🌍 Today is Youth Mental Health Day, a reminder of the importance of coming together to share support 💚 We’re hosting a free webinar for primary school staff in Wales on ADHD in children, led by Dr Joanna Martin from the Wolfson Centre on October 7. 🔗 Find out more: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk

🎉Today was the official launch of RISE - Reducing Inequalities in School Food Environments: Supporting provision, uptake and consumption of Free School Meals in primary schools. It brought together key stakeholders and RISE team members for wide-ranging discussions. 🍽️More on RISE: bit.ly/4nbeaNh

Is this what happens if you let an AI generate your design and don’t check the output? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As a parent slightly dreading getting my kids back to school this week, I’m not sure this lecture from the English EdSec is all that helpful…

📖 New paper on the SCeTCH study: 🚬 Smoking prevalence among people experiencing homelessness is high. The NIHR-funded SCeTCH study explored factors which influenced potential smoking abstinence. 🤝Participants received an e-cigarette intervention. 👉 Read the findings here: bit.ly/4f2H1jG

Pleased to see this announcement - colleagues in @deciphercentre.bsky.social, @cusocsci.bsky.social will be leading a £1.3m UKRI funded project on free school meals in primary schools: www.ukri.org/news/project...

We are recruiting a #ResearchFellow based at the University of Edinburgh and working with Professor Deborah Fry and others on our resilient communities theme. This post will also contribute to the work of Childlight. More details & how to apply: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

“To see people you’ve mentored secure major grants, build teams and shape the research agenda is hugely rewarding.” Excellent interview with @grahammoore.bsky.social, DECIPHer Director and Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader 💫👉 bit.ly/44HS9P5

NEW PAPER: “Individual and School Environment Predictors of Mental Health and Wellbeing Across the Primary-to-Secondary School Transition” Led by Dr Caitlyn Donaldson @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social @deciphercentre.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

NEW PAPER: “Individual and School Environment Predictors of Mental Health and Wellbeing Across the Primary-to-Secondary School Transition” Led by Dr Caitlyn Donaldson @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social @deciphercentre.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

❗ CLOSING THIS WEEK – Reminder that applications for this Research Associate position based at Cardiff University closes this Thursday. Click below for further information!

Still a few days left to apply for this Research Associate job with us

🔊 Please share! Vacancy: Research Associate - behavioural research and public health Work within DECIPHer and the ESRC-funded leadership hub @behaviourresuk.bsky.social. Closing date: Thursday, 19 June 2025 More details and apply here 👉 bit.ly/43pG0hh

Job opportunity: Research Associate working within the health and wellbeing theme of @behaviourresuk.bsky.social and @deciphercentre.bsky.social at Cardiff University. Closing date 19th June krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

🌍 A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries to address critical gaps in identifying and supporting cases of children who have experienced abuse. 💡 Read more about the SERENA project here: bit.ly/4kqElhy @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social cardiffuni.bsky.social

In London as part of the teaching team for this masterclass. Will be sharing @deciphercentre.bsky.social led frameworks for intervention research, with a focus on implementation.

Twenty years today since (as a 25 year old still finishing up my MSc in UoBristol), I crossed the Severn bridge, and relocated to Wales after getting a Research Assistant job in Cardiff Uni. A lot can change in 20 years, in and out of work!

Pleased to have been appointed for a 2nd term, as one of 20 Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leaders @deciphercentre.bsky.social ; @cusocsci.bsky.social healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/h...

NEW PAPER: Findings from a cluster randomised feasibility study of a school-based physical activity role model intervention (CHARMING) for 9–10-year-old girls. led by Dr Kelly Morgan @deciphercentre.bsky.social @shrnwales.bsky.social

Pleased to begin the next phase of the @deciphercentre.bsky.social - read about it here

Today marks the start of a new phase for DECIPHer 🎉. Read about our new objectives, themes and leadership on the DECIPHer blog, written by Director @grahammoore.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iPpLiG

Pleased that @deciphercentre.bsky.social will be a partner with the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health in its next phase.

We’re delighted to have been awarded a further 3 years of funding by the ESRC and KCL. This will allow us to realise our long-term ambition of a sustainable Centre, delivering actionable insights on the links between social change, inequalities, and mental health. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/esrc-ce...

📢 Exciting PhD opportunity! A BR-UK studentship based at Cardiff University on the use of behavioural research at the interface of public health and climate change is open for applications. Apply by 28th March here: shorturl.at/qQeul

Our youngest has got to know the good people at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital rather too well this past 6 months. To say thank you, Emma is raising funds, running the Rome marathon this weekend www.justgiving.com/page/emma-gr...

📢 Are you 18+, attending or have recently attended a sixth form/further education college? 🗨️ Help researchers to design and evaluate SaFE, a project which aims to improve sexual health and reduce dating and relationship violence and sexual harassment among young people. More info👉 bit.ly/3R8nd2X

@nihr.bsky.social wants senior #publichealth people to help them decide what research to fund. Apply for the Prioritisation Committee to help us fund the research you need in your public health work. @adphuk.bsky.social @local.gov.uk @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social www.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved...

NEW PAPER: Time trends in school pressure and emotional problems among 11-16 yr olds in Wales. Led by Dr Jess Armitage @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social @deciphercentre.bsky.social acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Could we maybe take a short break, say 4 years, from this Special Relationship, and see where we both are then?

Booking is now open for ARC South London's 2025 Implementation Science Masterclass. Learn from international experts in the field and receive guidance on how to work more effectively on your own implementation projects. #ImpSci arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

New paper 📝🖍️ In 2021, Welsh Government introduced new statutory guidance for schools on embedding a #wholeschoolapproach to emotional and mental wellbeing. This study seeks to understand barriers and facilitators to the introduction of the framework, via interviews with school staff bit.ly/4hkL4rp

Huge congratulations to my colleague and friend Prof Rhiannon Evans on promotion to Professor. A long time since we were seated next to each other during the last year of my PhD and the start of yours. Rhiannon will also be Deputy Director of DECIPHer’s next phase from April 2025.

We’re delighted to announce that DECIPHer has been awarded £2,886,936 of sustainable funding to deliver high quality research over the next five years – read more: bit.ly/4htNfc6

Pleased to say that @deciphercentre.bsky.social has received funding to continue its work on interventions to improve public health, for the next 5 years, as part of this investment. www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/28...

How many hours per week is it typical to spend trying to recover/reset online passwords you can’t remember?

I think today is a good day for avoiding watching the news

On way back from an invited workshop in Copenhagen University on this paper almost 10 years after it was first published.

New paper: Qualitative exploration of implementation of whole school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing in Wales link.springer.com/article/10.1... @deciphercentre.bsky.social @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social

New paper: Qualitative exploration of implementation of whole school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing in Wales link.springer.com/article/10.1... @deciphercentre.bsky.social @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social

First new paper of the year, led by Dr Caitlyn Donaldson @deciphercentre.bsky.social @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social. Perceived school and year group climate and mental health among 7-11 year olds in Wales link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Remember the days when social media giants used to at least keep their involvement in undermining democracies relatively covert?

Hi BlueSky! 🎉 We're here to share our journey, research, and resources on young people’s #MentalHealth. Start exploring: www.cardiff.ac.uk/wolfson-cent...

NEW PAPER: Led by our former PhD student Dr Amy Bond @deciphercentre.bsky.social with Dr Jemma Hawkins on parental involvement with schools and parental engagement with learning in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NEW PAPER: Led by our former PhD student Dr Amy Bond @deciphercentre.bsky.social with Dr Jemma Hawkins on parental involvement with schools and parental engagement with learning in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Joined the eXodus and moved over to BlueSky.