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Fiona duffy @fionaduffy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Myself and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social have combined 2 0.4WTE postdocs to make 0.8 for 1 person or two 0.4 posts thanks to @medresfdn.bsky.social funding. Will be working across developing resources for food insecurity in EDs and adaptations to FT-AN for autistic young people at Edinburgh uni.

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Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Meet the recipients of our new Eating Disorders Research Changing Policy and Practice Awards! ✨

These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]

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Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social · Jul 31

[2/2] A huge congratulations to:

🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London

👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk

Medical Research Foundation | Transforming eating disorder care…

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Jul 16

Another new publication led by the fab @lolobruha.bsky.social ... a systematic review on the prevalence and risk factors for disordered eating in systemic lupus journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A systematic review on the prevalence of, and risk factors for, eating disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus - Lauren Bruha, Fiona Duffy, Raahat Manrai, Helen Sharpe, 2025

Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with significant physical and psychological challenges. Case studies have highlighted examp...

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Tine Opitz @tineopitz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded funding to lead my own research project looking into the association between eating disorders (ED) and PCOS! Grateful to @medresfdn.bsky.social for supporting this work and further important ED research. Very much looking forward to the journey ahead!

Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social · Jun 5

Meet our new #EatingDisorder researchers! 🔬

🔎 Funded by our latest round of launchpad grants, these brilliant scientists are working to advance our understanding of various life-threatening eating disorders, from binge-eating disorder to bulimia nervosa. #MedSky

👉 Full story: shorturl.at/8brFt

Medical Research Foundation | New launchpad grants to address…

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Jul 16

New publication by our very own sarah moody, @drhelensharpe.bsky.social and @tineopitz.bsky.social alongside the rest of the @edifyresearch.bsky.social gang exploring associations between use of fitness trackers and disordered eating onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Associations Between the Use of Fitness and Diet Tracking Technology and Disordered Eating Behaviour: A Systematic Review

Background The fitness and wellbeing technology industry is growing rapidly. Concerns are emerging regarding whether these may increase disordered eating behaviours. This review is the first to syst.....

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Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative @edaceatingautism.bsky.social · May 3

New research paper using photovoice to explore research priorities with autistic individuals with eating disorders onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative @edaceatingautism.bsky.social · Apr 30

New EDAC publication from our postdoc Michelle Sader, we will upload a plain speaking summary of this on our website shortly 👍 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Neuroanatomical associations with autistic characteristics in those with acute anorexia nervosa and weight-restored individuals | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core

Neuroanatomical associations with autistic characteristics in those with acute anorexia nervosa and weight-restored individuals - Volume 55

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Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative @edaceatingautism.bsky.social · Apr 30

New publication which EDAC is proud to be part of supporting implementation of PEACE pathway in clinical services www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

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Fiona duffy @fionaduffy.bsky.social · Apr 30

Our @edaceatingautism.bsky.social postdoc @emynimbley.bsky.social has made this amazing clip of a recent ESRC Impact Acceleration event supporting lived experience, clinicians and researchers to come together to share understanding of autism and eating disorders, narrated by one of our collaborators

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Apr 24

An so sorry we have missed this!! Would have popped across as would be fab to link in!

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Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social · Apr 24

we re at Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 1.50 - the food is there, looking amazing, and we are looking forward to two great presentations by Jay Burns and Kathrin Lauber!

@scafarc.bsky.social @edresearch.bsky.social

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Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative @edaceatingautism.bsky.social · Feb 27

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Mar 15

In-person ECR event for eating disorder researchers in UK on 8th May, focusing on funding applications and co-production.

An optional second day networking event with 4 UKRI-funded ED research.

✍️Register interest here: qualtricsxm8tn52zk86.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 28

Sian is recruiting parent-teen pairs where the teen is 13-15 years & has diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Tasks include solving a logic problem and questionnaires, online or face to face. Participation in Edinburgh or online. More info here: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 28

Day 5 of EDAW: We are so lucky to have some amazing PhD students working with us using innovative methods and in a range of areas. One of those is Sian who is exploring parent adolescent interactions at the moment.

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 27

Yes good point! Open to people in England only where the policy is in place...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 27

We are delighted that partially as a result of some of this research the Scottish Government agreed to pause its introduction of this policy until further research was conducted, and the Scottish food standards agency is exploring different options aligned with research findings

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 27

We are still recruiting for a survey of people with eating disorders experience of calories on menus

We would love to hear from more people who identify as men.

Please RT and share with your networks! 🙏 tinyurl.com/yt6xjzx5

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 27

This was on the back of our publication in 2023 exploring individuals with restrictive eating disorders experiences of the introduction of the calories on menus policy in England onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Individuals with restrictive eating disorders' experience of the introduction of calories on menus in England: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study

Many of the participants believed that calorie counting played a pivotal role in their experience of an eating disorder (ED), and that the calorie labelling legislation normalised this via (1) its...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 27

Day 4 of #EDAW updates from Edinburgh University. @fionaduffy.bsky.social, @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social are working on an NIHR project led by Dr Tom Jewell on the impact of the introduction of calories on menus in England on individuals with eating disorders

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Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social · Feb 26

🧠 Eating disorders often co-exist with autism, yet research in this area remains limited.

Foundation-funded Dr Fiona Duffy & Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith are working to change that.

Through @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, they’ve shared best-practice research guidelines. Read more: bit.ly/4k8JN8W #EDAW

Medical Research Foundation | Eating disorders and autism -…

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 26

EDIFY are currently recruiting people between 16-25 living in the UK, especially young people who are in treatment for an eating disorder. More info here: edifyresearch.co.uk/get-involved...

We want to hear your STORY – Join our new research study! | EDIFY

The STORY study: Characterising Illness Stages and Recovery Trajectories of Eating Disorders in Young PeopleWhat are we doing?We are lo

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 26

. @tineopitz.bsky.social and team have been investigating the relationship between restrictive eating behaviours & sleep in adolescents. Findings: restriction predicts adolescents poorer sleep quality three years later. However depressive symptom also play a role! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Investigating the longitudinal bi-directional relationship between self-reported restrictive eating behaviours and sleep in UK adolescents within the Millennium Cohort Study - European Child & Adolesc...

Objective This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal bi-directional relationship between self-reported restrictive eating behaviours and sleep characteristics within a sample of UK adolescents f...

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Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group @edresearch.bsky.social · Feb 26

Day 3 of #EDAW updates! We are delighted to highlight EDIFY today which is co-led by @drhelensharpe.bsky.social . @edifyresearch.bsky.social is a 4 year programme of research focused on how we understand and treat eating disorders in young people. Www.edifyresearch.co.uk

EDIFY - shaping a fresh approach to eating disorders

EDIFY works directly with young people with eating disorders to map the diverse routes into and out of illness.

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