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Frances Thirlway

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Sociology/Criminology Programme Director @AstonUniversity: health inequalities, vaping, GenAI, marching bands. Bilingue 🌈 🇫🇷 🇳🇱

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
No, it's because only 3.1 percent of the Dutch population live in poverty as opposed to 20 percent of the British population. The Guardian really needs to stop publishing irresponsible lifestyle crap as news. (The Avondvierdaagse is a nice tradition though.) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition...
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Cochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Do #ecigs / #vapes help to #quitsmoking & are they safe for quitting? See @cochranetag.bsky.social plain language or healthcare professional/policymaker briefing docs. May 2026 search update & Nov 2025 review @oxfordtag.bsky.social Thankyou @cancerresearchuk.org www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/ele...
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Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Cochrane Living Systematic Review
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Thanks everyone for your interest, we had some fantastic candidates! Hoping to appoint soon 🙂
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Dropping #TobaccoTax will not reduce #IllicitTrade. Empowering States and Territories to swiftly shut down retailers engaging in illicit tobacco trade is likely to be far more effective. @coralgartner.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social theconversation.com/queensland-l...
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Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?
South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.
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KEEPITOUT @keep-it-out.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Illicit tobacco is a key priority for Fresh. Illegal products undermine price, increase access for children, & keep smokers dependent. With 20+ years’ experience, we work with enforcement partners to address both supply & demand. Raising price and reducing illegal tobacco - Fresh Balance
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Action on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control protects public health policy from tobacco industry influence. 🚭 However, this doesn't stop the industry pushing their arguments to lobby against tobacco control measures - particularly the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Social science grads: do a PhD with me on illicit tobacco. Email me with any questions! Deadline 1st May www.aston.ac.uk/postgraduate... #AcademicSky #PhDSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social PhD position
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Fresh - Making Smoking History @freshsmokefree.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Illicit tobacco remains a key focus for Fresh. All tobacco kills but illicit helps children get hooked and smokers trapped in addiction. With 2 decades of experience, our work addresses both the supply and demand for illicit, supporting enforcement partners. www.fresh-balance.co.uk/fresh/what-w...
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
#AcademicJobs #EduSky #research #PhD @robbranston.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @addictionuea.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social
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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Taxation is one of the most effective ways to control tobacco and nicotine use. In the EU #tobaccotax policy is governed by the Tobacco Tax Directive #TTD. Dr. Ángel López-Nicolás, @robbranston.bsky.social and Dr. Hana Ross evaluate leaked proposals to reform the directive. doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
“To safeguard citizens’ health, the new European Commission must prioritize renewing the TTD with public health at its core, embedding these proposed fiscal measures into the Directive.”
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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
@partnershipfree.bsky.social have published a set of 19 infographics on the projected impacts of revising the EU Tobacco Tax Directive #TTD. These projected impacts are based on modelling by Dr. Zaineb Sheikh from TCRG and Prof. Dr. Ángel López Nicolás. www.smokefreepartnership.eu/news/country...
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Do you have a keen interest in tobacco control and illicit tobacco? Apply for a funded PhD with me - closing date 1st May www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The Luxembourg Connection: Corporate Strategy and the Governance of Contraband Tobacco at Aston University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The Luxembourg Connection: Corporate Strategy and the Governance of Contraband Tobacco at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Big Give @biggive.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Only 3 weeks until #EarthRaise begins 🌍 From #EarthDay (22–29 April), donations to #EarthRaise environmental charities can be doubled thanks to our Champion funders - helping restore rivers, protect wildlife and replant forests. Mark your calendars and double your difference.
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Journal of Critical Public Health @cphjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Latest issue 3(2) now out! Read, download, share with your colleagues - and please do make sure they all know that JCPH is THE diamond #OA community owned-critical #publicheatlh journal. journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026) | Journal of Critical Public Health
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
SRNT-E Conference this year will be held at Sorbonne University, Paris 21St-23rd Sept. Abstract submission is currently open, deadline 16th April 23:59 CET For more info and to submit an abstract see our website srnt-e.org Hope to see you there!
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#srnte2026 #tobaccocontrol #nicotineresearch #publichealth #paris2026 | SRNT-E
❗Reminder: submit your abstract for the SRNT-Europe Conference 2026 in Paris (deadline April 16th)! SRNT-E encourages submission of abstracts describing cutting-edge research in all fields related to...
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Brilliant and completely accurate
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We urge David Lammy to immediately authorise a senior official to meet with the legal representatives of Heba Muraisi & Kamran Ahmed - both on prolonged hunger strike & at extreme risk of death. Their representatives have repeatedly requested this meeting & it is now critical to prevent a tragedy.
Photos of Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and David Lammy with copy that says: Amnesty UK urges David Lammy to act now to stop the deaths of hunger strikers.
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
When all students are required to use #GenAI for every assignment, their practice can be more rigorous, transparent and deeply reflective. Here, Tiatemsu Longkumer explains a rubric: ow.ly/Apmu50XRXw1 #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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‘Students don’t have to prove authorship of every word, they show their supervision of AI tools’
When all students are required to use generative AI for every assignment, their practice can be more rigorous, transparent and deeply reflective. Here, Tiatemsu Longkumer explains a rubric
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
1 day left to have your Christmas donations matched! I chose DEC's Middle East appeal, the Refugee Council, NEPACS supporting kids to visit parents in prison, Parkinson's Nurses in memory of my mum, and Youth Talk mental health 💕
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Hmm
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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
However, this book 📕 gives case studies & explains how health #inequalities have previously been reduced through policies,it’s not impossible. We must believe that things can get better! Available to read 🆓 online, but I am 40 so I am excited to be reading a real #book 📚😄 @profbambra.bsky.social
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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
✨New #book day 📚✨ When I proposed my #PhD on #inequalities, some were dismissive, saying it is an insurmountable problem…. And after reading the opening page (that in New Orleans there is a 2️⃣5️⃣ YEAR gap in life expectancy between richest & poorest areas 🏚️💰) I can see why people feel that way….1/2
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
www.ft.com/content/be96...
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Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents
Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas income
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Frantically learning all the wrong lessons. People who want Reform policies will vote Reform. People who want Labour policies ... well, perhaps they'll just have to vote Green. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform
Exclusive: Ministers understood to be drafting white paper this month in move to reduce legal migration
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The Israeli authorities have illegally banned all aid and goods into Gaza for two months. This constitutes a genocidal act, a blatant form of unlawful collective punishment, and the war crime of using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The BBC’s motto is ‘Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation’ - not any more apparently as BBC blocks access from abroad www.classical-music.uk/opinion/arti...
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The Long View | Blocking Radio 3 abroad is a catastrophe for UK music
Nation shan’t speak peace unto nation, Andrew Mellor warns, when the BBC prohibits international access to the overwhelming majority of its radio output
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
SUVs kill - ban them now www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space
Campaign network calls on government to prioritise smaller cars and introduce higher charges for SUV owners
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
New books woo! 4 for £7 at the bottom, the others all new from Collected Durham 💕
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
According to the UK government’s own analysis, 250,000 people will be pushed into poverty by the latest social security cuts. Call on the PM to stop the cuts: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop...
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
‘The End’ in cinemas from tomorrow – follow the blind optimism of a wealthy family sheltered in their palatial bunker as climate collapse finally comes knocking . . . @thinkfilmimpact.bsky.social mubi.com/theend
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
@newcastleunited.com you've really messed up with half the fans outside at kickoff after queuing 45mn
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UNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million “The consequences for these girls - and for Afghanistan - are catastrophic.” www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan
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UNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region in 2024, double the number of cases reported for 2023 and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by WHO and UNICEF. www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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European Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years – UNICEF, WHO/Europe
127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997
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Cochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Can #ecigs / #vapes help you to #quitsmoking? Are they safe for quitting? See our plain language briefing w/ Feb 2025 search update & findings from Jan 2024 living Cochrane review @cochranetag.bsky.social @oxfordtag.bsky.social Thanks to @cancerresearchuk.org www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/ele...
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Like 1968 and 1989, 2025 could be year for the history books - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books
Like 1968 or 1989, this could be a year when the world changes in a fundamental way.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Together we can help stop this. Sign the petition: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/ban-...
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Stop Automated Discrimination
We’ve found out that 3/4 of police forces across the UK are using technology to try to “predict crime” - and almost no one knows about it. But we’re trying to stop it. Sign the petition:
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The Women’s Football Insight @wfinsight.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
FA Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Portsmouth 0-2 Sunderland Jenna Dear & Emily Scarr scored the goals to send Sunderland into the #WFACup quarter finals! Sunderland are now the lowest ranked side left in the competition and the only none #WSL side left!
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Just Stop Oil @just-stopoil.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🧡 On Saturday, supporters of Just Stop Oil and @defendourjuries.bsky.social held a vigil in Cambridge for GP Dr Patrick Hart, celebrating his birthday on the 5th Feb. 🔥 This April we'll be sitting in the road to Reclaim Parliament. Join us: juststopoil.org/spring-2025 Photo credit: Derek Langley
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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
🏭 Come celebrate the career of Tim Strangleman, DePOT co-investigator and author of many books on the sociology of deindustrialization. Tickets available here:
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DePOT Roundtable: Tim Strangleman in Conversation
Join DePOT as we reflect on the career of Tim Strangleman, with his colleagues, friends, and former students.
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Join me in complaining to OFCOM about GB News homophobia 🌈
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FOSSILHEADS: CLIMATE CRISIS CABARET! @fossilheads.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
www.newstatesman.com/environment/... "As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe." good piece by Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read
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It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 06/02/2025
Coventry University is in crisis: 👉 300 jobs at risk 👉 Severe cuts across faculties Yet the vice-chancellor: 👉 Received an £80,768 bonus on £300k+ salary 👉 Rewarded with position at the DBT Sign the petition, urge the govt to rescind his role 👇 bit.ly/4aL7iAN
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Remove Coventry University vice-chancellor from government role
Coventry University is facing an unprecedented jobs and debt crisis under the leadership of vice-chancellor John Latham. The institution is threatening to sack 300 staff and rehire some of them in its...
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Frances Thirlway @fthirlway.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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