Natalie Wilde
@justnatwilde.bsky.social
Researcher with a passion for improving young people’s mental health | Currently University of Birmingham | Formerly Oxford Brookes (Psychology PhD) and QMUL (CompSci PhD)| she/her 💙
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About 160 student suicides each year with male undergraduates ‘at greatest risk’
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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About 160 student suicides each year with male undergraduates ‘at greatest risk’
The findings have been published by the Office for National Statistics and are the first of their kind.
www.standard.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
About 160 student suicides each year with male undergraduates ‘at greatest risk’
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nearly 1 in 5 UK undergrads now report mental health difficulties, making it the top reason students consider dropping out, ahead of financial concerns.
The data also reveals stark inequalities...
Find out more: taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
The data also reveals stark inequalities...
Find out more: taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
Student mental health in 2024: How the situation is changing for LGBTQ+ students - TASO
This report examines student mental health in the UK in 2024, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ students, using survey data collected from thousands of undergraduates.
taso.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nearly 1 in 5 UK undergrads now report mental health difficulties, making it the top reason students consider dropping out, ahead of financial concerns.
The data also reveals stark inequalities...
Find out more: taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
The data also reveals stark inequalities...
Find out more: taso.org.uk/libraryitem/...
Okay, calling it now - can definitely see GenAI being used to peer review journal articles in the future… is this a good or bad thing? Not sure 🤔 #academia
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Okay, calling it now - can definitely see GenAI being used to peer review journal articles in the future… is this a good or bad thing? Not sure 🤔 #academia
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Lewis Capaldi showing that knowing when to pause is a sign of strength. Welcome back! 💙
Lewis Capaldi plays emotional not-so secret comeback set at Glastonbury
Lewis Capaldi plays emotional not-so secret comeback set at Glastonbury
Lewis Capaldi has made an emotional comeback with a "secret" performance at Glastonbury - two years after announcing a break from the spotlight, where he struggled on stage at the festival.
news.sky.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Lewis Capaldi showing that knowing when to pause is a sign of strength. Welcome back! 💙
I feel like within academia, the percentage of people experiencing imposter syndrome significantly out weights the people that don’t - it doesn’t make it feel any less suffocating though… 😔
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I feel like within academia, the percentage of people experiencing imposter syndrome significantly out weights the people that don’t - it doesn’t make it feel any less suffocating though… 😔
Having a bad mental health day, the snack drawer helps… 💙
June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Having a bad mental health day, the snack drawer helps… 💙
Hi 👋 Just a quick update because it’s been a while - I’ve recently started working at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on a project focused on children and young people’s mental health. Excited to connect with others and see all the wonderful research going on in mental health #academia #academicsky
June 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hi 👋 Just a quick update because it’s been a while - I’ve recently started working at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on a project focused on children and young people’s mental health. Excited to connect with others and see all the wonderful research going on in mental health #academia #academicsky
Work newsletters with dogs in are the best things to receive mid week 🐶❤️
June 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Work newsletters with dogs in are the best things to receive mid week 🐶❤️
Social media is great at tackling stigma but this article raises an important consideration as we navigate the world of mental health discourse on social media
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Social media is great at tackling stigma but this article raises an important consideration as we navigate the world of mental health discourse on social media
Question for #academicsky - I've been staying off socials for my own wellbeing for a while. I'm feeling ready to 're-emerge' but was wondering if Bluesky or Twitter is the place to be these days to keep updated and chat about what amazing work everyone is up to?
June 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Question for #academicsky - I've been staying off socials for my own wellbeing for a while. I'm feeling ready to 're-emerge' but was wondering if Bluesky or Twitter is the place to be these days to keep updated and chat about what amazing work everyone is up to?
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The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires: I'm excited to see this potentially game-changing initiative get going in earnest. We need to understand students better as they start not on the way out.
Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves.
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...
Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves.
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...
The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires
Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university
wonkhe.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires: I'm excited to see this potentially game-changing initiative get going in earnest. We need to understand students better as they start not on the way out.
Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves.
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...
Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves.
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...
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3 in 4 universities expected to be running deficits by September and redundancies mounting. Nobody is doing anything about it, but OfS has hired 10 extra people to catalogue how bad it all is. So there is that. www.ft.com/content/b512...
March 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
3 in 4 universities expected to be running deficits by September and redundancies mounting. Nobody is doing anything about it, but OfS has hired 10 extra people to catalogue how bad it all is. So there is that. www.ft.com/content/b512...
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It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th-23rd March 2025) 🥳🎉
#neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversity
#neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversity
March 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th-23rd March 2025) 🥳🎉
#neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversity
#neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversity
Weak messages create bad situations…
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said he believes there is an “overdiagnosis” of some mental health conditions as well as “too many…
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Weak messages create bad situations…
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This is totally irresponsible.
Wes Streeting is using cruel stereotypes to justify making a punishing and demeaning system even worse.
Wes Streeting is using cruel stereotypes to justify making a punishing and demeaning system even worse.
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said he believes there is an “overdiagnosis” of some mental health conditions as well as “too many…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is totally irresponsible.
Wes Streeting is using cruel stereotypes to justify making a punishing and demeaning system even worse.
Wes Streeting is using cruel stereotypes to justify making a punishing and demeaning system even worse.
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“Everyone reporting feelings of mental ill-health should be taken seriously. These could be the signs of an early need for help, and the importance of early intervention has been recognised at all levels." - Marjorie Wallace, SANE CEO, regarding mental health and reform to the benefit system.
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Everyone reporting feelings of mental ill-health should be taken seriously. These could be the signs of an early need for help, and the importance of early intervention has been recognised at all levels." - Marjorie Wallace, SANE CEO, regarding mental health and reform to the benefit system.
And so it begins… 🌻 🍅 👩🌾
March 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
And so it begins… 🌻 🍅 👩🌾
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The number of UK undergraduate students reporting mental health conditions has tripled in seven years, with hopes that things were improving among certain badly affected groups proving to be a false dawn. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Number of UK students reporting mental health difficulties triples
Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The number of UK undergraduate students reporting mental health conditions has tripled in seven years, with hopes that things were improving among certain badly affected groups proving to be a false dawn. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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Public notice:
If you want to read a research article, please don't pay for the paper on the publisher's website. All that money goes to the publisher, we don't get any of it. Instead, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the paper :-).
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #OpenScience
If you want to read a research article, please don't pay for the paper on the publisher's website. All that money goes to the publisher, we don't get any of it. Instead, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the paper :-).
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #OpenScience
February 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Public notice:
If you want to read a research article, please don't pay for the paper on the publisher's website. All that money goes to the publisher, we don't get any of it. Instead, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the paper :-).
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #OpenScience
If you want to read a research article, please don't pay for the paper on the publisher's website. All that money goes to the publisher, we don't get any of it. Instead, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the paper :-).
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #OpenScience
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I’m excited to share my PhD research project at the @imh-uob.bsky.social at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project.
Please feel free to share!
Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project.
Please feel free to share!
February 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m excited to share my PhD research project at the @imh-uob.bsky.social at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project.
Please feel free to share!
Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project.
Please feel free to share!
Interesting article on sharing mental health stories online www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/stop-openi...
Stop Opening Up About Your Mental Health Online
Instagram being #HereForYou? Hahaha, please
www.freyaindia.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Interesting article on sharing mental health stories online www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/stop-openi...
Feels a little ironic to be printing out leaflets like this and sticking it through doors, surely there has to be a less wasteful way to make this information accessible? 🤔 💚
February 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Feels a little ironic to be printing out leaflets like this and sticking it through doors, surely there has to be a less wasteful way to make this information accessible? 🤔 💚
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Fascinating piece by @rilleraaper.bsky.social on student influencers and how they position themselves around #studytalk, why they're popular, what they offer advice on, and how lucrative this can be!
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
Student influencers fill gaps in university support services
Student influencers, an emerging group of students on social media, are increasingly exploiting the gaps in higher education systems and are offering ...
www.universityworldnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fascinating piece by @rilleraaper.bsky.social on student influencers and how they position themselves around #studytalk, why they're popular, what they offer advice on, and how lucrative this can be!
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
Here’s a few more festive creations 🎄🧶 Hoping that you all find some time to do things you enjoy over the next couple of weeks 💕 #crochet
December 22, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Here’s a few more festive creations 🎄🧶 Hoping that you all find some time to do things you enjoy over the next couple of weeks 💕 #crochet
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Read through the replies for a link to instructions for blocking copy-paste in Qualtrics text boxes!
We’re collecting open-ended data on Prolific, and it has become clear to me that people are using chatGPT to answer the questions. This is so depressing. Like, is it really worth the time to copy and paste questions and answers instead of just…telling us what you think?
December 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Read through the replies for a link to instructions for blocking copy-paste in Qualtrics text boxes!