Less than a week until the research day I've planned with colleagues goes ahead! From a small idea to an actual event that will (hopefully) have an impact on PGRs across the Midlands

Great call in from a casualised employee. 90,000 university staff on insecure contracts. The system is broken. 📻Listen now share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/ 📞Call in 0345 60 60 973 #WeAreTheUniversity

We’ve secured funding to host a research day on emotionally demanding research 🎉 We hope that this event will help prepare PGRs/ECRs for EDR, equip them with valuable skills, and create open discussions. Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for giving their time so generously! #AcademicSky

Today, we held our 6th Culture of Care Personalised Approach to Risk national learning event. This was focused on racial equity, self-harm and suicide prevention.

Two impactful takeaways from the Stronger Together - Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event Great to hear from the panelists @mariamichail.bsky.social, Philip Pirie, Jane Boland, Leah Preston & Lizzie Mitchell. Pooja Saini for chairing & Hajirah Jehan for putting it together!

Join us for our Autumn #IdentitiesEvents Series! Register online: www.eventbrite.com/c...#IdentitiesEvents @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”. On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD

The self-harm and suicide prevention research group at the @imh-uob.bsky.social aim to understand and tackle the risks of self-harm and suicide across different contexts. Watch this video where @willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work. youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...

In support of this great work the Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event takes place 17/10/25 18:30–20:30. Open to young people, parents, carers, charities, suicide prevention services, local authorities, community leaders, and researchers. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/stron...

Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s

There was an association of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer programme with a decrease in suicide rates in a cohort of half of the Brazilian population, so it's not just us #RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty #WorldSuicidePreventionDay pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, this year it's about transforming how we perceive this complex issue. I thought I'd talk about my PhD at @imh-uob.bsky.social and how I'm changing the narrative in terms of self-harm and suicide prevention research

Suicide prevention requires systemic change. Governments worldwide must: - Decriminalise suicide - Implement national suicide prevention strategies - Fund accessible mental health care Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action. #WSPD2025

Our Annual Report 2025 provides findings related to people who died by suicide between 2012-2022 across the UK & Jersey. We also present findings on the number of people under #MentalHealth care who have been convicted of homicide, & those in the general population in the UK.

There is also a new mailing list for those working in the area of RPGs and it's applications to health, education and personal development: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... 🐉

Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub 💡 Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub. Follow the link below to register!

We're looking to set up a research day for PhDs and ECRs to navigate emotionally demanding research and reflexive practice. If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us! It will be in person at the University of Birmingham

Doing research on tough topics? Missed our seminar? You’re not alone. Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

Nice morning hike. Went to see the waterfall... Didn't actually see the waterfall

It's been a pleasure to help run the 2025 conference. 🫡 Passing the baton to Nottingham

Thanks to those who came to view my poster! A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews! View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk #mgsconf25

Great to see @thesprintproject.bsky.social responding to survey responses and creating additional guidance!

🚨 It’s here! We’re thrilled to unveil the full programme for the 2025 MGS Conference🎉 Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments. 📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr... #mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social

I'll be presenting my poster for Study One of InSITE at the upcoming @mgsconference25.bsky.social View it here: insite.ahgchen.uk/study-one #mgsconf25

A Psychological Approach to Understanding & Preventing Suicide (Free Training) We’ve developed a suite of learning modules funded by NHS Education Scotland. The aim of these modules is to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes. suicideresearch.info/resources/#n...

We're very happy to have @georgiabird.bsky.social run a workshop at the @mgsconference25.bsky.social This workshop explores best practices for supporting researchers' mental health in emotionally demanding research.

Come follow our new phenomenology network for exciting events and news!

Final day of @pintofscience.uk great final presentations on prosocial behaviours and social interactions! It's been great hosting them #pint25

Emotionally Demanding Research This workshop explores best practices for supporting researchers’ mental health in emotionally demanding research.

Upcoming seminar on researcher wellbeing - of interest to folk working in sensitive or emotionally demanding/challenging research (or those managing the environments in which this work is done!) www.eventbrite.com.au/e/researcher...

Shock horror he backtracks again

Register for this webinar on the harms of negative stereotypes associated with unusual experiences and beliefs. The event is supported by project EPIC and The Royal Institute of Philosophy. Free for everyone, 15 May at noon. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... #epistemicinjustice #MHAW2025

Are you involved in emotionally demanding research in academic or non-academic research contexts? We'd love to hear what you think about the feasibility of our *new* guidelines to support researcher mental health! Please share with anyone who you think may be interested!

A very early morning hike up Yr Wyddfa summit

It's a castle, and you can climb in it!

🧠 New Guidelines to Safeguard Researchers' Mental Health ✨ View the guidelines: www.sprintproject.org/guidelines Help us evaluate their usefulness & feasibility 📋 Take part in a survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bham/feasi... Let’s build a more psychologically safe research culture for all!

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

RCPsych has contributed to @england.nhs.uk's guidance on staying safe from suicide. Dr Jeya Balakrishna, RCPsych Patient Safety Lead, said “its focus on compassionate care, therapeutic conversations, and the involvement of loved ones could save lives.” 👇 shorturl.at/Qk5cq

⚠️ New government figures show that 100,000 more children have been pushed below the poverty line this year – bringing the total to a shocking 4.5 million for the first time. The Government must act now to reduce poverty & safeguard the mental health of those most at risk. Our response in full 👇

New WHO #MentalHealth guidance provides all countries with practical tools to strengthen policies & services. It tackles social factors that affect mental health like poverty & housing, ensures people with lived experience have a voice, & promotes rights-based care. Learn more: bit.ly/4lgVjjk

We are extending the deadline for our call for abstracts! The deadline is now: midday on 31st March Submissions are invited for flash talks (5 minutes), presentations (15 or 20 minutes), and poster presentations For more information visit: www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminar...

Thought I'd replug the @srnmidlands.bsky.social 💡 What is it? It's a research network for PhD students in the midlands who are undertaking sensitive or emotionally demanding research across the social sciences.

🎧'I tend not to think of my work as giving voice...I like to think of it as making space' Claire Alexander on @sociologicalreview.bsky.social #UncommonSense 'Voice' ep w Dan McCulloch Belinda Scarlett @wcmlibrary.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/unc...

What role do emotions play in public involvement? In this webinar, we will explore and consider what it means to engage patients and the public in ‘sensitive’ research areas. 📅Wednesday 26 March, 3- 4.30 pm Find out more and book your place! @arc-southlondon.bsky.social tinyurl.com/a7r4274n

Missed the ATTUNE Study Launch Event? Watch the Recording Now! We received fantastic feedback from attendees, especially the insights shared by our expert panel & young advisors: youtu.be/pRLrhsev8bU ATTUNE explores how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide & self-harm.

Did someone say spring? 🌱🌞🌻

Our NEW Annual Report 2025 is now available and provides findings related to people who died by suicide between 2012-2022 across the UK and Jersey. buff.ly/fVTn3k3

Hey Bluesky - I'm recruiting for my PhD research looking at how disability and intimacy is represented on Instagram. I am looking to speak to women with physical impairments to invite them to join the first stage of my research, a steering group. Please share far and wide!

Come present your work at the MGS Conference at the University of Birmingham! 📍Monday 23rd June 2025 | Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham #MGSConf25

NEW ARTICLE ALERT! Tuuli Kurki & Shadia Rask: Hyper(in)visibility of Blackness in spaces of whiteness: representations of race, gender and mental distress in the imageries of youth mental health services www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....