Prof. Emily Oliver
@ejoliver.bsky.social
Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Sciences @UniofNewcastle; interested in motivation and health. Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Keen on mountains & egg-chasing (She/Her)
Brilliant panel discussion today at the House of Lords of the NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree study. Dementia prevention can progress via marginal yet meanignful gains, involving non-clinical staff and community organisations #prevention #healthpolicy @denpru-qm.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Brilliant panel discussion today at the House of Lords of the NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree study. Dementia prevention can progress via marginal yet meanignful gains, involving non-clinical staff and community organisations #prevention #healthpolicy @denpru-qm.bsky.social @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
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Earlier this month, all our researchers & co-investigators got together at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton.
We discussed topics such as engaging youth in research, public involvement, and ensuring meaningful impact.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
We discussed topics such as engaging youth in research, public involvement, and ensuring meaningful impact.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
At the beginning of October, all our researchers and co-investigators from across the NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural and Social Sciences got together at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton…...
At the beginning of October, all our researchers and co-investigators from across the NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural and Social Sciences got together at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton ...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Earlier this month, all our researchers & co-investigators got together at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton.
We discussed topics such as engaging youth in research, public involvement, and ensuring meaningful impact.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
We discussed topics such as engaging youth in research, public involvement, and ensuring meaningful impact.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
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Bluesky 📢 Join our online OptICS workshop on 6 Oct!
We're inviting professionals supporting heart health and mental wellbeing, incl. GPs, nurses, care coordinators, ICS staff, social care & allied health.
🌐 Sign up: shorturl.at/LtFZA
#OptICSWorkshop #IntegratedCare
We're inviting professionals supporting heart health and mental wellbeing, incl. GPs, nurses, care coordinators, ICS staff, social care & allied health.
🌐 Sign up: shorturl.at/LtFZA
#OptICSWorkshop #IntegratedCare
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Bluesky 📢 Join our online OptICS workshop on 6 Oct!
We're inviting professionals supporting heart health and mental wellbeing, incl. GPs, nurses, care coordinators, ICS staff, social care & allied health.
🌐 Sign up: shorturl.at/LtFZA
#OptICSWorkshop #IntegratedCare
We're inviting professionals supporting heart health and mental wellbeing, incl. GPs, nurses, care coordinators, ICS staff, social care & allied health.
🌐 Sign up: shorturl.at/LtFZA
#OptICSWorkshop #IntegratedCare
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Interested in medical tourism? We’ve recently completed a policy brief looking at decision making and public health messaging around medical tourism.
Our policy brief can be accessed here for more information: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Our policy brief can be accessed here for more information: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk
August 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Interested in medical tourism? We’ve recently completed a policy brief looking at decision making and public health messaging around medical tourism.
Our policy brief can be accessed here for more information: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Our policy brief can be accessed here for more information: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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As part of our OptICS project, we’re hosting an online stakeholder workshop on the 6th of October!
If you work in integrated care, be it service delivery, management or commissioning, join us to explore how behavioural and social science can support the sector.
🎟️ Sign up here: shorturl.at/LtFZA
If you work in integrated care, be it service delivery, management or commissioning, join us to explore how behavioural and social science can support the sector.
🎟️ Sign up here: shorturl.at/LtFZA
Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS)- Online Stakeholder workshop
Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space.
shorturl.at
August 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
As part of our OptICS project, we’re hosting an online stakeholder workshop on the 6th of October!
If you work in integrated care, be it service delivery, management or commissioning, join us to explore how behavioural and social science can support the sector.
🎟️ Sign up here: shorturl.at/LtFZA
If you work in integrated care, be it service delivery, management or commissioning, join us to explore how behavioural and social science can support the sector.
🎟️ Sign up here: shorturl.at/LtFZA
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Our latest paper on populist-aligned beliefs and receipt of public health interventions is out now!
We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How populist-aligned views are reflected in people's accounts of the receipt of public health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Recent evidence suggests an increasing backlash towards government-led public health interventions in the areas of vaccination, climate change, sexual…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our latest paper on populist-aligned beliefs and receipt of public health interventions is out now!
We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous!
This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.
#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.
Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...
This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.
#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.
Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous!
This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.
#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.
Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...
This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.
#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.
Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...
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🔓 📰 New paper on populist-aligned views and public health interventions 📰🔓
Our latest systematic review looked at how populist-aligned views affected the receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Our latest systematic review looked at how populist-aligned views affected the receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
How populist-aligned views affect receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions: a systematic review of quantitative studies - BMC Public Health
Background Globally, there is increasing evidence of resistance to government-led public health interventions in areas such as vaccination, climate change mitigation, sexual and reproductive healthcar...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🔓 📰 New paper on populist-aligned views and public health interventions 📰🔓
Our latest systematic review looked at how populist-aligned views affected the receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Our latest systematic review looked at how populist-aligned views affected the receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Blog: “We cannot afford to wait” Fuse researchers @newcastleuni.bsky.social join people with lived experience to call for urgent government action to improve support for people with severe mental ill-health
#fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🔽
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-c...
#fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🔽
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-c...
"We cannot afford to wait" - a call to prioritise support for people living with severe mental ill-health
Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Blog: “We cannot afford to wait” Fuse researchers @newcastleuni.bsky.social join people with lived experience to call for urgent government action to improve support for people with severe mental ill-health
#fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🔽
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-c...
#fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🔽
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-c...
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Today I'm sharing data-driven illustrations from our WHOLE-SMI project highlighting the challenges and needs of people living with severe mental ill-health. These are based on words from our participants with lived experience and cannot be ignored. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @ejoliver.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Today I'm sharing data-driven illustrations from our WHOLE-SMI project highlighting the challenges and needs of people living with severe mental ill-health. These are based on words from our participants with lived experience and cannot be ignored. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @ejoliver.bsky.social
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Looking back at an early blog post from our WHOLE-SMI project to consider why research in this area is so important and what challenges and opportunities we have to improve quality of life for people living with SMIH. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/phsi-edi/cat...
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Mental Health Awareness Week – PHSI EDI Committee
blogs.ncl.ac.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Looking back at an early blog post from our WHOLE-SMI project to consider why research in this area is so important and what challenges and opportunities we have to improve quality of life for people living with SMIH. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/phsi-edi/cat...
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Its #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & we're sharing our work on how we rethink & commit to long term integrated physical & mental health support for people living with SMIH. You can view/download our policy brief here: shorturl.at/PJJfM made in collaboration with @researchretold.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Its #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & we're sharing our work on how we rethink & commit to long term integrated physical & mental health support for people living with SMIH. You can view/download our policy brief here: shorturl.at/PJJfM made in collaboration with @researchretold.bsky.social
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🧵Around 11,000 blind and partially sighted people are currently out of employment but are actively seeking work.
Tackling barriers to work is crucial, because the disability employment gap for blind and partially sighted people is twice that of disabled people as a whole. 1/2
Tackling barriers to work is crucial, because the disability employment gap for blind and partially sighted people is twice that of disabled people as a whole. 1/2
May 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🧵Around 11,000 blind and partially sighted people are currently out of employment but are actively seeking work.
Tackling barriers to work is crucial, because the disability employment gap for blind and partially sighted people is twice that of disabled people as a whole. 1/2
Tackling barriers to work is crucial, because the disability employment gap for blind and partially sighted people is twice that of disabled people as a whole. 1/2
Are you interested in developing better ways to support people living with poor mental and physical health? Then this funded PhD at @newcastleuni.bsky.social could be for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Are you interested in developing better ways to support people living with poor mental and physical health? Then this funded PhD at @newcastleuni.bsky.social could be for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Are you a professional who is commissioning, delivering or implementing integrated care?
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS)- Northern Stakeholder workshop
Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space, 17th of June 12pm-5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Are you a professional who is commissioning, delivering or implementing integrated care?
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
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Very powerful video shared by @francesmair.bsky.social in her #UKSBM2025 plenary on the challenges of managing multiple health conditions, particularly on the poverty line.
We have to tackle poverty&inequality to improve our public health.
youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?...
We have to tackle poverty&inequality to improve our public health.
youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?...
Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story
YouTube video by SysteMatic
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Very powerful video shared by @francesmair.bsky.social in her #UKSBM2025 plenary on the challenges of managing multiple health conditions, particularly on the poverty line.
We have to tackle poverty&inequality to improve our public health.
youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?...
We have to tackle poverty&inequality to improve our public health.
youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?...
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🎉 We’ve hit 200 registrations! ✨
Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
#LiveCaptions & #BSL
Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
#LiveCaptions & #BSL
April 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎉 We’ve hit 200 registrations! ✨
Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
#LiveCaptions & #BSL
Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
#LiveCaptions & #BSL
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Me, @ejoliver.bsky.social & @pipshaw.bsky.social led a ideation session at the #BCConf2025 in Lisbon discussing "Equity at the juncture of physical & mental health". Fantastic ideas & experiences shared by delegates on how to address behaviour change challenges in healthcare @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Me, @ejoliver.bsky.social & @pipshaw.bsky.social led a ideation session at the #BCConf2025 in Lisbon discussing "Equity at the juncture of physical & mental health". Fantastic ideas & experiences shared by delegates on how to address behaviour change challenges in healthcare @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
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The Mental Health Platform is a network of researchers accelerating research into severe mental illness (SMI). The MHP Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Network is lived experience community for those with SMI. Get involved 👇
www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/ppie-network
www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/ppie-network
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Mental Health Platform is a network of researchers accelerating research into severe mental illness (SMI). The MHP Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Network is lived experience community for those with SMI. Get involved 👇
www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/ppie-network
www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/ppie-network
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✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees!
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
with #LiveCaptions & #BSL
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
with #LiveCaptions & #BSL
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees!
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
with #LiveCaptions & #BSL
📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰)
Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB
with #LiveCaptions & #BSL
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One of our current projects, led by @beth-nichol.bsky.social, is aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness.
Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below:
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below:
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
Spotlight on...OPTIMISE and Dr Beth Nichol - NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
Our researcher Dr Beth Nichol is leading our project aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness. This group tends to have lower screening rates compared...
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
One of our current projects, led by @beth-nichol.bsky.social, is aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness.
Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below:
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below:
behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
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Our peer researcher Sue has learnt a lot working on a project about severe mental illness & physical health, exploring 'how we could best support people living with SMI to...live well in a way that works for them'.
Read it here! 👉 bit.ly/3QwZJ7h
@dansteward.bsky.social @ejoliver.bsky.social
Read it here! 👉 bit.ly/3QwZJ7h
@dansteward.bsky.social @ejoliver.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our peer researcher Sue has learnt a lot working on a project about severe mental illness & physical health, exploring 'how we could best support people living with SMI to...live well in a way that works for them'.
Read it here! 👉 bit.ly/3QwZJ7h
@dansteward.bsky.social @ejoliver.bsky.social
Read it here! 👉 bit.ly/3QwZJ7h
@dansteward.bsky.social @ejoliver.bsky.social
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🎉 Our event on #mentalhealth and #hearing, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social and myself, has hit 150 registrations! It’s going to be an exciting day! 🤩
📍 Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
Or online 💻 shorturl.at/sW7VB
📍 Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
Or online 💻 shorturl.at/sW7VB
February 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🎉 Our event on #mentalhealth and #hearing, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social and myself, has hit 150 registrations! It’s going to be an exciting day! 🤩
📍 Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
Or online 💻 shorturl.at/sW7VB
📍 Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8
Or online 💻 shorturl.at/sW7VB
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We were at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament this week with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to present research evidence on effective complaints handling in the NHS to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. We discussed our latest findings to help them scrutinise government policy in this area.
January 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We were at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament this week with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to present research evidence on effective complaints handling in the NHS to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. We discussed our latest findings to help them scrutinise government policy in this area.