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CPsychol AFBPsS | Psychobiologist into Stress, Burnout, Hormones, Inflammation. Steward of Martin. @cv19heroes.bsky.social UK lead Senior Research Fellow @cardiffmet Sleep and cake enthusiast | She/Her linktr.ee/dr_sumner cv19heroes.com

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Nov 19

Psychobiology nerds, assemble!

I made a psychobio starter pack. Please share and feel free to suggest additions!

#PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky

go.bsky.app/FCAhAt5

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Tony (Xin) Su @tony-su.bsky.social · Aug 16

🚨Calling All Health and Emergency Service Professionals across Ireland and UK! 🚨🧑‍⚕️🧑‍🚒👮‍♀️
Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career?

We want to hear from you!

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Jun 19

Getting ready for my Chief Scientific Adviser's Office seminar next month on @cv19heroes.bsky.social.

With a new addition from Dr Alexis Bennett, @natureresearch.bsky.social , analysing our free text across surveys. I can't wait to see this in print!

Read more on the project: www.cv19heroes.com

Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thrilled to be awarded a @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social grant to understand more about Diabetes Burnout, starting later this year.

This project will see a translation of the new discoveries @elainekinsella.bsky.social and I have made in work burnout to T1D burnout.

Can't wait to get started!

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Jun 3

Excited to see this will be available soon!

Very proud to be among the excellent names in one of the most broad and comprehensive tables of contents I've seen in an academic collection.

Congratulations, @drnicolaholt.bsky.social and colleagues!

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Apr 30

Very excited to be invited to present a seminar to the MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser's Office in July. Another outcome of participating in this year's @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme.

I'll be presenting our findings and forthcoming work from the @cv19heroes.bsky.social Project to date.

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Epidemiology Job Openings (EpiJobs) @epijobs.bsky.social · Apr 8

PhD Studentship in Autism Research
Cambridge, United Kingdom #Epijobs
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50795/

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BPS Division of Health Psychology @divhealthpsych.bsky.social · Apr 7

📣 BPS qualifications consultation #healthpsychology

If you're a health psychology student at undergraduate, MSc or Stage 2, a DHP member, course leader, or anyone else interested in the future of BPS qualifications please complete this survey ⬇️

questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Apr 3

Lovely to be back at the alma mater Staffordshire Uni today to deliver my yearly teach on Psychobiology! Hopefully another group of brilliant minds enticed over to the endlessly exciting world of psychobio.

Thanks for having me again @dramyburton.bsky.social !

Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 27

That's a wrap!! HUGE thanks to @royalsociety.org for organising such an interesting and informative week peeking behind the curtain of Parliament. I've learned a huge amount, and whilst I probably need to sleep for about a week now, I'm looking forward to putting it into action.

Image of Big Ben and the Parliament Square street sign

Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 27

Day 4 of the #PairingScheme25 sees me working in the Home Office building with my Civil Service pair. I've presented our @cv19heroes.bsky.social work to her team, discussed critical workforce issues, and had a chat with the Chief Scientific Advisor. Oh, and I also got to see the Palace in the sun.

A photograph of Buckingham Palace on a sunny spring day

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · Mar 25

£37bn a year. Let that sink in.

New figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

www.independent.co.uk

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 25

Day 2! Starting off with and excellent guided tour of the Palace of Westminster.

This is quite the experience for a Country Mouse.

A view of the exterior of the Palace of Westminster

Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 24

A great first day at the @royalsociety.org today as part of the #PairingScheme25 listening to some interesting talks about the good work of the society and interfacing with policymakers. I feel very lucky to have been selected for this year's scheme. A big thank you to all the organisers!

A shelf of the Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society

Charles Darwin's signature in the Royal Society Fellow book

An image of a display about Sir Isaac Newton including his drinking flagon displayed at The Royal Society

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 21

VERY excited to be taking part in this scheme next week and sharing the findings from our @cv19heroes.bsky.social project ahead of releasing our 5 Year Survey at the end of the month!

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Mar 21

New MPs, civil servants and scientists are about to trade places and swap roles as the Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2025 kicks off on Monday. 30 UK scientists will be shadowing parliamentarians and civil servants over a week that will include the Spring Statement: royalsociety.org/news/2025/03...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨This is so important. Please do consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social stem cell register. It’s simple & easy to do. Let’s find a match for little Leo

Please share this widely 🙏❤️

dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic

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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @sensorystories.bsky.social · Mar 20

I don't know who needs to see this, but for some autistic people, remote work is a necessity... not a perk. Of course, it won't be possible in every profession. But when feasible... it should be a required accommodation for autistic people who need it.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 19

Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture

* Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men * Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’ Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father…

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · Mar 18

1/We analysed GP Patient Survey data from>750K people in England:
Around 1 in 20 people had #LongCovid & nearly 1 in 10 were not sure if they have it.
We did adjusted analysis by social & demographic attributes to find out who's more likely to have LC or is uncertain about it.
Here's what we found🧵

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 19

Comes to something when a Labour government would rather punish the most vulnerable of our society, cut the legs out of the NHS, and force universities into redundancy before taxing the rich. Or entertaining the idea of reclaiming fraudulently lost money from Covid contracts, loans etc.

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · Mar 18

We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth

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Novara Media @novaramedia.com · Feb 19

Politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office in Wales, under new “globally pioneering” proposals to restore people’s trust in politics.

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 12

I've had a top few days in the Psych department at UL with the most excellent @elainekinsella.bsky.social. We've made great headway on the @cv19heroes.bsky.social 5 Year Survey and future funding plans.

Amazing what two people can get done with some dedicated time! Thank you for having me, UL!

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sitting at the airport waiting to spend the next few days with the excellent @elainekinsella.bsky.social planning the next steps for @cv19heroes.bsky.social and beyond.

Very grateful for the @cawr-cmu.bsky.social funding to support this trip and its associated plotting. Thank you!

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Feb 25

Science advances our economic, physical, and social and cultural wellbeing, and is key to a sustainable future. However, we live in times of great change, and the values that have driven science for the benefit of humanity are under threat. Read our statement here: royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...

Science under threat | Royal Society

The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science.

royalsociety.org

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Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚 @eloquenti.com · Feb 17

🦋A starter pack of academic journals in Psychology🧠

#Psychology #PsychSky #SocialPsychology #SocialPsyc #PsychSciSky #DevPsyc #CogPsyc #ClinPsych #ClinicalPsychSky #ClinicalPsychology #psychologist #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #TherapistSky #TherapySky #BehSciSky #BehSci #Neuroscience #AcademicSky

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