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Interested in medical publishing? We’ve got a vacancy at the @theMJA for a Deputy Medical Editor.We’ll provide training & support...

Interested in medical publishing?
We’ve got a vacancy at the @theMJA for a Deputy Medical Editor.
We’ll provide training & support for the role and it’s a great chance to work with a small, committed team. More info and application details here.
Happy to chat with anyone that’s interested 🙂
seek.com.au/job/67352186

Yesterday was one of those days when the attempt to be all professional in a meeting was somewhat undermined by only having a rainbow pencil...

Yesterday was one of those days when the attempt to be all professional in a meeting was somewhat undermined by only having a rainbow pencil to write with 🙄 Happy Friday everyone

Australia's political engagement on health & climate change: the MJA–Lancet Countdown indicator & implications for the...

Australia's political engagement on health & climate change: the MJA–Lancet Countdown indicator & implications for the future.
"Australia's political engagement on health and climate change is particularly poor." write Maddie Heenan & colleagues in The MJA https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2023/218/5/australias-political-engagement-health-and-climate-change-mja-lancet-countdown

Just read this fascinating and I think important book on the differences between women- especially young women - and men in how they develop...

Just read this fascinating and I think important book on the differences between women- especially young women - and men in how they develop as runners and the challenges they face in relation to expectations. It’s a great read from a fantastic runner - apparently considered as the fastest American middle distance runner never to make the Olympics and who persuaded Nike to use real athletes in ads. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/664493/good-for-a-girl-by-lauren-fleshman/

“The most glaring problem is the shocking abuse and misogyny which all women in politics and especially minority ethnic women suffer,” ...

“The most glaring problem is the shocking abuse and misogyny which all women in politics and especially minority ethnic women suffer,”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/15/first-ardern-now-sturgeon-leaders-echo-dehumanising-pressures

There are many great things about the #lastofus but the music is especially spine tingling. And thankfully zombie-free. 😬 Current...

There are many great things about the #lastofus but the music is especially spine tingling. And thankfully zombie-free. 😬 Current favourite “Through the Valley” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSoLOSdLEM

Desperately sad, beautifully written on the effects of climate change in an area close to me....

Desperately sad, beautifully written on the effects of climate change in an area close to me. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/29/everythings-gone-eerie-silence-on-enid-street-provides-a-glimpse-into-australias-climate-future

This gives me hope....

This gives me hope. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/05/our-fate-rests-on-efforts-like-this-the-family-restoring-precious-rainforest-to-its-former-glory

Lovely writing for a Monday morning by Helen Garner ...

Lovely writing for a Monday morning by Helen Garner https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/05/helen-garner-on-happiness-its-taken-me-80-years-to-figure-out-its-not-a-tranquil-sunlit-realm

Hi all - looking for medical, especially Australian medical accounts over here. Any suggestions very welcome 🙂

Hi all - looking for medical, especially Australian medical accounts over here. Any suggestions very welcome 🙂

Ways to Pay the Rent this Jan 26th 
https://awesomeblack.org/pay-the-rent-this-january-26

Ways to Pay the Rent this Jan 26th 

https://awesomeblack.org/pay-the-rent-this-january-26

This post sums up why open licenses are important- and what licenses are not open: " Licenses like Creative Commons and the GNU Public...

This post sums up why open licenses are important- and what licenses are not open: " Licenses like Creative Commons and the GNU Public License were written to serve the interests of creative communities, rather than a corporation, and it shows."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/01/beware-gifts-dragons-how-dds-open-gaming-license-may-have-become-trap-creators

Why open access needs robust, diverse approaches. My perspective in 360info.org Special Report: Science for all....

Why open access needs robust, diverse approaches. My perspective in 360info.org Special Report: Science for all. https://360info.org/the-gaping-problem-at-the-heart-of-scientific-research/ Other great perspectives in the report ➡️ read here, all #OpenAccess https://360info.org/science-for-all/

Good advice here - take something that floats if you’re trying to rescue someone....

Good advice here - take something that floats if you’re trying to rescue someone. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/08/australias-drowning-crisis-why-rescuers-often-perish-trying-to-save-family-members

Loved this article from Melissa Lucashenko...

Loved this article from Melissa Lucashenko https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/01/melissa-lucashenko-hiding-from-an-assassin-concentrates-the-mind-wonderfully and the whole series on happiness is great.

Great piece by Devi Sridhar “preventing people becoming sick in the first place is at the core of public health.” ...

Great piece by Devi Sridhar “preventing people becoming sick in the first place is at the core of public health.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/public-health-personal-trainer-pandemic

And this doesn’t even touch on the monopolistic behaviour in relation to academic papers of course… “The issue highlighted by Public...

And this doesn’t even touch on the monopolistic behaviour in relation to academic papers of course… “The issue highlighted by Public Domain Day is not that intellectual property is evil but that aspects of it – especially copyright – have been monopolised and weaponised by corporate interests and that legislators have been supine in the face of their lobbying” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/something-is-not-right-with-copyright-this-public-domain-day-conan-doyle

Is there any reason why international universities can’t offer courses to Afghan women? I know internet access isn’t consistent there,...

Is there any reason why international universities can’t offer courses to Afghan women? I know internet access isn’t consistent there, but this seems like a practical way to support women there.
Afghan women turned away from universities following new Taliban rule
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-22/afghan-women-turned-away-from-universities/101803604

Open Access Australasia made a submission to the ARC Review 👇👇👇Here’s hoping 🤞Our @openaccess_anz response to 2022 review of...

Open Access Australasia made a submission to the ARC Review 👇👇👇Here’s hoping 🤞
Our @openaccess_anz response to 2022 review of @arc_gov_au suggests that ARC:
➡️be empowered to lead in #OpenScience
➡️engage with #ResearchAssessment initiatives
➡️support diverse approaches to #OpenAccess
➡️align policies with other funders, esp @nhmrc

https://oaaustralasia.org/2022/12/16/open-access-australasia-response-to-review-of-the-australian-research-council-act-2001/

So, while quite a lot of countries um and ah on whether they should do anything, #Ukraine has found the time and energy to develop a...

So, while quite a lot of countries um and ah on whether they should do anything, #Ukraine has found the time and energy to develop a National #OpenScience action plan. Congratulations to everyone involved including the fantastic people at EIFL especially @irynakuchma 🇺🇦 https://www.eifl.net/news/ukraine-launches-national-open-science-action-plan