If global healthcare were a country, it would be one of the world’s top five greenhouse gas emitters.
Breaking: REF 2029 downgrades research culture weighting, reinstates five outputs per academic limit www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-202... via @jgro-the.bsky.social #REF2029
My reaction to the Government's White Paper on Post-16 Education and Skills. As it pertains to universities, it's a total botch that somehow manages to both raise fees and hack everybody off. The worst of all worlds, a bit like the rest of Labour's offer. Do have a read if you're interested. 👇
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And thanks to all those involved - on Bluesky @yingxizhao.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social @emilyfwood.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @hcrim.bsky.social @elliewildbore.bsky.social @smspooner.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social (and all others whose BSky handles I could not find...)
📣 Newly published #HSRUK blog!
In this piece, @damianeh.bsky.social and Dr Yingxi Zhao share their experience of a conversation at our 2025 conference developing into an ongoing research collaboration. A wonderful example of HSR UK in action!
Read the full blog here: ⬇️
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On my way to the Health Policy & Politics Network (HPPN) at the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk. Really interesting and varied programme - worth a look if you work in health policy!
hppnuk.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/h... #hppnuk
Climate change is not an ‘environmental’ problem – it is the backdrop for everything governments do. It now shapes our lives in countless ways, seen and unseen and creates new pressures for public services.
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The Conversation UK
OBHC 2026 conference: safe travels to all those attending OBHC this coming week in Oxford. www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
Thanks to the @hsruk.bsky.social team for the invitation to reflection on how research conversations evolve through - and between - conferences!
Chris Havergal
Glen O'Hara
Health Services Research UK
Health Services Research UK
Thanks to the @hsruk.bsky.social team for the invitation to reflection on how research conversations evolve through - and between - conferences!
Imelda McDermott
The King's Fund
Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC)
📣 Newly published #HSRUK blog!
In this piece, @damianeh.bsky.social and Dr Yingxi Zhao share their experience of a conversation at our 2025 conference developing into an ongoing research collaboration. A wonderful example of HSR UK in action!
Read the full blog here: ⬇️
hsruk.org/hsruk/viewpo...
📣 Newly published #HSRUK blog!
In this piece, @damianeh.bsky.social and Dr Yingxi Zhao share their experience of a conversation at our 2025 conference developing into an ongoing research collaboration. A wonderful example of HSR UK in action!
Read the full blog here: ⬇️
hsruk.org/hsruk/viewpo...
Health Services Research UK
Health Services Research UK
If global healthcare were a country, it would be one of the world’s top five greenhouse gas emitters.
HPPN Spring Event 2026 – FINAL programmeDownload Call for Abstracts (CLOSED) We invite submissions of abstracts (up to 500 words) on any topic related to health politics, policy or management…
Several planned reforms to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework scrapped or partially rolled back after three-month pause, bringing exercise closer to 2021 audit
So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
