Prof Henry WW Potts
@hwwpotts.bsky.social
UCL professor of digital health (+ COVID stuff). Lead author of the GOV.UK website on how to evaluate digital health https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/evaluating-digital-health-products
Important new paper by my colleagues, Youssof Oskrochi et al., showing very poor digital health technology compliance with clinical safety standards in NHS England:
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e80076
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e80076
Digital Health Technology Compliance With Clinical Safety Standards In the National Health Service in England: National Cross-Sectional Study
Background: To be authorized for use in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, digital health technologies (DHTs) must meet 2 mandatory clinical risk management standards, Data Coordination Boa...
www.jmir.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Important new paper by my colleagues, Youssof Oskrochi et al., showing very poor digital health technology compliance with clinical safety standards in NHS England:
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e80076
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e80076
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New research: Do fitness apps do more harm than good?📱
Analysis of 58k+ posts on X about the 5 most profitable fitness apps found almost 1 in 4 had negative sentiment.
📘 Paper co-authored by Dr Lucy Porter: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Analysis of 58k+ posts on X about the 5 most profitable fitness apps found almost 1 in 4 had negative sentiment.
📘 Paper co-authored by Dr Lucy Porter: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New research: Do fitness apps do more harm than good?📱
Analysis of 58k+ posts on X about the 5 most profitable fitness apps found almost 1 in 4 had negative sentiment.
📘 Paper co-authored by Dr Lucy Porter: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Analysis of 58k+ posts on X about the 5 most profitable fitness apps found almost 1 in 4 had negative sentiment.
📘 Paper co-authored by Dr Lucy Porter: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Emotional strain of fitness and calorie counting apps revealed
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Research by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek et al.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Research by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek et al.
Emotional strain of fitness and calorie counting apps revealed
Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researche...
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Emotional strain of fitness and calorie counting apps revealed
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Research by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek et al.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Research by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek et al.
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New from @harrymlewis.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social & team:
'Social Cure and Savouring: Attending Live Music Events Is Associated With Wellbeing and Behaviour Changes to Maintain Wellbeing'
Please share.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
'Social Cure and Savouring: Attending Live Music Events Is Associated With Wellbeing and Behaviour Changes to Maintain Wellbeing'
Please share.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New from @harrymlewis.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social & team:
'Social Cure and Savouring: Attending Live Music Events Is Associated With Wellbeing and Behaviour Changes to Maintain Wellbeing'
Please share.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
'Social Cure and Savouring: Attending Live Music Events Is Associated With Wellbeing and Behaviour Changes to Maintain Wellbeing'
Please share.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Genesis of the Daleks
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Genesis of the Daleks
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had some stuff to get off my chest about strategies ~ gilest.org/notes/strate...
gilest.org: The strategy is enquiry
gilest.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
had some stuff to get off my chest about strategies ~ gilest.org/notes/strate...
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Does the elections white paper go far enough?
On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Does the elections white paper go far enough?
On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
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🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
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Happy Friday! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay with the theme of access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. An appropriate paper from our team is one on digital problem-solving intervention in Ukrainian children displaced by war -
Effects of a brief digital problem-solving intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war: a crossover, randomised controlled trial
Our data suggest that a brief problem-solving DMHI, efficiently implemented in schools, could reduce internalising symptoms in refugee Ukrainian youths. After context-specific adaptations, DMHIs…
www.thelancet.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy Friday! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay with the theme of access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. An appropriate paper from our team is one on digital problem-solving intervention in Ukrainian children displaced by war -
📢 New: "Behavioural perspectives on personal health data sharing and app design: an international survey study" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
by Veronica Li @carlawashbourne.bsky.social me et al.
We looked at the factors influencing personal health data sharing by users in London and Hong Kong
by Veronica Li @carlawashbourne.bsky.social me et al.
We looked at the factors influencing personal health data sharing by users in London and Hong Kong
Behavioural perspectives on personal health data sharing and app design: an international survey study | Data & Policy | Cambridge Core
Behavioural perspectives on personal health data sharing and app design: an international survey study - Volume 7
www.cambridge.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📢 New: "Behavioural perspectives on personal health data sharing and app design: an international survey study" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
by Veronica Li @carlawashbourne.bsky.social me et al.
We looked at the factors influencing personal health data sharing by users in London and Hong Kong
by Veronica Li @carlawashbourne.bsky.social me et al.
We looked at the factors influencing personal health data sharing by users in London and Hong Kong
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🔊 Exciting research role available if you're interested in applying evidence synthesis to food policy and public health. Part of a @nihr.bsky.social study evaluating supermarket policies restricting the use of price promotions.
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 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
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🔊 Exciting research role available if you're interested in applying evidence synthesis to food policy and public health. Part of a @nihr.bsky.social study evaluating supermarket policies restricting the use of price promotions.
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Did the universe come about because an Egyptian god knocked one out? Asking all the big questions in my new (old) book
Why is there a universe anyway?
A thematically connected pair of extracts from my new (old) book.
jonn.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Did the universe come about because an Egyptian god knocked one out? Asking all the big questions in my new (old) book
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Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
New paper by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek & more, "Using machine-assisted topic analysis to expedite thematic analysis of free-text data: Exemplar investigation of factors influencing health behaviours and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic"
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Using machine‐assisted topic analysis to expedite thematic analysis of free‐text data: Exemplar investigation of factors influencing health behaviours and wellbeing during the COVID‐19 pandemic
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bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
New paper by my colleague Paulina Bondaronek & more, "Using machine-assisted topic analysis to expedite thematic analysis of free-text data: Exemplar investigation of factors influencing health behaviours and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic"
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
My colleagues at the MHRA and Brunel University London are exploring the use of AI in clinical decision making. They have developed a survey that takes about 10 minutes to complete. If you are a clinician, please help out by filling it in... yoskrochiucl.github.io/mhra_questio...
Brunel University and MHRA Interpretability and Explainability of AI in healthcare survey
yoskrochiucl.github.io
August 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My colleagues at the MHRA and Brunel University London are exploring the use of AI in clinical decision making. They have developed a survey that takes about 10 minutes to complete. If you are a clinician, please help out by filling it in... yoskrochiucl.github.io/mhra_questio...
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🧑🔬💰 PhD Scholarship open for a September start at
#SussexUni
Great opportunity if you're interested in sleep, biological rhythms and signals, physical & mental performance, or elite sports.
Application deadline: 25th July
Details at: realitybending.github.io/jobs/phd/
#Psychology #PhD
#SussexUni
Great opportunity if you're interested in sleep, biological rhythms and signals, physical & mental performance, or elite sports.
Application deadline: 25th July
Details at: realitybending.github.io/jobs/phd/
#Psychology #PhD
July 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🧑🔬💰 PhD Scholarship open for a September start at
#SussexUni
Great opportunity if you're interested in sleep, biological rhythms and signals, physical & mental performance, or elite sports.
Application deadline: 25th July
Details at: realitybending.github.io/jobs/phd/
#Psychology #PhD
#SussexUni
Great opportunity if you're interested in sleep, biological rhythms and signals, physical & mental performance, or elite sports.
Application deadline: 25th July
Details at: realitybending.github.io/jobs/phd/
#Psychology #PhD
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Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by @uclpals.bsky.social researchers.
Talking therapy could be effective treatment for stroke survivors
Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
buff.ly
July 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by @uclpals.bsky.social researchers.
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Quick #DoctorWho #TargetBookClub update:
We've only 20 tickets left, which feels weird.
Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger
We've only 20 tickets left, which feels weird.
Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger
July 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Quick #DoctorWho #TargetBookClub update:
We've only 20 tickets left, which feels weird.
Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger
We've only 20 tickets left, which feels weird.
Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger
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We've published a new paper with @sciencecampaign.bsky.social reviewing the UK’s innovation ecosystem looking across 10 technologies. Innovation is not a linear process from idea to market & so Govt intervention should not take a one-size-fits-all approach
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
Mapping the economic returns of R&D in the UK
In 2024, the British Academy and the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) commissioned Cambridge Econometrics to conduct a systems-based analysis of the strengths and weaknesses within the UK’s...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
We've published a new paper with @sciencecampaign.bsky.social reviewing the UK’s innovation ecosystem looking across 10 technologies. Innovation is not a linear process from idea to market & so Govt intervention should not take a one-size-fits-all approach
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
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Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
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Problematising menstrual tracking apps: presenting a novel critical scoping review methodology for mapping and interpreting research literature
Sarah Riley, Siobhán Healy-Cullen, Carla Rice, Katrin Tiidenberg, Alexandra Hawkey, Tracy Morison et al
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ISCHP2025
Sarah Riley, Siobhán Healy-Cullen, Carla Rice, Katrin Tiidenberg, Alexandra Hawkey, Tracy Morison et al
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ISCHP2025
July 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Problematising menstrual tracking apps: presenting a novel critical scoping review methodology for mapping and interpreting research literature
Sarah Riley, Siobhán Healy-Cullen, Carla Rice, Katrin Tiidenberg, Alexandra Hawkey, Tracy Morison et al
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ISCHP2025
Sarah Riley, Siobhán Healy-Cullen, Carla Rice, Katrin Tiidenberg, Alexandra Hawkey, Tracy Morison et al
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ISCHP2025
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Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
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Which Quotations to Use? Guidance on Selecting and Reporting Quotations in Qualitative Research
Sarah Yeo and Seungheon Han
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Yeo and Seungheon Han
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Which Quotations to Use? Guidance on Selecting and Reporting Quotations in Qualitative Research - Sarah Yeo, Seungheon Han, 2025
Quotations serve multiple purposes in qualitative research, such as supporting claims, illustrating findings, explaining, impressing, and offering readers vicar...
journals.sagepub.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Which Quotations to Use? Guidance on Selecting and Reporting Quotations in Qualitative Research
Sarah Yeo and Seungheon Han
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Yeo and Seungheon Han
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
The BBC & Telegraph are trailing Wes Streeting’s technophile health plans, including genomic mapping at birth.
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
June 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.