Global Social Policy Journal @sagegsp.bsky.social 🌍📘 GSP is a fully peer-reviewed journal advancing understandings of social policy, health governance, gender, eco-policy, and poverty from transnational and global perspectives 🌍
🔗 gsp.sagepub.com
British Journal of Hospital Medicine @bjhmoffice.bsky.social BJHM: An open-access monthly journal dedicated to publishing original investigative and clinical research in hospital medicine. We invite your submission!
Impact Factor: 1.7 | Published by IMR Press
Link: https://www.imrpress.com/journal/BJHM
Amanda T @gadgetgirl77.bsky.social Public contributor, volunteer, photographer, artist, musician (open to debate), co-dog parent, formula 1 fanatic for 30 years, motorbiker. 
The African and Caribbean Elders (ACE) Study @acestudy.bsky.social Research seeking to understand experiences of African and Caribbean people - who are experiencing memory problems - of seeking support, and existing social care provision at four sites #Dementia #Alzheimer's #African #Caribbean #SocialCare #Ethnography
Clare Qualmann @cqualmann.bsky.social Artist, walker, lecturer, library-lover, urban forager, drawing every day. Co-editor Lines of Desire at Living Maps, co-founder walking artists network
HAMLET EU Project @hamleteuproject.bsky.social An EU-funded project bringing AI to the CCIs. Through HAMLET's Hub, artists, creative directors, writers, game developers, and AI experts co-create with tools for adaptive storytelling, dance analysis, 3D assets and more. https://hamlet-project.eu/
Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social A University of Manchester research platform, developing and championing interdisciplinary research in Creativity and Creative practices.
https://linktr.ee/uomcreativemcr
For general enquiries please email creative@manchester.ac.uk.
Genevieve Thompson @drgthompson.bsky.social Professor College of Nursing @ University of Manitoba. Nurse, Researcher, Advocate for change. Dog lover, avid library user.
Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com That writer guy you like. Bi, trans, polyamorous, slutty, neurodivergent, hot. Buy my book that explains why politics has gone weird. I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. https://linktr.ee/iheartpolitics
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social Texas Medical Center (TMC) Pediatrics Professor-Vaccine Scientist-Author; Member, Philosophical Society of Texas, Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science Technology, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Duncan U Fisher @duncfsh.bsky.social Glaswegian based in Newcastle/Sheffield, UK. University researcher of paid care work at @centreforcare.bsky.social Other interests include all things books, music and gigs, art, football, walking
Fawn Harrad-Hyde @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social Research Associate at Uni of Leicester / LOROS hospice. Mildred Baxter Postdoc Fellowship. Using qualitative research methods to research decision-making at times of deterioration in care homes.
Soon-to-be Mum. She/her 🏳️🌈
CIRCLE @circleshef.bsky.social Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities, based at @SheffSocScience
NIHR School for Social Care Research @nihrsscr.bsky.social We are working in partnership with practice and the public to build research systems and enhance the evidence base to improve adult social care.
NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social NIHR School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between 9 leading academic centres for primary care research in England.
A/C managed by Directorate Team
Centre for Leadership for Health & Social Care @shucfl.bsky.social Centre for Leadership for Health & Social Care, Sheffield Hallam University
Study with us on our flexible online PGCert & MSc in Leadership for Health & Social Care
Follow us for updates, and publications on leadership from our students and faculty
NIHR Policy Research Unit: Healthy Ageing (NIHR HAPRU) @nihrhapru.bsky.social The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit: Healthy Ageing aims to produce timely, high-quality evidence for policymakers. We are a collaboration between Newcastle University, The University of Manchester and the LSE.
CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social Researching racism, anti-racism and ethnic, racial and religious inequalities.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/codemcr
Website: http://www.ethnicity.ac.uk
European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social Monitoring Social Change in Europe 🇪🇺 since 2002 | The European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) is a biennial survey measuring public attitudes and behaviour.
https://europeansocialsurvey.org
Dr Annette Bauer @annettebauer.bsky.social Researcher in mental health and social care, with focus on mixed method economic evaluations & participatory approaches for real world impact; passionate about living in Brighton & Hove, and about spending as much time as possible in Madrid & surroundings
Social Care Wales @socialcarewales.bsky.social Wales's social care workforce regulator. Making a positive difference to social care in Wales.
Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social We are the UK's national academy of academics, learned societies & practitioners in social science & the founder of the Campaign for Social Science. We exist to promote social sciences in the UK for public benefit: www.acss.org.uk
Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social CaCHE is a multidisciplinary partnership between academia, housing policy and practice.
Working across eight institutions, our researchers produce evidence that contributes to tackling the UK’s housing problems.
AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social The largest EU-funded network of organisations of and for older people in Europe. Join us in combating ageism: support #AgeingEqual and our mission to build a society for all ages!
Visit our website: https://www.age-platform.eu
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).
Des Kelly @deskellyobe.bsky.social Chair of My Home Life Charity; formerly Executive Director of NCF … interests from social care to art to jazz + rock!
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
Jo Moriarty @jomo100.bsky.social Likes to talk about social care and The Archers
Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social Interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Oxford and Oxford Population Health - disrupting and realigning #demography. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social
https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/
Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social Supporting housing, health, and social care professionals by connecting people, ideas, and resources. Sharing market insights and intelligence.
National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social UK's leading voice for not for profit care & support providers. Follow https://bsky.app/profile/vicrayner.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ncfliz.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatednathan.bsky.social https://x.com/NCFCareForum
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social News and expert comment from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) one of the world's leading #PublicHealth universities. https://linktr.ee/lshtm
Rossella Ciccia @rossellaciccia.bsky.social Associate professor of Social Policy @University of Oxford @DSPI Oxford | Fellow @greentempleton College, |Researching social policy, care, gender, intersectionality| Emma Goldman Award 2020
Carers UK @carers-uk.bsky.social Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. We support, advocate for, champion and connect carers across the UK, so that no one has to care alone.
Dr Michaela Rogers @michaelamrogers.bsky.social Social work academic, domestic abuse researcher, qualitative and mixed methods research, SWOTT toolkits and CPD for social work 
N8 Research Partnership @n8research.bsky.social A collaboration of the 8 most research-intensive universities in Northern England: Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield & York
n8research.org.uk
ESRC Centre for Care @centreforcare.bsky.social ESRC Research Centre addressing pressures and inequities in how people experience social care.
Visit our website and sign up to our newsletter: https://centreforcare.ac.uk/
Roisin Nevin @ronev1.bsky.social Creative Life Coordinator, MISA @Sjhdublin.bsky.social (Arts & Health manager). Interested in "Arts & Health" intersections & integration within systems.
Believe arts & creativity can enhance hospital experiences, wellbeing & healthy ageing.
On X @RoNevx
Emma Inch @emmainch.bsky.social multi award-winning writer | academic | UK Beer Writer of the Year 2018 | co-author: World’s Greatest Beers | producer: Same Again? mental health podcast | erstwhile rockabilly DJ | she/her | 🏳️🌈 | trans ally 🏳️⚧️
www.fermentationonline.com
Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social Dementia Community is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, a membership cooperative that provides learning and networking opportunities for the dementia care community. For more information please visit our website: journalofdementiacare.co.uk
BSG Care Homes SIG @bsgcarehomes.bsky.social We are the British Society of Gerontology Special Interest Group for care home research. To join us, please contact: BSGcarehomesSIG@britishgerontology.org
More info online: https://t.co/vCrMrL008Q 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Evidence & Implementation Summit @eisummit.org 12-14October 2027 | Melbourne, Australia | #ImpSci | #EvidenceSynthesis | #EIS2027 | Global | Improving Lives
Graham Ainsley @grahamainsley.bsky.social Social Worker (he/him) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Open Access Social Work research: @openaccess-sw.bsky.social
Open Access Social Work @openaccess-sw.bsky.social Sharing newly published Open Access Social Work research.
Authors will be tagged where found. If I've missed you, please get in touch.
Blame: @grahamainsley.bsky.social
The Campbell Collaboration @campbellreviews.bsky.social Campbell promotes evidence-based policy and practice. We publish social science evidence synthesis #research in our #OpenAccess journal. #SystematicReviews
Rebecka Fleetwood-Smith @rfleetwood-smith.bsky.social Creative researcher / textile artist
Arts, design & health
British Society of Gerontology @britishgerontology.bsky.social Official account of the British Society of Gerontology.
Email: info@britishgerontology.org
Kate Mason @katejmason.bsky.social #CreativeNewham #artseducation #creativeindustries #art #craft #design #heritage #charityleadership / experienced #CharityCEO #Trustee & #NED / 30 yrs experience / a Mother
David Walker @dwnhs.bsky.social Lucky enough to work with amazing people enabling health & social care research across the South West (@nihr.bsky.social).
Views my own.
Alex Rodriguez @alexkrodriguez.bsky.social PhD Candidate, Public Health - SBS |UFPHHP, UFCAM, Arts for EveryBody, & @hprscholars.bsky.social | Passionate about #ArtsinPublicHealth & Arts and Health Policy | Boricua🇵🇷
Katey Warran @kateywarran.bsky.social Arts & Health Researcher and Social Scientist. Based at the University of Edinburgh and UCL. Head of @paths-research.bsky.social and Affiliate of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab. More about me here: https://linktr.ee/kateyw
Angela Whitecross @angfw.bsky.social Creative health, participatory research, history of the NHS and lived experience.
Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social Surgeon, Writer ("Being Mortal," "Checklist Manifesto"), and formerly led Global Health @USAID.
Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social Co-director: https://www.ucc.ie/en/future-humanities/radicalhumanitieslaboratory/
Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social Sociologist of leisure and consumption; alcohol, drinking culture & pubs; men and masculinity (wellbeing, identity & relationships).
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/social-policy-studies/staff/thomas-thurnell-read/
Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology. Rurality, pubs, communities, social harms, sustainability, co-production. Also💜 history. Views my own. @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University @brettsmithprof.bsky.social - Moving Social Work http://bit.ly/4mexJU4. https://bit.ly/3ZAC635
- CMOs Physical Activity & Disability Lead bit.ly/34jX9xb
- Coproduction http://bit.ly/3L1NGdI
- ResearchGate: Qualitative & PA disability papers https://bit.ly/436DsF7
Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social Multi-disciplinary space for researchers, practitioners & students of Leisure Studies
Dr Robin A Hadley @drrobinhadley1.bsky.social Social gerontologist, academic, consultant, researcher, writer.
Author, 'How is a man supposed to be a man? Male childlessness a Life Course Disrupted': https://bit.ly/3aa3TfO
Website: https://www.robinhadley.co.uk/
Links: http://linktr.ee/robinahadley
Institute for Community Research and Development @icrdwlv.bsky.social Since 2017, ICRD has been working to improve the lives and life chances of people in the region through research driven policy development, promoting social mobility, and by delivering effective community-based transformational projects.
Kate Fellows @katehfellows.bsky.social Head of Learning & Access @leedsmuseums.bsky.social. GEMYH rep, Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network chair, Artsmark moderator, Cultural Learning Alliance advisory panel. Change the world with tea, cake & awesome arts and culture. Own views. She/her.
Claire Adler @cladle.bsky.social Heritage, Culture & Communities Consultant: NLHF Mentor; supporting and developing NLHF museum & community heritage projects, audience development research and also Chair of Queen Edith’s Community Forum, Cambridge (she/her) www.claireadler.co.uk
Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Your national development agency for creativity and culture
• Awarding @dcmsgovuk & @tnluk funds
• Got a question? ☎️ artscouncil.org.uk/contact
Helen Fountain @helenfountain.bsky.social Museum fan/ creative ageing enthusiast Midlands/Oxfordshire Champion @chwa Trustee @humanstorytheatre
Social Biobehavioural Research Group @ucl-sbb.bsky.social Research Group & WHO Collaborating Centre based at the Department Behavioural Science & Health at UCL, led by Prof Daisy Fancourt, investigating how social factors affect health.
@wahwncymru.bsky.social @wahwncymru.bsky.social 
Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social Research project on health equity in coastal regions in England, funded by AHRC (2024-27). ⛱️🩺🧠
Principal Investigators: Barbara Mezes & @lucyselman.bsky.social
Blackpool, Hastings & Weston-super-Mare
https://coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social Research programme bringing together academics, community organisations, health and care systems, and people with lived experience to explore the system change needed to support community-based approaches to health equity.
Funded by UKRI-AHRC
Nicola Naismith @nicolanaismith1.bsky.social Visual Artist and Researcher. AHRC PhD student University of Manchester. HE Lecturer. Consultancy, mentoring and training focused on the support and improvement of working conditions for creative practitioners. HEA & Clore Fellow. www.nicolanaismith.co.uk 
Helen Shearn @thesearts.bsky.social Interests: creative health, arts, nature, heritage, politics...
Julia Puebla Fortier @jpueblafortier.bsky.social Collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches to support health and wellbeing. Arts for public health; culturally responsive healthcare. DrPH @LSHTM. linktr.ee/jpueblafortier
@emmabroome.bsky.social @emmabroome.bsky.social 
GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social An alliance of four of the most research-intensive and innovative universities in the UK: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do: gw4.ac.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4tbuar5f
Creative Ageing; Development & Agency @cadaengland.bsky.social CADA - leading a fundamental rethink and reflection on ageing and creativity.
#creativeageing
linktr.ee/cada.creativeageing
Becky Dowson @beckydowson.bsky.social 
University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social The School of Law @universityofleeds.bsky.social is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Jess Wheeler @jessforwheel.bsky.social qualitative health researcher, wondering how we oughta use AI, in a participatory kind of way. 
Victoria Gabb @victoriagabb.bsky.social Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol, UK. My work focuses on improving methods and adopting a person-centred to research design in sleep and dementia research. 
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute @ebibristol.bsky.social Interdisciplinary health research institute at the University of Bristol. We drive innovation in research to improve health for all.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/blackwell/
Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social Imprint of @brisunipress.bsky.social. Independent, not-for-profit social science publisher. Celebrating 25 years of publishing with a purpose.
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/linktree
PolicyBristol @policybristol.bsky.social PolicyBristol aims to enhance the influence and impact of research from across the University of Bristol on policy and practice at the local, national and international level. 
@susannasiddiqui.bsky.social @susannasiddiqui.bsky.social 
Sir David Haslam @david-haslam.bsky.social Dad and Grandad, Former GP and ex Chair of NICE, Ex President & Chair RCGP & BMA.
Author: “Side Effects. How our healthcare lost its way, and how we fix it”. A Book of the Week in The Observer. “Brilliant! (Their words!)
www.haslam.org
Ruth Dowson @ruthdowson.bsky.social RevDr Visiting Researcher Leeds Beckett University, author, events consultant, academic, retired priest FHEA #eventizationoffaith #eventprof Hon. Chaplain The King’s Army English Civil War Society she/her learning Norwegian
@graveneycl.bsky.social @graveneycl.bsky.social 
Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social Speaking up for social justice in mental health. Find out more https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Stephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social Naturalist, environmentalist, climate activist, nature photographer, very woke and proud of it.
Tim Cutts @thecutts.org Science geek. Singer. Current #HPC lead at @AstraZeneca. Former AWS and @sangerinstitute. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
@profsimonjjames.bsky.social @profsimonjjames.bsky.social 
Diti @diti.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow, Human Geographer- School of Humanities Language and Social Science, Griffith University GCSCR I Interested in geography sport gender migration physical cultures
@eleanorsimmons.bsky.social @eleanorsimmons.bsky.social 
Ant @antrabbit.bsky.social 
Bun @bunpink.bsky.social Politically aware computer-loving English sweary adult-female. Feeds hedgehogs. 🦔
#UK #English #Brit
Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social Group of Bristol University professionals conducting palliative and end-of-life care research. Coordinated by Charlotte Chamberlain, Lucy Selman and Lucy Pocock
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/palliative-end-of-life-care
MHM Wales @mhmwales.bsky.social Mental Health Matters Wales supports mental wellbeing through advocacy, counselling & community services. Donate at www.mhmwales.org.uk
Connect with us https://linktr.ee/mhmwales
Older People's Commissioner for Wales @talkolderpeople.bsky.social An independent voice and champion for older people. Posts by the Commissioner and her team.
Cymraeg: @comisiwnphcymru
Claire O'Connor @clairemcoconnor.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow | Occupational Therapist #OT | #Dementia | Reablement | Rehabilitation | Implementation | Maximising Function | ADLs | QoL | Animals | Running | On unceded Dharawal & Eora land | Opinions own | She/Her |