Charlotte Morris

Brilliant to see the work of @changingrealities.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social being recognised - this group of parents and carers has achieved an incredible amount this year, not least influencing the Child Poverty Strategy. True #worldchangers

This is fantastic news and well deserved for Freya, who really has had an exceptional year, including the successful rollout of 'Are You Prepared?' - a climate resilience game for Scotland's primary school children. She and @nationalresilience.bsky.social are a pleasure to work with!

Alison Phipps: Monolingualism was invented to serve capitalism and colonialism THE majority of the world’s mother tongue is multilingual. The vast majority of the world’s people are multilingual people. Indeed, the idea of…

My bit on why languages are brilliant and multilingual education is good for all

www.thenational.scot/politics/256...

Love seeing Mark in this - the work he is doing on AI bias has the potential to be massively world changing (he's also one of the loveliest academics I have the privilege of working with!).

Excellent campaign - well done to all at @glasgow.ac.uk who created this 🌍

Big lights spelling out 'UofG' sit in the University cloisters which are also lit with fairy lights.

Echoes of Christmas at UofG 🎶

Everyone is invited to a Christmas gathering as St Constantine’s Primary School joins us for Echoes of Christmas.

📍11 Dec, 1:00–1:30pm, The Cloisters, University of Glasgow

Come along to listen to the singing or join in for some festive cheer!

Excellent comment by @pauljreilly.bsky.social on toxic immigration debates online and why we must question misinformation that can help fuel racist violence.

Stock photo of a doctor wearing a facemask.

‘A common problem hiding in plain sight.’

With 1/3 of junior doctors having experienced sexual harassment and abuse, experts at @uofgasbs.bsky.social and @ouranu.bsky.social are bringing together experiences and approaches to tackle a global issue.

More: gla.ac/4pAPRck

A year ago today I joined some of the incredible @changingrealities.bsky.social parents at Downing Street who shared what changes are needed to end child poverty - incl why the two-child limit must be scrapped. It’s brilliant to see yesterday’s announcement after so much hard work from so many.

The @changingrealities.bsky.social group - led by @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social - have been doing incredible work to lobby for change that will improve the circumstances of families struggling with poverty.

Pictured is Dr Jiayi Jin, the study's lead author, with Dr Mark Drane, director of Urban Habitat.

“Designing healthier cities begins with listening, to data, to place, and to people”

Congrats to Mingyu Zhu @ubdc.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social partners, who won the Design Research for Healthy Cities Award at the Healthy City Design 2025 International Congress 🎉

bit.ly/49AWab6

I’m so delighted that we get to extend our research in this area - nearly twenty years of gambling prevalence research, and there’s still so much to do….

Great to see this important research into gambling behaviours continue. Our experts including @shwardle.bsky.social have led hugely impactful research into gambling harms and how these affect individuals - and those around them - for the past two decades.

'We just want a ferry service that works.'

An event about Scotland's ferry provision may sound heavy for a Monday - but actually this was a really interesting presentation about @uofgasbs.bsky.social research on the lifeline service ferries offer and the impact on island communities and business.

As the UN calls for fashion industry action at #COP30, here's your reminder that there's a more sustainable way to shop in Glasgow 💙

Check out Worthwhile Wardrobe - a @uofgasbs.bsky.social
and Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice partnership - for all your formal wear needs! worthwhilewardrobe.co.uk

As the UN calls for fashion industry action at #COP30, here's your reminder that there's a more sustainable way to shop in Glasgow 💙

Check out Worthwhile Wardrobe - a @uofgasbs.bsky.social and Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice partnership - for all your formal wear needs!

worthwhilewardrobe.co.uk

View of the University of Glasgow's Gilbert Scott Building with its tall Gothic spire, surrounded by trees and rooftops, on a clear day.

Employment alone won’t turn the tide on child poverty, unless it is backed by the removal of the controversial two-child limit and the benefit cap, analysis by @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social and the University of Cambridge warns.

More: gla.ac/3JTq2F3

Why Scotland should learn from Spain to save fossil fuel workers from unemployment The Scottish and UK governments need a better plan to deal with mass job losses in the North Sea oil and gas industries

“Climate targets are being met at the expense of those dependent on industries facing closure.”

Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.

bit.ly/3JOTzzH

Does Trump's nuclear testing raise the stakes - or are we already in an arms race? Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.

"If the new nuclear arms race hasn't already begun, then we're currently heading towards the starting line."

@rhyscrilley.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump's announcement that the US will start testing nuclear weapons.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Portrait of Ken Gibb

Nine recommendations to help Scotland achieve a shared understanding of housing affordability are proposed in a new report, based on findings from @scotgov Short Life Working Group 2022-2024 - chaired by @kengibb.bsky.social of @housingevidence.bsky.social

More: gla.ac/49sSuYM

Parents and carers of @changingrealities.bsky.social are doing essential work to bring child poverty issues to the public eye as the govt prepare to publish their Child Poverty Strategy. Powerful words from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on scrapping the two child limit in this popular substack.

YouTube video by Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny The unhealthy side of sport - conversation with Dr Robin Ireland

On a recent visit to Poland @robinireland.bsky.social
recorded a conversation on the impact of sport on public health, and the challenges that the commercialisation and commodification of sport present.

🎧 youtu.be/qGAYdmNW2cI?...

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

This is a lovely story - and we are delighted to have Montel studying for his sociology PhD with us!

Newshour - Rubio visits Israel to oversee truce in Gaza - BBC Sounds The US Secretary of State says an international force is still a work in progress

'With Donald Trump, you never know what's going to happen the next day...'

Dr Graeme Young joined BBC Newshour to discuss Trump's decision to end all trade relations with Canada, following an anti-tariff advertisement by the province of Ontario.

Listen in at 31.09
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

When your day isn't exactly got off to a great start, it's the little things like this lovely message and the fact it's Christmas cup season! (yes, I know, wasteful 🫣 but it does lift my tired spirits!). So, extending the wish to you all to have a great day (and be more sustainable than me...).

Great to see GLINTS up and running! This is a safe and creative space to discuss, explore and collaborate on trans research happening at @uofglasgow.bsky.social - open to academic colleagues and research students.

Picture of the GLINTS logo. Glasgow Lab for Intersex Non-binary and Trans Studies

Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here

Almost three years and I'm still obsessed @uofglasgow.bsky.social -
especially on golden days like this 😍

Inside the Bute House talks fighting for social justice with John Swinney Talks over the battle to alleviate child poverty took place with John Swinney inside the walls of Bute House

“We were given the space to speak our truth to power”

What happened when parents & carers met @johnswinney.bsky.social to discuss child poverty?

Single parent James of @changingrealities.bsky.social reflects on a 'remarkable' meeting in @scotsman.com

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Love this - a new way of shopping sustainably that benefits everyone! I'll definitely be donating clothes...

I've only known @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social for a short time but the work that she and @changingrealities.bsky.social are doing to eradicate child poverty is constant and dedicated. Great to see this coverage featuring Brian, a single parent who's sharing his story to help others.