Miscellaneous

The Elders are coming, look busy!

Have you heard of The Elders? No, me neither, at least not until last week. When I did, I assumed it was a cult or some kind of retirement home for the once in-power but now dispossessed. Turns out it is, but for really self-important people. Well, self-important enough to call themselves ‘The Elders’. I bet [...]

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Welcome to Portswood!

Southampton Medics’ Review have been making some great videos over the years to raise money for charity. The proceeds from their latest show are to be split between The Cardiomyopathy Association – a leading cause of death in young people, and a local charity – The Soceity of St James – homelessness service. This time [...]

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On this day…

Those of you who have entered the main entrance of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (where I work) will have noticed an electronic display ‘e-noticeboard’. Its main function is to tell everyone about events being held at the school. But there are plans afoot to expand its functionality by adding brief messages [...]

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"There’s something very discomfiting about sitting in a hotel ballroom full of rich people talking about the best ways to help the world’s poorest people when almost none of the latter are present" - Prof. Laura Seahy

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