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Jessie Baldwin @jessiebaldwin.bsky.social · 1d

I'm hiring! ✨ Looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health.

3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!

🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...

Research Fellow in Mental Health at UCL

Apply for the Research Fellow in Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Jessica Agnew-Blais @agnewblais.bsky.social · 8d

Wonderful news Ellen, so well deserved!🥳

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Centre for Brain and Behaviour, QMUL @queenmarycbb.bsky.social · 11d

Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'm angry all the time these days, but it's actually unfathomable to me that one person has the power to halt scientific progress, doing *generational* damage. For literally all of our sakes, someone needs to do something. Get this man out of the government.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Aug 5

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."

cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Jul 24

SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!

#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026

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Jessica Agnew-Blais @agnewblais.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for highlighting this important topic on your always interesting and very informative Substack!

Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · Jul 1

Ever feel like your brain just stopped cooperating during perimenopause?
For many women, that’s not just brain fog—it might be undiagnosed ADHD colliding with hormonal shifts.
We're finally starting to connect the dots. It's about time. 🧠✨ vajenda.substack.com/p/adhd-and-m...

ADHD and Menopause: What We Know and What We're Learning

A Look at How Hormone Changes Might Be Fueling Cognitive Struggles for Women with ADHD

vajenda.substack.com

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Jessica Agnew-Blais @agnewblais.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am so glad you enjoyed the talk! And thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for bringing more attention to this important topic!

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Mathew Kiang @mathewkiang.com · Jun 25

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions

Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Job opportunity! 📢

I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!

See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Greg Veramendi @greg-veramendi.bsky.social · Jun 7

I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at Royal Holloway, University of London

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · Jun 3

Since the 1940s, the engine driving U.S. economic and military competitiveness has been federal support of research universities. Now Trump is sabotaging a research and development pipeline that is the envy of the world.

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Alexander Harris @dralexharris.bsky.social · May 13

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Opinion | I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.

www.nytimes.com

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Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social · May 12

Absolutely no one should die from measles. Not one single solitary person. Why is this even a debate

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 11

RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.

“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”

No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.

Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!

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Jessica Agnew-Blais @agnewblais.bsky.social · May 9

Interested in a #postdoc in London investigating hormones and women w/ ADHD? @adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social Happy to supervise Marie Curie postdocs

✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · May 5

Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc

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Alexander Harris @dralexharris.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s a real shame that folks with mental illness have to fight not only their symptoms but also concerted efforts to undermine their treatment. 😢

The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
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rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · Apr 15

Want to work with us on our cutting edge longitudinal neuroimaging study of adolescent development? Cardiff & the team are a fantastic place to be bsky.app/profile/deek...

DeeKayJay @deekayjay.bsky.social · Jan 30

We're seeking a Ph.D. student to join us on our 'Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain' Wellcome Discovery Award.

A unique chance to study microstructural development with ultra-strong gradients AND ultra-high field.

Please repost
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www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Dr Gavin R. Stewart @gavrobstew.bsky.social · Apr 8

Attending #INSAR this year? Interested in #AutRes, ageing, midlife and older age?

Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!

Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.

A flier, with Gavin and Claire’s pictures. The text reads:

INSAR SPECIAL INTEREST
GROUP

Collaborative Efforts for
Autism Research in Midlife
and Older Age

Led by Dr. Gavin Stewart
and Claire Klein

Wednesday, April 30
2:30 - 4:00 PM

CONTACT US
gavin.stewart@kcl.ac.uk

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people

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Emily G. Jacobs @emilyjacobs.bsky.social · Apr 1

Tell Congress to protect crucial medical research funding #saveNIHresearch ucal.us/saveNIHresearch

@uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 2

Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.

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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · Mar 31

The benefits of higher education don’t redound just to students; they also buoy local economies across America
--> The University of Iowa is the number-two employer in Iowa
--> In Kentucky, Nebraska, and other states, university health systems are the top employer
newrepublic.com/article/1932...

Trump’s Atrocious War on Higher Ed Demands an Aggressive Response

America’s colleges and universities enrich everyone in ways that aren’t often acknowledged. It’s high time to remind Americans of them.

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