We investigated how QoL/ #HRQoL instruments were used in substance and behavioural addictions. We found similar issues as this team: variety of measures, lack of theory, and issues around methodological quality: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SysReview #Psychometrics @ptoner.bsky.social

I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/). Others, please share

We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?

📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November

On 31st October (11am) we will hold a seminar focused on fellowships. Again @robcalder.bsky.social will introduce the scheme, a successful applicant (me!) and @ptoner.bsky.social a very experienced short lister will also present. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-get...

The SSA are running several webinars about key stages of a research career, including applying for a PhD, fellowship and research grant. These have a great speaker line up -I highly recommend to any addiction researchers!

Highly recommend @dyellowlees.bsky.social presentation tips/training for anyone looking to improve their presentations. Since our team started implementing some of his tips, one of our PhD students won the school 3MT round, and we were awarded the ADRUK best presentation award. Thanks Duncan!

The UK Government has announced £10 million in funding to support the next generation of leaders in addiction research. Find out more about the Addiction Healthcare Goals Research Leadership Programme: tinyurl.com/2sveeum8

New paper! 📢 VR is a rapidly evolving technology, and this systematic review included 24 unique studies on VR nature and mental health and wellbeing of higher education students. iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Attending the meeting of the Scottish Alcohol Research Network* at #DundeeUni! SARN is a collaborative research forum responding to alcohol-related harm in #Scotland Great to meet internal and external colleagues w similar research interests. 🧵👇 #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth * www.sarnalcohol.org

This mirrors findings from our broader #SysReview of #HRQL as an outcome in substance and behavioural addictions pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37439397/

A #SysReview of quality of life & #HRQoL instruments in #RCTs of interventions for adults with alcohol use disorder www.jsatjournal.com/article/S294... Interesting: Although focused on the most frequently used instruments, few studies report psychometric properties. #Psychometrics #Validity

Great to see colleagues at our "whole school day". I enjoyed @lmarryat.bsky.social presentation on what @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowships are. Find out more about them www.ukri.org/what-we-do/d... and about Louise's research profiles.flfdevnet.com/profile/lmar... #Funding #ECRs #Fellowship

Great catching up with @dundee.ac.uk Substance Use Research Group talking about all things mental health, education, alcohol brief interventions and much more! So lucky to have such a wonderful bunch of colleagues 😊

* To develop these utility scores we used National Institute on Drug Abuse-published #RCT data link.springer.com/article/10.1... To me an example how #DataSharing supports research building community infrastructure. #HRQL #Psychometrics

Crazy coincidence how often [thing that will fix science of all of its ailments] coincides with [thing the speaker considers themselves an expert in]. Makes you think

The @britishacademy.bsky.social #ECR Network organises writing retreats to provide an environment where #ECRs can work on writing projects alongside peers. Scotland Writing Extravaganza at #DundeeUni 🔥14.08. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/early... #Scotland #Saidheans #AcademicWriting

An example of a culture where it is one rule for those at the top and another for everyone else. University of Dundee culture change will happen only when people who have aligned themselves with the values of the previous Principal and interim Principal, resign www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Don't miss our next SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 23 Jun 2025 ⏱️12:45 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis by Dr Christopher Oldroyd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Excellent work from our brilliant Substance Use Research Group colleague @lmarryat.bsky.social on highlighting the need to better understand how opioid use during pregnancy affects children's development www.heraldscotland.com/news/2512771...

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

Do you have a favorite empirical example of a situation in which there is a (documented) lack of measurement invariance? Send them all my way 😊!

Shocking that there were no pre-registered covariates @drjillhalladay.bsky.social

If you're currently working on a PhD in the field of Addiction, you should consider signing up for the SSA PhD symposium, a fun, friendly one day event before the main conference, where you can present your research and meet your peers working across Addiction research.

✏️ A propos of nothing in particular (ahem) some thoughts on #SelfCare in uncertain times: www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-in...

Read from @lmarryat.bsky.social and colleagues "We are privileged to have a huge amount of data available to research: using it in an inclusive way is not only ethical but also leads to more valuable impacts." www.britishscienceassociation.org/essay-12-dun... #SecondaryData #DundeeUni

I'll offer a primer for planning randomised studies at the @sprofficial.bsky.social 56th International Meeting in Krakow, Poland, 25-28th June. You fine the other excellent pre- #conference workshops & registration here: www.psychotherapyresearch.org/page/spr2025... #PsychotherapyResearch #Hybrid

9th National Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Research Conference www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen... Conference: 19th June 2025 Location: University of Birmingham #CPROR Submission deadline on 11th April More #HRQL with the starter pack go.bsky.app/Buc7gMm #HealthEconomics #PatientCentered

This is much needed in these challenging funding times - free webinar by @icara-atod.bsky.social on securing funding & writing collaborative proposals for alcohol research with the Global South. 9th April 12-13.15 GMT+1. Please share! 👇🏽

New open access paper with open science badges: Exploratory factor analysis of the post-traumatic growth inventory among individuals in recovery from addiction www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The cuts to 632 posts announced by university executives hide behind the numbers. Every post is a person, a valued colleague. We share their stories, as part of our grassroots We are the 632 campaign #WeAreThe632 #SaveDundeeUni Up first is Anya who talks about how this will affect Dundee. 1/2

The SSA is now accepting submissions for oral presentations, poster presentations, and workshops at the 2025 Annual Conference. ⏰Apply by 4 June: www.addiction-ssa.org/events/annua... #SSAConf25 #AcademicSky

Many health professionals are unaware of Dysphoric -Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) and Breastfeeding Aversion Response (BAR). Important scoping review in International Breastfeeding Journal by doctoral student Charlie Middleton internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

New paper alert: our qual study shows the potential of a unique #alcohol outreach service where Alcohol Nurses worked closely with general practices to support patients with #alcohol problems who did not engage with mainstream services: rdcu.be/eb6qX @shaapalcohol.bsky.social

“Exploratory factor analysis of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory among individuals in recovery from addiction” by Sophia Chambers, Paul Toner, & Catherine Brignell #accepted

We have published an article exploring patterns of benzodiazepine and opioid co-use behaviour. We think understanding *how* people co-use is important in giving tailored, specific harm reduction advice to reduce deaths. 'Why co-use?' is next. harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

THREAD: As you may know, Nick Heather passed away last month. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_He.... His funeral is later today, and I thought I would summarize some of his contributions to the addictions field. This isn’t an obituary, or an exhaustive list of career highlights (1/n)

Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up tinyurl.com/4ffday8y Thread below /1

Great to read about #DundeeUni colleagues being nominated at the The Scottish #KnowledgeExchange Awards for Knowledge Exchange Champion Knowledge Exchange Heroes* Making an Environmental Difference Details here: www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/dund... #Scotland #Alba #Saidheans #Eòlas

Passionate about tackling #alcohol harms globally? You're invited to join an engaging discussion on efforts to reduce these harms & agenda setting for the live @alcoholreview.bsky.social online conference on 20th March. You can also sign up to present your related research as a spotlight session 👇🏽.

@icara-atod.bsky.social are looking for a UK-based project administrator. Please apply if you're interested :). @docsamantha.bsky.social @richardpurves.bsky.social @rbarry21.bsky.social

Our large scale mental health in schools trial findings are out now! Lots to dig into, and we’ll have events next month to talk through in more detail.

Every year @ssa-addiction.bsky.social funds 2 phds in #addiction science & they’re accepting applications now! Also they have postdoc fellowship funding opportunity too… www.addiction-ssa.org/funding/

We're hiring people to join us at LJMU Psychology! It's a lovely place to work (and Liverpool is great - speaking from someone not born/raised here) so if you're in forensic psychology why not apply! @ljmuofficial.bsky.social jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/internal/vac...

Help influence the future of research to make lives better for people living with addiction, their families, and supporters! The Addiction Healthcare Goals PSP wants to know what unanswered questions should be a priority for future research to address. Have you say:

The deadline for abstracts for our Early and Mid-Career Alcohol Researcher Event has been extended to 9am, Monday 10th February. We are interested in hearing from PhD students, ECRs and mid-career researchers on research findings, reflections or ideas! For more information: bit.ly/4gsYMrj

In December, the research I led focusing on dental professionals' role in supporting patients to reduce their alcohol use was finally published. Here is a video and me and my dental colleague, Simon, contributed to, to help explain things a little more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B20h...

Great to see the new Health Data Research (HDR) UK Impact report 'Making Data Count'. I co-Chair, along with Anmol Arora, the HDR-UK Impact Committee, and it's always great to see all super work happening in this field. www.hdruk.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Free sign up for our 2025 Annual Conference is now live! 📅 5 June 2025 📍 Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Register here: https://buff.ly/3WqgIvy More details coming soon!✨