I've decided to shut my business and do more volunteer / community work. If you know of an organisation which could use a board member with strong digital skills, extensive experience in open source and open standards, or cybersecurity please let me know.

A lot of the quotes on this are focused on anti vaxxers, however that's only 1 factor for why children might not be vaccinated

This was what I remember from my very first degree. Also the act of going to look for recommended reading books, would mean coming across other very interesting books.

📣 NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE 📣 You now have until Sunday 1 February 2026 to send us your abstracts and present at our Annual Conference in Liverpool. Submit your work now ⬇️ www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi... #HealthPsychology #Conference #DHP

🎉 Congrats to our winners! DHP Chair's Mentoring Award winner - Dr Liz Jenkinson DHP Excellence in Health Psychology Early Career Award winner - Dr Nicola O'Donnell DHP Doctoral and Stage 2 Research Award winner - Dr Angela Long DHP MSc Research Award winner - Faye Doughty

Keeping your New Year's resolutions on track can be hard, even for those of us in health psychology! So if you need a helping hand (or a new research area to explore), here are 5 books by psychologists on popular resolution topics: sleep, stress, drinking, exercise and eating.

- first year of my PhD - 3 publications - 2 mini breaks without checking email

visiting Canterbury Cathedral!

Have made a Christmas hamper for the food bank (they do a campaign every year - we decorate big cardboard boxes with wrapping paper and then fill them with food). Given how deprived our area is, I'm always touched by the number of hampers they receive.

Was really great to collaborate with my supervisor, and other Derby students on this commentary. Also my first as a correspondence author! We looked at HPV vaccine uptake in boys 👇 www.mdpi.com/2813-2882/3/...

Increasingly baffled by "AI powered" summaries and searches on academic papers. firstly, the abstract is the summary, secondly if I need to understand something about the paper, I can read it? if I need to find a specific phrase ctrl f does absolutely fine

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

The Division of Health Psychology has commissioned a national workforce survey to better understand the roles and career pathways of Health Psychologists working in the NHS. (1/3) #HealthPsychology

This seems bizarre to me, and perhaps due to viewing lived experience as simply a matter of whether people fit in one box or another.

I'm taking a week off work. my supervisor has insisted that this also means no PhD work. I have taken myself out to Kent's finest cathedral city to remove the temptation to look at any work

PhD soundtrack (systematic review screening edition): youtu.be/T4JtCCWB6Y4?...

PhD updates: Application for Registration accepted and approved (needed only minor amends), screening underway on sys review, finalising scales for ethics, writing started.

🚨 Baby dies of whooping cough as childhood vaccinations fall www.thetimes.com/article/196a...

Hello🌳- If you're a UK based qualified #ClinicalPsychologist, #CounsellingPsychologist or #Psychotherapist and would like to take part in #dclin #research on #nature🌸 #natureconnectedness and #burnout please use the QR code or link😊 Thank you! Please share!🙏 uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Proud to share that MHPN members Stephanie and Daniel have recently published the study ‘Understanding barriers to influenza vaccination among parents is important to improve vaccine uptake among children'.  Congrats to both on this great work.🤩 

Other than studying I attempt to learn various instruments. New practice pad for drumming 🔥

Uh, hi, make yourself at home

In February 2024, I wrote Scientific Reports about a published meta-analysis claiming that mindfulness interventions affect neural plasticity, 'cementing the neuropsychological basis of mindfulness-based interventions'. The paper was retracted yesterday—here a little summary of the process.🧵

Join our committee! We're looking for two EDI leads - interested or experienced in: 🤝 Member engagement (including EDI) 📝 Chairing meetings 🗫 Stakeholder engagement 💼 Leadership skills 🎟️ Organising events 📅 Strategic planning Apply online www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

🌟 DHP members! 🌟 New issue of Health Psychology Update out now! This month, you can hear from the new HPU editors Professor Caroline Horton and @drcmcknight.bsky.social, our outgoing DHP chair @aims-aubeeluck.bsky.social and our incoming chair Amy Baraniak!

The problem is that mental health services in this country are not very well funded and for more complex types of therapy people have to wait. What are they going to do in the meantime? Look for information online

Chairing this today! looking forward to it 😊

I agree with this. I also felt that mental health awareness started to become less about people with mental health problems, than people wanting something to post on social

📢 The #MHPN2025 Conference Programme is here! 🗓️ Explore the full schedule of speakers and poster presenters! 👇 Check out our the programme. 🔗 Register for our exciting conference now: https://f.mtr.cool/nzgiqelyrv #MHPNConference #HealthPsych

Alongside the conference, an evening gala dinner will be taking place, free of charge. To register for the gala dinner, please make sure you answer the relevant questions on the registration form! www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi... #HealthPsychology #AnnualConference #DHP

Introducing our Conference Keynote Speaker Professor David French! Professor French will be presenting his talk ‘Using health psychology to create impact on NHS England programmes: Focus on NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme’. 🎟️ Buy your tickets now! https://f.mtr.cool/inbttykrbs

I'll be doing a slide at this on our comms, so hope to see some of you soon!

Have been (imperfectly) trying to keep a short log of my PhD plans and activities. Have attended 10 training/events, completed my application for registration, and developed the search strategy for a systematic review. Also published one paper, contributed to a second and peer reviewed another

📣 1 week left 📣 You have until 21 May 2025 to register for the Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. We will be joined by Gareth Roderique-Davies, @psych-tush.bsky.social, @janeogden.bsky.social and Adrian Whittington! Get your tickets now 👇 www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi...

Introducing Dr Alex Barker! His poster will be available to view at our MHPN Conference. Topic: A qualitative meta-synthesis of the effect of exposure to alcohol content in the media on young adults’ alcohol use Buy your tickets now! 🎟️ https://f.mtr.cool/cglcdbwvxo  #HealthPsych

If we begin by assuming students are dishonest, lazy, or deliberately disengaged we miss what else is going on (pandemic, school experiences, skills gaps, poverty, personal histories, disabilities, language barriers etc). It doesn't foster trust. Nor enable us to identify issues and find solutions

We are thrilled to have @janeogden.bsky.social at this year's DHP Conference! 🎉 In "Jane Ogden: As Yet Untitled", Jane will answer questions from attendees. Send your questions to Emily Arden-Close, DHP Conference Lead, [email protected] by Friday 23rd May.

Introducing our speaker Jeni Baykoca!  Catch Jeni’s talk: User engagement in self-guided mHealth app-based interventions for adults with long-term conditions: An overview of systematic reviews Buy tickets now! https://f.mtr.cool/tbvntqqauj #Conference #HealthPsych #MultipleSclerosis

Help me keep the ALD archives online and the newsletter going out each week! We have lots of content by, for and about women in STEM, but there are ongoing costs to keeping it available. Please donate a fiver if you can, and please share. www.gofundme.com/f/s...

Meet the DHP! Division of Health Psychology members can meet the DHP committee at our annual meeting on 15 May. We will discuss: 📰 Dissemination of information 👥 Connection with membership 💼 Demonstration of value offered to membership Register now 👇 www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi...

Introducing our guest speaker Dr. Vicki Staples! Dr. Staples will be presenting her talk, ‘Harnessing Health Psychology: Reflecting on Training and Practice for Healthcare Transformation’. 🎟️ Buy your tickets now! https://f.mtr.cool/xbzqeynodb #HealthPsychology #Conference2025

Do submit an abstract! It's a really lovely friendly conference, so an ideal first step if you've never presented before

I’m looking for participants for my asthma inhaler carrying study. I haven’t had many participants so have changed the eligibility of my study. So if you have asthma and have a spare 10-15mins I’d be so happy if you could take part 🙂 Please click link⬇️ derby.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #asthma

🎉 Stage 2 graduation ceremony announcement! If you have recently completed or are planning to attend a viva on 7/8 May AND are also coming to our conference, then make sure you register for the graduation!

Me on LinkedIn talking about my PhD

Really important for #healthpsychology students to have their say on this. Particularly if you're thinking about Stage 2

So, @elsevierconnect.bsky.social added an AI question and answer to my article in Computer & Education. The answers are wrong! They did not ask permission! The answers are WRONG! How is this science?!

If the government want disabled people to work, then they should ensure that employers make work accessible and understand that some conditions will have good and bad days