Reposted by Isaac StopardSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 27/05/2026While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo... 12503200
Reposted by Isaac StopardVeronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy 100th birthday! theconversation.com/from-fossick...theconversation.comFrom fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100David Attenborough has captured and told the stories of nature to millions of people – and inspired scientists and conservationists the world over. 0226
Reposted by Isaac StopardScot Hunter @scothunter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Men and women living in the most deprived areas of England and Wales are far more likely to die from causes that are preventable or treatable than those in the least deprived communities. 187
Isaac Stopard @isaacstopard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Would highly recommend applying for PhD scholarships at UNSW Sydney. A great team and beautiful place to live!iddjobs.orgIDDjobs — Using mathematical modelling to explore the future health impact of combination vaccines for respiratory viruses — UNSW SydneyFind infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships. 020
Reposted by Isaac StopardNature @nature.com · 29/01/2026Nature research paper: Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa go.nature.com/4a0Ae7Xgo.nature.comProjected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa - NatureProjected impacts of climate change on malaria burden in Africa by 2050 highlight the urgent need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems to safeguard progress towards malaria eradication. 02412
Reposted by Isaac StopardDr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · 28/01/2026New PhD Opportunity. We are advertising for a modeller to model the impacts of mosquito-borne disease in the Americas. The project is funded by The Leverhulme Trust via University of Glasgow, and supervised by Christina Cobbold, Dom Brass and myself. Deadline 6th March 2026. t.ly/Z-tqtecological-data-science.github.ioEcological Data Science - Projects 044
Reposted by Isaac StopardLSHTM Malaria Centre @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social · 09/01/2026📢 Join us for Professor @jackiecook.bsky.social’s inaugural lecture 🌍🦟 In this lecture, she will share insights from her career in malaria epidemiology and discuss the urgent need for new strategies in malaria control. 📅 22 Jan ⏰ 17:15 📍LSHTM | Online 🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... 064
Reposted by Isaac StopardMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The Drain of Scientific Publishing arxiv.org/pdf/2511.04820 01614
Reposted by Isaac StopardKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 12/11/2025“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.” 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...science.org‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trialAs existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it 013351
Reposted by Isaac StopardChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high valueschannel4.comIsrael’s arms imports from UK hit record high valuesLast week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re... 86184
Reposted by Isaac StopardRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 15/07/2025NY TImes www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. 09111
Reposted by Isaac StopardAnne Cori @anne-cori.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Exciting HPRU PhD opportunities (home fees only) at LSHTM with co-supervision at Imperial and UKHSA: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...lshtm.ac.ukPhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling | LSHTMThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for two PhD studentships in real-time 034
Reposted by Isaac StopardFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 07/05/2025Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd... 040981917
Reposted by Isaac StopardGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2025The vast fire on #Dartmoor should alert us to the ecological disaster there. This should not be a fire-prone landscape. Were it not for the elimination of trees by grazing, the vegetation type on the high moor would be temperate rainforest, which is extremely hard to burn. But only specks remain. 261470412
Reposted by Isaac StopardPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/04/2025BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.science.orgTrump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agencyWhite House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted 11621351653
Reposted by Isaac StopardMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 28/02/2025“People will die,” said @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” nyti.ms/41yWNgNnyti.msU.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article)Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails. 15731
Reposted by Isaac StopardTom Churcher @thomaschurcher.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A very sad and counterproductive decision. Aid when you don’t know where diseases are is immensely inefficient. DHS is a vital long-term resource, both in counties with diseases like malaria, but also those finding new global threats. Everyone will be flying blind. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...nytimes.comTrump Administration Ends Global Health Research ProgramThe Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education. 012
Reposted by Isaac StopardCaroline Voaden @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social · 19/02/2025What we need is a housing strategy tailored to local needs, and in South Devon, that means more social housing available to buy or rent so our hospitals, schools, and other vital services can get the staff they so desperately need. 0104
Reposted by Isaac StopardMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 18/02/2025“We’re cutting off our hand to spite our face" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...nytimes.comTrump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders (Gift Article)A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs. 13412
Reposted by Isaac StopardColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025In case you missed it: Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation | Sonia Leneganbuff.lyGood character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation - Free MovementThere have been some important additions to pages 50 and 51 of the Good Character guidance (a comparison of the new and old versions is here) that have the 032
Reposted by Isaac StopardWHO @who.int · 06/02/2025Today is the International Day to #EndFGM Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls. It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm 161376234
Reposted by Isaac StopardHeather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Several postdoc and senior scientist jobs are available at @swisstph.ch working on infectious disease modelling, in great team led by Nakul Chitnis Themes of #malaria dog movement, #rabies #IDsky #infectiousdiseasemodelling jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/10...jobs.swisstph.ch3 Senior Scientists or Postdoctoral Scientists in infectious disease modelling (80-100%) - Swiss TPH 041
Reposted by Isaac StopardMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 24/01/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with prof @thomaschurcher.bsky.social about the recent World Malaria report, #malaria control interventions, modelling and bed nets 👇 youtu.be/B0spuTWEF2cyoutu.beEp 114. Science in Context - Malaria nets with Prof Thomas Churcher (24-01-2025YouTube video by MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis 162
Reposted by Isaac StopardMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 27/01/2025APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! Always wanted to learn about applied infectious diseases modelling? 💡Annual short course 15-26th September '25 🗓️ Application deadline for limited number of full scholarships 16th March ✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org/index.php 087
Reposted by Isaac StopardThe Lancet @thelancet.com · 10/01/2025Accurately measuring mortality helps quantify the impact of conflict but remains challenging. ⬇️ In a peer-reviewed study, authors from @lshtm.bsky.social draw on multiple data sources to estimate traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip. 1/3 82823
Reposted by Isaac StopardMarcus Rowcliffe @marcusrowcliffe.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Looking for a PhD in #AI for #biodiversity #conservation? The AI-INTERVENE programme is for you! www.ai-intervene.net Partnerhip between @zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social & CEH. 153
Reposted by Isaac StopardLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Looking for a PhD which focusses on improving #GlobalHealth? These training studentships funded by MRC combines expertise from LSHTM & St George's, University of London to offer specialist research projects, skills & training. #PublicHealth Learn more and apply👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/?ut... 0109
Reposted by Isaac StopardPhil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024A Lancet editorial highlights the reality: nature & biodiversity underpin our survival. We must act decisively-75% of emerging diseases stem from disrupted ecosystems. There are ethical/moral arguments for protecting biodiversity. + Nature's health is our health. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comBiodiversity loss: a health crisisThe Earth is approaching a critical threshold of irreversible biodiversity loss. World leaders, environmental activists, and prominent researchers are gathered in Colombia for the 16th meeting of the ... 29847
Reposted by Isaac StopardTom Churcher @thomaschurcher.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Insecticidal nets prevent more malaria than anything else. Trials in Benin and Tanzania show newer nets that kill more mosquitoes are better than those currently used, but they are unable to assess their overall impact as you cannot leave people without a net and unprotected. 1114