📢Researchers interested in Wellcome funding Applications for the opportunity to observe a Wellcome funding committee close 11 May 2026 👀 💡seeing how funding applications are assessed is a great way to improve your own writing! 🔗For eligibility and how to apply visit wellcome.org/research-fun...

Applications for our 2026 Paper Writing Retreat are open! Struggling to find the time, space & energy to work on that #mentalhealth and/or #addiction #research paper? Apply to our fully-funded retreat with dedicated writing time, tasty food & the chance to network! 👇 buff.ly/ZWozQwt

Thanks to @mhrukcharity.bsky.social for this #womenshistorymonth

The overwhelming burden of stillbirth and newborn deaths affects low and middle income countries. Parents should be able to access compassionate bereavement care wherever they live www.bmj.com/content/392/...

M-RIC's child and adolescent digital mental health research work aims to examine how a variety of different digital tools can be used to support children and adolescents experiencing mental health challenges.

Considering applying to our Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026, but not sure what to expect? 🤔 Check out our recap below from last year's retreat, featuring scenic views, delicious food and the perfect opportunity to progress on your fellowship application! ☀️🌳 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/fpr-2026/

Are you developing a fellowship proposal? Struggling to find the space to refine your ideas? Enter: the Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026. Step away from the usual distractions, and make progress on your fellowship application with tailored support! ⏰31 March 2026, 12pm APPLY NOW buff.ly/CmqcUSO

New study results - Residential green and blue space effects on newborn health authors: Rukun K.S. Khalaf, Roberto Villegas-Diaz, @ollybutters.bsky.social, Anna Head, Rebecca S. Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Sarah E. Rodgers full paper: tinyurl.com/mr3526mx

Looking to connect with researchers outside your group? Round 6 of the RSA Buddy scheme is coming up—join! 👥 Meet 2–3 new buddies 💬 Chat for 30-60 mins 🌱 Grow your network across UoL Apply now! Deadline - 27th Feb app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/...

We have launched a mental health app directory to offer online support for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside. Featuring apps covering topics from anxiety and low mood to challenges with sleep problems and eating plus much more. Visit the directory at: https://ow.ly/AwHk50XZAIC

doi.org/10.7554/eLif... Interesting article, working part time in academia (UK perspective).

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/

MS office now automatically flags "pubic health" as a potential typo. This is going to reduce the opportunity for childish giggling in future lectures and conferences #publichealth

📢HRB's Applied Partnership Awards - Women's Health 2026 call for proposals is now open. 📌Funding for up to 10 #womenshealth research projects at €200,000 each 📌Closing date 27 March 2026 ℹ️Call details including guidance notes, FAQs and more➡️ bit.ly/4jG3OE0

The MHR Incubator is #hiring! We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to help us run events, manage budgets and co-lead the Incubator. Apply now to be a part of our friendly team! Know anybody who fits the bill? Please share this job description with them!

Absence makes the heart GROW fonder - but we're very excited to launch this 2026 programme! 🌱 Stay tuned for details about our #mentalhealth and #addiction #research ECR career development programme, opening soon 💫

lol y'all got me going so let me add two more for y'all: Even if diversity is considered, guess who employers prefer to promote? WHITE WOMEN. Because they're seen to have more "diversity value" and Black representation is seen as a cost. #blacksky journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New publication: Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do? authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56

The M-RIC Review of 2025 is here! Featuring videos, interactive graphics and more, the review is a chance to learn about some highlights of our progress and even get a glimpse into our exciting plans for 2026. Visit the M-RIC website to explore the review.

Research Associate position - Newcastle University, UK #healtheconomics

Liverpool's Research Staff Conference is only a WEEK AWAY!!! Get your interdisciplinarity on!

Evaluating the impact of a structured medication optimisation review on prescribing patterns and bleeding risk among patients prescribed direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs): a difference-in-differences study. bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/4...

Are you an early career mental health researcher looking for funding for courses and conferences? 🔍︎ The NIHR MH-TRC Mission's rolling funding call for fees & travel expenses for relevant courses and conferences may be for you! Find out eligibility & more below👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

❓ Would you like to join a multi-disciplinary team to engage with communities & stakeholders to understand views on linking health & environmental data? 🚨 Hiring: Community Engagement & Participatory Researcher! 💰 0.6FTE to 31 Aug 2026 📅 Deadline: 25 Nov 2025 🔗: my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...

Are you aged 11 to 24 and curious about mental health research? Join our online taster session tomorrow to get a feel for what it’s like to be part of our upcoming young people's researcher group. Scan the QR code to learn more and sign up.

Babies born to black mothers 81% more likely to die in neonatal care, NHS study shows Read the full paper online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We’re very excited to welcome researchers from our GROW & PeCo programmes, writing retreats, internships & more to the 2025 MHR Incubator Gathering! Have a really great day everyone! 😁

🎉 WriteFest 2025 is here! Join us this November for a month-long celebration of academic writing, supported by The Academy: 💻 Virtual “Shut Up and Write” retreats 🏛️ In-person sessions for staff & PGRs 🔗 Explore the full programme & register: www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/d... #WriteFest2025

Are you aged 11 to 24 and curious about mental health research? We're inviting you to an online taster session to get a feel for what it’s like to be part of our upcoming young people's researcher group. Scan the QR code to learn more and sign up. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

❓ Interested in privacy-preserving spatial data science for environment-health research? 🚨 Hiring: Research Fellow in Secure Spatial Analytics with UCL, Uni of Liverpool & NHS England! 💰 0.5FTE to 31 Aug 2026 (full time short-term possible) 📅 Deadline: 28 Oct 2025 #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth

📣We've just updated our Opportunities Update with a host of new opportunities! 📣 Looking for the next step in your #mentalhealth or #addiction career? View our live listing of open & upcoming career development opportunities (funding, workshops & more)! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunitie...

💬 Should NICE increase the cost-effectiveness threshold for new NHS medicines? @francisjruizhe.bsky.social & Andy Briggs discuss the history of NICE’s price threshold and arguments around its increase #healtheconomics #publichealth Read more 🔽 occamresearch.substack.com/p/the-20000-...

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📢 UoL researchers: do you need an Institutional Letter of Support for your funding application? Our Best Practice Guide provides top tips on: 🧱structure 🎯strategic alignment 🧰 how to talk about institutional support Visit staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...

Journals having short deadlines for responding to reviewer comments is an unnecessary stressor. This didn't used to be a thing

1/ 🎧 New 'Health Data Decoded' episode! #SciComm ❓ How can you build coalitions + drive impact at scale across public, private & third sectors? 👤 Guest: Annemarie Naylor, Director of HealthTech & Innovation Growth at University of Liverpool! 📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Va... 📻 Spotify👇

M-RIC is recruiting young people in the Liverpool City Region to join a new research group and be a voice for change in youth mental health. The aim is to enable children and young people to be actively involved in shaping mental health research. Find out more here: ow.ly/UGL750WwQS1

Don't forget - MQ Mental Health will be opening expressions of interest for 2026 Fellowship funding on 3 Nov! The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000. Learn more: www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...

⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉

1/ 🚨 Two fully funded #PhD studentships for UK students ❓ Are you passionate about making a difference for people’s health and wellbeing? Would you like to learn cutting edge data science skills for real impact? 🔗: www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/two-... #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth

Allen emailed me out of the blue once because he'd seen one of my papers. He was so nice and positive, a proper gent.

Research Associate in the evaluation of Community Wealth Building, Glasgow, Scotland #healtheconomics

🌟Work in Digital, Data & AI in mental health? Join the MHP Industry Alliance! Apply👉 rebrand.ly/mhp-industry... Some members may be invited to datamind.bsky.social’s November London event Find out more👉https://rebrand.ly/DATAMIND-industry-nov25

Upcoming NIHR RSS “Ask the Expert – brief one to one session in Mental Health Economics” Date: Friday 19 September 25 Choose a 15-minute time slot between 1 - 2pm Register now to book your slot with one of our RSS experts here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Our papers evaluating maternity care in England informed by the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 2 are out today qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... and bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/bmjq... The SBLCBv2 is being implemented, but areas for improvement especially #pretermbirth

🎙️ New episode of Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) released today, co-hosted by PHPS's @edmhill.bsky.social! 📣 Find out about how we are using civic data to improve public health. #SciComm 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI... 📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...

We're hiring! We have permanent Gr8 (lecturer) and Gr9 (senior lecturer) Teaching & Research posts available @livunipsyc.bsky.social. See here for more info/to apply: shorturl.at/cFFsf Please share with your networks 👍

🚨 Calling all mental health researchers! 🚨 Are you 3–7 years post-PhD and ready to take the next step in your research career? Sign up for the free webinar on the 15th of September at 2pm BST to find out how you can apply for an MQ Fellowship. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-mq-fe...

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M-RIC is recruiting young people in Liverpool City Region to join a new research group and be a voice for change in youth mental health. The aim is to enable children and young people to be actively involved in shaping mental health research. Find out more here: ow.ly/UGL750WwQS1