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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Opinion: Universities are failing at mission-led research—here’s how to fix it. Jonathan Breckon and Geoff Mulgan explain how institutions can tackle society's most urgent crises. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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Universities are failing at mission-led research—here’s how to fix it - Research Professional News

Jonathan Breckon and Geoff Mulgan explain how institutions can tackle society's most urgent crises

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Welcoming the latest update from the Keep Britain Working team, Senior Fellow Claire Campbell says a nation's health is not just a measure of its wellbeing, but a cornerstone of its economic strength. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/3TJwCTC

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Nick Tiller, Ph.D. @nbtiller.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

From The Health and Wellness Lie | Chapter 1: Perverse incentives and harmful consequences.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📢NEW RESOURCE: A new web resource and accompanying report to explore the vulnerabilities to political interference of 33 key UK scientific public bodies & 11 scientific advisory committees! unchecked.uk/public_body_... 1/7

summary of some key results on the vulnerabilties of scientific bodies

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Eero Haapala @eerohaapala.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment and Cardiometabolic Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/06/2026

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Canada began its 2026 World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia in front of a raucous crowd in Toronto. The result earns Canada its first-ever point at a men's World Cup. nyti.ms/4elSjzk

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Canada earn first World Cup point with draw against Bosnia: Live updates and reaction

Follow live reaction as Cyle Larin’s late goal secures Canada a valuable point

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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🎓 Loughborough turns 60! From 1966—when it became the UK’s first technological university—to today’s global leader in sport, research & innovation, it’s been quite a journey. Take a look back 👇 blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/06/... #Lboro60 #Loughborough #LoughboroughUniversity

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60 years of Loughborough University – Open Research

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Intensity of exercise vs volume of physical activity made a difference for lower risk of 8 diseases and all-cause mortality among 96,000 UK Biobank participants, especially notable for immune-mediated (IMID). VPA-vigorous physical activity academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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Volume vs intensity of physical activity and risk of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular chronic diseases

AbstractBackground and aims. While vigorous physical activity (VPA) is known to provide greater health benefits per unit time than moderate activity, the s

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

From tackling loneliness to navigating housing issues, social prescribing can help more people live healthy lives. On National Social Prescribing Day 2026, Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE reflects on the power and potential of this approach. 👉 Read here: bit.ly/4t89WZ5

A cream card with pink and white beams. Text reads 'Health is shaped by more than medicine. Social prescribing connects people with support that addresses the wider social factors that influence their health and wellbeing.'

A cream card with pink and white beams. Text reads 'There's growing evidence that social prescribing can help improve people's mental health and wellbeing with benefits for the wider NHS too.'

A cream card with pink and white beams. Text reads 'The future of social prescribing depends on sustained support. Its success relies on all parts of the system working well together and on continued investment.'

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New article from the BMJ: A comprehensive public health approach is needed to study the impact of digital technology on health. We need a whole‑system public health approach that can capture the full range of potential harms and benefits. Read the full article www.bmj.com/content/392/...

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A comprehensive public health approach is needed to study the impact of digital technology on health

Barely a day goes by without media and political concern about the impact of digital technology on health, particularly among young people. The publication of a recent government report, “Understandin...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

5 million deaths a year globally are attributed to lack of physical activity. Many countries have set policies to promote physical activity but never implemented them. No improvement in >20 years! 3 new papers nature.com/articles/s41... nature.com/articles/s44... nature.com/articles/s44...

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Wearable Landscape @wearable-landscape.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

📊 New paper on wearable-based movement behaviour metrics A new article in the @jmpbjournal.bsky.social proposes a taxonomy of metrics for physical activity and sedentary behaviours measured via #wearables. The review improves consistency and comparability across studies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jmpb...

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Loughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Host Martin Foster sits down with fitness industry innovator and MyZone founder, Dave Wright. He opens up about MyZone, the challenges, and the bold decisions that helped the company grow to over $100 million! Listen to the full show: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

New avoidable mortality data today from the Office for National Statistics, outlining 113,000 deaths that were avoidable through prevention or treatment, makes the case for a prevention revolution more important than ever. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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A Prevention Revolution Or Another Missed Opportunity? | The King's Fund

The country desperately needs a prevention revolution, and this government should make good on its promise to deliver one, say Sarah Woolnough and Jennifer Dixon.

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"Light of a Clear Blue Morning". A little bit of Dolly (and friends) to lift your evening. youtu.be/McaD2PG8jOE?...

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Dolly Parton - Light of a Clear Blue Morning ft. Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah & Reba

YouTube video by Dolly Parton

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The implications of this are pretty staggering. Also staggering is the fiendish level of complexity embedded in the English system of student loans and the nonsensical amount of work it takes to work out what is going on.

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Graduates are paying more and getting less

Jim Dickinson traces how a student loans system once sold as cost-sharing has become one where graduates fund everything – and where Labour has quietly reversed promises to make things fairer Jim Dick...

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The Faculty’s wellbeing initiative now has Champions in every UK region. They highlight systemic factors, share resources and advocate for better job quality. Last year, our Champions published a series of Wellbeing Spotlights with insights, actions and resources. www.fph.org.uk/professional...

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Workforce Wellbeing

In line with the Faculty's Focus Areas for Action and in agreement with the FPH Board, the purpose of the Faculty’s Wellbeing work is to support the creation of a resilient, diverse, and inclusive pub...

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Dr Jo Maher NHS GP @drjomaher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

pulsepcn.co.uk/insight/how-... Thank you Pulse Magazine, good article on Physical Activity Clinical Champions

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How to use physical activity champions

Physical Activity Clinical Champions (PACC) support primary care staff to have conversations with patients about becoming more active.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

'I have learnt that an individualised approach to physical activity promotion, targeting those who are least active, is most effective.' Bonar McGuire looks at the link between physical activity and the 10 Year Health Plan. bit.ly/4aWkvcb

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Can We Really Be ‘Fit For The Future’ Without Physical Activity? | The King's Fund

The government’s 10 Year Health Plan promises a shift from sickness to prevention but overlooks the role of physical activity, says GP registrar Bonar McGuire.

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Mark Burnley @drmarkburnley.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Re-reading this again, and the question remains “where the hell is Zone 2?!” The use of moderate to mean heavy also problematic. But at least it maps things out. journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fu...

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Stuart Biddle @stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Commentary: The Intention–Behavior Gap in Physical Activity : Exercise, Sport, and Movement journals.lww.com/acsm-esm/ful...

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Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @lboroclimb.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We have a fantastic milestone to celebrate – we have recruited 991 people to our latest @nihr.bsky.social funded Snacktivity™ trial. We are hugely grateful to NIHR's Be Part of Research and the 46 NHS sites who helped with our recruitment, the Snacktivity™ team and our wonderful participants.

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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Giving evidence to the Health & Social Care Select Committee yesterday, one of our members, Siobhan Farmer, Director of Public Health for Gloucestershire, explained why taking health and wellbeing into account in planning decisions plays such a crucial role in supporting people to stay active.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The most dangerous

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Child obesity is growing at an unprecedented rate. Urgent action is needed to tackle today's weight crisis in the UK: bit.ly/4rt2F6v

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How to tackle obesity: why industry must step up

Nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Child obesity is growing at an unprecedented rate. Urgent action is needed to tackle today's weight crisis in the UK.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Planning a large-scale change in healthcare? Here’s a framework for getting started. From @healthfoundation.bsky.social api.repository.cam.ac.uk/server/api/c...

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UK CTU Network @ukctunetwork.org · 24/11/2025

🚨New guidance for CTUs Making optimal use of clinical trial data is an ethical obligation & often a funder requirement. Our guidance, written by experienced trial staff, can help you prepare for data sharing & re-use requests. 🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/quality-assu... #ClinicalTrials #UKCTUNetwork

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

How the Victorians invented the gym selfie. British and Irish men in the 1890s mailed their portraits to fitness guru Eugen Sandow, who created a global business with gyms, books and training kits, writes @physcstudy.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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How the Victorians invented the gym selfie

British and Irish men in the 1890s mailed their portraits to fitness guru Eugen Sandow, who created a global business with gyms, books and training kits

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🚨 New working paper! How well do people predict the results of studies? @sdellavi.bsky.social and I leverage data from the first 100 studies to have been posted on the SSPP, containing 1,482 key questions, on which over 50,000 forecasts were placed. Some surprising results below.... 🧵👇

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health @jpahjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Developing consistent, evidence-based physical activity & sedentary behavior guidelines requires shared methodological standards. A new Delphi study reached consensus on key processes to strengthen guideline development and improve global consistency. ➡️ doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0175

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profserious @profserious.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Doing Something About University Finances a ‘manifesto’ for change ... you asked! profserious.substack.com/p/doing-some...

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Doing Something About University Finances

a ‘manifesto’ for change ... you asked!

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Active Partnerships @activepartnerships.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Interesting blog here by Tom Burton from @sport-england-se.bsky.social Tom reflects on the government’s 10 Year Health Plan a month on from its publication and considers the opportunities it brings. www.sportengland.org/blogs/10-yea...

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10 Year Health Plan – opportunities for physical activity | Sport England

Sport England's strategic lead for health and wellbeing policy Tom Burton reflects on the government’s new plan for the NHS to improve the health of the nation and how we can capitalise on the possibi...

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ISBNPA @isbnpa.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📣 This #workshop aims to share the learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN; loom.ly/sGmkqfI), a 4 million, 7 country, 28-research centre project in Europe, and the IMPAQT ERA4Health EU partnership project. 📆 Sep 16 ⏰ 13:00-16:00 CET Learn more 👉 loom.ly/mEEDx0I

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It is clear that bold action is needed to make the shift to prevention a reality. The Chief Medical Officers from England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland will be joining us in September to explore what we can learn from across the UK. buff.ly/nw0MBAu

Promotional image for an event titled 'Taking prevention forward – what can we learn from across the UK and NI?', scheduled for September 17, 4:00 pm, featuring speakers Chris Whitty, CMO for England; Sir Gregor Smith, CMO for Scotland; Isabel Oliver, Chief Medical Officer for Wales; and Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland. Hosted by The King's Fund.

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🧵 There's been lots of talk about the UK govt struggling to reform the state. Do they do DOGE-lite? Is the answer devolution? How do we get beyond re-arranging the machinery of government? In this post I share seven ways to make bureaucracy less sclerotic. They are: ...

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 03/07/2025

In which countries do scientists earn the most? Does having a doctorate degree provide greater job security than having a master’s degree? What sectors and jobs do Ph.D.-holders in different parts of the world end up in? These questions and more are now easier to answer, thanks to a new database… ⮛

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How do research careers compare across countries? New global database has some answers

Online tool from the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory allows users to compare salary, typical career destinations, and more

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Dale Esliger [Mirage Against the Machine] @daleesliger.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Been waiting for this to drop so I an tuck into it! Lots for us Digital Health folks and loving the prevention focus. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England - executive summary

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

16 years ago, I found myself in the back garden of a couple I'd just met, as they showed me their pillow fighting arena. The lesson they taught me about games - especially competitive ones - has stayed with me ever since, but I forgot to mention it in interviews when asked if competition is bad. So:

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 02/07/2025

"We want [applicants] to be able to describe that project as they see it, rather than trying to force it into the box of a particular council scheme." This year, we launched phase 2 of our cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme. Prof Alison Park explains the philosophy behind it 👇

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David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

See #obesity trail for 10 year plan > There's a lot in this if big retailers (who are also big producers) really buy-in, but can't shift the dial on it's own & needs careful design re health inequalities. (From some time ago.. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...) Trail > www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic

New healthy food standard will see big businesses promoting healthier food and drink

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