Are you:
✅working in a UK sexual health service that provides #PrEP,
AND
✅willing to take part in a 15 minute survey?
We are conducting a brief survey of sexual health clinics for our #beyondtheclinic study. You can complete the survey here: bit.ly/40weNaX #studyparticipants
More great enthusiasm this time in Cambodia for co-adapting our school-based mental health intervention with students, parents and teachers @qmulcphp.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @m-bright-study.bsky.social
Our @m-bright-study.bsky.social workshop in Vietnam co-adapting a school based mental health intervention with youth, parents & teachers. Facilitators included a youth with lived experience who participated in an earlier project that MBRIGHT builds on @qmulcphp.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Great pictures from the second round of face-to-face mental health literacy taking place in Cambodia, this time in Kampong Chhnang. All the best to our team and the trainees!
Children’s eating habits are directly shaped by their food environment, yet it continues to fail them ❌
ALL children deserve to grow up with access to healthy food & drink and the gov must do more to drive genuine change that protects our children 👇
tinyurl.com/5bxb7f5y
This year’s keynote at #UKDSHealth25 is by Professor Oyinlola Oyebode, who will be discussing the use of the Health Survey for England in policy-making and monitoring.
📢 New job opportunity alert!! 📢
Join our unit in this brilliant opportunity to provide qualitative and quantitative research support across our work in @qmulcphp.bsky.social - focusing on food reformulation!
📅 Deadline: 1st July 2025
🗣️ Read the full job pack here: tinyurl.com/33a2rm9a
Yesterday, we held our annual WIPH showcase! ⭐
This event was a fantastic opportunity for our staff and students to come together to celebrate our achievements over the past year.
Thank you to all who attended and presented!
We're hiring! An exciting opportunity to join our Centre and @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social at @qmul-wiph.bsky.social as a Research Project Manager.
🔗Apply now: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
#ResearchJobs #ProjectManagement #MentalHealthResearch #GlobalHealth
🎓 Fully Funded PhD Position within research project in Health Policy and Decision Modelling
Fully funded PhD position within a 3 year project
Top-tier research environment
Based at the @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
🔗 Apply now: lnkd.in/ew7XTYNW
#PhDOpportunity #HealthPolicy #FundedPhD
Great to see this online! @qmulresilience.bsky.social
@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulcphp.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Women of African or South Asian genetic ancestry tend to develop breast cancer and die at a younger age than women of European ancestry, according to new research by the Barts Cancer Institute @qmbci.bsky.social which calls for new, tailored care approaches.
More: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
Well done to James Broadbent a Foundation doctor who was on placement with us for 4-months supervised by Dr Dominik Zenner. He presented his work at the Clinical Academic Research day last month held at Charterhouse Square!
We were delighted to join @foodfoundation.bsky.social this #SaltAwarenessWeek to discuss salt reduction and its impact on health.
🎧 Listen below!
New guest blog! ✍️
To mark Salt Awareness Week, we hear from Sonia Pombo, Head of Impact and Research at @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social, about how salt remains a neglected issue in UK food policy & calling for urgent action to reduce hidden salt in our diets.
Read here 👉 tinyurl.com/Salt-Awarene...
This #SaltAwarenessWeek we’re demanding the government gets tough on the food industry to enforce reformulation. But what does that actually mean? 🤔
Our Head of Impact and Research, Sonia Pombo explains.
📺 Watch the full video on our website: www.actiononsalt.org.uk/reformulation/
Blog: Too Much Salt, Too Little Action: A Public Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
We know salt reduction is possible – we’ve seen it happen before. So why aren’t things changing? 🤔
Our newest blog with MyNutriWeb delves into the reasons why salt remains the “forgotten killer” of public health.
👀 Read here: mynutriweb.com/too-much-sal...
How does salt impact the health of our hearts? ❤️ This #SaltAwarenessWeek we joined the LetsTalkHeartHealth Podcast to discuss!
🎧 Give it a listen now! open.spotify.com/episode/26bm...
'Are Ready Meals Ready for a Change?' A Nutritional Analysis Report of ready meals
🚨 NEW report finds 56% of ready meals contain excessive salt.
Ready meals are widely popular due to their convenience & perceived nutritional value. However, our latest report of over 1,500 ready meals has revealed otherwise... (1/4)
🔗 Full Report: tinyurl.com/46mj43sn
Salt Awareness Week poster - 6 easy steps to reduce salt intake to the recommended 6g per day
The evidence is clear: too much salt is harming our health.
🩺 5 million living with undiagnosed high blood pressure
❤️ 1 in 4 UK deaths from heart attacks & strokes
Join us this #SaltAwarenessWeek for our new report and to learn how to cut down our salt intake 👇
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mryzcawj
Fiona Samuels presenting on the co-designed intervention
Great presentation of findings from a co-designed project with youth, parents and school staff focused on addressing youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in London and Birmingham at the Women’s Inclusive Team - here showing our own @fionaamalia.bsky.social
🎉 Salt Awareness Week is almost here! 🎉
Next week we’ll be...
- Releasing our newest salt report
- Sharing simple tips to cut down on salt
- Exploring why salt reduction still isn't where it needs to be 👀
💬 Getting involved? Reach out - we'd love to hear from you!
Interested in what we’ve been up to? Our spring newsletter is out now! 🌱
Learn more about all salt and sugar news and policy updates of the past 3 months and subscribe below! 🙌
🔗 mailchi.mp/bc59463ac580...
Did you catch us on ITV News yesterday? 👀
Dr Kawther Hashem joined @itvnews.bsky.social to talk about the potential Soft Drinks Industry Levy expansion and it’s benefits to our health.
📺 Watch online: www.itv.com/news/2025-04...
Hear @sarapaparini.bsky.social and Dr Renee West talk about the power of collaboration and community research in reducing inequitable health outcomes. @shareeastlondon.bsky.social have been fortunate to work with @positiveeast.bsky.social on many projects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0p...
Work underway in Vietnam! In March 2025, the Vietnam team held stakeholder analysis workshops in Thai Binh and Khanh Hoa provinces. During these workshops, the team introduced the study and gathered valuable insights on mental health care for youth in these provinces.
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Francois is also currently working on M-BRIGHT as manager and co-investigator.
Children in the most deprived UK areas are being disproportionately flooded by unhealthy fast-food ads every single day, setting them up for a lifetime of food-related ill health.
Learn more about the urgent need for better regulation 📰👇
tinyurl.com/3vdu2a4c
🆕 A new investigation by @bmj.com reveals how extensive industry lobbying and strategies of ‘Deny, Dilute, Delay’ are thwarting council efforts to protect public spaces against unhealthy food ads.
📰Read more below
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This weekend the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) turns 7 years old! 🎉
Since its 2018 launch, the SDIL has reduced sugar in soft drinks by 46%. Let’s continue it's success and extend its influence onto other drinks to create healthier products for all!
Check out our policy briefing below ⬇️
