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Charlotte Morris
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Comms Manager for the University of Glasgow's College of Social Sciences. Fuelled by ☕️
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“Designing healthier cities begins with listening, to data, to place, and to people”

Congrats to Mingyu Zhu @ubdc.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social partners, who won the Design Research for Healthy Cities Award at the Healthy City Design 2025 International Congress 🎉

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November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I’m so delighted that we get to extend our research in this area - nearly twenty years of gambling prevalence research, and there’s still so much to do….
Great to see this important research into gambling behaviours continue. Our experts including @shwardle.bsky.social have led hugely impactful research into gambling harms and how these affect individuals - and those around them - for the past two decades.
Our gambling harms experts have been awarded a four year contract by @gamblingcommission.bsky.social to deliver the Gambling Survey for Great Britain with @natcen.bsky.social

Previous contributions by UofG researchers have deepened understanding of gambling behaviours.

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November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Great to see this important research into gambling behaviours continue. Our experts including @shwardle.bsky.social have led hugely impactful research into gambling harms and how these affect individuals - and those around them - for the past two decades.
Our gambling harms experts have been awarded a four year contract by @gamblingcommission.bsky.social to deliver the Gambling Survey for Great Britain with @natcen.bsky.social

Previous contributions by UofG researchers have deepened understanding of gambling behaviours.

bit.ly/3XhGCSg
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
'We just want a ferry service that works.'

An event about Scotland's ferry provision may sound heavy for a Monday - but actually this was a really interesting presentation about @uofgasbs.bsky.social research on the lifeline service ferries offer and the impact on island communities and business.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As the UN calls for fashion industry action at #COP30, here's your reminder that there's a more sustainable way to shop in Glasgow 💙

Check out Worthwhile Wardrobe - a @uofgasbs.bsky.social
and Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice partnership - for all your formal wear needs! worthwhilewardrobe.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As the UN calls for fashion industry action at #COP30, here's your reminder that there's a more sustainable way to shop in Glasgow 💙

Check out Worthwhile Wardrobe - a @uofgasbs.bsky.social and Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice partnership - for all your formal wear needs!

worthwhilewardrobe.co.uk
Worthwhile Wardrobe
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November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Employment alone won’t turn the tide on child poverty, unless it is backed by the removal of the controversial two-child limit and the benefit cap, analysis by @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social and the University of Cambridge warns.

More: gla.ac/3JTq2F3
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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“Climate targets are being met at the expense of those dependent on industries facing closure.”

Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.

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Why Scotland should learn from Spain to save fossil fuel workers from unemployment
The Scottish and UK governments need a better plan to deal with mass job losses in the North Sea oil and gas industries
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November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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"If the new nuclear arms race hasn't already begun, then we're currently heading towards the starting line."

@rhyscrilley.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump's announcement that the US will start testing nuclear weapons.

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Does Trump's nuclear testing raise the stakes - or are we already in an arms race?
Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Nine recommendations to help Scotland achieve a shared understanding of housing affordability are proposed in a new report, based on findings from @scotgov Short Life Working Group 2022-2024 - chaired by @kengibb.bsky.social of @housingevidence.bsky.social

More: gla.ac/49sSuYM
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Parents and carers of @changingrealities.bsky.social are doing essential work to bring child poverty issues to the public eye as the govt prepare to publish their Child Poverty Strategy. Powerful words from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on scrapping the two child limit in this popular substack.
Excellent piece by @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on government discussions about binning the two child limit, which is driving more families into poverty.

Ruth leads @changingrealities.bsky.social - a collaboration between over UK parents and carers on a low-income.

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"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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On a recent visit to Poland @robinireland.bsky.social
recorded a conversation on the impact of sport on public health, and the challenges that the commercialisation and commodification of sport present.

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@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
The unhealthy side of sport - conversation with Dr Robin Ireland
YouTube video by Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
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October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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This is a lovely story - and we are delighted to have Montel studying for his sociology PhD with us!
Paul Gordon has just joined his son Montel as a UofG PhD scholar. Both are part of the James McCune Smith PhD Scholarship programme, pursuing research shaped by lived experience and cultural insight.

More: gla.ac/4hzMvne

Photo: Martin Shields
Father and son students hoping to build a legacy of Black scholarship and storytelling
Montel Gordon, one of the James McCune Smith PhD programme’s inaugural 2022 scholars, is being joined by his father, Paul, in a family journey of academic exploration.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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'With Donald Trump, you never know what's going to happen the next day...'

Dr Graeme Young joined BBC Newshour to discuss Trump's decision to end all trade relations with Canada, following an anti-tariff advertisement by the province of Ontario.

Listen in at 31.09
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Newshour - Rubio visits Israel to oversee truce in Gaza - BBC Sounds
The US Secretary of State says an international force is still a work in progress
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October 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When your day isn't exactly got off to a great start, it's the little things like this lovely message and the fact it's Christmas cup season! (yes, I know, wasteful 🫣 but it does lift my tired spirits!). So, extending the wish to you all to have a great day (and be more sustainable than me...).
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Great to see GLINTS up and running! This is a safe and creative space to discuss, explore and collaborate on trans research happening at @uofglasgow.bsky.social - open to academic colleagues and research students.
Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Almost three years and I'm still obsessed @uofglasgow.bsky.social -
especially on golden days like this 😍
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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“We were given the space to speak our truth to power”

What happened when parents & carers met @johnswinney.bsky.social to discuss child poverty?

Single parent James of @changingrealities.bsky.social reflects on a 'remarkable' meeting in @scotsman.com

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Inside the Bute House talks fighting for social justice with John Swinney
Talks over the battle to alleviate child poverty took place with John Swinney inside the walls of Bute House
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October 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Love this - a new way of shopping sustainably that benefits everyone! I'll definitely be donating clothes...
The @uofgasbs.bsky.social has partnered with The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to launch a bold new concept in sustainable fashion, in the heart of Glasgow.
 
Worthwhile Wardrobe offers a more conscious and fun way to shop.
 
More: gla.ac/42FKIGU
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I've only known @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social for a short time but the work that she and @changingrealities.bsky.social are doing to eradicate child poverty is constant and dedicated. Great to see this coverage featuring Brian, a single parent who's sharing his story to help others.
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT TALKING 🗣️

In our latest blog, @eddiebarnes.bsky.social writes on the importance of open debate and discussion ahead of our event at the University of Glasgow with @proftomkins.bsky.social later this month.

Read it here 👇
IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT TALKING - John Smith Centre
The University of Glasgow has a longstanding reputation as a place for open political debate and discussion. John Smith – after whom our centre is named – cut his political teeth as a keen Labour…
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October 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The latest ep of this podcast features our very own @fredpaxton.bsky.social

Ep 5 drops today - Publishing as an ECR: Rejection, patience and conversation, to hear Fred sharing experiences, insights and advice for building a career in academia.

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The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What a beautiful day at Fountains Abbey. The ☀️ put in quite the appearance!
October 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Our keynote spotlight series for the Online Spring School (27-31 Oct) is here!

Join us for a live performance form our keynote musician Fergus McNeil 🎶🎵

Link to free tickets and full programme on our Linktree!
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM