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Three images of the Eiffel Tower at night. The text on the tower explains that they will be adding the names of woman scientists along side the men

A bit late #Paris, but go off. You put on a good show.
#WomensDay #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

The cover of the book which depicts illustrations of women in typically gendered situations - caring for children, cleaning and in healthcare

This International Women's Day we remember our work during the COVID-19 emergency. Because if we don't tackle patriarchy we won't more forward. The learning from this research has been pulled together into a free-to-access edited volume! Please do share and take a look direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways

“That our country allowed such a large collection of human remains to be taken from other places and keep no record of them points to some sort of crime.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Getting to zero: what will it take to eliminate violence against women? A staggering 840 million women and adolescent girls worldwide have experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or both by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner at least once in t...

"840 million women and adolescent girls worldwide have experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or both by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner at least once in their lifetime a number that has barely changed in the past two decades"
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@markeydc.bsky.social #original #ArtYear #art @bsky.art #acrylic

I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

Countries in Africa which have agreed to new health aid packages contingent on greater access to minerals and sharing the sensitive health information of Africans.

The new controversial health funding aid packages which are replacing USAID to align with America first agenda of the current administration are reportedly linked to granting US greater access to mineral resources and harvesting sensitive health data of Africans w little reciprocity or protections

NEW RESOURCE 📚. Is peer review upholding ethics or stifling diverse voices? A study with 23 RACM academics in Australia critiques Eurocentric peer review biases. It explores strategies to navigate, conform, or resist the system. tinyurl.com/yc8zz4nn #PeerReview #ResearchEquity

Ohara Koson (Japanese 1877-1945)
Bloeiende Lotusbloemen [Blooming Lotus Flowers], 1920-30
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
32.2 x 21 cm
Rijksmuseum

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Honestly the collective national level of disdain for Brits living in Dubai on all my social media platforms today really is bringing the UK together as one in a way that's hard to achieve in the modern era.

"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor." Tupac

Saad Kamel (Egyptian, 1924-2012). Untitled (print).

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

Three in four women unaware menopause can trigger new mental illness, poll finds Royal College of Psychiatrists says impact on mental health often overlooked and calls for improvements in care

Perimenopausal women are more than twice as likely to develop bipolar disorder and 30% more likely to develop clinical depression, while hormonal and physical changes associated with menopause may lead to the relapse or trigger the development of eating disorders www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

William Morris, 1876.

Global health research must respect the dignity of marginalised communities by recognising them as knowers, not just subjects. Embrace transparency, non-extraction, democratisation, and transformation across all research stages for equity. More at: tinyurl.com/48kxevdc #GlobalHealth #ResearchEthics

New paper from ReBUILD - Research capacity strengthening in fragile & shock-prone settings: Insights from a research consortium
Discusses our approach, analysing strategies and lessons learned

www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/re...

@ighd.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @herdintl.bsky.social

Disability inclusion in Myanmar – a colouring book - Rebuild Consortium Disability-themed colouring books by Burnet Institute - part of their study, Including and engaging people with disabilities in Myanmar.

How can people with disabilities be better included in health care and health research? 🖌️
Find out in this colouring book from @burnetinstitute.bsky.social in Myanmar
Download it here 🎨https://www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/disability-inclusion-myanmar-colouring-book/
#mindful

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study.

The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries

The study found the minimum temperature at which infections could occur is 2.5C lower than previous, less robust, estimates, representing a “quite shocking” difference, the researchers said. (Guardian)

Registration for #HSR2026 is OPEN! Join the conversation shaping just, resilient, and sustainable health systems. Register now: https://hsr2026.healthsystemsresearch.org/registration/

#HealthSystems #GlobalHealth #HealthResearch

digital drawing of a hare/rabbit framed with snowdrops

the first signs of spring ⚘

[ #art #creatureart ]

Sea Anemones, 1904
Ernst Haeckel (German, 1834-1919)

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

For all of you who kept quiet when Wes Streeting banned puberty-blockers for trans kids because you believed the pseudoscientific Cass Review. This is what happens if we let them remove healthcare from one group.

Read the poem, it applies to healthcare also.

*Marx making a shocked face.jpg“
— @rheinze.myatproto.social

Whose knowledge counts in global health research? This editorial tackles power imbalances, urging research to centre marginalised voices. It introduces "epistemic dignity" for ethical research. Essential read for advancing equity. #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity 3scicomms tinyurl.com/h5kdy9s5

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

Flexible (1984) by American pop icon, democratic street and graffiti artist, neo-expressionist painter, and musician, Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).

Acrylic and oilstick on wood

259 × 191 cm

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

🎞️ Check out the second new animation from @burnetinstitute.bsky.social
in Myanmar
Explores lessons learned by the team in respectfully, practically engaging with disability groups in their research

Watch the full version here: ▶️ buff.ly/9OhYAWZ

How Taliban’s new penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports

New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ and legalises domestic violence
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