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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · 20h

Art & activism bring joy, resistance, and solidarity — but creative approaches can also be co-opted by groups with very different ideologies.

This raises big questions: how do we prepare for backlash, protect those involved, and keep creating as civic spaces shrink?

👉🎙️👂https://bit.ly/CCS_86

Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · 8d

What does it mean to truly belong?
Co-host Ishrat Jahan reflects on how women with disabilities in Bangladesh need spaces of connection — not only formal advocacy, but everyday moments that affirm dignity and inclusion.

🎧 bit.ly/CCS_85

#CounteringBacklash #OVOF @ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · 18d

Women with disabilities can be left out of key conversations about rights and inclusion.
Salma Mahbub shares why invisibility remains one of the biggest barriers, and how women are organising to be heard.
🎧 bit.ly/CCS_85
@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social @thinkcrea.bsky.social #GenderJustice #OVOF

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · 29d

How do we move beyond a charity model that gives short-term allowances to a rights-based approach that ensures education, employment & full participation for people with disabilities?

New episode podcast👂 🎧 bit.ly/CCS_85

@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social #GenderJustice #CounteringBacklash #OVOF

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 22

How do we balance the personal and collective work of allyship? In the face of gender backlash, solidarity must be more than symbolic, it’s a conscious practice that challenges harmful norms and shares power.

🎙️Listen: bit.ly/CCS_84

@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social

#CounteringBacklash #OVOF

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 15

What does allyship mean to you? In the face of gender backlash, it must go beyond good intentions—sharing power, resources, and responsibility for justice.
New episode on allyship in gender justice🎙️https://bit.ly/CCS_84
@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social #GenderJustice #CounteringBacklash #OVOF

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 6

Gender-based threats in Bangladesh are becoming more visible & more socially tolerated than they should be. This episode explores how backlash is making everyday spaces less safe & accessible for women & sex workers

🎙️https://bit.ly/CCS_E83
@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social
#CounterBacklash #OVOF

Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 4

Gender backlash is pushing sex workers and other marginalised communities in Bangladesh further to the margins.

Our new series explores how exclusion is growing and access to rights are under threat.

🎙️👂https://bit.ly/CCS_E82

@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social
#GenderJustice #GenderEquality #OVOF

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Jul 15

When crises hit, civic spaces shrink. Power shifts, and the balance of voices is disrupted. Feminist activism must adapt and resist, often stepping up to fill the gaps.
Listen to our new podcast: bit.ly/CCS_E82 @ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social #GenderJustice #GenderEquality #OVOF #CounterBacklash

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Jul 7

Challenging gender backlash means exposing harmful narratives, building digital confidence, and working together across society.

Listen to our latest episode: bit.ly/CCS_E82

@ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social #GenderJustice #GenderEquality #OVOF

Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Jun 30

Old power structures can re-emerge in times of crisis, but these moments can also be a space for resistance.

Listen to our new podcast episode: bit.ly/CCS_E82 and subscribe for the next 5 in the series

#CounterBacklash #GenderJustice #GenderEquality #OVOF @ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social

Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Jun 11

How do crises fuel gender backlash? What does this mean for health, rights & civic space? Listen to Backlash, Resistance & the Path to Justice. New series on gender justice, health & resilience in the Global South. 1st Ep: bit.ly/CCS_E82 #CounterBacklash @ids.ac.uk @sidasweden.bsky.social

Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · May 27

Strengthening research capacity starts with everyday clinical practice. Telo shares how mentoring clinicians to think critically and act on evidence can build skills and spark real system change.

🎧🎙️ bit.ly/CCS_E81

@lstmnews.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #PACTS

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · May 15

To improve clinical care and strengthen systems, research needs to be part of clinical training, not an add-on.
Our latest episode spotlights why embedding research early matters.

Listn here: 🎧 bit.ly/CCS_E81

@lstmnews.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #SickleCell

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · May 13

NEW EPISODE! we speak with clinician-researchers from the #PACTS programme 🎧 We explore how PhDs, embedded in real-world programmes, can strengthen clinical practice and drive sustainable health system change.
🎙️https://bit.ly/CCS_E81
@lstmnews.bsky.social #SickleCell #ResearchCapacityStrengthening

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 30

Breaking down silos in health systems means rethinking whose capacities are strengthened for, & from, research.
#PACTS supports diverse stakeholders to bridge the know-do gap.

🎙️👂👉https://bit.ly/CCS_E80

@lstmnews.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #SickleCell

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 24

Research capacity strengthening (RCS) isn’t a one-off intervention—it needs to be embedded from the start and sustained beyond the project. In our latest episode, hear how #PACTS is doing just that: bit.ly/CCS_E80

#GlobalHealth #CapacityStrengthening @lstmnews.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 22

Are journalists part of your research team or just called in at the end? In our latest episode, we explore how building media capacity can improve health communication, policy influence, and patient voice. Listen 👉 bit.ly/CCS_E80 or search for Connecting Citizens to Science wherever you get your 🎙️

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 18

Clinicians often see just a snapshot, while distance, cost, or stigma block some from follow-up care. Our new mini-series shows how #PACTS builds cyclical research capacity, bridging knowledge to real-world impact for sickle cell disease.

🎙️👉 Listen: bit.ly/CCS_E79 @lstmnews.bsky.social #sicklecell

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 17

New episode! Exploring how #PACTS uses participatory action cycles to equip clinicians with research skills, bridging the know-do gap for sickle cell care. Hear how local voices shape better outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa.

🎙️https://bit.ly/CCS_E79

@lstmnews.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 16

Local researchers can sometimes be limited to gathering data, not shaping research. Our new mini-series explores how #PACTS invests in research capacity strengthening to co-design and lead innovation.

🎙️👉👂Listen: bit.ly/CCS_E79

#GlobalHealth #SickleCell #HealthEquity lstmnews.bsky.social

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 14

Research capacity strengthening fosters local leadership and bridges the ‘know-do’ gap for real impact. Our new mini-series shows how to embed RCS, featuring #PACTS as a real-world example.
Listen to the 1st epsiode here: bit.ly/CCS_E79 #GlobalHealth #SickleCell #HealthEquity @lstmnews.bsky.social

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Apr 10

Dr. Lorenda Belone emphasises the importance of reflexivity in community research—recognising our lasting impact.
How do you practice reflexivity?
🎙️👉Listen to the full episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts): bit.ly/CCS_E78
#GlobalHealth #Reflexivity #ResearchEthics #CommunityEngagement

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dr. Walter Flores highlights the researcher’s role as a mediator between Indigenous and academic knowledge systems, emphasising respect for different ways of knowing.

How can we best navigate these differences for greater gains? 🎙️👂https://bit.ly/CCS_E78 #IndigenousKnowledge #GlobalHealth #Research

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Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast @ccspodcast.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dr. Walter Flores highlights the researcher’s role as a mediator between Indigenous and academic knowledge systems, emphasising respect for different ways of knowing.

How can we best navigate these differences for greater gains? 🎙️👂https://bit.ly/CCS_E78 #IndigenousKnowledge #GlobalHealth #Research

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