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Richard Amlôt

@richardamlot.bsky.social
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Head of the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @UKHSA. UKHSA Co-Director of the @hpru-ebs.bsky.social. Views my own.

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A few of our FPH events! 📅 19/03/26 - FPH/FPM joint seminar: Health Misinformation 📅 19/03/26 - FPH and NHSE webinar on artificial intelligence 📅 30/03/26 - Discover the Portfolio Pathway 📅 22/04/26 - Academic Public Health: Early Careers Advice Hour See more️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Our presentation today (with Holly Carter , UKHSA) as part of NFCC National Resilience training for fire service personnel on mass casualty decontamination. More here: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Graduation today at @sussex.ac.uk including for @freyamills.bsky.social
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📢 New blog! 📢 Antibiotic resistance isn’t a distant worry — it’s already reshaping modern medicine. A major 20‑year UK review reveals how quickly bacteria adapt, how MRSA was pushed back, and why E. coli now leads bloodstream infections. @bristoluni.bsky.social Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/ynke2j34
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The changing face of antimicrobial resistance in the UK: long-term observation and a future resource
By Dr Rosy Reynolds, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Population Health Sciences. Antimicrobial resistance – who cares and why? Do you have a friend or family member […]
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Bristol @bristolbrc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🚨 New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials 🚨 🧑‍⚕️ Are you a health researcher? Want to recruit patients to trials? 👉 Find out how to make your patient information leaflets more accessible and inclusive: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-guidance...
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New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
New guidance on how to create accessible and inclusive patient information leaflets is available to researchers who want to recruit patients to their clinical trials. The guidance was created by healt...
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Madeline V. Stein @madelinestein.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
My final publication of 2025 🎉 New review out with @nihr-hprfa-orb.bsky.social TL;DR: Future outbreaks (e.g., mpox) will keep requiring HCWs to self-isolate after exposure—but we still lack evidence-based interventions to protect their wellbeing. Time to fix that. tinyurl.com/3ywf4334
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The impact of COVID-19 self-isolation on healthcare workers’ psychological wellbeing: a systematic review
AbstractBackground. Self-isolation is a key public health strategy for infectious disease control. Globally implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, self-
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📰News! A new evidence review identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake. 💉 The comprehensive review combined data from more than 200 trials comprising over 6 million participants. More➡️ tinyurl.com/yuy7xse3 @ukhsa.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
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New evidence review identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake
A comprehensive new review led by researchers from the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Evaluation and Behavioural Science at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the HPRU [&...
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
📰News!📰A new NIHR funded initiative could transform how #HIV is diagnosed & prevented in UK general practice. Developed by Bristol researchers, PATH-GP boosts HIV testing & access to free PrEP (a tablet that prevents HIV).💊 More➡️ tinyurl.com/mw6sx2p @jokesten.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
Doctor consultation
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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
📢Building Capability in Behavioural Research 20206 Conference open for registrations! Join leading researchers, practitioners, & policymakers at for engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking sessions, designed to strengthen collaboration & innovation in behavioural research.
Banner for the “Building Capability in Behavioural Research” 2026 Conference, organised by Centre–UB and Behavioural Research UK. The event date is 30 June 2026. The banner announces that abstract submission and registration are now open and provides the website link: uobevents.eventsair.com/bcbr2026. The background shows people walking across a large open plaza viewed from above.
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social
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Can you beat the snot monsters? Using an interactive game to engage with children and young people
Discovery Day is the flagship event of the Futures Festival of Discovery. It is a free event aimed at showing children and young people what researchers at GW4 universities, including […]
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢New website launch!🎉 Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever. More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
New website launch
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📢New blog📢Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement. Long-term infections like Hep B, C, HIV & TB are more common among migrants than in those UK born. Tackling these infections is vital to address unfair differences. More➡️ bit.ly/3Isktg9 @carmel93.bsky.social
Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement meeting
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
@poppyellislogan.bsky.social's excellent work featured by King's College London. A very worthy Public Policy Impact Prize Winner. Watch the video below!
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
📢Blog!📢What do boys & men know about their reproductive health? @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD Student Ewan Walker attended the HPRU EBS Dragons Den initiative exploring men’s knowledge of testicular health & fertility aiming to improve their awareness & when they sought help. More➡️ bit.ly/4fqIy2Q
Three men stood around a laptop attending an online group discussion about what boys and men know about their reproductive health.
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
📰News!📰 New research shows worldwide scale of HCV among babies & children. “Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.” ➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Another New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work in the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/7)
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Louise Davidson @loudavidson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🌟Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods 📢Available open access 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social
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Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
Recent research highlights the importance of incorporating psychological perspectives to improve interoperability in multi-agency emergency response i…
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We’re pleased to welcome Professor Robin May as UKHSA’s Interim Chief Scientific Officer from September. Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Professor Robin May will join UKHSA as Interim Chief Scientific Officer in September
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Please re-post through your networks - a fantastic opportunity to secure research funding, part of ESRC's investment in building national capability for behavioural research.
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work as part of the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/3)
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
📢New event!📢 Get your ticket now for the: 🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social 2 Sep 11-3pm 📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
📰In the news!📰 📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found. More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📰News!📰 ChinaHarrison, Research Fellow with us @bristoluni.bsky.social & @arc-west.bsky.social concludes that a new study has found that using MediEmo, a fertility-focused smartphone app, may improve key outcomes for patients undergoing IVF treatment. Read more➡️ bit.ly/43Nnb6w
pregnant couple using smartphone app
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
We're hiring! Please share through your networks - we are recruiting an SEO Senior Insights Manager in the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @ukhsa.bsky.social. For more information see: www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v7197975 Deadline for applications: Thursday 19th June 2025.
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Job vacancy: Senior Insight Manager, UK Health Security Agency, London | trac.jobs
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🚨New blog!🚨from @hpoults.bsky.social "At the conclusion of our research into Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) in the North East of England, so many questions remained for me, one of which was: What’s with the zoppie (zopiclone) ‘buzz’ in Teesside?" More➡️ bit.ly/4kv65Bb
prescription drugs/pills
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The ORB is up and running! Do follow this excellent team for great health protection, outbreak response, and behavioural science content.
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨New blog🚨In 2022, to increase access to Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) testing in areas with very high #HIV prevalence, NHS England introduced routine opt-out testing for HIV & #Hepatitis B&C in emergency departments. Read more about optimising this method➡️ bit.ly/44oaUaJ @jhorwood.bsky.social
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Optimizing the Implementation of Opt-Out Blood-Borne Virus Testing in Emergency Departments
Optimis ing the Implementation of Opt-Out Blood-Borne Viru s Testing in Emergency Departments By  Dr Tom May , Research Fellow,  NIHR Heal...
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Please re-post! We have THREE funded PhD studentship opportunities open, as part of a new NIHR-funded partnership on outbreak-related behaviours between @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, University of East Anglia and @ukhsa.bsky.social. The links are in this thread, closing date: 18th May 2025. 1/3
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Do a PhD with us! ('us' being @sussex.ac.uk and @ukhsa.bsky.social ) 'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents' Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency, listed on FindAPhD.com
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🚨New Blog🚨Reflections on 5 years of the HPRU Knowledge Mobilisation Network from @drclarethomas.bsky.social KM Leads were engaged & network members came from different backgrounds & experience. We quickly saw the benefit for knowledge sharing with our collective expertise. More➡️ bit.ly/3YoDXXK
HPRU Knowledge Mobilisation Network: Achievements over 5 years graphic
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Great to join the kick-off of the next 5 years of the @hpruebs.bsky.social, looking forward to a new programme of impactful projects with great people.
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Madeline V. Stein @madelinestein.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic - & we’re still learning from its legacy. This review was led by @alexfmartin.bsky.social & synthesised evidence from 36 studies examining how #selfisolation impacted #wellbing in adults. Very important work! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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The impact of self-isolation on psychological wellbeing in adults and how to reduce it: A systematic review
Objective To synthesise evidence on the impact of self-isolation at home on the psychological and emotional wellbeing of adults in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This s...
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Professor Dame Jenny Harries has wrapped her opening speech at #UKHSA25. Spotlighting infectious diseases, health equity, and reminds us to be ambitious, or in Welsh: “Byddwch yn uchelgeisiol”. 💬 🩵
Professor Dame Jenny Harries on the stage at UKHSA Conference 2025
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Next week we will be at UKHSA Conference 2025 in Manchester. 🐝📌 Keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive look at everything that is going on at #UKHSA25! 🎫
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🚨New blog🚨A collaboration piece with NIHR HPRU in Emergency Preparedness & Response. The #mpox outbreak disproportionately affected gay, bisexual & other men who have sex with men. It was essential that information on the outbreak got to these groups without generating stigma. More➡️ bit.ly/43PWks9
Mpox
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📰News story!📰Secondary school staff & pupils found the government’s #COVID19 infection control measures difficult to implement & ineffective at promoting a sense of safety, a Bristol study has found. More➡️ bit.ly/41zIffV @jhorwood.bsky.social
Teenager wearing facemask in school during pandemic
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨New blog🚨Drug deaths are rising in the UK. Many of these deaths involve a combination of #opioids & #benzodiazepines or z-drugs. We set out to understand how these drugs work together & why this makes a fatal overdose more likely. More➡️ bit.ly/41V80bG
Talking to people about their use of benzodiazepines or z-drugs and opioids in Scotland, Bristol, Teesside
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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
You can now sign up for the second webinar in our AI in Behavioural Research series. This session focuses on analytical AI, how it classifies knowledge, undertakes reasoning & more. 📅 11:30am, 12 March 2025. Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A blue and grey slide with the text 'Using Analytic AI to improve Behavioural Research'. Dr Janna Hastings Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich. Professor Susan Michie, University College London and Professor Robert West, University College London' What you'll learn: What analytical AI is
How it can classify knowledge, undertake reasoning and make predictions from data
Understand how ontologies and machine learning can build tools to identify studies relevant to a research question, capture key information, and to use those data to make predictions of outcomes in novel intervention scenarios
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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Join our next webinar to learn how address the ethical & practical challenges related to open science & sharing of qualitative data. We'll discuss real-world dilemmas, new frameworks & methodological approaches to handling sensitive data. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A blue slide with the text Open Science in Qualitative Research. Speakers: Professor Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University. Dr Sharon Cox (University College London), Dr Sebastian Karcher (Syracuse University) and Professor Alex Stevens (University of Sheffield). And the BR-UK logo.
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Richard Amlôt @richardamlot.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Welcome to Bluesky @ukhsa.bsky.social !
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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Join us for our February webinar, where speakers Prof Rebecca Campbell, Dr Sharon Cox, Dr Sebastian Karcher and Prof Alex Stevens will be discussing Open Science in Qualitative Research! 📅 25th Feb 2025 🕦 3:00pm Book to watch live via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A blue slide with the text Open Science in Qualitative Research. Speakers: Professor Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University. Dr Sharon Cox (University College London), Dr Sebastian Karcher (Syracuse University) and Professor Alex Stevens (University of Sheffield). And the BR-UK logo.
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨New blog!🚨Reflections from @kirstyro.bsky.social on the importance of an Inclusive study design, following on from the #Hepatitis C Case finding in Primary Care Pilot (HepCAPP Study) recently published in @bjgp.bsky.social Read the #blog here ➡️ bit.ly/4hmgAFT
woman receiving oral swab
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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Join us for BR-UK’s first webinar of 2025 where @jannahastings.bsky.social, @susanmichie.bsky.social and @robertjwest.bsky.social will discuss Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural Research. 📅 28 January 2025 🕦 1:30pm Book to watch live via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
📰Fresh news for 2025!📰Alright My Liver? A qualitative service evaluation for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups has been published. The pathway aims to diagnose #liverdisease earlier in the people most at risk. Read more➡️ bit.ly/4h6KopA #PublicHealth @bmj.com
Liver shaped icon. Text "Alright my liver"
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Susan Hopkins @smhopkins.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
@UKHSA has released an updated technical briefing on mpox - updates on global scenarios related to transmission; UK risk assessment - risks from overseas and risks in UK; research priorities. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762dd...
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