Mark McCormack @markmccormack.bsky.social Sociologist. Professor. Focus on sexualities, transgressive leisure and society. Editor-in-Chief of Sexuality & Culture. Posts are in a personal capacity. I volunteer with The Loop, read and play badminton.
University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social get ready for some bad drawings. he/him
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social Economics Editor, The Observer
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William Ellis @willellisecon.bsky.social Senior Economist at IPPR, focussing on the macro economy. Ex-HMT and Oxford Economics. Special interest in macro and AI/Automation. All views are my own.
Prohibition Blunder @prohibitionblund2.bsky.social 
The Underground Map @theundergroundmap.com Obsessed with London history, transport and maps. Occasional posts about space science and random stuff. Based atm in Leiden, NL
@zoewelch.bsky.social @zoewelch.bsky.social 
Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social This is a bot that posts a quote by Ursula K. Le Guin every 2 hours. Was ursulabot on twitter
Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI.
Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets.
www.jenitennison.com
NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) @nihr-rss.bsky.social A national service delivered via 8 RSS Hubs, with Specialist Centres in public health and social care research, providing expert research and methods advice on the design and delivery of research.
Website: www.nihr.ac.uk/rss
Queer Populations and Policies (QPaP) @qpapinfo.bsky.social Global network to promote engagement between academics, researchers and policy makers in relation to LGBT issues. Monthly seminars Sept - Nov and Jan - June. https://sites.google.com/view/qpapnetwork/home
Consortium @consortium.lgbt 🏳️🌈 Consortium supports LGBT+ groups, organisations and projects across the UK, so that LGBT+ communities in need have access to the best support possible.
ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social We work for #LGBTI equality and human rights in #Europe and #CentralAsia, together with more than 750 member organisations in 54 countries. Find out more at https://www.ilga-europe.org/
Galop @galopuk.bsky.social The UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity. We support all LGBT+ victims/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse.
We're run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people. 🌈🏳️⚧️
P.S. We delete comments that encourage hatred or harm
Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social Non-binary researcher supporting trans kids and challenging cis-supremacy
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social Analysis of health and mortality data.
Actuary. Partner at LCP.
Chair of the CMI.
MBE for services to Public Health.
Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social Prof of European Public Health LSHTM
Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems & Policy
Member Independent SAGE
Past President BMA & EUPHA
Committed to 🇬🇧 rejoining 🇪🇺
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/mckee.martin
Zara Quigg @zaraquigg.bsky.social Professor Public Health & Behavioural Epidemiology (Violence, ACEs, health risk behaviours/settings); Head WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention
Policy Research Unit in Addictions @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social Research unit at King's College London focusing on policies across addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. Directed by Prof Leonie Brose and Prof John Holmes.
🌐: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/nihr-policy-research-unit-in-addictions
Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org Our World in Data is a free, nonprofit website with a mission to increase understanding of the world’s largest problems and drive informed action to solve them. Based out of Oxford University (@ox.ac.uk), founded by @maxroser.bsky.social.
Louis O'Brien @louobrien19.bsky.social Freelance Senior Journalist BBC News | #TomorrowsPapersToday
Liverpool Queer Minds @lpoolqueerminds.bsky.social RGaskell Counselling Service (MBACP) and LGBTQIA+ Awareness Facilitator
www.liverpoolqueerminds.com
Financial Times @financialtimes.com The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis.
https://www.ft.com
The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
@c-hanlon.bsky.social @c-hanlon.bsky.social 
Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social Mild-mannered lecturer by day…mild-mannered lecturer by night. Welsh lit, politicians’ fictions. Fencer, cyclist, UCU. Dysgwr Cymraeg; tá gaeilge agam. Barnau fy hun.
Read books; join unions; block cookies.
University of Mordor.
@profpoojasaini.bsky.social @profpoojasaini.bsky.social 
GIRES UK @giresuk.bsky.social UK charity Gender Identity Research & Education Society has been improving the lives of trans & gender diverse people since 1997.
We provide support, research, EDI resources, training and policy advice to individuals and organisations.
www.gires.org.uk
TransLucent @translucent.org.uk https://translucent.org.uk/ 🏳️⚧️ Trans News, Research & Human Rights ⚧️ Winner LGBT Organisation of the Year (National Diversity Awards 2022). Portsmouth, UK.
Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social First Amendment rodeo clown. Policy Director at Free Speech Coalition, co-founder SWR Data, among other things. Personal account, all outrage / nonsense here is my own.
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
Views my own
Kaleidoscope @kaleidoscope68.bsky.social Kaleidoscope in Wales & England helps people with Drug, Alcohol & Mental Health issues.
Lindsey Hines @lindseyahines.bsky.social Psychology Lecturer at University of Bath, researching cannabis use, adolescent drug use and mental health through epidemiology | psychology | data analysis.
easily enthused. low-key dyspraxic.
she/her
Matthew Weait @wetpaint63.bsky.social Chair, National AIDS Trust,
Emeritus Professor of Law & Society, Fellow Harris Manchester College, Uni. of Oxford. Bencher Middle Temple #law #pandemics #HIV #publichealth #education #fiction Personal views 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender @ctsgbrighton.bsky.social The @uniofbrighton Transforming Sexuality & Gender Research Centre brings together researchers working on sexuality, gender, LGBTQ issues & social change.
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/index.aspx
Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/
LGBT+ Humanists @lgbthumanists.bsky.social LGBT Humanists promotes humanism and LGBT equality, working to reduce prejudice and discrimination for a better, safer, happier world for all. Part of Humanists UK.
Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan @drrageshri.bsky.social Sexual health & HIV Doctor/Researcher
Writer 📚Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing 📚No One Talks About This Stuff
https://www.drrageshri.com
Dr Evelyn Hearne @evhearne.bsky.social PhD, Public Health Researcher LJMU. Drug sociologist. Lived experience. Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion. LGBTQIA+ 🌈Mother of Cats😻
Amelia Andrews @amelia-andrews.bsky.social Epidemiologist & DPhil Student
Morten Kjær Thomsen @mortenkthomsen.bsky.social Research Fellow, University of Oxford 🏳️🌈 Queer populations, gender and sexuality, mental health, social norms, and quant methods. He/him.
www.mortenthomsen.com
ISSDP @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) is a society of scholars committed to advancing #DrugPolicy research. Affiliated @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social.
For more information go to https://www.issdp.org/
Alfie Tobutt @alfietobutt.bsky.social Senior journalist and producer at BBC News. Only on here to post the newspaper front and back pages a day early.
@rlhljmu.bsky.social @rlhljmu.bsky.social 
Anyone's Child: Families For Safer Drug Control @anyoneschild.bsky.social Anyone's Child is an international network of families who know that we can better protect our children when drugs are regulated. A campaign by @transformdrugs.bsky.social
Jamie Whitehead @jamiewhitehead.bsky.social Ava, Nancy and Nell’s dad. BBC News live page and sometimes other digital bits.
I like a lot of music most people think is ridiculous.
Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social UK LGBTQIA+ Support Line: 10am-10pm daily 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
📱: 0800 0119 100
💬: switchboard.lgbt
📧: hello@switchboard.lgbt
🔗: linktr.ee/switchboardlgbtq
London Friend @londonfriend.bsky.social Since 1972, we’ve been supporting the health & wellbeing of our city’s LGBTQ+ community. We also run Antidote, the LGBTQ+ drug & alcohol project.
Andrew M Bennett @andrewmbennett.bsky.social Purveyor of public health interventions | Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership | Substance use | ACEs | Healthy weight | The 13th International Club Health Conference, Ghent-Belgium, 14-16 May 2025
Dr Hannah Timpson @hannahtimpson.bsky.social Reader in Socioeconomic Engagment in Health at LJMU.
LJMJ Lead: Researcher Development Concordat.
Applied health and wellbeing research: working with communities and whole-systems; co-developing initiatives to tackle inequalities.
Bowel cancer survivor
Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social Retired physician. Live on Gadigal land. Always was, always will be. Advocate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions ASAP; drug law reform; harm reduction; smoke free nicotine; human rights; social justice; evidence based policy. Born when ~280 CO2 ppm
NIHR @nihr.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Research - we fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
Impact, Innovation, Investment, Inclusion
Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, and Professorial Fellow, New College, Oxford. Editor-in-Chief, Brain
Centre for Study of Crime, Criminalisation & Social Exclusion @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation & Social Exclusion (CCSE) at Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
http://ccseljmu.wordpress.com
Co-Directors: Will McGowan and Lisa White
(Previously at https://x.com/ccse_ljmu)
Sarah Wieten @sarahwieten.bsky.social philosopher of medicine and social sciences, clinical ethicist, pedagogy enthusiast, plant lady
'pretty decent at puns'
Looking for philosophy, medicine, public health, economics, methods, meta-research, history, and bioethics people!
She/Her
Heather Wardle @shwardle.bsky.social Professor of Gambling Research and Policy at the University of Glasgow. Co-chair of the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. 
Susan Grant @suz281.bsky.social Interests-trauma responsive approaches social inequalities, drug & alcohol policy and reducing harm. (She/her) All views are my own
Andrea Mazzella @andmazzella.bsky.social Public Health Medicine registrar (resident doctor), epidemiologist, migrant, geek in disguise.📍 London | 🗣️ an-DREH-ah | 👤 he/him
UCU Commons @ucucommons.org UCU Commons is a broad activist community working within and alongside the University and College Union (UCU). We are also on http://UCUCommons.org #UCUCommons
Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social Bi. Lecturer int. climate politics, futures, childless geographies. UCU NEC LGBTQ+ rep (HE), 26/27 Equality Chair
UCU Commons. I mainly post about Girls Aloud. She/her
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5220-0914
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
P Sunny Blaney @psunnyblaney.bsky.social BSc, MSc. NIHR Doctoral Fellow. PhD Student. Research Fellow
(LJMU)
@SSHRG1
Research area #carers #suicideprevention, #selfharmprevention,
views own
Dr Catrin Eames @catrineames.bsky.social Psychologist, Assoc. Prof/Reader, Academic, Researcher Mental Health Wellbeing and Lived Experience 
Lydia Plant @lydiaplant.bsky.social Chief Exec at Bristol Drugs Project. Interests include harm reduction, drug use (particularly LGBT+ and women's use), Motivational Interviewing, and all things Bristol. Views my own.
She/Her
Alan McGee @mcgee666.bsky.social Public Health Practitioner interested in harm reduction, critical sociology and poststructural drug policy analysis. Current research interests include the harm producing effects of drug policy
The Pandemic Institute @thepandemicinst.bsky.social A Liverpool-based, global-facing collaboration founded by seven local partners, preparing the world for emerging infections and pandemics. Visit our website for more information on funding calls and partnerships.
https://www.thepandemicinstitute.org/
UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social Official feed of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) providing regular news updates on the work of the organisation.
Sarah Burwood @sarahbur.bsky.social West Midlands Health & Justice Public Health lead, NHSE Midlands.
APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social The official journal of APSAD, DAR is the Asia-Pacific's leading multidisciplinary journal addressing issues related to alcohol and drug-related problems.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14653362
@cathymonty-psy.bsky.social @cathymonty-psy.bsky.social 
Sio Wynne (he/they) @siowynne.bsky.social PhD researcher investigating non-medical ways of reducing gender dsyphoria. Proudly trans and autistic 🏳️⚧️✨️
Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social Consultant in Public Health. Recovering civil servant. Lapsed neuroscientist. Ex-paper boy and former donut stand operator. Ultracrepidarian. Elaborate food pipe. Denizen of West Yorkshire. Opinions my own, re-posts are not endorsements.
Polly Maxwell @peamaxy.bsky.social Queer social researcher, writer, artist and overall queer human. Researching death, dying & queer kinship. PhD candidate at University of Bath. Wirral dweller.
(they/them)
Hannah Carver @drhannahcarver.bsky.social Associate Professor in Substance Use/Co-Director SACASR, Uni of Stirling. Interested in substance use, public health, inequalities, qualitative research.
Louise @louisehansford.bsky.social Hep C Elimination Coordinator for NHS Addictions Provider Alliance, Hep C U Later
Passionate about social justice & empowerment. Founder of award winning Hep C Hants P2P. UK Public Health Practitioner. MSc Public Health
Proud to be in recovery 6-7-03.
The Loop @theloopuk.bsky.social Award winning UK drug checking charity (#1200533) founded in 2012
TEDI member
‘Top 20 public health achievement of the C21st’ (as voted by RSPH)
We promote harm reduction, health & wellbeing through drug checking, testing, research, training & information.
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
LJMU Doctoral Academy @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social Here to support Postgraduate Researchers and Supervisors at LJMU, posting about researcher development, events and resources relating to the PGR experience, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral-academy 
LGBT Foundation @lgbtfdn.bsky.social Where Queer Hope & Joy Flourish 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The UK's leading LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing charity
Support queer hope and joy 💜
www.lgbt.foundation/donate
Susannah Walker @susannahcwalker.bsky.social Reader in Behavioural #Neuroscience, Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Group, Liverpool John Moores University.
Chair of Liverpool Neuroscience Group, British Neuroscience Association Representative for #Liverpool.
Professor Catherine Lee MBE @profcatherinelee.bsky.social Professor of Inclusive Education and Leadership Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean. Researching LGBTQ inclusion. Italian Greyhound owner Lavenham Suffolk UK
Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social Lived(-ing) Experience Researcher, Enhancement Drugs (#ROIDs)
Jack Surfleet @jacksurfleet.bsky.social Reporter for BBC News
Posting #TomorrowsPapersToday
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (DARC) at Middlesex University @darc-mdx.bsky.social We are a multidisciplinary centre for cutting edge drug and alcohol research based at Middlesex University, London, UK.
Website: http://drugandalcoholresearchcentre.org/
Mel @melsjones.bsky.social Lover of weather, islands and whisky; aspiring yogi, meditator and tennis player; traveller and Arts appreciator. Facilitator, Communicator, Coach.
LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social Open research advocates at LJMU library providing information and advice to researchers at Liverpool John Moores University.
Hannah Madden @hannahcem.bsky.social Public health lecturer & researcher. Interested in health inequalities, sexual & LGBTQ+ health. Also obsessed with cooking & comedy. She/her. UK.
SAS Harm Reduction Leads 🏴🚑 @harmleads.bsky.social Were the Clinical Effectiveness Leads for Drug Harm Reduction within Scottish Ambulance service
Sooze - West Scotland
Kira - East Scotland
Cath Lewis @cath-lewis.bsky.social Lecturer and researcher @OfficialUoM. Views my own 
Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj) @sajamersa.bsky.social Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj) disseminates addiction-related original research, policy positions, & commentary. Peer reviewed. Dynamic. Owned by @AMERSA, Inc. https://amersa.org/about-the-journal/ Tweets&ReTweets are our own. EiC= @adamjgordon
Michael Kessler @mickessler.bsky.social Global Health Media Consultant
#hiv #tb #infectiousdiseases #CRDs #drugpolicy #ncds #pandemics 
LJMU Research and Innovation Services @ljmu-ris.bsky.social Research and Innovation Services (RIS) at Liverpool John Moores University. Supporting the LJMU academic community and matching industry needs with expertise.
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/ris 
Adam Holland @holla-adam.bsky.social (he/him)
Public Health Consultant researching drugs and stigma at the University of Bristol
Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) @drnscot.bsky.social A collaboration between academics, service providers, experts by experience and policy makers to facilitate knowledge exchange of drugs research.
Jo Neale @joneale.bsky.social Professor of Addictions Qualitative Research, King's College London