Polly Markandya
@pollylondon.bsky.social
Londoner.
Interests: humanitarian aid, access to medicines, history, waste & recycling, justice, nature.
Likes: kind people, warm towels, long lunches with old friends.
Interests: humanitarian aid, access to medicines, history, waste & recycling, justice, nature.
Likes: kind people, warm towels, long lunches with old friends.
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Small public service announcement. If you have friends of family planning to travel who are considering insurance options we do NOT recommend Outbacker Insurance. That’s all
June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Small public service announcement. If you have friends of family planning to travel who are considering insurance options we do NOT recommend Outbacker Insurance. That’s all
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Lovely to wake up (late, but it’s a bank holiday weekend Saturday) to a whole programme on one of my desert island disc, May You Never by John Martyn. Worth listening on catchup, BBC Radio 4
April 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Lovely to wake up (late, but it’s a bank holiday weekend Saturday) to a whole programme on one of my desert island disc, May You Never by John Martyn. Worth listening on catchup, BBC Radio 4
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Full scholarship opportunity for someone with refugee status to study a master's in the UK (Liverpool). Deadline this Friday (!!). www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Law Humanitarian Scholarship | Study | University of Liverpool The Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUni on YouTubeUniversity of Liverpool on LinkedIn@liv...
The School of Law and Social Justice is committed to contributing, through the excellence of our research and policy work, the critical exploration of the role of law in promoting social justice.
www.liverpool.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Full scholarship opportunity for someone with refugee status to study a master's in the UK (Liverpool). Deadline this Friday (!!). www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Bloody hell. I used to work with Joanne and while she can be very frank and a little spiky at times she’s certainly no threat to civilisation or law and order! That NYU would withdraw her invitation to speak is a sad indictment of today’s climate of fear and self-censorship in US academia
NYU canceled an invited talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders, out of fear her talk would be accused by the government of being both anti-Trump and antisemitic: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
Une conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYU
L'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump.
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Bloody hell. I used to work with Joanne and while she can be very frank and a little spiky at times she’s certainly no threat to civilisation or law and order! That NYU would withdraw her invitation to speak is a sad indictment of today’s climate of fear and self-censorship in US academia
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The always excellent @oneworldmedia.bsky.social are recruiting for a Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, closing date 21 April 2025:
oneworldmedia.org.uk/vacancies/
oneworldmedia.org.uk/vacancies/
Vacancies
oneworldmedia.org.uk
March 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The always excellent @oneworldmedia.bsky.social are recruiting for a Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, closing date 21 April 2025:
oneworldmedia.org.uk/vacancies/
oneworldmedia.org.uk/vacancies/
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March 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Years ago I worked alongside a CDC team during an Ebola outbreak. They were well resourced & v professional. The agency is essential to global epidemic control. Destroying it like this is totally mad and also so dangerous
How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
econ.st/4bv9jBr
How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
econ.st/4bv9jBr
How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
Internal emails and interviews portray a workforce seized by fear and confusion
econ.st
March 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Years ago I worked alongside a CDC team during an Ebola outbreak. They were well resourced & v professional. The agency is essential to global epidemic control. Destroying it like this is totally mad and also so dangerous
How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
econ.st/4bv9jBr
How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
econ.st/4bv9jBr
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We're #hiring!
Are you committed to advancing global health and ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments?
Then join us!
✅ Regulatory Science Manager
✅ R&D Scientists (Parasitic Worms Program)
✅ Discovery Data Scientist
👉 bit.ly/437P9LM
Let’s work together to transform lives. 🧡
Are you committed to advancing global health and ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments?
Then join us!
✅ Regulatory Science Manager
✅ R&D Scientists (Parasitic Worms Program)
✅ Discovery Data Scientist
👉 bit.ly/437P9LM
Let’s work together to transform lives. 🧡
March 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We're #hiring!
Are you committed to advancing global health and ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments?
Then join us!
✅ Regulatory Science Manager
✅ R&D Scientists (Parasitic Worms Program)
✅ Discovery Data Scientist
👉 bit.ly/437P9LM
Let’s work together to transform lives. 🧡
Are you committed to advancing global health and ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments?
Then join us!
✅ Regulatory Science Manager
✅ R&D Scientists (Parasitic Worms Program)
✅ Discovery Data Scientist
👉 bit.ly/437P9LM
Let’s work together to transform lives. 🧡
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Read about the first 2 years RCT on the switch of insulin in Sub Saharan Africa that we implemented in Mali with @ongsantdiabte.bsky.social and our malian partners but also Life for a Child, The university of Geneva, the university of Luxembourg and Sydney 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/st%C3%...
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March 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Read about the first 2 years RCT on the switch of insulin in Sub Saharan Africa that we implemented in Mali with @ongsantdiabte.bsky.social and our malian partners but also Life for a Child, The university of Geneva, the university of Luxembourg and Sydney 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/st%C3%...
www.linkedin.com/posts/st%C3%...
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We are hiring a digital comms specialist in Nairobi to join my team - more of a technical webby/analytics profile, but interested in digital strategies to give visibility to research on migration and challenge misconceptions. Reach out for questions, info below
🚀 We’re hiring! Digital Communications Specialist – Nairobi 🚀 Join our global comms team to support migration research worldwide 🔎 We’re looking for:
✅ WordPress, SEO & UX/UI expertise
✅ Interest in data-driven marketing & analytics
✅ Passion for innovation & strategy
Apply:
✅ WordPress, SEO & UX/UI expertise
✅ Interest in data-driven marketing & analytics
✅ Passion for innovation & strategy
Apply:
Mixed Migration Centre – Digital Communications Specialist
Mixed Migration Centre – Digital Communications Specialist The Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) is a leading source for independent and high-quality research, analy
bit.ly
February 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We are hiring a digital comms specialist in Nairobi to join my team - more of a technical webby/analytics profile, but interested in digital strategies to give visibility to research on migration and challenge misconceptions. Reach out for questions, info below
This looks like a very cool job for someone smart and brave
Bellingcat's new US division is looking for an executive director to make Bellingcat US the best Bellingcat it can be. Details of the role and compensation can be found here:
www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3408
www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3408
Bellingcat US | Executive Director
On-Ramps is a full-service executive search firm that exclusively serves the social sector, working with innovative, mission-driven organizations across diverse issue areas.
www.on-ramps.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This looks like a very cool job for someone smart and brave
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“Viruses don’t care about countries and borders. They don’t know they exist. We need to coordinate globally in order to stay on top of what’s happening with the virus and to learn from one another.”
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Viruses don’t care about countries and borders. They don’t know they exist. We need to coordinate globally in order to stay on top of what’s happening with the virus and to learn from one another.”
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech
A fossil fuel company’s $300m lawsuit against Greenpeace opens in rural North Dakota on Monday, in a case that has been widely condemned…
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’