Ellie MacPherson

International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. Funding status Open for applications Career stage Early-career

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
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London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world

According to these figures London is safer than many if not all major North American cities. In 2025, there were 1.1 killings for every 100,000 residents of London, compared to 2.8 in New York, 5.6 in Los Angeles, 10.5 in Houston and 12.3 in Philadelphia
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I deleted my Twitter account a while ago. It’s hard to fathom how so many institutions are still using it.

UK universities face tough task adjusting to Erasmus+ re-entry - Research Professional News “Devil is in the detail” on rewriting agreements between UK and European institutions, experts say

UK universities face tough task adjusting to Erasmus re-entry.

“Devil is in the detail” on rewriting agreements between UK and European institutions, experts say.

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The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial Editorial: Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edge

'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2

We’re hiring – looking for scientific experts for high-profile roles Opportunities for scientific experts to join the government and put science advice at the heart of decision making.

Interested in engaging directly with national government policy? The Council for Science and Technology is recruiting a new Member with social and behavioural science expertise: advising the Prime Minister and Cabinet on cross-cutting science and technology priorities www.gov.uk/government/n...

Loch Lomond with the hills at the back with two swimmers walking in and swans swimming my

So lucky to have this on my doorstep
#lochlomond #scotland

Beautiful Loch Lomond. The view never gets old #scotland #lochlomond

Global health research projects halted by latest UK aid cuts - Research Professional News Exclusive: Applications for HIV research among those impacted by suspension of NIHR schemes

Exclusive: Global health research projects halted by latest UK aid cuts.

Winners of UK government grants for global health research have had their funding suspended after ministers decided to cut spending on international development, we can reveal.

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WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide.

US cuts to aid is violent and far from humane

WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/w... via @statnews.com

🎂 The Glasgow Wrap is now officially 1 year old! What a journey it has been. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the community whether you signed up from the very beginning or just joined us recently.

Where We Stand, Where We Look: A book review of The Foreign Gaze by Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá In times of crisis, advises the American educationalist Fred Rogers, seek comfort by looking for the helpers. Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá would rather have us seek truth by looking deeper still at the helped, in ...

"Abímbọ́lá’s project, summarised in ‘The Foreign Gaze’, will help guide the flow of knowledge back to where it belongs – to those whose lives & work shape health systems from within"

Tom Wein reviews @seyeabimbola.bsky.social's book

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I think this is something we have to really grapple with. If we have the tools to run good virtual meetings then we need to be using them. A further dimension is also the visa inequalities meaning in person meeting only benefit the minority.

And they have lived through a global pandemic with so many disruptions. The idea they are snowflakes is simply laughable.

Beautiful writing on important issue by StephanieMcCrummen "Another deal turned over management of some 20 million acres of forest in Tanzania— 8% of the nation -to a company..run by a member of (UAE) royal family, and uses conserved land to generate carbon credits" #Maasai #DecolonizeEcology

Decolonisation of global conferences: unfinished business for women's health advocates

Bodies like @womenlifthealth.bsky.social & International Confederation of Midwives are turning the tide by holding conferences in low-and-middle-income countries

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How Glasgow's 1957 tuberculosis screening programme could help countries today Visitors arriving in Glasgow, UK, today are met with a city that's undergone massive regeneration, from the colourfully illuminated exterior of the Hydro music venue on the old dockside along the River Clyde, to the stratified medicine cluster that is growing up around the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, one of the largest facilities in Europe. Wind the clock back to the 1950s, and visitors were faced with a city shrouded in smog from factories and coal fires, full of many people living in substandard, overcrowded housing, and suffering from poor nutrition, with World War 2 rationing only ending in 1954.

How Glasgow's 1957 #tuberculosis screening programme could help countries today.

#episky #IDsky 🛟🧪🦠

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AIDS Activism, A Playbook For Global Health Advocacy AIDS activism was exceptionally successful. Other areas of global health can and must use the AIDS activism playbook.

On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember and thank all the inspiring activists who helped turn the tide on this deadly pandemic

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
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Ten years ago Scotland became the 17th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage after the Scottish Parliament passed the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act.

Don't miss this important event being run by @johnsmithcentre.bsky.social in December to mark the anniversary👇

For people looking to connect with @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Fab thanks for creating 🙌

Beautiful (if freezing) cycle this morning along the Kelvinway

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You can download a PDF copy of @seyeabimbola.bsky.social book now!

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This is a great opportunity for academics working in the field of international development to identify key messages from their research which warrant investigation by the committee. The Committee is inviting submissions of up to 500 words, outlining potential inquiry ideas, by 9 December.

The International Development Committee is chaired by Sarah Champion MP and scrutinises the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as well as expenditure on ODA across all governments

Pitch Parliament an international development inquiry - Committees - UK Parliament Up to 10 individuals will be invited to pitch their ideas to the Committee with the hope of shaping an inquiry. The Committee is inviting submissions of up to 500 words, outlining potential inquiry id...

The International Development Committee of the UK Parliament has issued an open call for submissions to guide the scope of its inquiries this year. committees.parliament.uk/committee/98...
#internationaldevelopment #academicpolicyengagement

Winters arrived in Glasgow