation for nicotine pouches to stop them being sold and marketed to children
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This would be a UK first and demonstrates real commitment to pedestrian safety. Children are eight times more likely to be killed in an SUV collision than with a smaller car. By switching to smaller vehicles we can create cleaner and safer streets for all http://bit.ly/492FGIn
Cardiff may become UK's first city to impose SUV parking premium
Owners of large cars such as SUVs would be charged more to encourage switching to smaller vehicles.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This would be a UK first and demonstrates real commitment to pedestrian safety. Children are eight times more likely to be killed in an SUV collision than with a smaller car. By switching to smaller vehicles we can create cleaner and safer streets for all http://bit.ly/492FGIn
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We're recruiting for a new CEO!
You will be the driving force behind our mission to reduce alcohol harm and improve lives across Scotland and beyond.
Find out more and apply ⬇️
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...
You will be the driving force behind our mission to reduce alcohol harm and improve lives across Scotland and beyond.
Find out more and apply ⬇️
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...
October 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We're recruiting for a new CEO!
You will be the driving force behind our mission to reduce alcohol harm and improve lives across Scotland and beyond.
Find out more and apply ⬇️
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...
You will be the driving force behind our mission to reduce alcohol harm and improve lives across Scotland and beyond.
Find out more and apply ⬇️
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...
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🔥 Domestic wood burning is becoming a serious public health issue
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Where are the wood burners in England and Wales?
Mapping the distribution of wood fuel heat sources using Energy Performance Certificates
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🔥 Domestic wood burning is becoming a serious public health issue
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
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Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
September 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
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Student night sponsored by a local vape shop and smokeless tobacco product....
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Student night sponsored by a local vape shop and smokeless tobacco product....
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Would you like to take part in a research study later this year? The commercial determinants of health are business activities like the making and selling of goods and services that can positively or negatively affect people’s health. Contact Zoe to find out more: z.l.clarke@sheffield.ac.uk
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Would you like to take part in a research study later this year? The commercial determinants of health are business activities like the making and selling of goods and services that can positively or negatively affect people’s health. Contact Zoe to find out more: z.l.clarke@sheffield.ac.uk
New skills I’m learning as a mother - Megablock architecture!
September 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New skills I’m learning as a mother - Megablock architecture!
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This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
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In an open letter to the Education Secretary
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.
Children should be protected from industry misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.
Children should be protected from industry misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms
Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In an open letter to the Education Secretary
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.
Children should be protected from industry misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.
Children should be protected from industry misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes
Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research has found.
The study found that when using Google’s AI tool “Gemma” to generate and summarise the same case notes, language such as “disabled”, “unable” and “complex” appeared significantly more often in descriptions of men than women. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
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"People who are severely malnourished, their tissues don't heal, they're much more likely to get serious infectious complications."
Surgeon Nick Maynard has just returned from a hospital in Gaza and spoke to Jackie Long.
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/conditi...
Surgeon Nick Maynard has just returned from a hospital in Gaza and spoke to Jackie Long.
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/conditi...
Conditions in Gaza ‘indescribably terrible’ says returned doctor
Professor Nick Maynard is a consultant surgeon at Oxford University Hospital and has been volunteering in Gaza for the last 15 years. He returned last week from treating patients at Nasser Hospital in...
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August 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"People who are severely malnourished, their tissues don't heal, they're much more likely to get serious infectious complications."
Surgeon Nick Maynard has just returned from a hospital in Gaza and spoke to Jackie Long.
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/conditi...
Surgeon Nick Maynard has just returned from a hospital in Gaza and spoke to Jackie Long.
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/conditi...
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Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Sheffield City Council received 270 objections to the proposals, citing the proximity to other McDonald's restaurants, traffic concerns and the impact on children's health.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
McDonald's withdraws plans for new Sheffield restaurant
Sheffield City Council officers recommended councillors refuse the plans.
www.bbc.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Sheffield City Council received 270 objections to the proposals, citing the proximity to other McDonald's restaurants, traffic concerns and the impact on children's health.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A good friend of mine is undertaking a masters in human factors. He is doing research to improve flood alerts for his dissertation project. Please reach out to him if you’d like to take part.
July 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A good friend of mine is undertaking a masters in human factors. He is doing research to improve flood alerts for his dissertation project. Please reach out to him if you’d like to take part.
How can cities adapt to extreme heat?
“The answer seems to be to squeeze in bits of vegetation and traffic-calming measures wherever possible.”
While these solutions may not have a significant impact on climate change- they will make city life more tolerable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The answer seems to be to squeeze in bits of vegetation and traffic-calming measures wherever possible.”
While these solutions may not have a significant impact on climate change- they will make city life more tolerable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt | Alexander Hurst
Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more critical, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
How can cities adapt to extreme heat?
“The answer seems to be to squeeze in bits of vegetation and traffic-calming measures wherever possible.”
While these solutions may not have a significant impact on climate change- they will make city life more tolerable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The answer seems to be to squeeze in bits of vegetation and traffic-calming measures wherever possible.”
While these solutions may not have a significant impact on climate change- they will make city life more tolerable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trying to get your kid to sleep when they’re like this 😩
a man with a beard is looking through a hole in a door and smiling .
ALT: a man with a beard is looking through a hole in a door and smiling .
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July 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Trying to get your kid to sleep when they’re like this 😩
The new skills I’m learning while taking time off with my son.
July 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The new skills I’m learning while taking time off with my son.