Christine Fears
@ccfears.bsky.social
Comms, publishing, policy and politics of global public health. London based, lucky to spend lots of time in Mexico City - the two greatest cities in the world 🇬🇧 🇲🇽
https://christinefears.substack.com/
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Christine Fears
@ccfears.bsky.social
· Nov 12
All The World | Christine Fears | Substack
Publishing, policy and politics of global health. Plus some bits and bobs. Click to read All The World, by Christine Fears, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
christinefears.substack.com
Wow, lots of new followers arising from the great twitter exodus. I write a monthly blog/newsletter on all things
#GlobalHealth, #antimicrobialresistance, #PublicHealthPolicy
etc. I should post more on the matter here too really now a bit of a community is forming 🧪🛟
christinefears.substack.com
#GlobalHealth, #antimicrobialresistance, #PublicHealthPolicy
etc. I should post more on the matter here too really now a bit of a community is forming 🧪🛟
christinefears.substack.com
Very true, refreshing to see a politician say it.
"We can judge Farage not just by the words he, allegedly, shouted as a child, but by the words and actions he has chosen as an adult."
Zack Polanski on why Farage should be judged on his record as a politician which has seen him echo conspiracy and language of the far right.
Zack Polanski on why Farage should be judged on his record as a politician which has seen him echo conspiracy and language of the far right.
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Very true, refreshing to see a politician say it.
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MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
I completely agree with the argument of this article and the power to force change lying with government and larger funders - but academic communities have to take some responsibility for pursuing impact and creating incentives which make withdrawing labour from publications very hard.
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science - Impact of Social Sciences
Have the interests of commercial publishers now become antithetical to the pursuit of knowledge?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I completely agree with the argument of this article and the power to force change lying with government and larger funders - but academic communities have to take some responsibility for pursuing impact and creating incentives which make withdrawing labour from publications very hard.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
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📣Calling all #PhD students everywhere in all #STEM fields, please take our @nature.com 2025 Survey (in 15 min or less)!
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you
Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.
www.nature.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
📣Calling all #PhD students everywhere in all #STEM fields, please take our @nature.com 2025 Survey (in 15 min or less)!
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"The government's argument sounds plausible. There's just one problem. It doesn't fit the facts. And the government knows it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s only one problem with Labour’s immigration plans: they’re completely untethered from reality | Jonathan Portes
The government’s new policy will take us back to an uglier, more dangerous place – and it’s not even supported by the data, says professor of public policy Jonathan Portes
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"The government's argument sounds plausible. There's just one problem. It doesn't fit the facts. And the government knows it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The public wants services that work for the public, not for profit.
🦸♀️Are YOU the campaigning superhero that can help make that happen?🦸
We’re looking for a dynamic, driven Lead Campaigner to join our team.
Applications deadline is Sunday 18th May.
vist.ly/3m2w3mc
🦸♀️Are YOU the campaigning superhero that can help make that happen?🦸
We’re looking for a dynamic, driven Lead Campaigner to join our team.
Applications deadline is Sunday 18th May.
vist.ly/3m2w3mc
May 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The public wants services that work for the public, not for profit.
🦸♀️Are YOU the campaigning superhero that can help make that happen?🦸
We’re looking for a dynamic, driven Lead Campaigner to join our team.
Applications deadline is Sunday 18th May.
vist.ly/3m2w3mc
🦸♀️Are YOU the campaigning superhero that can help make that happen?🦸
We’re looking for a dynamic, driven Lead Campaigner to join our team.
Applications deadline is Sunday 18th May.
vist.ly/3m2w3mc
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Political Scientists Reassure Americans That Stripping Minorities Of Citizenship Usually Where Descent Into Fascism Peters Out theonion.com/politic...
May 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Political Scientists Reassure Americans That Stripping Minorities Of Citizenship Usually Where Descent Into Fascism Peters Out theonion.com/politic...
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We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
May 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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I have a trip to Antwerp in May... Any tips for Antwerp travel out there?
April 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I have a trip to Antwerp in May... Any tips for Antwerp travel out there?
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At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague
April 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague
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For US PIs who have had grants ended:
What are your department chairs / heads, deans, etc., saying about this?
What do you want them to say, but aren't hearing from them?
What are your department chairs / heads, deans, etc., saying about this?
What do you want them to say, but aren't hearing from them?
April 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
For US PIs who have had grants ended:
What are your department chairs / heads, deans, etc., saying about this?
What do you want them to say, but aren't hearing from them?
What are your department chairs / heads, deans, etc., saying about this?
What do you want them to say, but aren't hearing from them?
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Donald Trump sees “beautiful” architecture and urban planning as a means to propel us back in time, quite literally, writes Bénédicte Eustache.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Brace yourselves for Trumpian architecture
The president has his own aesthetic ideals—and they overlap with his political ones
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Donald Trump sees “beautiful” architecture and urban planning as a means to propel us back in time, quite literally, writes Bénédicte Eustache.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
April 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Some say the world will end in FOIA
Some say in ICE
Some say in ICE
April 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Some say the world will end in FOIA
Some say in ICE
Some say in ICE
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My attempt at wrangling up fellow colleagues working in #GlobalHealth communications around the world. 🌍 Enjoy!
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
My attempt at wrangling up fellow colleagues working in #GlobalHealth communications around the world. 🌍 Enjoy!
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Interesting article and can’t help but agree with this three-pronged approach for better science communication:
- disseminate via trusted channels
- invest in digital and health literacy
- make sure it’s understandable and relevant for the target audience
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- disseminate via trusted channels
- invest in digital and health literacy
- make sure it’s understandable and relevant for the target audience
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust
Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.
www.nature.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Interesting article and can’t help but agree with this three-pronged approach for better science communication:
- disseminate via trusted channels
- invest in digital and health literacy
- make sure it’s understandable and relevant for the target audience
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- disseminate via trusted channels
- invest in digital and health literacy
- make sure it’s understandable and relevant for the target audience
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I had a joke about Hamlet, but it wasn't to be.
I had a joke about Richard III but it was lame.
I had a joke about Lady Macbeth but it's a little spotty.
April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I had a joke about Hamlet, but it wasn't to be.