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Do I have to do another blog post today? Just saying in huge font 'NO, CHAMPAGNE WON'T STOP YOU HAVING A HEART ATTACK ARRGGGGHHHHHHHHH'.

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Fantastic work from the brilliant @laurakudlek.bsky.social 🤩 Another publication from her PhD on how we might use eating behaviour traits to personalise behavioural treatment of obesity

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Yesterday, a colleague alerted me that I had been "quoted" extensively in an article on how to get a "beach body". I was surprised and dismayed as I only have two tips for getting a beach body: 1) have a body 2) wear SPF

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This is fun: "what kind of health thinker are you?" Part 1: freerangethinking.substack.com/p/what-kind-... Part 2: freerangethinking.substack.com/p/what-kind-...

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For anyone who thinks RFK Jr/Trump could be good for public nutrition...a reminder that it really isn't

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We are also holding a stakeholder workshop for professionals who are commissioning, delivering, or implementing integrated care at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton on Thursday 12th June. Please find out more and sign up using the link below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...

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There's no getting away from the commercial determinants of health...

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Having that recurring thought that I'm not cut out for my role/academic career. So I've returned to my blog about living with a severe mental illness to ponder the impact it's having on my ability to progress career wise... jackmbirch.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/i...

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Neat set of analyses from @healthfoundation.bsky.social on public support for policy action on the biggest preventable causes of ill health

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4 weeks left for NHS and Local Authority colleagues to apply for a free/subsidised place to attend the 2025 Society for Social Medicine and Population Health Annual Conference in Bradford, 10-12 Sept Details & application here: bit.ly/3FTdhb7 Deadline: Tuesday 6th May, 23:59 BST

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Interested in a PhD using electronic health records to assess the impact of an intervention on health outcomes and health inequalities? A colleague at UCL is advertising the below opportunity, investigating the impact of 'Martha's Rule' in NHS hospitals. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Having that recurring thought that I'm not cut out for my role/academic career. So I've returned to my blog about living with a severe mental illness to ponder the impact it's having on my ability to progress career wise... jackmbirch.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/i...

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We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities. Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May. Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/

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Lovely paper from @karremannancy.bsky.social and @mrcepid.bsky.social colleagues

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An interesting read, and part of a series of articles on GLP-1s in the latest @newscientist.com issue. Some are behind a paywall, but for my academic colleagues many institutions have institutional access (I was very pleased to learn that @newcastleuni.bsky.social does!).

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In this article, our Director Prof @ejoliver.bsky.social discusses the role of @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social in leading methodological innovation to deliver timely, robust, and relevant research behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/leading-meth...

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I love that @socsocmed.bsky.social is doing this. Super important for those working in NHS and Local Authorities to have access to the latest high quality research, and as an academic community we should be supporting that.

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✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees! 📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰) Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8 💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB with #LiveCaptions & #BSL

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Our researcher Dr Aikaterini Grimani has written two articles for Warwick Business School @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social. The first article outlines five steps to harnessing adaptive leadership in turbulent times, using the multi-sector response to Covid-19 as an example www.wbs.ac.uk/news/five-st...

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New opinion piece in @bmj.com on the £200m uplift in the 2025/26 local authority public health grant allocation: is it really enough to shift the dial on prevention and public health? tl,dr: No, it's not. Yet. More here 👇 www.bmj.com/content/388/... And some charts / stats in the thread below.

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For my colleagues in academia who need a smile this morning...

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Public health folk working in Local Government. Want to join a funded, exclusive club? See here: sites.google.com/view/nihrrss... Apply by 16th April 2025.

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What about the intellectual riches that come with dating/marrying an academic...?! www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...

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Nice work @jhoenink.bsky.social and team!

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One of our current projects, led by @beth-nichol.bsky.social, is aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness. Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...

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I was very lucky to have @amyahern.bsky.social as my PhD supervisor! Undoubtedly one of the most talented and compassionate people I could have worked if. I'm sure the humour came in very handy when having to put up with me as a student...

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Childhood obesity rise from Covid will cost UK at least £8.7 Billion 🚨 In 2024, researchers found that lockdowns led to a significant rise in obesity rates, with English 10–11-year-olds still showing elevated levels. Read the full story tinyurl.com/yd8cj4bm #Covid #ChildhoodObesity#NHS 🏥

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On Thursday 13th March (17:30-19:00), our Co-Director Professor Angel Chater has her inaugural professorial lecture. This will take place at the University of Bedfordshire's Luton campus. To find out more, and to register your attendance, please visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-...

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Fab new paper on an updated framework for considering equity in systematic reviews: EQUALLS GUIDE An update to PROGRESS-Plus, which many health-focused academics are likely familiar with. Congrats to the authors from @qmul.ac.uk for getting this completed. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Final day to get your abstracts in for SSM 2025!

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Very interesting paper from @drmcnamara.bsky.social and @profbambra.bsky.social that explains 1) what is a #policycrisis and 2) its implications for global health and health inequalities

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If you're at all interested in commercial determinants of health #CDoH and health harming industries, then this article from @maizie333.bsky.social and colleagues is a must read.

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This is a must see long read for anyone involved in health research in @theguardian.com today. It should have been shocking, unacceptable, and unthinkable at the time. The distrust from studies such as this still remains today. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

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The @socsocmed.bsky.social conference is great - full of friendly people and thought provoking conversations. I submitted an abstract this morning, you've got until Monday 24th February to get yours in!

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Pleased to have contributed to this article & highlight how big industry shapes our food environment & the food choices we make! 🍏🏘️🍎 @helenjmoore.bsky.social @fuseonline.bsky.social @teessideuni.bsky.social

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Great article from @arc-southlondon.bsky.social about how X is alienating many in academia arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

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Come & join us at our creative ideation session at the 2025 Behaviour Change Conference, hosted by the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change (@ucl-cbc.bsky.social) & the NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal. Spaces are limited, learn more & book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... #BCConf2025

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Sounds like a super interesting post-doc - reach out to @eleanorwinpenny.bsky.social if you're interested in finding out more!

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🚨 We're hiring! Join us as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Food Policy, City St Georges . Lead impactful research on healthy, sustainable diets. Apply by 19th Feb 2025. Salary: £42,632 - £60,321. More info: www.city.ac.uk/about/jobs/a... #ResearchJobs #FoodPolicy #Health

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