Do daylight saving time clock changes affect our health? 🕰️ Our new study, published today in @bmj.com, using GP and hospital data for England, found that the autumn clock change may be beneficial for our health. #BMJChristmas bmjgroup.com/autumn-clock...

Autumn clock change linked to reduction in certain health conditions - BMJ Group

Study contributes to ongoing debate about England’s clock change policy The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovasc...

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As the clocks changed last weekend, the Daily Mail published an article about the health impacts of these twice-yearly changes, including an interview with IEU's @meldelange.bsky.social www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

Scientists call for the clock change to be DITCHED entirely

In the early hours of tomorrow morning the clocks will jump back an hour. But rather than celebrate having a lie-in, experts have warned it could have a slew of negative consequences.

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I’m hiring- info in the link below, or get in touch if interested 📣 JOB OPPORTUNITY! 💻 Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Population Health/Data Science/Genetic Epidemiology Developing a new Wellcome-funded ALSPAC Olink Explore HT resource Deadline 15/08/25 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Had an inspiring and rewarding week at LSHTM doing a deep dive into the study of cancer survival. Grateful for the opportunity to learn from experts in the field and connect with others passionate about improving cancer outcomes.

So glad I stayed til the end of #SER2025 Really inspiring session on how to combine advocacy and academic research.

Peter Tennant@pwgtennant.bsky.social · last yr.

I had such a great time chairing this amazing session with @britshmit.bsky.social, @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, @zinzinator.bsky.social! Such inspirational people ☺️ I might even consider doing some public engagement and advocacy myself! #SER2025

Fascinating day yesterday learning about US electronic health records at the Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference in Boston. Hoping the weather improves! ☔️

Thrilled to share I’ve been awarded a Wellcome Transition Fellowship 🎉 From Oct I’ll spend 6 months developing research ideas using electronic health records to study breast cancer 👩‍💻 📉 Also excited to work with the LSHTM Beyond Cancer group 🩺📊 #WellcomeTrust #BreastCancer #EHR

Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored. Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Heavy periods affect school attendance and exam scores, study in England finds

Interesting article about the new sleep data just released by UK Biobank (& featuring some comments from yours truly!) www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/learn-more-a...

What the world’s largest sleep survey could reveal about health and disease

Almost 180,000 UK Biobank participants answered nearly 140 questions about their sleeping habits. The results could revolutionise treatments for sleep disorders and reveal how sleep keeps us healthy.

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Today the UK government said that the evidence for altering the current system of Daylight Saving Time clock changes “is not overwhelming” but raises some interesting issues….. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bedfordshire MP wants "major overhaul" of daylight saving time - BBC News

Alex Mayer MP is calling for a return to "Churchill Time" where clocks are set two hours ahead.

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Are you interested in causal inference and genetic epidemiology? We have three research posts in Tom Lumbers' research group, part of UCL Human Genomics. Do get in touch for further details. comp-med-lab.notion.site/How-to-Apply...

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We are hiring for three positions: two in Human Genetics and one in Health Data Science.

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