James Holroyd
@jamesholroyd.bsky.social
He/him. Was applying philosophy of causation to population health at the University of Nottingham, but now taking a break due to long covid.
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James Holroyd
@jamesholroyd.bsky.social
· Nov 15
I had hoped to post more here about my research but illness over the last year has meant I have had to take a break. Fingers crossed I will be able to restart soon.
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I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine (CauseMed)
This conference aims to bring together current research dealing with causality and inferential practices in the health sciences, broadly construed, welcoming philosophical, methodological, and scienti...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
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List of good reasons to have fireworks:
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
List of good reasons to have fireworks:
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Hmmmm. "The Home Secretary has said it is unacceptable for a European human rights watchdog to “question the validity” of the Supreme Court ruling".
Except the Commissioner didn't question the "validity" of the Supreme Court ruling, he questioned its fairness.
Hmmmm. "The Home Secretary has said it is unacceptable for a European human rights watchdog to “question the validity” of the Supreme Court ruling".
Except the Commissioner didn't question the "validity" of the Supreme Court ruling, he questioned its fairness.
Mahmood hits back at European watchdog over trans and protest rights concerns
The Supreme Court ruled in April that the words ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.
www.independent.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Hmmmm. "The Home Secretary has said it is unacceptable for a European human rights watchdog to “question the validity” of the Supreme Court ruling".
Except the Commissioner didn't question the "validity" of the Supreme Court ruling, he questioned its fairness.
Hmmmm. "The Home Secretary has said it is unacceptable for a European human rights watchdog to “question the validity” of the Supreme Court ruling".
Except the Commissioner didn't question the "validity" of the Supreme Court ruling, he questioned its fairness.
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Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in the UK for over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. The link is a quick way to email the Home Office: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in the UK for over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. The link is a quick way to email the Home Office: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
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The BBC has covered our study on medical power and #LongCovid. It’s a shame they didn’t name me and got my university name wrong, but nonetheless, good to see some MSM attention
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Long Covid patients gaslit by GPs, Surrey study finds
The University of Surrey study says patients faced "gatekeeping" of medical treatment from doctors.
www.bbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The BBC has covered our study on medical power and #LongCovid. It’s a shame they didn’t name me and got my university name wrong, but nonetheless, good to see some MSM attention
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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71% of disabled people want to use more sustainable modes of transport, but face needless barriers such as overcrowding, missing announcements and a lack of lifts. Public transport must be accessible, so we can all make choices about how to travel.
August 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
71% of disabled people want to use more sustainable modes of transport, but face needless barriers such as overcrowding, missing announcements and a lack of lifts. Public transport must be accessible, so we can all make choices about how to travel.
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TW.
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
TW.
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.
August 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.
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Hi #philsky, I'm searching for philosophies of complicatedness,- so not philosophy of complexity, but specifically complicatedness. There might be an overlap, but it seems rather complicated. ; ) I would love to discover philosophies or philosophers who wrote about this matter.
August 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hi #philsky, I'm searching for philosophies of complicatedness,- so not philosophy of complexity, but specifically complicatedness. There might be an overlap, but it seems rather complicated. ; ) I would love to discover philosophies or philosophers who wrote about this matter.
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JUST OUT!
PhysioEthology: A posthuman perspective on physiotherapy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This paper discusses the mounting challenges facing the physiotherapy profession and possibilities that may open up in response #planetarycrisis
PhysioEthology: A posthuman perspective on physiotherapy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This paper discusses the mounting challenges facing the physiotherapy profession and possibilities that may open up in response #planetarycrisis
Physioethology: a post-humanist perspective on physiotherapy
Physiotherapy faces mounting challenges in an era of planetary crisis. This paper proposes a reorientation of physiotherapy through the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, specifically...
www.tandfonline.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
JUST OUT!
PhysioEthology: A posthuman perspective on physiotherapy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This paper discusses the mounting challenges facing the physiotherapy profession and possibilities that may open up in response #planetarycrisis
PhysioEthology: A posthuman perspective on physiotherapy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This paper discusses the mounting challenges facing the physiotherapy profession and possibilities that may open up in response #planetarycrisis
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Chronic illness runs our life, it almost always comes first.
It’s miserable. We can’t plan anything.
Most of us say no to social events, holidays and other commitments because the stress of knowing you MUST do something is awfully hard on a person with unpredictable illness
It’s miserable. We can’t plan anything.
Most of us say no to social events, holidays and other commitments because the stress of knowing you MUST do something is awfully hard on a person with unpredictable illness
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Chronic illness runs our life, it almost always comes first.
It’s miserable. We can’t plan anything.
Most of us say no to social events, holidays and other commitments because the stress of knowing you MUST do something is awfully hard on a person with unpredictable illness
It’s miserable. We can’t plan anything.
Most of us say no to social events, holidays and other commitments because the stress of knowing you MUST do something is awfully hard on a person with unpredictable illness
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Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?
June 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?
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Most non-disabled people tend to imagine disability in terms of simple, obvious things - a single part of the body not working the way it does in others. In reality, most disabilities are complex, with multiple problems interacting to make basic tasks impossible. #disability
NEW FROM ME -
Britain is abandoning international medical consensus on disability.
Every other developed nation recognizes cumulative impairment as genuine severity.
We're about to become an anomaly—and the logic of 4+ suggests it was deliberate.
tinyurl.com/mwwb5xv4
Britain is abandoning international medical consensus on disability.
Every other developed nation recognizes cumulative impairment as genuine severity.
We're about to become an anomaly—and the logic of 4+ suggests it was deliberate.
tinyurl.com/mwwb5xv4
Who Will Count as Disabled Tomorrow?
The dangerous redefinition of welfare disguised as Labour's compassionate reform.
tinyurl.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Most non-disabled people tend to imagine disability in terms of simple, obvious things - a single part of the body not working the way it does in others. In reality, most disabilities are complex, with multiple problems interacting to make basic tasks impossible. #disability
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🟣 Write to your MPs. We need to keep the pressure on them.
TakingThePIP has a letter generator which will generate a letter for you to send to your MPs in just a few clicks:
takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you...
Taking the PIP has a list of petitions you can sign:
takingthepip.co.uk/sign-the-pet...
TakingThePIP has a letter generator which will generate a letter for you to send to your MPs in just a few clicks:
takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you...
Taking the PIP has a list of petitions you can sign:
takingthepip.co.uk/sign-the-pet...
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🟣 Write to your MPs. We need to keep the pressure on them.
TakingThePIP has a letter generator which will generate a letter for you to send to your MPs in just a few clicks:
takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you...
Taking the PIP has a list of petitions you can sign:
takingthepip.co.uk/sign-the-pet...
TakingThePIP has a letter generator which will generate a letter for you to send to your MPs in just a few clicks:
takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you...
Taking the PIP has a list of petitions you can sign:
takingthepip.co.uk/sign-the-pet...
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Wouldn’t it be nice if disabled people, for once, weren’t some political football, but taken as real people with real lives and expertise and views who warranted not just concern but consultation and dare I say, respect
June 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Wouldn’t it be nice if disabled people, for once, weren’t some political football, but taken as real people with real lives and expertise and views who warranted not just concern but consultation and dare I say, respect
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Issue #0 of Being Trans in Philosophy zine is out now! “We Are Not Trans in a Theoretical Way”. Download & print ur own 🖨️. being.transinphilosophy.org
#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy
#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy
June 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Issue #0 of Being Trans in Philosophy zine is out now! “We Are Not Trans in a Theoretical Way”. Download & print ur own 🖨️. being.transinphilosophy.org
#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy
#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy
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It's that time of year! If you are a new PhD student in philosophy starting this fall, please let me know to add you to the starter pack!
Alternatively, add the starter pack to get some fresh perspectives. :-)
Alternatively, add the starter pack to get some fresh perspectives. :-)
June 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's that time of year! If you are a new PhD student in philosophy starting this fall, please let me know to add you to the starter pack!
Alternatively, add the starter pack to get some fresh perspectives. :-)
Alternatively, add the starter pack to get some fresh perspectives. :-)
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Today the rights to The Philosopher Queens have reverted to me and Lisa. Soon you'll no longer be able to buy the book in the UK. We sold thousands of copies more than we ever expected, and we are so proud of this book.
June 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today the rights to The Philosopher Queens have reverted to me and Lisa. Soon you'll no longer be able to buy the book in the UK. We sold thousands of copies more than we ever expected, and we are so proud of this book.
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Grounded Community are having a summer BBQ on Sunday 15th June 12 - 3pm. Everyone's invited! If you can, please bring some food to add to the cold buffet to share. No worries if you can't, there is always enough food to go around!
www.tickettailor.com/events/groun...
www.tickettailor.com/events/groun...
No ticket required – Midsummer BBQ and The Big Lunch – The Secret Garden
Join to celebrate The Big Lunch with a BBQ, bring & share lunch, bake-off, cake & plant sale, and midsummer craft activ...
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June 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Grounded Community are having a summer BBQ on Sunday 15th June 12 - 3pm. Everyone's invited! If you can, please bring some food to add to the cold buffet to share. No worries if you can't, there is always enough food to go around!
www.tickettailor.com/events/groun...
www.tickettailor.com/events/groun...
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Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797
Inquisitive Fox
This is "Inquisitive Fox" by James Holroyd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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May 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797
Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797
Inquisitive Fox
This is "Inquisitive Fox" by James Holroyd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
May 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797
Good to see my local university hosting this event. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bournemouth University event aims to 'normalise trans lives'
The conference will feature topics including facial feminisation and masculinisation surgeries.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Good to see my local university hosting this event. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...