Behavioural Scientist. Opinions posted are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Birmingham, UK
Joined July 2012
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PhD studentship: what role does the gut play in mental health for young adults with selective eating and autism? Help us unlock this critical relationship. Apply now: [warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…]
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Fully-funded PhD studentship alert! 📢
Want to explore the psychology behind why we accept or reject alternative proteins? This project uses psychobiological approaches to understand consumer choice.
Apply now. Details here: [warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…] @AstonPeach @BPSOfficial
Fully-funded BBSRC MIBTP PhD Studentship #2:
"Does gut microbiome diversity mediate the effect of transdiagnostic mechanisms underpinning selective eating and autism on psychological health in young adults?"
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Fully-funded BBSRC MIBTP PhD Studentship #1:
"Developing psychobiological approaches to predict the acceptance and rejection of alternative proteins."
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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So great to be able to present our work on cultivated meat at #cultivate2025 @AstonPeach
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🥗|@AstonUniversity research suggests how parents can support children’s healthy eating
👨👩👧👧@katieedders studied how parents feed children with ‘avid’ eating traits
🍽️Parents could involve children in food decisions and families should eat together
👉tinyurl.com/27yc58mb
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🇺🇦|Researchers @AstonEPS are helping keep Ukrainian families safe against Russian bombardment
❄️Kyiv-based Prof Borys Basok is working with researchers on heat pumps for #Ukraine's extreme winters
🔥System generates 4x more heat than normal heating
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Aston University is very proud to have been placed in the top 5% of evaluated institutions globally in the new QS World University Rankings 2026. The University has risen 165 places in just three years and is now ranked in the top 400 in the world.
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🚀|Just out - "Pathways to Success" @AstonUniversity new report sets out response to HE sector financial pressures
🤝Aston has developed a more commercial & collaborative approach
💷Already generated over £1bn in value for regional & national economy
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✅@AstonMedicine’s mental health nursing programme approved by @nmcnews
🧑⚕️The first students start the BSc (Hons) course in Sept 2025
🏥The course was designed with clinical practice partners and people who have used mental health services
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🥗|Putting least calorific meals first on menu makes teenagers more likely to order them
🎓The researchers are @unibirmingham’s @katieedders & @AstonUniversity’s @profblissett & @J_P_Reynolds
🍽️Restaurants could be important for tackling obesity
👉tinyurl.com/4x2h8h6h
Less than a week left to apply for this fabulous, fully-funded ESRC DTP PhD Studentship with Dr Sarah Carrington, Dr Andrew Surtees, and I, on "Autistic Features as Mechanisms of Selective Eating".
Deadline = Mon 17th Feb
More info here 👇
findaphd.com/phds/project/au…
Fully-funded ESRC DTP PhD Studentship with Dr Sarah Carrington, Dr Andrew Surtees, and I, on "Autistic Features as Mechanisms of Selective Eating".
Deadline = 17/02/2025, full details here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN045/phd-st…
Fully-funded PhD Studentship "Developing psychobiological approaches to predict the acceptance and rejection of cultivated meat" with @DrEiriniTheo and I. 🐄📷warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/……
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Aston University helps develop Healthcare Behaviour Insights Tool set to transform pharmaceutical launches across Europe | Aston University @DrJMThomas @AstonHLS aston.ac.uk/latest-news/asto…
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Great to see this published @lilyhawkins23 the power of social media for shaping food intake @DrJMThomas @AstonPeach 👏👏
📢NEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED!
We found that in 2 weeks following additional 'healthy eating' social media accounts increased reported fruit and vegetable consumption, by over 1 portion a day!
doi.org/10.1177/205520762412…
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New paper from the @ESRC_appetite team 👇🏼
I’m excited to share our latest paper from the @ESRC_appetite project!
“Examining parents’ experiences and challenges of feeding preschool children with avid eating behaviour”
You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024…
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Thanks for write up @AstonPress - link to article here:
doi.org/10.1177/205520762412…
📱| What do you follow on social media?
🍅@AstonUniversity found that people who started to follow more healthy eating accounts ate more fruit and veg after just 2⃣ weeks
🍉Even minor tweaks to social media accounts could improve young adults' diets
👉tinyurl.com/26cw5y35
