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Tony Robertson
@tonyrobertson82.bsky.social
Researcher, Teacher and Activist focused on tackling #HealthInequalities via the University of Glasgow and the People's Health Movement Scotland (@phmscotland on here)

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Join us on the 27th November as we discuss what a positive vision for the future of Glasgow, Scotland and the world might look like with author Keir Milburn to help launch his new co-authored book 'Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future'

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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Call for Study Profiles Section Editor
Closing date: 14 November 2025

@sllshome.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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10 days to go until we kick-off our People's Health Assembly. For those not able to make it in person, we're co-hosting a webinar on Public Pharma at 1pm GMT. Registration available here: tinyurl.com/WESG02
Public Pharma: A Step Towards Health For All
31st October
13:00 - 14:30
Zoom (in-person option available too as part of the PHA happening over the same weekend - see: tinyurl.com/PHA2025)

More details and registration link: mailchi.mp/4d30913ce396...
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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10 days to go until we kick-off our People's Health Assembly. Still time to register. The Public Pharma event was sold out but a handful of tickets have just been released. More info on speakers and plans, as well as registration detail, in the link tinyurl.com/PHA2025
2025 PHA Registration Now Open
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland

Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Public Pharma: A Step Towards Health For All
31st October
13:00 - 14:30
Zoom (in-person option available too as part of the PHA happening over the same weekend - see: tinyurl.com/PHA2025)

More details and registration link: mailchi.mp/4d30913ce396...
October 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Two weeks to go before the Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot.
Or Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-reid...
September 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just a couple of days left to register for our 'What Would a Wellbeing Economy Strategy Look Like?' webinar with Gerry McCartney, 12pm on Thursday 2nd October

tinyurl.com/WESG01
September 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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1/5 We have published a new article in Lancet Public Health on how a transition to a #WellbeingEconomy might impact positively on population health tinyurl.com/yc4w9xbd @mmbuchs.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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While Western studies show life satisfaction hits rock bottom in midlife, rural China tells a different story—young adults at just 21 are the LEAST satisfied group. What's behind this?

Read this new paper from Longitudinal and Life Course Studies to find out doi.org/10.1332/1757...
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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There's still time to book your place for a special screening of Purpose: a Wellbeing Economies Film followed by a discussion featuring @maggiechapman.bsky.social, @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social, @sarahboyack.bsky.social

📍Scottish Parliament
🗓️ 24 Sept
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Reserve your space – Purpose: Scotland’s role in the Wellbeing Economy – The Holyrood Room, Scottish Parliament Building
Purpose: Scotland’s role in the Wellbeing Economy – The Holyrood Room, Scottish Parliament Building, Wed 24 Sep 2025 - In Scotland, one in four children are growing up in poverty. People are facing im...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
September 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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2025 PHA Registration Now Open
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland

Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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LAND MOOT 2025 Tickets on sale now!

A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health
alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#SLLS2025 kicking off in Fribourg, Switzerland
September 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Book Launch: Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities
19th September, 16:00-17:30
Glasgow

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September 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be
@gerrymccartney1.bsky.social

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August 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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"This is not about ego. It is about refusing to disappear. About resisting the slow erasure that comes with war and famine. About insisting that our thoughts and our work continue, even when it must be done in the ruins."

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza
It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Letter of the Day on Palestine Action.
August 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My Editorial: The Long Shadow

"As we watch the continued genocide in Gaza and the use of food as a weapon, not only here but in Sudan and across multiple conflicts, anyone with the slightest interest in life course studies can hypothesise the toll that is not yet visible for those that survive."
August 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM