@poppyellislogan.bsky.social's excellent work featured by King's College London. A very worthy Public Policy Impact Prize Winner. Watch the video below!

📢Blog!📢What do boys & men know about their reproductive health? @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD Student Ewan Walker attended the HPRU EBS Dragons Den initiative exploring men’s knowledge of testicular health & fertility aiming to improve their awareness & when they sought help. More➡️ bit.ly/4fqIy2Q

📰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

Another New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work in the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/7)

🌟Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods 📢Available open access 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social

We’re pleased to welcome Professor Robin May as UKHSA’s Interim Chief Scientific Officer from September. Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.

Please re-post through your networks - a fantastic opportunity to secure research funding, part of ESRC's investment in building national capability for behavioural research.

New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work as part of the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/3)

📢New event!📢 Get your ticket now for the: 🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social 2 Sep 11-3pm 📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi

📰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

Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social

📰News!📰 ChinaHarrison, Research Fellow with us @bristoluni.bsky.social & @arc-west.bsky.social concludes that a new study has found that using MediEmo, a fertility-focused smartphone app, may improve key outcomes for patients undergoing IVF treatment. Read more➡️ bit.ly/43Nnb6w

Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:

We're hiring! Please share through your networks - we are recruiting an SEO Senior Insights Manager in the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @ukhsa.bsky.social. For more information see: www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v7197975 Deadline for applications: Thursday 19th June 2025.

⚒️New toolkit from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social! Built from 4 years of co-producing sexual health services with African & Caribbean communities. 🟰Practical steps to share power, foster trust & reduce inequity. 🆓Free to download 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/cab-co-produ... #HealthEquity #CoProduction

🚨New blog!🚨from @hpoults.bsky.social "At the conclusion of our research into Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) in the North East of England, so many questions remained for me, one of which was: What’s with the zoppie (zopiclone) ‘buzz’ in Teesside?" More➡️ bit.ly/4kv65Bb

The ORB is up and running! Do follow this excellent team for great health protection, outbreak response, and behavioural science content.

🚨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

Please re-post! We have THREE funded PhD studentship opportunities open, as part of a new NIHR-funded partnership on outbreak-related behaviours between @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, University of East Anglia and @ukhsa.bsky.social. The links are in this thread, closing date: 18th May 2025. 1/3

Do a PhD with us! ('us' being @sussex.ac.uk and @ukhsa.bsky.social ) 'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents' Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social

🚨New Blog🚨Reflections on 5 years of the HPRU Knowledge Mobilisation Network from @drclarethomas.bsky.social KM Leads were engaged & network members came from different backgrounds & experience. We quickly saw the benefit for knowledge sharing with our collective expertise. More➡️ bit.ly/3YoDXXK

Great to join the kick-off of the next 5 years of the @hpruebs.bsky.social, looking forward to a new programme of impactful projects with great people.

Five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic - & we’re still learning from its legacy. This review was led by @alexfmartin.bsky.social & synthesised evidence from 36 studies examining how #selfisolation impacted #wellbing in adults. Very important work! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Professor Dame Jenny Harries has wrapped her opening speech at #UKHSA25. Spotlighting infectious diseases, health equity, and reminds us to be ambitious, or in Welsh: “Byddwch yn uchelgeisiol”. 💬 🩵

Next week we will be at UKHSA Conference 2025 in Manchester. 🐝📌 Keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive look at everything that is going on at #UKHSA25! 🎫

🚨New blog🚨A collaboration piece with NIHR HPRU in Emergency Preparedness & Response. The #mpox outbreak disproportionately affected gay, bisexual & other men who have sex with men. It was essential that information on the outbreak got to these groups without generating stigma. More➡️ bit.ly/43PWks9

📰News story!📰Secondary school staff & pupils found the government’s #COVID19 infection control measures difficult to implement & ineffective at promoting a sense of safety, a Bristol study has found. More➡️ bit.ly/41zIffV @jhorwood.bsky.social

🚨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

You can now sign up for the second webinar in our AI in Behavioural Research series. This session focuses on analytical AI, how it classifies knowledge, undertakes reasoning & more. 📅 11:30am, 12 March 2025. Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join our next webinar to learn how address the ethical & practical challenges related to open science & sharing of qualitative data. We'll discuss real-world dilemmas, new frameworks & methodological approaches to handling sensitive data. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome to Bluesky @ukhsa.bsky.social !

Join us for our February webinar, where speakers Prof Rebecca Campbell, Dr Sharon Cox, Dr Sebastian Karcher and Prof Alex Stevens will be discussing Open Science in Qualitative Research! 📅 25th Feb 2025 🕦 3:00pm Book to watch live via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨New blog!🚨Reflections from @kirstyro.bsky.social on the importance of an Inclusive study design, following on from the #Hepatitis C Case finding in Primary Care Pilot (HepCAPP Study) recently published in @bjgp.bsky.social Read the #blog here ➡️ bit.ly/4hmgAFT

Join us for BR-UK’s first webinar of 2025 where @jannahastings.bsky.social, @susanmichie.bsky.social and @robertjwest.bsky.social will discuss Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural Research. 📅 28 January 2025 🕦 1:30pm Book to watch live via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📰Fresh news for 2025!📰Alright My Liver? A qualitative service evaluation for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups has been published. The pathway aims to diagnose #liverdisease earlier in the people most at risk. Read more➡️ bit.ly/4h6KopA #PublicHealth @bmj.com

@UKHSA has released an updated technical briefing on mpox - updates on global scenarios related to transmission; UK risk assessment - risks from overseas and risks in UK; research priorities. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762dd...

BR-UK's January 2025 webinar on artificial intelligence in behavioural research is open for registration now.📅 🎙With speakers @jannahastings.bsky.social, @susanmichie.bsky.social and @robertjwest.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

'Exploring the relationship between shared identity and interoperability: a mixed methods analysis of discussion-based multi-agency emergency response exercises' from @loudavidson.bsky.social - now with page numbers! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

'Why crowd behaviour matters - for psychology and society' Recording of my Professorial Lecture. Please share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBZ...

In November, we held the first stakeholder workshop for the Optimising Integrated Care Services project. It explores how to promote behaviours that support integrated care for persons with CVD and mental health challenges in England. See more on our LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...

⭐️NEW PAPER⭐️The final paper in our series of mass decontamination trials is published. We examine the effectiveness of UK improvised and interim protocols conducted in sequence. @richardamlot.bsky.social emj.bmj.com/content/earl...

🔓 New paper 🔓 We explored how healthcare professionals manage complaints and what factors influenced how complaints were responded to in a healthcare setting. Interviews and analysis were informed by two behavioural frameworks: COM-B model and the TDF. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🚨New blog!🚨from Clare French & Kyla Thomas. Preventing patient dependence on prescribed opioids – what’s the evidence? Preventing dependence in patients prescribed opioids is a public health priority. The UK is working to reduce opioid prescriptions & prevent dependence. More ➡️ bit.ly/3D7lN53

If you want a standardised vocabulary for annotating behavioural interventions for features of schedule of delivery, here is a new article to help wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-7...

Do you work for an NHS, UKHSA or local authority public health team in England? Could you help shape a resource to support local teams to tailor messages for diverse communities? If so, please consider taking part in this research project & receive a £40 voucher in time for Christmas!

Huge congratulations to Libby Eastwood in our team, who walked away with not one, but two awards at the Market Research Society Awards last night! A fantastic AMR-focused project with our colleagues in UKHSA and Basis. www.mrs.org.uk/awards/mrs-a...

🚨New blog!🚨from @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social who is embarking on a NIHR Doctoral Fellowship at the HPRU BSE @bristoluni.bsky.social. "I’m focusing on a project that’s close to my heart: improving #STI testing rates among African & Caribbean communities in the UK". More➡️ bit.ly/3ZlujEW #AIDSAwareness

The journal Public Health (Royal Society for Public Health) is seeking submissions for a special issue on #Psychology and #PublicHealth. For more info, please see Call for Papers: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/publ... Do spread the word to colleagues who may be interested @richardamlot.bsky.social