Alex Lloyd
@dralexlloyd.bsky.social
Research Fellow @UCL | Developmental Science and Mental Health | Trustee at Dragon Hall Trust | (he/him)
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Wondering what the conference looked like? Well, here it is! ✨
Hosted at Anna Freud for the day, the event delved into the ReSET Project and our results, as well as touching upon school-related topics such as developmental language disorder, social networks and bullying.
Hosted at Anna Freud for the day, the event delved into the ReSET Project and our results, as well as touching upon school-related topics such as developmental language disorder, social networks and bullying.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Wondering what the conference looked like? Well, here it is! ✨
Hosted at Anna Freud for the day, the event delved into the ReSET Project and our results, as well as touching upon school-related topics such as developmental language disorder, social networks and bullying.
Hosted at Anna Freud for the day, the event delved into the ReSET Project and our results, as well as touching upon school-related topics such as developmental language disorder, social networks and bullying.
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📣Exciting announcement below!📣Curious to know what we're all about? ReSET is a novel indicated preventative intervention to improve the mental health of UK adolescents, by teaching strategies to support emotion regulation and social relationships🥰 (See more...⬇️)
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📣Exciting announcement below!📣Curious to know what we're all about? ReSET is a novel indicated preventative intervention to improve the mental health of UK adolescents, by teaching strategies to support emotion regulation and social relationships🥰 (See more...⬇️)
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First up is Dr Alex Lloyd @dralexlloyd.bsky.social who is going to talk about The Development, Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Preventative, Transdiagnostic Intervention for Mental Health Problems in Adolescence: Building Resilience Through Socioemotional Training (ReSET) #ReSETMentalHealth
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
First up is Dr Alex Lloyd @dralexlloyd.bsky.social who is going to talk about The Development, Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Preventative, Transdiagnostic Intervention for Mental Health Problems in Adolescence: Building Resilience Through Socioemotional Training (ReSET) #ReSETMentalHealth
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👋 Good morning everyone, and a very warm Mental Elf welcome to the @resetproject.bsky.social conference in London.
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
👋 Good morning everyone, and a very warm Mental Elf welcome to the @resetproject.bsky.social conference in London.
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
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Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7
The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7
New preprint from the @resetproject.bsky.social! Here we identify profiles of socio-affective functioning in adolescents at heightened risk for mental health problems 👇
Transdiagnostic Profiles of Socio-Affective Functioning in Adolescents At-Risk of Poor Mental Health: https://osf.io/839nr
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New preprint from the @resetproject.bsky.social! Here we identify profiles of socio-affective functioning in adolescents at heightened risk for mental health problems 👇
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We just posted our very first TikTok to raise awareness for #YouthMentalHealthDay 🧠💛 We decided what better way to discuss the topic of youth mental health than to talk to the youth themselves? Let us know what you think! #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #UCL www.tiktok.com/@reset.proje...
It’s #YouthMentalHealthDay today. So Josh and I thought we would talk to students at @UCL and get their thoughts about the rising cases of mental health disorders in young people aged 8-25. What do y...
TikTok video by ReSET
www.tiktok.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We just posted our very first TikTok to raise awareness for #YouthMentalHealthDay 🧠💛 We decided what better way to discuss the topic of youth mental health than to talk to the youth themselves? Let us know what you think! #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #UCL www.tiktok.com/@reset.proje...
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Today is Youth Mental Health Day with the theme “Shared Support” highlighting the power of connection.
Peer support is vital during adolescence, reducing depression and anxiety.
The takeaway? Be that person for someone you know! More info below...
#YouthMentalHealthDay #ShareSupport
Peer support is vital during adolescence, reducing depression and anxiety.
The takeaway? Be that person for someone you know! More info below...
#YouthMentalHealthDay #ShareSupport
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Today is Youth Mental Health Day with the theme “Shared Support” highlighting the power of connection.
Peer support is vital during adolescence, reducing depression and anxiety.
The takeaway? Be that person for someone you know! More info below...
#YouthMentalHealthDay #ShareSupport
Peer support is vital during adolescence, reducing depression and anxiety.
The takeaway? Be that person for someone you know! More info below...
#YouthMentalHealthDay #ShareSupport
How do we work with young people to develop new mental health interventions that draw on different disciplines? In this new paper, we outline our approach in developing the @resetproject.bsky.social programme, a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for young people 👇
lnkd.in/eYkuaHZB
lnkd.in/eYkuaHZB
Co-producing an interdisciplinary, preventative mental health intervention: development of the building resilience through socioemotional training (ReSET) programme
Adolescence is a developmental period of increased susceptibility to mental health problems. In response to rising rates of psychopathology in this age group, there have been calls to develop new o...
www.tandfonline.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
How do we work with young people to develop new mental health interventions that draw on different disciplines? In this new paper, we outline our approach in developing the @resetproject.bsky.social programme, a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for young people 👇
lnkd.in/eYkuaHZB
lnkd.in/eYkuaHZB
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🙌 Team Spotlight! 🙌 Our post-doc @dralexlloyd.bsky.social presented his research on Transdiagnostic Approaches and Socio-Affective Risk factors at the FLUX conference in Dublin last week 🎉 A link to the poster can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1g6pw... #MentalHealthResearch #ReSETproject
September 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🙌 Team Spotlight! 🙌 Our post-doc @dralexlloyd.bsky.social presented his research on Transdiagnostic Approaches and Socio-Affective Risk factors at the FLUX conference in Dublin last week 🎉 A link to the poster can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1g6pw... #MentalHealthResearch #ReSETproject
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Does young people's decision-making impact their wellbeing?
We just posted a blog offering a deep dive into an exciting new project led by @dralexlloyd.bsky.social that looks at how the 'Explore-Exploit paradigm' relates to young people's mental health. Click to find out more! buff.ly/KZHlafL
We just posted a blog offering a deep dive into an exciting new project led by @dralexlloyd.bsky.social that looks at how the 'Explore-Exploit paradigm' relates to young people's mental health. Click to find out more! buff.ly/KZHlafL
New Project: ‘Explore-Exploit’ Paradigm and Mental Health in Adolescents – The ReSET Project – Building resilience through socio-emotional training
Building resilience through socio-emotional training
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Does young people's decision-making impact their wellbeing?
We just posted a blog offering a deep dive into an exciting new project led by @dralexlloyd.bsky.social that looks at how the 'Explore-Exploit paradigm' relates to young people's mental health. Click to find out more! buff.ly/KZHlafL
We just posted a blog offering a deep dive into an exciting new project led by @dralexlloyd.bsky.social that looks at how the 'Explore-Exploit paradigm' relates to young people's mental health. Click to find out more! buff.ly/KZHlafL
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🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
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Our 2025–2026 Seminar Series is ready to begin 🎓✨
We’re kicking off on 1 October with a fantastic line-up of speakers from across the UK and beyond.
Join us on Wednesdays from 1–2 PM at Birkbeck. Light refreshments provided ☕️🥐
Here’s the full programme 👇 @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
We’re kicking off on 1 October with a fantastic line-up of speakers from across the UK and beyond.
Join us on Wednesdays from 1–2 PM at Birkbeck. Light refreshments provided ☕️🥐
Here’s the full programme 👇 @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Our 2025–2026 Seminar Series is ready to begin 🎓✨
We’re kicking off on 1 October with a fantastic line-up of speakers from across the UK and beyond.
Join us on Wednesdays from 1–2 PM at Birkbeck. Light refreshments provided ☕️🥐
Here’s the full programme 👇 @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
We’re kicking off on 1 October with a fantastic line-up of speakers from across the UK and beyond.
Join us on Wednesdays from 1–2 PM at Birkbeck. Light refreshments provided ☕️🥐
Here’s the full programme 👇 @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
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New paper! Excellent work by @bignardi.bsky.social and @minafazeloxford.bsky.social, who leads the Oxwell study
The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England
Out soon. Preprint:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England
Out soon. Preprint:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
August 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New paper! Excellent work by @bignardi.bsky.social and @minafazeloxford.bsky.social, who leads the Oxwell study
The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England
Out soon. Preprint:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England
Out soon. Preprint:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Another exciting new job opening at @uclpals.bsky.social with Niko Steinbeis and Essi Viding - www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neurojob #computationalpsychiatry
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
August 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Another exciting new job opening at @uclpals.bsky.social with Niko Steinbeis and Essi Viding - www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neurojob #computationalpsychiatry
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New paper just out (open access) 📣
How do early adversity and war trauma shape children’s decisions under uncertainty?
We tested Syrian refugee kids (7–12) in Amman vs. Jordanian peers across a set of learning/foraging tasks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
How do early adversity and war trauma shape children’s decisions under uncertainty?
We tested Syrian refugee kids (7–12) in Amman vs. Jordanian peers across a set of learning/foraging tasks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
August 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New paper just out (open access) 📣
How do early adversity and war trauma shape children’s decisions under uncertainty?
We tested Syrian refugee kids (7–12) in Amman vs. Jordanian peers across a set of learning/foraging tasks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
How do early adversity and war trauma shape children’s decisions under uncertainty?
We tested Syrian refugee kids (7–12) in Amman vs. Jordanian peers across a set of learning/foraging tasks.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
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📢 Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL 📢
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📢 Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL 📢
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🧠🏫 AWARE and INSPIRE?
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
July 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🧠🏫 AWARE and INSPIRE?
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
School mental health trials show mixed results and unexpected harms.
The Education for Wellbeing programme tested universal mental health approaches with 30k+ pupils.
Some benefits, but also unexpected harms, especially for vulnerable students.
🧵 THREAD
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New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health - Youth Futures Foundation
Research report exploring the reasons for the recent decline in mental health among 14 to 24-year-olds in England
youthfuturesfoundation.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
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Alert! ... for the child development world!
@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social
The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.
Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org
and here:
nbdc-datahub.org
Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social
The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.
Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org
and here:
nbdc-datahub.org
Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
June 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Alert! ... for the child development world!
@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social
The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.
Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org
and here:
nbdc-datahub.org
Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social
The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.
Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org
and here:
nbdc-datahub.org
Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
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Registration is open for the Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences, 8–12 Sept
Join us in London for a week of cutting-edge research on decision-making, AI, cognitive science and more!
(free, register by 11Aug)
center-decision-sciences.com/cds-summer-s...
#PsychSciSky 🧠 #neuroskyence🧪
Join us in London for a week of cutting-edge research on decision-making, AI, cognitive science and more!
(free, register by 11Aug)
center-decision-sciences.com/cds-summer-s...
#PsychSciSky 🧠 #neuroskyence🧪
CDS Summer School
Program Registration Schedule Directions 8th – 12th September, 2025 The Center for Decision Sciences will be hosting a summer school during the second week of September, 2025 and taking place…
center-decision-sciences.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Registration is open for the Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences, 8–12 Sept
Join us in London for a week of cutting-edge research on decision-making, AI, cognitive science and more!
(free, register by 11Aug)
center-decision-sciences.com/cds-summer-s...
#PsychSciSky 🧠 #neuroskyence🧪
Join us in London for a week of cutting-edge research on decision-making, AI, cognitive science and more!
(free, register by 11Aug)
center-decision-sciences.com/cds-summer-s...
#PsychSciSky 🧠 #neuroskyence🧪
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Join our @erc.europa.eu funded lab @ki.se! We're hiring a postdoc to explore how humans learn from each other — with fMRI, modeling, & behavioral experiments. 🧠👫
A chance to lead cutting-edge work in social neuro & computational psychology.
Apply: shorturl.at/GJQuW
A chance to lead cutting-edge work in social neuro & computational psychology.
Apply: shorturl.at/GJQuW
Postdoctoral Researcher in social/cognitive neuroscience with focus on social learning
Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) is seeking a highly qualified postdoctoral researcher.
shorturl.at
May 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Join our @erc.europa.eu funded lab @ki.se! We're hiring a postdoc to explore how humans learn from each other — with fMRI, modeling, & behavioral experiments. 🧠👫
A chance to lead cutting-edge work in social neuro & computational psychology.
Apply: shorturl.at/GJQuW
A chance to lead cutting-edge work in social neuro & computational psychology.
Apply: shorturl.at/GJQuW
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Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
Funded PhD opportunity.pdf
drive.google.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
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Are you a UK-based mental health research ECR? Are you looking for a transformative programme to help you meet amazing peers whilst also getting career support? This opportunity is for you! Check out the GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme.
I wouldn’t be where I am today without it!
I wouldn’t be where I am today without it!
Our 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers is designed to help your career GROW and flourish! 🌱
APPLY NOW 👇 💫
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
Here's what our previous participants have said about their experience - a thread 🧵
APPLY NOW 👇 💫
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
Here's what our previous participants have said about their experience - a thread 🧵
May 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Are you a UK-based mental health research ECR? Are you looking for a transformative programme to help you meet amazing peers whilst also getting career support? This opportunity is for you! Check out the GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme.
I wouldn’t be where I am today without it!
I wouldn’t be where I am today without it!