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NIHR Policy Research Unit: DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social NIHR Policy Research Unit: Dementia and Neurodegeneration
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International Longevity Centre UK @ilcuk.bsky.social Looks at impact of ageing populations on society. Small team, huge agenda. Easily distracted by wealth of stories in data. Interested in health, income, communities & solutions for better long lives.
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NIHR PRU in Dementia and Neurodegeneration Exeter @denpruexeter.bsky.social This NIHR Policy Research Unit is part of @nihr.bsky.social and hosted by @exeter.ac.uk in collaboration with Bradford, LSE, Newcastle, Ulster & UNSW. Views own
Policy Research Unit in Addictions @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social Research unit at King's College London focusing on policies across addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. Directed by Prof Leonie Brose and Prof John Holmes.
🌐: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/nihr-policy-research-unit-in-addictions
Julie Bayley @juliebayley.bsky.social Director of Research Impact and Culture, Northeastern University London; Impact literacy; Assoc Prof; Health Psych; @divhealthpsych policy lead; DVT veteran. Murder mystery fan. "Creating Meaningful Impact' book here https://t.ly/0NeDZ
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social Evidence, policy, systems
Prof at LSHTM
Co-Director of Transforming Evidence with Annette Boaz
Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social The voice of UK health and care services research.
🌐 https://hsruk.org/
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Bridgette M Bewick @bmbewick.bsky.social Working to reduce injustices and increase compassion in higher education.
Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research @cawr-cmu.bsky.social CAWR aims to tackle health and wellbeing challenges in Wales and further afield.
Professor Clare Collins AO @profccollins.bsky.social Laureate Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics | Uni Newcastle | NHMRC Research Fellow | FAHMS FNSA FDA APD | Own Opinions l Nutrition Science Bites podcast https://shorturl.at/rzycT
Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social science reporter covering biomedical research at Nature | proudly Ukrainian 🇺🇦
maxkozlov.com
signal: mkozlov.01
Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social 🌷The leading voice for #Parkinson's in Europe since 1992
🌷Supporting the 1.2m Europeans with #Parkinsons and their families
🌷Founder of #WorldParkinsonsDay
Parkinson's UK @parkinsons.org.uk We’re Parkinson’s UK, the charity that’s here to support every Parkinson’s journey. Every step of the way.
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Grand Slam Track @grandslamtrack.bsky.social
UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social The union for academic and academic-related staff at the University of Edinburgh
Professor Frances Mair @francesmair.bsky.social Head of School of Health and Wellbeing and Norie Miller Professor of General Practice at the University of Glasgow
Director Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the University of Glasgow
Promoting person-centred care and primary care re
VeraAraujoSoares.bsky.social @veraaraujosoares.bsky.social
Vera (https://www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/medical-faculty-mannheim/prevention-of-cardiovascular-and-metabolic-diseases/team ) is Prof. of Prevention and head of the Division of Prevention at the Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health.
Royal Society for Public Health @rsph.bsky.social We are an independent charity working to build a healthier future in the UK and across the world.
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Implementation Research and Practice @impresearch.bsky.social IRP - The international journal of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration - SIRC. Published by SAGE (@sagepub.com).
#ImpSci #ImplementationScience #KnowledgeTranslation #EBP
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/IRP
James Reynolds @j-p-reynolds.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Psychology at Aston University. Research on behavioural science, political psychology, public health. My recent publications here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GgF4UskAAAAJ&hl=en
Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social Leadership hub for behavioural research funded by UK Research & Innovation @ESRC. Involving eight Universities & partners in government, charities & business. Learn more www.br-uk.ac.uk
Ian Kellar @driankellar.bsky.social Professor of Health Psychology
@sheffielduni | intervention development | #behaviourchange | #systematicreview | #coproduction | #processevaluation | #systemsthinking | #participatorymethods | #AI | UK Society for Behavioural Medicine President 2025-2027
Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social Behavioural Scientist at @ucl-targ.bsky.social. Deputy Director @Behaviourresuk.bsky.social Health inequalities, social policy, nicotine, tobacco, some ontologies. AI explorer. Runner, runt, wannabe cyclist.
Rhiannon Phillips @nannon-phillips.bsky.social Health psychologist, behavioural science, infections and reproductive health research. She/her. Love nature, art & science. https://pure.cardiffmet.ac.uk/en/persons/rhiannon-phillips Views are my own, reposts not endorsements. #Cymraes 🏴 #Ewropeaidd 🇪🇺
Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social Professor of Health Psychology, @univie.ac.at #HPGVienna | eating behaviour, #digitalhealth, social inequality, research methods | #scicomm & #openscience
Web: https://gesundheit-psy.univie.ac.at
Olga Kostopoulou @olgakos.bsky.social Cognition & Decision making. How humans interact with algorithms and AI, deal with uncertainty, and benefit from advice. Research applied to healthcare. Former SMDM President (smdm.org). https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/o.kostopoulou
Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social Professor of Psychology at NYU (jayvanbavel.com) | Author of The Power of Us Book (powerofus.online) | Director of NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation | trying to write a new book about collective decisions
Susannah Hume @sussumhum.bsky.social Director of Evaluation at @policyatkings.bsky.social; PhD from @kcl-spe.bsky.social; college governor, trustee @taso.org.uk. Interested in political engagement, behavioural science, education and young people, and policy that works
Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social The Human Behaviour Change Project, and its follow-up the APRICOT aim to improve evidence synthesis using ontologies and ontology tools.
More on the project: https://www.humanbehaviourchange.org
More on ontology & tools: https://www.bciontology.org/
Marta M. Marques @martamarques.bsky.social Behavioural science, Health psychology, assistant professor at NOVA School of Public Health, Portugal
Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social 👩🏻🔬 Immunology | 🦠 Microbiology
🧫Cancer Biology | 🧬 Biotechnology
SciComm | Data | Snark
Founder: ImmunoLogic
Director: American Lyme Disease Foundation
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Sean Figgins @seanfiggins.bsky.social Researcher and lecturer interested in leadership and groups in performance and health settings
Stuart Biddle @stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social Professor, Physical Activity & Health, Institute for Health, University of Southern Queensland. Physical activity psychologist. Author. Grandpa.
Ben Hildred @bhildred.bsky.social Anthropologist of Sport at Durham. Director of INSA (sportanthro.bsky.social). Researching sport & social change. Cricket & Reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social Dietitian & Public Health Nutritionist at Teesside University.
Deputy Director for Fuse https://fuse.ac.uk/
Researching Food Inequalities & Insecurity, Food Environments, Energy Drinks.
https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/amelia-lake
Dr Rebecca LJ Strong @rebeccaljstrong.bsky.social Human Osteoarchaeologist, Forensic Anthropologist & Archaeologist. Skeletal Trauma, 3D Imaging and Visualisation Researcher 💀👩🏻💻🔪 Lover of books, tea, musicals and dogs 📖☕🐾 she/her
📍Treasurer, British Association for Forensic Anthropology 💀
Dr Benjamin Rigby @benjaminrigby.bsky.social Researching #behaviour & #systems to improve #publichealth & reduce #inequality. #physicalactivity & #policy enthusiast.
@Newcastleuni.bsky.social - My own views.
GEPE - Grup d'Estudis de Psicologia de l'Esport @uab-gepe.bsky.social Compte del Grup d'Estudis de Psicologia de l'Esport, equip de recerca actualment integrat en el Grup de Recerca en Ciències Socials de l'Esport (GRECSE) de l'Institut de Recerca de l'Esport de la UAB
Hester Hockin-Boyers @hesterhhb.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences @durhamuniversity & feminist researcher of all things health, gender and digital culture ✨👩💻 she/her
BPS Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP) @bps-dsep.bsky.social Welcome to the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP) BlueSky account! 👋
Follow us to stay up to date with all things sport and exercise psychology!
Dr Richard A.C. Simpson @richsimpson95.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology | Human flourishing (well-being) in sport and performance contexts | 📧 r.simpson@leedstrinity.ac.uk
Dan Abrahams @danabrahamspsych.bsky.social Sport Psychologist (HCPC), author, and host of The Sport Psych Show Podcast. Currently consulting with a number of clients…
Yago Ramis @yagoramis.eurosky.social Psicòleg de l'Esport. Investigador. Professor.
Nikos Ntoumanis @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social Professor of Motivation Science; Danish Centre for Motivation & Behaviour Science (DRIVEN) at IOB, SDU; #BehaviouralScience https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/driven. Publications:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-CVsmqYAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social Chartered psychologist, sport and dance psychology researcher and Director of the SPRINT Project (http://sprintproject.org). Strength-based, mental skills development, youth homelessness, wellbeing, academic writing. Her/She
Martin Hagger @martinhagger.bsky.social Distinguished Professor, University of California, Merced | Professor (Behavior Change), University of Jyväskylä | Adjunct Professor, Griffith University | Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2024)
Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social Director HaPI Lab, https://hapiresearchlab.com/ | Professor, Griffith University, Australia | Affiliate Member, Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI), UC Merced, USA | Docent (Behaviour Change), University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social For over 120 years we’ve championed our members & psychology as a discipline. For customer support contact: info@bps.org.uk. Shares & ❤ not (always) endorsements.
European Health Psychology Society @ehps.bsky.social Academic society for health psychologists in and beyond Europe.
@ehps2025.bsky.social #EHPS2025 26 to 29 Aug in Groningen, the Netherlands
Web: https://ehps.net
Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network @wisean.bsky.social WiSEAN aims to bring together leading academics & practitioners to grow, strengthen & promote research on women in sport & exercise. https://linktr.ee/wisean
Prof Andy Smith @profandysmith.bsky.social Professor of Sport, Education & Mental Health | Head of Department | Chair of Trustees @ChasingStigma Founders of http://hubofhope.co.uk | Aston Villa Fan
Sue Backhouse @suebackhouse.bsky.social Professor & Director of Research in the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University
🧠 Curious about sport & human behaviour
📚 Integrity, anti-doping and athlete welfare
📍Leeds | Yorkshire
Dr Mark Holland @mjgholland.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology
Birmingham Newman University
Youth development through sport
Sport for mental health
Prof. Tammi Walker @proftammiwalker.bsky.social Professor of Forensic Psychology at Durham University - Chair of British Psychological Society North East of England Branch. Lead of the Forensic Mental Health Research Lab - https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/tammi-walker
ISBNPA @isbnpa.bsky.social The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity stimulates and promotes innovative and impactful research in behavioral nutrition and physical activity to improve human and planetary health and well-being worldwide.
Charlie Foster @fosteratbristol.bsky.social Prevention, mental health and physical activity via policy and intervention (awarded OBE). Loves family, evidence, Bristol Bears and golf. Former Advisor to UK CMOs for physical activity
Coral Hanson @coralhanson.bsky.social Physical activity and cardiovascular health researcher at Edinburgh Napier University. Always happy on my bike or in my kayak
Mark Tully @markatully.bsky.social Professor of Public Health & Research Director, Ulster University.
Physical Activity Researcher
Personal account. RT≠endorsement
https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/persons/mark-tully
Harry Rutter @harryrutter.bsky.social Prof of Global Public Health, University of Bath. European.
Paul Kelly @paul-j-kelly.bsky.social Physical activity and public health research and evaluation.
Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds @carodr.bsky.social Mum, academic, dragonboater, outrigger paddler. Views are my own. Physical activity and health inequalities, communities at risk of marginalisation, young people, mixed methods
Katie Shearn @katieshearn.bsky.social Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University. Health inequalities, flourishing, complexity sensitive and realist approaches. Views my own.
Pippa Chapman @pch4.bsky.social Generally found in Edinburgh, talking about sport
HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social Health and Psychology Innovations (HaPI) lab, directed by @kyrahamilton.bsky.social at Griffith University. 🇦🇺 Conducts research on health behaviour motivation and change.
Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social Improving health by understanding hidden experience.
Supported by Wellcome.
durham.ac.uk/imh
medhumsplatform.org
Clare Bambra @profbambra.bsky.social Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University, North East England. Personal account. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3cyGPHcAAAAJ&hl=en
#healthinequality #healthequity #publichealth #SDoH #FPL
Chloë Williamson @chloewilliamson.bsky.social Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health at University of Edinburgh’s PAHRC. Social Media Editor for BJSM. Interested in physical activity communication and messaging. Dog obsessed.
Ulf Ekelund @ulfekelund.bsky.social Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
Views are my own
Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social Professor of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine
Heidelberg University (CPD)
https://www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/medical-faculty-mannheim/public-health
Director NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural & Social Science @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social #BehaviouralScience, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London. Director of Centre for Behaviour Change https://www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/centre-behaviour-change (also on BlueSky). Research on health, environment & AI potential.
Simone Tomaz @simonetomaz.bsky.social I’m new here!
🇿🇦 in 🏴, Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at University of Stirling. Boy and cat mom. Would rather be in the sun ☀️, on turf 🏑, or in water 🏊🏼♀️.
Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social Full Research Professor in Public Health and Knowledge Mobilisation @NorthumbriaUni. Researching and supporting collaborative research partnerships between universities and local government. Rides bikes to avoid DIY and fond of liquorice. He/Him
Shelina Visram Hodgson @shelinavh.bsky.social Senior lecturer in #PublicHealth at Newcastle University | #inequalities | #SDoH | #qualresearch | Own views | She/her
Angela Wearn @ang-w.bsky.social NIHR ARC Research Fellow @UniofNewcastle | Deep End NENC Advocacy & Engagement Lead | Inequalities; Prevention; Inclusion; Co-production | https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/people/profile/angelawearn.html
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) @hi-nenc.bsky.social HI NENC is one of 15 regional Health Innovation organisations. We are dedicated to supporting innovation into health and social care, to improve population health and drive economic growth. Visit: https://healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
Steph Scott @stephscott.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University, UK. Unapologetic sociologist. Justice-involved families. Health & Justice systems. Health inequalities. Longitudinal and creative qualitative methods. Trustee: NE Youth. Personal views. She/her
Prof Emma Giles @emmalgiles.bsky.social Professor of Integrating Physical & Mental Health, Teesside University. Research interests: diet quality, food insecurity, food allergies, linked to mental health. https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/emma-giles
Involve North East @involvene.bsky.social We are a trusted, independent charity specialising in qualitative research that amplifies community voices and drives meaningful change across health, wellbeing, and beyond.
Want to find out more? https://www.involvene.org.uk/
Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social HSCWRU, at King's College London, conducts research into the workforce. Follow for news of our findings and upcoming free events. Director: @annetteboaz.bsky.social Visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru
Tracy Finch @tracyfinch.bsky.social Implementation science, normalisation process theory, applied health and social care research, qualitative process evaluation. Professor at Northumbria University UK. Trying to make imp sci more practical.
Journal of Critical Public Health @cphjournal.bsky.social The Journal of Critical Public Health (JCPH) is devoted to disseminating critically engaged research in public health, health promotion & related fields. Diamond Open Access.
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Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Policy Research unit for the Health and Social Care Workforce (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru), Kings College London, Co-lead https://transforming-evidence.org
Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social Professor of Health Policy and Management @unibirmingham.bsky.social @hsmcentre.bsky.social Co-Director @BRACE-evaluation.bsky.social Chair and Trustee of @hsruk.bsky.social and Trustee https://excathedra.co.uk/
Rhiannon Hawkes @rhiannonhawkes.bsky.social Research Fellow with interests in implementation, intervention fidelity, digital health, prevention and management of long term health conditions and PPIE. Views my own.
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/rhiannon.hawkes.html
Coproduction Collaboratory @coproductionlab.bsky.social The Coproduction Collaboratory at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice (TDI) develops, evaluates, and implements tools and care processes that support partnerships between patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Physical Activity Alliance @paamovewithus.bsky.social The nation's largest coalition dedicated to improving health and
well-being through physical activity. #MoveWithUS
paamovewithus.org #USA
PAHRC - the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre at UoE @pahrc.bsky.social
Pip Shaw @pipshaw.bsky.social Research fellow at UCL | Qualitative research, health inequalities, integrated care, implementation
Ruth Naughton-Doe @ruthndwrites.bsky.social Research Fellow at the Family Wellbeing Research Team @ Uni of York, UK. Perinatal mental health, loneliness, and addressing the social determinants of mental illness. Mum + lover of the outdoors. Views my own. http://lonelyparents.org
Katie Haighton @profkatiehaighton.bsky.social Professor of Public Health at Northumbria University, UK
Liane Beretta de Azevedo @lianeazevedo.bsky.social Professor of Public Health and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University.
Active Partnerships @activepartnerships.bsky.social We connect, strengthen and enable our network and beyond. We do this by influencing and shaping national and local place-based approaches to movement, physical activity and sport as drivers for positive social change.
Dr Faye Didymus @fayedidymus.bsky.social Wife | Mummy | Reader @LeedsBeckett @Carnegie_Sport | FBASES | Science media & sport fanatic | “Our greatest investments are in the lives of others”
Dr. Hannes Baumann @hannesbmn.bsky.social Postdoc @ DSHS Cologne 🎓 | Exploring how digital health and physical activity intersect to enhance mental health in youth 📊 | Innovator in mHealth | Advocate for individualized prevention strategies 🌍 | Lover of biking, sailing, and diving 🌊.
Prof. Alfonso Jimenez @profajimenez.bsky.social Full Tenured Echegaray Professor (Catedrático) Exercise Science & Health at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Executive Director CIDE, Head of THiNK Active, PI for GO fit LAB, Core member UNESCO Fit for Life KIN.
Providing evidence supporting Active Living...
Dan Phipps @danjphipps.bsky.social A health psychology and behavioral science researcher at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä - Finland
www.danielphipps.info