Mental Health Research Group @uom-mhrg.bsky.social The Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) is based in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at University of Manchester.
We bring together researchers working across a range of interrelated topics within mental health, and showcase them here!
Mia Bennion @miabennion.bsky.social ๐ง Applied Mental Health Researcher
๐ Lecturer and Research Associate at the University of Manchester
๐ญ Clinician by background trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based interventions
Una Foye @unafoye.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KCL working in mental health, eating disorders and inpatient care. All views my own (she/her)
Simple Simon @sjw0rrier.bsky.social Social justice worrier
Psychology and philosophy content
Etc
Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social Rethinking Psychiatry Advocacy, Blogs, News, Podcasts and Resources. https://www.madinamerica.com
Professor John Read @profjohnread.bsky.social Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East London
(views are my own)
Chair, International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal
www.iipdw.org
Author, with Pete Sanders, โA Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problemsโ
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Prof Debra Jackson AO @debrae.bsky.social @usydnursingschool.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief @jadvnursing.bsky.social. Nurse. Advocate for social justice. Lover of yarn & related crafts, slow stitching, sewing, animals, gardening, upcycling. Open mind. Aotearoa/Gundagurra country #nursesky
Dashiell Sacks @dashiellsacks.bsky.social Research fellow at Harvard Medical School / Boston Children's Hospital.
Passionate about youth mental health.
Interested in cognitive neuroscience and computational approaches.
Aussie ๐ฆ๐บ
Dr Carmel Bond PhD RNMH @bondc007.bsky.social Lecturer SFHEA @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
RNMH
Prior @fnightingalef.bsky.social
2021 @britsoci.bsky.social Prize Winner
ECR EdBd at Journal of Advanced Nursing
Digital Futures @digitaluom.bsky.social Highly interdisciplinary University of Manchester network of over 2200+ researchers across 30 disciplines and the whole range of digital research.
linktr.ee/UoMDigitalFutures
Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social Launched on March 1, 2021. Our team researches how young people use resources to prevent and overcome mental distress. Please see more at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres/centre-for-psychiatry-and-mental-health/youth-resilience-unit/ 
Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social A University of Manchester research platform, developing and championing interdisciplinary research in Creativity and Creative practices.
https://linktr.ee/uomcreativemcr
For general enquiries please email creative@manchester.ac.uk.
Cathryn Lewis @cathrynlewis.bsky.social Genetics - Statistics - Psychiatry.
Depression pharmacogenetics.
SGDP Centre, Kingโs College London. Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. 
Brian Glenney @skateorphi.bsky.social Philosopher and Skater. Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.
University of Manchester Innovation Factory @uomif.bsky.social ๐ Turning ideas into impact at The University of Manchester. We help brilliant research become real-world solutions. Spinouts, licensing, and innovation for a better future. ๐ #TechTransfer #Innovation #Impact 
The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk A proud Manchester institution with teaching, research and social responsibility at the heart of everything we do. 
Duncan Ivison @duncanivison.bsky.social President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Professor of Political Philosophy. Lapsed Sydneysider. Montrรฉalais. Habs fan. Mancunion.
New Scientist @newscientist.com The best place to find out whatโs new in science โ and why it matters.
The Conversation @theconversation.com News by experts. Free, independent and based on evidence.
This is a placeholder account - we're active on our national editions, which you can see on our pinned post.
Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. Weโre taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health @fbmh-uom.bsky.social The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester.
NIHR @nihr.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Research - we fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
Impact, Innovation, Investment, Inclusion
Stephen Hicks @stephenrhicks.bsky.social Social work academic at University of Manchester, Morgan Centre https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centre/ and Creativity, Health & Wellbeing Lead for Creative Manchester https://www.creative.manchester.ac.uk ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Dr Celia Hulme @dr-celia-hulme.bsky.social Research Associate
University of Manchester
Research interests: Deaf, sign language, health services, Lived Experience and Public Involvement (LPI/PPIE)
@drjtjohnson.bsky.social @drjtjohnson.bsky.social 
Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work @nmswresearch.bsky.social Research Directorate of The Division of #Nursing, #Midwifery & Social Work, The University of Manchester #research #manchester #UoM #SocialWork
Beda @bedabeda.bsky.social Child, Adolescent, & Adult Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health. I'm a parent, avid reader, and learning ASL.
David Walker @dwnhs.bsky.social Lucky enough to work with amazing people enabling health & social care research across the South West (@nihr.bsky.social).
Views my own.
The McPin Foundation @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social We aim to improve #MentalHealth by championing expertise by experience involvement in all stages of research. RT โ endorsement. #MentalHealthResearchMatters
Visit our LinkTree to access our website, other socials, news and more. https://linktr.ee/mcpin_fo
Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social Critical psychiatrist, professor at University College London and author. Views are my own. 
Simone Thorn Heathcock @simoneth.bsky.social Lead Nurse Professional Standards and Development, London, UKHSA
Love dogs, cooking, nature.
Interests: public health/health protection, health inequalities, digital development in healthcare, sustainability.
#NurseSky
Queens Nurse. She/her Views mine! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan โ Senior fellow, Brookings โ Intro econ textbook author โ Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com โ Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Kathryn Berzins @kmberzins.bsky.social Reader in Applied Health Research - NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast. Implementation and Capacity Building Team Manager.
University of (Central) Lancashire.
Mental health, patient safety, implementation science, capacity building.
Lisa Wood @woodylisa.bsky.social Consultant Clinical Psychologist @NELFT and Clinical Associate Professor @UCL. Mental health crisis care, psychosis and culturally inclusive research
Morwenna Rogers @morwenna73.bsky.social #InformationSpecialist with the Evidence Synthesis Team, NIHR PenARC, University of Exeter. Likes #SystematicReviews, books, wildlife, politics (occasionally). Villager. 
Cathy Atkinson @drcathyatkinson.bsky.social Reader at UoM. Educational psychology. Motivational interviewing, social justice, SEMH, adolescence.
โค๏ธ Triathlon
@texturologies.bsky.social @texturologies.bsky.social 
Paul O'Connor @peejayohhsee.bsky.social Sociologist - University of Exeter
Skateboarding Scholarship
Naomi Klepacz @naomiklepacz.bsky.social Health Services Researcher | Researching what helps NHS staff thrive at work | Occupational Mental Health | Quality of work-life
Chiara Causier @chiaracausier.bsky.social Clinical Research Fellow @ UCL. Honorary Clinical Psychologist @ North London NHS Foundation Trust. Interests in OCD, reassurance-seeking, and improving access. 
Heather Lucke, M.S. @heatherlucke.bsky.social psych researcher interested in emotion regulation, mental health, sleep, health equity, and substance use.
Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk We are a trade union & professional body with over half a million nurse, midwife, HCA, AP & student members.
For membership and workplace queries: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help
Page monitored Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
ICCHNR @icchnr.bsky.social We are thรฉ International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research, we support community nurses globally to engage in research and generate evidence to improve the health and well being of people in their communities.
Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social Award-winning poltergeist and comedian | Writer of the Montgomery Bonbon mysteries | Pronouns like a butler coughing: he/him | linktr.ee/misterabk
UK TOUR 2026 (Extended!): www.mickperrin.com/tours/king-of-crumbs
Matias Salgado @salgadomat.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist
MOL Accredited Practitioner
CBT Therapist
Re:Mind ๐
CSM Nยฐ1 ๐ฆ๐ท
MODE Rehab ๐ฌ๐ง
Lee Davies @ldavies717.bsky.social RN(MH), community matron, DBT therapist, least restrictive trauma informed practice. Working toward kind, fair & compassionate MH environments for those who receive & provide care. Veteran & tea drinker. Cambridge neck of the woods- all views my own.
Emma Runswick @redrunswick.bsky.social Resident Doctor in Psychiatry ๐ฉโโ
Trade unionist โ๐ป Socialist ๐น
BMA Deputy Chair of Council โ๏ธ @the-bma.bsky.social
She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Will follow but unlikely to post about interests:
D&D ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ๐ง๐ผโ๏ธ๐ฒ
BSL and Deaf culture ๐ค๐ป
Folk music ๐ต๐ช
Everton FC โฝ๏ธ
Piotr Jaholkowski @jaholkowskipiotr.bsky.social MD PhD | Psychiatrist | Postdoc researcher in psychiatric genetics @SFFNORMENT @uio.no
Kathryn Mills-Webb @kathrynmw.bsky.social Researching children and young peopleโs wellbeing, and communicating all things @beewelluk.bsky.social @educationuom.bsky.social
Emily Scott-Day @ejscottd.bsky.social Trial Co-Ordinator at the TOPIC Research Group
Prof Richard G Kyle @richardgkyle.bsky.social Director of Nursing / Professor of Interprofessional Education, Academy of Nursing, University of Exeter | Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands | Board Member & Trustee, CAIPE | Associate Editor, Nurse Education Today
Alexey Tolchinsky @tolchinsky.bsky.social Clinical psychologist and researcher
https://alexeytolchinsky.com/
S. G. Ellerhoff @sgellerhoff.bsky.social Author of Jung and Star Wars: A Contemporary Mythology (Routledge, 2025) | Host of May the Force Be With Jung podcast | PhD | Worker-Owner at Tsunami Books & Press | Oregonian | Fulla Beans
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social Psychiatrist/Author:
-Caring for Self & Others
-Re-humanizing Medicine
-Becoming Medicine
-Walking the Medicine Wheel
-Becoming Who You Are
-A Bowl Full of Ideas
davidkopacz.com https://beingfullyhuman.com
Becoming a True Human podcast: t.ly/lkPHx
Professor Jenny Sim @jennysim.bsky.social Registered Nurse, Nurse Researcher, Academic Leader, PhD, GNLI alumni.
Dedicated to imroving patient safety.
Nursing Professor at Australian Catholic University.
Views are my own. She/her
Benjamin Perry @benjaminperry.bsky.social Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry @ Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham
NIHR & Rosetrees Trust Advanced Fellow
Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychosis Early Intervention
Keen on the interface between mental & physical health ๐ง โก๏ธ
Professor Daragh McDermott @daraghmcdermott.bsky.social Executive Dean @NTUSocSciences; Professor. #ProudtoBeNTU. Former co-Editor @Psych & Sex. Social, Sexuality, Gender Researcher. Cis, He, Him. African-reared ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ, European ๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐บin ๐ฌ๐ง. All views my own.
https://rb.gy/ykc1r9
Emanuele Osimo @em-os.bsky.social Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.
Researcher, #psychiatrist, dad of two. #psychosis, #depression, immune and cardiometabolic markers, genetics, clinical risk prediction.
https://www.cppds.org.uk/
Graham Murray @gkmurray.bsky.social Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Cambridge University and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust. Interested in early intervention and personalised medicine. 
Dr Chris DJ Taylor @chrisdjtaylor.bsky.social Senior Lecturer and NIHR Fellow @sheffielduni.bsky.social I NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist | ClinPsyD PhD | Chief Investigator iMAPS-2 | BABCP National Scientific Committee |
Personal Tweets from The Beautiful North
www.researchinpsychosis.com
Francesca Purvis @fcpurvis.bsky.social Eating Disorder MH nurse and lecturer at University of Southampton. PhD student researching the impact of psychological therapies for eating disorders & the therapeutic skills of the MH nurse ๐
Dr Rhys Archer @drrhysarcher.bsky.social #CitizenScience methods researcher ๐| #ActuallyAutistic & ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | Youth #participatoryresearch | #Co-design | #EDI advocate | #Coproduction & #co-creation methods for #sustainability & #environment
Stockholm Environment Institute at the Univeristy of York
Mwidimi Ndosi @ndosie.bsky.social 
Emily Katy @itsemilykaty.bsky.social AuDHD blogger ๐ป, author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) ๐ & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network ๐ฆ
https://linktr.ee/itsemilykaty
Richard Shaw @richardshaw.bsky.social Lecturer @ University of Glasgow, UK. Epidemiologist interested in mental-health and wellbeing, health inequalities, administrative data, education.
Trying to learn Italian and Spanish.
Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social CEO @acamh.bsky.social ยท Not just disseminating knowledge - fostering new understanding in child & adolescent mental health 0-25 Journals: JCPP ยทJCPP Advances ยท CAMH www.acamhlearn.org www.acamh.org #ChildMentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased
A/Prof Jacqui Macdonald @jacmac.bsky.social Deakin University Australia, School of Psychology.
SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre
1 in 10 Men: Informing Prevention of and Treatment for Paternal Mental Health Problems http://mappresearch.org/1-in-10-men-project
Professor Lisa Hodge @drlisahodge.bsky.social Professor of Social Work & Counseling at Excelsia University College, Sydney and Adjunct Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Eating disorders and critical mental health, qualitative researcher (she/her).
Annayah M.B. Prosser @annayahprosser.bsky.social Associate Prof at the University of Bath School of Management | Interested in moral identities, sustainability, activism, open qualitative research & societal transformation | She/Her | FirstGen |๐ | BLM |Opinions my own
https://linktr.ee/annayahmbprosser
Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social Pฤkehฤ/Tangata Tiriti; critical psych, health/disability, feminism/gender/politics, bodies, equity & social justice. #ThematicAnalysis #QualitativeResearch!
www.thematicanalysis.net
www.storycompletion.net
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/
Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social Qualitative, critical, feminist & LGBTQ+ psychologist writing about reflexive thematic analysis & qualitative methods w/ Ginny Braun.
www.thematicanalysis.net
www.storycompletion.net
Sally Wiggins Young @profsalwiggins.bsky.social Social interaction researcher obsessed with eating talk. Professor at Linkรถping Uni. Mostly wears corduroy. Author of Mouthfull.blog
Discursive Psychology | Conversation Analysis | Social Psychology | Eating research | Problem-based learning
Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social Lecturer at Bath | Postdoc at Oxford | Blog Coordinator at The Mental Elf | researching young peopleโs mental health | views my own | she/her | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social Associate Professor. Keen bean. Writer. Pedagogy, psychology, reflexivity, open science, iced lattes. Author of ABSENT MINDS out now ๐. She/her ๐ป
Centre for Qualitative Research @cqr-bath.bsky.social Sharing information about the Centre for Qualitative Research and affiliate activities, alongside all things qualitative research methods! Posts do not represent the University.
https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-qualitative-research/
Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research @criticalqual.bsky.social Doing science differently. A network of scholars promoting the practice, teaching, and development of critical qualitative health research. Based at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
ccqhr.utoronto.ca
Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of Bath, UK. Ecological Politics, Imaginaries, Just Transitions, Political Theory, Rhetorical Studies.
https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/sophia-hatzisavvidou
@peterbranney.bsky.social @peterbranney.bsky.social 
Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social Assistant Teaching Professor at Villanova University & Assistant Research Professor at UNC Charlotteโs Violence Prevention Center โข Research Fellow @ the Kinsey Institute โข Focused on gender, sexuality, and body image
Dr Nicola Cornwall @njcornwall.bsky.social Lecturer in Applied Health Research at Keele Medical School | Primary care and MSK conditions including chronic pain & osteoporosis. Qualitative & mixed methods research & qualitative research in trials
Dr Catherine Talbot @catherinetalbot.bsky.social Cyberpsychology ๐ป Senior Lecturer in Psychology ๐ง Qualitative methods ๐ฃ Social media, Identity & digital inclusion ๐ฅ ๐ฑ Feminist ๐ช๐ป Dementia, older adults, & digital technology
Delma Ramos, Ph.D. @delmaramos.bsky.social Associate Prof. of #HigherEd Asset-based research for equity, & social justice. ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Julie Steinbrink @jmsteinbrink.bsky.social Transplant ID physician-scientist | I โก fungi and diagnostics! | host biomarkers of infection, transcriptomics, diagnostic stewardship | views are my own and don't represent my employer
Julia Steenwegen @juliasteenwegen.bsky.social ๐ Researcher | Educator | Advocate for Inclusive Change
๐ Exploring minoritized childrenโs perspectives using PAR
๐ง๐ช Belgian in ๐ฉ๐ช Germany, working in ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands.
๐จโ๐งโ๐ฆ Proud (and sometimes tired) parent of 3
Clare Bath MA @clarebath.bsky.social Sociology PhD student @ndsociology.bsky.social, MA in Peace and Justice from the University of San Diego.
Researching transnational social movements, development in unrecognized countries, civil society, and politics.
Bridgette Rickett @bridgetterickett.bsky.social Head of Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University
Feminist organisational health psychologist theorising social class and gender relations
Vice chair ISCHP https://ischp.net
Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social @DSPI_Oxford PhD ๐| Health Policy MPH @YaleSPH ๐ฉบ | survivorship x gun violence x qualitative researcher | opinions are my own ๐ฑ
@gfauville.bsky.social @gfauville.bsky.social Assoc. Prof in edu and tech at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. My research interests; ๐พimmersive technologies, ๐marine education, ๐ณenvironmental education, ๐ ocean literacy. I am also ๐ง๐ชBelgian, mother of two, ๐book lover and a ๐swiftie! (She/her)
Jim Barber @jpbarber.bsky.social Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Education at William & Mary | New book ๐: https://tinyurl.com/yv9mmdrb | I study college student learning, pilgrimage, and fraternity. Native Michigander ๐๐ผ
Sam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social Industry-based sociologist and adjunct professor. Future of work. Innovation. Strategic Foresight. Enterprise Software. Ethnography and qual methods. A few books. https://www.samladner.com/
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social Researcher, phenomenologist, parent to various creatures, some sort of musician, baker, reader, breaker of stuff, liker of seas and hills, sufferer of Boro.
https://collaborativeresearch.co.uk/
Ryan Miemczyk @theimpactlab.co.uk ONS Accredited Researcher | Founder of imd2025.co.uk & theimpactlab.co.uk | Director of Research @ Trust Impact | Chair @ ManchesterYoungLives | Deputy Chair @ YMCAManchester |
I help charities measure the important stuff
https://linktr.ee/ryanmiemczyk
Dr.Dan Doran @drdandoran.bsky.social Assistant professor, nurse, carer, speaker, researcher, manager. Privileged to work with people enduring mental health difficulties. Opinions my own.
Howard Liu, MD, MBA @drhowardliu.bsky.social Psychiatrist. Dad. Professor. Chair UNMC Psychiatry. Co-Chair World Psychiatric Assoc Med Student Interest Group. #HeForShe #MentalHealth #Leadership #psychiatry #Travel #Medsky #AAPI #MedEd #Foodie. Posts donโt represent UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, or WPA.
Leila Sharda @leilasharda.bsky.social Clinical Academic Mental Health Nurse, #AdvancedPractice, PhD. #MedEd & #ClinEdR @WeAreLSCFT Exiled Liverpudlian
Vanessa Gilmartin ( Garrity) @vanessamhn.bsky.social Mum of two โข Mental Health Nurse working in leadership, interested trauma informed care & relational approaches โข Social JusticeโขNeurodiversityโข Reiki Practitionerโข Shamanism โข Always close to the water โค๏ธ = ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ผ๏ธ
Laura Green @heblau.bsky.social Nurse. Activist. Educator
Palliative care | higher education | compassion | nursing | research |pedagogy | fell running | motherhood | philosophy | dhamma | gen-AI