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Michelle Kelly-Irving
@mkellyirving.bsky.social
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Health equity, social inequalities, lifecourse, embodiment

Leads the Inserm #Equity team University of Toulouse, France

Social Epidemiologist & quantitative social scientist

Health Inequality, 3rd Ed, polity

https://cerpop.inserm.fr/equipe-equity .. more

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Nov 14
Over the summer some very important public health program leaders shared their struggles in keeping their work going since the #usaid cuts

Here’s an article about it, please share to increase awareness & motivate political action

“Decades of progress - undone”

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Decades of progress — undone
After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital
www.ips-journal.eu

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 2d
I replaced my final assignment this semester at the last second because I felt like I couldn't LLM-proof it, and told my students as much. I got this back on my course evals. The kids are alright
This is a P.S. that doesn't really fit anywhere else: Dr. Carlson, I know you are resigned to the fact that the use of AI is inevitable and that you cannot avoid getting submissions from students that have used AI. I can't speak for everyone, but I want to say that I don't think you should give up on the idea of an AI-free classroom. I'm not sure if you had already looked at assignments when you spoke about this, and I obviously do not know what other people submitted, but I know that among myself and my friends, using AI is very frowned upon. I'm a bit of an older student. I finished college before AI became a popular tool the way it is now, so maybe I'm biased and the youths actually will make AI adoption inevitable... But I don't think it has to be, and I think much of the push for the idea that it's not going anywhere comes from huge tech investors. My key takeaway for you here: stick to your AI policy that you told us on the first day of school. You don't have to expect AI submissions. Students do better when there are people expecting better from them, especially such a respected instructor. I am very pro failing students who use AI for assignments (outside of spell check and such) and I know many other people are too. Those of us who don't use AI don't want to be in the public health field in 20 years and see that no one is able to do anything without it. It's honestly a very weird and kind of scary time to be someone in academia, and the AI of it all is making it so much worse. I really respect your policy and strong stance that you outlined on day 1, and I think it's more than fair. So TL;DR: please don't expect us to use AI, punish those who do, and know that your strong anti-AI stance is making a positive impact in our educations.

Reposted by Mel Bartley, Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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Luisa N. Borrell @lborrell.bsky.social · 3d
Voting is a stronger social determinant of health than education #Vote #SDoH #EpiSky #SocialEpi #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

Reposted by Luisa N. Borrell, Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 3d
From the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (JECH):

Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education: a full-electorate survival analysis with 21-year follow-up

#SocialEpi #EpiSky #PublicHealth
Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education: a full-electorate survival analysis with 21-year follow-up
Background Although voting is recognised as a social determinant of health, the association between electoral participation and subsequent mortality at an individual level has not been established. O...
jech.bmj.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 5d
Wow! Can’t wait to hear how it goes 😀

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 5d
Wishing you a happy women’s little Christmas!

To all the amazing women in our lives

Nollaig na mban shona!

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 6d
Wow 🤩!

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 7d
So the Top Trumps reality game here is that each time evidence of his connection to Epstein hits the headlines a country will be attacked, the military might deployed, and assets will be stripped

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 11d
That Christmas 2020 2nd wave, I posted on twitter asking for any restaurants in her area that would deliver a Christmas dinner to her because she refused to go to shops as she was working with 200covid patients wearing plastic apron, gloves and paper mask, a stranger messaged me and brought her this

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 15d
Oh Happy Birthday Mel!! 🎂

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 15d
For you @zetkin.bsky.social 😉
mkellyirving.bsky.social Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 15d
One of the best Christmas presents I ever got was this trap cam which allows me to see the creatures I share the garden with. Here’s a badger foraging beneath a persimmon tree

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 15d
One of the best Christmas presents I ever got was this trap cam which allows me to see the creatures I share the garden with. Here’s a badger foraging beneath a persimmon tree

Reposted by Mark Lubell, Steve Peers, Michelle Kelly‐Irving , and 3 more

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16d
Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Karen O’Donnell, Geoff Pearson

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Martin Bauer @martinmbauer.bsky.social · 19d
What would really be the implications of taking Santa Claus seriously?

It's the time of the year to review the current state of the physics of Santa Claus

1/12

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 21d
It should do. You’re talking about journals where quality is still a basic fundamental…

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 21d
Definitely I think this was happening

Reposted by Rebecca Sear

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 21d
Once again, great stuff from Rolling Stone on the enshittification of the science publication system

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 23d
The thread below is horrific

It’s about a violent patriarchal society where countless girls are sexually abused by men. Aware adults go to great lengths to organise this & protect each other all along the social hierarchy

It’s not about rich elites, it’s about the social position of girls & women
jamesrball.com James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23d
Doesn't take long looking at the documents before you see the incredibly grim reality of Epstein's crimes – and the age of his victims (this one was 14). This document is from 2011, and was a notification to Australian authorities that officers would be flying to Australia for an interview.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23d
Doesn't take long looking at the documents before you see the incredibly grim reality of Epstein's crimes – and the age of his victims (this one was 14). This document is from 2011, and was a notification to Australian authorities that officers would be flying to Australia for an interview.

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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Mireille Le Guen @mireilleleguen.bsky.social · 23d
Want to dive into the politics of contraceptive cost coverage? Join the 3CoBe project at @UCLouvain as a PhD researcher in social sciences!
📍 Belgium | 🎓 Full-time doctoral position
Apply here 👇
#PhDOpportunity #SocialSciences #ReproductiveJustice
Chercheur·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales
Chercheur·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales
jobs.uclouvain.be

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Mireille Le Guen @mireilleleguen.bsky.social · 23d
Je recrute un·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales pour mon projet MIS-FNRS 3CoBe 🎓
Objectif : analyser les enjeux des politiques de remboursement des contraceptifs en Belgique 🇧🇪
Intéressé·e ? Postulez ici 👇
#PhD #SciencesSociales #JusticeReproductive
Chercheur·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales
Chercheur·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales
jobs.uclouvain.be

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 24d
IVG : le Parlement adopte définitivement une loi réhabilitant les femmes condamnées pour avortement
IVG : le Parlement adopte définitivement une loi réhabilitant les femmes condamnées pour avortement
Le texte reconnaît « que l’application par l’Etat » des lois pénalisant l’avortement a constitué « une atteinte à la protection de la santé des femmes, à l’autonomie sexuelle et reproductive » ou encore « aux droits des femmes ».
www.lemonde.fr

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 28d
rediscovering that public health happens in social contexts:

Good episode on vaccine hesitancy & the changes in childhood vaccine policy in the USA, astonishing that social epidemiologists & social scientists specialised in health are not part of the discussion
open.spotify.com/episode/0TKc...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 28d
I do think that if the main public health message from the authorities to the population is get the flu vaccine then the flu vaccine should be free and readily available for all. That’s not the case at the moment.

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 12
“Due to its gigantic capacities and capabilities alone, a hostile America that wants to dismantle the EU is much more dangerous to Europe than Russia could ever be.”

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
Real-talk
Ultimately, Europe faces the choice between complete submission to Washington’s dictates or a leap forward into true geopolitical independence
www.ips-journal.eu

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 10
Have you seen this Special Issue on "The Social Uses of the Body"? You can read the translated text by Luc Boltanski & a set of commentaries critically reflecting upon it

www.sciencedirect.com/journal/soci...
Social Science & Medicine | Vol 385, November 2025 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Social Science & Medicine at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 7
“In a time of competing catastrophes, it seems worth delivering some good news about poverty and health inequality: poverty *can* be defeated, health inequalities *can* be reduced…”

(tried to start this piece on a positive note 😉)

#publichealth
#HealthInequity

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Decades of progress — undone
After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital
www.ips-journal.eu

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Dec 7
Know any economics students considering a career in economics research?

We're offering six-to-eight week placements at IFS in Summer 2026 as part of our Summer Student scheme.

📊 Apply here by 11pm, Friday 16 Jan 2026: app.beapplied.com/apply/xkr9pu...

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 7
Seems some folks’ memories were erased:

Some people are highly vulnerable to respiratory illnesses which spread more easily in winter when people are indoors & windows shut

If you’re ill you can wear a mask, ensure you ventilate rooms, wash your hands more often & consider telework if possible
a man in a suit and tie is holding a lighter and says vayagif.com on the bottom right
Alt: Men in black scene showing will smith wearing sunglassss neutralising someone’s memory with a flashing device
media.tenor.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 7
It’s def happening, anyone on an editorial board has seen examples of ai generated reviews submitted by reviewers posing the added issue if ethics: pretending it’s your review (lying) and uploading the work of others into these AIs that plagiarise everything

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 6
Oh! Would have loved that