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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Do you, your team/ organisation need the flexibility of a #qualitativeresearch and #evaluation consultant? I work with academic teams, What Works Centres, non-profit organisations and charities, to support them with high quality data generation, coding, analysis & writing. Please share 🙏

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Athens Grease @athensgrease.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

An ad on the side of a truck advertising “man cereal,” with the slogan CEREAL GOT ITS BALLS BACK

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

So the Telegraph is taking this well

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The long 2010s are finally over

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

When I was 7, my teacher told us to write an article about “world cultures” for school over the weekend. I remembered it late on Sunday so in a panic I made up something called the "Icelandic Fish Festival", figuring said teacher wouldn’t know either way.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The press has reported on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision as if it were only about tariffs. Wrong. It’s far bigger and even more important. Let me explain. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supr…

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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Former UK PM Gordon Brown is providing - voluntarily and not for the first time - information to the police about abuses of power relating to the Epstein files. As PM Brown was briefed against by people such as Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson as being ‘psychologically flawed’ ….1/

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Superb reporting from @katherineeban.bsky.social for @rollingstone.com on the scandal around the RFK-fueled, unethical HBV vaccine study in Guinea Bissau that horrified CDC staff, scientists and ethicists around the world. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval

A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Squealed with excitement when I saw that my yellow crocuses have begun to crocus. The purple and lilac ones have yet to flower. Archie the cat was determined to be in the photo. #Crocuses #Gardening #Spring

Ginger & white cat joining the admiring of yellow crocuses

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

“Will anyone in the Epstein files be held accountable?” What you have to understand is that while sexual violence is technically illegal and frowned upon in the abstract, in practice it is accepted, ubiquitous, de rigeur, and a primary vehicle for male bonding.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"Mother of Chemotherapy" Dr. Jane Wright died #OTD in 2013. + Helped shift cancer treatment from palliative care to modern chemotherapy by establishing methotrexate as a foundational treatment for breast cancer in 1951 + Only woman co-founder, American Society of Clinical Oncology #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Black-and-white portrait of Dr. Jane C. Wright (1919–2013), pioneering Black surgeon, oncologist, and "mother of chemotherapy," seated at a laboratory workbench in a clinical research setting. She wears a white lab coat over a dark top and gazes directly at the camera with a composed, focused expression. In front of her is a large compound microscope with multiple objective lenses, adjustment knobs, and a stage, positioned prominently in the foreground. Her left hand rests near an open notebook or lab record book on the table, while stacks of papers or slides are visible nearby. The background shows softly blurred lab equipment and shelving, evoking a mid-20th-century medical research environment.

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

SPCR Masterclass: Engaging people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation in research 🗓️ Thursday, 19 March 2026 🕚 12noon to 1pm 💡 Drawing on real examples from NIHR‑funded work and co‑designed studies. 🔗 bit.ly/4rELXjJ @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research. Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...

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Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good

A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Police organise the biggest birthday surprise Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has ever had.

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Working my way through BBC’s #Detectorists again, after finishing #SmallProphets. I love the way Mackenzie Crook writes about friendships and his valuing of people who might be dismissed as odd. He also has a knack of making the ordinary quite magical. So brilliant.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

We have the vaccine, we have the means to distribute it. We need to redouble efforts to tackle the slow loss of confidence in vaccines. No quick way to do this but we have the tools – it needs effort, outreach, listening to people’s concerns, answering questions, & working within communities. 8/8

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

📣CFP: "Relationships and Mental Health", Birmingham, May 12th 2026 We are excited to announce a collaboration with our lovely colleagues in the Phenomenology of Health and Relationships (PHaR) group at Aston University on a one-day conference along the theme: Relationships and Mental Health 🧵1/4

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I found this interview really moving. For me, if really highlighted the emotional work of being a working-class woman trying to fit into a club not made for her (ahem - me & academia) and having lived experience, being an advocate for others and change. Exhausting. Worth it though 👊

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Feeling ancient. Just had to google ‘Who is Bad Bunny?’ for a crash course, having never heard of an apparent mega star.

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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.

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Amelia Shevenell @ashevenell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

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Ashlie Weeks, Esq. @ashlieweeks.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics Good times.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Like Dominic Cummings, Morgan McSweeney helped deliver electoral victory but, in doing so, debased and subverted everything his party claimed to stand for.

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I'm excited to share a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology on New developments and good practice in reflexive thematic analysis co-edited by me, @ginnybraun.bsky.social @eileenjoy.bsky.social and Lisa Trainor. Please contact any of us if you have any questions.

Special issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology
Edited by Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Eileen Joy and Lisa Trainor
Call for papers
New developments and good practice in reflexive thematic analysis
The year 2026 is the 20th anniversary of the publication of the paper Using thematic analysis in psychology in Qualitative Research in Psychology. This paper has gone on to be the most cited qualitative methodological paper of all time according to an analysis by the journal Nature. Reflexive thematic analysis (TA) has transformed the practice of qualitative research in and beyond psychology. This Special Issue will mark this anniversary by exploring good practice and new developments in reflexive TA. We invite both full length papers and shorter commentaries and reflections from psychology and related disciplines. Potential topics include:
• The use of reflexive TA to analyse visual and multimodal data
• Is an N of one possible? The use reflexive TA in case study research
• Beyond consensus and theme agreement: Strategies for using reflexive TA when there is more than one analyst
• The use of reflexive TA in creative and arts-based research
• The use of reflexive TA in Indigenous research
• The use of reflexive TA in participatory designs (including participants as co-analysts)
• Extensions of reflexive TA (e.g., frameworks and guidance for interpretative analysis)
• Reviews of good (and poor) practice
• Combining reflexive TA with other approaches (e.g., combining reflexive TA and narrative analysis; reflexive TA and discourse analysis)
• “Behind the scenes”: Reflections on doing reflexive TA
• Using reflexive TA in constructionist, critical realist or mixed methods research
• Can reflexive TA be a feminist method? A queer method? A critical race theory method?
• Doing deductive reflexive TA

• Good practice in teaching and supervising reflexive TA
• Methodological pluralism and reflexive TA
• Power relations and the politics of interpretation in reflexive TA
Abstract submission deadline: 29 May 2026
Submit a maximum 500 word abstract to: Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk
Deadline for paper submissions: 30 November 2026
Please contact any of the editors to discuss potential submissions: V.Braun@auckland.ac.nz; Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk; Eileen.Joy@auckland.ac.nz; L.R.Trainor@swansea.ac.uk
Please note that we do not anticipate having a focus on the use of GenAI in reflexive TA as a Special Issue of QRIP on GenAI in qualitative research is currently in progress.

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Disproportionately happy to see the shoots of daffodils, tulips, crocuses and hyacinths pushing through. #gardening #wintergarden

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Nat Doig @weirdinthewade.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A bit of a long shot this one. But do any listeners to Weird in the Wade have a connection to Christ College Cambridge?

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Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The NHS appears to have set up an Independent Review re: 'increased demand for mental health, autism and ADHD assessment and support across all age groups'. They are looking for people with relevant Lived Experience to join the Review as 'Partners' - important work! #livedexperience #autism #adhd

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Irish in Britain @irishinbritain.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

As St Brigid's Day Lá Fhéile Bríde approaches we round up some of the events organised by Irish community organisations to mark the day, a national holiday in Ireland💚☘️ Find an event near you! Want to add your event? Email comms@irishinbritain.org ow.ly/t6Yo50Y4QZy

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St Brigid's Day 2026

Irish groups all over Britain will be celebrating St Brigid's Day, a national holiday in Ireland.

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor. Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest". I got a 1st 🎓

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 23/01/2026

In @prospectmagazine.co.uk, our Deputy Director of Research @sarahscobie.bsky.social looks ahead to the publication of a new National Cancer Plan for England. There are shared risk factors that apply to many types of cancer and which could be addressed by cross-government action.

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A National Cancer Plan wishlist

Three expert voices on their hopes ahead of publication

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Journal of Critical Public Health @cphjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Now out! Special Issue 'Competing Narratives in Decentred Health Systems', guest edited by @profkatsmith.bsky.social, Justin Waring & Mark Bevir, and PACKED with great papers from leading authors applying decentred theory to key issues in #publichealth journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026) | Journal of Critical Public Health

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L S D @lsdaif.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I feel like we’re living in a dystopian novel so dystopian that even if Huxley, Orwell and Bradbury had collaborated on a book, the three of them together couldn’t have dreamt this shit up.

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Louca-Mai Brady @louca-mai.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📣 @nihrarcs.bsky.social #PPI webinar: Evaluating #PublicInvolvement with children & young people 🌟17/2/26 Presenters incl me, @helenabnett.bsky.social & @hertsypag.bsky.social + hosted by @skourkos.bsky.social & @elspethma.bsky.social Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...

Flyer.
Importance of Public Involvement Research Webinar Series. Webinar 4.
This webinar will share findings from two evaluations of young people’s advisory groups (YPAGs), both co-produced with young group members. It will highlight lessons for meaningful and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) with children and young people (CYP) and explore practical implications for PPIE professionals, researchers and CYP involved in research.
Chaired by Dr Stan Papoulias, PPIE research theme lead at NIHR ARC South London. Facilitated by Dr Elspeth Mathie, Inclusive Involvement in Research theme lead at NIHR ARC East of England.
Speakers: Dr Louca-Mai Brady, Reader in Youth Involvement and Health; Dr Helen Abnett and Lauren Denyer, Research Fellows, UH; and
young members of the Herts YPAG.
Who should attend? Anyone who is interested or involved in CYP’s involvement in research, including young people.
Tuesday 17th February, 12:00-13:30. Register now!

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Rosaleen O’Brien @drrosaleenobrien.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

So lovely to see the unassuming Jessie Buckley smashing it at every awards ceremony for #Hamnet. What a superb actress & what a beautiful film. She deserves every lovely thing coming her way. (Denise Van Outen is being forced to eat her words right now. Too good for ‘I’d do anything’!)

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Good Evening

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Not commenting on Venezuela is one thing, but Starmer's ministers not even being willing to say "no of course the US shouldn't invade a peaceful sovereign democratic NATO country, which is one of our closest allies" is quite another.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.

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Jessý Potato @markdownhandsup.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Last night over Reykjavík's skyline. Simply magical to live with this in your skies. #northernlights #aurora #fullmoon

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

An Irish tradition on #NewYearsEve that says you should open the back door to let the old year out & when midnight strikes, open the front door to let the new year in! Happy New Year ♡ #legendarywednesday #wyrdwednesday #irishfolklore #Ireland #traditions #customs #beliefs Photo: Co. Cork

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Japanese New Year traditions include a thorough cleaning of the home, putting up decorations, eating soba noodles, visiting a shrine, and taking note of your first dream. I've written all about it here, with lots of #JapaneseArt too. Happy New Year! 🎍 #WyrdWednesday open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...

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Celebrating the New Year in Japan

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

According to Swedish folklore, the perfect way to ring in the New Year is to fast from food and social interaction all day, followed by a walk in the woods. This ritual, known as årsgång (or “year walk”), is meant to provide insight for the upcoming year. 🧵 #PhantomsFriday #FolkyFriday

A man walking in a graveyard among ghosts and goblins at the night time.An old wooden church and dark woods with some eyes peeking from it on the background. Northern light in the sky.

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one! More ... 👇

Jólakötturinn is huge, as big as if not bigger than a house, and only comes around for Christmas. Some say Jólakötturr (as sometimes shortened) is the pet of the a family of trolls known as the Yule Lads who are Santa’s helpers in Iceland. It’s also said that he has a particular taste for ungrateful children.

The legend of the Jólakötturinn was not written down for publishing until the early 19th century. At first a more obscure countryside myth, the lore of Yule Cat has only grown since and is now internationally known and celebrated.

It is theorized the practical purpose of this myth may have been to aid in wool production in earlier seasons of the year which children took part in helping with.

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