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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

ICYMI | A new report from Child of the North and partners urges the UK to adopt a national connected data model to improve children’s services, boost outcomes for families, and strengthen the economy. 🔗 s.liv.ac.uk/1092 #TeamLivUni

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tonight’s the night for #EngVsArg! ⚽ Our latest feature explores how the World Cup's global reach is being used to promote unhealthy products, including during hydration breaks, and discusses how fans, especially children, could be better protected. 🔗 s.liv.ac.uk/1089 #TeamLivUni

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Public Health, Policy and Systems @ University of Liverpool @livuni-phps.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

ℹ️ Our colleague Sarah Rodgers was at the UK Parliament attending as a @nihrsphr.bsky.social researcher for a Sense about Science event. #EvidenceWeek 🗣️ An opportunity to talk to MPs, peers and parliamentarians about how housing insecurity impacts families. 🔗: senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee...

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A University of Liverpool-led research team has secured over £475,000 in funding from Blood Cancer UK to continue and expand the UNCOVER programme, one of the world’s largest blood cancer data research initiatives. 🔗 bit.ly/4a1EJjw #TeamLivUni

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This year's Henry Cohen History of Medicine lecture will be presented by Princeton University's Professor Keith Wailoo on 'Unnecessary Sleep: Opium, the Trial of Ann, and the Therapeutic Dilemma of Slavery'. 📅 Tuesday 7 July 🕠 17:30 📍 Lecture Theatre 1, Sherrington building 🔗 bit.ly/4x5TVFX

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Join Professor Ian C. Smith for his inaugural lecture, 'Professional Troublemakers’ - What Makes a Good Clinical Psychologist? Register ➡️ bit.ly/4wwezis 🗓️ Monday 15 June 🕠 17:30 - 19:30 📍 LTB, Central Teaching Hub @liverpooluni.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Becoming an Expert: Improving responses to child criminal exploitation Final year PhD student Shelley Cathers discusses her research and her recent POST fellowship in Parliament, helping bridge academic research and policy for MPs and Peers. 🔗 bit.ly/4vJpJjp @livunipsyc.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni

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Lorna Young @drlornayoung.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Happy to share! My first official PhD position is open for applicants 😃(self-funded!) This is an interdisciplinary, multi-supervised project, bringing together experts from UoL's Cancer Department, Population Health (Ffion Curtis) & the Centre for Innovation in Education (Ben McGrae)

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Researchers from @livuni-ives.bsky.social and @livuni-iph.bsky.social have found that the inequalities gap in uptake rates of pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) for vulnerable groups is widening, and simplifying the vaccine schedule hasn't reduced this. 🔗 bit.ly/4vzOI8T #TeamLivUni

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist 🧠 Dr Clarissa Giebel, Senior Research Fellow @livuni-iph.bsky.social, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes @theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/the-four-typ...

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The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist

It’s estimated there are more than 100 types of dementia.

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The North West Coast Living Lab in Ageing and Dementia recently held a year two celebration event, bringing together researchers, care providers, unpaid carers and international partners for an afternoon of sharing research. 🔗 bit.ly/4cbzI8j #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Congratulations to Dr I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra who's been awarded the prestigious New Investigator Award in Public Health by the European Association for the Study of Obesity and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 🔗 bit.ly/4uFE9jP #Obesity | #PublicHealth | #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A new toolkit designed to help schools tackle food waste has been launched following the successful Food Is Not Rubbish project led by Professor Charlotte Hardman, and colleagues in @livunipsyc.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/40BiGLk #TeamLivUni | #FoodWaste | @livuniresearch.bsky.social

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Last week, Professor Daniel Pope reflected on more than two decades of research at his recent inaugural lecture, highlighting a career tackling household air pollution and its impact on global health. 🔗 bit.ly/4lnXoud #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🧵 Last year, Professor Charlotte Hardman, Lisa Didier and Natasha Bayes launched the Food Is Not Rubbish project which set out to explore and understand how schools can tackle the issue of food waste in the school dining room. Read more about the project ➡️ bit.ly/479YOm2 (1/3)

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Can psychopaths change? Steven Gillespie, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/can-psychopa...

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Can psychopaths change?

And how our understanding of psychopathy is changing.

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A new study from researchers at @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social reveals that whilst women may value the convenience of virtual postpartum care, they remain concerned about the need for physical examinations and how to access them. 🔗 bit.ly/4ssQDtx #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Do you know any innovative women who inspire you? Give them a boost this #IWD2026 by recommending them to be included in the @thenhsa.bsky.social #NorthInnovationWomen list. Full details ➡️ bit.ly/3NTYYHy

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Exciting news! Artificial Intelligence will be used to accelerate new medicine discovery in a University of Liverpool partnership secured following Mayor Steve Rotheram’s US trade mission. Read the full story ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/05/n...

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Join Professor Daniel Pope for his inaugural lecture, 'The Killer in the Kitchen! How do we know and what can we do?'. Register bit.ly/3MjKqR2 🗓️Thursday 5 March 🕠17:30 - 19:30 📍 LT7, Rendall Building @liverpooluni.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

“Innovations in dementia care” 7th Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Conference @livuni-iph.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social Tuesday 3rd March 2026, 9.00-16.45 Venue: The Liner Hotel, Liverpool, Lord Nelson Street, L3 5QB Book now: 👉 liverpooldementiaageingresearchforum.co.uk/376-2/

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7th Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Conference

Join us at the 7th annual Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Conference! This year’s Conference theme focuses on “Innovations in dementia care”. The Conference is open to ac…

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Professors Mark Gabbay and Dan Joyce of our Institute of Population Health will play key roles in a major new mental health research initiative, supported by an £11 million NIHR award, bringing expertise in health inequalities, large-scale data and AI. More ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/02/n...

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UoL Sustainability @livunisustain.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🌍 Sustainability Week 2026 is coming! 🙌🏾 Join us from 23-27 Feb for our annual week of events, activities and opportunities for students and staff to get involved in sustainability. Tap the link below or check the MyLiverpool app to explore the full programme! 🔗 www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/sustai...

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New research led by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with @ucl.ac.uk, shows that people who displayed ADHD traits in childhood are more likely to experience physical health problems and health-related disability by midlife. Read the full story here⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/01/21/c...

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Childhood ADHD linked to midlife physical health problem - University of Liverpool News

Childhood ADHD linked to midlife physical health problem

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In our latest blog, Natalie Taylor in our @livunipsyc.bsky.social recently completed her PhD exploring the psychological aspects of food insecurity and the role of social enterprises in the UK. 🔗 bit.ly/4r6KBxW #TeamLivUni

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

In a joint article for the British Medical Journal, Professor Iain Buchan (@profbuchan.bsky.social) explains how the UK's new new Health Data Research Service aims to improve scientific discovery, clinical trials, and the development of AI for healthcare 🔗 bit.ly/3LquSdV #TeamLivUni

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Wishing everyone a joyful and festive holiday season! 🎄The HLS social media elves are now taking a little break but we'll be back in 2026! @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @livuni-ives.bsky.social @livuni-iph.bsky.social @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

NEWS | Dr Clarissa Giebel from our Department of Primary Care and Mental Health has secured an NIHR Programme Development Grant to explore the link between work and health among paid and unpaid social care works 🔗 bit.ly/4plOUor #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

NEWS | Professor Rhiannon Corcoran gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment, contributing her extensive expertise on how social and cultural infrastructure can support thriving communities. 🔗 bit.ly/4oIv2ei #TeamLivUni

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

1 in 5 people are experiencing pain, and in the UK over 34% of adults regularly experience chronic pain. @benedictneuro.bsky.social and Prof. Michelle Briggs @lincneurosci.bsky.social discuss on the latest episode of Original Ideas 🧠💡🎙️▶️ liverpool.ac.uk/research/original-ideas/neuroscienceandpain/

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Dr Rebecca Wilson and Dr Olly Butters, Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, have been awarded around £2.9 million in funding from the MRC and NIHR for a project that will transform the way NHS data is used for research. 🔗 bit.ly/47Gkwxp #TeamLivUni | @liverpooluni.bsky.social

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Improving everyday health behaviours could transform the nation’s future health. A new study by @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @healthfoundation.bsky.social found that small changes in diet, exercise & smoking could reduce chronic illness over the next 20 yrs⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/04/n...

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Autistic people experience health inequalities in #cancercare. Dr Gemma Cherry and Dr Jennifer Kirton from the @livuni-iph.bsky.social are leading a collaborative study with Dr Lynda Appleton from @cccnhs.bsky.social to improve treatment outcomes bit.ly/47AvNAx #autismawareness

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

NEWS | New research from the University of Liverpool suggests that the way young people spend their free time may play a crucial role in supporting their wellbeing and social development. Read more ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/30/l... @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Last week we were awarded ‘University of Sanctuary’ status and launched a new Refugee Hub, confirming our commitment to refugee communities, widening access to higher education and amplifying voices of people with lived experience of displacement.💙 Read more >>> news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/29/u...

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Join Professor Sarah Rodgers for her inaugural lecture, 'Transforming Our Cities From the Ground Up: Connecting the dots between communities, systems and data'. Register your place: bit.ly/3HURIZe 🗓️Thursday 2 October 🕠17:30 #TeamLivUni

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

NEWS | Dr Clarissa Giebel and her team have developed a new board game to help children learn about dementia in a collaboration with local schools and the Lewy Body Society. ➡️ bit.ly/4mh1QcY 📽️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Om... #TeamLivUni

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New Board Game Helps Children Understand Dementia

YouTube video by University of Liverpool

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

We are delighted to announce three new UKRI #FutureLeaderFellowships! Congratulations Dr Alex Neale, Dr Nicola Power and Dr Elisabetta Arca. These fellowships will support our outstanding researchers, helping them turn bold ideas into amazing innovations. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/16/t...

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Three new Future Leaders Fellowships for Liverpool - University of Liverpool News

Three new Future Leaders Fellowships for Liverpool

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

NEWS | A large-scale study across schools in Rwanda and Kenya has found dangerously high levels of air pollution from biomass-fuelled cooking, raising serious health concerns for millions of children and staff across Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more here ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/09/s...

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

NEWS | Hospital robots, AI-guided sleep support and a mobile hair salon are among a selection of innovative business ideas chosen to receive investment from a unique new Liverpool City Region programme ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/04/i... @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social @livunichil.bsky.social

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Have you caught up on Episode 10 of the Original Ideas podcast? 🎙️ In this episode, we explore the impact of junk food advertising on children, how our environment shapes what we eat, and the growing role of social media in our dietary health. 🍔🥗 🎧 Listen now: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...

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Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We're hiring! We have permanent Gr8 (lecturer) and Gr9 (senior lecturer) Teaching & Research posts available @livunipsyc.bsky.social. See here for more info/to apply: shorturl.at/cFFsf Please share with your networks 👍

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

NEWS | Professor Dan Pope from @livuni-phps.bsky.social and Dr Jonny Higham from the Department of Geography and Planning have developed a prototype low-cost air monitor, a new, affordable way to measure personal exposure to air pollution ➡️ bit.ly/4lHMJJl #TeamLivUni

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The Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre @m-ricresearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

In this video Prof Rhiannon Corcoran and Prof Zara Quigg discuss the launch of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Research Alliance. It aims to help prevent adverse childhood experiences and support people who have been impacted. Watch here: ow.ly/rxPp50WnyeX

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Launch of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Research Alliance

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

NEWS | New findings from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @uofglasgow.bsky.social show socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence. Read more⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/06/r... @livunihls.bsky.social

Dr Yu Wei Chua, lead author and Research Associate in the Health Inequalities and Policy Research Group at the University of Liverpool, and NIHR Researcher at the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Consortium said: “Our findings show that the mental health gap is already firmly in place by age five, regardless of whether we use income or maternal education to index socioeconomic disadvantage.”

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