Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Such a powerful evening at the Leeds International Festival of Ideas for panel discussion on "How do we talk about suicide?" Brilliantly and sensitively moderated by Amy Irons, I was delighted to share the panel with Roman Kemp, Andy Airey, Donelle Lawrence and Ellie Palma-Cass. 010
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Today, 10th September, is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. It is a day to pause and reflect. Director of the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory @roryoc.bsky.social writes about changing the narrative on suicide, and how we all have a role to play. suicideresearch.info/2026/09/10/c... 032
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Join us in Glasgow on Tuesday 10th November for the launch conference of It Takes a Village, our new research programme aiming to involve the community in scaling up child and adolescent #MentalHealth services. @roryoc.bsky.social @profminnis.bsky.social Register 👉 tinyurl.com/avnj5w52 022
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Former Love Island contestant Dr Alex George has revealed that he "wanted to end" his life two years ago, before deciding to go for a run which "genuinely saved my life". Love Island star tells followers 'you are loved' as he shares mental health challenges www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukLove Island's Alex George tells followers 'you are loved' as he shares mental health challengesAlex George said he wanted to help reduce 041
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Please share. Join us for the 10th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum There is still time to register but registration closes this Friday, 1st May It is always such a welcoming event, & will be extra special this year as it's 10th Anniversary of Forum 053
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Fantastic keynote on stress from @daryloconnor.bsky.social to open the @UKSBM Annual Meeting in Sheffield earlier. 011
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Feels good to have broken the 30,000 words mark tonight #Book2 📝🧑💻 030
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Please join us on 11th May as part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 010
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026🆕 Registration is now open for the 10th Anniversary Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum, 11-12 June, Glasgow 2026. Also we’re still accepting abstracts (closing date: Fri 27 March) We look toward to welcoming you to Glasgow in June. suicideresearch.info/10th-suicide... 061
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorHeather Wardle @shwardle.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Should have posted ages ago…new paper adding further temporal evidence on the relationship between gambling and suicidal ideation. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.socialgla.ac.ukLink between high-engagement gambling and suicidality stronger than thoughtThe link between high engagement in gambling and suicidality is stronger than previously thought, according to a new study by the Universities of Glasgow and City St Georges, University of London. 011
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Reflecting on our MQ & Academy of Medical Sciences Call to Action for Mental Health paper at start of COVID, Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu & Peter Jones led new paper on policy & public health implications for mental health after COVID-19. 🔗 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... 000
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Thanks for sharing Jon…sadly I don’t think I have any grey hair left 😅 010
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 01/01/2026“All is quiet on New Year's Day” #U2 Happy New Year! 1/1/26 040
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The surprising truth about the generations that suffer loneliness the most www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThe surprising truth about who the loneliest generations areConversations around it often focus on the elderly. But by some measures, people in their 20s are the loneliest group in Britain 020
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025🆕Please share 10th Suicide and Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum, 11-12 June 2026 Call for Abstracts: Closing date 27th March 2026 suicideresearch.info/10th-suicide... 064
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025This is utterly heartbreaking and despicable. My thoughts are with everyone affected and with my Jewish friends and colleagues everywhere. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWho were the Bondi beach shooting victims? What we knowAuthorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims. 130
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I am delighted that Penguin Michael Joseph will be publishing my next book. Excited to be working with my editor Corinna Bolino and agent Jessica Killingley on this. Publication in 2027. 270
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Op-ed from @antonmuscatelli.bsky.social, President of Royal Society of Edinburgh: “For the sake of Scotland’s colleges and universities whatever party gets the keys to Bute House in May should waste no time commissioning a review….The next Scot Gov must not shirk the challenge” 011
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025"One of Britain's most distinguished scientists, Prof Sir Paul Nurse, says the government is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for science researchers." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTop UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economyProf Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is 020
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 23/11/2025I had a lovely few days at 11th International Congress of Clinical & Health Psychology in Children & Adolescents in Malaga. I was also delighted to receive the AITANA 2025 Lifetime Career Award for mental health research and suicide prevention. Huge thanks to all collaborators near and far 🙏🏻 3140
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Reaching 100,000 people through DBI is truly remarkable. 10s of thousands of people in distress have received immediate compassionate support. I’m incredibly proud to be part of this world-leading initiative, which is transforming how we support people in their moments of greatest need Www.dbi.scot 051
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025In advance of 11th Intl Congress of Clinical & Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents next week, I spoke with Jose Pedto Espada about the IMV model, current challenges and opportunities in suicide prevention and strategies for effective public health action. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xFcG...m.youtube.comEntrevista Rory O'ConnorYouTube video by Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche 020
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025🆕Please Share! Save the Date: 10th Suicide and Self-harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers' Forum, 11-12 June 2026 #EMCRF2026 Check back for details in due course: www.suicideresearch.info 0134
Reposted by Rory O’Connormareike @mareike.bsky.social · 03/11/2025delighted to see this published 🙌 using EMA, we (with @roryoc.bsky.social) investigated suicidal ideation in daily life. we found that it arises from an interaction of within-person increases in loneliness and an individual’s level of personality functioning psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... 32611
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorNCISH @ncish.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Our NCISH Director Professor Nav Kapur spoke with @roryoc.bsky.social for a @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social podcast episode about designing research that saves lives. This episode is available in both audio and video format: open.spotify.com/episode/5CDG... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUk0...open.spotify.comDesigning Research That Saves Lives with Professor Nav Kapur 032
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorPeter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 02/11/2025This is superb - thank you @sjblakemore.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social -- The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore youtu.be/xy7jkcSl8to?... via @YouTubeyoutu.beThe Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne BlakemoreYouTube video by MQ Mental Health Research 052
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025This is #WorldMentalHealthDay2025 Nurturing our mental health can start with something as simple — and as powerful — as a breath. 061
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025“Artist Shanty” Inspired by a walk through the artist shanties in Bismore Park, Hyannis Port, Cape Cod recently. 040
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This amused me this morning. Don’t quite understand what it actually means though 😅 #CommuterChat 010
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025If you are attending #eabct2025 today, consider coming to my keynote, Lomond Auditorium at 12-1. 0122
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025“Love Is The Cure” I was inspired by a walk along De Sleutelbrug (The Keybridge) in Amsterdam on Sat. I stumbled across simple but powerful message on bridge: Love Is The Cure. Perhaps if more people in the world embraced this - more love & less hate - the world would be a happier, safer place. 130
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Huge congratulations to Dr Yawen Zheng who successfully defended her PhD earlier. Thanks to the examining team Pooja Saini, Ruchika Gajwani & Jessica Fish Jonathan Evans and I are proud supervisors 🎉🎉🎉 *pleased to be able to join post-viva remotely from Schipol airport 😅 060
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025If you're still at #ICBM2025, I am speaking about three recent studies in the last session starting at 3.30pm 030
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Important piece on future of suicide prevention in US ‘Dismantling research programs, training mechanisms, & international collaboration does not improve efficiency; rather it eliminates the very systems needed to develop innovative, cost effective interventions.’ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40671474/ 1125
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 28/07/2025🆕 Following requests from authors, we have increased the word limit for all regular papers in Archives of Suicide Research to 5,000 words (Introduction, Methods, Results & Discussion) 0134
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I've been working on follow-up to When It Is Darkest, after a hiatus. When I published When It Is Darkest, I did so without an agent. But I think that an agent would really help for book #2. If you're an agent or know an agent who might be interested in representing me, please get in touch. 🙏 0121
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Following WHO call that we can no longer be silent I tweeted this in May. Thousands more innocent people killed since then (inc 17,000 children since Oct 2023) & hostages remain incarcerated. But still, people with voices & power to make this devastation end remain silent. My heart breaks 💔 041
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Keep posted. I had a great conversation with Harry Corin- for his new podcast Question The Default. Harry lost his dad to suicide when he was 12. We chat all things suicide prevention and mental health. Drops in the autumn. 150
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Such a powerful and emotional film about the impact of suicide on a family - as they embark on a journey to talk about and make sense of their loss. A tough but important watch. Available on Netflix 041
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Irish people ain’t designed to run in this heat ☘️🏃☀️ 260
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 28/06/2025I thought The 1975 rocked it @daryloconnor.bsky.social less convinced 🤔 #Glastonbury 130
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025It was great to host @hinzeverena.bsky.social at SBRL this week and to hear more about her important work on chronic pain and suicide and self-harm among youth 050
Reposted by Rory O’ConnorInternational Association for Suicide Prevention @iaspinfo.bsky.social · 20/06/2025#WorldRefugeeDay is a moment to stand in solidarity with refugees globally. Our new podcast episode explores refugee mental health & suicide risk with host, Professor Rory O'Connor & special guests, Muzafar Ali & Prof Nicholas Procter. Listen: ow.ly/BCpK50WcwTG 122
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Please share! New partnership with RSABI. Fully funded PhD scholarship (UK students only): Towards an enhanced understanding of suicide risk among those from agricultural backgrounds. Supervised by me and @katierobb.bsky.social Closing date: 21st July 2025 🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 147
Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We had a wide ranging conversation about such an important topic #WorldRefugeeDay 020