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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · 26d

Abstract submissions are OPEN for #ASNR2026! We invite you to submit a poster abstract for our next Annual Meeting, which will be held in Los Angeles from March 24-27, 2026. The deadline to submit an abstract is Dec 7, 2025.

Visit our abstract submission page to learn more:
asnr.com/2026-abstracts

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Eleftheria Giannouli @eleagle.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Last call to submit your papers to our Article Collection

"Anti-aging effects of physical activity"

📚 in Scientific Reports (Q1) Nature Portfolio

More information: 👇
www.nature.com/collections/...

Anti-aging effects of physical activity

This Collection welcomes original research on the association between physical activity and health aging, from epidemiology to cell biology.

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Andrew Scott @andyscott247.bsky.social · 26d

The NIHR MLTC CNC would like to invite clinicians and academics and service users to share your knowledge and practice around resistance training to help inform a larger research bid in this area. @clinexphysuk.bsky.social forms.office.com/e/fRwSqNPzd3

Microsoft Forms

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Sep 13

Our Reimagine Ageing research network invites you a seminar on Society, Loneliness and Ageing.

📅 Wednesday 1 October
🕛 12 - 3.30pm (12.30 - 3.30pm online)
🗺️ Worsley Dental Lecture Theatre, University of Leeds and online.

To book your place visit: www.eventbrite.com/cc/society-l...

Society, Loneliness and Ageing

The Reimagine Ageing Interdisciplinary Network invite you a seminar on Society, Loneliness and Ageing to mark International Day of Older Persons 2025. Please select from the in-person or online regist...

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Jul 25

Advertising a research fellow position in #Mechanosensing on a #BBSRC research project. An opportunity to join a fantastic team as part of the Comparative Biomechanics research group based in Leeds.

More details about the role from [email protected].

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Jun 30

A hot day today, one to enjoy my garden! Even school letting my daughter wear her t shirt to school……but with a skirt and tights and blazer still #youcouldntmakeitup #summersday

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Alison Divine @allydivine.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am really looking forward to talking about our paper @slastill.bsky.social and discussing habits.

Habit Special Interest Group from EHPS @ehpshabit.bsky.social · Jun 4

🗣️ Habit SIG session alert!

Join us for a talk by Dr.
@allydivine.bsky.social (University of Leeds) on: “Reinforcing implementation intentions with imagery increases physical activity habit strength and behaviour”

🗓 Friday 20 June 2025 | 🕙 10:00am (GMT) | 🔗 tinyurl.com/295rbjzu

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Apr 22

Weve been combining electrical stimulation of the spinal cord with other therapeutic modalities to improve function after #cervicalspinalcordinjury. This paper shows the acute effect of #motorimagery and tces to enhance function and neural plasticity.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A single session of motor imagery paired with spinal stimulation improves manual dexterity and increases cortical excitability after spinal cord injury

Non-invasive stimulation of the spinal cord at the cervical level (TSCS) can induce neural plasticity and improve upper limb function in people living…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Tiina Savikangas @tiinasavikangas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Interested in exercise, physical activity, aging, health, functioning, and their interplay?

Come work with us at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences & the Gerontology Research Center at the University of Jyväskylä 🇫🇮

Unfortunwtely, I'm too young in academic age 😭

#AcademicSky 🧪

Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Exercise Gerontology

[Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences](https://www.jyu.fi/en/sport) is seeking to recruit an Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Exercise Gerontology starting September 1, 2025 or as soon ...

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Mar 19

Getting people #active can be challenging. In this paper, ongoing work by @alisondivine.bsky.social shows combining implementation intentions with imagery increases #physicalactivity. Great to work with Ally on this, more good stuff to come soon!

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library

Objectives Habits may enhance the maintenance of physical activity. The aim of this study is to examine if reinforcing implementation intentions increases habit strength and thus physical activity. ...

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Mar 10

August earliest here for my son.

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Faculty of Biological Sciences @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social · Mar 7

We're proud owners of the Athena Swan Silver Award! 👏

Hear from some of the people who have benefited from our initiatives aimed at transforming gender equality within higher education and research on our website:👇

biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-s...

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Mar 7

Fantastic initiative using community spaces to deliver maternity care. Great work by @camillanykjaer.bsky.social and all the midwives and health professionals involved. Another great example of how the University of Leeds and the good it does in its local community #maternitycare #IWD25

Dr Camilla Nykjaer @camillanykjaer.bsky.social · Mar 7

What better excuse for a first Bluesky post than International Women's Day!

A huge shout out to the incredible women who make the Wellbeing Pods in Leeds possible. These innovative clinical spaces in community hubs and libraries bring essential maternity care closer to those who need it.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Feb 25

Elon Musk is not the richest man in the world; men who live at home with their partner and children who love them experience riches he couldn't imagine.

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Faculty of Biological Sciences @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social · Feb 24

We recognise and value everyone involved in research.

Read how our Technical Operations team enable research excellence, and more about the ongoing initiatives to support our Technician community, on the FBS website:

biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-s...

Jennie Hibbard, Lead Technician in the School of Biology, presents at a Technician event. Attendees are sat listening at tables.

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Feb 17

Did you join is for our webinar today? Thank you to our guests for talking about their work. Don’t forget to connect with us to hear about new events or perhaps propose a webinar for our 150+ members to enjoy #reimagineageing #healthyageing

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Feb 17

A day of annual leave, we took the new van up to Bucken Pike for a walk. It was a bit muddy.

A small dog covered in mud sat on a towel

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University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social · Feb 17

A new Leeds study has shown that reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could help address the climate emergency 🐺

This reintroduction could lead to an expansion of native woodland, which could take in and store one million tonnes of CO2 annually 🌳

Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4hFeNvM

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Feb 15

I’ve been reading about keystone behaviours and habit formation, self interest not work, I realised I do have them but hadn’t recognised them. My #yoga class on Saturday morning is one, it splits the week from the weekend. #physicalactivity

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Faculty of Biological Sciences @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social · Feb 10

200 early career researchers across the Faculties of Biological Sciences and Medicine and Health will benefit from a new package of career support.

Read more on our website 👇

biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-s...

Supporting early career researchers to reach their full potential

A new university wide career development package.

biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk

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Horizons Institute @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 10

Do you want to increase capacity for interdisciplinary research at your institution? Do you want to create a research culture that encourages collaboration and connection across disciplinary boundaries?

Find out how we can help in our brochure 👇
leeds365-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

The Horizons Institute brochure front page, featuring the title 'Leading in Interdisciplinary Research Development' and an image of an interconnected webbed sphere

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Reimagine Ageing Network @reimagineageing.bsky.social · Nov 28

Hi BlueSky!

We’re a growing interdisciplinary network started in 2023. Our goal is to bring together people from different fields to collaborate and improve heath and wellbeing in later life. We now have 150 members and have held 8 events (more to come in 2025). And we're happy to connect here!

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Sarah Astill @slastill.bsky.social · Feb 6

Need to watch something to make you smile? Wonderful new video of our Dance On participants across Doncaster. Shows how research in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social has demonstrable local impact.

Dancing is all about emotions and motion!

Watch the film (about 3 min.): youtu.be/OMn04Ha6Zgg

Dancing in Doncaster

YouTube video by darts

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Prof Damien Page @profdamienpage.bsky.social · Feb 6

Becoming an academic does not negate economic origin. Poverty has a long tail, even - and maybe especially - in academia. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Climbing the Ivory Tower: How Socio-Economic Background Shapes Academia

We explore how socioeconomic background shapes academia, collecting the largest dataset of U.S. academics' backgrounds and research output. Individuals from poo

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · Jan 28

In summary, we could not have fewer regrets about becoming ex-X...

If you want to get your department / org off X, guide here: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/its-t...

If you're new to Bluesky, another guide here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Thanks to all of our new community!

It’s time: how to get your department off X

With a flurry of HE professionals leaving the platform, here’s how to notify your followers and provide alternative options for staying up to date

www.timeshighereducation.com

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