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Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL

Key factors influencing post-diagnostic support and care planning for people with dementia from South Asian backgrounds: a systematic review of qualitative studies - BMC Geriatrics Background Dementia in minority ethnic groups is on the rise. South Asian people represent 9.3% of the UK population and are the largest minority ethnic (ME) group. Most dementia care in South Asian c...

From 1 of our affiliate students Pushpa Nair - Key factors influencing post-diagnostic support and care planning for people with #dementia from South Asian backgrounds - link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

📣 Public Health Research in Local Authorities Conference
📍 London South Bank University
📅 6 May 2026
Join us to hear from Prof Kevin Fenton and Prof Adam Briggs, connect with colleagues across London, and share your work.
🔗 Full information is available in this blog blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/20...

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🎉 Great news from our team!

🎉 Huge congratulations to Ayesha Dar on passing her PhD Upgrade yesterday after an excellent presentation on her research into supporting distance carers of people with dementia.
So well deserved! 🌟

Research Our programme of internationally competitive research addresses the management and prevention of disease in high-priority areas of health.

🚀 NIHR SPCR PhD Studentships now open at UCL PCPH!
We’re inviting applications from outstanding candidates interested in developing a career in primary care research.
📅 Start: October 2026
More info:
PCPH research: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...
SPCR studentships: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

Dr Megan Armstrong joined colleagues in Newcastle for the first in‑person meeting of the @NIHRresearch Cross‑Network Collaboration on Inequalities in MLTCs. Energising discussions led by Professors Rachel Cooper and Liddy Goyder with exciting potential already emerging!

Let’s Talk Dementia Supporting communication in research partnerships involving people with dementia.

Let’s Talk Dementia — co‑produced resources to help researchers adapt communication when involving people with dementia as partners in research.
Funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social
Great work led by @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social and the PCPH team. Check the link below
www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

✨ New blog post ✨

We’re delighted to share a reflective blog by Elle Wyke, “Reflections so far on an NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship”.

A great read for anyone considering an NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship pathway or early career research.

🔗 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/20...

PhD Studentship Opportunity: TRUST: Transparent, Responsible, User-centred Sexual-health Technologies using Natural Language Processing - Opportunities at UCL 93352 Find out more from about PhD Studentship Opportunity: TRUST: Transparent, Responsible, User-centred Sexual-health Technologies using Natural Language Processing at UCL at Postgraduate Studentships and...

📢 PhD Studentship Opportunity at UCL
Interested in AI, NLP, and health? We’re recruiting a PhD student for TRUST: Transparent, Responsible, User-centred Sexual-health Technologies using NLP
Open to home& overseas applicants
Deadline: Mon 26 Jan 2026 www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/opportunity/...

🎄✨ PCPH Christmas party was the perfect year-end!
👏 Prof. Kate Walters shared our achievements
🎯 Prof. Greta Rait led the Activity Trail
🎉 Ended with a fun Christmas quiz!
Huge thanks to Stephanie Hume, Jemima Askew & all who made it special

tools for symptoms of depression among young adults (18 to 25 years old) in East Asia and the Pacific. A total of 22 studies with 24,069 participants were included, covering both clinical and non-clinical populations. Nine selfadministered screening tools were identified, with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Health Questionnaire-2 PHQ-2, and Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) being the most frequently studied. PHQ-9 demonstrated moderate to excellent internal consistency reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.67 to 0.92, and a pooled AUC of 0.86, indicating strong screening accuracy. PHQ-2, showed an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.85, high sensitivity (0.96), and moderate specificity (0.80). CES-D exhibited an AUC of 0.87, good sensitivity (0.81), and specificity (0.78), with high heterogeneity (I² = 74.70 %–86.69 %). The meta-analysis revealed substantial variability in sensitivity and specificity across settings, with differences in study methodologies, cutoff scores, and reference standards contributing to high heterogeneity. Additionally, 95.5 % of studies had a moderate risk of bias in patient selection, affecting generalizability. Despite these limitations, PHQ-9, PHQ-2, and CES-D remain valuable tools for identifying symptoms of depression among young adults. The accessibility, ease of administration, and strong psychometric properties of these tests support their continued use in resource-limited settings, though standardization of methodologies and expanded regional validation are needed to improve screening accuracy and applicability.

Validated self-administered screening tools to identify depression among young adults (18 to 25-years-old) in East Asia and the Pacific Region low-and-middle income countries (LMICs): A systematic review by my PhD student Dennis Dantic. https//www.science... @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

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🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Izzy Braithwaite on passing her viva on Friday!
Her thesis was praised as a “beautiful piece of work” 👏
Supervisors: Jessica Sheringham, Spiros Denaxas, Anna Mavrogianni & Michail Katsoulis

A blue model of a house made using wood, paper and cyanotypes.

"I hope the work will start meaningful conversations for positive change."

We're excited to announce that artist Lynn Dennison has been commissioned by UCL to create a public art installation exploring the relationship between health, health inequalities and housing: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h... 🏠

🚨 New Publication Alert!

Experiencing Socioeconomic Deprivation as a Carer in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Study Background Informal carers compose approximately 7% of the UK population and, through their unpaid care, they make important contributions to society and the health care industry. Being an informal ...

🚨 New Publication Alert!
Carers experiencing socioeconomic deprivation often face a lack of social mobility options whilst making profound sacrifices, such as giving up essentials like heating and healthy food.
Policy must do better. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

✨ Continuing the Celebration! ✨

Yesterday we marked 50 brilliant years of British Regional Heart Study BRHS, and the joy is still with us today. We’re delighted to share this wonderful photo of the entire BRHS team

🎉 Celebrating 50 years of the British Regional Heart Study!
A major milestone in UK heart research, with brilliant reflections from Prof. Goya Wannamethee on its start and impact. Great to also hear from Prof. Peter Whincup and Prof. Sheena Ramsay on the study’s lasting legacy.

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).

🚨 We're hiring!

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care (Clinical Education Research)

📍 London | 🕒 Full-time | 💼 Fixed-term | 🌐 Hybrid

🗓️ Apply by 14 Dec 2025
🔗 Apply now: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
#PrimaryCare #NIHR #AcademicGP #MedicalEducation

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🎉 Big congrats to Tas Rookes for passing her PhD viva with flying colours!
🧠 Thesis: Improving engagement in health promotion for older adults with mild cognitive impairment
👏 Supervised by Professor Kate Walters, Louise Marston, Rachael Frost, Megan Armstrong & Yolanda Barrado-Martín

🧠 New Blog: "Who Gets to Research?" by Stacey Smith
MH-ALL Fellow at NIHR ARC North Thames and Professional Lead for Lived Experience at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust — shares her reflections on inclusion in research. Read the full blog here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/20...

Community nurses! Register now for this free lecture on December 2nd!
Please re-post to your networks!
@benbowers.bsky.social @qniscotland.bsky.social @theqicn.bsky.social @tghn-news.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uos-primarycare.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @efpc.bsky.social

We are very excited to be launching our first DTC cohort at our DTC induction today @alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

Remote, lower-intensity, multidomain lifestyle intervention for subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment (APPLE-Tree): a multicentre, single-masked, randomised controlled trial Trials of high-intensity, multidomain interventions show that modifying lifestyle and psychological risk factors can slow cognitive decline. We aimed …

🎉 Exciting news!
A huge congratulations to the entire APPLE-Tree team on the publication of our latest paper—an important step forward in dementia prevention research. @denpru-qm.bsky.social
Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

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