Bath Centre for Pain Research

Interested in paediatric pain? Come and follow the Pediatric Pain Letter, an open access international publication which hears from researchers, clinicians, individuals with lived experience and other non academic voices. We would love to hear from you. Follow us here bsky.app/profile/pedi...

Millions live with chronic pain, but are we truly understanding its impact? Our research explores the limitations of current methods and offers insights for improvement. Read more on the CRIISP blog t.co/ET534AwspG

#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog

Can simple models explain complex pain relationships? Our review in Journal of Pain highlights gaps in interpersonal pain research—showing how longstanding relationships shape pain in ways we struggle to measure. Read more criisp.uk/criisp-papers/ #HealthPsychology #PainResearch #chronicpain

Prof. Eccleston and team show early psychological support can rewire brain networks linked to chronic pain. The message? Treat pain early—transform lives.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Delighted that CRIISP has been Highly Commended in the ‘Involving’ category of the
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain

Delighted that CRIISP received a Highly Commended award from @UniofBath 🎉– recognising the power of researchers & public contributors working side by side to shape research. Huge thanks to everyone who made this happen. Find out more:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...

Social influences in the experience of transition to or from long-term (chronic) pain: A systematic review of qualitative research studies Background Globally, around 30% of people live with long-term (‘chronic’) pain, with known impact on wellbeing, economic and social lives. Despite increasing attention to contextual and psychosocial a...

Chronic pain isn't just biological. Our new PLOS ONE review reveals how social connections, identities & environments shape the transition into and out of long-term pain.
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#ChronicPain #SocialHealth

Sharing Daily Moments of Chronic Pain Over the summer we ran an activity where we asked those living with chronic or persistent pain to take part in a unique creative opportunity to share a moment from their day. We had a diverse …

Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement

Our Highly Commended CRIISP image is now part of the Images of Research exhibition outside Bath Spa station
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch

Huge thanks to everyone who made the CRIISP Showcase on 16th October such a success, bringing together researchers, clinicians, charities, and people with lived experience to share insights into chronic pain. Grateful to all who joined us. #CRIISP #ChronicPainResearch #UniOfBath

Join us today at 18:30 GMT for the British Pain Society webinar: “Staying the course – engaging & retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme”. Learn how meaningful public involvement transforms pain research.
bit.ly/4oyDNIh
#PainResearch #PPI

Frontiers | Fear of disease progression and relapse in multiple sclerosis: a systematic scoping review BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, most commonly affecting individuals in early adulthood. Uncertainty abo...

Most recent work from our group: A review study on the fear of disease progression and relapse in multiple sclerosis

New topical review on interoception and pain, from BCPR’s Chris Eccleston

🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨🧪
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...

Kicking off now a workshop on DAGs and causal modelling from @bathcpr.bsky.social

Emma Fisher - plenary lecture

Excellent plenary lecture by @emmafisherphd.bsky.social on the topic of Blast Injury in Children at the @britishpainsoc.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting #BPSASM25

New @bathcpr.bsky.social paper: A review in The Lancet by Chris Eccleston and colleagues argues that psychological treatments can be used early on, when pain first emerges. Access details, and a link to the paper here: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Professor Emma Fisher

We are delighted to congratulate Emma Fisher who has recently been promoted to Professor. A fabulous achievement, reflecting significant international leadership in pain research. Very well deserved. @bathcpr.bsky.social

Interested in psychosocial aspects of pain? New fixed-term research assistant post working on the @criispapdp.bsky.social pain project (ends Dec 25). Join our team at @bathcpr.bsky.social - deadline 31st March. Details in link: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

🚨Job Alert!🚨

We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.

🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)

Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch

Plenary Speaker at #BPSASM2025

Join @katelynnboerner.bsky.social from the University of British Columbia as she explores:
🔹 Gender and Inclusive Pain Management

Learn more: bit.ly/3WRTZZt

We also have a fixed term (3 years) senior lecturer post in Psychology Dept at @uniofbath.bsky.social.

Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social

Deadline is 10th Feb.

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Excited to announce the first of our #BPSASM2025 workshops!

🎓 Opioids in Clinical Practice
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕤 Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Secure your spot and learn from experts in the field: bit.ly/40hzJ4h

Suicide risk is double in people with chronic pain. What can be done to reduce this risk?

In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain
🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

NEW JOBS ALERT. Researching pain psychology and want to join us in Bath? New lecturer in psychology posts now being advertised. Other areas also. Deadline is 19th Jan. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

How well can we measure chronic pain impact in existing longitudinal cohort studies? In this post Diego Vitali and Amanda Williams explore some of challenges and opportunities of using existing longitudinal cohort studies to measure the impact of chronic pain. These studies capture…

New @criispapdp.bsky.social blog from Diego Vitali and Amanda Williams - challenges and opportunities when using existing longitudinal cohorts to study the impact of chronic pain criisp.uk/2024/12/10/h...

Now also on Bluesky -

Bath Centre for Pain Research @bathcpr.bsky.social

Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal, and Social aspects of Pain (part of the Advanced Pain Discovery Platform):
@criispapdp.bsky.social

How pain is misunderstood and ignored in women Sex hormones seem to have profound effects, but research mostly avoids the question of sex.

Our team features in two recent Nature Outlook articles on pain:

1. How pain is misunderstood and ignored in women www.nature.com/articles/d41...

2. A drug-free prescription for pain www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🌟A captivating episode of the What a Pain podcast with Chris Eccleston from Bath University! An influential academic, he unpacks the 4 key themes of the ground-breaking Lancet Commission: Making pain matter, understood, visible, and better. Listen in your favourite podcast app!

Account for the Bath Centre for Pain Research, based at the University of Bath (UK). Our team of interdisciplinary researchers are exploring the best ways of helping people learn how to live with pain. We focus on pain discovery, innovation, and training.