Richard Amlôt

Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement meeting

📢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

@poppyellislogan.bsky.social's excellent work featured by King's College London. A very worthy Public Policy Impact Prize Winner. Watch the video below!

Three men stood around a laptop attending an online group discussion about what boys and men know about their reproductive health.

📢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

Pregnant woman

📰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

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 12th August 2025.
More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (7/7)

It is particularly suited to candidates with academic backgrounds in Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Management Science, Operations Research, Transport studies, or a closely related discipline. (6/7)

This is a cross-disciplinary project that sits at the intersection of aerospace systems, emergency logistics, public health, and intelligent operations. (5/7)

The project will examine how these technologies can be integrated with existing infrastructure to support the timely and effective delivery of expertise, equipment, and medical resources in response to complex and large-scale emergencies across the United Kingdom. (4/7)

...specifically electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), within the context of national emergency logistics. (3/7)

The student will work with Somayeh Allahyari (Birmingham), Thomas Finnie (UKHSA) and others, on a project focused on the development, optimisation, and coordinated deployment of advanced aerial platforms... (2/7)

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)

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…

🌟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

Many thanks! 😁

Professor Robin May will join UKHSA as Interim Chief Scientific Officer in September

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.

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.

Co-developing a model for community readiness in emergency response with emphasis on groups experiencing disproportionate health burden at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Co-developing a model for community readiness in emergency response with emphasis on groups experiencing disproportionate health burden at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.co...

Closing date for applications, Thursday 31st July 2025. More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (3/3)

The student will work with Ameeta Retzer, Tony Belli (UoB), Emma Bennett (UKHSA) and others, on a project to co-develop a model for community readiness in emergency response that places particular emphasis on groups experiencing a disproportionate burden of health challenges. (2/3)

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)

“You think darkness is your ally? I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, and by then it was nothing to me but blinding." 😂

📢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

📰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

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

pregnant couple using smartphone app

📰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

We are also recruiting to a SEO Senior Insights Manager role. The advert is here: lnkd.in/eGV7GkCe
📅 Closing date: Thursday 19th June 2025

1 x 3-year fixed-term SEO Behavioural Scientist to work on climate change and health security topics.
The advert is here: lnkd.in/edZ7XXgV
📅 Closing date: Sunday 15th June 2025

3 x 3-year fixed-term SEO Behavioural Scientists, and 1 x short fixed-term (to 31 Mar 2026) SEO Behavioural Scientist. The advert is here: lnkd.in/e8x7KjQE
📅 Closing date: Sunday 15th June 2025

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.

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...

⚒️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

prescription drugs/pills

🚨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