You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
If you listen to podcasts, this episode actually talks about them positively. open.spotify.com/episode/1F7D...
Kinship care is more prevalent than foster care or adoption, but we know less about these families.
This #KinshipCareWeek, check out our latest blog 'What we still don't know about kinship care' and get in touch with us about your priorities for kinship care!
➡️ buff.ly/PiJSF8n
#KinshipCare
Remember when we used to dream big? Global universal school lunches is an abundance agenda I can get behind. Provocative new paper in The Lancet Planetary Health.
thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00156-1/fulltext#fig6
I just read this and it was beautiful: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
A graphic for the recorded webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, which appears on the CELCIS website.
The recording of our webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, where our speakers shared research and reflections on the experiences and challenges faced by kinship families and the implications of these for policy and practice, is available here: buff.ly/I9b1qXq
Dame Stephanie Shirley has died aged 91. She adopted the name "Steve" in correspondence as letters signed Stephanie went unanswered. Despite such thoroughly ingrained sexism in computing, she built an astonishing tech career and did all huge amount to support other women in tech
#histsci #histtech
Mothers chatting with their babies
Mothers cradling their babies
Performers take a bow, researcher Dr Laura Abbott stands clapping
We are watching 'Scenes from Lost Mothers', a new play from @cleanbrk.bsky.social. This performance shines a light on the real experiences of women navigating pregnancy and separation from their babies while in prison.
@midwifeteacher.bsky.social @uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social
lostmothers.org
It was a pleasure to have Dr. Tam Cane share her work on the AFDiT Framework for our Adoption Lecture last month, helping to ensure positive identity outcomes for minoritised ethnic children in transracial adoption. 💡
📺 Watch the lecture on YouTube:
youtu.be/0i7W9TfbVYc
#SocialCare #AFDiTFramework
💚 BASW is proud to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2025.
This #GRTHM25, we’re taking the time to learn about the colourful histories of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Find out more 🔗 www.gypsy-traveller.org/grthm/
#GRTHeroesMonth
Job opportunity: Research Associate working within the health and wellbeing theme of @behaviourresuk.bsky.social and @deciphercentre.bsky.social at Cardiff University. Closing date 19th June
krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Does your #charity want free help with statistics?
If so, the Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social could help
“Our volunteer statisticians have been linked with over 200 organisations, helping them fulfil their charitable aims and objectives.”
rss.org.uk/membership/v...
#stats
The UK Treasury has screwed Wales again!
They've now classed a railway line running for Oxford to Cambridge as an "England and WALES" project.
This robs Wales over £300m+ whereas Scotland and NI get their cash.
It's a disgrace that this is still happening after the HS2 robbery.
It would be great to see some colleagues there from @baswcymru.bsky.social @childreninwales.org.uk @fosteringnet.bsky.social @cascaderesearch.bsky.social @socialcarewales.bsky.social @exchangewales.bsky.social (and everyone else not yet on Bluesky!).
When I saw this film last month I was keen to invite @omarmohamedsw.bsky.social to Wales. His film powerfully explores the experiences of care experienced people and activists Philadelphia trying to change the social care system. There are a lot of messages I think we can learn from here in Wales.
We invite you to the screening of "Towards Brotherly Love: Care, Catastrophe, and Change," a documentary that explores the disproportionate representation of Black children in care system.
📅 5th June 2025
📍Spark Event Space, Maindy Road, CF24 4HQ
🔗 www.exchangewales.org/event/screen...
📢 Join us for an insightful webinar on Ethnic and Religious Differences in Healthcare Use of Children Receiving Care and Support in Wales!
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 07 May
🕛 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 BST
🎤 Presenter: Yongchao Jing
🔗 www.exchangewales.org/event/webina...
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
Lorna Stabler (lornastabler.bsky.social) from CASCADE, Cardiff University, has been appointed Specialty Lead for Social Care in Health and Care Research Wales! 🌟
Read more about her research and new role: buff.ly/6qxAral
#CASCADE #SocialCare
researchwales.bsky.social
💡 SPOTLIGHT ON:
'Ethnic and Religious Differences in the Healthcare Use of Children Receiving Care and Support in Wales'
Speaker: Yongchao Jing, @cascaderesearch.bsky.social
📅 Weds 7th May
⏰ 12 - 1pm
📍 Online, Teams
Register for free:
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3dc212...
#SocialCare
Graphic of two line figures connected together with a heart above suggesting connection and relationships. Text above reads "10 April 2025, National Siblings Day, Celebrating siblings and sibling-like connection".
Today is #NationalSiblingsDay2025, celebrating sibling & sibling-like relationships of loving connection & friendship.
Check out the Community of Practice for Siblings resources & events to learn more about supporting & nurturing these relationships: www.standupforsiblings.co.uk/professional...
🎉 Exciting news! CASCADE's parents' group has published a groundbreaking article in the British Journal of Social Work. Dive into their critical reflections on public involvement in research. #SocialWork #Research @researchwales.bsky.social
Read more: buff.ly/knGJWoA
The second paper from our study on household risk factors and children entering care has been published. This one looks at the inter-relationship between children’s ethnic background and parental risk factors: inter-relationship between parental problems and ethnic background: bit.ly/4fKLLsP
ICYMI, the seminar recording is now available: sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/ev... via @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to all of our researchers who have received personal and project awards in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding!
Read more ➡️ [https://buff.ly/tBsq5gQ ]
#ResearchWalesFaculty #CASCADE #SocialCareResearch #CardiffUniversity #HealthAndCareResearch
Great article! Our @cascaderesearch.bsky.social colleague @nellwarner.bsky.social has been supporting our centre (and all of @cardiffuni.bsky.social) to improve our inclusivity. Universities can feel inflexible, but there are many small changes that can be made that make a real difference.
I had an old boss who told me he was a self starter because he took out a $250k loan to start his business.
From his parents. But because it was a loan and not a gift he considered it bootstrapped.
