Neil Denton @neildenton.bsky.social Independent Community Mediator.
Co-Lead, RelationshipsProject.org.
Professor in Practice, After Disasters Network, Durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/hazard-risk-resilience
Associate, RelationalLab.pt
International Institute for Qualitative Methodology @iiqm.bsky.social Advancing and pushing the boundaries of qualitative methods, and building connections and training among qualitative researchers. Based at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), in Treaty Six Territory, with a 25+ year history.
@ijqmonline.bsky.social @ijqmonline.bsky.social 
Society for the Study of Addiction @addiction-ssa.org The Society’s mission is to advance the scientific understanding of addictive products and behaviours and the use of this knowledge in policy and practice.
addiction-ssa.org
Olivia @olivia-r17.bsky.social PhD student | MPH Public Health and BSc Biomedical Science | North East England | she/her
Health Equity North @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Health Equity North is a virtual institute focused on place-based solutions to public health problems and health inequalities
www.healthequitynorth.couk
Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social Professor of Public Health @ Deakin, Australia. Editor-in-Chief @healthpromint.bsky.social @ottawacharter40.bsky.social Commercial and political determinants of health with current projects on: gambling, fossil fuels, menopause, conflicts of interest.
Connected Voice @connectedvoice.bsky.social Connecting People and Supporting Action across Newcastle and Gateshead since 1929
https://connectedvoice.org.uk/
Feminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social Writer and independent feminist scholar
Queer person of colour
#FreePalestine
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Journal of Aesthetics and Phenomenology (Routledge) @joaesth-phenom.bsky.social Journal of Aesthetics and Phenomenology aims to encourage and promote research in aesthetics that draws inspiration from the phenomenological tradition as broadly understood
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rfap20/
BMC @bmc.springernature.com A pioneer of sustainable open access, where research is always in progress.
Trauma Informed Thoughts @traumathoughts.bsky.social Want to read Thoughts from Trauma Informed experts? The website will be online soon! Subscribe to our mailinglist and our Thoughts will be with you: https://traumainformedthoughts.com
Nikki neuro-informed therapy & training @neuroinformedcare.bsky.social Therapy based on neurobiology and neurological research. We can look in the brain to see what happens with trauma and dissociation
Natalie Broughton @nbroughton.bsky.social Young people’s substance use worker in NE England. Interested in drugs & harm reduction, prevention, festival welfare, mental health, veganism and greyhounds.
Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics at Keele University. Academic Career Development lead NIHR ARC West Midlands.
Interested in rheumatology in primary care, learning disabilities, electronic health records.
Rainbow Home North East England @rainbowhomene.bsky.social Rainbow Home supports LGBTQ+ people in the North East who are seeking asylum. We walk the journey with you.
Valency @valencygraphics.bsky.social Put here to make art and design.
https://www.valencygraphics.com
Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com We write & draw comics! DC, Marvel, most others. Currently:
#WorstManOGN (https://titan-comics.com/comics/2401-worst-man/)
“The fancy cheese of comics creators” - Phoebe Hedges
Web: https://bio.site/brandtandstein
Agent: @stephaniewinter.bsky.social
@lisamoseley.bsky.social @lisamoseley.bsky.social 
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social Established 1834. World-leading researchers & clinicians teaching the doctors, dentists & medical scientists of tomorrow.
#WeAreNCL #WeAreFMS
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival @irisprize.org Celebrating global LGBTQ+ stories and Cardiff charm.
13 - 19 October 2025 | 12 - 18 October 2026
https://irisprize.org/
Harry Shapiro @harryshapiro.bsky.social Director of DrugWise and working in tobacco harm reduction. Public speaker, lecturer, journalist and author specialising in music biography and drug culture.
www.harryshapiro.co.uk
www.drugwise.org.uk
James Morris @jamesmorris24.bsky.social Research interests: alcohol, addiction, stigma, framing.
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=FHUc5jkAAAAJ&hl=en
The Alcohol Problem Podcast host
https://alcoholpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Professor Jo Fraser-Pearce @jofraser-pearce.bsky.social Professor of Education and Religion at UCL’s Institute of Education.
Donna Peacock @donnapeacock.bsky.social Head of Division and Reader in Social Sciences at UWS, research interests in disability, criminology, police custody.
Doctor Nookey @youmadememiss.bsky.social Mainly posting about films/telly, knitting, The Terror, and stupid stuff that’s made me laugh. ME/CFS. Non-binary (a late blooming variety). Trans ally. They/them.
Queer Populations and Policies (QPaP) @qpapinfo.bsky.social Global network to promote engagement between academics, researchers and policy makers in relation to LGBT issues. Monthly seminars Sept - Nov and Jan - June. https://sites.google.com/view/qpapnetwork/home
Jason Schaub @jasonschaub.bsky.social Professor of Social Care (Bristol)
🗄️LGBTQ+, social care, research engagement
🏡Music, art, travel, 🐶
Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, and Head of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
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
Kat Jackson @drkatjack.bsky.social Researcher interested in alcohol, public health and feminist and sociological approaches to care.
CMcG Rheum @medicastra.medsky.social #Hospital, #MD, #Rheumatology, UK based.
A chemistry PhD & pharma bg, came to medicine late
Scrolling is a distraction from taking action. Pick some concrete way to help & get to it.
@twofishnocat.bsky.social for the likes/hobbies stuff
Natalie Bennett @nataliecbennett.bsky.social Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Health inequalities and advanced quant methods
Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement.
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
goodgrieffest.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
Jeremy Horwood @jhorwood.bsky.social Professor of Social Sciences, Uni of Bristol. Research: tackling inequities in HIV, sexual health, public health, primary care • intervention co-design, evaluation, implementation • qualitative methods.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-4960
Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre @quahrc.bsky.social The QUAHRC at King's College London promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative health research. Follow us for research, events and discussion.
https://www.quahrc.co.uk/
UCL @ucl.ac.uk Welcome to our official page. Sharing the latest news, research and highlights of life at UCL (University College London).
London's Global University - ucl.ac.uk
Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social Interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Oxford and Oxford Population Health - disrupting and realigning #demography. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social
https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/
ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social Improving understanding of the drivers & implications of population change & intergenerational connectivity. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI, incl. Unis of Southampton, St Andrews, Stirling, Oxford, and Resolution Foundation.
Sotos Tsaftaris @stsaftaris.bsky.social Professor in ML & CV at University of Edinburgh, https://vios.science
Director of CHAI https://chai.ac.uk
Canon Medical/RAEng Chair in Healthcare AI. Fellow ELLIS
(Views my own)
Tuck Seng Wong @tucksengwong.bsky.social Professor of Biomanufacturing, University of Sheffield
Director, UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub
Deputy Director and Financial Sustainability Champion, UK's National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre
@whaerty.bsky.social @whaerty.bsky.social 
Emma Gordon @emma-gordon.bsky.social Director of Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) at ESRC, opening up research access to government data for public good.
All views my own
Verity McIntosh @veritymcintosh.bsky.social Director of @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
Associate Prof @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
Voted most likely to bring the biscuits.
Image by Vince Baidoo Lowe for 'MetaversEngine'. A project with Awarri looking at avatar systems, data ownership, creativity
Louise Chisholm @lchisholm.bsky.social Developing digital research infrastructure (DRI) ecosystems | Research Culture & Community | Sociotechnical systems | Joint Director UK SKA Regional Centre
Dr. Rob Phillips @robdphillips.bsky.social Senior Tutor: Design Futures: The Royal College of Art | Designer | Author | Maker | Grower | Dad
Work (Linkedin) | https://tinyurl.com/bdhbehxw
Articles | https://tinyurl.com/3bnuxmn4
Current Project | https://ecologicalcitizens.co.uk/
Prof. Alex Woolgar @alexwoolgar.bsky.social Cognitive neuroscientist at Cambridge University: neuroimaging, attention, cognitive control and autism
Jonathan Radcliffe @jonathanradcliffe.bsky.social Professor of Energy Systems, University of Birmingham
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
Clare Stevenson @cemstevenson.bsky.social Head of Directorate at John Innes Centre. Passionate about recognising the hidden roles in research and innovation.
Prof James White @profjtwhite.bsky.social Prof of Planning + Urban Design @uofglasgow.bsky.social | Deputy Director @housingevidence.bsky.social | Principal Investigator, @urbanretrofit.bsky.social | Interested in how planning and development systems help/hinder climate adaptation in cities.
Sara Shinton @sarashinton.bsky.social Research Culture, Leadership, FLFs .... and some knitting, swearing and occasional cancer references. 
Qualitative Health Research Group @QHRGroup @qhrgroup.bsky.social Community of researchers supported by NIHR to raise awareness of value & impact of qualitative methods in health & care research, promote innovation & support careers.
Siân Russ @smruss.bsky.social #Qualitative medical sociologist who has started working in agriculture 🐔🐣
Current lead of the NU QualSIG
https://research.ncl.ac.uk/ima/qualitativesig/
Free time spent up hills, in glens, climbing things, camping, in bothies, pursuing maps etc.
⛰️🏞️🌄🌌⛺
The Loop @theloopuk.bsky.social Award winning UK drug checking charity (#1200533) founded in 2012
TEDI member
‘Top 20 public health achievement of the C21st’ (as voted by RSPH)
We promote harm reduction, health & wellbeing through drug checking, testing, research, training & information.
NUQualSIG @nuqualsig.bsky.social Newcastle University Qualitative Research Special Interest Group
Liz Titchener @liztitchener.bsky.social NIHR pre-doctoral research fellow- SPHR
Newcastle University
Dr Beth Bareham @bkbareham.bsky.social Senior research associate @newcastle university population health sciences institute/advanced care research centre; ageing/alcohol/mental health/drugs/virtual wards/integrated care. Co-editor @Advanced in Dual Diagnosis, SIG lead @BSG @GSA
NIHR ARC Greater Manchester @arc-gm.bsky.social We support applied research that responds to the needs of the Greater Manchester health and care system and population.
NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Working with local government across the UK to evaluate public health schemes
* https://phirst.nihr.ac.uk/
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Newcastle @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Newcastle works to transform lives through world-leading research in ageing and multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East & North Cumbria @arcnenc.bsky.social Working together to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places. One of 15 Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social in England. Funded by @nihr.bsky.social
Visit our website at www.arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk
NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber @arc-yharc.bsky.social The NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber is one of 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social). We work with our partners in Yorkshire & Humber on applied health and care research
NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social The NIHR ARC East Midlands is one of 10 ARCs (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) supporting applied health and care research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social).
David Amado Vidal @holdthelamp.bsky.social R. IPC Nurse
Broken English, French, Spanish and others...Here to exchange knowledge, mainly about health. Open conversations are always welcome; I only block if gross incivility or pseudoscience. #NurseSky #IDSky
Michelle Pilling @michellepilling.bsky.social Senior appointments - NHS Chair, NED, ICB Chairs @NHSEngland -social justice - kindness - positivity - health inequalities - Own views
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
Dr Hannah Farrimond @hannahfarrimond.bsky.social Stigma and stigma theory; drugs and pharmaceutical cultures; addiction; tobacco, vaping, alcohol, cannabis, psychedelics; sociology of health/biomed; social impacts of brain injury; Associate Professor,
University of Exeter, UK
Amy O'Donnell @profamyodonnell.bsky.social Professor of Applied Health & Social Care Research | Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, UK | Research interests: Substance use; Mental Health; MLTC; Complex Needs | Mother of 2 giant adults (1 w/AuHD + anxiety) & 3 smaller cats.
Marc Bernstein @marcbernstein261.bsky.social MSc Politics & BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy & History Birkbeck University of London, Civil Servant From & live in London Uk. politics History & intl affairs, Culture, Jewish life, Soccer. Also on here to make friends. Straight Single & Jewish
Tara Lamont @taralamont.bsky.social Working in and around health services research
Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social The voice of UK health and care services research.
🌐 https://hsruk.org/
✉️ info@hsruk.org
Vic @vickiac.bsky.social Public health research and development. Drugs, NPS, all things psychoactive. UK.
Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social Fuse brings together 6 Universities in North East England & North Cumbria (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside, Cumbria and Sunderland) in a unique collaboration to deliver world-class #PublicHealth research. @nihrsphr.bsky.social member.
fuse.ac.uk
HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk The UK’s leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF.
🔗 https://hopenothate.org.uk
Jane Callaghan @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social Violence, gender, mental health, #domesticabuse #IPV #childhood. Psychologist. Associate Dean for Research #ADR. Dogs. Cats. Hiking. Crafts. Professor. Mother. Adoptive Scot (never leaving). Trustee FV Rape Crisis. Personal social media. Bi. She/they.
Joanne McGrath @joanne-mcgrath.bsky.social Post Doctoral Research Associate | Durham University. Interested in homelessness, marginalisation, social justice. Churchill Fellow. Own views.
Cambridge Public Health @cph.bsky.social We're an interdisciplinary group of researchers at Cambridge University who aim to bring people together to solve major problems in public health.
http://www.cph.cam.ac.uk
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (DARC) at Middlesex University @darc-mdx.bsky.social We are a multidisciplinary centre for cutting edge drug and alcohol research based at Middlesex University, London, UK.
Website: http://drugandalcoholresearchcentre.org/
Marc @marcmas.bsky.social Not sure how I'm using this yet. Interested in things related to being:
Humanistic counselor, trainee gestalt psychotherapist and group psychotherapist. Buddhist. Leftist. Academic (psychology/law). Queer. Hoping to find more beauty/joy here...
Primary Care Research Centre - University of Southampton @uos-primarycare.bsky.social 
Tyler Borchers @tylerborchers.com SVP, Strategy & Operations. Building products, growing audiences and driving revenue. Previously TIME and VICE News. Posting about media, technology and AI.
Website: https://tylerborchers.com/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tylerborchers/
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social We are a global leader in research and education into the mind and brain.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences
Gemma Allen (she/her) @gemmaallen.bsky.social Hospice Director. Co-founder of No Barriers Here. Independent Consultant.
Ally 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
#equity #research #education #coproduction #leadership #systemchange #hapc
www.nobarriershere.org
Andrew Percy @prof-andy.bsky.social Prof Quantitative Criminology QUB.
Interested in things like adolescent alcohol and drug use; cyber- victimisation and harm; prevention; latent variable modeling & longitudinal research. Aresnal Champions 2026!!
Owen Bowden-Jones @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social CBE / Psychiatrist and Founder, Club Drug Clinic/ Hon Prof, UCL/ Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists/ President, Society for the Study of Addiction/ past-Chair, ACMD 2017-25 / past-Policy Fellow, CSaP, Uni of Cambridge 2023-25/ Personal views only
Dr Rachael England @drrachaelengland.bsky.social Toothie nerd. DrPH. Public Health Manager. FDI World Dental Federation.
Teesside Uni. @BASCD_UK Council, Adventurer.
(views are my own...)
Richard Scott 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🔶 @handle.invalid Husband. Father. Geordie. English. British. European. Centrist. Rejoiner.
Pro NATO, Ukraine, housebuilding, growth, enterprise.
Dislikes extremism, authoritarianism, nationalism, oligarchy.
Harpenden LibDem Town Councillor.
All views my own.
Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social Programme Director – Transformation and Recovery
Steph Edusei @stephedusei.bsky.social CEO at St Oswald's Hospice & Chair of Eliot Smith Dance. Speaker & Coach. Mother, dance teacher and Guider
Meaghan Kall @kallmemeg.bsky.social Epidemiologist, public health trainee, mom, wife. Formerly @UKHSA. Disability advocate. Born 🇺🇸 Migrated 🇬🇧. 🏳️🌈 Personal account.
Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social NIHR Research Professor
Professor of Medicine at LSHTM.
Lead for Integrated Academic Training at LSHTM.
Consultant in Infectious Diseases at UCLH.
Syphilis & STIs, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Group A Strep, Pragmatic Trials
Susan Hopkins @smhopkins.bsky.social CEO, UKHSA
Infectious diseases clinician and epidemiologist
Hon Consultant Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London
Hon Prof Infectious Diseases & Health Security, UCL
Rebecca Best @rebeccabest.bsky.social Midwife turned public health registrar. Co-chair of FPH Health of Women and Girls SIG. Views my own. She/her
Isaac Florence @isaac-florence.bsky.social Head of Health Protection Intelligence, Systems, and Data @ UK Health Security Agency.
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Civil Servant, Global health person
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacflorence
Danielle Solomon @dsolomon.bsky.social Consultant in Public Health at Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Views my own. Interested in health inequalities, social justice and musical theatre. Not always in that order. She/her
Training in Public Health (TiPH) Podcast @tiph-podcast.bsky.social A podcast panoramic of what it means to work in Public Health - Hosted by Josh Howkins and Kazim Beebeejaun
Listen to podcast: https://linktr.ee/tiph.podcast