Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
@susantomlinson.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Child and Maternal Health Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Interested in clinical academic careers, research culture, hospice & palliative care, medical complexity, clinical, health, & social psychology.
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org/2LKSD6Bt2p
c.org/2LKSD6Bt2p
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org/2LKSD6Bt2p
c.org/2LKSD6Bt2p
This fits with what appeared to be a change in the cause of death of children in a recent study I worked on.
A 2.6x increased risk for infection vs vaccination
"Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This fits with what appeared to be a change in the cause of death of children in a recent study I worked on.
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
This is why I've brushed my dog's teeth for the past like 18 years, in addition to taking good care of my own.
Oral hygiene has been linked to multiple health conditions, including dementia and diabetes. Now, research shows that people with both gum disease and more tooth cavities also have a notably higher risk of stroke.
www.sciencealert.com/21-year-stud...
www.sciencealert.com/21-year-stud...
21-Year Study Links Gum Disease And Cavities to Higher Stroke Risk
Oral hygiene has been linked to multiple health conditions, including dementia and diabetes.
www.sciencealert.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is why I've brushed my dog's teeth for the past like 18 years, in addition to taking good care of my own.
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
Cuts to Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion courses at the University of Nottingham will have wider implication for the NHS workforce at the time when we need more nurses
www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-g...
www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-g...
As Head of School of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, I am devastated about the proposals to suspend courses for 26/27 intake in health promotion and public… |...
As Head of School of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, I am devastated about the proposals to suspend courses for 26/27 intake in health promotion and public he...
www.linkedin.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cuts to Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion courses at the University of Nottingham will have wider implication for the NHS workforce at the time when we need more nurses
www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-g...
www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-g...
Can you help me out by signing this petition? c.org/SSJG8CkZvB
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of Uni of Nottingham Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Can you help me out by signing this petition? c.org/SSJG8CkZvB
Exactly we cannot have so many people "inactive" simply because they reach a certain age. At least people should have a choice about continuing to work or study.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Terminally ill Hereford woman graduates despite family tragedies
Ann Gabb says she hopes her achievement will inspire others to do the same.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Exactly we cannot have so many people "inactive" simply because they reach a certain age. At least people should have a choice about continuing to work or study.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"For their 18th birthday - which was very emotional because we were told at diagnosis that 14 would probably be their maximum age - we had a Bob Marley cake," she said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Superstar' Nottingham mum celebrates as sons turn 20
Freddie and Louie Dawkins, who have Batten disease, were three years old when they lost their sight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"For their 18th birthday - which was very emotional because we were told at diagnosis that 14 would probably be their maximum age - we had a Bob Marley cake," she said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The beginnings of a successful model towards supporting clinical academic careers.
bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A mixed methods evaluation of a facilitated research career pathway for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists working in the NHS - BMC Medical Education
Background Opportunities for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists (NMAHP+s) to engage in research are increasing but still lag behind opportunities for medical staff...
bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The beginnings of a successful model towards supporting clinical academic careers.
bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
Go for a walk today…it’s good for your heart & your mood
"One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much. Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal. That's about 1,500 steps in a row, which gives your heart a good workout."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
One long walk beats short strolls for a healthy heart, study says
Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, according to new research.
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Go for a walk today…it’s good for your heart & your mood
I wonder what their life expectancy is and causes of death? It might be this is not recorded. I would love to spend time with these people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Brothers in the forest' - the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe
Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I wonder what their life expectancy is and causes of death? It might be this is not recorded. I would love to spend time with these people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What does this tell us about the etiology of OCD? .
Sophie sometimes struggles to leave her home because she feels compelled to repeat small tasks - such as getting into the shower or cleaning her teeth - to dispel intrusive or distressing thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sophie sometimes struggles to leave her home because she feels compelled to repeat small tasks - such as getting into the shower or cleaning her teeth - to dispel intrusive or distressing thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years
More 16-24 year olds in England say they have symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder - BBC analysis finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
What does this tell us about the etiology of OCD? .
Sophie sometimes struggles to leave her home because she feels compelled to repeat small tasks - such as getting into the shower or cleaning her teeth - to dispel intrusive or distressing thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sophie sometimes struggles to leave her home because she feels compelled to repeat small tasks - such as getting into the shower or cleaning her teeth - to dispel intrusive or distressing thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bee Neuroinclusive Code of Practice
This is great as long as there is not ableism alongside. That is a belief that someone can't do something based on the social construction of Autism
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is great as long as there is not ableism alongside. That is a belief that someone can't do something based on the social construction of Autism
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Waitrose-rejected autistic volunteer receives job offer from Asda
Tom Boyd's mum says she is
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Bee Neuroinclusive Code of Practice
This is great as long as there is not ableism alongside. That is a belief that someone can't do something based on the social construction of Autism
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is great as long as there is not ableism alongside. That is a belief that someone can't do something based on the social construction of Autism
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved astoundingly versatile.
Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts etc, C. pepo morphed into the pumpkin, zucchini, delicata, pattypan, acorn, yellow squash and more!
Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts etc, C. pepo morphed into the pumpkin, zucchini, delicata, pattypan, acorn, yellow squash and more!
November 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved astoundingly versatile.
Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts etc, C. pepo morphed into the pumpkin, zucchini, delicata, pattypan, acorn, yellow squash and more!
Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts etc, C. pepo morphed into the pumpkin, zucchini, delicata, pattypan, acorn, yellow squash and more!
Powerfully written
"When I found myself caught up after work, I was surprised to find my co-residents waiting for me. This pattern continued, the group waiting until the last of us had finished. Sometimes we waited longer than the actual duration of the walk home, which was only 15 minutes"
"When I found myself caught up after work, I was surprised to find my co-residents waiting for me. This pattern continued, the group waiting until the last of us had finished. Sometimes we waited longer than the actual duration of the walk home, which was only 15 minutes"
‘I understand’: Words of empathy that have helped me through residency
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...
‘I understand’: Words of empathy that have helped me through residency - Healthy Debate
That evening, they walked me past the point we usually diverged and sat with me in my apartment lobby. They sat as I cried. They listened.
healthydebate.ca
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Powerfully written
"When I found myself caught up after work, I was surprised to find my co-residents waiting for me. This pattern continued, the group waiting until the last of us had finished. Sometimes we waited longer than the actual duration of the walk home, which was only 15 minutes"
"When I found myself caught up after work, I was surprised to find my co-residents waiting for me. This pattern continued, the group waiting until the last of us had finished. Sometimes we waited longer than the actual duration of the walk home, which was only 15 minutes"
What you expect another person to experience, want or need based on your own thoughts of what it might be like to be them is simply that, your expectation.
October 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What you expect another person to experience, want or need based on your own thoughts of what it might be like to be them is simply that, your expectation.
I am not clinical and never went beyond a pre clinical year. However in physical health I am sure there is a state whereby we would not expect a person to risk further injury. Yet, people with anxiety and phobia expose themselves gradually rather than avoid an stimulus. Even in severe trauma?
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I am not clinical and never went beyond a pre clinical year. However in physical health I am sure there is a state whereby we would not expect a person to risk further injury. Yet, people with anxiety and phobia expose themselves gradually rather than avoid an stimulus. Even in severe trauma?
Not enough doctors, no enough medical school places, and universities were they train in crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why medical students are choosing Bulgaria over UK
The BBC has spoken to students choosing Bulgaria due to UK's strict cap on medical school places.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Not enough doctors, no enough medical school places, and universities were they train in crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nursing student Jodie Hurt, 37, said there was "definitely a place" for the technology as it could be used in her industry to "help protect" nurses and patients.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The lecturers learning to spot AI misconduct
With more students using artificial intelligence (AI), academics are being trained to spot wrongful use.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Nursing student Jodie Hurt, 37, said there was "definitely a place" for the technology as it could be used in her industry to "help protect" nurses and patients.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First gen students -
📣 Are you a #firstgen student at a UK university?
✍️ Are you interested in writing a piece on #mentalhealth?
📝 Online writing workshops taking place in November for the website: firstgenerationstudentsuk.com
🔴 More details and sign up here: forms.gle/rPNZd7nYvYj6...
☺️ Please share this post
✍️ Are you interested in writing a piece on #mentalhealth?
📝 Online writing workshops taking place in November for the website: firstgenerationstudentsuk.com
🔴 More details and sign up here: forms.gle/rPNZd7nYvYj6...
☺️ Please share this post
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
First gen students -
I know some came from Ireland also Scandinavia and I think if I recall right France.
My family arrived in the UK by small boats
Some economic migrants escaping poverty & famine
Some came to invade
Some forced
From Ireland, France (Normans), Italy (Romans) & Norway (Vikings)
Wherever you come from doesn’t matter to me, caring for whoever is my neighbour does
Some economic migrants escaping poverty & famine
Some came to invade
Some forced
From Ireland, France (Normans), Italy (Romans) & Norway (Vikings)
Wherever you come from doesn’t matter to me, caring for whoever is my neighbour does
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I know some came from Ireland also Scandinavia and I think if I recall right France.
The "hang time" of blended tube feed is the maximum amount of time the formula can be left out at room temperature before it is unsafe to use due to bacterial growth.
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The "hang time" of blended tube feed is the maximum amount of time the formula can be left out at room temperature before it is unsafe to use due to bacterial growth.
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!!!
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
October 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!!!
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
Reposted by Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
New blog post!
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
If you have two measures of the same confounder, you can just include both of them in your regression model
Sometimes, researchers worry about multicollinearity in situations where it’s actually a non-issue. Here’s one such scenario.
Imagine a situation where you are interested in the effect of X on Y (X...
www.the100.ci
October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New blog post!
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
Much needed and inspirational
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman, 22, with terminal cancer opens respite lodge in Willington
Hannah Roberts was told she had 14 months to live but has surpassed the prognosis by nearly two years.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Much needed and inspirational
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...