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Prof. Emily Oliver

@ejoliver.bsky.social

Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Sciences @UniofNewcastle; interested in motivation and health. Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Keen on mountains & egg-chasing (She/Her)

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How populist-aligned views are reflected in people's accounts of the receipt of public health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies Recent evidence suggests an increasing backlash towards government-led public health interventions in the areas of vaccination, climate change, sexual…

Our latest paper on populist-aligned beliefs and receipt of public health interventions is out now!

We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

18.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A promotional graphic for the Research Methods Rendezvous, which takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.

A promotional graphic for the Research Methods Rendezvous, which takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.

NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous!

This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.

#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.

Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...

05.06.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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How populist-aligned views affect receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions: a systematic review of quantitative studies - BMC Public Health Background Globally, there is increasing evidence of resistance to government-led public health interventions in areas such as vaccination, climate change mitigation, sexual and reproductive healthcar...

πŸ”“ πŸ“° New paper on populist-aligned views and public health interventions πŸ“°πŸ”“

Our latest systematic review looked at how populist-aligned views affected the receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

04.06.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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"We cannot afford to wait" - a call to prioritise support for people living with severe mental ill-health Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

Blog: β€œWe cannot afford to wait” Fuse researchers @newcastleuni.bsky.social join people with lived experience to call for urgent government action to improve support for people with severe mental ill-health

#fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek πŸ”½

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-c...

16.05.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I'm sharing data-driven illustrations from our WHOLE-SMI project highlighting the challenges and needs of people living with severe mental ill-health. These are based on words from our participants with lived experience and cannot be ignored. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @ejoliver.bsky.social

15.05.2025 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mental Health Awareness Week – PHSI EDI Committee

Looking back at an early blog post from our WHOLE-SMI project to consider why research in this area is so important and what challenges and opportunities we have to improve quality of life for people living with SMIH. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/phsi-edi/cat...
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

14.05.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Its #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & we're sharing our work on how we rethink & commit to long term integrated physical & mental health support for people living with SMIH. You can view/download our policy brief here: shorturl.at/PJJfM made in collaboration with @researchretold.bsky.social

12.05.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🧡Around 11,000 blind and partially sighted people are currently out of employment but are actively seeking work.

Tackling barriers to work is crucial, because the disability employment gap for blind and partially sighted people is twice that of disabled people as a whole. 1/2

06.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The lead supervisor is the brilliant Dr Susanna Mills, with support from @jackmbirch.bsky.social, Sheena Ramsey, and me. Happy to chat via DM or email if you are interested.

06.05.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Are you interested in developing better ways to support people living with poor mental and physical health? Then this funded PhD at @newcastleuni.bsky.social could be for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

06.05.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

02.05.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS)- Northern Stakeholder workshop Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space, 17th of June 12pm-5pm

Are you a professional who is commissioning, delivering or implementing integrated care?

You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...

10.04.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story
YouTube video by SysteMatic Juggling multiple health conditions: Roberts story

Very powerful video shared by @francesmair.bsky.social in her #UKSBM2025 plenary on the challenges of managing multiple health conditions, particularly on the poverty line.
We have to tackle poverty&inequality to improve our public health.
youtu.be/uJiVUPFFXBw?...

26.03.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ We’ve hit 200 registrations! ✨

Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society

πŸ“ In-person (+ lunch & tea! β˜•πŸ°)
5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8

πŸ’» Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB

#LiveCaptions & #BSL

02.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me, @ejoliver.bsky.social & @pipshaw.bsky.social led a ideation session at the #BCConf2025 in Lisbon discussing "Equity at the juncture of physical & mental health". Fantastic ideas & experiences shared by delegates on how to address behaviour change challenges in healthcare @ucl-cbc.bsky.social

02.04.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mental Health Platform is a network of researchers accelerating research into severe mental illness (SMI). The MHP Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Network is lived experience community for those with SMI. Get involved πŸ‘‡
www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/ppie-network

24.03.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees!

πŸ“ In-person (+ lunch & tea! β˜•πŸ°)
Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8

πŸ’» Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB

with #LiveCaptions & #BSL

20.03.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotlight on...OPTIMISE and Dr Beth Nichol - NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences Our researcher Dr Beth Nichol is leading our project aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness. This group tends to have lower screening rates compared...

One of our current projects, led by @beth-nichol.bsky.social, is aimed at improving cervical screening rates among people living with severe mental illness.

Find out more about this, as well as Beth's future work on Make Every Contact Count (MECC), below:

behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/spotlight-on...

10.03.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Supporting physical and mental health - communication, stigma and a holistic approach

Supporting physical and mental health - communication, stigma and a holistic approach

Our peer researcher Sue has learnt a lot working on a project about severe mental illness & physical health, exploring 'how we could best support people living with SMI to...live well in a way that works for them'.

Read it here! πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3QwZJ7h

@dansteward.bsky.social @ejoliver.bsky.social

25.02.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸŽ‰ Our event on #mentalhealth and #hearing, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social and myself, has hit 150 registrations! It’s going to be an exciting day! 🀩

πŸ“ Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea β˜•πŸ°) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8

Or online πŸ’» shorturl.at/sW7VB

27.02.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Picture of the Director (Prof Emily Oliver) and Senior Research Fellow (Dr Vivi Antonopoulou) with Rachel Maskell MP at Evidence Week in Parliament. They are in a room with wood panelling and blue and red wallpaper, and are in active conversation

Picture of the Director (Prof Emily Oliver) and Senior Research Fellow (Dr Vivi Antonopoulou) with Rachel Maskell MP at Evidence Week in Parliament. They are in a room with wood panelling and blue and red wallpaper, and are in active conversation

We were at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament this week with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to present research evidence on effective complaints handling in the NHS to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. We discussed our latest findings to help them scrutinise government policy in this area.

24.01.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come & join us at our creative ideation session at the 2025 Behaviour Change Conference, hosted by the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change (@ucl-cbc.bsky.social) & the NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal.

Spaces are limited, learn more & book now:
www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... #BCConf2025

03.02.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Listen Up! Rethinking Mental Health & Hearing in the North (in-person) Co-hosted by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) and the Sustainability & Resilience Institute

Listen Up! Rethinking Mental Health and Hearing in the North
πŸ—“οΈ 12 March 2025 | πŸ•’ 1-4:30pm
Co-Chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social & @drdaliatsimpida.bsky.social
Join us!
πŸ“Β In-personΒ (free lunch 🍴, plus coffee β˜•, tea/refreshments for the afternoon tea break:Β lnkd.in/daXnajmY
πŸ’»Β Online:
lnkd.in/dt6FtBZm

27.01.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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