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Olly Butters

@ollybutters.bsky.social
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Health data nerd @University of Liverpool. Involved in NIHR ARC NWC, GroundsWell, NHS SDE, Health Urban Places, IMAGO, probably others too.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data. Experts say the move signals the Trump administration is reverting to a more confrontational approach as some foreign ... TAT: [Foreign Policy]
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Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters that such efforts could interfere with artificial intelligence-related services.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Pentagon has given AI firm Anthropic an ultimatum to abandon its ethics rules for AI. If Antrhopic doesn't comply, Pete Hegseth has threatened to terminate Anthropic’s contract with the Pentagon and designate it a supply chain risk. ... [link] TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Suppressing Dissent]
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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group @livunihipr.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New study results - Residential green and blue space effects on newborn health authors: Rukun K.S. Khalaf, Roberto Villegas-Diaz, @ollybutters.bsky.social, Anna Head, Rebecca S. Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Sarah E. Rodgers full paper: tinyurl.com/mr3526mx
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Residential green and blue space effects on newborn health: findings from a retrospective longitudinal study in Wales
The effects of green and blue spaces on newborn health are unclear with most studies using cross-sectional methods. Our retrospective longitudinal stu…
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Hannah Burnett @hannahburnett.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🌳 Our new paper on the health-related barriers to using green space has been published in BMJ Public Health! 🌳 👉 Read the full paper here: bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
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Investigating health-related barriers to green space use, chronic health conditions and sociodemographic characteristics: a structural equation modelling approach
Introduction Using green space improves health and well-being. However, there are many barriers to green space use, including poor health. Evidence is lacking on how health-related barriers to green s...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Get Palantir out of the UK. Protect our NHS. Protect our country. www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...
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Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands
ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…
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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group @livunihipr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Brand new research project by the HIPR team: GROVE - Governance for Household-Level Environment and Health Data A project to develop solutions for linking health and environmental data at household level to support prevention-focused research. dareuk.org.uk/how-we-work/...
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GROVE: Governance for Household-Level Environment and Health Data - DARE UK
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Olly Butters @ollybutters.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Come work with us, we are the very definition of awesome.
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Francisco Rowe 🚀 @fcorowe.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
As Imago 🛰️ , we are organising our second stakeholder engagement workshop. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the power of satellite imagery in shaping a better future! and contribute your views to shape our this new data service. Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/satellite-...
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Satellite Imagery for Prosperity, Wellbeing, and Sustainability
Come join us to learn how satellite imagery can improve our lives, environment, and future sustainability!
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Christine Morgan @bookwormchris.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Anyone need an accessible pushchair? Applications open for UK families. designability.org.uk/assistive-so...
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Accessible Pushchair - Designability
Designability has developed the first accessible pushchair for manual wheelchair users with mass manufacture in mind.
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Ann Pregler @annpregler.com · 16/12/2024
I drew these for the #datafam holiday card exchange, but figured I'd share them for others to use too! Put them on your cards, gift tags, or anywhere that needs a little more #dataviz 📊
Four Christmas trees, each in the style of a different chart, arranged in a two by two grid. Top left is a population pyramid, top right is a network graph, bottom left is a vertical Sankey, and bottom right is a scatter plot
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Becca Wilson @drbeccawilson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Who uses #DataSHIELD open source software for #FederatedAnalysis with #AutomatedSDC ? Over 180 data sites, across 5 continents, over 40 international research consortia. www.linkedin.com/posts/drbecc...
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Rebecca Wilson on LinkedIn: #datashield #puma #metadata #publications #research #impact #interactive…
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗?   This summer DataSHIELD undergraduate Kathryn Ward joined the DataSHIELD research project, University of Liverpool as a…
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Olly Butters @ollybutters.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Got the Christmas tree up. Now I just need to program my tree, like a normal person. 🌲
Printed circuit board Christmas tree with LEDs.
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Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) @arcnwc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
📢 What drives emergency admissions for multimorbid patients? ARC NWC PhD student Sam Meredith uncovers how social factors like deprivation, gender, & lifestyle shape care—and solutions. 🔗 tinyurl.com/nn52udrv
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The Register @theregister.com · 14/11/2024
Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software
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Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software
Dam, the consequences An academic journal has retracted two papers because it determined their authors used unlicensed software.…
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Ben Barr @benjaminbarr.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
We have 4 post-doctoral positions, working with linked data to improve public health and health services with www.liverpool.ac.uk/population-h... and www.liverpool.ac.uk/civic-health... #episky #econsky #AcademicSky @profbuchan.bsky.social
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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group (HIP-R) | Institute of Population Health | University of Liverpool xlinkedinUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUni on XLivUni on ...
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