Very much looking forward to this Friday webinar on ‘stress and allostatic load’. The session has been organised by the Stress Measurement network. It’s just kicked off :-) #stress #health

Who’d have thought it? @universityofleeds.bsky.social Roger Stevens Building voted the city’s favourite building of the last 60 years. It has “elegance and sculptural quality”. Impressive outcome :-) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thoughtful commentary by Janet Tomiyama “Behavioral medicine in the GLP-1 era” academic.oup.com/abm/article-... #GLP #weightloss #obesity #stigma

A lovely November 5th walk through the park earlier listening to updates on the democracy in action from Virginia, New Jersey, New York City & California :-)

Happy Halloween:-) 🎃

Want to hear more about whether trigger warnings work? Or research on discrimination and systematic inflammation? What about the health benefits of kindness? Check out the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Some random views around Leeds: Hepworth & amazing staircases :-)

Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity

Great blog Brent!

We’re advertising two lectureship positions. Come join us. It’s a great place to work. Deadline is 9th November jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

The line-up for today’s Global Psychology Talks looks great — featuring a broad and diverse range of topics that reflect the richness of our discipline

Assembly House Annual exhibition. A fantastic space supporting early career artists in Leeds. Lovely Saturday morning visit 🙂.

Delivering a Global Psychology Talk tomorrow afternoon should be fun :-)

Our new comprehensive #openaccess book on #DigitalPublicHealth is now available online: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... We present current interdisciplinary research and concepts on digital technology for population health including legal & ethical issues, challenges and engineering perspectives.

One of our PhD students, Leah Warren, has curated an excellent newsletter celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting influential Black psychologists whose work has shaped the discipline & challenged exclusion in academic psychology. More here: sites.google.com/site/doconno...

New in Cogent Psychology: "Psychology and research assessment in the United Kingdom" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @lizstokoe.bsky.social @profvicsimms.bsky.social

Season 80 of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind is back with a vengeance. I’ll be joining Claudia Hammond discussing trait environmental sensitivity & common mental health disorders, hoarding & much more. Today at 9:30am, tomorrow 21:30 & on demand www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

"Your nose gets colder when you're stressed" - really interesting article, but shame there's no link to the study. Thought we were passed this when reporting scientific findings? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Early Saturday morning treat “One Battle After Another” - a lengthy endeavour (2hrs 40) but well worth it!

When listening breaks down “speaking up” becomes unsustainable — staff end up carrying the weight of systemic failings. 📰 Read my piece for @MidwiferyForum: tinyurl.com/52k66zmj For our diary study: tinyurl.com/37v26c35 @daryloconnor.bsky.social @chriskeyworth.bsky.social @drjtjohnson.bsky.social

Dawn run along the North Atlantic in Galway in the rain and wind, but always worth it :-)

Always lovely to be in Galway. Evokes childhood memories of being in Eyre Square :-)

New in Cogent Psychology "Exploring young people’s experiences of a text-based support service: a qualitative analysis of the support that young people think is important in a suicidal crisis" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #suicide #intervention

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Kennedy sacks yet another senior scientist from NIH who refuses to back him on his attacks on vaccines and anti science approaches

Beautiful early morning run in Reykjavik with the North Atlantic for company. Very lovely & refreshingly crisp :-).

First impressions of Reykjavik are very positive indeed :-).

Wow! This is incredible (compared to yesterday’s anti-science disinformation)! “Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fancy being a journal Section Editor? Exciting Opportunity: Two new Section Editors needed for Cogent Psychology. One for 'Personality & Individual Differences' & one for 'Social Psychology'. Why not submit an application. Details below. D/l 7th Nov. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

Paracetamol causes autism? That’s like saying ice cream causes shark attacks ;-) 🍦🦈 Correlation ≠ causation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good work. Will it be minutes or hours before there's an ALL-CAPS reply? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

This event is a bit different from usual and instead of just one or two speakers, we've got...loads! Through a series of lightning talks we hope to give you a sense of the teams and services available across the University of Leeds to support your open practice👇

When in Birmingham, it’s all about Ozzy and *The* Library :-)

So freedom of speech only matters when it’s about protecting *your* freedom of speech and not that of others. #worldhasgonecrazy

We’re still looking for more UK #healthcare workers, clinical & non-clinical to share their daily speaking up experiences. More information & participation: tinyurl.com/37v26c35 Massive thanks to everyone🙏 @daryloconnor.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk @nursingtimes.bsky.social @rcpedin.bsky.social

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

The first Yorkshire’s of the 2025 autumnal season. Always welcome ;-).

Outstanding performance of To Kill A Mockingbird at Leeds Playhouse. Well worth seeing if you get the chance!

In the queue for the waiting room to open for #Radiohead tickets, please be better than the awful Oasis experience!

Serious political parties do not promote disinformation or platform people who's debunked rhetoric risks the health of the nation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Sad to see Angela Rayner go, but decisive leadership by Starmer (unlike previous Tory administrations); it’s now about delivery, delivery, & delivery

Beautiful early morning run around the streets of York in advance of attending & giving a keynote (tomorrow) at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Psychobiology Section conference

“RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No” This article cheered up my Sunday, and is well worth 4 mins of your time. Excellent work by the Annals of Internal Medicine. www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...

Is your preprint still pending moderation? See our recent post about how to make sure getting it approved is a smooth process: bsky.app/profile/impr... (pro tip: you can make edits even while it's in the moderation queue!)

#BJHP special issue: Applying Health Psychology to Appearance & Body Image Associated with Visible Difference- @drlaurashepherd.bsky.social @dianaharcourt.bsky.social @divhealthpsych.bsky.social @ehps.bsky.social Abstracts 1/11 manuscripts by 1/4/26 bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

Amsterdam, so beautiful, as always.

Another excellent EHPS conference, in Groningen, comes to an end. Great science, people & what a fantastic, vibrant community. Thanks to the @EHPSociety Team, organisers & the wonderful EHPS Band “Revise and Resubmit” led by the one & only Ben Schüz. #ehps2025

A proud moment for #HPGVienna: @alearuf.bsky.social receives the Herman Schaalma award for her PhD thesis 👏 Such a well-deserved recognition of her hard work! Alea, we are very happy to have you in Vienna @univie.ac.at and to work with you! #EHPS2025

Flight delay + train chaos = I’m going to miss our round table on “Advancing stress - health behavior research in daily life” at #EHPS2025 in Groningen. If you’re around, please go along at 17:45. Should be a great session.