Category Archives: Academia

Sex workers, stigma and barriers to health

By Dr Petra | Published: 9 February, 2010
Here's an account and link to a recent event from my college focusing on addressing issues of stigma as a barrier to health care for sex workers.
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Celebrating this blog’s fifth birthday!

By Dr Petra | Published: 30 November, 2009
It's five years since I started blogging. So please put on a party hat, help yourself to some nibbles, and join me for a look back over the past half decade.
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Drinks Company + PR Firm + Enthusiastic Undergraduate = Massive Hangover for Universities

By Dr Petra | Published: 8 November, 2009
PR companies are well known for using 'fake formula' to promote products, often involving academics to front them. Now it seems companies are getting students to do this job, which raises a lot of worries for universities that they may not be aware of.
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Sex and science stuff 06/11/09

By Dr Petra | Published: 6 November, 2009
Sex and science stuff 06/11/09One story you can't have missed in the past week or so was the sacking of Professor David Nutt in a situation where the government (yet again) disregarded evidence. Sadly it's something we've got used to with this current administration. There's been an interesting discussion about this over on [...]
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So you think you’re a sexpert?

By Dr Petra | Published: 29 October, 2009
Last night I ran a quiz 'So you think you're a sexpert?' at London's Science Museum. Why don't you have a go at the test and rate your sexpertise?
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