@bristoluni.bsky.social Applications are open for our RDICA Funding Scheme, which supports collaborative research development between UoB and international researchers. Deadline 1st November 2025. Find out more: www.bristol.ac.uk/internationa...

🧠 Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works. New research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 📰Read the news: tinyurl.com/y5kmv6jj #MentalHealth #CBT #Depression #HealthLiteracy @nihrspcr.bsky.social

Find out how Dr Emma Anderson's research is improving vaccine conversations between doctors and parents in Azerbaijan. She's now working with the WHO to create online training to reach health workers across many countries. @emma-anderson.bsky.social #vaccines Read about it: tinyurl.com/3r5b8c9v

💈Today on the BBC: Barbers and hairdressers in Bristol are encouraging people to talk about sexually transmitted diseases. Keep up the great work Common Ambition Bristol🙌🏿 #Sexualhealthweek #SHW25 nihrarcs.bsky.social shipsexhealth.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interested in exploring how climate change impacts our health? 🌍 🌡️ Don't miss this seminar on the effects of rising temperatures on the health of humans and other species on 17 September. Open to all online, or in person for University of Bristol staff and students. @cabot-institute.bsky.social

🎨Join our webinar 'Building ideas: Using creative and inclusive techniques in research' on 6 Nov 🖍️Discover how creative methods, from LEGO to drawing, can transform research. 🤓Researchers will share practical examples, insights and ethical reflections www.eventbrite.com/e/1691048394...

Experts urge the medical profession to confront the global arms industry. In a new @bmj.com series uncovering the role of the arms trade in health, Mark Bellis, Gene Feder & colleagues call for greater scrutiny of its health-harming activities & relationship with governments. tinyurl.com/yc5mu9xb

🚀 The University of Bristol has been named Research University of the Year 2026! 🎓 We’ve also jumped to 8th in the overall league table! Learn more about the Daily Mail University Guide 👉 brnw.ch/21wUUUA

🧑‍🦰Are you a member of the public working with health researchers? 🧑‍🦱Or who would you like to to learn about becoming involved in health research? Join the People in Health West of England Public Contributors' Community Gathering 👇 24 September, 11am-3pm www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/people-in-he...

Interested in exploring how climate change impacts our health? 🌍 🌡️ Don't miss this seminar on the effects of rising temperatures on the health of humans and other species on 17 September. Open to all online, or in person for University of Bristol staff and students. @cabot-institute.bsky.social

🙌🏽More REACT classes coming to Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos! REACT is the evidence-based exercise programme which helps people to keep moving as they age. Thanks to @vivensa.bsky.social for funding this new @unibirmingham.bsky.social implementation study. bit.ly/3HqQcxQ

Globalisation is causing profound changes in the health landscape in ways which are not yet fully understood. We funded research focussing on international research partnerships to tackle global health issues. Read about the findings: elizabethblackwellinstitute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/07/09/g...

A whole year of impact summarised in 90 seconds? ✅ Thank you to everyone in our partnership and beyond who has helped us to achieve all this (and much more!) in 2024-25. For even more about the impact we're making to health and care locally, go to bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/impact

📰News!📰 New research shows worldwide scale of HCV among babies & children. “Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.” ➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social

Read our latest guest blog to hear what @bristoluni.bsky.social Master’s student, Hasini De Silva, learnt at our recent AI in Health workshops: tinyurl.com/ux7da59f ▶️ You can watch all the talks from our #AI in #Health workshop series on our YouTube playlists: www.youtube.com/@EBIHealthRe...

In our latest Bulletin: ▶️AI & Health workshops - talk recordings & blog 🤝International research partnerships 🫀Heart failure & physical activity ⌚Smartwatch technology 🌧️Flood & drought risk 🌍Research voices from Zimbabwe 🧠Cognition & industry 🤖Explainable AI in healthcare mailchi.mp/bristol/eliz...

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle "flicked the switch" on Isambard-AI machine - UK's most powerful supercomputer, saying AI will enable 'huge, unimaginable advances in the cure of disease'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📰In the news!📰 📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found. More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social

1/3 Coming up: Life in a Coastal Town - a new free exhibition exploring #MentalHealth and community, Weston Museum, Weston-super-Mare, 8-17 July 2025. The exhibition shares original artwork by local people exploring their experiences during some of life's toughest times. More info: bit.ly/4ltc4H8

📢 AI in Health funding available 📢 Pump-priming funding call open to University of Bristol researchers to support innovative applications of AI in health or biomedical research. Closing date: 9 Sep 2025 More info: www.bristol.ac.uk/blackwell/wh... @jgibristol.bsky.social

A packed day of talks, discussion and networking to explore how Data Science and AI can help to inform early detection, more accurate diagnosis, and personalised treatment strategies for Congenital heart disease (CHD). #data #AI #health #research @jgibristol.bsky.social

"People who work in research don't look like me. I want to change that." Meet Connie, team member, clinical research nurse and @nihr.bsky.social Senior Research Leader. www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/constan... #nursing #inclusion #research @researchnbt.bsky.social

Such important research. Dr Eunice Lo is part of a community of experts looking at the health impacts of our changing climate. You can find out more here: www.bristol.ac.uk/blackwell/wh...

We caught up with Jack Mellor, Professor of Neuroscience at the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the University of Bristol to find out about his research journey, and how his lab collaborates with other departments, clinicians and industry partners. tinyurl.com/ms629j7j

Many congratulations 🎉 to @eunicelo.bsky.social and @climatedann.bsky.social who have been jointly presented with the RMetS Award for Impact 2024! Climate change is affecting our health - University of Bristol research is helping us understand and adress these impacts. More: tinyurl.com/3e9e3rcf

Would you know what to do or say if someone you know is, or may be, experiencing domestic abuse? A new 'Friends and Family Handbook' written by @dralisongregory.bsky.social and published by @womensaid.bsky.social gives advice & support. Find out more: bit.ly/3ZdG6WV #DomesticAbuse #VAWG

📢 Bookings are now open for the Festival of Digital Health! The Festival will run from Monday 30 June - Friday 4 July with events taking place in Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. View the full programme here: leap-digital-health-hub.github.io/festival/ Keep reading for some regional highlights 👇

📢Register now to attend the first in a series of Climate Change and Health seminars which will be of particular interest to those working at the intersection of climate change and health. Registration link for viewing online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fff0d7....

Bristol Data Week, @gw4alliance.bsky.social AI and Data Science: AI, Climate and Health This event will provide an insight into how AI has become an integral part of tackling climate and health solutions. Register your free place now: tinyurl.com/4nfxu4uc #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Open to all: daily networking lunches during Bristol Data Week🥪 The themes include: 🌦️ Climate and AI 🩻 Health and AI 👨‍💻 AI and Society 💡 Research Collaboration 👩‍🏫 Careers in Data Science and AI Register now: 2ly.link/26AmK #BDW2025 #BristolDataWeek2025

🚀Just launched! Our How-To Guide on how to use co-developed theatre for disseminating research on sensitive subjects. 🎭Download the guide www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/how-to-guide/ 📃Read @thebeetlebox.bsky.social's blog about how the guide came about www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/like-russian...

🚨New blog🚨In 2022, to increase access to Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) testing in areas with very high #HIV prevalence, NHS England introduced routine opt-out testing for HIV & #Hepatitis B&C in emergency departments. Read more about optimising this method➡️ bit.ly/44oaUaJ @jhorwood.bsky.social

Want to know what's in store for Brsitol Data Week 2025? We partnered with @beestonmedia.bsky.social to create our latest Bristol Data Week promotional video. Check out the video to find out what kind of sessions you can expect this year: tinyurl.com/4a74u69f #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Fantastic to hear from so many different experts at our AI in Health: socio-digital transformation, ethics and governance workshop this week. It provided a space to learn about current research and explore opportunities for new collaborations. We'll be sharing recordings of the talks soon ▶️

Registration for this year's Bristol Data Week at @bristoluni.bsky.social is now open! Join us from 2 - 6 June as we showcase exciting data science research through a range of free seminars and workshops. Check out the full schedule now: https://2ly.link/26AmK #BDW2025 #BristolDataWeek2025

AI is set to transform healthcare decision-making, but building trust remains crucial. Our latest guest blog explains research aiming to evaluate how clinicians understand and interact with explainable AI to improve patient care. elizabethblackwellinstitute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/04/17/e...

Great to have supported this work. The findings will inform primary and community care professionals about what services and advice should be available.

New research to support a thriving health and care workforce has been launched. The NIHR-funded Same Day and Urgent Care (SURGE) Workforce Research Partnership is led by @chcr-uwe.bsky.social & a collaboration with CAPC + 7 other UK academic institutions/2 NHS Trusts. Find out more: bit.ly/4lmmKIf

🎭Theatre can bring research to life. But if the research is on a sensitive subject, it must be produced with care. 🔍Join us on 15 May for a webinar to launch a new how-to guide to co-developed theatre for disseminating research on sensitive subjects. bit.ly/3XZnitx

A powerful new film shines light on the healthcare responses to violence against women in low-resource countries. The film, created through the HERA Study, documents the transformative potential of healthcare systems to support women affected by domestic violence. Watch: youtu.be/JzJ_0118Toc?...

How we can ensure #AI development doesn’t deepen global inequities but instead helps bridge them? Kerstin Nothnagel sets out three strategies in this new blog. i2insights.org/2025/04/08/a... @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @ebibristol.bsky.social #HealthInequalities

🎬Our new film is a must watch for anyone working with people affected by #stroke. @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social @researchnbt.bsky.social www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/stroke-...

New guide to conducting personalised annual reviews for people with multiple long-term conditions published. The approach, developed by CAPC & @arc-west.bsky.social researchers, involves conducting a ‘whole-person’ review instead of individual disease-specific reviews. bit.ly/3FDiKTo #PrimaryCare

Results of Bristol-led research show that new smartwatch technology could help people give up smoking. The study tested a custom smartwatch which used in-built motion sensors to detect typical smoking movements. elizabethblackwellinstitute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/25/s...

Includes important issues around: 🧩Fragmentation ⚙️Taskification 🩺➡️📲Deprofessionalisation 🔀Complexification 📡 Distanciation 🌍Disembedding 🎭Responsibilisation 🤖Facsimilisation Intrigued? Watch @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's @ebibristol.bsky.social lecture here:

▶️ Watch our 2025 public lecture with @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Her thought-provoking talk on digital health inequalities included fascinating insights and character case studies to highlight how healthcare needs to be developed to include and serve everyone. youtu.be/dZm8Fh9W-io?...

🚨New blog🚨Drug deaths are rising in the UK. Many of these deaths involve a combination of #opioids & #benzodiazepines or z-drugs. We set out to understand how these drugs work together & why this makes a fatal overdose more likely. More➡️ bit.ly/41V80bG

📢In our latest Bulletin... Watch our public lecture ▶️ Meet our new awardees 🧑‍🔬 Toolkits for fairer funding ⚖️ AI and vaccines 💉 Climate change and health prize 🌍 Modern methods for longitudinal modelling 📈 AI in Health workshops 🗓️ Read: tinyurl.com/au7wmbmu Subscribe: tinyurl.com/42u6e254

In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social reports on our recent work w/ @ebibristol.bsky.social & @dorassessment.bsky.social to improve #DEI in pre-award research funding applications. Our thanks to all involved in this project! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/06/e...