Writing

Research commentary, essays, project updates and occasional sideways glances at academia.

This is the home for current writing on suicide prevention, occupational health, evidence synthesis, teaching, history and public engagement.

Latest writing

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  After the first conversation: does asking for help lead to support? World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September 202610th Sep 2026
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  Hello 🙂16th Jun 2026
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  “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” – Nurse Suicide, Personal Loss, and Future Prevention.10th Jun 2026
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  Through the (Medical) Scanner Darkly30th Oct 2025
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  World Suicide Prevention Day: Life Events, Loss, and the Work Ahead10th Sep 2025
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  What Future for the Humanities in Britain? My Friends – Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night!27th Aug 2025
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  Chatbots, Suicide, and the Rage against the Machine22nd Aug 2025
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  From Backlog to Breakdown: Nurse Suicides, the NMC, and the Urgent Need for Dignified Support19th Aug 2025
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  Journalistic Ghosting – Cruel, Cowardly, or (par the) Course31st Jul 2025
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  Bouncing Back from Academic Rejection (Without Punching a Wall)4th Jul 2025
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  🎭 Laughter Lives – Where Comedy Met Compassion27th Jun 2025
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  Digital Frankenstein – My AI Friend (& Colleague)12th Mar 2025

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