Xiaoran Xu
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Xiaoran Xu
@xiaoranxu.bsky.social
Doing comms for @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social & LSE Power
Interested in #Health #Inequalities #GenderEquity #Education #Identity
Opinions are my own
My comment on what the government’s parental leave review means for higher education is now published in THE.

It draws on conversations since I took on co-chair of LSE’s Professional Women’s Network, and focuses on how policies play out in practice.

🔗 Full comment: bit.ly/4q6pviZ

#ParentalLeave
HE doesn’t need better parental policy. It needs better practices
As chair of a women’s network, I see first-hand how the gap between policy and lived experience still shapes how careers unfold, says Xiaoran Xu
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January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Weeks ago my partner attended a dinner where he spoke with someone arguing that pharma is at the heart of the #NHS crisis. When I first heard this, my instinct was, 'No way!'

Fast forward to now...

Exactly why I love what I do—constantly having my assumptions challenged, with solid evidence!
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Devoting my first BlueSky post to samfriedman.bsky.social and aaronreeves.bsky.social ’s new book, 'Born to Rule', simply #unputdownable!

Expect this post to evolve into a thread of thoughts as reading progresses.
December 16, 2024 at 2:04 PM