Charlie Witzel
@tcwitzel.bsky.social
Accidental academic, PhD public health. Social science, barbecue, beer, scuba & sexual health. Closet avgeek. Neurodivergent. Amateur brewer. Bangkok based. He/him. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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We are hiring 5 new postdocs (for 5 years) to work on our Wellcome project in Edinburgh. Deadline next week. For more info on the jobs & the project, head to our website www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org/blog-posts/j...
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Please share widely!
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We are hiring 5 new postdocs (for 5 years) to work on our Wellcome project in Edinburgh. Deadline next week. For more info on the jobs & the project, head to our website www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org/blog-posts/j...
Please share widely!
Please share widely!
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Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration.
Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
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Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
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Postdoctoral Fellow LGBTQ
The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a 5-year postdoctoral Fellow to work on the Wellcome funded Discovery Award Medici...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration.
Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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"In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.”"
Alarming but predictable - Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.”"
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New BASHH/BHIVA guidelines on the use of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) 2025 are out 💊🧬
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
July 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New BASHH/BHIVA guidelines on the use of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) 2025 are out 💊🧬
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
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In Hackney & attended chillouts this year?
After a successful launch of our peer-led programme we’re looking for more queer people to help lead the way!
You don’t need to be an expert to take part - bring your experience & a commitment to community care.
Sign up at tinyurl.com/tltaqct
After a successful launch of our peer-led programme we’re looking for more queer people to help lead the way!
You don’t need to be an expert to take part - bring your experience & a commitment to community care.
Sign up at tinyurl.com/tltaqct
May 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In Hackney & attended chillouts this year?
After a successful launch of our peer-led programme we’re looking for more queer people to help lead the way!
You don’t need to be an expert to take part - bring your experience & a commitment to community care.
Sign up at tinyurl.com/tltaqct
After a successful launch of our peer-led programme we’re looking for more queer people to help lead the way!
You don’t need to be an expert to take part - bring your experience & a commitment to community care.
Sign up at tinyurl.com/tltaqct
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The Rainbow Map 2025 offers a stark snapshot of where Europe stands on #LGBTI human rights.
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
Rainbow Map
Europe's LGBTI Rights Rankings 2024
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Rainbow Map 2025 offers a stark snapshot of where Europe stands on #LGBTI human rights.
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
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The survey ends next Saturday, 17th May!
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Good responses so far, so thanks!
Just need responses from East of England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and we got UK covered!
The survey ends next Saturday, 17th May!
*********
Good responses so far, so thanks!
Just need responses from East of England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and we got UK covered!
Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50?
What are the important issues for you & your patients?
We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
What are the important issues for you & your patients?
We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
May 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The survey ends next Saturday, 17th May!
*********
Good responses so far, so thanks!
Just need responses from East of England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and we got UK covered!
The survey ends next Saturday, 17th May!
*********
Good responses so far, so thanks!
Just need responses from East of England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and we got UK covered!
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We are collecting data about awareness, interest, and use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) among gay and bi men and trans people in Ireland.
If you can, please participate!
If not, please share with those who can. Thanks!
Check out the survey at eu.surveymonkey.com/r/doxypep
If you can, please participate!
If not, please share with those who can. Thanks!
Check out the survey at eu.surveymonkey.com/r/doxypep
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We are collecting data about awareness, interest, and use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) among gay and bi men and trans people in Ireland.
If you can, please participate!
If not, please share with those who can. Thanks!
Check out the survey at eu.surveymonkey.com/r/doxypep
If you can, please participate!
If not, please share with those who can. Thanks!
Check out the survey at eu.surveymonkey.com/r/doxypep
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April 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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BHIVA is very concerned to learn that Gilead has made a decision to close its individual access scheme for #lenacapavir, which in combination with other antiretrovirals, can be lifesaving for a small number of individuals with very limited HIV treatment options. 1/1
April 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
BHIVA is very concerned to learn that Gilead has made a decision to close its individual access scheme for #lenacapavir, which in combination with other antiretrovirals, can be lifesaving for a small number of individuals with very limited HIV treatment options. 1/1
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Here’s some anecdata for you @fphuk.bsky.social
I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year.
• 4 medics: 100% got an offer
• 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer
The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.
I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year.
• 4 medics: 100% got an offer
• 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer
The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.
April 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Here’s some anecdata for you @fphuk.bsky.social
I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year.
• 4 medics: 100% got an offer
• 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer
The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.
I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year.
• 4 medics: 100% got an offer
• 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer
The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.
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Research like this is how we'll get DoxyPEP on the NHS?!
Please take part of you can
Please take part of you can
We are open for recruitment! The @spearstudy.bsky.social is investigating antibiotic resistance and microbiome changes in people using and not using doxyPEP to prevent STIs. Visit doxypep.me/spear
@uclglobalhealth.bsky.social @cnwlnhs.bsky.social @thelovetankcic.bsky.social
@uclglobalhealth.bsky.social @cnwlnhs.bsky.social @thelovetankcic.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Research like this is how we'll get DoxyPEP on the NHS?!
Please take part of you can
Please take part of you can
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this is obviously bleak and horrid and I know it's a petty thing to point out but: god we fucking told you so, lesbians and gay men who decided to become transphobic for no apparent reason, we told you the entire LGBTQ community would end up getting screwed over, this was always going to happen
Republican support for same-sex marriage down 31pts, from 55% to 24%, in four years according to new poll from YouGov.
Yikes.
Yikes.
March 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this is obviously bleak and horrid and I know it's a petty thing to point out but: god we fucking told you so, lesbians and gay men who decided to become transphobic for no apparent reason, we told you the entire LGBTQ community would end up getting screwed over, this was always going to happen
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now nearly half way there... anything you can donate would help, huge thanks
I don't know what else to say here except we're desperate. Abel is an LGBTQ refugee in south Sudan and an activist. He has an emergency - testicular torsion. He's in agony, and surgery is only available privately. If you've anything at all, please donate to his GoFundMe 🙏 gofund.me/f85a64e6
Donate to Medical Help Needed Urgently, organized by Jo Gattenberg
Hi, my name is Kabanda Abel, and I’m a 26-year-old LGBTQ refugee and activist. I’m reaching… Jo Gattenberg needs your support for Medical Help Needed Urgently
gofund.me
March 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
now nearly half way there... anything you can donate would help, huge thanks
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The NIHR HPRU in Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL, in collaboration with UKHSA, is launching a newsletter! 📰
Stay informed about the latest research, innovations, and developments in the field of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections.
Subscribe now!
Stay informed about the latest research, innovations, and developments in the field of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections.
Subscribe now!
NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections
NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections Email Forms
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January 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The NIHR HPRU in Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL, in collaboration with UKHSA, is launching a newsletter! 📰
Stay informed about the latest research, innovations, and developments in the field of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections.
Subscribe now!
Stay informed about the latest research, innovations, and developments in the field of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections.
Subscribe now!
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A must read for anyone interested in gender dysphoria in kids ⬇️
The BMJ journal Archive of Disease in Childhood has just published the epidemiological study done by York university that was commissioned as part of the Cass review into gender clinics in the UK.
It contains some STARTLING (and yet, unsurprising) revelations. 1/n
It contains some STARTLING (and yet, unsurprising) revelations. 1/n
January 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A must read for anyone interested in gender dysphoria in kids ⬇️
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I know this web resource has helped people navigate health care, employment, immigration advice, and how to find community.
I’m honoured to be part of the crew that created it.
I’m honoured to be part of the crew that created it.
Queers Beyond Borders is a friendly guide to moving into and across Europe, produced by The Love Tank.
The website currently includes info for Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris.
More cities coming soon!
www.queersbeyondborders.info
The website currently includes info for Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris.
More cities coming soon!
www.queersbeyondborders.info
Queers Beyond Borders
Your friendly guide to moving into & across cities in Europe.
www.queersbeyondborders.info
January 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know this web resource has helped people navigate health care, employment, immigration advice, and how to find community.
I’m honoured to be part of the crew that created it.
I’m honoured to be part of the crew that created it.
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BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
One of the (very few) downsides of Bangkok life is the pollution. This week it’s so bad we’re meant to stay indoors whenever possible and work from home. Definitely feels like a lockdown throwback.
January 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
One of the (very few) downsides of Bangkok life is the pollution. This week it’s so bad we’re meant to stay indoors whenever possible and work from home. Definitely feels like a lockdown throwback.
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Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
January 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
Happy New Year from BKK 🍾
December 31, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Happy New Year from BKK 🍾
Last weekend I went to a rave two nights in a row and it was amazing but also wow I am too old for such things.
December 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Last weekend I went to a rave two nights in a row and it was amazing but also wow I am too old for such things.
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every time i see that there’s a movie called Juror #2 i wonder if the juror in it is Rural
December 17, 2024 at 6:54 PM
every time i see that there’s a movie called Juror #2 i wonder if the juror in it is Rural
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Research from @kspoon.bsky.social & ...
"“People don’t want to be in a workplace if they feel disrespected, if they feel like their work isn’t valued, if they feel like they’re not seen,” she notes. “And I do think that in many, many academic workplaces, that is the experience that women have.”"
"“People don’t want to be in a workplace if they feel disrespected, if they feel like their work isn’t valued, if they feel like they’re not seen,” she notes. “And I do think that in many, many academic workplaces, that is the experience that women have.”"
Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from academia by poor workplace climate
The gender gap in faculty attrition worsens after tenure, according to a new study
www.science.org
December 9, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Research from @kspoon.bsky.social & ...
"“People don’t want to be in a workplace if they feel disrespected, if they feel like their work isn’t valued, if they feel like they’re not seen,” she notes. “And I do think that in many, many academic workplaces, that is the experience that women have.”"
"“People don’t want to be in a workplace if they feel disrespected, if they feel like their work isn’t valued, if they feel like they’re not seen,” she notes. “And I do think that in many, many academic workplaces, that is the experience that women have.”"