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Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social
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🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea .. more

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Melanie Jane Bartley FBA is a medical sociologist and retired academic. She was Professor of Medical Sociology at University College London from 2001 to 2012.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 13h
One for @rebeccalacey.bsky.social
kentindell.bsky.social Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 16h
Schlepped back from the British Library today with this. It weighs 1.6kg! If I have to have spinal surgery I’m sending @jonnelledge.bsky.social the bill.

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 16h
Schlepped back from the British Library today with this. It weighs 1.6kg! If I have to have spinal surgery I’m sending @jonnelledge.bsky.social the bill.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 17h
Illuminating
yolo0311.bsky.social Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 20h
No one has the balls to tell Shitler that his ideas stink as much as he does... They aren't financially viable and makes no good common sense. I guess that's why he's been through bankruptcy so many times.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 17h
Jeez, the very idea that moving from an academic post to management is some kind of promotion.....

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 17h
Oh bloody hell, I had no idea of this

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 17h
Thinking about moving from faculty into university management? This collection explores what that transition looks like – and what to expect from a role in higher education #administration: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/shoul... #Academia #HigherEd #ECRChat
Should I become a university administrator?
If you are considering a career move into university management, gather insights from this collection on what promotion from faculty to higher education administration entails
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 18h
Quite pleased with this one
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
What is the implication for the many people whose jobs entail turning up on time and doing the same activity for 8 hours a day?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
Sounds like me & most people I know
thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social Think Beyond Science - A Life Science and Wellness Blog @thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social · 20h
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels.
The Brain’s Stress Switch: Why We Procrastinate, Crave Crises, and Need Exercise
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels, as modern lifestyles clash with ancestral activity levels. Exercise emerges as a vital solution for mental and physical resilience.
thinkingbeyondscience.in

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Think Beyond Science - A Life Science and Wellness Blog @thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social · 20h
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels.
The Brain’s Stress Switch: Why We Procrastinate, Crave Crises, and Need Exercise
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels, as modern lifestyles clash with ancestral activity levels. Exercise emerges as a vital solution for mental and physical resilience.
thinkingbeyondscience.in

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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 20h
No one has the balls to tell Shitler that his ideas stink as much as he does... They aren't financially viable and makes no good common sense. I guess that's why he's been through bankruptcy so many times.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
How long will it take us to figure out that the dominance of the global fossil fuel oligarchs impoverishes us all (apart from them). So much progress will be possible when that is gone.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
These parties need to develop policies that will overcome the disappearance of stable well paid jobs for those with lower education. Nothing else will be effective.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
Quite encouraging it is so few
policyatkings.bsky.social The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 21h
“Though 90% of UK adults agree that being able to use numbers is an important skill... 23% of respondents reported feeling ‘overwhelmed or anxious’ when doing calculations”

We're excited to be part of The Richmond Project's Number Nation, the UK’s largest ever survey into attitudes towards numbers

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 20h
Priceless!

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 21h
“Though 90% of UK adults agree that being able to use numbers is an important skill... 23% of respondents reported feeling ‘overwhelmed or anxious’ when doing calculations”

We're excited to be part of The Richmond Project's Number Nation, the UK’s largest ever survey into attitudes towards numbers

Reposted by Mark Petticrew

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 21h
We need more of this kind of work
The socioeconomic patterning of Great Britain's fast-food outlets and ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The socioeconomic patterning of Great Britain's fast-food outlets and supermarkets: A repeated cross-sectional study of area-level deprivation and food outlet density from 2011 to 2024
Although previous research has demonstrated socioeconomic differences in the distribution of food outlets, no study to date has examined these pattern…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 22h
Nadhim Zahawi was made Chancellor by Boris Johnson, only to call for a new leader a day later.

He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.

His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
😂😂😂
somersetchris.bsky.social Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 1d
A question for Nigel Farage on next week's #bbclaurak -

When are you going to announce what the national celebrations are going to consist of for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in June?

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Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 1d
A question for Nigel Farage on next week's #bbclaurak -

When are you going to announce what the national celebrations are going to consist of for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in June?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
I love the single layer wild ones.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Very hard word🧐
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, come on, it is Laura K. What else can you expect.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
A hero. Too little recognition for such people.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Very well expressed

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
So sad

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
So much suffering in people's childhoods.

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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social · 1d
Hundreds of thousands of Scots who were ineligible in 2021 due to age are now old enough to vote in 2026.

Younger voters in Scotland (16–24) have consistently been more supportive of progressive policies and Scottish independence than older age groups.

We need them all to register and vote in May.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d
This from @johnharris1969.bsky.social is on the money.

It's much wider too. The public realm is decaying, everything feels unloved, uncared for from local parks, to roads/pavements, community facilities, community safety. It's not working.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
What an informative statistic