📢 Missed the Generation Scotland Symposium? You can now watch the full event online! 📺 Catch the highlights, inspiring talks, and celebrations from our 20th anniversary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqci...

📢 Reminder! If you can’t join us in person for the GS Symposium tomorrow, 🎥 Watch live on YouTube from ⏰ 10am. 💬 You ask questions and take part in live polls online too! 💡 Can’t make it live? The full recording will be available to watch anytime afterwards. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqci...

Last chance for tickets! 🗓 Join us for a day of engaging discussions, networking and learning as we celebrate the 20th year of Generation Scotland. You can also join online. Register today! 🔗: www.eventbrite.com/e/generation...

Our 15th video in a new mini series! 🥰 In this clip, our amazing volunteer, Beth, chats about the important research we do at Generation Scotland, and how exciting it is to be a part of the study! Sign up at www.gen.scot Aged 12-18? Also, receive your £20 e-voucher for your time!

Registration is open! 🗓️ Join us for a day of engaging discussions, networking and learning as we celebrate the 20th year of Generation Scotland. We are also offering the opportunity to join online Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/generation...

Our 12th video in a new mini series! 🥰 In this clip, mental health researcher and Senior Research Fellow, Dr Alex Kwong, shares how you can make a massive impact on health research and policy by taking a few minutes to join Generation Scotland! Sign up at www.gen.scot

📢 Save the date! 🗓️ Tuesday 26 August, 2025 | 10:00 – 15:30 | Playfair Library, Edinburgh Generation Scotland are delighted to announce a forthcoming Symposium: Looking back at GS’s achievements and learning over the past 20 years. More details and registration information will be shared soon.

Last week we attended the annual COVIDMENT project meeting with collaborating researchers across Northern Europe. We discussed ongoing research work to address questions about the lasting impact of the pandemic including long COVID, mental health conditions and cardiometabolic diseases 🌍🧬

📢 New research! Our volunteers have contributed to a study that may provide new insights into the causes of eczema in children and how environmental factors may influence genetic risk. See news features: linktr.ee/genscot See the full research article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

On Wednesday we presented at the Change Mental Health National Rural & Islands Mental Health Forum to talk about engaging young people in health research at Generation Scotland and findings from the loneliness project. 🧬🧠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Grateful to connect with new people on such an important topic!

Our 11th video in a new mini series! 🥰 In this clip, our volunteer Zak shares how simple and rewarding it is to join our research community at Generation Scotland. If you’ve ever felt hesitant we hope Zak’s experience will inspire you to join, and impact health research now and into the future.

Saliva samples are vital for research, allowing scientists to study how our DNA, lifestyle and health are connected. Your sample plays a crucial role! If you haven’t returned your completed kit yet, pop yours in a post box! If you haven’t received your kit, contact us at [email protected] ✉️

10th video in a mini series! Senior Research Fellow, Alex Kwong shares his appreciation of volunteers joining our study, and how they are contributing to health research. This was also his motivation for signing up - to make a difference to our understanding of health and behaviour. www.gen.scot

📢New research! Generation Scotland volunteers have contributed to research investigating proteins associated with silent heart damage. Read the guardian article www.theguardian.com/science/2025... & Shah et al. 2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... There is still time to join us: www.gen.scot🧬

9th video in a mini series! 🥰 For Mental Health Awareness Week, our volunteer Sharon shares why mental health research can’t take a backseat, and about creating spaces for conversations. At GS, we are improving mental health research, making it relevant to this and future generations. www.gen.scot

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we are focusing on this year's theme, community, in shaping young people's mental health. ✨ Our study explores how online and offline interactions impact loneliness in young people aged 12-15 living in Scotland. Find out more and join at www.gslonelinessteens.com

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, including IGC's Melissa Eccles, @helendnickerson.bsky.social, davidsalvona1.bsky.social, @genscot.bsky.social and Edinburgh Bioimaging project.

Please remember to return your sample kit to us!✉️🥰 Your sample helps scientists make breakthroughs in mental & physical health research. If you haven’t returned it yet don’t worry it’s not too late—pop your completed one in a red post box! Any questions? Email us at [email protected]. www.gen.scot

Our eighth video in a new mini series!🥰 our volunteer Beth, shares a mother’s perspective on why it’s so important for young people to take part in Generation Scotland. Sign up in under 20 minutes at www.gen.scot. Aged 12-18? Receive your £20 e-voucher!

We had a brilliant time at the Staff Recognition Awards yesterday, where we were honoured to be awarded joint winners of the Team Excellence Award with the Animal Welfare Centre.✨A huge thank you to @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social for hosting the event, we are so proud to have received this award! 🎉🥰

Sarah Robertson, our Youth Engagement Lead, presented at the annual Edinburgh Mental Health Conference last Friday.🌟 She presented her ideas and findings for the development of a new Mental Health Youth Forum at the University of Edinburgh. We hope that this will be the start of something exciting!💡

It was lovely being on Fife soil yesterday for the Voluntary Youth Network, exploring the Fife Community Learning & Development Plans.🤩Young people highlighted mental health, social media, relationships, youth voice, poverty & inequality among their priorities, which aligns with ours! www.gen.scot

Our team, with Edinburgh Uni colleagues, will present on April 30th, sharing our experience working with young people to co-develop novel mental health studies.✨We're excited to share our journey so far, but we need more young people to join us to ensure research reflects their needs! www.gen.scot

Our seventh video in a new mini series!🥰 In this clip, Lorna, our sleep and mental health researcher, chats about the importance of young people being involved in health research. Sign up at (www.gen.scot) Aged 12-18? Receive your £20 e-voucher!

📢New research!! Our volunteers have contributed to the largest genome-wide association study on osteoarthritis! This has advanced our understanding of genes behind the disease and identified potential new therapies! Join our research community at www.gen.scot to help with more studies like this! 💜

Thank you so much to our volunteers! 🧬💙 Your contributions have helped uncover new genetic insights into osteoarthritis, and identified potential new targets for therapies!

Here is a clip about Big Data - part of our 'Why Big Data Matters' lesson plans! 🤩 This free teaching resource is available to secondary schools across scotland! We aim to increase young people's knowledge and confidence with the use of health data 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Find out more: genscot.ed.ac.uk/why-big-data...

Our fifth video in a mini series! 🥰 Heather is a Professor of Neuroscience & Mental Health & our Chief Scientist. In this clip she talks about the importance of including young people in research, to understand the risks and protective factors shaping health. www.gen.scot

New publication: Meta-analysis of genome-wide associations and polygenic risk prediction for atrial fibrillation in more than 180,000 cases @uoe-igc.bsky.social @genscot.bsky.social Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our fourth video in a new mini series! 🥰 Our volunteers Sharon & Jessica chat with Sarah about the importance of mental health research for young people and our loneliness project. Created with the amazing Helios Media (helios-media.co.uk) and our volunteers. Find out more: www.gslonelinessteens.com

Remember to return your sample kit to us!🐕 If you haven’t returned it yet it’s not too late, pop your completed one in a post box! & if you haven’t received it, check your address on our portal or get in touch. Your sample helps scientists make breakthroughs in health research. Join at www.gen.scot❤️

‪New study investigates genetics of urinary metabolites - researchers at IGC and @helsinki.fi identified 54 genetic associations with the levels of different metabolites in urine. @genscot.bsky.social Read more here: edin.ac/42ekQC1

Our third video in a new mini series! 🥰 Sarah is our Youth Engagement Lead, here she chats about our hard work to remove barriers, empowering young people to join Generation Scotland. Created with the amazing Helios Media (helios-media.co.uk) and our volunteers. Join us at www.gen.scot

A feature about us from Youth Link! Thank you for helping us spread the word. 💙♥️ We need your help—especially young people, to represent your generation through our research. There is still time to join our research community at www.gen.scot

A clip about data ethics, which guides our research! Data ethics ensures your data is securely protected and private, while enabling meaningful health discoveries.♥️🧑‍💻 🎓 This is part of our Big Data Matters free lesson plans, available to Scottish schools! Register at: genscot.ed.ac.uk/why-big-data...

Our second video in a new mini series! 🥰 Created with the amazing Helios (helios-media.co.uk) and volunteers. Our Senior Research Fellow Alex shares the importance of Generation Scotland in his mental health research, highlighting how young people need to be better supported! Join us at www.gen.scot

📣New research paper!! This study suggests that the ratio of proteins troponin I to T, which are released by the heart when it is damaged, may provide information on adverse outcomes in cardiovascular disease. Join our research community at www.gen.scot to help with more studies like this! 🥰

We reached 15,000 new volunteers over the weekend! Thank you to all our volunteers, Generation Scotland wouldn’t be possible without you! 🥰 We are 75% of the way to our goal of 20,000 new sign ups! There is still time to join us to help improve the health and wellbeing of Scotland at www.gen.scot

New publication: Insights from a methylome-wide association study of antidepressant exposure @uoe-igc.bsky.social @mcintosh2001.bsky.social @genscot.bsky.social @edinunilbc.bsky.social Read more here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Our first video in a new mini series! 🥰 Created with the amazing Helios (helios-media.co.uk) and volunteers. Thank you Zak for sharing why we need YOUR help to improve the understanding, treatment and prevention of conditions & highlighting the importance of young people in research! www.gen.scot

Just like our Research Fellow Zhuoni, remember to return your sample! 📮❤️ If you haven’t yet, just pop it in a post box for free. Haven’t received it? Check your address on our portal or contact us. ❤️ Your sample helps advance vital health research, thank you! There's still time to join: www.gen.scot

Many thanks to all of the collaborators and funders (esp @wellcometrust.bsky.social & @ukri.org) who made this DNA methylome-wide study of antidepressant exposure possible www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢Join our mental health study for ages 12-15 living in Scotland: www.gslonelinessteens.com This research takes place on an app, looking at experiences of social interactions and loneliness. We are proud to have developed this study with young people, ensuring their voices are heard in our research!

You might forget how much you drink… but your body remembers. Prediction of alcohol consumption using blood-based DNA methylation (correlates better with brain health self report!) clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Thank you to @leemurphy.bsky.social and the rest of the lab for showing us how our DNA helps with health research! 🥰 We had a brilliant time filming with Helios Media 🤩 (content coming soon) If you’ve joined, do remember to return you sample to us! And there’s still time to join at www.gen.scot 💙

Thank you for having us in the lab! We had a great time! 🤩

📢New research paper!! Data from our volunteers has allowed researchers to create a more accurate way to measure alcohol consumption, and these measurements were then found to associate with brain health! clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Join us at www.gen.scot 🥰

In honour of children's mental health week, here are pictures of amazing speakers from our Youth Mental Health Forum, organised by our Youth Engagement Lead, Sarah! Including young people, researchers and organisations, all sharing a passion for amplifying youth mental health voices in research! <3

Thank you Mairi for sharing your reason for joining Generation Scotland! 😍 Join our research community and help improve mental and physical health research in less than 20 mins at the www.gen.scot! And if you'd like to share your reason for joining go to: forms.gle/FWocSfkN5L32...

Thank you @closer-uk.bsky.social for adding us to CLOSER Discovery, the UK's most comprehensive research tool for longitudinal population studies! This free-to-access tool enables researchers and data managers to search, explore and assess longitudinal study data.😍 closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...