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Amanda Farley

@drafarley.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at University of Birmingham, UK. Public Health/Epidemiology/Behaviour change/Tobacco/Vaping/Addiction Recovery HEA Fellow ~ PGR Lead ~ IPCRG Research Lead ~ Associate Editor Addiction Journal ~ President SRNT-Europe

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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Splash down. Amazing.
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I can't believe integrity is about to re-enter earth's atmosphere at ~25 000 mph. Good luck Artemis II crew, good luck NASA, US Navy, everyone!🫶 🫶🫶
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
SRNT-E Conference this year will be held at Sorbonne University, Paris 21St-23rd Sept. Abstract submission is currently open, deadline 16th April 23:59 CET For more info and to submit an abstract see our website srnt-e.org Hope to see you there!
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#srnte2026 #tobaccocontrol #nicotineresearch #publichealth #paris2026 | SRNT-E
❗Reminder: submit your abstract for the SRNT-Europe Conference 2026 in Paris (deadline April 16th)! SRNT-E encourages submission of abstracts describing cutting-edge research in all fields related to...
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Amazing photo with the phone, I can't get that detail on my phone..(!) This is one I took with binoculars and phone, and then lunar corona and lunar halo with my phone. I tried to get a photo of the lunar eclipse a few weeks ago in the UK but was cloudy unfortunately....
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Great photos. How did you take the picture of the moon? I've taken a few through binoculars with a phone, one day I'll buy a telescope 🔭
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Smoking Cessation & Health Conference (SCaH) @scahconference.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
We are now accepting registrations for #SCaH2026. Super Early Bird rates are available for in-person and online delegates. Birmingham | Online | 15.09.26 smokingcessationandhealth.co.uk/register-for...
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Among people who use heroin, tobacco smoking and illegal drugs cause a similar number of premature deaths buff.ly/tIC0Fqp @danlewer.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
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SRNT Treatment Network @treatmentsrnt.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We are excited to launch the SRNT Treatment Research Network Bluesky account! Follow for the latest treatment research and professional activities from @ntrjournal.bsky.social and the field of nicotine and tobacco science🎉🎉🎉
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 You now have 2 extra weeks to submit your abstract! The new deadline is Sunday, 13 April at 23:59 CET. Don’t miss this chance—get your submissions in! 🔗srnt-e.org #SRNTE2025 #CallForAbstracts #DeadlineExtension
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Thanks 😊 😊 Ah nice, I have actually been thinking it might be time!! Got the cello out the other day and could just about remember how to hold the bow 🤣
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Had a great time presenting our poster at #SRNT2025 about #smoking in people in recovery from drug/alcohol #addiction. V high prevalence and smoking related harms in this group. People are stopping smoking but more to do to further #support this.
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WHO @who.int · 11/02/2025
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.
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Pete Etchells @peteetchells.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New study backs up what a lot of us have been saying for a while now: smartphone bans in school aren't a magic fix for everything we're worrying about. It's time to start seriously thinking about how we build better digital literacy skills: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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School ban on phones does not improve grades or health, says UK study
Researchers find restrictive policies do not lower overall time children spend on their phones throughout the day
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Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The SRNT-E debate is back! Please submit your ideas to me! DO NOT REPLY HERE s.cox@ucl.ac.uk 1. What is the topic? 2. Why does it matter/now? 3. Why should we care? 4. What could we learn from this debate? Submissions into me, rated by a panel (blind) @drsarahejackson.bsky.social
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Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Some of you may be interested in this webinar: Supporting hidden populations with smoking We discuss 3 approaches to reduce inequalities 1. Better estimates 2. Changing culture 3. Acceptable interventions With thanks to @ashorg.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=W5BQ...
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ASH Webinar: Supporting Hidden Populations with Smoking Cessation
YouTube video by ASH UK
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Jamie Hartmann-Boyce @jhb19.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
New Cochrane review on interventions for quitting vaping - out today! www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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Interventions for quitting vaping - Butler, AR - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"Tobacco is still our biggest killer. This Bill will represent a sea change in terms of reducing harm caused by tobacco." Our policy lead for addiction, Alison Challenger, Director of Public Health @wsccnews.bsky.social, has this afternoon given evidence to the Tobacco & Vapes Bill Committee.
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Smoking kills. It’s a message most people will have heard. But just how much does smoking affect life expectancy? In a new editorial, we estimate that on average, each cigarette steals approximately 20 minutes of life. @robertjwest.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social
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The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?
Click on the article title to read more.
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Fab, I've followed that, thanks! I've seen it before a while back, sounds like a particularly spectacular trajectory this time :) We're away over Christmas so will miss it but maybe next time.
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Ah gutted I missed this! 😬
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Hi Yael, could you add me? Thanks
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Could you add me, thanks :)
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Owen Bowden-Jones @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Honoured to be giving the Royal College of Psychiatrists President’s lecture today. My talk ‘Comorbidity, collaboration and compassion’ will cover substance use and MH disorders, service models, stigma, the role of experts by experience and more.
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
OHID’s Richard Boden outlines the measures included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Text in red indicates new additions to this version of the bill. #EcigSummit
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Prof Alan Boobis mythbusting on the harms of e-cigarettes. There is no evidence of a link between vaping and popcorn lung. The chemical that causes popcorn lung (diacetyl) has been banned from use in e-cigs since 2016. There have been no cases linked to vaping. #EcigSummit
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Hi Susan, could you add me, many thanks
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sarahlbrown.bsky.social @sarahlbrown.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
There's still time to sign up for the UKSBM Early Career Network webinar on December 5th! We'll hear from Dr Jo Davan Wetton @drjodw.bsky.social and Dr Laura Wright about cross-sector working in Behavioural Science. Register here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6dc609...
a picture advertising a webinar on 5th December hosted by the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine's Early Career Network. A picture sharing information about the speakers at the UKSBM Early Career Network webinar on December 5th. 

Dr Jo Davan Wetton is the keynote speaker. Jo works at Behavioural Research UK, a national research consortium. She will be talking about her career in behavioural science and her experience of working across a number of different sectors. 

Also speaking is Dr Laura Wright. Laura is a Training Fellow at the Centre for Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (Centre UB). She will share some of the opportunities available to PhD students and early career researchers offered by the Centre UB.
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
🤣 I'm def the hoarder and my husband is the chucker! Slowly seeing the light, but he'd live in a "tiny house" in the forest with max 100 items if he could (not happening 🤣)
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Snap! Also complete sets of council tax bills, utilities, student loan statements (paid off years ago!)... One day I'll have a recycling day 🤣
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Robert West @robertjwest.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The Behavioural Science Unit in Public Health Wales has issued the first issue of 'Bitesize BeSci' a great new quarterly bulletin aimed at sharing resources, info and case studies in behavioural science. Here's a link sway.cloud.microsoft/yWJTuJ5eDwZ4...
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Created using Microsoft Sway
Welcome to the first issue of Bitesize Be-Sci, a new quarterly publication from Public Health Wales' Behavioural Science Unit. Here, we'll feature examples of applied behavioural science from across t
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Caroline Cerny @carolinecerny.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This is so powerful. Lib Dem MP Helen Morgan discusses how she changed her mind to support to Tobacco & Vapes Bill after hearing from smoking survivors how addiction takes away personal choice. Lived experience is so important.
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Action on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Wonderful to hear @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social speak about the impact of hearing personal stories shared at the APPG on Smoking and Health's Smoking Survivors event. #TobaccoAndVapesBill
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The Tobacco and Vapes bill has passed its second reading in the Commons by 415 votes to 47 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... To track the bill through parliament, see here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/3879
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MPs back plans for phased smoking ban
The legislation would make it illegal for anyone aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.
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Derek Ward @dward-bham.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Interested in Public Health? Find out more about our MPH programme at our University of Birmingham virtual open day event - 9am UK time 3rd December. Register here pg.bham.ac.uk/events/event...
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Discover MPH Public Health at Birmingham - Postgraduate Online Events
Opportunity to hear from Dr Derek Ward and Dr Laura Kudrna and ask any questions you have about studying Public Health at Birmingham. Covering all main domains of public health, as well as the theoret...
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
You should have totally worn this 🤣
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Great to see you today Lisa and team! Really interesting to hear about all your great work, lots of scope for collaboration ahead 😊
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Action on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
New figures from @cancerresearchuk.org reveal smoking could cause nearly 300,000 cancer cases by 2029. Tomorrow’s second reading of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is a key moment for MPs to consider measures to protect future generations. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Smoking could cause 300,000 cancer cases in UK by 2029, study finds
Cancer Research urges MPs to back tobacco and vapes bill, saying damage caused by cigarettes cannot be ignored
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ncsct.bsky.social @ncsct.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Our new training module about financial incentives for stopping smoking during pregnancy is here! elearning.ncsct.co.uk/financial_in...
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NCSCT e-learning
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Caitlin Notley @addictionuea.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Pleased to share my first Editorial for Nicotine and Tobacco Research: academic.oup.com/ntr/article/... Feedback welcome!
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Nicotine and Tobacco Research: Past, Present, and Future
I am delighted and honored to be writing my first Editorial as Editor-in-Chief of Nicotine and Tobacco Research, having spent a period of time observing jo
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Enjoyed reading this @addictionuea.bsky.social. Interesting to hear the history and highlight on challenges to tackle, inc. LMICs - such a great need there. Agreed about the peer review system, cheering you and the team on for future innovations :)
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Sharing a starter pack of colleagues on the journal editorial board. Please let us know if you're on Bluesky and we don't follow you yet, and we'll add you to the list! go.bsky.app/Fqgysj7
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Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Minister for Public Health - Andrew Gwynne - opening the #ADPHConf24 Opens by stating that closing the gap in health inequalities is his greatest priority. And recommits to halving the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions of England.
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Could you add me to this, many thanks :)
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Dr. Raquel Nogueira Arjona @rnarjona.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🚀 Transforming Mental Health & Substance Use Support in Higher Education 🌟 Are you interested in doing a PhD about supporting students' mental health & success? We're developing a programme to tackle mental health, substance use, & academic challenges using digital tools & community collaboration.🧵
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Robert West @robertjwest.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The new US Surgeon General's report on tobacco is out, and it is worth a read, not only if you are a tobacco researcher but also if you are interested in health disparities. For those who don't know, these are well-researched reports that come out every year. www.cdc.gov/tobacco-surg...
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Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities
Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities
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Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Please can you add me - thanks :) also there's @jamiebrown.bsky.social @addictionuea.bsky.social
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Amanda Farley @drafarley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hi, could you add me, thanks :)
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