We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub! The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3 Pls share! ✨

Apply for a PhD studentship in public health within our team. www.cam-dtp.ac.uk/students/cur...

The UK Congress on Obesity, hosted by @ukaso.bsky.social, focused on "Understanding Obesity: From Research to Clinical and Public Health Practice." Researchers from @mrcepid.bsky.social attended to enhance our knowledge of obesity.

Study of 3,481 people in Great Britain finds that people bought out-of-home meals more often when there were more food outlets nearby, not based on how healthy the menus were. @jeanmadams.bsky.social and colleagues recommend limiting outlet numbers may help improve diets.

Not bragging or anything, but I think I played alright this evening.

New research by Caroline Kienast-von-Einam et al. into changes in cycling behavior following residential relocation, finds most participants didn't base relocation decisions on cycling intentions, and physical and social changes were far more important in shaping cycling behaviour. buff.ly/EalRoo1

Research by Divya Bhagtani and colleagues finds consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) varied across South Asia by sociodemographic factors. In Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & North India, ∼75% reported consuming UPFs in previous day, versus 41% in South India & Pakistan. buff.ly/slvDjU5

🗓️ East of England public health registrars are running a free open evening for prospective applicants to public health specialty training on Weds 24th Sept 2025 from 19:00-20:30 Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome! Info & Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-eveni...

Do you want to learn how the Intake24 online dietary recall tool can be customised for your dietary intake research? Join our FREE webinar with Cambridge Intake24 team members Polly Page &Toni Steer to explore new features & customisation. 📅 Weds 8 Oct, 1 PM – 2 PM (UK) Register buff.ly/3Adc6Du

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/...

Analysis by Kate Garrot, Ben Hawkins and Jenna Panter of a transport plan for Cambridge, UK, suggest that policy design and communication should focus on perceived effectiveness and fairness, and on building trust ahead of policy proposals to influence acceptability. Read at buff.ly/BSQlKMT

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

I'd read a whole series of this- perhaps with daughters talking to their mothers www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Just when you thought it was warm enough to get back in the water www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Very happy to see a big paper from my PhD *OUT TODAY* We explored if there were inequalities in the attendance & effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions in an individual participant data meta-analysis. See the thread for findings 👇 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...

📦🍔 In Great Britain’s most deprived areas, 20% of physical food outlets are also on delivery apps—double the share in the least deprived areas. Digital food access isn’t equal, and it’s shaping diets. Link to new study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

At TFF we're setting up a network for ECRs interested in policy for a healthier, more sustainable food system. We think we can learn from and support each other, with workshops, collaborations and connections. Please see the link below and sign up if yr interested!

Hosta, Bosta, Tolsta, Scarista 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Modelling of estimated changes in BMI from changes in takeaway exposure from 2018 to 2040, finds that takeaway management zones in England have the potential to meaningfully contribute towards reducing obesity prevalence and associated healthcare burden in the adult population.

Abstract submission now open for #PreventionResearch26 4-5 March 2026 📄Abstracts invited from all corners of the prevention research community 🎤 Oral/poster presentations, Symposia and Workshops 📅 Deadline: 10 Sept 2025 👉 registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...

#BagpipeAppreciationDay! This pig playing #bagpipes is in #Melrose Abbey, 14th century. The origins of the bagpipes have been traced possibly as far as 1000 BC...  In #Roman times, the #Greek 'askaulos' & the tibia utricularis were instruments similar to the bagpipe.

(1/4) 19 months after the introduction of the UK’s Sugar Drinks Industry Levy, households with children bought fewer sugary drinks! But researchers also found that sugary drink purchases went up by 14% in households WITHOUT children. Read - buff.ly/kgiuoAs

(1/6) Takeaways can negatively impact the diet and diet-related health outcomes of local residents Local authority urban planners can deny planning for new takeaways in management zones around schools But what are the long term impacts of these exclusion zones? Read - buff.ly/S04RDSP

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Met a nice man today who told me that the proudest moment of his life was receiving his gold award from princess Anne at Hollywood in 1977. Of the 12 boys he did it with only six are still alive. Two died in the Falklands in 1982.

Currently assessing gold dofe in the Cairngorms. Dofe is about challenge and what counts as challenge is different for every participant. But what makes dofe work is that it provides a challenge for every participant. Also sometimes for the assessors. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Win a signed copy of the wonderful new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson. To enter please repost and like this post and follow us on here if you haven’t already. More… 1/

Coire nan Arr and the recently constructed dam at the end of the loch. Photo: 07:00 this morning.

Choirstall woodcarving of the Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles, detail, Cathedral of Amiens, 1508-1519.

Are you a qualitative researcher interested in dietary inequalities? Come and work with us! Dr Claire Thompson is recruiting a research fellow to work on our evaluation of a group model building intervention to address dietary inequalities at a local level. Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND566/r...

This is magical every single year.

So, due to contracts ending I seem to be entering something of a career break. If anyone needs any research assistance, guest speaking, or teaching, do let me know. I'm 4 years post-PhD with experience I archival research and public engagement, and hold FHEA status. And please share if you can 🙂

Last few days to apply to this funded PhD studentship www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... focusing on health equity, which is part of @equalise.bsky.social & @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social Closing date = Fri 30th May. Please get in touch if you're interested and have questions.

The Dept of Psychology @livunipsyc.bsky.social @livuni-iph.bsky.social are offering SEVEN funded part-time PhD training posts from 1 September 2025. There are associated teaching duties (eg research methods & statistics). For more info and to apply see here: tinyurl.com/yw6zy74f

Binnein Beag from Coire an Lochain #Scotland #Mamores #Kinlochleven #Highlands www.damianshields.com

Well this is a bit depressing. It’s getting harder and harder to make a living and it worries me. Please have a look and repost. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

CLOSING SOON: Are you passionate about health, inequalities and the role of social and economic factors? We are looking for an Analyst to join our Healthy Lives team. Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 29 May ⬇ https://bit.ly/4j4sZhN

These guys were all looking perfectly healthy this time yesterday. What's going on?

A short 🧵 In a remote corner of Arctic Alaska, archaeologists have unearthed blue glass beads at sites like Punyik Point. 1/5

No! I said nice day for a TRIATHLON! #StandingStoneSunday #Trilithon #PlaymobilInfestation

I used a lot of FOIs for a research project on multistakeholder partnerships and the role of the FDF - hard to think of a trade association that’s been more effective at lobbying policy makers www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Just a beautiful bottle of water

Great to see our study, being presented at #ECO25, getting lots of attention today @easoobesity.bsky.social @livuni-iph.bsky.social @livunipsyc.bsky.social Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Shame if you don't lose weight, shame if you do. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Campop blog #48: Are Mrs and Miss, for married/unmarried women, relics of a patriarchal system? Amy Erickson explains that Mrs used to denote a woman of status irrespective of marital status. Read the blog for the history of Miss! @camunicampop.bsky.social www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...

I have found my hero: Julia Fraser, 1st woman councillor in the Western Isles. Opposition election slogan was “keep out the ladies - keep out Mrs Fraser whatever happens” “A woman of unusual (?!) qualities…an independent mind & the courage to express her views openly” #WomenoftheHebrides

any excuse to repost the greatest Tetris story ever, when a reporter went to cover early e-gaming championships and discovered that his wife was unknowingly *the world's greatest Tetris player* by a huge margin archive.boston.com/news/globe/m...

Beyond I can draw this cartoon, or any of the others on my site, for a small fee. www.worldofmoose.com/products/bey...

Fantastic work from the brilliant @laurakudlek.bsky.social 🤩 Another publication from her PhD on how we might use eating behaviour traits to personalise behavioural treatment of obesity