Justin C Yang (he/him)
@justinyang.me
Insatiably curious mental health researcher (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) studying severe mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions using causal inference, epidemiology, and geospatial analysis. Funders: ADR UK & UKRI MHP.
I've been much less productive than I would have liked today and I have to admit that brain and body are telling me that it's not going to get much better. :/ Any tips for recharging?
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I've been much less productive than I would have liked today and I have to admit that brain and body are telling me that it's not going to get much better. :/ Any tips for recharging?
I’m starting to see WorkTribe in my dreams…it’s probably a sign I need to take on less at work, isn’t it?
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I’m starting to see WorkTribe in my dreams…it’s probably a sign I need to take on less at work, isn’t it?
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We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
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📢@oxfordhealthnhs.bsky.social is launching #CountMeIn a new way to connect you with research into #depression, #anxiety, #bipolar & #dementia.
More participants, faster progress, better care.
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/CountMeInOH
More participants, faster progress, better care.
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/CountMeInOH
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📢@oxfordhealthnhs.bsky.social is launching #CountMeIn a new way to connect you with research into #depression, #anxiety, #bipolar & #dementia.
More participants, faster progress, better care.
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/CountMeInOH
More participants, faster progress, better care.
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/CountMeInOH
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📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
That’s enough internet for the day. 🫠 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
www.nature.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
That’s enough internet for the day. 🫠 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Funders who post things like “XYZ funding application…due TODAY!” on LinkedIn/X… who are these posts for? There’s no way anyone coming across that post for the first time is going to get institutional sign-off on a submission in time, and anyone working on a bid is surely well-aware of the deadline…
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Funders who post things like “XYZ funding application…due TODAY!” on LinkedIn/X… who are these posts for? There’s no way anyone coming across that post for the first time is going to get institutional sign-off on a submission in time, and anyone working on a bid is surely well-aware of the deadline…
I know it must be a tough research job market right now and as someone involved with hiring at the moment, I encourage jobseekers to please be discerning in the jobs for which you apply, use generative AI judiciously and sparingly (if at all), and read the job description carefully and in full.
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I know it must be a tough research job market right now and as someone involved with hiring at the moment, I encourage jobseekers to please be discerning in the jobs for which you apply, use generative AI judiciously and sparingly (if at all), and read the job description carefully and in full.
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Do you have a desire to develop as a global mental health researcher and leader?🧠
Join the National Centre for Mental Health as their new Senior Research Officer - Psychiatric Epidemiologist✨
📌£46,735 to £55,755
➡️Apply by 27th Oct: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Join the National Centre for Mental Health as their new Senior Research Officer - Psychiatric Epidemiologist✨
📌£46,735 to £55,755
➡️Apply by 27th Oct: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@swanseauni.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Do you have a desire to develop as a global mental health researcher and leader?🧠
Join the National Centre for Mental Health as their new Senior Research Officer - Psychiatric Epidemiologist✨
📌£46,735 to £55,755
➡️Apply by 27th Oct: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Join the National Centre for Mental Health as their new Senior Research Officer - Psychiatric Epidemiologist✨
📌£46,735 to £55,755
➡️Apply by 27th Oct: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Apply to work with me and a great team at @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social to do some exciting research using electronic health records! The position is funded for 19 months in the first instance and you’ll be joining a fascinating NIHR project: 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
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Apply to work with me and a great team at @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social to do some exciting research using electronic health records! The position is funded for 19 months in the first instance and you’ll be joining a fascinating NIHR project: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
It’s been a busy few weeks at work and I’m definitely feeling the exhaustion, weariness, and pace catching up to me, my body, and my mind. What are some good ways to recharge that work for you? I feel guilty for focusing on myself and not 100% on work, but I need to look after myself first.
October 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s been a busy few weeks at work and I’m definitely feeling the exhaustion, weariness, and pace catching up to me, my body, and my mind. What are some good ways to recharge that work for you? I feel guilty for focusing on myself and not 100% on work, but I need to look after myself first.
I'm so lucky to have the multidisciplinary training I've had in my career. I absolutely *loved* taking Prof Judy Segal's rhetoric of science, medicine, and technology class, in which I first felt my dual training as a humanist and scientist might actually be an asset in a research context...
October 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I'm so lucky to have the multidisciplinary training I've had in my career. I absolutely *loved* taking Prof Judy Segal's rhetoric of science, medicine, and technology class, in which I first felt my dual training as a humanist and scientist might actually be an asset in a research context...
Absolutely incredible few days learning, connecting, and being inspired at the @mhplatform.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social research summit and ECR workshop! Thank you to the organisers who put on such a great event — amazing to see representation across academia, policy, practice, and…
October 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely incredible few days learning, connecting, and being inspired at the @mhplatform.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social research summit and ECR workshop! Thank you to the organisers who put on such a great event — amazing to see representation across academia, policy, practice, and…
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"My career path has been winding, but my motivation has never wavered."
💼 In our latest case study, Dr Simona Skripkauskaite reflects on variety - both in her career path as a #mentalhealth #researcher, and in her day-to-day.
Read more: 🔎
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...
💼 In our latest case study, Dr Simona Skripkauskaite reflects on variety - both in her career path as a #mentalhealth #researcher, and in her day-to-day.
Read more: 🔎
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"My career path has been winding, but my motivation has never wavered."
💼 In our latest case study, Dr Simona Skripkauskaite reflects on variety - both in her career path as a #mentalhealth #researcher, and in her day-to-day.
Read more: 🔎
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...
💼 In our latest case study, Dr Simona Skripkauskaite reflects on variety - both in her career path as a #mentalhealth #researcher, and in her day-to-day.
Read more: 🔎
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...
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NEW Call for papers! Consider submitting your addiction and substance use papers to AJDAA. We are specifically seeking submissions in the area of #Psychedelic Therapies for Substance Use Disorders, but other submissions are also welcome. Learn more here: files.taylorandfrancis.com/iada-call-fo...
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW Call for papers! Consider submitting your addiction and substance use papers to AJDAA. We are specifically seeking submissions in the area of #Psychedelic Therapies for Substance Use Disorders, but other submissions are also welcome. Learn more here: files.taylorandfrancis.com/iada-call-fo...
In the immortal words of Céline Dion, "just a little change, small, to say the least."
October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In the immortal words of Céline Dion, "just a little change, small, to say the least."
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Do you have an opportunity to share with #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🤔
Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours!
Submit your entry below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update
Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours!
Submit your entry below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Do you have an opportunity to share with #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🤔
Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours!
Submit your entry below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update
Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours!
Submit your entry below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update
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Prison staff -Research op to take part in interviews. Our research explores support offered to people with Complex Emotional Needs in prison who are ineligible for support under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway.
Please share or PM me
Research.eprimed@keele.ac.uk
Please share or PM me
Research.eprimed@keele.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Prison staff -Research op to take part in interviews. Our research explores support offered to people with Complex Emotional Needs in prison who are ineligible for support under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway.
Please share or PM me
Research.eprimed@keele.ac.uk
Please share or PM me
Research.eprimed@keele.ac.uk
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Don't forget - MQ Mental Health will be opening expressions of interest for 2026 Fellowship funding on 3 Nov!
The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000.
Learn more:
www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...
The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000.
Learn more:
www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Don't forget - MQ Mental Health will be opening expressions of interest for 2026 Fellowship funding on 3 Nov!
The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000.
Learn more:
www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...
The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000.
Learn more:
www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...
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Interested in student mental health? Members of the @rcpsych Then why not apply for the new College Special Adviser on higher education MH role? @rcpsych.bsky.social www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/post...
Special Adviser on Higher Education Mental Health
<h2>Overview of the role </h2><p>The primary purpose of this role is to provide specialist and expert advice on the development and implementation of mental health support for higher education (u...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interested in student mental health? Members of the @rcpsych Then why not apply for the new College Special Adviser on higher education MH role? @rcpsych.bsky.social www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/post...
Increasingly, I’m recognising my own limits as a researcher in terms of subject matter expertise. I can’t be an expert in all things! But I’m also increasingly recognising my strengths in identifying key expertise, inviting experts to work with me, and best ways of working together.
September 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Increasingly, I’m recognising my own limits as a researcher in terms of subject matter expertise. I can’t be an expert in all things! But I’m also increasingly recognising my strengths in identifying key expertise, inviting experts to work with me, and best ways of working together.
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Delighted to share my most recent publication examining the Brain Disease Model of Addiction through the lens of epistemic injustice. May be of interest to those in philosophy/social sciences or those interested in Indigenous knowledge and drug-related harm: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The brain disease model of addiction and epistemic injustice
The brain disease model of addiction (BDMA) is a dominant, if highly contested, model of drug addiction globally. Over many decades, researchers have …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Delighted to share my most recent publication examining the Brain Disease Model of Addiction through the lens of epistemic injustice. May be of interest to those in philosophy/social sciences or those interested in Indigenous knowledge and drug-related harm: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Interested in the interplay between substance use and mental health? Are you a member of @rcpsych.bsky.social ? Then why not apply for the new Associate Registrar in comorbidity role? Closes 16/10/25! @addiction-ssa.org www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/post...
Associate Registrar, Comorbid Mental health and Substance use
<h2>Overview of the role </h2><p>People who experience co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (CoSUM) commonly have high rates of unmet need and significantly adverse health outcomes. ...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Interested in the interplay between substance use and mental health? Are you a member of @rcpsych.bsky.social ? Then why not apply for the new Associate Registrar in comorbidity role? Closes 16/10/25! @addiction-ssa.org www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/post...
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Apply to do a PhD with me, Laura Corbin, Gareth Hawkes and George Davey Smith ( @mendelrandom.bsky.social) in Bristol on identifying rare effects on health using new and innovative methods. Amazing team, great educational environment, lovely city. Forward to your undergrads wrapping up!
Shining a light on the un-common to identify novel health risk-factors - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Nivard Project Type Dry lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary Complex traits such as body mass index and height are influenced by a mixt...
gw4biomed.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Apply to do a PhD with me, Laura Corbin, Gareth Hawkes and George Davey Smith ( @mendelrandom.bsky.social) in Bristol on identifying rare effects on health using new and innovative methods. Amazing team, great educational environment, lovely city. Forward to your undergrads wrapping up!
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Viewpoint: Transgender and gender-diverse individuals face barriers to equitable #cancer care due to their underrepresentation in #oncology research and inadequate inclusion in cancer registries.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Viewpoint: Transgender and gender-diverse individuals face barriers to equitable #cancer care due to their underrepresentation in #oncology research and inadequate inclusion in cancer registries.
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