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Oli Williams
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Sociologist of Health & Illness | Lecturer in Co-designing Healthcare Interventions at King's College London.
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durham.ac.uk
ME and ME-like symptoms affect approximately 1.35 million people in the UK.
Find out how @kacheston.bsky.social, from our Department of Sociology and @durhamimh.bsky.social, is collaborating with @actionforme.bsky.social to understand the impact of this condition: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
Imagine having all the cultural and financial security of *the university of oxford* and being this pathetically weak. Extraordinary really.
ox.ac.uk University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 19
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social
😍What a pleasure it’s been share the floor with @gmthomas.bsky.social
@oliwilliams.bsky.social
@amychandler.bsky.social and Jen Remnant talking about stigma at @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social

Check out the book Recalibrating Stigma: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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d-liveability.bsky.social
Deadline approaching! 🗓️ Apply by Friday 18th July for our #DiscoveringLiveability Research Fellow role - just over a week left!
Research Fellow (Discovering Liveability)
Research Fellow (qualitative methods) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres liveability...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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gethrees.bsky.social
Picked up a copy of Recalibrating Stigma after a fantastic launch event in Edinburgh last week. Very much looking forward to reading the chapters and drawing on the analysis in my own work. Great work @gmthomas.bsky.social, @oliwilliams.bsky.social, Tanisha Spratt and @amychandler.bsky.social.
July 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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amychandler.bsky.social
It's a busy time on @d-liveability.bsky.social!

We are hiring a 12 month #postdoc Research Fellow to contribute to #qualitative analysis of suicide prevention policies + parliamentary debates:

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow (Discovering Liveability)
Research Fellow (qualitative methods) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres liveability...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
oliwilliams.bsky.social
The Recalibrating Stigma book launch is happening *today* (19th June)! In London? Please along, it would be great to see you. All welcome.

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE

www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...
June 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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brisunipress.bsky.social
This ambitious book offers new perspectives to stimulate and intensify conversations around #Stigma, and highlights the valuable contributions of #Sociological approaches to understanding #Health and #Illness.

Publishing #OpenAccess:
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June 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
Next week I'll be speaking at a workshop on Neurotechnically-Enabled Urbanism, at the Sheffield Uni urban institute. There's still space to attend (I think!) if you're nearby. www.sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...
Neurotechnically-Enabled Urbanism: What are the issues and challenges for urban life?
This is a one day workshop that has limited places based on experience. To express interest please contact Professor Simon Marvin/ email: s,[email protected] Lunch will be provided from 12noon in...
www.sheffield.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
oliwilliams.bsky.social
Reminder: launch event tomorrow (19th June) organised by @britsoci.bsky.social London MedSoc Study Group - thanks again @twiterney.bsky.social

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE

www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...
June 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
oliwilliams.bsky.social
We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection.

It is available as a free e-book and in paperback:

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
A copy of the book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness' edited by Gareth M. Thomas, Oli Williams, Tanisha Spratt, and Amy Chandler. The front cover of the book depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.
June 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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helenlouwest.bsky.social
Excited to read this!

Congratulations to @oliwilliams.bsky.social and colleagues for the publication of their new book: Recalibrating Stigma.

May be of interest to colleagues working in eating disorders and mental health more broadly.

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
Recalibrating Stigma
Recalibrating Stigma - Sociologies of Health and Illness; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Featuring original analyses from emerging leaders in medical sociology, this book r...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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phoebeaverill.bsky.social
Well worth registering, for those in London on the 19th June!

#academicchatter
#AcademicSky
oliwilliams.bsky.social Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · May 22
Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities.

If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.
June 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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oliwilliams.bsky.social
Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities.

If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.
Front cover of new book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness'. The cover depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast exploring how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ths.im/4kASxVd
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In these informal conversations, hear unique perspectives from diverse voices who are generating evidence and innovating practice to improve quality and safety in the NHS.
www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
In this final episode of the Listen to THIS podcast, @instagraham.bsky.social and @taralamont.bsky.social reflect on the insights shared on healthcare improvement – from clinical research to data science, critical care to anthropology, design and more.

🎥Watch or listen ths.im/4jCVeUZ
June 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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bekilangford.bsky.social
Excited to see our new paper on weight-related bullying in schools published!
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Read this thread to find out more!
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Weight-related bullying in schools: a review of school anti-bullying policies
Weight is reported to be the most common target for bullying at school - far more common than other targets such as ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Research suggests weight bias and stigma ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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arc-west.bsky.social
🚨 @bekilangford.bsky.social uncovers a significant gap in school anti-bullying policies: weight-related bullying

📊 Only 7% of policies mention weight-based bullying, despite its prevalence

📝 Read her blog on the implications and the need for policy reform

🔗 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/i-think-ive-...
I think I’ve just found a blind spot in school anti-bullying policies - ARC West
Dr Beki Langford is a Lecturer in Public Mental Health at the University of Bristol. She has been looking at school bullying policies to see if they address weight-related bullying as part of a projec...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
My @ucc.ie colleague @jodymooreponce.bsky.social is doing brilliant work on the historical sociology of what we now call lived experience. Get a flavour of her forthcoming papers and monograph in this Irish Examiner article: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
‘Lived experience’ is valued in activism – but is it doing more harm than good?
Those without direct experience of an issue can find their place in activism questioned, but an emphasis on personal testimony can shift activism away from political action, toward guilt, polarisation...
www.irishexaminer.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
oliwilliams.bsky.social
Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities.

If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.
Front cover of new book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness'. The cover depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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jhorwood.bsky.social
⬇️Our new co-production toolkit offers practical guidance for anyone designing more equitable, person-centred services

Based on learning from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social co-producing #SexualHealth services with African & Caribbean hertiage communities

🛟 #CoProduction #STISky #HealthEquity
May 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
oliwilliams.bsky.social
Enjoyable blog inspired by our co-production discussion on #ListenToTHIS podcast - thanks Sharon. Though I need to add, the concept of 'Phase Zero' that inspired this blog was one that I was quoting from an article by @thewrittenro.bsky.social & Natasha Choudary: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
Are you an NHS healthcare professional? Have you taken part in a quality improvement project? We’re running a short survey to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what could be done better. Certificates of participation offered. Share your experiences here ths.im/3YPIvXz
Three healthcare professionals in scrubs collaborate around a glass wall covered in colourful sticky notes.
May 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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amychandler.bsky.social
One of the best bits of my job is getting to work with wonderful scholars - @sarahhuque.bsky.social writes here on work she has led, + some we are doing together #suicidecultures #discoveringliveability - finding joy in collaborative, qualitative approaches, even when studying #suicide
May 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM