Simon Dymond
@simondymond.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology & Behaviour Analysis; Swansea to Reykjavik via Cork, like; gambling, avoidance, anxiety research; Munster/Ireland rugby, long suffering Everton FC fan; running nut; plant-based goodness.
The Links Between Gambling Harm and Suicide in Routinely Collected Data: The BJPsych Open has published a blog based on our recent data linkage study of gambling related suicide. Check it out here - www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
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The RCPsych Article of the Month for December is ‘Gambling, suicide and mental health treatment utilisation in Wales: case–control, whole-population-based study' and the blog is written by authors Mat...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The Links Between Gambling Harm and Suicide in Routinely Collected Data: The BJPsych Open has published a blog based on our recent data linkage study of gambling related suicide. Check it out here - www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
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Excellent chapter-by-chapter discussion of Skinner’s oft-dismissed, but seldom read, Verbal Behavior
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Chapter 1: A Functional Analysis of Verbal Behavior
Podcast Episode · Dialogues on Verbal Behavior · 18/09/2024 · 1h 49m
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December 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Excellent chapter-by-chapter discussion of Skinner’s oft-dismissed, but seldom read, Verbal Behavior
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RIP Brigitte Bardot, an amazing actor, singer, and animal rights activist. youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
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December 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
RIP Brigitte Bardot, an amazing actor, singer, and animal rights activist. youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
Merry Xmas from all those harmed by gambling. The sums involved are eye-watering, and this is isn’t even the largest payout. Staggering.
Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump
Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump
Denise Coates’s gambling empire reports turnover of £4bn in year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn
Denise Coates, the billionaire boss of Bet365, a self-described “ultimate gambler” and Britain’s highest-paid woman, took home at least £280m in pay and dividends in 2025 despite a slump in pre-tax profits.
Coates’s Stoke-based gambling empire recorded turnover of £4bn in the year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn the year before. Pre-tax profits fell to £349m from £627m in the previous year. Continue reading...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Merry Xmas from all those harmed by gambling. The sums involved are eye-watering, and this is isn’t even the largest payout. Staggering.
The luck of the Welsh
It could be deja vu: Welsh couple win £1m in national lottery for the second time
It could be deja vu: Welsh couple win £1m in national lottery for the second time
Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, defied odds of more than 24 trillion-to-one after first winning the jackpot prize in 2018
A couple from mid Wales have become £1m national lottery winners for the second time, defying odds of more than 24 trillion to one to claim the jackpot again.
Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, first landed a seven-figure prize in June 2018 through the EuroMillions millionaire maker. Continue reading...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The luck of the Welsh
Neuroscience Needs Behavioral “Wind Tunnels” for Real-Life Translation www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Neuroscience Needs Behavioral “Wind Tunnels” for Real-Life Translation
Neuroscience has advanced rapidly over the past century by applying reductionist methods to dissect brain function at molecular, cellular, and circuit levels, primarily in animal models. While this ap...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Neuroscience Needs Behavioral “Wind Tunnels” for Real-Life Translation www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Kudos to Swansea Council for installing a new litter bin (much needed, I might add) in the middle of the path on the first turn of the popular Parkrun course. Are they seeking to reduce physical activity and increase accidents?!
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Kudos to Swansea Council for installing a new litter bin (much needed, I might add) in the middle of the path on the first turn of the popular Parkrun course. Are they seeking to reduce physical activity and increase accidents?!
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📢 The call for abstracts is open for the 2026 CAGR conference!
The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📢 The call for abstracts is open for the 2026 CAGR conference!
The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
The removal of the two-child benefit cap will save almost 1 million children from poverty and cost about £3billion. Gambling companies made £12.6billion in profits last year. Which would you rather see pay more tax?
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The removal of the two-child benefit cap will save almost 1 million children from poverty and cost about £3billion. Gambling companies made £12.6billion in profits last year. Which would you rather see pay more tax?
GGY rises to £12.6 billion, partly driven by 15% increase from online gambling www.theguardian.com/society/2025... The levy on these profits for research, prevention and treatment is worth acknowledging. But still, the harms caused but this volume of gambling losses is a public health emergency.
UK gambling firms make extra £1bn from punters amid calls for tax rises
Betting companies made £12.6bn in 12 months to March, with 15% rise in takings from online casino players
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GGY rises to £12.6 billion, partly driven by 15% increase from online gambling www.theguardian.com/society/2025... The levy on these profits for research, prevention and treatment is worth acknowledging. But still, the harms caused but this volume of gambling losses is a public health emergency.
GSGB to continue for a further four years www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article... Great news, and an even better team behind it.
GSGB to continue for a further four years
The Gambling Commission has awarded a four-year contract (2026–2029) to the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the University of Glasgow to deliver the Gambling Survey for Great Britain ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
GSGB to continue for a further four years www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article... Great news, and an even better team behind it.
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Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
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Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
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How Online Sports Betting Is Fueling a New Wave of Addiction
Here’s what clinicians—and everyone else—need to know about treating gambling disorder and protecting those most vulnerable.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
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Super interesting work using health admin records by @simondymond.bsky.social and colleagues, looking at gambling-related suicide - especially good on use of services and opportunities for interventions
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Research reveals people with a gambling disorder are more likely to die by suicide | King's College London
People diagnosed with a gambling disorder are significantly more likely to die by suicide, according to new research by Swansea University in collaboration with King’s College London and Gambling Harm...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Super interesting work using health admin records by @simondymond.bsky.social and colleagues, looking at gambling-related suicide - especially good on use of services and opportunities for interventions
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...
Latest output, 'Adapting in times of crisis: how social media marketing of gambling changed in response to major shifts in the gambling landscape', led by Scott Houghton and featuring @shwardle.bsky.social and fantastic colleagues. Read it here: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Latest output, 'Adapting in times of crisis: how social media marketing of gambling changed in response to major shifts in the gambling landscape', led by Scott Houghton and featuring @shwardle.bsky.social and fantastic colleagues. Read it here: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
My GREAT Centre colleague, Jamie Torrance, has written this piece about the worrying rise in influencer-led gambling on livestream platforms theconversation.com/why-people-a...
Why people are watching livestreams of influencers gambling – and how it could be fuelling addiction
A new study finds gambling livestreams, where influencers bet to huge audiences, are normalising risk and fuelling addiction among young viewers.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My GREAT Centre colleague, Jamie Torrance, has written this piece about the worrying rise in influencer-led gambling on livestream platforms theconversation.com/why-people-a...
The team at the GREAT Centre continue to have a productive year. Check out our latest publications, most of which are open-access, here: greatcentre.org/outputs
GREAT Centre — Gambling Research, Education and Treatment Centre — GREAT Outputs
The Gambling Research, Education and Treatment (GREAT) Centre, based at Swansea University, is a world-leading centre of excellence for research on gambling harm.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The team at the GREAT Centre continue to have a productive year. Check out our latest publications, most of which are open-access, here: greatcentre.org/outputs
Was great to share findings from the CONGAM project on contingency management for gambling harm at the #EABCT conference in Glasgow with @fieldmatt.bsky.social @carolagetty.bsky.social @clinpsych.bsky.social and to compete with Comic Con for attendees! 🦸♂️
September 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Was great to share findings from the CONGAM project on contingency management for gambling harm at the #EABCT conference in Glasgow with @fieldmatt.bsky.social @carolagetty.bsky.social @clinpsych.bsky.social and to compete with Comic Con for attendees! 🦸♂️
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Job Alert!!! We are looking for a motivated postdoc to join a 3-year BBSRC funded project led by my colleague Carl Stevenson (I’m coPI). This multi-disciplinary project will combine in vivo heart rate monitoring and optogenetics with behavioural testing (fear and active avoidance) in rats.
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Job Alert!!! We are looking for a motivated postdoc to join a 3-year BBSRC funded project led by my colleague Carl Stevenson (I’m coPI). This multi-disciplinary project will combine in vivo heart rate monitoring and optogenetics with behavioural testing (fear and active avoidance) in rats.
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Bringing behaviourism back from the Devil’s Island.
Marking the 40th anniversary of B.F. Skinner’s Distinguished Visitor’s Address at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social annual conference at Swansea University.
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Marking the 40th anniversary of B.F. Skinner’s Distinguished Visitor’s Address at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social annual conference at Swansea University.
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Bringing behaviourism back from the Devil’s Island | BPS
Marking the 40th anniversary of B.F. Skinner’s Distinguished Visitor’s Address at the British Psychological Society annual conference at Swansea University.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Bringing behaviourism back from the Devil’s Island.
Marking the 40th anniversary of B.F. Skinner’s Distinguished Visitor’s Address at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social annual conference at Swansea University.
@simondymond.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#histpsych
Marking the 40th anniversary of B.F. Skinner’s Distinguished Visitor’s Address at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social annual conference at Swansea University.
@simondymond.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#histpsych
ACTIVATE: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a digital health, smartphone-based app to reduce harmful gambling and PTSD symptoms among veterans: Read the final report here milgam.org/2025/07/30/a... Funded by Office for Veterans' Affairs in 2023 as part of an independent research initiative.
ACTIVATE: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a digital health, smartphone-based app to reduce harmful gambling and PTSD symptoms among veterans - Centre for Military Gambling Research (MilGam)
The final report from the ACTIVATE study has just been published. The ACTIVATE study evaluated ACT Vet, a smartphone-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) application designed for UK Armed...
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July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
ACTIVATE: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a digital health, smartphone-based app to reduce harmful gambling and PTSD symptoms among veterans: Read the final report here milgam.org/2025/07/30/a... Funded by Office for Veterans' Affairs in 2023 as part of an independent research initiative.
Yet another sad case of lives ruined by gambling harm leading to a custodial sentence. It took ages to bring the case due to the need for forensic accountancy, but where were the industry checks on this extended and unusual expenditure?
A 63-year-old former school bursar who stole €500,000 from her employer over five years to fund a gambling addiction has been jailed for a year
Ex-school bursar jailed for 1 year over theft of €500,000
A 63-year-old former school bursar who stole €500,000 from her employer over five years to fund a gambling addiction has been jailed for a year.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Yet another sad case of lives ruined by gambling harm leading to a custodial sentence. It took ages to bring the case due to the need for forensic accountancy, but where were the industry checks on this extended and unusual expenditure?
Another new output, this time a little rant in International Gambling Studies: 'Crisis? What crisis in UK gambling policy reform?' dymondlab.org/wp-content/u...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Another new output, this time a little rant in International Gambling Studies: 'Crisis? What crisis in UK gambling policy reform?' dymondlab.org/wp-content/u...
New paper: Just out in npj Digital Medicine, 'A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm' eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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June 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New paper: Just out in npj Digital Medicine, 'A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm' eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...