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Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
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PhD | Senior Research Fellow @georgeinstitute| Adjunct Senior Lecturer @UNSW | #CancerDisparities #HealthEquity #DiversityandInclusion
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon.
March 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Reposted by Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
A new study of more than 71,000 people from 68 countries found Australia ranked equal fifth highest for trust in scientists out of all countries surveyed.
Read more: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Australia among top five countries for high trust in scientists
In a study of more than 71,000 people from 68 countries, Australia ranked equal fifth highest for trust in scientists out of all countries surveyed.
science.anu.edu.au
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Reposted by Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
2024 was one of the worst years on record for children caught in conflict. And we’ve heard excuse after excuse as their rights are brutally violated.

This is unacceptable. Join us to call on world leaders to #ProtectChildrenInConflict.

Learn more at uniceflink.org/4fUWGQV.
January 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
🤳 US researchers suggest that all of that scrolling and posting we are doing might end with us being more irritable, after surveying over 40,000 people about their social media habits and the potential effect it has on our emotions
Posting to social media linked to shorter tempers
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January 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Reposted by Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
As we plan for International Womens' Day, a reminder the official #IWD2025 website is UN Women (.org) and NOT the flashy dupe (.com).

This year's international theme is #RightsEqualityEmpowerment. (The dupe slogan is a wishy-washy 'Accelerate Action')
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
International Women’s Day 2025 – For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment | UN Women – Headquarters
On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.”
www.unwomen.org
January 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
January 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Dr Vikneswary Batumalai
🥤 Sugary drinks could be responsible for 1 in 10 new type 2 diabetes cases and 1 in 30 new cases of heart disease worldwide, according to @griffithuniversity.bsky.social and #QUT
Sugary drinks could be responsible for 1 in 10 new type 2 diabetes cases
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January 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This can’t possibly be real
My wife found this old article in a book this morning. She read it out to me and very carefully monitored my reaction 😎.
I was suitably outraged and continued making her cup of tea. 👌
Psychology has made a lot of progress as a field….
January 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hello Bluesky 🙋🏻‍♀️
January 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM