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An great opportunity to explore #PPIE in #healthresearch with the excellent @penarc.bsky.social team.

Wellcome Connecting Science Epigenomics of Common Diseases, hybrid conference Conference dates: 4–6 November 2026 Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, UK and online Bursary deadline: 3 August Abstract deadline: 7 September In-person registration deadline: 5 October Virtual registration deadline: 26 October

An exciting conference for global biologists!

Join us for Epigenomics of Common Diseases 2026 to explore the advances enabling the translation of research into clinical and therapeutic applications.

🗓️ Dates: 4-6 November
📍 Wellcome Genome Campus, UK

📎 bit.ly/3ZTJI0a
#Epigenomics26 🧬🔬

New project from @bristol-csr.bsky.social involving a wide range of stakeholders including surgeons, patients and device manufacturers.

Great pilot study led by researchers at NIHR ARC West/NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU).

Teresa Chan, author

⭐New blog:⭐ Research as a core pillar of #pharmacy - my experience on an NIHR internship

Teresa Chan - a hospital #pharmacist - recently completed a NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Internship in Bristol.

Read about the extensive development opportunities this offered.

👉 tinyurl.com/mtv2kfv8

Wellcome Connecting Science Genomics of Brain Disorders, hybrid conference Dates: 16-18 September 2026 Location: Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, UK and online Bursary and abstract deadline: 7 July In-person registration deadline: 18 August Virtual registration deadline: 8 September

Are you a brain disorders researcher or clinician looking to explore how the deployment of genomics tools and technologies accelerate research insights into clinical impact?

Join us for Genomics of Brain Disorders 2026
🗓️16-18 September
📍 Wellcome Genome Campus, UK

📎 bit.ly/4q6NI7X
🧠🧬 #GBD26

Review finds lack of risk calculators to predict long-term depression and anxiety - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre There are very few risk calculators to predict how symptoms of anxiety and depression will change over the course of a person’s life, according to a recent review of past research. This is the first s...

📢 New research paper!
🫂Our review shows there's a lack of risk calculators to predict long-term #depression and #anxiety

👉 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/review-finds...

#MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
@sjfairweather.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

We’re excited to share we're teaming up with @healthinnovwm.bsky.social to host a Black Maternity Matters course for the very first time in Birmingham! Registrations open soon but to be first to hear more & book your place sign up to our mailing list https://mailchi.mp/healthinnowest.net/49whg2e8h9

Still time to apply to the @gw4alliance.bsky.social open research prize.

Look - Funding for Imaging Studies!
@ukri.org @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life.

Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.

🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...

IMTs, we want to hear from you 🗣️

What’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change in your training and day-to-day work?

Join Professor Mumtaz Patel at our online Meet your president event and be part of shaping our voice for early-career physicians.

👉 https://ow.ly/y2lZ50XZzZA

Closing the gap in youth mental health research New report commissioned by Wellcome: Understanding how interventions for youth depression and anxiety work Graphic shows two stick figures greeting each other on top of the highest bar of a bar chart

Most research into youth anxiety and depression comes from wealthy countries.

That’s not where the greatest need is.

A new report shows why understanding how interventions work - and adapting them for different contexts - is key to improving outcomes globally. https://wellc.me/4a7CrPZ

👋 Happy #FollowFriday!

Learn more about LSHTM's work to improve our shared health by following our centres, projects & groups 👇

Welcoming new addition @iced-lshtm.bsky.social! 🎉

#PublicHealth

go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

UK-based researcher here 👋

Would you like to participate in online research about endometriosis pain?

Taking part involves completing a short anonymous online survey (~15 mins).

Link:
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#endometriosisuk #endowarriors #chronicpain #womenshealthresearch

The feasibility of investigating decision making about emergency surgery - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre Healthcare professionals often perform emergency surgery, even though it’s expensive and can cause poor health or even death. Shared decision making is when patients and health professionals make deci...

🧑‍⚕️ How can we help patients and their families be better involved in decisions about #EmergencySurgery?

🚨 New project: The feasibility of investigating decision making about emergency surgery

Read more 👉 bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/the-feasibil...

#SharedDecisionMaking
@leilarooshenas.bsky.social

🔬Beautiful but potentially deadly 😲

Why evidence matters in health research Professor George Davey Smith explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong.

Newspaper headlines often share compelling quick fixes for health issues - but often the realities of what causes health conditions is more complex. In this blog post @mendelrandom.bsky.social explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong. www.ukri.org/blog/why-evi...

Was your abstract accepted for SW SAPC 2026? Congratulations! 🎉

Fewer than 10 early bird packages left - register now before they’re gone! 🐦 ✅

Find details and register via the SW SAPC 2026 website 🌐

tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26

#sapcsw2026

Scientists have developed a new way of making specific versions of asymmetrical molecules, which could make manufacture of pharmaceuticals and advanced materials much easier and more efficient. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Missed our Science in Health public lecture on 27th November? Don’t worry you can view the lecture recording here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine/abo...

🔬🔬🧪🥼

TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB) – the bacteria can hijack part of the immune system.

Handy new guidance for researchers on making patient information leaflets for clinical trials accessible. ⬇️

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Summer research scholarship opportunity with @mrccmm.bsky.social 🍄🔬🧪at @exeter.ac.uk

Congratulations Professor George Davey Smith on being awarded the Medical Research Council Millennium Medal
@uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social, @ukri.org

@drjudeharrison.bsky.social - Congratulations to the team at @newcastleuni.bsky.social on being awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for their work on Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

📖New publication!📖
Recipient-focused interventions to increase #vaccine uptake in high and upper-middle income countries: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. #publichealth
Read the paper ➡️ tinyurl.com/mrtn6tp5 @sciencedirect.bsky.social

Headshots of 33 of the awardees of the AI in Health funding call

Over the summer, we ran a pump-priming funding call to support innovative applications of AI in health or biomedical research with @ebibristol.bsky.social

We are excited to announce 10 projects involving more than 30 researchers supported by this funding.

Read more here: tinyurl.com/ybpzjctk