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Presenting an interactive stall for this small data visualisation I made a while back, demonstrating inequalities in infant mortality. Take a look for yourself. willball.shinyapps.io/infant_morta...

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"X is just a distraction for Y" Can't both X and Y be bad things that they're doing at the same time?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Spot the Cat.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I cannot recommend the Media Storm podcast more highly. @mathildamall.bsky.social & @helenawadia.bsky.social are the perfect antidote to many of the deficiencies of UK 'journalism'

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Oh no, we're wasting time at our all staff school meeting talking about university rankings.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Galway is threatening you.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

If you want to intervene to improve people's health, more often than not, you are (or should be) asking a causal question - 'what happens to Y when we change X?' Prediction methods are not suited to answering that kind of question.

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It's publication day for Getting Better! policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better It has been, once again, an absolute joy to work with @profkatsmith.bsky.social and @profbambra.bsky.social on this book.

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Here's how to get your hands on Getting Better

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

An entirely preventable crisis of malnutrition. Where is the humanity?

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Why do news reports always refer to 'cars' and not 'drivers'? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Time to bring back the Land League.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

CLOSING SOON: Are you passionate about health, inequalities and the role of social and economic factors? We are looking for an Analyst to join our Healthy Lives team. Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 29 May ⬇ https://bit.ly/4j4sZhN

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

It's not really the main issue with the Kneecap charge but his name is not Liam O'Hanna, it's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. You don't rename Rishi Sunak as Rishi Sunwell, you can't just anglicise things because they're Irish.

submitted 28 days ago • 10 comments

Delighted to see @profbambra.bsky.social‬'s contributions recognised through Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 👏Clare does brilliant, much needed research, helping maintain policy pressure to reduce health inequalities, & is a fantastic supporter, ally & advocate for other women in academia.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

A genuine attack on campus free speech @michaelhobbes.bsky.social

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Beautiful day to have lunch outside. This delightful spot is <5 mins walk from my desk! One of the perks of my university being built on a former campsite.

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment