Minoritised communities are underrepresented in UK research – particularly those of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage. We're launching £20mn in new funding to help address this ⤵️ [1/3]

Oh my word - what an amazing achievement. Congratulations to all at The Loop, and also thanks to Bristol City Council for your compassion and common sense.

‘tis a blessing to leave a pretty darn glorious two-day MI training basking in a glow of affirmation. Room for growth and development - of course - but MI now feels… fully integrated. Thank you Cardiff MI Workshops Orla Adams 💙 Prof Stephen Rollnick and to attendees for their hard work

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon? dlvr.it/T2q821

For anyone with an interest in MI and/or developing their conversations with people within mental/physical health, research, drug or alcohol use, exercise, social prescribing, counselling, etc etc I cannot recommend this enough. It will exhilarate and recharge your practice.

Lovely surprise in the post today! Our copy of 'Marginalised Voices in Criminology' book arrived! Fab working with Dr Kelly J. Stockdale and our team of contributors 😀 Routledge Books Durham Sociology available for pre-order out March 👇🥳 routledge.com/Marginalised-V…

Cracking - that was a grand piece of work, and great to see the genuine engagement and enthusiasm across the board. Congratulations to all concerned 👍👏😎

Sounds like a fantastic opportunity…

New The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL report: 3/9 English regions showed increases in inequalities in life expectancy for men NE, Yorkshire & Humber & East of England) Sir Michael Marmot @UCL bit.ly/LEGAP

Drugs Wheel updates (long overdue!) NPS version 1.1.0 and UK legal version 2.2.2 available from: thedrugswheel.com/?page=wheels Also - very proud to see the Finnish version in glorious colour in the new book by Aleksi Hupli, PhD siltalapublishing.fi/product/alya-l…

YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND Book tickets now: tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-… Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG: 15 Feb - 1 Sept Yoko's largest ever exhibition, comprising over 200 artworks, spanning seven decades.

#Voyager1's interstellar comeback is like music to our ears! For the first time since Nov. 2023 NASA's most distant spacecraft is returning data from all four of its science instruments again — all from beyond the heliosphere out in interstellar space: go.nasa.gov/3VmvlyA

James Timpson OBE James Timpson has been appointed Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice.

The latest version of The Club Drugs Wheel, made by Mark Adley with support from Loop senior chemist Guy Jones, was on display at Boomtown and will be out again at other festivals this week. You can view The Club Drugs Wheel and other resources here: thedrugswheel.com/?page=wheels

Read more about the drugs wheel & also the new drugs venn, by Mark Adley (PGR), Reagent Tests UK & Fiona Measham, with link to full academic paper:- liverpool.ac.uk/sociology-soci…

One of our #WomanOfTheNorth report authors Steph Scott spoke to BBC North East last night about our latest report - which examines inequalities women in the North of England experience - and our recommendations to central government to address this issue

🏳️‍🌈EVENT Tue 24 Sept, 1-3.30pm, online The Joined Up North East study, led by Mark Adley (PGR) with RAINBOW HOME NE has explored the health & social care pathways of marginalised LGBTQ+ people in our region. Join us to learn more about this work ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3v5r5ukf

Following an election, the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is Chi Onwurah 💙.

Last few places remaining, great to see people joining from across UK & Ireland. Feedback on findings will be integrated into final report - the more contributions the better! Please RT if poss Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS, Steph Edusei (she / her / hers) Steph Scott Newcastle Hospitals Healthwatch Newcastle Dr Christina Cooper 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️