Bath Centre for Pain Research
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Bath Centre for Pain Research. Exploring pain. Finding new ways forward. @UniofBath@bsky.social.
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Account for the Bath Centre for Pain Research, based at the University of Bath (UK). Our team of interdisciplinary researchers are exploring the best ways of helping people learn how to live with pain. We focus on pain discovery, innovation, and training.
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Interested in paediatric pain? Come and follow the Pediatric Pain Letter, an open access international publication which hears from researchers, clinicians, individuals with lived experience and other non academic voices. We would love to hear from you. Follow us here bsky.app/profile/pedi...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Interested in paediatric pain? Come and follow the Pediatric Pain Letter, an open access international publication which hears from researchers, clinicians, individuals with lived experience and other non academic voices. We would love to hear from you. Follow us here bsky.app/profile/pedi...
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Millions live with chronic pain, but are we truly understanding its impact? Our research explores the limitations of current methods and offers insights for improvement. Read more on the CRIISP blog t.co/ET534AwspG
#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog
#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog
https://criisp.uk/2024/12/10/how-well-can-we-measure-chronic-pain-impact-in-existing-longitudinal-cohort-studies/
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December 17, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Millions live with chronic pain, but are we truly understanding its impact? Our research explores the limitations of current methods and offers insights for improvement. Read more on the CRIISP blog t.co/ET534AwspG
#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog
#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog
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Can simple models explain complex pain relationships? Our review in Journal of Pain highlights gaps in interpersonal pain research—showing how longstanding relationships shape pain in ways we struggle to measure. Read more criisp.uk/criisp-papers/ #HealthPsychology #PainResearch #chronicpain
February 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Can simple models explain complex pain relationships? Our review in Journal of Pain highlights gaps in interpersonal pain research—showing how longstanding relationships shape pain in ways we struggle to measure. Read more criisp.uk/criisp-papers/ #HealthPsychology #PainResearch #chronicpain
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Prof. Eccleston and team show early psychological support can rewire brain networks linked to chronic pain. The message? Treat pain early—transform lives.
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Treating chronic pain early: psychological therapies rewire the brain and relieve suffering
A landmark review shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) reduces the emotional burden of pain and makes measurable changes in brain activity.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Prof. Eccleston and team show early psychological support can rewire brain networks linked to chronic pain. The message? Treat pain early—transform lives.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
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Delighted that CRIISP has been Highly Commended in the ‘Involving’ category of the
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain
June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Delighted that CRIISP has been Highly Commended in the ‘Involving’ category of the
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain
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Delighted that CRIISP received a Highly Commended award from @UniofBath 🎉– recognising the power of researchers & public contributors working side by side to shape research. Huge thanks to everyone who made this happen. Find out more:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
July 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Delighted that CRIISP received a Highly Commended award from @UniofBath 🎉– recognising the power of researchers & public contributors working side by side to shape research. Huge thanks to everyone who made this happen. Find out more:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
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Chronic pain isn't just biological. Our new PLOS ONE review reveals how social connections, identities & environments shape the transition into and out of long-term pain.
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
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#ChronicPain #SocialHealth
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#ChronicPain #SocialHealth
Social influences in the experience of transition to or from long-term (chronic) pain: A systematic review of qualitative research studies
Background Globally, around 30% of people live with long-term (‘chronic’) pain, with known impact on wellbeing, economic and social lives. Despite increasing attention to contextual and psychosocial a...
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August 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Chronic pain isn't just biological. Our new PLOS ONE review reveals how social connections, identities & environments shape the transition into and out of long-term pain.
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#ChronicPain #SocialHealth
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#ChronicPain #SocialHealth
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Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
Sharing Daily Moments of Chronic Pain
Over the summer we ran an activity where we asked those living with chronic or persistent pain to take part in a unique creative opportunity to share a moment from their day. We had a diverse …
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October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
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Our Highly Commended CRIISP image is now part of the Images of Research exhibition outside Bath Spa station
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our Highly Commended CRIISP image is now part of the Images of Research exhibition outside Bath Spa station
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch
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Huge thanks to everyone who made the CRIISP Showcase on 16th October such a success, bringing together researchers, clinicians, charities, and people with lived experience to share insights into chronic pain. Grateful to all who joined us. #CRIISP #ChronicPainResearch #UniOfBath
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who made the CRIISP Showcase on 16th October such a success, bringing together researchers, clinicians, charities, and people with lived experience to share insights into chronic pain. Grateful to all who joined us. #CRIISP #ChronicPainResearch #UniOfBath
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Join us today at 18:30 GMT for the British Pain Society webinar: “Staying the course – engaging & retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme”. Learn how meaningful public involvement transforms pain research.
bit.ly/4oyDNIh
#PainResearch #PPI
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#PainResearch #PPI
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Join us today at 18:30 GMT for the British Pain Society webinar: “Staying the course – engaging & retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme”. Learn how meaningful public involvement transforms pain research.
bit.ly/4oyDNIh
#PainResearch #PPI
bit.ly/4oyDNIh
#PainResearch #PPI
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Most recent work from our group: A review study on the fear of disease progression and relapse in multiple sclerosis
Frontiers | Fear of disease progression and relapse in multiple sclerosis: a systematic scoping review
BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, most commonly affecting individuals in early adulthood. Uncertainty abo...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Most recent work from our group: A review study on the fear of disease progression and relapse in multiple sclerosis
New topical review on interoception and pain, from BCPR’s Chris Eccleston
In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Garfinkel et al. depict some of the hierarchical levels across which interoception can be delineated. Learn more at bit.ly/4l6ZYUa
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New topical review on interoception and pain, from BCPR’s Chris Eccleston
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🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨🧪
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
June 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨🧪
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
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Kicking off now a workshop on DAGs and causal modelling from @bathcpr.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Kicking off now a workshop on DAGs and causal modelling from @bathcpr.bsky.social
Excellent plenary lecture by @emmafisherphd.bsky.social on the topic of Blast Injury in Children at the @britishpainsoc.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting #BPSASM25
June 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Excellent plenary lecture by @emmafisherphd.bsky.social on the topic of Blast Injury in Children at the @britishpainsoc.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting #BPSASM25
New @bathcpr.bsky.social paper: A review in The Lancet by Chris Eccleston and colleagues argues that psychological treatments can be used early on, when pain first emerges. Access details, and a link to the paper here: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
May 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New @bathcpr.bsky.social paper: A review in The Lancet by Chris Eccleston and colleagues argues that psychological treatments can be used early on, when pain first emerges. Access details, and a link to the paper here: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
We are delighted to congratulate Emma Fisher who has recently been promoted to Professor. A fabulous achievement, reflecting significant international leadership in pain research. Very well deserved. @bathcpr.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are delighted to congratulate Emma Fisher who has recently been promoted to Professor. A fabulous achievement, reflecting significant international leadership in pain research. Very well deserved. @bathcpr.bsky.social
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Interested in psychosocial aspects of pain? New fixed-term research assistant post working on the @criispapdp.bsky.social pain project (ends Dec 25). Join our team at @bathcpr.bsky.social - deadline 31st March. Details in link: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
ED12495 Research Assistant (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath
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March 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Interested in psychosocial aspects of pain? New fixed-term research assistant post working on the @criispapdp.bsky.social pain project (ends Dec 25). Join our team at @bathcpr.bsky.social - deadline 31st March. Details in link: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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🚨Job Alert!🚨
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
ED12537 Research Associate in Paediatric Pain (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath
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March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨Job Alert!🚨
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
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Plenary Speaker at #BPSASM2025
Join @katelynnboerner.bsky.social from the University of British Columbia as she explores:
🔹 Gender and Inclusive Pain Management
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRTZZt
Join @katelynnboerner.bsky.social from the University of British Columbia as she explores:
🔹 Gender and Inclusive Pain Management
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRTZZt
February 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Plenary Speaker at #BPSASM2025
Join @katelynnboerner.bsky.social from the University of British Columbia as she explores:
🔹 Gender and Inclusive Pain Management
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRTZZt
Join @katelynnboerner.bsky.social from the University of British Columbia as she explores:
🔹 Gender and Inclusive Pain Management
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRTZZt
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We also have a fixed term (3 years) senior lecturer post in Psychology Dept at @uniofbath.bsky.social.
Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social
Deadline is 10th Feb.
www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social
Deadline is 10th Feb.
www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
CH12266 Senior Lecturer - Jobs at Bath
Senior Lecturer
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January 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We also have a fixed term (3 years) senior lecturer post in Psychology Dept at @uniofbath.bsky.social.
Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social
Deadline is 10th Feb.
www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social
Deadline is 10th Feb.
www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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Excited to announce the first of our #BPSASM2025 workshops!
🎓 Opioids in Clinical Practice
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕤 Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Secure your spot and learn from experts in the field: bit.ly/40hzJ4h
🎓 Opioids in Clinical Practice
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕤 Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Secure your spot and learn from experts in the field: bit.ly/40hzJ4h
January 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Excited to announce the first of our #BPSASM2025 workshops!
🎓 Opioids in Clinical Practice
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕤 Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Secure your spot and learn from experts in the field: bit.ly/40hzJ4h
🎓 Opioids in Clinical Practice
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕤 Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Secure your spot and learn from experts in the field: bit.ly/40hzJ4h
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Suicide risk is double in people with chronic pain. What can be done to reduce this risk?
In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain
🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain
🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Suicide risk is double in people with chronic pain. What can be done to reduce this risk?
In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain
🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain
🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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NEW JOBS ALERT. Researching pain psychology and want to join us in Bath? New lecturer in psychology posts now being advertised. Other areas also. Deadline is 19th Jan. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
CH12294 Lecturer - Jobs at Bath
Lecturer
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December 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
NEW JOBS ALERT. Researching pain psychology and want to join us in Bath? New lecturer in psychology posts now being advertised. Other areas also. Deadline is 19th Jan. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...