Living Wage Scotland @livingwagescotland.bsky.social Living Wage Scotland - based @povertyalliance.org
We award the Living Wage employer mark to Scottish employers paying the real #LivingWage, the only rate calculated according to the cost of living.
https://scottishlivingwage.org/
Prof Nancy Devlin @prof-nancy-devlin.bsky.social Editor in Chief at Value in Health, Board chair at EuroQol Research Foundation, Rotterdam & Professor of Health Economics at University of Melbourne. Proud mum of three wonderful adults and grandma to two very energetic tiny humans.
Lauren Forrest @laurenforrest.bsky.social Assistant professor at University of Oregon. Researching eating disorders, suicide, and intersectionality using advanced quanty methods. she/her | www.laurenforrest.com
Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social A research consortium working with local governments and civil society to address commercial determinants of health ( #CDoH ). Funded by UKRI as part of @phiuk.bsky.social, we investigate how to minimise commercial harms and maximise benefits to #health.
Alan Brennan @alan-brennan.bsky.social Professor of Health Economics & Decision Modelling. SCHARR, University of Sheffield
#healtheconomics
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/people/population-health/alan-brennan
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alan-brennan-1445392b
Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social dad of four · professor of political philosophy at the university of york · london-irish turned northerner · arsenal fan · trustee at the democracy collaborative · writing about the theory and practice of social and economic justice
@neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social
Leith Links Activity Park @leithactivity.bsky.social We are a group campaigning for the transformation of disused bowling greens in Leith Links into an inclusive, open access activity park.
https://leithactivity.org
Liz Forbat @lizforbat.bsky.social Not not the Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Stirling. Therapist and researcher aiming to improve people's lives when they have a serious illness.
Therapist website: www.lizforbat.com
Academic website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257591
Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social 🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea
Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social Professor of Wellbeing Economy
Consultant in Public Health
MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social We are a global not-for-profit membership-based association, bringing together methods experts and methods users across multiple disciplines. Our mission is to provide global accessibility to cutting-edge research methods training.
Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social Critical sociology, criminology and anthropology at the University of Glasgow.
UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social The University and College Union Scotland represents academic and professional support staff in Scotland’s universities
www.ucu.org.uk/scotland
Gordon Johnston @gordon-johnston.bsky.social Independent mental health consultant, peer researcher. Board member: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland & NHS Forth Valley. Chair of VOX Scotland. (All views mine alone) All things mental health from a lived experience perspective. (NB: new account!)
Chris Byrne @chrbyrne.bsky.social Public Health Scotland & University of Dundee. Views my own.
Interested in the liver, illicit drug use.
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/persons/chris-byrne-2
InnoScot Health @innoscot.com InnoScot Health works in partnership with NHS Scotland to accelerate ideas that transform healthcare. https://innoscot.com/
Lara Mitchell @laramitchdr.bsky.social Geriatrician. Syncope & Cardiovascular health. National clinical lead acute at Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Passionate about QI & Design
Scottish Quality & Improvement Fellow
And all things books & bikes
#frailty #syncope #QI #CardioSky
John Wood @johnwooddata.bsky.social Respiratory Surveillance at Public Health Scotland. Qualified actuary (FFA).
MSc Epidemiology at Edinburgh University (year 2, part time).
R Evangelist. Personal account.
Voluntary Health Scotland @vhscotland.bsky.social We are the national intermediary and network for voluntary health organisations in Scotland. We work with our members and partners to tackle health inequalities. We manage the national network for Scotland's community link workers.
Fiona McHardy @fionamchardy.bsky.social Research Fellow - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit .
Board of Parenting Across Scotland.
All views my own . Reposts indicate interest and not endorsement.
Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social Associate Professor of public health in Scotland. Social scientist investigating how society shapes health outcomes, with a focus on health services, policies and systems thinking in practice.
Generation Scotland @genscot.bsky.social Generation Scotland is a medical research study dedicated to improving physical and mental health.
If you live in Scotland you can take part too at www.genscot.ed.ac.uk
Camille Andros @camilleandros.bsky.social Children’s book author 📚
Public Health/Infectious disease nerd
Obsessed with ending tuberculosis💉, equitable access to healthcare 🩻, and Scotland 🏴.
North Carolina
She/Her
Craig Gurney @craiggurney.bsky.social Senior Lecturer #HousingStudies @UofGlasgow.bsky.social Researching & teaching #Housing #home #Sotl #socialharm #Housing&Health TedX Speaker, Vice-chair Housing Studies Association; Board Member CIH Scotland; Groundhopper; Swindon Town supporter. Own views
Genevieve McArthur @genxmac.bsky.social Professor of Cognitive Science with expertise in reading difficulties: theory, assessment, intervention, and mental health (www.genevievemcarthur.com)
Shubhanna Hussain @shubhanna.bsky.social Policy and Engagement professional at a national carers charity in Scotland.
Interested in carer policy, social care, health inequalities, learning disabilities, human rights, and equality.
Mum | Carer | Data Geek | Mostly winging it |Views my own
Vox Scotland @voxscotland.bsky.social Voices of Experience (Vox Scotland) is Scotland’s mental health collective advocacy charity, run by and for its members.
Tony Robertson @tonyrobertson82.bsky.social Researcher, Teacher and Activist focused on tackling #HealthInequalities via the University of Glasgow and the People's Health Movement Scotland (@phmscotland on here)
My shit tastes displayed on the 'Gram @twotone82
Rebecca McQuillan @becmcq.bsky.social Journalist, mainly doing politics (The Herald, Holyrood, BBC Scotland). Also environment, health, issues affecting women and girls, dyslexia and neurodiversity. Herald columns: https://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73188.Rebecca_McQuillan/
Vittal Katikireddi @vkatikireddi.bsky.social Prof of Public Health & Health Inequalities at University of Glasgow. Honorary Consultant at Public Health Scotland.
Scott Heald @scottheald72.bsky.social Director, Public Health Scotland
Loves all things data and statistics
Have a great taste in cheesy music and love Doctor Who
Dr Elvira Garcia, Public Health, MD, MPH, CPHM @elgarph.bsky.social Consultant Public Health Medicine- Health Protection- Immunisation- NHS Scotland UK 🏴 FFPH- Preventivista
Amy Chandler @amychandler.bsky.social Professor of the Sociology of Health and Illness. Researching suicide, self-harm, bodies/embodiment and 'mental' health. Lived experience & liveability. Scotland/Edinburgh. She/her.
@d-liveability.bsky.social
#suicidecultures
Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University and Consultant at Public Health Scotland in the drugs/BBV field. Sport and Music fan. Views my own.
Dr Lelanie Brewer @lelanie.bsky.social Educator, researcher, children’s OT, & amateur photographer. Recent PhD graduate from Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University. Free Palestine 🍉 #AcademicSky
📍St Andrews, Scotland 🏴🇿🇦
https://linktr.ee/LBEducationandTherapy
Ingrid Young @ingridkyoung.bsky.social Cdn settler in Scotland. Carer. Immigrant.
Sociologist researching social cultural & ethical issues in HIV, sexual health, LGBTQ health, biotech & chronic illness. Reader @UofEdinburgh
She/her
www.disabilityfutures.uk medicinewithoutdoctors.org
Dr Alexis B Webb @lexbwebb.bsky.social American in Scotland. Schnauzer mum. Neuroscience PhD delivering the Big Data for Complex Disease programme at Health Data Research UK. Talks science, politics, music, food.
Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social Freelance Qualitative & Health Services Research Consultant based in Scotland (former academic Medical Sociologist). Health experiences and evaluating health/ social care interventions & services| Website: https://rosaleenobrienresearch.com
Ana-Maria Bliuc @anamariab99.bsky.social Social & political psychologist at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Interested in the study of polarisation and online communities in political and health domains (including addiction recovery). 🇹🇩🇦🇺🏴
Emma Mills @edmills.bsky.social ID/IM SpR, Scotland
Here to learn!
Interested in health inequities, the ID/SUD syndemic, obstetric medicine, and the inclusion of pregnant/breastfeeding populations in research
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Matthew Smith @healthhistory.bsky.social Historian of health and medicine at the University of Strathclyde. I research mental health, food/nutrition, and immunology/allergy. Cycling, hiking, kayaking, nature, basic income, music, Gaidhlig, Scotland, Canada.
BioSS @bioss.bsky.social Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.
Development and application of quantitative methods in agriculture, ecology, environment, and human health & nutrition.
https://www.bioss.ac.uk/
Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social Professor of Human Geography in Scotland.
Research = mental health/missing people/seasonal affective disorder/geohumanities/CC.
Not travelling to USA anytime soon.
Human 🦋
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/livingwithsad/winteringwell/resources/
Jane Duckett @j-duckett.bsky.social Professor, Director of the Scottish Centre for China Research, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Chinese politics, local government, social and health policy.
Rob McDowall AMRSPH MIHSCM FRSA @mcdowall.me Chair, Welfare Scotland | EQHR Commissioner | Experts by Experience Panel at 🏴 Poverty and Inequality Commn | AMRSPH Assoc | Fellow of Royal Society of Arts | MIHSCM Institute Health & Social Care Mgmt | 🏳️🌈 ♿️ #LGBT+ | He/Him
Children's Health Scotland @childhealthscot.bsky.social We're a Scottish #charity who support #vulnerable #children whose #health (mental & physical), #wellbeing & #rights are most at risk. We work directly with children and those who love and care for them, including families, parents, foster & kinship carers.
Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social I am an ex-BBC producer who is now retired but active in creating channels of engagement around climate change, global conflict, and the challenges to democracy. Originally from Bridgwater in Somerset
Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/
http://brightlinewatch.org
Neil McInroy @neilmcinroy.bsky.social Progressive economics. Working in USA, Scotland and globally.
Global Lead for #communitywealthbuilding at The Democracy Collaborative
Chair Economic Development Association of Scotland (EDAS)
Jess Butler @jessbutler.bsky.social Lead Data Scientist, NHS Grampian + Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Trying to do useful things with big, messy, high-security data. Huge nerd for open science and public health
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/people/profiles/jessicabutler
@wellbeing-economy.bsky.social @wellbeing-economy.bsky.social
The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org Scotland’s anti-poverty network. With justice and compassion we can build a future free from poverty.
Judith Green @judegreen.bsky.social London, UK. Sociologist at University of Exeter. Medical sociology; critical public health; academic publishing; methods, esp qualitative; mobility & transport; equity. Co-editor Journal of Critical Public Health. And here for random stuff.
Ellen Stewart @profellenstu.bsky.social probably typing with a cat on my shoulder | Professor of Public Policy & Health @uofgussp University of Glasgow | Editor, Sociology of Health & Illness | Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences | author 'How Britain Loves the NHS' @policypress
Ben Hunter @benmhunter.bsky.social Political economy of development and health | University of Glasgow
Commercial Determinants Research Group @cdoh-rg.bsky.social Researchers at LSHTM, University of Edinburgh and others. We research the tobacco, alcohol, food, fossil fuel and others. We also research cross-industry playbooks and industry misinformation.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/cdrg
Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social UK & world-leading centre for research on #cities #planning #socialpolicy #data #analytics #realestate #publicpolicy at @glasgow.ac.uk.
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/uofg_ussp
Andrew Pulford @andrewpulford.bsky.social Public health researcher interested in health inequality.
Sean Murphy @murphyslaw1987.bsky.social Philosopher w/ focus on disease causation (esp. clusters). I completed Mark Purdey’s research project by identifying the true environmental causes (oil pollution, pesticides, mercury, & mycotoxins) of “Huntington’s Disease” at Lake Maracaibo.
CommonHealth Assets @commonhealthassets.bsky.social Researching how community led organisations can build and mobilise their ‘assets’ to impact on health and wellbeing of those living in deprived areas.
NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social The NIHR ARC East Midlands is one of 10 ARCs (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) supporting applied health and care research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social).
Dr Natalia Farmer @njfarmer.bsky.social Lecturer in Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University | Research interests include social injustice, homelessness and migration | Music, photography, books, politics....| No one is illegal | Views my own.
Callum Alexander @callumalexander.bsky.social Senior Strategic Planning Advisor | Healthcare Improvement Scotland | Public Health Masters with interest in social deprivation and health service improvement
Cam Donaldson @camdonaldson.bsky.social Health economist and Emeritus Yunus Chair at Glasgow Caledonian University's Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health. Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Rachel Baker @profrachelbaker.bsky.social Academic health economist working on social value(s), health inequalities and community led health. And learning how to do realist economic evaluation..
The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business @pentlandcentre.bsky.social Research centre at Lancaster University, working towards a 🌍where business understands, acts upon, & furthers sustainability. www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/
Home of the Transforming Tomorrow podcast. https://podfollow.com/transforming-tomorrow
YunusCentreGCU @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social Research in the Centre is characterised by interdisciplinarity, working at the interface of research in social innovation and the social economy, health economics, and public health.
School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social Leading research; improving health; tackling inequalities
gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing
Byres Community Hub @byreshub.bsky.social
Centre for Health Policy @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social The new BlueSky home of The University of Strathclyde's Centre for Health Policy, led by ProfKatSmith.bsky.social and Lee Knifton
https://tinyurl.com/ynvf2hj8- eventbrite for book launch
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforhealthpolicy
David Blane @dnblane.bsky.social GP and Senior Clinical Lecturer @UofGlasgow | Academic lead, Scottish Deep End Project (www.gla.ac.uk/deepend) | Inclusion health SIG, Society for Academic Primary Care
University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences @uofgsocsci.bsky.social We are proud to showcase world-changing social sciences research from across our 5 Schools #TeamUofG
Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social Health equity, social inequalities, lifecourse, embodiment
Leads the Inserm #Equity team University of Toulouse, France
Social Epidemiologist & quantitative social scientist
Health Inequality, 3rd Ed, polity
https://cerpop.inserm.fr/equipe-equity
Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh. Welfare state, social security, (un)employment, poverty, policy-making. Views own, RTs not endorsements. https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/hayley-bennett
NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness @repec-nep-hap.bsky.social The latest working papers from RePEc. NEP report HAP (Economics of Happiness)
https://nep.repec.org/
Public Health Scotland @publichealthscot.bsky.social Public Health Scotland is the national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.
Find out more at publichealthscotland.scot
British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social For over 120 years we’ve championed our members & psychology as a discipline. For customer support contact: info@bps.org.uk. Shares & ❤ not (always) endorsements.
Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social Interested in life in general & people in particular.
Living in Edinburgh, now enjoying a non clinical role, but still a doctor at heart.
Posting about medicine, health, social inequalities, sport, politics, Scotland, sustainability, veggie food & cats.
Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde is an independent economic research unit providing expert analysis and insight on the Scottish economy. fraserofallander.org
Scottish Health Equity Research Unit @scothealtheq.bsky.social A collaboration between the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Centre for Health Policy at Strathclyde. Funded by @healthfoundation.bsky.social. https://scothealthequity.org/
Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger in Scotland and across the UK 💚
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