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Rhiannon Phillips
@nannon-phillips.bsky.social
Health psychologist, behavioural science, infections and reproductive health research. She/her. Love nature, art & science. https://pure.cardiffmet.ac.uk/en/persons/rhiannon-phillips Views are my own, reposts not endorsements. #Cymraes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Ewropeaidd 🇪🇺
📣 Hot off the press: how did motivation to engage in infection-prevention behaviour shift over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? Another important piece of evidence from the COPE study team to inform future pandemic planning. Read the full article here: lnkd.in/etpN6tqb
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November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Some spectacular jelly ears on our late-August trip to the French Alps 😍 #FungiFriends
September 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
That little bit of fur behind a cat’s ear must be the softest substance on earth?! #AcademicsWithCats
September 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🔊Fully funded PhD studentships at Cardiff Metropolitan University

We're now accepting applications for the 2026 Wales Graduate School for Social Sciences PhD studentship competition in Psychology, Sport, Education, and Linguistics and Bilingualism.

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September 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.

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Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
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September 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Have we got any soon-to-retire Psychologists out there, who fancy setting up a conversation with a soon-to-be-qualified Psychologist?
Keen to do something around Psychology, science and society which bridges generations.
Please share and / or comment below.
September 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Latest paper out now from @picklestim.bsky.social's doctoral work - congratulations Tim! Shows good content validity for a brief set of 12 items that were identified using Rasch measurement theory for assessing rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. academic.oup.com/rheumatology...
Assessing the content validity of patient reported outcome measure item pool for rheumatoid arthritis disease activity using cognitive interviews
AbstractObjectives. Using Rasch measurement theory, an item pool of 12 questions has been identified, covering tenderness and swelling, disease activity, p
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August 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Excited to share the second published article from my PhD funded by @researchwales.bsky.social on Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity.
doi.org/10.1093/rheu...
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Our letter for BMJ SRH is now published introducing our shared decision making toolkit for women prescribed valproate to sexual & reproductive health professionals.

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Incorporating contraceptive shared decision-making into consultations for individuals with epilepsy: facilitating a holistic and dynamic approach
Valproate is a teratogenic drug,1 where gestational exposure is associated with a higher risk of congenital malformations, and cognitive, language and psychomotor delay.1 In the UK, valproate is now c...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🚨TODAY🚨

11.30 - 12.30.

Solidarity to all staff at risk.
join us for an hour of protest against Cardiff Metropolitans Compulsory Redundancy Proposals.
May 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📢 loud hailer ✅
🪧placards ✅
🙌people coming in numbers ✅
come and join us to protest the proposed compulsory redundancies at Cardiff Met.
May 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Book your place on this free @arc-southlondon.bsky.social webinar❗Experts will be discussing Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - a treatment for childhood anxiety.

📅 Wed 26 Mar, 12:00 - 13:00

More information & registration👇

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Webinar: Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention (PL-CBT)
Implementing a Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention (PL-CBT) in a school setting
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March 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Do you support parents either with feeding their baby or accessing food for their family? Please consider taking part in this online survey from Prof Amy Brown and team👇 swanseachhs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Join our next webinar to learn how address the ethical & practical challenges related to open science & sharing of qualitative data. We'll discuss real-world dilemmas, new frameworks & methodological approaches to handling sensitive data.
Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Feathers 😍
February 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Dean D’Souza & I have a PhD position available for a project on parenting knowledge & behaviour in linguistically diverse families.

The funding covers fees & stipend for EU & UK.

Application deadline is March 3rd.

Please share! #cogsci #devsci #psychscisky

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Knowledge of development and cognitive stimulation in linguistically diverse families at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Knowledge of development and cognitive stimulation in linguistically diverse families at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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January 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Delighted to be joining the Cystic Fibrosis Trust MATRIARCH Strategic Research Centre launch this morning. We're embarking on a programme of research on sexual and reproductive health for people with Cystic Fibrosis. Find out more here! www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/research/cys... @cawr-cmu.bsky.social
MATRIARCH SRC - MATeRnal InfAnt Reproductive & Child Health in CF
Led by Dr Imogen Felton and Professor Jane Davies at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, a group of researchers and doctors with wide-ranging expertise have been awarded a Cystic Fibrosis Trust-fun...
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January 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Absolutely gutted for friends and colleagues at Cardiff University. The impact of this for Welsh society and culture is enormous. I’m just lost for words. #Solidarity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @ucu.org.uk
Cardiff: University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs - BBC News
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says "it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are".
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January 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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CAWR/CURIAD Women's Health Symposium.
📆 Weds January 29, 12pm-5pm

Cardiff Met's Centre for Health, Activity and wellbeing Research (CAWR) and Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Innovation And Development (CURIAD) collab. Showcasing their #WomensHealth research.

More info 👉: tinyurl.com/3ar9vu7d
CAWR/CURIAD Women's Health Symposium
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January 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the stranger traditions in Wales at New Year! A singing contest between the visitors with the Mari Lwyd and those indoors goes on until they are allowed in for a tipple 🍻 #YFariLwyd
January 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Really interesting read.
NEW #MedSky #PsychSky #NeuroSky

A two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis finds no causal relationship between #depression & myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (#MECFS).

Important: people w ME/CFS are NOT “just depressed.” #MedEd

#LongCovid
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January 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Absolutely loved working with people with epilepsy, our illustration students, clinicians and researchers to co-produce this shared decision-making resource for #valproate & #epilepsy: awttc.nhs.wales/files/guidel...
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December 15, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Gorgeous light yesterday in #Cardiff. So lovely to see a bit of winter sun, even if it was short lived!
December 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM
This lot definitely know how to do cosy on a dark winter evening 😌
December 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Not much to see on the mushroom front lately, but found these beauties in my sister’s front garden 🤓 #FungiFriends
December 3, 2024 at 11:15 PM