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Susan Michie

@susanmichie.bsky.social

#BehaviouralScience, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London. Director of Centre for Behaviour Change https://www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/centre-behaviour-change (also on BlueSky). Research on health, environment & AI potential.

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Dr Zubaida Haque@zubhaque.bsky.social · 4d ago

We need to separate two distinct failures: 1/Schools stayed closed longer than they needed to bec the govt failed to put in strong mitigation measures to make them safe 2/Johnson failed to invest properly in helping children recover – a failure that led Sir Kevan Collins to resign as “catch‑up tsar”

Dr Zubaida Haque@zubhaque.bsky.social · 4d ago

There are other important factors too. Nearly 40% of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Many lived in communities disproportionately exposed to covid-19, with higher risks of severe illness and death before vaccines. Children do not live in isolation from their families/grandparents.

Dr Zubaida Haque@zubhaque.bsky.social · 4d ago

But it was never simply a question of “should schools be open or shut?” during the pandemic. The key question pre‑vaccine was: were schools safe enough to be open - for teachers, vulnerable children and whole communities – given the wholly inadequate mitigations the Johnson government put in place.

Trish Greenhalgh@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · last wk.

No. Someone did a TINY trial on 47 overweight people, 26 of whom had restricted eating hours. They presented their non peer reviewed findings at a conference. Science journalists who should know better bigged up the press release. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find

Preliminary study shows older people who avoided food four hours before bed did better in problem solving tests

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Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔍 Interested in improving how the BCIO is used in evidence synthesis? We are conducting a study to explore the barriers and enablers to using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO) in evidence synthesis applications, such as scoping and systematic reviews or structuring databases.

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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Exciting things are happening in the APRICOT Community of Practice! 🍑 We have a packed programme of activities this year - webinars, workshops, spotlights, ask me anything - all focused on ontologies for behavioural and social sciences. 2 events are coming up soon and we'd love for you to join us

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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏰ Reminder: our first APRICOT CoP Work Spotlight is next week Title: GALENOS Project: Developing a Mental Health Ontology Speaker: Micaela Santilli 🗓 May 28, 2026 | ⏰ 3:00–3:45 PM (GMT+1) See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Don't miss our upcoming session in the APRICOT Community of Practice Work Spotlight Series! 📅 May 28, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM (GMT+1) 👇 See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UCL Centre for Behaviour Change@ucl-cbc.bsky.social · last mo.

Days 2 & 3 of #BCConf2026 continued with more exceptional presentations, posters & discussions + keynotes from Joana Gonçalves de Sá on bias in #AI & @estherpapies.bsky.social on using #BehaviourChange to respond to the planetary emergency 🌏 Highlights on our website 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Behaviour Change Conference 2026 brings global community together in Lisbon

More than 300 delegates from 44 countries joined us for the 10th International Behaviour Change Conference, co-hosted by UCL CBC and BE-Change Knowledge Centre at NOVA University Lisbon.

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