🚨PhD Opportunity: Virtual Wards & Health Inequalities 🚨 in East London at QMUL - Closing date for applications: 27th February 2026 liss-dtp.ac.uk/project/virt...

This morning we held our annual CPN update and strategy session—a chance to reflect on vision, direction, development, and research. We’re inspired by the brilliant community powering this work. Just 2 years in, we’ve achieved so much—and the journey ahead looks even more exciting!

Did you know? 1 in 4 London school playgrounds has air pollution levels above legal limits. CHERISH is the first UK study to examine how air pollution, like outdoor PE, affects children’s lungs. Interested? Get in touch: www.qmul.ac.uk/cherish/ @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for our webinar to hear more about all our PhD opportunities for next year as part of our Alzheimer’s Society I-Care DTC. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/alzhei... @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @i-care-dtc.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social

* 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 * Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026 Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning! Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

We’ve partnered with West Ham United coaches to deliver fun, interactive sports sessions for pupils in the CHERISH Study! Primary schools can join now and access a free 90-min session. Interested? Get in touch: www.qmul.ac.uk/cherish/ @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

📢 Exciting News! 📰Rhian Gabe was quoted this week in 'The Guardian' in relation to the TRANSFORM trial which focuses on Prostate Cancer. ↪️To find out more, please click the link below: 📌 www.theguardian.com/society/2025.... Keep up the good work! @wiphcem.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Fantastic news for sugar reduction - an expansion of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) AND a lower sugar threshold! 🎉 The SDIL has already cut vast levels of sugar out of UK diets and today’s news builds crucially on that progress. 📖 Read full story: tinyurl.com/yhwnhh6p

Early cancer detection in primary care - masterclass w ACED. Prof Fiona Walter and Dr Garth Funston of @qmul-wiph.bsky.social will give an overview, then focus on use of 'ovatools' - age-specific CA125 thresholds - to triage for ultrasound or urgent referral. 27 Nov, online. Register: bit.ly/4qVRqTF

Thank you to @alzsocresearch.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social for this article and all the support so far in my career! @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

📢 calling colleagues to participate or help with recruitment for study on #depression experienced by #neurodivergent young people Specifically: 👩‍👧‍👦Parents/carers 💼Mental health professionals See poster @ehayashibara.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

🌅 Had a great morning filming the @acamh.bsky.social podcast on our paper examining the phenotypic & aetiological overlap between subclinical hypomania with psychiatric & neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Podcast will be out in the New Year @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Great video to launch our I-Care DTC - introducing our first cohort of 6 students focusing on dementia care. @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social @grait.bsky.social @i-care-dtc.bsky.social

Ava Kanyeredzi, who sadly passed away this year, was awarded a special recognition award during the Education Excellence Awards for her consistent and deep commitment to student-centred, inclusive learning. All her colleagues and students deeply valued her contribution www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

✨ Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate! ✨ Join our Research and Action on Salt and Obesity Unit within @qmul-wiph.bsky.social at @qmul.bsky.social to help support public health and nutrition policy. Deadline: 7th Nov 2025 More details and apply 👇 tinyurl.com/bdz9za9u

Amazing day launching I-Care DTC, welcoming 6 new PhD students. Thank you to all our PPI, supervisors & collaborators who joined us. Looking forward to seeing how our wonderful new students thrive over the next 4 years! @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

This time tomorrow, @claudiacooper.bsky.social will be speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event on next steps for dementia diagnosis, care and research in England. She will share findings from #denpruQM projects including our suite of NHS provider surveys. Find out more: tinyurl.com/psxjrf46

Congratulations to @hdemnitzking.bsky.social, @claudiacooper.bsky.social & team on your NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree publication 🎉 Harriet & Claudia are joining @ilcuk.bsky.social at the House of Lords today to launch the findings & share #denpruQM work on public health policy for dementia risk reduction.

Brilliant panel discussion today at the House of Lords of the NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree study. Dementia prevention can progress via marginal yet meanignful gains, involving non-clinical staff and community organisations #prevention #healthpolicy @denpru-qm.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social

Congratulations to the APPLE-Tree study team who launched their study findings at the House of Lords this morning coinciding with the publication of our primary outcome paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We had a fabulous time meeting everyone at #NewScientistLive this week – children, teens, adults and dinosaurs! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk about school meals and play ‘balance the budget’ with us. @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @engageqm.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

The Apple-Tree intervention offers hope and support for people facing memory loss - the first study to show promise in terms of improved cognition in people living with non-dementia memory problems - launch of the findings and new paper @qmul-wiph.bsky.social www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/news/la...

The recording of this webinar is now available on the @nihr-rss.bsky.social YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cNz...

🔔 Excited to share our preprint from the largest ever exome-wide association study for T2D in South Asians. We make important discoveries implicating the genes HNF4A, GP2, RNF19A in the aetiology of diabetes and metabolic traits in south Asians. 👉 Read it here:

Our friends @bartscharity.bsky.social have launched their latest impact report, featuring CEG work on improving childhood vaccination in London. Their investment helped us to increase timely MMR by 4.1%, making real-world impact with our research issuu.com/bartscharity... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Enrol in our online Global Public Health program to gain a global perspective on health while learning from our expert tutors. Apply now for the Masters in Global Public Health online programme, starting January 2026! www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate... @qmulfmd.bsky.social

I'm doing a webinar in two weeks (15 Oct 1-2pm BST), part of NIHR Research Support Service's Methods Academy series, on the age-old question: should I do a stepped wedge trial? Free registration, details here: tinyurl.com/z6cjvce3 @nihr-rss.bsky.social @wiphcem.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

A great new paper to share - National roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system: a longitudinal observational study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink data - please do share widely! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A great event that took place last week at East London Mosque we were joined today by Tower Hamlets health lead, Cllr Sabina Akhtar, who spoke to many local residents attending the Friday prayer about the benefits of quitting smoking. #Stoptober #CommunityHealth #Smokefree

Fantastic ARUK London Science Day 2025! ✨ Inspiring talks from Sara Calhas & the QMUL Psychiatry & Mental Health team, plus our RA Dicky Lim presenting his UCL master’s research 👏 Huge thanks to the organisers, incl. Avi Chandra from our team, for making it a great day—can’t wait for next year!

🚨 New pre-print! 🚨 Dr. Avi Chandra and Ben Jacobs study dementia genetics in underrepresented populations. 🧬✨ In 51,000+ British South Asians, they show APOE influences dementia risk, underscoring the need for equitable care. Read more: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

New paper in @age-and-ageing.bsky.social - New horizons in improving research capacity in English care homes for older adults: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

First publication congratulations to our @merissaehickman.bsky.social, for her piece with Rebecca Muir @qmul-wiph.bsky.social expanding the WPR approach in health policy analysis, published in Critical Policy Studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

✨Urban Childhoods: Growing up in Inequality and Hope. Our child health team have contributed to a new publication that compiles research on housing, play and food to consider what creates the best start for children growing up in England’s inner-city areas uclpress.co.uk/book/urban-c...

We want to generate evidence that leads to better care for everyone living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in England, wherever they live and whatever their background. Read more about how we're collaborating across the @nihr.bsky.social network to achieve this ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ysr42u5b

Thanks for the invitation to share @denpru-qm.bsky.social findings, with @hdemnitzking.bsky.social, Malvika Muralidhar, Oliver Kelsey, at the fantastic @alzheimersresearchuk.org science day! Lots of new connections and inspiring discussions

We're delighted that @becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy, has been made an Honorary professor of health policy and primary care at @qmul-wiph.bsky.social Congratulations, Becks!

Our group discovered a unique association between the history of sexual abuse self-harm and pain hyposensitivity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@dennisougrin.bsky.social 's group group a unique association between the history of sexual abuse self-harm and pain hyposensitivity - new paper out now! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Delighted to be part of the team led by @claudiacooper.bsky.social & @jbudge.bsky.social awarded the Alzheimer's Society Centre for Inequalities. £2 million to ensure that no one with dementia is left behind, tackling a spectrum of inequalities and inequity. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Congratulations to our co-director @claudiacooper.bsky.social on this new award from the Alzheimer's Society 🎉 Prof Cooper spoke at #ASAC25 yesterday with PPI leads Rosemary & @bame-dementia.bsky.social about how our commitment to involve diverse voices in #denpruQM has laid a foundation for GRACE.

Great to share this video where our centre's Prof @claudiacooper.bsky.social and Jessica Budgett are interviewed about the Alzheimer’s Society GRACE programme which will deliver better dementia care for everyone who needs it youtu.be/MBvsnMcGtOk?... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Join us on 19 November for a joint webinar with the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs. @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their #denpruQM work. More info ⬇️ tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4 @nihrhapru.bsky.social

Thank you to our four amazing undergrad interns, Maryam, Anoushri, Sandhiya & Sky for joining us in @wiphcem.bsky.social this summer to experience health research in action. Thanks also to @nihr.bsky.social for funding through their UIP and the RSS Hub at Imperial & Partners. @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Did you know we're also active on Instagram and LinkedIn? Follow our Instagram account (@denpruqmul) or search #denpruQM on LinkedIn to find updates from our team. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

A reminder that we are hosting a free online seminar, on "Positive body image and prevention of eating disorders in a school context", Dr Hannah Lewis, 23 Sept 2025, 4-5PM UK Register for a free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/positive-b... Pls do share! @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our Chair, Professor Graham MacGregor, a tireless champion for public health who advanced salt and sugar reduction in the UK and worldwide. Read our full tribute: www.actiononsugar.org/news-centre/...

Happy to circulate at new paper on a synthesis of evidence on psychosocial and demographics associates of physical multimorbidity in people with severe mental illness - congratulations @eglawrence.bsky.social and colleagues!

Last week we had two researchers presenting at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology in Lithuania. Alina Marinca presented on "The impact of ADHD on physical, psychological, and socioemotional outcomes in children from underserved communities". And, more below...

I was invited by my colleague Dr Stephen Hibbs @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social to speak on 'Thinking In Between' #podcast. He asked me to bring three 'ideas' to our recording: books or theories, thinkers or methods. Find out what I chose, & listen for free: open.spotify.com/episode/3qVJ...