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Clare Bambra @profbambra.bsky.social · May 29

Launch today @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social 3.30pm

Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · May 27

New book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social out today takes atypical approach to exploring evidence for reducing health inequalities by focusing on learning from 4 international case studies: Brazil, England, Germany & USA 1/4

Getting Better

Getting Better - The Policy and Politics of Reducing Health Inequalities; Where someone lives can have devastating impact on the quality of care they receive. This book demonstrates that reducing heal...

policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 23

Our new report published today on high streets and health inequalities to map the changes over time in 16 amenities across all of England's high streets - areas which already suffer from a high burden of ill health also face a decline in the quality of their high streets. #gischat #geosky #episky

Health Equity North @healthequitynorth.bsky.social · May 23

THREAD:
The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets - particularly in the North, deprived & coastal areas, according to our new research with @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @manchester.ac.uk 1/11

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/report-calls...

Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns” - Health Equity North

Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets – particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas. A new report ...

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk

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Health Equity North @healthequitynorth.bsky.social · May 23

Listen to our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social speaking on this morning's BBC Radio 4 Today show about our ghost towns report released today which shows a worrying deterioration of England's high streets www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today - 23/05/2025 - BBC Sounds

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · May 23

Parts of the country are becoming “ghost towns”, with banks, libraries, pharmacies and public toilets replaced by vape shops, bookies and takeaways, a hard-hitting report has revealed.

Vape shops surge 1,200% as Britain's high streets become 'ghost towns'

www.mirror.co.uk

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WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @wrirosscities.bsky.social · May 22

📊🌡️ A new study in Science Magazine reveals an unexpected finding: #Heat disproportionately kills the young, not the elderly, with people under 35 accounting for 87% of heat-related lost life years in Mexico.

Full story: bit.ly/4d6gGjF

#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeat

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Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · May 22

Delighted to see @profbambra.bsky.social‬'s contributions recognised through Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 👏Clare does brilliant, much needed research, helping maintain policy pressure to reduce health inequalities, & is a fantastic supporter, ally & advocate for other women in academia.

Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to the 54 exceptional scientists who have been elected to the Academy Fellowship today in recognition of their remarkable contributions to biomedical and health sciences 🎉

👉 Discover more: ow.ly/Cf7K50VWSRi

#HealthResearch #HealthInnovation #AcademyFellows

Academy President Prof Andrew Morris next to a quote that reads: "It is a privilege to welcome these 54 exceptional scientists to our Fellowship. Each new Fellow brings unique expertise and perspective to addressing the most significant health challenges facing society."

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · May 16

Another interesting new paper on street network analysis, HT @gboeing

💯 it's surprisingly hard to count intersections

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tgis.70037

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · May 16

And here's @martinfleis et al.'s new street network generalization tool:

https://uscuni.org/neatnet/

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16198

#giscience #gischat #mobility #mobilitydatascience

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 13

Throughout winter when the sun would set at 4pm I would regularly see Jupiter on my walk home and it was comforting to know we're part of a solar system 🪐🌌

Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · May 13

what’s that shining in the sky? it’s jupiter. the big boy of the solar system who protects us from asteroids

Jupiter shining as a bright white dot in the evening sky.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · May 13

“… the areas with the highest risk of transport related social exclusion are characterised by a vicious cycle of high car-dependency and a lack of viable public transport and active travel options for everyday journeys”

Valuable research & updated data tool launched by Transport for the North.

Poorly performing, inadequate, and unaffordable transport choices in some areas of the North have a fundamental impact on the everyday lives of residents. The risk of what we term transport related so...

www.transportforthenorth.com

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Health Equity North @healthequitynorth.bsky.social · May 12

People living in more deprived areas were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, according to our research published today with @newcastleuni.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social led by @ezied.bsky.social

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/availability...

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 12

@arcnenc.bsky.social @nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social @newcastlepsrc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 12

And of course thanks to the dream team who made this all possible

Dr Luke Munford @lukemunford.bsky.social, Dr Alison Copeland, Professor Adetayo Kasim,Professor Andy Husband, Professor Clare Bambra @profbambra.bsky.social, and Professor Adam Todd @adamtodd.bsky.social

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 12

With thanks to @healthequitynorth.bsky.social for putting together a brilliant summary here:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/availability...

Availability of community pharmacies declining in deprived areas - Health Equity North

People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, according to research published today. New analysis fro...

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · May 12

Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.

In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...

#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · Apr 9

Appropriate use of color in mapping: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegan...

#gischat

Elegant Figures - Subtleties of Color (Part 1 of 6)

The Earth Observatory shares images and stories about the environment, Earth systems, and climate that emerge from NASA research, satellite missions, and models.

earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · Apr 8

Activists told @theguardian.com “the challenge now was to mobilise the ‘climate-aware majority’—the large proportion of the population that is aware of the coming crisis, are deeply afraid about what it means for their own lives and that of their children, but are yet to take action.” #The89Percent

What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi-vis’?

After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaign

buff.ly

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great to see spatial analysis, place based approaches and health inequalities mentioned as focus areas in the government's new Climate Adaptation Research and Innovation Framework. Together through R&I we can adapt to the incoming changes and come out more resilient 🌱

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Climate Adaptation Research and Innovation Framework

www.gov.uk

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · Apr 7

The new Climate Adaptation Research and Innovation Framework (CARIF) describes the research and innovation needed to enable UK adaptation. In our blog, find out how our science informs adaptation advice to government and business to protect the UK from the worst climate change impacts.

Climate change is happening. We can see it in our observations. But adaptation to climate change needs to keep up with the weather

We keep seeing evidence that our climate is changing rapidly, with more extreme weather causing casualties, damage to infrastructure and businesses, and degradation of our natural environment.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · Mar 11

NEW: Handbook on the Social Determinants of Health, edited by Toba Bryant of @ontariotechu.bsky.social

Free content: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

Endorsement by @profbambra.bsky.social
#Governance #WelfareStates #PoliticalEconomy #PoliticalSociology

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NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC @nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social · Mar 18

📢New publication highlights the strong economic imperative of reducing inequities in #patientsafety. Addressing disparities can lead to cost savings for healthcare systems and enhance workforce productivity.

➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1...

#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics

Economic case for reducing inequities in patient safety

Patient safety is a fundamental aspect of healthcare quality, yet significant inequities persist that adversely affect patient outcomes. Recent commentaries have highlighted these inequities in high-i...

bmjopenquality.bmj.com

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · Feb 13

I have created a starter pack of UK universities on @bsky.app, including active and dormant accounts.

bsky.app/starter-pack...

Please share.

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Vas @vas-papa.bsky.social · Mar 11

Very interesting discrete choice experiment currently underway looking at precarity and redeployment amongst early career researchers (ECRs) based in UK Higher Education or research institutions: www.arrc.group.cam.ac.uk/precarity-an...

#academicsky

Precarity and Redeployment | Action Research on Research Culture

We need your support to better understand and alleviate the precarious nature of fixed-term contracts. Are you an early career researcher (ECR) based in a UK Higher Education or research institution? ...

www.arrc.group.cam.ac.uk

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · Mar 5

Stunning new visualization of global temperatures since 1940, from @hausfath.bsky.social

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizin...

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Eman Zied @ezied.bsky.social · Mar 5

#gischat I made the bivariate map I was asking about a couple weeks ago and it was described as 'fantastic' 😁 stay tuned for the final output!

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