Reminder about United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) vigil to demand justice for those who have died in custody in Scotland (and beyond). Demand that no more families suffer. Come along THIS SATURDAY & show your support for families & loved ones, incl. families of Sheku Bayoh & Allan Marshall. Pls RT

IT IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 My article in Sociology Journal looking at austerity as as a form of bureaucratic violence, focusing on the impact on disabled people in (neoliberal) Sweden is published. I hope you find it useful and thought provoking: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

'Catastrophic'. I cannot understand why we are not on the streets and starting a revolt. These outrageous price increases are due to capitalism and greed. People will die b/c of these rises. They are not justifiable.

Urgent action needed to stop the energy crisis wiping out care homes: ‘If we don’t start to care about care then there will be no care sector left to care about or care for.’

Our new paper on programme theory development is out now and is available open access: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

A thread on primary health care 101 (#PHC101). Do you even know what primary [health] care is? Do you care about it? Most people, if they were honest, would probably answer ‘not really’ to both. Read on if interested. Mute this thread if not. 1/

Got experience of UK work visas and terminal illness? Live in the UK? OR are you a UK professional supporting people with terminal illness on a work visa? If so, take part in our study funded by Marie Curie EOLC …nancialinsecurityendoflife.stir.ac.uk/?page_id=6

'Challenging Assumptions Around Dementia: User-led Research and Untold Stories' This book by Rosie Ashworth and co-authors offers an accessible resource to support more person-centred, collaborative research in dementia. It's free to download 👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

IMPACT worked with IMPACTAgewell Project on the first #Demonstrator site, on #AssetBasedApproaches We've published our report on the insights from the project on how asset-based principles can be implemented and sustained impact.bham.ac.uk/our-projects/d… [1/4]

Join us on 13 Feb, 10:00-12:00 for our first academic seminar on Knowledge Mobilisation: Theories, Cultures, & Practices Hear from speakers Graeme Currie and Brooke Hollister on exploring the science of improving knowledge use in practice & more Register now: buff.ly/3uPdsPh

Proud of my cousin for not lying down to this parasite landlord / corrupt letting agency thenational.scot/news/24032351.…

How did a group of young people in #Glasgow respond to negative #stereotypes about their neighbourhood? They were able to convey powerful messages around #poverty-related issues, finds Maureen McBride @uofgsociology in new #OpenAccess research. buff.ly/3wuhopu

Happy International Women’s Day! The gender pay gap at Glasgow Uni is 12.8% On IWD, UCU women ask our male comrades to donate 12.8% of this month’s wages to Medical Aid for Palestinians to support our Palestinian sisters ❤️ Solidarity from Glasgow to Gaza! #Palestine justgiving.com/page/ucuiwdfro…

Speakers confirmed for UofG Soc & Pol Sci event, 29 May - Ewan Gibbs Panos Theodoropoulos &Prof Alex Law on neoliberalism; Dr James Foley& Dr Wilson Sherwin on activism, Prof Bridget Fowler & Prof Charles Post on bourgeois revolution. Lunch provided by MILK Café eventbrite.co.uk/e/thinking-wit…

Our new article provides a Foucauldian analysis of PPIE. Available open access

New open access article in SJDR with Charlotte Pearson and Dr Sally Witcher, Glasgow Centre for Disability Research, Urban Studies, UofG Sociology tinyurl.com/ycyjj339

Tomorrow, Glasgow University has a chance to do the right thing as its Court votes on divestment from the arms trade. The ICJP underscores its importance🚨 Fellow UofG staff, there’s still time to sign our open letter urging the uni to divest! Sign here: tinyurl.com/d1vest

We’re running free workshops in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, and London on how to improve end of life care in care homes. Get in touch to book your place!

Free workshop for care home and hospice staff in Birmingham on the 4th October. Get in touch to confirm your place!

Learn about a new approach to supporting care home residents at end of life at a workshop for care home & hospice staff- ➡️increase staff confidence to support residents ➡️strengthen inter-agency working Please share, RSVP to [email protected] Economic and Social Research Council