Lisa Amir
@lisahamir.bsky.social
Research Professor at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Editor-in-Chief, International Breastfeeding Journal
Editor-in-Chief, International Breastfeeding Journal
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LB: The Alcohol industry sponsored the Brussels Declaration - a document often used by research integrity
How to spot industry influence on science?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Our papers have been flagged to be retracted, e.g. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#IRICSydney
How to spot industry influence on science?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Our papers have been flagged to be retracted, e.g. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#IRICSydney
How to spot industry influence in science
Keen to know if vested interests have influenced research methods or policies? Professor Lisa Bero outlines the signs to help scientists, journalists and the public assess scientific communications fo...
www.sydney.edu.au
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
LB: The Alcohol industry sponsored the Brussels Declaration - a document often used by research integrity
How to spot industry influence on science?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Our papers have been flagged to be retracted, e.g. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#IRICSydney
How to spot industry influence on science?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Our papers have been flagged to be retracted, e.g. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#IRICSydney
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Next: Lisa Bero with: 'Hijacking research integrity: What can possibly go wrong and how can we fix it?'
In certain companies, authors who raise integrity issues can be 'discredited'.
LB's research has been 'monitored by Coca-Cola
www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
#IRICSydney
In certain companies, authors who raise integrity issues can be 'discredited'.
LB's research has been 'monitored by Coca-Cola
www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
#IRICSydney
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Next: Lisa Bero with: 'Hijacking research integrity: What can possibly go wrong and how can we fix it?'
In certain companies, authors who raise integrity issues can be 'discredited'.
LB's research has been 'monitored by Coca-Cola
www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
#IRICSydney
In certain companies, authors who raise integrity issues can be 'discredited'.
LB's research has been 'monitored by Coca-Cola
www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
#IRICSydney
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Close your eyes, imagine being paralyzed… unable to breathe
Imagine being stuck in a claustrophobic iron lung, to breathe
Maybe we all need to time travel, to appreciate how science & public health save us, every single day?
Imagine being stuck in a claustrophobic iron lung, to breathe
Maybe we all need to time travel, to appreciate how science & public health save us, every single day?
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Close your eyes, imagine being paralyzed… unable to breathe
Imagine being stuck in a claustrophobic iron lung, to breathe
Maybe we all need to time travel, to appreciate how science & public health save us, every single day?
Imagine being stuck in a claustrophobic iron lung, to breathe
Maybe we all need to time travel, to appreciate how science & public health save us, every single day?
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A timelapse photo of the first fledge from #367Collins Street, Melbourne, at 9:27:27am on 13 November 2025.
In case you were wondering, this was a female that fledged. There is one female and one male remaining to fly the coop. #PeregrineFalcons
[📷 Credit: Daryl Jones]
In case you were wondering, this was a female that fledged. There is one female and one male remaining to fly the coop. #PeregrineFalcons
[📷 Credit: Daryl Jones]
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A timelapse photo of the first fledge from #367Collins Street, Melbourne, at 9:27:27am on 13 November 2025.
In case you were wondering, this was a female that fledged. There is one female and one male remaining to fly the coop. #PeregrineFalcons
[📷 Credit: Daryl Jones]
In case you were wondering, this was a female that fledged. There is one female and one male remaining to fly the coop. #PeregrineFalcons
[📷 Credit: Daryl Jones]
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On this page you will find links to the full report and links to the supporting documentation
Inquiry into Women's Pain
Over 13,000 people contributed to Australia's first Inquiry into Women's Pain. Insights from the consultation formed 27 recommendations to bridge the pain gap for Victorian women and girls.
www.health.vic.gov.au
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
On this page you will find links to the full report and links to the supporting documentation
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Looking for a fully funded PhD in Cambridge? 🤱👩🔬🔬
I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.
I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looking for a fully funded PhD in Cambridge? 🤱👩🔬🔬
I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.
I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.
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How do siblings of critically ill infants experience the #NICU?
Come along to #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear Dr Suza Trajkovski discuss findings from her integrative review and offer suggestions for support!
Date: Nov 18th @ 8am AEDT
Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
Come along to #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear Dr Suza Trajkovski discuss findings from her integrative review and offer suggestions for support!
Date: Nov 18th @ 8am AEDT
Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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If you're organising a conference or a seminar series you might consider renaming Question Time as Discussion Time. It's not meant to be a quiz show. It's an opportunity to discuss.
October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
If you're organising a conference or a seminar series you might consider renaming Question Time as Discussion Time. It's not meant to be a quiz show. It's an opportunity to discuss.
Thanks for sharing this Candida update!
Nice example of multidisciplinary narrative review.
Nice example of multidisciplinary narrative review.
Updated nomenclature of common Candida species
Add Candida auris ⏭️Candidozyma auris.
The only one left is Candida albicans!
#IDsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Add Candida auris ⏭️Candidozyma auris.
The only one left is Candida albicans!
#IDsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thanks for sharing this Candida update!
Nice example of multidisciplinary narrative review.
Nice example of multidisciplinary narrative review.
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I know some people were concerned the chicks at #367Collins would be blown or washed off the ledge in Melbourne's wild weather yesterday, so just confirming they're all safe and well. It will be daybreak soon. #PeregrineFalcons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKk...
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I know some people were concerned the chicks at #367Collins would be blown or washed off the ledge in Melbourne's wild weather yesterday, so just confirming they're all safe and well. It will be daybreak soon. #PeregrineFalcons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKk...
And since homogenised cow milk is seen as the norm 🥛- people may see human milk as ‘thin, bluish, watery’ 🤱🏻
Fascinating!
'Milk is never just milk. It’s saturated with meaning, emotion and contradiction, and provokes strong responses in people.'
Read more ⬇️
Read more ⬇️
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And since homogenised cow milk is seen as the norm 🥛- people may see human milk as ‘thin, bluish, watery’ 🤱🏻
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'A paradigm shift': New research reveals how breastfeeding cuts cancer risk: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-10-21/breast-cancer-risk-reduced-by-childbirth-breastfeeding-study/105909928
'A paradigm shift': New research reveals how breastfeeding cuts cancer risk
Australian researchers have uncovered how having children and breastfeeding reduces the long-term risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer more commonly seen in younger women.
www.abc.net.au
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
'A paradigm shift': New research reveals how breastfeeding cuts cancer risk: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-10-21/breast-cancer-risk-reduced-by-childbirth-breastfeeding-study/105909928
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He was always so kind and supportive. Here we are at WONCA conference in Sydney in 2023
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
He was always so kind and supportive. Here we are at WONCA conference in Sydney in 2023
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Meg Dutton RE
'Cat on a Mat'
etching and watercolour
Contemporary printmaker
#Reframingwomenprintmakers
'Cat on a Mat'
etching and watercolour
Contemporary printmaker
#Reframingwomenprintmakers
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Meg Dutton RE
'Cat on a Mat'
etching and watercolour
Contemporary printmaker
#Reframingwomenprintmakers
'Cat on a Mat'
etching and watercolour
Contemporary printmaker
#Reframingwomenprintmakers
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Media bias against women doesn’t just hurt female scientists’ careers; it also biases the information that gets the the public.
For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🛟 🩺 #BlueSci #MedSky #WomenInSci #SciMoms
For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🛟 🩺 #BlueSci #MedSky #WomenInSci #SciMoms
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
www.science.org
October 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Media bias against women doesn’t just hurt female scientists’ careers; it also biases the information that gets the the public.
For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🛟 🩺 #BlueSci #MedSky #WomenInSci #SciMoms
For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🛟 🩺 #BlueSci #MedSky #WomenInSci #SciMoms
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A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
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"A collage full of nature 🌱🌷" from Gemma Matthews, contemporary embroidery artist who creates free hand pieces #WomensArt
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"A collage full of nature 🌱🌷" from Gemma Matthews, contemporary embroidery artist who creates free hand pieces #WomensArt
#LifeOfAJournalEditor
Just rejected a manuscript that had been submitted to another journal simultaneously 😡
This is completely unethical as it wastes everyone's time and risks duplicate publication.
Please educate new authors/researchers: submit to one journal at a time, please!
#IntBreastfeedJ
Just rejected a manuscript that had been submitted to another journal simultaneously 😡
This is completely unethical as it wastes everyone's time and risks duplicate publication.
Please educate new authors/researchers: submit to one journal at a time, please!
#IntBreastfeedJ
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
#LifeOfAJournalEditor
Just rejected a manuscript that had been submitted to another journal simultaneously 😡
This is completely unethical as it wastes everyone's time and risks duplicate publication.
Please educate new authors/researchers: submit to one journal at a time, please!
#IntBreastfeedJ
Just rejected a manuscript that had been submitted to another journal simultaneously 😡
This is completely unethical as it wastes everyone's time and risks duplicate publication.
Please educate new authors/researchers: submit to one journal at a time, please!
#IntBreastfeedJ
Quote from Prof Karin Thursky @ncas.bsky.social
"With regards to antimicrobial use, Australia has led the world in the surveillance of antimicrobial use appropriateness (using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey) and which is much more meaningful than the WHO AWARE criteria."
"With regards to antimicrobial use, Australia has led the world in the surveillance of antimicrobial use appropriateness (using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey) and which is much more meaningful than the WHO AWARE criteria."
🦠 Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, says the WHO, and @mcri.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social @uni-newcastle.bsky.social @thekidsau.bsky.social experts respond to the report
buff.ly/R3UBudC
#antimicrobialresistance
buff.ly/R3UBudC
#antimicrobialresistance
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Quote from Prof Karin Thursky @ncas.bsky.social
"With regards to antimicrobial use, Australia has led the world in the surveillance of antimicrobial use appropriateness (using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey) and which is much more meaningful than the WHO AWARE criteria."
"With regards to antimicrobial use, Australia has led the world in the surveillance of antimicrobial use appropriateness (using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey) and which is much more meaningful than the WHO AWARE criteria."
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Time for some art- dropped into Geelong Gallery to see Archibald prize finalists. This one caught my eye! 🤱🏻
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Time for some art- dropped into Geelong Gallery to see Archibald prize finalists. This one caught my eye! 🤱🏻
Time for some art- dropped into Geelong Gallery to see Archibald prize finalists. This one caught my eye! 🤱🏻
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Time for some art- dropped into Geelong Gallery to see Archibald prize finalists. This one caught my eye! 🤱🏻
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Australian printmaker Rachel Newling is inspired by the floral and fauna of her homeland.
'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers
'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Australian printmaker Rachel Newling is inspired by the floral and fauna of her homeland.
'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers
'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers
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Our new article continuing discussion abt breastfeeding pain.
"Educating breastfeeding women and healthcare personnel about the biopsychosocial nature of pain may empower women to better navigate the challenges of breastfeeding and improve breastfeeding outcomes."
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
"Educating breastfeeding women and healthcare personnel about the biopsychosocial nature of pain may empower women to better navigate the challenges of breastfeeding and improve breastfeeding outcomes."
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our new article continuing discussion abt breastfeeding pain.
"Educating breastfeeding women and healthcare personnel about the biopsychosocial nature of pain may empower women to better navigate the challenges of breastfeeding and improve breastfeeding outcomes."
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
"Educating breastfeeding women and healthcare personnel about the biopsychosocial nature of pain may empower women to better navigate the challenges of breastfeeding and improve breastfeeding outcomes."
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
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How did ultra-processed foods come to dominate what much of the world eats–and what can we do about it?
🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online)
Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs
🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...
🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online)
Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs
🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...
October 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
How did ultra-processed foods come to dominate what much of the world eats–and what can we do about it?
🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online)
Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs
🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...
🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online)
Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs
🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...