Becoming an expert: from the microscope to the microphone 🔬🎙️ @liverpooluni.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/12/b...

Companies are targeting young people with nicotine pouches. Different marketing tactics. Same goal: a lifetime of addiction. The truth is that only 26 countries currently restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to minors. Know the tactics. Protect your health. 🔗 bit.ly/4nymmbk #TobaccoExposed

Join Professor Ian C. Smith for his inaugural lecture, 'Professional Troublemakers’ - What Makes a Good Clinical Psychologist? Register ➡️ bit.ly/4wwezis 🗓️ Monday 15 June 🕠 17:30 - 19:30 📍 LTB, Central Teaching Hub @liverpooluni.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni

The UK government’s latest grab for patient data is happening at the worst possible time. A single patient record is a good end goal. But the timing sets it up to be an expensive—and potentially toxic—mistake, writes Rebecca Coombes in Editor's Choice https://bit.ly/49vXV8w

Sun beds expose users to #UVradiation & has been driving up the incidence of #SkinCancers. The risk of developing skin cancer varies greatly with skin type, but the majority of skin cancers are found in light-skinned people.

When it comes to salt, less is more. Find out how you can cut down salt and reduce your health risks in today's daily dose.

Nicotine pouches, flavoured and appealing, are designed to hook young people. And these products evolve rapidly. WHO is calling on governments to regulate them now. Read WHO’s Global Nicotine Pouch Report 👉 bit.ly/4nymmbk #TobaccoExposed

Who at Alder Hey has shown compassion, courage or gone the extra mile for you or your family? 💙 We’re asking YOU to nominate your Alder Hey Star for this year’s Alder Hey Staff Star Awards ⭐ Nominate your Alder Hey Star by going to https://bit.ly/3R6FJMx

1/ 🤔 Considering further study & want to strengthen your leadership in public health, while continuing to work? 🔦 See our 24-month, part time Executive Master of Public Health (MPH) programme – places available in Sep 2026! Apply by: 🌍 International students: 21 Aug 2026 🇬🇧 UK students: 11 Sep 2026

If you’re a public health professional considering your next career move, or an organisation looking to recruit, the FPH Careers Board offers a wide range of opportunities across the sector. Explore current vacancies or post a job here: careers.fph.org.uk

New study paper: Child poverty and under-5 children services spending on early childhood development in England by Yu Wei Chua, Caitlin Murray, Davara Bennett, Gianmaria Niccodemi, Lateef Akanni, Luke Munford, Dougal Hargreaves, David Taylor-Robinson tinyurl.com/4uaau2m2

By promoting measures that tackle food insecurity and using existing expertise and collaborations to support regional interventions, the issue of poor diet in the North can be tackled. Read the report: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/... 3/3

The report highlights that northern regions have poorer diet quality than other areas of England, a factor that goes hand in hand with higher levels of poverty. Opportunities to make healthy food choices are further challenged due to above-average numbers of fast-food outlets in deprived areas. 2/3

Poor diet is a major risk factor for avoidable ill health and mortality, with high salt diets negatively impacting heart, brain, and kidney health. This salt awareness week, we are spotlighting our ’Food, Health and Nutrition’ report, published with the Nutrition North network. 1/3

Much of the global mortality remains invisible. Of the estimated 61 million deaths worldwide in 2023: - Only around 21 million were reported to WHO with cause-of-death information. - And just 12 million reported deaths included sufficient data for public health analysis.

Unexpected lessons, personal growth, and honest reflections shaping one researcher’s PhD journey: Five things I wasn’t expecting to learn since beginning my PhD, by Hassanat Mojirola Lawal tinyurl.com/mpmmu3yu @apexcomms.bsky.social, @hls.exeter.ac.uk, @nihrspcr.bsky.social

The NIHR Three Research Schools' Mental Health Programme recently hosted an online webinar examining the mental health of farmers and people living in rural communities: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/three-s... #PrimaryCare #MentalHealth #Research #Farmers #RuralCommunities

A few of our FPH events! 📅 15/05/26 - Preventing harm to children in the UK 📅 19/05/26 - Translating Research into Public Health Impact 📅 02/06/26 - Vaccine Special Interest Group Launch Event 📅 04/06/26 - FPH Examinations Webinar Register and see more ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

@liverpooluni.bsky.social researcher takes centre stage at Southport’s Big Top Festival 🎪 @livunienglish.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/06/u...

UoL is joining a growing number of research-intensive institutions using Discovery Profiles to showcase the expertise of our staff Launching Mon 18 May, the new platform will help connect our research strengths with wider internal & external audiences news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/05/s...

We’re excited to share the first real glimpse of the University of Liverpool, Bengaluru campus at Alembic City - a space that’s been taking shape behind the scenes, and is now beginning to come to life! 🙌 Read more ⬇️

From Gut Health to Galaxies: Pint of Science explores science’s big questions ⚛️ Monday 18 May to Wednesday 20 May Book now 🎟️ 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/08/f...

University of Liverpool Professors Louise Kenny and Shakila Thangaratinam came together to advocate for improved women’s health and to support the next phase of work to address long-standing health inequalities across the city. Read more ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/12/u...

Festival of Social Science @liverpooluni.bsky.social An annual, UK wide festival where researchers connect with non-academic audiences through talks, exhibitions, debates, performances and more. 👉 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...

The Conversation Prize Competition closes Sun 5 July. In addition to a £1,000 prize and article publication online, the winner will be offered mentorship to develop their story into a nonfiction book. @uk.theconversation.com

Shelley is part of a team mapping how agencies collaborate to prevent and respond to missing children and young people. If you work in this space, you're invited to contribute via a 25-minute online survey (DL 3 July) and/or via a workshop in Liverpool on 20 May, or London on 12 June. Learn more 👇

A few of our FPH events! 📅 12/05/26 - Workshop: Inspiring the Next Generation of Academic Public Health 📅 15/05/26 - Preventing harm to children in the UK 📅 19/05/26 - Translating Research into Public Health Impact Register and see more ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

New @lhgp.bsky.social research shows how the trillion dollar wellness industry deploys many of the same strategies as tobacco, alcohol, and UPF companies to undermines science, resist regulation and push “personal empowerment” at the cost of health equity. www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...

New paper-Public and patient involvement: exploring public partnership in pathogen whole-genome sequencing research and its data visualisation Open Access by Suzanne Rotheram, Hannah Trivett, Jane Whitehurst, Caitlin Collins, Jake Carson, Sophie Staniszeweska, Xavier Didelot doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

New paper-Increasing community vulnerability to gastrointestinal infections in austerity’s shadow: a comparative study of two English local authorities authors: Suzanne Rotheram, Stephen Clayton, Dan Hungerford & Ben Barr read the full paper online: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@felly500.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social #publichealth #healthinequalities bsky.app/profile/livu...

Clean hands save lives. Soap, water, clean towels. Simple tools, with a massive impact. Daily Dose on World Hand Hygiene Day.

Huge well done to our Faculty of Health & Life Sciences for winning a prestigious Silver Engage Watermark for outstanding public engagement work from the National Co‑ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) 👏 More here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/04/30/f... @livunihls.bsky.social

New paper-Increasing community vulnerability to gastrointestinal infections in austerity’s shadow: a comparative study of two English local authorities authors: Suzanne Rotheram, Stephen Clayton, Dan Hungerford & Ben Barr read the full paper online: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New paper-Public and patient involvement: exploring public partnership in pathogen whole-genome sequencing research and its data visualisation Open Access by Suzanne Rotheram, Hannah Trivett, Jane Whitehurst, Caitlin Collins, Jake Carson, Sophie Staniszeweska, Xavier Didelot doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

They listen. They reassure. They ease fears. This International Day of the Midwife, we thank midwives for their competence, skills, compassion, and for being there at the very beginning of life.

UoL researchers: are you writing a narrative CV for an external funding application? Get 1:1 feedback on your narrative CV in our 4 June narrative CV clinic 📆 Registration closes Friday 15 May 5pm Details here: staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...

Our latest blog by Shahnoor Minhas Amin, More Than Just a Hobby: Why Arts Engagement is a Public Health Necessity, sets out a clear message: arts and cultural engagement are a powerful social determinant of health and a critical tool for tackling health inequalities. www.fph.org.uk/blog/more-th...

Becoming an Expert: Improving responses to child criminal exploitation Final year PhD student Shelley Cathers discusses her research and her recent POST fellowship in Parliament, helping bridge academic research and policy for MPs and Peers. 🔗 bit.ly/4vJpJjp @livunipsyc.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni

SPCR Masterclass: Designing Inclusive and Accessible Health Research 🗓️ Monday, 11 May 🕚 12noon to 1pm 💡 1-hour online masterclass on Inclusive Research Practices designed for primary care researchers and doctoral students 🔗 bit.ly/3NJH9v7 @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Health, poverty and employment effects of cutting income replacement benefits for the disabled: a difference-in-differences analysis of the 2017 welfare reforms jech.bmj.com/content/earl...

Vaccines protect people at every stage of life: from a child’s first days through adulthood and beyond. Vaccination is about care, prevention and giving every generation the chance to learn, grow and thrive https://bit.ly/4mH2HWi #VaccinesWork #WorldImmunizationWeek

We are delighted to share that our Chair, Professor @louiseckenny.bsky.social of @liverpooluni.bsky.social, will be facilitating a spotlight session on Wednesday 17 June at #HLTHEurope! hlth.com/events/europ... Get your tickets with discount code HE26_NHSA250 to save €250! europe.hlth.com/register

This report from the @healthfoundation.bsky.social shows the clear geographical divide in healthy life expectancy, with Blackpool and Hartlepool facing the lowest years in good health, on average. In contrast, London was the only region that saw an improvement.

A recent landmark trial found social media companies liable for designing addictive products. What is the evidence for social media addiction? https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s798?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777314302&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

✨✨✨New from the @healthfoundation.bsky.social Over the past decade healthy life expectancy has dropped by ~ two years to just under 61 for both men & women. The UK is 1 of only 5 of the richest 21 countries to see HLE decline and its fall was the second steepest. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Story from the BBC here reporting the results of our new study, just published in BMJ Public Health, looking at changes in criminal offences and ambulance callouts when Aberdeen extended late-night opening hours for pubs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...

As of 2024, over 280 million people — roughly 3% of the world population — were still living with chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The 2026 Global #Hepatitis Report out now bit.ly/4vUyLKv

The MRC- @acmedsci.bsky.social policy internship scheme offers first-hand experience of the medical science policy and communications environment. If you're interested in how policy is made, don't miss out! ⏰ Apply by the 27 April: apply.workable.com/academy-of-m...

Don’t miss the next seminar in the #DigitalHealth Equity Seminar Series. This session explores women’s health, equity, & the role of digital health policy in tackling health inequalities in the UK, with Lopa Patel MBE. 📅 13th May, 1–2 pm For Zoom details, email: [email protected]