Richard Amlôt
@richardamlot.bsky.social
Head of the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @UKHSA.
UKHSA Co-Director of the @hpru-ebs.bsky.social. Views my own.
UKHSA Co-Director of the @hpru-ebs.bsky.social. Views my own.
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📢Building Capability in Behavioural Research 20206 Conference open for registrations!
Join leading researchers, practitioners, & policymakers at for engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking sessions, designed to strengthen collaboration & innovation in behavioural research.
Join leading researchers, practitioners, & policymakers at for engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking sessions, designed to strengthen collaboration & innovation in behavioural research.
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📢Building Capability in Behavioural Research 20206 Conference open for registrations!
Join leading researchers, practitioners, & policymakers at for engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking sessions, designed to strengthen collaboration & innovation in behavioural research.
Join leading researchers, practitioners, & policymakers at for engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking sessions, designed to strengthen collaboration & innovation in behavioural research.
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Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social
Can you beat the snot monsters? Using an interactive game to engage with children and young people
Discovery Day is the flagship event of the Futures Festival of Discovery. It is a free event aimed at showing children and young people what researchers at GW4 universities, including […]
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November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social
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📢New website launch!🎉
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢New website launch!🎉
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
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📢New blog📢Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement.
Long-term infections like Hep B, C, HIV & TB are more common among migrants than in those UK born. Tackling these infections is vital to address unfair differences. More➡️ bit.ly/3Isktg9 @carmel93.bsky.social
Long-term infections like Hep B, C, HIV & TB are more common among migrants than in those UK born. Tackling these infections is vital to address unfair differences. More➡️ bit.ly/3Isktg9 @carmel93.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📢New blog📢Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement.
Long-term infections like Hep B, C, HIV & TB are more common among migrants than in those UK born. Tackling these infections is vital to address unfair differences. More➡️ bit.ly/3Isktg9 @carmel93.bsky.social
Long-term infections like Hep B, C, HIV & TB are more common among migrants than in those UK born. Tackling these infections is vital to address unfair differences. More➡️ bit.ly/3Isktg9 @carmel93.bsky.social
@poppyellislogan.bsky.social's excellent work featured by King's College London. A very worthy Public Policy Impact Prize Winner. Watch the video below!
Public health messages should use self-explanatory language. If messages use vague words (like 'vulnerable'), people have to fill in the blanks. My research has impacted the language that @ukhsa.bsky.social uses. Here's an article and video all about it! www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...
#HealthEquity
#HealthEquity
Why words matter in public health | King's College London
Public health messages often describe some people as ‘vulnerable’. In emergencies, people categorised as ‘vulnerable’ even receive different information and advice. Research by Poppy Ellis Logan, PhD ...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@poppyellislogan.bsky.social's excellent work featured by King's College London. A very worthy Public Policy Impact Prize Winner. Watch the video below!
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📢Blog!📢What do boys & men know about their reproductive health? @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD Student Ewan Walker attended the HPRU EBS Dragons Den initiative exploring men’s knowledge of testicular health & fertility aiming to improve their awareness & when they sought help. More➡️ bit.ly/4fqIy2Q
August 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
📢Blog!📢What do boys & men know about their reproductive health? @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD Student Ewan Walker attended the HPRU EBS Dragons Den initiative exploring men’s knowledge of testicular health & fertility aiming to improve their awareness & when they sought help. More➡️ bit.ly/4fqIy2Q
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📰News!📰 New research shows worldwide scale of HCV among babies & children.
“Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.”
➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social
“Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.”
➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📰News!📰 New research shows worldwide scale of HCV among babies & children.
“Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.”
➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social
“Given the availability of effective medicine & further progress in this field, it’s vital that testing & diagnosis rates improve so more people can be treated & cured.”
➡️ bit.ly/4oh4zFI #WorldHepatitisDay @nihr.bsky.social
Another New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work in the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/7)
July 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Another New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work in the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/7)
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🌟Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
📢Available open access
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@profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social
📢Available open access
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@profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social
Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
Recent research highlights the importance of incorporating psychological perspectives to improve interoperability in multi-agency emergency response i…
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July 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌟Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
📢Available open access
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social
📢Available open access
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social
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We’re pleased to welcome Professor Robin May as UKHSA’s Interim Chief Scientific Officer from September.
Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
July 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We’re pleased to welcome Professor Robin May as UKHSA’s Interim Chief Scientific Officer from September.
Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Please re-post through your networks - a fantastic opportunity to secure research funding, part of ESRC's investment in building national capability for behavioural research.
🌍 Calling UK behavioural researchers! Unlock potential with the BR-UK Commissioning Fund. From integrating diverse datasets to explaining intervention effectiveness across contexts – check out this new funding. #GlobalChallenges #BRUKFunding
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July 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Please re-post through your networks - a fantastic opportunity to secure research funding, part of ESRC's investment in building national capability for behavioural research.
New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work as part of the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/3)
July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New PhD studentship opportunity alert! Please share with your networks. We are recruiting a PhD student to work as part of the new University of Birmingham-led Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Protection Research Unit, a partnership with UK Health Security Agency. Details below: (1/3)
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📢New event!📢
Get your ticket now for the:
🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social
2 Sep 11-3pm
📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social
More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ
Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi
Get your ticket now for the:
🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social
2 Sep 11-3pm
📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social
More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ
Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi
June 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📢New event!📢
Get your ticket now for the:
🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social
2 Sep 11-3pm
📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social
More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ
Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi
Get your ticket now for the:
🎫CARRii workshop: Understanding and reducing respiratory infection risk and infections @carriiuk.bsky.social
2 Sep 11-3pm
📍 @unisouthampton.bsky.social
More info▶️ bit.ly/3HXNvDQ
Register ▶️ bit.ly/3IesZPi
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📰In the news!📰
📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found.
More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social
📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found.
More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
📰In the news!📰
📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found.
More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social
📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found.
More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social
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Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social
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📰News!📰 ChinaHarrison, Research Fellow with us @bristoluni.bsky.social & @arc-west.bsky.social concludes that a new study has found that using MediEmo, a fertility-focused smartphone app, may improve key outcomes for patients undergoing IVF treatment.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/43Nnb6w
Read more➡️ bit.ly/43Nnb6w
June 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
📰News!📰 ChinaHarrison, Research Fellow with us @bristoluni.bsky.social & @arc-west.bsky.social concludes that a new study has found that using MediEmo, a fertility-focused smartphone app, may improve key outcomes for patients undergoing IVF treatment.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/43Nnb6w
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Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:
May 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:
We're hiring! Please share through your networks - we are recruiting an SEO Senior Insights Manager in the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @ukhsa.bsky.social. For more information see: www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v7197975 Deadline for applications: Thursday 19th June 2025.
Job vacancy: Senior Insight Manager, UK Health Security Agency, London | trac.jobs
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May 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We're hiring! Please share through your networks - we are recruiting an SEO Senior Insights Manager in the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at @ukhsa.bsky.social. For more information see: www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v7197975 Deadline for applications: Thursday 19th June 2025.
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⚒️New toolkit from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social! Built from 4 years of co-producing sexual health services with African & Caribbean communities.
🟰Practical steps to share power, foster trust & reduce inequity.
🆓Free to download 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/cab-co-produ...
#HealthEquity #CoProduction
🟰Practical steps to share power, foster trust & reduce inequity.
🆓Free to download 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/cab-co-produ...
#HealthEquity #CoProduction
New co-producing health and care services toolkit shares learning from Common Ambition Bristol - ARC West
A new toolkit aims to help teams to co-produce more equitable health services, inspired by learning from a community-powered sexual health initiative. Common Ambition Bristol (CAB), a major co-produce...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
⚒️New toolkit from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social! Built from 4 years of co-producing sexual health services with African & Caribbean communities.
🟰Practical steps to share power, foster trust & reduce inequity.
🆓Free to download 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/cab-co-produ...
#HealthEquity #CoProduction
🟰Practical steps to share power, foster trust & reduce inequity.
🆓Free to download 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/cab-co-produ...
#HealthEquity #CoProduction
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🚨New blog!🚨from @hpoults.bsky.social "At the conclusion of our research into Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) in the North East of England, so many questions remained for me, one of which was: What’s with the zoppie (zopiclone) ‘buzz’ in Teesside?" More➡️ bit.ly/4kv65Bb
May 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🚨New blog!🚨from @hpoults.bsky.social "At the conclusion of our research into Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) in the North East of England, so many questions remained for me, one of which was: What’s with the zoppie (zopiclone) ‘buzz’ in Teesside?" More➡️ bit.ly/4kv65Bb
The ORB is up and running! Do follow this excellent team for great health protection, outbreak response, and behavioural science content.
The NIHR HPRFA ORB: Outbreak related behaviours
We are a new @nihr.bsky.social funded research team focused on understanding how people respond during infectious disease outbreaks and how public health strategies can better support them.
Follow for updates on our work, findings, and opportunities
We are a new @nihr.bsky.social funded research team focused on understanding how people respond during infectious disease outbreaks and how public health strategies can better support them.
Follow for updates on our work, findings, and opportunities
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The ORB is up and running! Do follow this excellent team for great health protection, outbreak response, and behavioural science content.
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🚨New blog🚨In 2022, to increase access to Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) testing in areas with very high #HIV prevalence, NHS England introduced routine opt-out testing for HIV & #Hepatitis B&C in emergency departments. Read more about optimising this method➡️ bit.ly/44oaUaJ @jhorwood.bsky.social
Optimizing the Implementation of Opt-Out Blood-Borne Virus Testing in Emergency Departments
Optimis ing the Implementation of Opt-Out Blood-Borne Viru s Testing in Emergency Departments By Dr Tom May , Research Fellow, NIHR Heal...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚨New blog🚨In 2022, to increase access to Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) testing in areas with very high #HIV prevalence, NHS England introduced routine opt-out testing for HIV & #Hepatitis B&C in emergency departments. Read more about optimising this method➡️ bit.ly/44oaUaJ @jhorwood.bsky.social
Please re-post! We have THREE funded PhD studentship opportunities open, as part of a new NIHR-funded partnership on outbreak-related behaviours between @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, University of East Anglia and @ukhsa.bsky.social. The links are in this thread, closing date: 18th May 2025. 1/3
May 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Please re-post! We have THREE funded PhD studentship opportunities open, as part of a new NIHR-funded partnership on outbreak-related behaviours between @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, University of East Anglia and @ukhsa.bsky.social. The links are in this thread, closing date: 18th May 2025. 1/3
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Do a PhD with us! ('us' being @sussex.ac.uk and @ukhsa.bsky.social )
'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents'
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents'
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency, listed on FindAPhD.com
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May 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Do a PhD with us! ('us' being @sussex.ac.uk and @ukhsa.bsky.social )
'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents'
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents'
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social