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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

~ Poverty and Suicide in Scotland: Where Are We Now and What Happens Next? ~ Free panel discussion and workshop exploring the links between poverty and suicide in Scotland, alongside Samaritans Scotland. ⏰ 4th November 10am–12.30pm 🔗 Book your free place via the link below: shorturl.at/Ustez

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New blog post! 💻 This month’s blog post comes from our #DiscoveringLiveability research assistant Debbie Solomon and explores the connection between the personal and the political in suicide research. You can read this blog post via the link below: 🔗 blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here are a couple more submissions we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 'Hands of Compassion' and 'Out there alone', both by Michaela Maria Hintermayr. Head to our website via the link in our bio to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Say hello to our newest team members! 👋 We’re delighted to have Freya, Kaushalya and Ruth joining us on the #DiscoveringLiveability project. If you’d like to find out more about the rest of our team, follow the link in our bio and click ‘People’ -> ‘Team’!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here’s another submission we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 'A glimmer of beauty.' By Amy Wizard Ponter. Head to our website via the link in our bio to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us on Wednesday 30th September for the official launch of Discovering Liveability’s Lived & Living Experience Hub! 📅 30th September ⏰ 11:00am – 13:00pm BST 📍 Online 🔗 Sign up for free here: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Another busy day for Discovering Liveability today at the 21st European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour with multiple presentations from across the team: @sarahhuque.bsky.social, Lynne Gilmour and Tom Wadsworth. discovering-liveability.ed.ac.uk

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Excited to see Discovering Liveability's Principal Investigator @amychandler.bsky.social presenting at the 21st European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour - ESSSB21 this morning!

A person stands on a stage presenting in front of two large screens with powerpoint slides entitled: from lived experience to liveability: imagining alternatives to suicide prevention.

A person stands on a stage presenting in front of two large screens with presentation slides on entitled: working narratives of suicide.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Here are some more submissions we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. ‘The Opportunity Centre’ by Jo Hindmarsh 2. ‘Don’t you dare!’ Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

More submissions from our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. Alyssa Martinez “Breaking the Silence” 2. By Victoria Nunn “Still here, still moving forward!”. Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

A selfie style picture of a woman smiling, holding up a running medal around her neck. The medal has 2026 on it. In the background you can see a grassy field some trees and blue sky with a few clouds.

A picture of a volcano erupting against a dusky/dawn sky- a dark blue fading to lighter blue. The volcano is black with bright neon orange lava and a large plume of grey smoke coming up.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Discovering Liveability Research Fellow Paro Ramesh recently presented a poster at The International Conference on Social Media & Society(#SMsociety) about the challenges of researching suicide and social media after the Online Safety Act. Read more in her previous blog on this topic: surl.li/ehsrau

A large poster displayed on a board with the title: RESEARCHING SUICIDE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER THE ONLINE SAFETY ACT.

Next to the board stands research fellow Paro Ramesh, smiling.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Some more submissions we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. Stephanie Shaw “Gently Does It.” 2 By Revd. Abigail Harris: The Promise I Made to Them. Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍 discovering-liveability.ed.ac.uk/get-involved...

A close up of the back of some medication. In the gap in between a small wooden mouse ornament looks out with a small smile.

A country path with a fenced field on the left and forest on the right. A canopy of trees stretches over the path and in the mid ground there are two people hand in hand walking. You can see the back of the adult on the right and small child on the left.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here are the first three submissions we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. By Chris Frederick: “Stay where you are, we’ve got questions for you.” 2 & 3. By Rachel Hill: simple joy and love Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New blog post! 💻 This month’s blog post comes from our #DiscoveringLiveability research assistant Nakkita De Silva and explores what we can learn about liveability from UK rap and hip hop. You can read this blog post via the link below: 🔗 blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🖊️ Guest blog! Our last guest blog was written by Mark Sladen from the Rain Within the Rainbow project, detailing how you can get involved with their research on LGBTQ+ suicide. Head to our blog site to read the post here: 🔗 blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The #DiscoveringLiveability team met up in Lincoln last week for our annual in-person meeting! These meetings are a valuable opportunity to spend in-person time together as a UK wide team, thinking across our 4 work packages to identify connections and plan ahead for the next phase of the project.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Co-Investigators Sarah Huque and Alex Oaten will be speaking live on BBC Radio 4 talk show Thinking Allowed today, all about Discovering Liveability and other work from our Critical Suicide Research Group. Click on the link below to listen at 4:30pm British Summer Time! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We just sent out the third issue of our quarterly newsletter- ‘In the Loop’. To read our newsletters you can either: Sign up to our mailing list: blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-... Read them on our website: discovering-liveability.ed.ac.uk/publications...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New blog post! 💻 This month’s blog post comes from our #DiscoveringLiveability team member Dr Paro Ramesh and explores the implementation of the Online Safety Act. You can be read this blog via the link below: 🔗 blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

1 week left to apply for Research Assistant & PhD opportunity roles on Discovering Liveability! Links below: Research Assistant with PhD funding opportunity (Lincoln): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB337/r... Research Assistant with PhD funding opportunity (Edinburgh): lnkd.in/eTbQwZEU

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We’re excited to share that our new project website is now live 🎉The website is now the main home for the project— where you can find core project information, outputs, and ways to get involved. discovering-liveability.ed.ac.uk

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Bluesky Join our team! We have another job opportunity open with Discovering Liveability, based at the University of Edinburgh. Post Doctoral Research Associate (University of Edinburgh) Read more and apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Guest blog! Anita Sangha from the @fairness.bsky.social introduces Unliveable Inequality, a report published last year which discusses the evidence on the effects of wealth on suicide risk. Read it here along with a link to the full report: blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Have you ever thought about what it means to say things like ‘manage risk’ and ‘create a safe space’ in suicide research? Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team on Wednesday 25th March for an informal online networking event to explore this topic 🔗 Sign up for free: shorturl.at/g4T41

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Our Co-Investigator Hazel Marzetti @hazelmarzetti.bsky.social flew to Australia last month for our second international site visit, which included meetings with researchers at @orygen.org.au and Black Dog Institute. Stay tuned for more updates on this visit and new learnings next year!

A large orange sign with 'Black Dog Institute' in capital black letters sits in front of a 2 story white building. There's a tree trunk and other greenery surrounding the sign. Blue sky is visible in the very top corner and rays of sun can be seen shining down.

In the foreground a long forest green coloured sign with copper coloured posts has the word 'orygen' in orange lettering. In the background a food path winds back into the distance with grass/shrubs on either side and several tall trees. The sky is blue.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Take a tour of the #DiscoveringLiveability project with this video overview! Here we share key aims, research methods, and the work packages included within our project. Keep an eye out for more videos in the future, where we’ll go into further detail about what drives Discovering Liveability 🔍

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

As part of our ongoing exploration into ‘liveability’, we’ve asked our #DiscoveringLiveability team to keep an eye out for any images that they think speak to liveability in some way. This image was taken by a team member on a trip to the Isle of May, featuring a group of seals saying hello! 🦭👋

A rocky coastal landscape under a blue sky with the sea in the foreground. There are two seals resting on a rock, and two more popping their heads out of the water.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Say hello to our newest team members! 👋 We’re delighted to have Nakkita, Debbie and Tom joining us on the #DiscoveringLiveability project. If you’d like to find out more about the rest of the team, you can read our team profiles on our blog. Just follow the link in our bio and click ‘Meet the Team’!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

New blog alert! Did you attend our very first Discovering Liveability event on the 1st September about the Lived and Living Experience Hub? You can now read a detailed recap of how it went on our blog! Link here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/discovering-...

A title at the top reads 'New Blog Post' with a navy blue pen icon next to it.

Below a graphic illustration shows three people in windows on an online meeting in conversation.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Tomorrow, some of the Discovering Liveability researchers will be taking part in a round table with the @fairness.bsky.social to discuss how wealth inequality can contribute to the risk of suicide. A full report about this discussion and this growing body of work will be released later in Autumn!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Last month The University of British Columbia's Men's Health Research Programme hosted the Reducing Male Suicide conference, where our researcher Sarah gave a presentation all about the #DiscoveringLiveability project. Here are some photos from Sarah's time at the conference! Photo C Hanna Ogawa

Selfie photo of Prof. John Oliffe (left) and Dr. Sarah Huque (right). They are both smiling.

A white table has 8 stacks of postcards with photos taken from around Vancouver, British Columbia and wider Canada.

Sarah Huque presenting on the left hand side from behind a wooden podium and on the right a large projector screen shows the first title page of a presentation. It says "Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention".

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Our #DiscoveringLiveability researcher Sarah is continuing her site visit to Canada with a trip to Stanley Park in Vancouver! 🌊 Vancouver is in the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

SAVE THE (NEW) DATE: Monday 1st September 🗓️ We'll be hosting our very first online event for the #DiscoveringLiveability project on Monday 1st September. We will be sharing more details about the event and how to register soon, and we look forward to seeing you there!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Last week, Co-Investigator @sarahhuque.bsky.social arrived in Vancouver, Canada for #DiscoveringLiveability’s first site visit. This week she'll be spending time with the Men’s Health Research Program at the University of British Columbia. Stay tuned for more updates along the way!

This image shows a selfie picture of Co-Investigator Sarah Huque on the sun deck of a ferry. Sarah is smiling at the camera and in the background, you can see plastic seats, a barrier and the ocean and mountains on the horizon.

This image shows a body of light blue water framed by dark green fir trees. Large mountains are silhouetted in the background and the sky is blue with some thin white clouds.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

SAVE THE DATE: September 10th, 9:30 - 11am! We'll be hosting our very first online event for the #DiscoveringLiveability project in September. We will be sharing more details about the event and how to register soon, and we look forward to seeing you there!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

As part of our ongoing exploration into ‘liveability’, we’ve asked our #DiscoveringLiveability team to keep an eye out for any images that they think speak to liveability in some way! This image was taken by one of our team members during a quiet moment at their local arts centre in Lincoln ☕️

A film picture of an empty arts cafe. There are tables and chairs placed in front of a small stage to the right, and sun is streaming in through multiple glass doors to the back of the room.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

As part of our ongoing exploration into ‘liveability’, we’ve asked our #DiscoveringLiveability team to keep an eye out for any images that they think speak to liveability in some way. This next image was taken by one of our researchers in Sofia, Bulgaria. The text reads: ‘The Personal is Political’

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We’re hosting an online info session and Q&A on Friday 16th May 12-13:00 BST, all about the latest opportunity to join the #DiscoveringLiveability Team as a Research Assistant (with funding for a PhD) at the University of Lincoln! Sign up via email discoveringliveability@ed.ac.uk ✍️

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Say hello to our newest team members! 👋 We’re delighted to have Paro and Lynne joining us on the #DiscoveringLiveability project. If you’d like to find out more about the rest of the team, you can read our team profiles on our blog. Just follow the link in our bio and click ‘Meet the Team’!

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We’re hosting an online info session and Q&A this Friday 11th April 12-13:00 BST, all about the latest opportunity to join the #DiscoveringLiveability Team as a Research Assistant (with funding for a PhD). Sign up via email discoveringliveability@ed.ac.uk ✍️ We look forward to seeing you all there!

A flyer for the Discovering Liveability information session. It lists the date as Friday 11th April 2025 and the time as 12-1pm (BST). Beneath that, it states that you can request a meeting invite by emailing discoveringliveability@ed.ac.uk.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

As part of our ongoing exploration into ‘liveability’, we’ve asked our #DiscoveringLiveability team to keep an eye out for any images that they think speak to liveability in some way. This month’s image was submitted by one of our researchers, out on a walk with their lovely dog named Banana! 🐾🤎

There are brown leaves covering the floor and autumn trees in the background. In the foreground, a brown dog is jumping up to catch leaves in the air.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

As part of our ongoing exploration into ‘liveability’, we’ve asked our #DiscoveringLiveability team to keep an eye out for any images that they think speak to liveability in some way. First up, this graffiti artwork was spotted on the streets of Edinburgh by one of our team members last month 📸

A red wall covered in blue and grey graffiti. In the foreground there is a black sketch of a glaring face and the text: ‘EVERY MAN DIES NOT EVERY MAN LIVES’. There are also the words ‘NECK FACE’ and ‘SCOTLAND 21’ in black below.

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We had our first in-person team meeting for the #DiscoveringLiveability project last week! As our team is based across the UK, it was a wonderful opportunity to spend some time sharing our values and ambitions for the project. A productive day full of workshops, discussions, and fun activities 💡

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