Maria Maynard

Professor of Health Inequalities. Registered Nutritionist (Public Health). Nutrition and social science research among diverse social and ethnic groups.

[Maria Maynard @MariaJMaynard]

A deeply sad and tragic loss of a true community champion. Thoughts are with Heather's family, colleagues and many friends.

[@Nubian_noire @Nubian_Noire]

RIP Heather Nelson C.E.O of Black Health Initiative, who was suddenly taken away from the community. You will also be recognised for your incredible hard work. @nyokafothergill @LeedsCityMuseum @LeedsInspired @LeedsCC_News @LeedsNews @LeedsDads @tomriordan @BBC_Looknorth

[BME Health & Wellbeing @BMEHAW]

Racism is ‘stain’ on #NHS for staff and patients, says psychiatry chief https://t.co/l614ZpqQGU

[British Future @britishfuture]

Hear poets @adjoseph and @Thegirldreams speak to author @Bonn1eGreer about Black British poetry & the power of the spoken word in IWM’s LIVE EVENT, 'From War to Windrush 75', Sat 17 June, 2pm - 8pm in partnership with @75Windrush
Book Now! https://t.co/ctHEFzWIuv #Windrush75

[Yorkshire Dance @YorkshireDance]

We're looking for 4 independent artists to join our Artist Advisory Group to inform & influence the planning & evaluation of Yorkshire Dance’s events & programming.

Deadline: 5pm, Mon 19 June

Find out more, including how to apply:
https://t.co/Z1dorpDYjM

📷 Brian Slater

[Institute of Historical Research @ihr_history]

We are delighted to announce a new Doctoral Fellowship in Black British History for students in the final stages of their graduate studies. #BlackBritishHistory For details about the doctoral fellowship and how to apply, visit: https://t.co/ad2OgnOj75

[Yorkshire Dance @YorkshireDance]

We are so proud of our street crew TEMPO, who performed as part of Leeds Piano Trail Day of Play earlier in May.

Here’s them wow-ing audiences at Victoria Gate shopping centre!

#YorkshireDance #TEMPO #youthdance

[Laura Ashley @Dr_Laura_Ashley]

📢 4-yr PhD / GTA posts (Graduate Teaching Assistant) @leedsbeckett

x 4 posts, inc. one with me and @MariaJMaynard on:
Optimising health care information, encounters, and environments for minoritised ethnic groups

For Oct 2023 start

https://t.co/K1Jg2j2Mjw

[Laura Ashley @Dr_Laura_Ashley]

📢Great 3-year psycho-oncology Research Fellow job opportunity with me and the @leedsbeckett team.

Full-time, from Sept/Oct 2023, £37,386 - £47,047.

2 further RF posts in other research areas too😀

https://t.co/A9rTGqx5co

[Maria Maynard @MariaJMaynard]

Congratulations @SophiaAmenyah and team. Look forward to seeing this work develop.

[Dr Sophia Amenyah PhD RNutr @SophiaAmenyah]

Christmas came early🎄🎄, we're super thrilled to be awarded the UKRI(BBSRC/MRC) @Food4Years @UkAgeing Pump Priming Award to conduct research investigating #NutritionInequalities #HealthyAgeing in #Africans in the UK @hibbah22 @JaneLMurphy100 @LFenge @LboroSSEHS @BU_Research

[Maria Maynard @MariaJMaynard]

Delightful time watching my gorgeous girl and fellow DC dancers annual show. Pay attention to the youth: talent, inclusivity, effort, dedication, power. Great way to forget the world's shenanigans

[UCU @ucu]

RT THE HELL OUT OF THIS 🔥

Inch by inch.

Member by member.

University by university.

Tomorrow we rise.

#ucuRISING

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Introverts don't lack social skills, they're just not interested. They can talk. But not with everyone. They can read you like a book. They can tell you more about you than yourself. But they need the right mood, the right place, the right vibe, the right person. Then, they talk.

[Professor Nicola Rollock @NicolaRollock]

Dr Harold Moody Studentships for prospective Black PhD students @KingsCollegeLon

Includes:
- home tuition fees
- annual stipend
- research costs (to £1k)

Closing date: 8 Jan 2023

https://t.co/VFibGZh6rA

Please RT @LeadingRoutes @nusBSC @nusuk @ACEN_UK

[Yorkshire Dance @YorkshireDance]

We're incredibly grateful to Arts Council England (@ace_national) for their continued support via #NPO funding.

With it, we'll continue to work to create joy, health, connection & change through dance.

Image from Ageless 2022, by @photosbydavid

[Maria Maynard @MariaJMaynard]

@ArfanHanif99 Congratulations! Well and truly deserved

[Lenny Henry @LennyHenry]

Said farewell to Rob today. Big love to his family and friends.

[Arfan Hanif @ArfanHanif99]

Great Black History month roundtable discussion today with our Trustees @abigailmashall, Iwi and Sue. Inspiring information shared with @Touchstone_Spt staff on how to succeed in an unequal and unfair society. Be collectively strong and never give up fighting the evil of racism.

[NHS Race & Health Observatory @NHS_RHO]

Living with sickle cell disease can be devastating for sufferers coping with severe pain & managing the impact on mental health. This blog highlights the reality and choices two brave siblings faced including their experience & tips to support sufferers

https://t.co/ZwPzdf6eSE

[Emeritus Professor Kevin Hylton PhD @KevinHylton1]

https://t.co/xYyprrWQGN
Schools that ban afros, braids, cornrows and plaits might be breaking the law, watchdog warns ⁦@damien_page⁩ ⁦@marciaw1404⁩ ⁦@malorieblackman⁩ ⁦@akalamusic⁩ ⁦⁦@darko_nat⁩ ⁦@drpaulcampbell1⁩ ⁦@ResearchCRED⁩

[Maria Maynard @MariaJMaynard]

Thanks @ShonaHunter + everyone with us in the room and online. A fantastic panel Carole Gentles, @ArfanHanif99, @RachelCBoyle1, excellent discussion brilliantly steered by @LanderVini, & EDI team events, comms, IT support. Healthy scepticism but 'pockets of hope'. Keep talking!

[Shona Hunter @ShonaHunter]

Fabulous Race Lecture @leedsbeckett from Race Forum & @ResearchCRED with @MariaJMaynard @LanderVini @RachelCBoyle1 and Carole Gentles and Arfan Hanif