Jamie Stevenson
@jamiestevenson.bsky.social
Ex-journalist at BBC and ITV and others. Now working with clever people doing health research. Dad to two amazing lads, first job Dad, the rest follows. Like writing, wildlife, tech, language.
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Thank you to all the wonderful people that have helped us achieve great things in the 6 years we have been carrying out health & care research. Here's a snapshot vimeo.com/arcwessex/ar...
@nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social
@nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social
ARC Wessex 2025
Celebrating 6 years of research achievement across Wessex and beyond
vimeo.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thank you to all the wonderful people that have helped us achieve great things in the 6 years we have been carrying out health & care research. Here's a snapshot vimeo.com/arcwessex/ar...
@nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social
@nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social
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It's been real... thanks everyone who came today.. well done to our award winners.. painters.. singers and returning interns!! @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #arcevent
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It's been real... thanks everyone who came today.. well done to our award winners.. painters.. singers and returning interns!! @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #arcevent
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🧪 2.5 million adults in the UK volunteered for Our Future Health - UK’s largest ever health research programme. #EpiSky #PublicHealth
👥 Goal of five million participants to develop new ways to prevent, detect & treat diseases.
💷 UK Gov announced up to £354 million in extra funding.
👥 Goal of five million participants to develop new ways to prevent, detect & treat diseases.
💷 UK Gov announced up to £354 million in extra funding.
The UK shows its support for Our Future Health
As the government announces new funding for our programme, we can reveal that over 2.5 million people have now volunteered from across the country
ourfuturehealth.org.uk
July 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🧪 2.5 million adults in the UK volunteered for Our Future Health - UK’s largest ever health research programme. #EpiSky #PublicHealth
👥 Goal of five million participants to develop new ways to prevent, detect & treat diseases.
💷 UK Gov announced up to £354 million in extra funding.
👥 Goal of five million participants to develop new ways to prevent, detect & treat diseases.
💷 UK Gov announced up to £354 million in extra funding.
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New paper from Ryan and Charlotte @uhsft.bsky.social looks at how pharmacy testing for #Hep-C can reduce prevalence in sidelined communities @hepctrust.bsky.social
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
@uos-primarycare.bsky.social
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March 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New paper from Ryan and Charlotte @uhsft.bsky.social looks at how pharmacy testing for #Hep-C can reduce prevalence in sidelined communities @hepctrust.bsky.social
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
@uos-primarycare.bsky.social
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@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
@uos-primarycare.bsky.social
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Gotta love our two heart failure specialists Ros Austin and Mark Green - clinical researchers from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust ❤️
February 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Gotta love our two heart failure specialists Ros Austin and Mark Green - clinical researchers from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust ❤️
My favourite tree… scared or clubbing?
February 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My favourite tree… scared or clubbing?
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Some great advice here and please feel free to join us on BlueSky @thetimes.com
In summary, we could not have fewer regrets about becoming ex-X...
If you want to get your department / org off X, guide here: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/its-t...
If you're new to Bluesky, another guide here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Thanks to all of our new community!
If you want to get your department / org off X, guide here: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/its-t...
If you're new to Bluesky, another guide here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Thanks to all of our new community!
It’s time: how to get your department off X
With a flurry of HE professionals leaving the platform, here’s how to notify your followers and provide alternative options for staying up to date
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Some great advice here and please feel free to join us on BlueSky @thetimes.com
Fascinating article by @pallabg.bsky.social on the future of NASA.. my dad covered the first moon landing as a reporter.. what next for the space race? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?
The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Fascinating article by @pallabg.bsky.social on the future of NASA.. my dad covered the first moon landing as a reporter.. what next for the space race? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Interested in joining us at MMU for doctoral research? Have a look at the new studentships - I'm very happy to discuss ideas with people, particularly those interested in disability studies and feminist approaches to disability law, social care, health law
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM265/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM265/p...
PhD Studentship - Transforming Lives, Businesses and Communities: Funded PhD studentships in Business and Law (“Transform Studentships”) at Manchester Metropolitan University
jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship - Transforming Lives, Businesses and Communities: Funded PhD studentships in Business and Law (“Transform Studentships”) Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply and to b...
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Interested in joining us at MMU for doctoral research? Have a look at the new studentships - I'm very happy to discuss ideas with people, particularly those interested in disability studies and feminist approaches to disability law, social care, health law
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM265/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM265/p...
Loving #slowhorses - witty and reminds me of the newsroom banter of old 😂
a man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks
ALT: a man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Loving #slowhorses - witty and reminds me of the newsroom banter of old 😂
Up on the hills on the South Downs
January 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Up on the hills on the South Downs
Cat is missing my big lad… reckon it’s the aroma of lynx and sweaty socks
December 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Cat is missing my big lad… reckon it’s the aroma of lynx and sweaty socks
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"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
www.unep.org
December 28, 2024 at 8:02 AM
"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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A quarter of a century ago Boris Yeltsin told Vladimir Putin to "take care of Russia." Has he? My piece for BBC News.
Putin reaches 25 years in charge of Russia, but has he 'taken care' of country, asks Steve Rosenberg
Over a quarter of a century in power we've seen many different Putins, says the BBC's Russia editor.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM
A quarter of a century ago Boris Yeltsin told Vladimir Putin to "take care of Russia." Has he? My piece for BBC News.
Helping with the wrapping
December 24, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Helping with the wrapping
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We're off to hibernate for a few days & stock up on research fabulousness, back on 2 & 3 Jan. Thank you to all our new followers & we hope if you get a break you can make the most of it
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social
a cartoon illustration of a teddy bear laying down and a smaller teddy bear standing up
ALT: a cartoon illustration of a teddy bear laying down and a smaller teddy bear standing up
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
We're off to hibernate for a few days & stock up on research fabulousness, back on 2 & 3 Jan. Thank you to all our new followers & we hope if you get a break you can make the most of it
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social
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Half my admissions tonight are for the flu. Get your flu shot.
December 21, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Half my admissions tonight are for the flu. Get your flu shot.
So, aged nearly 16 and 12 my lads still open their stockings in dad’s bed for our early mini boys club Christmas…
December 22, 2024 at 2:48 PM
So, aged nearly 16 and 12 my lads still open their stockings in dad’s bed for our early mini boys club Christmas…
Helping all
The time — working cats
The time — working cats
December 19, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Helping all
The time — working cats
The time — working cats
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John is one of the amazing people that contribute to our research supporting us and contributing to our work with digital technologies for people with MS, Parkinson's, and other neurological conditions.. This is what he gets out of it..
➡️ www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
➡️ www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 3:07 PM
John is one of the amazing people that contribute to our research supporting us and contributing to our work with digital technologies for people with MS, Parkinson's, and other neurological conditions.. This is what he gets out of it..
➡️ www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
➡️ www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
Thanks to my work colleague Rae for this present
December 16, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Thanks to my work colleague Rae for this present
December 15, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Not new news. But today is a vital step towards a ban of junk food ads on TV & online (repeatedly delayed by last Govt)
For any sceptics, this is a v good thing for health...
👍 Loads of evidence shows advertising works
👍 Food giants spend £££s on ads - of course it works
www.gov.uk/government/n...
For any sceptics, this is a v good thing for health...
👍 Loads of evidence shows advertising works
👍 Food giants spend £££s on ads - of course it works
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood obesity
Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.
www.gov.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Not new news. But today is a vital step towards a ban of junk food ads on TV & online (repeatedly delayed by last Govt)
For any sceptics, this is a v good thing for health...
👍 Loads of evidence shows advertising works
👍 Food giants spend £££s on ads - of course it works
www.gov.uk/government/n...
For any sceptics, this is a v good thing for health...
👍 Loads of evidence shows advertising works
👍 Food giants spend £££s on ads - of course it works
www.gov.uk/government/n...