Reposted by Umar ToseebLudvig Daae Bjørndal @ludvigdb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Family history has been recognised as a risk factor for psychiatric disorders since the late 18th century. In this new preprint, we leverage family history of psych and neurodev diagnoses to estimate family-genetic risk scores (PA-FGRSs) in the Norwegian population🧵 doi.org/10.31234/osf... 1104
Reposted by Umar ToseebAidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Now with a more sensible closing date of Tuesday May 26th, so you now have a month to apply 🎉 068
Reposted by Umar ToseebYouth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 24/04/2026Today we published six new evaluation reports from our funded projects on the following interventions: *️⃣Re-Frame *️⃣Focused Deterrence *️⃣Trauma Informed Schools UK *️⃣More Good Days at School *️⃣Relationship Building Together *️⃣Fostering Connections Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval... 001
Reposted by Umar ToseebDaniel Heck @danielheck.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I always had the vague feeling that Scientific Reports and Nature Communications are mainly APC business models. A paper estimated the total APC for gold/hybrid Open Access per journal 2015–2018: doi.org/10.1162/qss_... Surprise, surprise - there are 2 outliers at the top😐 510451
Reposted by Umar ToseebTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Opinion: The uneven degree results of students without A levels suggest that we may be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore #EduSky #HigherEd www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/barr...timeshighereducation.comBarring people with no A levels from student loans is too simplisticSuch students’ uneven degree results suggest instead that we may be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore 021
Reposted by Umar ToseebMichelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · 18/03/2026new paper alert! 📣 Do adolescents with DLD make more risky decisions? New paper looking at this longitudinally in adolescents at risk of #DevLangDis at age 11, 14 and 17. Work conducted with Lok Fung Jason Chan! Please RT! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comThe Development of Risky Decision Making in Adolescents at Risk of Developmental Language Disorder - Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Poor risky decision making (RDM) may lead to negative consequences across various aspects of daily life, especially during adolescence. Developmental... 1116
Reposted by Umar ToseebGareth Gaskell @mggaskell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026We have three lectureships available at York Psychology (@yorkpsychology.bsky.social) with a broad remit for research/teaching areas. Home and overseas applications are welcome. Deadline for applications is early April - enquiries welcome. Come and join us! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...jobs.york.ac.ukJobs - The University of York 02549
Reposted by Umar ToseebChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Latest UK universities to post deficits: Cambridge, Queen’s Belfast, Leicester, London Met, Derby, Nottingham Trent, Liverpool John Moores www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @patrickjack.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comUK universities report ongoing deficits after ‘difficult year’Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges 114
Reposted by Umar ToseebIliana Magiati @ilianamagiati.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Led by Grant Bruno, and following from our first Editorial on Global Indigenous Perspectives on autism research, our second Editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social explores integrating Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing to autism research. Free access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comDecolonizing autism research: Integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing - Grant Bruno, Anne Lindblom, Jessica Tupou, Fran Kewene, TC Waisman, Iliana Magiati, 2025 12312
Reposted by Umar ToseebPLOS Medicine @plosmedicine.org · 10/12/2025Analyses of open health datasets can offer valuable contributions to health & medicine, but recent years have seen a proliferation of papers lacking robust or novel findings. In this Editorial, we provide guidance for conducting & reporting high-quality analyses using open datasets🧪 plos.io/4poBmZoplos.ioSetting the standard for high-quality studies using open health datasetsLarge open health datasets present unique opportunities for studies that when well-designed, conducted, and reported, can offer valuable contributions to health and medicine. However, recent years hav... 1139
Reposted by Umar Toseebfranrice.bsky.social @franrice.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Important new paper published today showing dramatic increase in the number of young people in Wales in touch with Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services now compared to twenty years ago. @wolfsoncentre.bsky.socialcambridge.orgTrends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study | The British Journal of Psychiatry ...Trends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study 013
Reposted by Umar ToseebItsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 21/11/2025This is a great listen from @acamh.bsky.social #MindTheKids podcast, about the impact of poverty on childhood development. They talk about factors that can shape and support cognitive resilience, at systemic as well as within-child level. open.spotify.com/episode/3ctD...open.spotify.comS4 Ep2: Mind the Kids - Income(ing): Poverty and Resilience 093
Reposted by Umar ToseebMichelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · 11/08/2025📣 new paper alert! I am SO PLEASED to finally announce this paper's publication. We looked at how adolescents with and without #DevLangDis learn whether a computer likes or dislikes them or someone else. Both groups learned very well when the computer liked them. link.springer.com/article/10.1... 275
Reposted by Umar ToseebPaul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 04/08/2025Academia is basically a collection of people who got lucky early on and mistook it for genius. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 12425132
Reposted by Umar ToseebThe Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 30/06/2025"We want our podcast to take the good data and bridge the gap into practice and clinical work" @drjanegilmour.bsky.social @umartoseeb.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...bps.org.uk'We want our podcast to take the good data and bridge the gap into practice and clinical work' | BPSMention child and adolescent mental health, and the word ‘crisis’ is rarely far behind… 085
Reposted by Umar ToseebShaun Goh @shaunkygoh.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Similar to global trends, DLD attracts relatively little public attention in Singapore (i.e. 'hidden'), with far fewer hits in a database of local newspaper articles then other NDDs. To address this info gap, we share what we know about DLD in SG here: das.org.sg/wp-content/u... 2113
Reposted by Umar ToseebDepartment of Education @uoyeducation.bsky.social · 11/06/2025If you missed @umartoseeb.bsky.social Inaugural Lecture as a professor last week, don't worry. You can watch it back on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/ak-e2_GD5eU?... #specialeducationalneeds #mentalhealthyoutu.beThe Inaugural Lecture of Professor Umar ToseebYouTube video by UoYEducation 021
Reposted by Umar ToseebYouth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 02/06/2025There's a lot of debate on this topic at the moment - something more to consider. 032
Reposted by Umar ToseebDan Hayes @danhayesphd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵 Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi... Findings discussed more below…frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Universal, school-based, interventions to improve emotional outcomes in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysisIntroductionThere is debate into the impact of universal, school-based interventions to improve emotional outcomes. Previous reviews have only focused on anx... 12211
Reposted by Umar ToseebEsther Verheyen 🇨🇦 @estherverheyen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025SFU invites applications from world renowned researchers for the prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2026 Competition. Please see the ad to see if you qualify. In Vancouver, BC www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...sfu.caCanada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2026 Competition 03343
Reposted by Umar ToseebACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 22/05/2025🎤Mind the Kids new ep! Parent plus child factors, does it add up? @drjanegilmour.bsky.social @umartoseeb.bsky.social & guest Dr Rob Eves on the complex relationship between parenting styles and infant characteristics Listen/subscribe from your pod platform, watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECFe...youtube.comParent plus child factors, does it add up?YouTube video by Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health 012
Reposted by Umar ToseebACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Just released - FREE tickets! CAMH journal debate – Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions? bit.ly/4k0QnxL Chair @umartoseeb.bsky.social with @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social @jackandrews.bsky.social @bronwynec.bsky.social @loubirrell.bsky.social and Dr Emma Carter Pls sharebit.lyDebate - Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?We are delighted to announce the inaugural CAMH journal debate on universal school-based mental health interventionsThe session will be chaired by Prof Umar Toseeb, featuring a panel of leading expert... 052
Reposted by Umar ToseebMcPin Young People's Network @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Tune into 'Mind The Kids'🧠 a new podcast series from @acamh.bsky.social hosted by @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social exploring accessible expert discussions on issues affecting young people with invited authors on topics like the manosphere, autism, anxiety, loneliness and more. 145
Reposted by Umar ToseebNational Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025How might the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) effect GDP, #inflation, unemployment and interest rates? 📊 In this analysis from our latest UK Economic Outlook, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social unpacks the answers ⬇ niesr.ac.uk/publications... 034
Reposted by Umar ToseebACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 14/05/2025🎤Mind the Kids new ep! What happens when friendships become the cornerstone of childhood #mentalhealth? @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social, & guest Dr. Tom Wu unravel the powerful peer connections Listen & subscribe from your pod platform, watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSw...youtube.comMind the Kids - Mental health: best mates and classmatesYouTube video by Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health 053
Reposted by Umar ToseebDr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🌟 KIDS, TEENS, SCREENS + SOCIAL MEDIA 🌟 I’m excited to share this fascinating chat I had with @peteetchells.bsky.social, author of Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time and How To Spend It Better youtu.be/CDklRSfl8og We explore the following questions, submitted to us on Instagram: (cont)youtu.beTwo psychologists have a reassuring, science-based chat about screens, phones and social mediaYouTube video by Lucy Foulkes 33314
Reposted by Umar ToseebTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Here are the key points from the UK government’s immigration White Paper that will impact universities, researchers and students #AcademicSky #EduSkytimeshighereducation.comUK immigration White Paper: key changes affecting universitiesLabour proposes graduate visa reduction, new fee levy and stricter compliance rules in long-awaited policy document 055
Reposted by Umar ToseebJohn Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · 07/05/2025After the Public Accounts Committee called for urgent action on SEND, the DfE's response has been published. It commits to a costed improvement plan within a year, a plan on council deficits this summer and its vision for inclusive education by the end of the year. www.tes.com/magazine/new...tes.comDfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’Government accepts recommendations for action on SEND from public spending watchdog but says it cannot commit to meeting deadlines 024
Reposted by Umar ToseebRachel Sievers @sieversslt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025A pleasure to talk with Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz of the DLD project about working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) last week for the DLD Project podcast last week. #developmentallanguagedisorder #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject 2196
Reposted by Umar ToseebThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/05/2025New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16stheguardian.comNew Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16sThe draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and would force digital platforms to verify the age of users or face heavy fines 813419
Reposted by Umar ToseebPete Etchells @peteetchells.bsky.social · 04/05/2025The yellow edition of Unlocked comes out on Thursday - if you can’t wait, you can grab it on Kindle for 99p at the moment. Cheaper than a coffee and much more satisfying: www.amazon.co.uk/Unlocked-Sci... 1103
Reposted by Umar ToseebEngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Exciting News! We are launching a comparison sample study to support our E-DLD database. The sample will focus on 500 children of different ages who do not have DLD helping us understand developmental differences. Learn more here: www.engage-dld.com/current-rese... #DevLangDis 031
Reposted by Umar ToseebOla Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Grateful to @umartoseeb.bsky.social for hosting me yesterday at @york.ac.uk to speak about what the evidence says about factors affecting worsening youth mental health. Especially valuable timing to talk through findings while deep in the final stages of report writing - deadline today! 261
Reposted by Umar ToseebACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🧠 'Mind the Kids' - @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social, & Prof Harriet Over, delve into the Manosphere Includes 🧠 Mental health impact 😟 Teacher concerns 💡 Countering toxic narratives 📚 Gender-sensitive teaching Listen via your streaming platform Watch via YouTube bit.ly/432gYn8 063
Reposted by Umar ToseebSue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025At @journalautism.bsky.social we are recruiting! Thanks to a massive increase in submissions over recent years, we are dramatically expanding our team to appoint FIVE new editors! See details of the role and how to apply here, by May 23rd. journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...journals.sagepub.com 12614
Reposted by Umar ToseebChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 01/04/2025UK universities’ continued use of remote online examinations without supervision poses grave threat to the integrity of undergraduate assessment, experts warn www.timeshighereducation.com/news/most-un...timeshighereducation.comMost universities still use online exams despite cheating fearsSeven in 10 institutions allow students to take remote tests unsupervised, casting doubt on ‘validity’ of degrees, study finds 002
Reposted by Umar ToseebDr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Important news podcast about staff sexual misconduct in HE exploring how it leads to women leaving academia 113
Reposted by Umar ToseebDr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Our top-cited study examined #handedness in over 6,800 children and adolescents across 10 cohorts. We found that those with language or reading impairments are slightly more likely to be left- or mixed-handed. doi.org/10.1111/cdev... led by Silvia Paracchini & Filippo Abbondanza #dyslexia #DLD 056
Reposted by Umar ToseebDr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · 18/11/2024One Post Research Summary #ACEs & #Autism: A Meta-Analysis 👉40 studies 👉5,619,584 participants 🔎Autistic individuals more than twice as likely to experience ACEs, compared to non-autistic individuals. 🟰Appropriate support for autistic individuals and families necessary shorturl.at/2Qjyb #AutResshorturl.at(PDF) Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autism: A Meta-AnalysisPDF | Evidence suggests that autistic children have a higher probability of experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) compared to their... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re... 012
Reposted by Umar ToseebNAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Book your trains! Check your car tyres! Get ready for #NAPLIC25 conference on March 29th. Last few tickets remaining, so make sure you don't miss out. naplic.org.uk/conferences #DevLangDis 055
Reposted by Umar ToseebNAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 20/03/2025We are very excited to be launching a network for UK professionals who work with adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Let us shape it by completing this short survey. Also share with colleagues in adult services. #DevLangDis forms.gle/4Z8HvhR7t1zg...forms.gleWorking with Adults with DLD networkNAPLIC is planning on starting a network for professionals who work with adults with DLD. We want to know your views so that we build them into our plans. Network meetings will be termly, online and f... 087
Reposted by Umar ToseebNuffield Foundation @nuffieldfoundation.org · 17/03/2025🔎 How can we improve SEND provision in schools? The Nuffield Foundation has responded to the Education Committee’s inquiry into Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, which focused on finding solutions to tackle the significant challenges facing the system. Read more: ow.ly/OPUM50ViWzu 001
Reposted by Umar ToseebJo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Last month we published our final report on SEND identification, which detailed the inconsistency between schools, and inequalities between groups of children, in the identification of needs. @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org 📒 epi.org.uk/publications...epi.org.ukIdentifying SEND - Education Policy InstituteA new report by the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, highlights the inequalities and the blind spots that exist in SEND support across schools in England. The report iden... 1145
Reposted by Umar ToseebFrank Iorfino @frankiorfino.bsky.social · 13/03/2025A recent study by our team (lnkd.in/gCtkbweT) challenges the status quo about how best to allocate our resources to deliver mental health care to young people. 📖 Read more about it in my recent substack post.open.substack.comRethinking how we deliver mental health careEnhanced access to specialised care leads to better outcomes, but its realisation in practice requires us to challenge traditional notions of how mental health care is delivered. 042
Reposted by Umar ToseebAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Self-help books often cite population studies as evidence that you can change your life with one simple trick. X will improve your health. Y will make you more successful. But there's a crucial catch... 1/ 310440
Reposted by Umar ToseebAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 13/03/2025My review of the rather excellent new book by Suzanne O’Sullivan, the Age of Diagnosis www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...theguardian.comThe Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – do no harmA doctor’s brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis, from ADHD to long Covid 127716
Reposted by Umar ToseebMichelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I am THRILLED to announce a three year ESRC funded project to validate our short screening tool to identify undiagnosed #DevLangDis in adults. Collaborators: @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @profnikkibotting.bsky.social and Mark Brosnan www.bath.ac.uk/projects/scr...bath.ac.ukScreening of Undiagnosed DLD in Students (SoUNDS) projectWe aim to create the first validated screening tool to identify undiagnosed DLD in adults and establish the rate of undiagnosed DLD in adult students. 5299
Reposted by Umar ToseebPete Etchells @peteetchells.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Here’s the new cover design for the mass market paperback edition of Unlocked, coming out 8th May! 0144
Reposted by Umar ToseebEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 27/02/20251/ What do people perceive as causes for depression, poverty, & mortality—and are social or non-social causes more important? New preregistered study led by Emma Bridger in a n=1000 UK sample, including a wide variety of perceived causes. #episky #psychscisky #PublicHealth 🧪 46419
Reposted by Umar ToseebMax Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A bidirectional association between language development and prosocial behaviour in childhood: Evidence from a longitudinal birth cohort in the United Kingdom. Final version by Dimitris I. Tsomokos & @limorraviv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1037/dev0001875 Paper: tinyurl.com/yha38k5h 073