🚨Job alert!🚨 We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Closes 18 Nov!

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience! It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐 Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Only one more week to go: applications close on 7 August! 📅 📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place 📢 More info and how to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r... If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏 Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

Cohort studies are vital to study a range of social science questions. The Age 62 wave of the 1958 National Child Development Study by @clscohorts.bsky.social‬ is now available! Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa

Great to see our cohort data put to work on a big question: does social media harm youth mental health? This new study finds no clear link, reminding us the evidence is often more complex than the headlines.

We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r... If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏 Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

How can schools better support #LGBTQ+ students, especially those belonging to other minority groups? The STEPS programme, from IoPPN and @kingscsmh.bsky.social#LGBTQ+worked with teachers and young people to co-produce research to contribute to a culture of change. #SchoolsDiversityWeek #PrideMonth

📣 Our latest training webinar will introduce users to the most comprehensive data in the adulthood of NCDS, captured at Age 62 when cohort members approached State Pension age. Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place! See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place! See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

Unhealthy Divides? 🩺 Join LSE Health on Mon 7 July for a webinar exploring deep-rooted socioeconomic inequalities in health, from policy to economics. 🌍 Speakers: Maarten Lindeboom, jlynch13.bsky.social Jennifer Dowd @emiliecourtin.bsky.social @jcosta-font.bsky.social Register👉 bit.ly/4jWYavW

📢 CLS wants your help to shape the content of the next cohort study surveys 📢 ⏱️Submit your ideas by Friday, 16 May 2025 via the links below: 👉 The joint NCDS and BCS70 web survey - buff.ly/mmTudlI 👉 The web survey of parents and carers of MCS participants - buff.ly/6YLBL5t

At the 5th anniversary of UK COVID-19 lockdowns, we are reminded that women's health was disproportionately affected. SRI continues to research the pandemic; @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social led this fantastic paper that examines this in closer detail. Open access article here:

✨ Have you booked yet? Join us for our free webinar NEXT WEEK introducing 1970 British Cohort Study data at age 51. Discover more about the experiences of generation X in midlife: cls.ucl.ac.uk/events/bcs70... #BSC70 #ageing

So the pandemic was like a magnifying glass - taking existing inequalities and exacerbating them www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

1 / 2 Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 51 Sweep are now available to download from @ukdataservice.bsky.social These new data offer opportunities for research on midlife and ageing, and for cross-cohort comparisons with earlier-born generations. Read more: buff.ly/Lcl8IqK

It's great to be at the International Longevity Centre @ilcuk.bsky.social today for their #FutureOfAgeing conference. Director of 1958 & 1970 birth cohorts, @georgeploubidis.bsky.social has just presented findings on mental health and economic inactivity. Head over to our stand to find out more.

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

Mental health problems cast a shadow over young people's lives - one that can last a lifetime. But too many children are going without the support they need to manage their mental health and thrive. As #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek kicks off, here are four key facts about the situation we're facing 👇

The Home Office is not currently leading an effective cross-government response to the issue of violence against women and girls finds our new NAO report www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (full report: www.nao.org.uk/reports/tack...)

🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social

George Leckie and I have created a new short MAIHDA tutorial, with videos and practical exercises: www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on... It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive. Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk

Only a few more days to apply to these fantastic post-doctoral research associate positions 😇👏

10 days to apply to these post-doctoral positions!!

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 Dr Gemma Knowles @kingsioppn.bsky.social is recruiting two 2-year full-time postdocs to join our soon-to-start project on the causes and potential solutions to gender inequalities in youth mental health! See www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103685-... for more info on post and how to apply!

🚨 NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES: 2x Postdoctoral Research Associate roles in Youth Mental Health Join Dr Gemma Knowles and team on an exciting research project on gender inequalities in youth mental health. 📝 Apply by 26 Jan 2025 ⬇️ t.co/PENRUfwGzO

It’s not every day that a @clscohorts.bsky.social cohort study is a plot point in one of the biggest shows in the UK! Watch this clip from BBC’s ‘Call the Midwife’ about the 1970 Birth Cohort Study- which we confirm at SRI we still learn from at least 55 years later! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 Dr Gemma Knowles @kingsioppn.bsky.social is recruiting two 2-year full-time postdocs to join our soon-to-start project on the causes and potential solutions to gender inequalities in youth mental health! See www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103685-... for more info on post and how to apply!

New work led by Vanessa Moulton on economic inactivity before reaching state pension age, using rich life course data from the 1958 British birth cohort

📰 Our latest study, “Gender inequalities in the disruption of long-term life satisfaction trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of time use: evidence from a prospective cohort study”, has just been published in BJPsych Open! doi.org/10.1192/bjo....

A great opportunity to work on an extremely relevant programme focused on the upstream social determinants of mental health with the amazing Prof Jay Das-Munshi 😊 @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @popmhuk.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇

Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report

One week to go! Join us for our flagship free webinar on how to get started using our #UKCohortStudies in your research. Don't miss out: https://buff.ly/40Ww5yJ

Quantitative approaches for implementing #intersectionality theory in your work: a fantastic video on this by Prof Greta Bauer from a few years ago ⏬ #HealthInequality www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsnq...

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Hi!👋 I thought I'd introduce myself 😇 I study #mentalhealth and #healthyageing outcomes in the population. I analyse their trajectories over the life course and social inequalities across generations, social identities and positions, and their intersections. Ah, and I can't help smiling at dogs 🙂

🆕We have a fantastic new feature on the #CatalogueMHM! Click our new Harmony icon to export a standard measure to the Harmony harmonisation platform! Check it out now on www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk @kingsioppn.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social @closer-uk.bsky.social

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How do you solve a problem like measuring social media? To celebrate the launch of my new website (❗), I wrote a piece about how my PhD research is going and why I'm doing it. www.tommetherell.com/blog/measuri...