I have joy in my local community seeing the flag brigade are being bested by two messages I thoroughly stand behind: 🏴‍☠️Goonies Never Say Die 🍹It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Yes.

This month sees the kick off of my @BreakthroughT1DUK funded project: Exploring the biopsychosocial mechanisms of diabetes burnout. This project aims to understand more about the burnout in ppl living with T1D. Later, we'll be doing a small genotype study to learn more. Updates to follow!

So, Twitter/X is still a hellhole, and I can't like LinkedIn no matter how much I try - is BlueSky getting any better? I had so much hope for it, but it seemed to fizzle out. I miss using SM for my work, is any platform working well for academic nerdery these days? #AcademicSky

After the release of the latest report from the UK Covid Inquiry, we've had time to reflect on its findings and have noticed remarkable similarities between its conclusions and what our participants were all telling us right from the beginning. Read it here: cv19heroes.com/2025/11/24/t...

Too Little, Too Late

The CV19 Heroes Project reflections on the Covid Inquiry Module 2 Report Last Thursday we saw the publication of the second report from the UK Covid Inquiry, which summarised what many of our parti…

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🚨Calling All Health and Emergency Service Professionals across Ireland and UK! 🚨🧑‍⚕️🧑‍🚒👮‍♀️ Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career? We want to hear from you!

Getting ready for my Chief Scientific Adviser's Office seminar next month on @cv19heroes.bsky.social. With a new addition from Dr Alexis Bennett, @natureresearch.bsky.social , analysing our free text across surveys. I can't wait to see this in print! Read more on the project: www.cv19heroes.com

Thrilled to be awarded a @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social grant to understand more about Diabetes Burnout, starting later this year. This project will see a translation of the new discoveries @elainekinsella.bsky.social and I have made in work burnout to T1D burnout. Can't wait to get started!

Excited to see this will be available soon! Very proud to be among the excellent names in one of the most broad and comprehensive tables of contents I've seen in an academic collection. Congratulations, @drnicolaholt.bsky.social and colleagues!

Very excited to be invited to present a seminar to the MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser's Office in July. Another outcome of participating in this year's @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme. I'll be presenting our findings and forthcoming work from the @cv19heroes.bsky.social Project to date.

PhD Studentship in Autism Research Cambridge, United Kingdom #Epijobs www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50795/

📣 BPS qualifications consultation #healthpsychology If you're a health psychology student at undergraduate, MSc or Stage 2, a DHP member, course leader, or anyone else interested in the future of BPS qualifications please complete this survey ⬇️ questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Lovely to be back at the alma mater Staffordshire Uni today to deliver my yearly teach on Psychobiology! Hopefully another group of brilliant minds enticed over to the endlessly exciting world of psychobio. Thanks for having me again @dramyburton.bsky.social !

£37bn a year. Let that sink in.

New figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

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A great first day at the @royalsociety.org today as part of the #PairingScheme25 listening to some interesting talks about the good work of the society and interfacing with policymakers. I feel very lucky to have been selected for this year's scheme. A big thank you to all the organisers!

VERY excited to be taking part in this scheme next week and sharing the findings from our @cv19heroes.bsky.social project ahead of releasing our 5 Year Survey at the end of the month!

The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 2y ago

New MPs, civil servants and scientists are about to trade places and swap roles as the Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2025 kicks off on Monday. 30 UK scientists will be shadowing parliamentarians and civil servants over a week that will include the Spring Statement: royalsociety.org/news/2025/03...

🚨This is so important. Please do consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social stem cell register. It’s simple & easy to do. Let’s find a match for little Leo Please share this widely 🙏❤️ dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic

DKMS UK | Delete Blood Cancer@dkms-uk.bsky.social · 2y ago

"He’s holding on, but he urgently needs a donor." 💔 Leo has a rare disorder that prevents his #bonemarrow from producing blood cells. His only chance at survival is finding a matching stem cell donor. 🦸‍♂️ Be a hero for Leo. Register as a stem cell donor: dkms.org.uk/leo_tw

I don't know who needs to see this, but for some autistic people, remote work is a necessity... not a perk. Of course, it won't be possible in every profession. But when feasible... it should be a required accommodation for autistic people who need it.

Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture

Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture

* Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men * Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’ Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father…

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1/We analysed GP Patient Survey data from>750K people in England: Around 1 in 20 people had #LongCovid & nearly 1 in 10 were not sure if they have it. We did adjusted analysis by social & demographic attributes to find out who's more likely to have LC or is uncertain about it. Here's what we found🧵

Comes to something when a Labour government would rather punish the most vulnerable of our society, cut the legs out of the NHS, and force universities into redundancy before taxing the rich. Or entertaining the idea of reclaiming fraudulently lost money from Covid contracts, loans etc.

We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth

Politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office in Wales, under new “globally pioneering” proposals to restore people’s trust in politics.

I've had a top few days in the Psych department at UL with the most excellent @elainekinsella.bsky.social. We've made great headway on the @cv19heroes.bsky.social 5 Year Survey and future funding plans. Amazing what two people can get done with some dedicated time! Thank you for having me, UL!

Sitting at the airport waiting to spend the next few days with the excellent @elainekinsella.bsky.social planning the next steps for @cv19heroes.bsky.social and beyond. Very grateful for the @cawr-cmu.bsky.social funding to support this trip and its associated plotting. Thank you!

Science advances our economic, physical, and social and cultural wellbeing, and is key to a sustainable future. However, we live in times of great change, and the values that have driven science for the benefit of humanity are under threat. Read our statement here: royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...

Science under threat | Royal Society

The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science.

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🦋A starter pack of academic journals in Psychology🧠 #Psychology #PsychSky #SocialPsychology #SocialPsyc #PsychSciSky #DevPsyc #CogPsyc #ClinPsych #ClinicalPsychSky #ClinicalPsychology #psychologist #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #TherapistSky #TherapySky #BehSciSky #BehSci #Neuroscience #AcademicSky

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate

*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬🪐🧑‍🔬✨ A huge shout out to all the #WomenInSTEM for being amazing every day of the year 💪 Learn about some the incredible women scientists and their work at includeher.au/resources

#IncludeHer - Resources

We are in the process of creating resources for educators and broader public to use in the classroom and share with their community. To get you started, here is an Encyclopaedia of Women Scientists we...

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Very chuffed to get the snazzy new Covid JN.1 booster today. I'm lucky I'm able to afford to pay for them as carers seem to no longer be eligible for free ones. If only these were more widely accessible for those that want them.

Delighted to be joining the Cystic Fibrosis Trust MATRIARCH Strategic Research Centre launch this morning. We're embarking on a programme of research on sexual and reproductive health for people with Cystic Fibrosis. Find out more here! www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/research/cys... @cawr-cmu.bsky.social