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Today’s #ResearchTip is if you spot a study that’s funded by a charity you should always check the research thoroughly *and* investigate the charity - even if it’s well known

So sad to hear Nikki Grahame has died.If you need information about eating problems or require support you can contacthttps://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk Advice for parents/carershttps://y

This very moving piece on #miscarriage in @nytimes by Meghan Markle will be something many of us relate to. The advice to check with one another about whether we are

Psychologists, like medics, can do amazing work.Psychologists, like medics, can be a public health menace when they speak outside their area, spread misinformation, cause panic, and encourage conspiracy theories. There

This is your regular reminder that unfollowing, muting and blocking are all options. Curate your timeline to protect your mental health. Your wellbeing, your attention, your time and your energy

On top of being able to afford this you need to be able to afford- cooking equipment - electricity/gas to cook onYou also need access to storage space for food

Today's #ResearchTip is if you see someone complaining they're blocked by an academic, don't reply to the academic telling them this was unfair while tagging the blocked person in. If

I wrote a story about my miscarriages and several newspapers said they couldn’t feature it as I didn’t have a heartbreaking photo of me reacting to my losses to make

Academics. Please, please, please do not ask people to work for free.I've had multiple requests this month for help overhauling courses, providing teaching and creating departmental strategies for student pastoral

This is a thread for all involved with the @FemaleHsdd study @imperialcollege on how to fix their 'Sexcuses' study. And also hopefully a learning point for anyone interested in what

Grief can hit is in many ways. When someone we know and love dies. When someone we didn’t know but still loved dies. When a death reminds us of other

Today's #ResearchTip is thinking about how we talk about what we do, the impressions we create and how to avoid making life hard for ourselves.Let's start with a story. Imagine