Martyn Pickersgill
@PickersgillM
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Professor of the Sociology of Science & Medicine I Director of Research @EdinUniUsher I Co-Director @one_phd I Associate Director @BiomedSelfSoc
The University of Edinburgh
Joined July 2013
An update from our GS @DrJoGrady following the meeting of our higher education committee 💪Three days of action in November 🆙Escalating in the new year Full details next week - the ball is in the employers' court UCU and PROUD #ucuRISING
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Wasn't it just?! Thanks to you all who spoke and participated in our Recovery, Rehabilitation & Remission in #MentalHealth conference @BirkbeckUoL yesterday. Keep an eye out for news on a future special issue of @HistHum ft. the speakers & let's keep the conversations going...
This was SO much fun - thank you, @Han_Blythe and @SarahVMarks, for organising a brilliant event with some amazing speakers!
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Delighted to be at the @uk_icn AGM today in #Cambridge talking about #COVID science, including behaviour and social science!
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Review of the super @jgreene2's new book in @ScienceMagazine:
science.org
Efforts to innovate our way to better health consistently fail to deliver on equity promises
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This was SO much fun - thank you, @Han_Blythe and @SarahVMarks, for organising a brilliant event with some amazing speakers!
Online tickets now available for our hybrid conference, Recovery, Rehabilitation & Remission in #MentalHealth: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives on 3rd November. Programme and registration available on eventbrite #histmed #histpsych #medhums
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The @AcadSocSciences is recruiting for a new Head of Policy and Public Affairs:
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I'm going to be involved in this new ESRC network+. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved so follow @digitalgoodnet to keep an eye out for news. as well as associate director, I'll be the equity challenge leader, which stretches across various network activity
New £4 million Digital Good Network led by @hmtk and @roswillz from @sheffielduni @SocStudiesShef aims to ensure technologies are beneficial for societies 👩💻 Read more about the new @digitalgoodnet here: https://t.co/a1ImQyjOwL
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Join @SarahVMarks and me for a one-day conference on Recovery, Rehabilitation and Remission in Mental Health: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives On Thurs 3rd Nov, hosted at @BirkbeckCIRMH, supported by @SSHMedicine Programme and registration:
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Thrilled to share cover of my forthcoming book @UNC_Press in their Social Medicine Series. Open access Spring ‘23 It’s about how corporatization of health care delivery and immigration policies are deeply connected in rural America. And so much more! This book is close to my ❤️
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Clinicians with some training in #socialscience and interested in doing a PhD in health sociology/sociology of biomedicine are also eligible for this scheme. Please get in touch with @Sarah_C_Burley or I if that's you!
RECRUITING NOW for up to 5 outstanding individuals to join in '23. ECAT-i Clinical Lectureships combine clinical training & a @wellcometrust #phdforhealthprofessionals. Open to all med & surg specialties & primary care professionals from all across the UK.
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Upcoming event at @RCPEdin on 'The arts, medicine and healing − tools for challenging times': https://t.co/b9FtV2Vtq3
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Including papers from @Han_Blythe Grace Whorral-Campbell, Claire Hilton, David Jones, @becka_sh Ulrich Koch, Ruth Kloocke, Kiara Wickremasinghe @kentishscribble Jeanette Cooper, Suzanne Hollmann & discussion from @PickersgillM @HSpandler & @SarahVMarks
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It’s my first day as an Assistant Professor @StanfordBioethx - I’m thrilled! When I was in undergrad, @duanaful had a profound impact on what I saw as a possible career path for myself. Today that dream becomes a reality.
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Really looking forward to the new role as #SocialWorkLecturer @EdinburghUni with @JDev65 and colleagues at #SPS starting today
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CAN I ASK ALL UCU MEMBERS TO RT THIS THREAD It covers potential strike action, strategy, negotiations and next steps. We have not taken our foot off the pedal. #ucuRISING
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.@BiomedSelfSoc - This workshop at Scottish Storytelling Centre on 12th November is for people who want to try out writing short stories, especially for those with an interest in how we tell stories about the body. https://t.co/8zRSprV0Nq
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