
The Institute for Mental Health (IMH)
@imh_uob
Our world-leading researchers are working with NHS partners to understand the causes of poor mental health and develop effective treatments and services.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
@rcpsych
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Improving the lives of people affected by mental illness. Please DM for enquiries.
Psych Central
@psychcentral
Mental health is a journey. We’re here with you at every step! 🏔
Uni of Birmingham
@unibirmingham
Official account for the University of Birmingham. Changing how the world works. Online 9am-5pm Comment moderation policy: linktr.ee/unibirmingham
Envision UK
@envisionuk
Develop skills. Build confidence. Drive change.
Millie Gooch
@milliegooch
Author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook 🍸 Studying MSc Addiction + Mental Health 🧪 Ambassador for @AlcoholChangeUK
Wendy Burn CBE (She/her)
@wendyburn
Past President @rcpsych. Chair Clinical Group @EquallyWellUK. National MH Clinical Advisor, @NHSE_WTE. Consultant Psychiatrist, @LeedsandYorkPFT
Ali Khatibi @alikhatibi.bsky.social
@aliikhatibi
Senior Research Fellow|@THECHBH|@unibirmingham|Pain| NeuroImaging|SpinalCord|Neuroplasticity|OpenScience|Runner|Movie-lover| He
Lena K. Palaniyappan
@lena_pl
off to @lenapl.bsky.social
The Barber Institute
@barberinstitute
Art gallery and concert hall on the @unibirmingham campus. Galleries closed - reopening 2026.
Prof Linda Gask
@suzypuss
Author, semi-retired academic psychiatrist. ‘Be more cat’ agent: @litagencygmc BlueSky @suzypuss.bsky.social
Patrick McGorry
@patmcgorry
Exec Director @orygen_aus Prof of youth mental health @unimelb Global reform @iaymh @IEPAnetwork Foundation Director @headspace_aus President @CelticClubMelb
Leah Charles-King
@leahcharlesking
Multi award-winning TV & Radio #Presenter @aplaceinthesun @channel4 | #MentalHealth Ambassador: @bipolaruk | Agent: @talent4media #aplaceinthesun 📍🇬🇧🇱🇨🇬🇩
Prof Lisa Bortolotti
@lisabortolotti
Philosopher interested in belief, rationality, agency, & mental health. Founder of The Philosophy Garden and Imperfect Cognitions. Active on Bluesky.
Dr Rosie Pendrous
@rosiependrous
Honorary Research Associate - @uochester | Research Fellow - @UoB_IAHR | Current research - Self-harm, eating disorders, digital interventions |
Clare Anderson
@sleepyclare
Sleep and circadian scientist. Professor. Sch Psych. Ctr for Human Brain Health, Uni of Bham (UK). Adjunct Professor, Monash Uni & Uni Syd (Aus)
Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez
@brookmanknight
GPDU co-founder Monash Adj Professor. GP. President RACGP (2020-22) Melb Uni board Enterprise & Innovation, WONCA exec. AMA GP Chair, MBBS, FRACGP, PhD, GAICD
The Mental Elf
@mental_elf
Follow me to keep up-to-date with reliable #MentalHealth research.
UoB Performance Sport
@uobperfsport
The University of Birmingham Performance Sport account - follow us for exciting updates on scholar performances, selections, news, workshops and more! 🏆
Verity Jones
@verityrosejones
Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Academic Clinical Fellow @unibirmingham, Volunteer @woodcraftfolk, Cook. 👩🍳 🌎 🌈 Views my own. she/her
louis appleby
@proflappleby
researcher & govt adviser on suicide prevention & mental health. may also tweet on nature, arts & whatever happens.
Dr Fabida Aria
@fabida3
Consultant psychiatrist; Medical Director BSMHFT; RCPsych specialist advisor for MTI scheme & chair of transcultural psychiatry group, exec member of BIPA.
Orygen
@orygen_aus
Working with young people, our partners and one another, we’re redefining what’s possible in youth mental health research, policy, education and clinical care.
Lei Zhang | 张磊 (@lei-zhang.bsky.social)
@lei_zhang_lz
Asso. Prof. @TheCHBH @UoB_SoP @IMH_UoB #CogCompNeuro | Prev. @ScanUnit @SysNeuroHamburg | @eLifeCommunity Ambassador | Chair @capbs2 | #LINO23 Tweets are my own
ProfSAldred
@drsaldred
Professor in Exercise Biochemistry. Head of the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
Sarah Crook
@sarahrosecrook
Senior lecturer & historian of modern Britain. Activism & experience. Books: mothering & feeling; student mental health. Director of GENCAS & Co-Ed @MBHJournal
Kate Heneghan
@kathen16
Angry older woman trying to make sense of the world we all live in. Opinions personal. Cymraes!
Dr Emma Černis
@ecernis
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology @UoB_SoP & @IMH_UoB. I use a cognitive-behavioural approach to improve care for dissociation. (Pronounced "Churniss")
Jack Rogers
@jackcrogers
Associate Professor in Psychology and Youth Mental Health @IMH_UoB, @UoB_Sop @TheCHBH | Interest in neurobiology and inflammation: primed-plus.org
Thanh Dang-Vu
@dangvutt
Professor, Neurologist, Sleep expert; Director, Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab (SCNLab); Concordia Univ., CRIUGM, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal
Schizophrenia International Research Society
@sirsglobal
SIRS mission is to bring together researchers from across the world who work on schizophrenia and other related disorders
Tiina Paunio
@tpaunio
Professor of Psychiatry & SleepWell Research Program director @helsinkiuni, Chief Physician @hus_fi, Research Professor @thl, Inspehtori @hamis1653
Elizabeth McDermott
@elizabethmcder6
Professor of Mental Health & Society concerned with LGBTQ+ youth mental health and wellbeing. Own views.
Annie Walsh
@awalsh9890
Public Involvement in Research Manager @McPinFoundation #MentalHealth #Neuroscience Views expressed are not those of McPin.
Dr Maria Michail 💙
@mariamichail2
Associate Professor, Marie Curie Global Fellow, Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham; tweets about self-harm; youth suicide prevention
NIHR SPHR
@nihrsphr
NIHR School for Public Health Research. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Bluesky bsky.app/profile/nihrsp…
Kamala HQ
@kamalahq
Providing context.
Robert Howard
@profrobhoward
UCL old age psychiatrist | Improving dementia and mental health treatment | Independent trials | Layla | Clinical academic training
Richards Lab
@richardslabuob
Research into sleep and behaviour in neurodevelopmental conditions led by Professor Caroline Richards @unibirmingham (retweets are not endorsements)
Niyah Campbell
@ncampbellpsych
Senior Public and Patient Involvement Lead, @UoB_SoP, @IMH_UoB. Views expressed are my own.
Queer Futures 2
@queerfutures_2
@NIHRResearch HS&DR study 17/09/04 led by @ElizabethMcDer6 aims to produce research that will improve the provision of MH support for LGBTQ+ young people
Rosa Ritunnano
@rritunnano
Philosophy & Mental Health: phenomenology, psychosis, delusion, meaning. Consultant Psychiatrist (EIP), Priestley PhD Scholar @IMH_UoB @unimelb. Own views.
Paul Marshall
@paulg_marshall
Mental health researcher at Lancaster University
Zaynab Sohawon FRSA BCAh
@zezejonesboi
Neuroscientist. Mental Health LXP. CEO at E-DA.IMH Author. TEDx Speaker. Exec IAYMH. Care leaver. #iwill ambassador.Young Innovator UKRI 22/23.
Rights For Time
@rights_4_time
Shifting the possibilities for humanitarian protection and human rights through research on how time conditions war, displacement, and violence-GCRF AHRC funded
Maria Kolitsida (she/her)
@mkolitsida
ESRC funded PhD student @unibirmingham in collaboration with @onedanceuk studying self-harm | @UCLPsychiatry & @RHULPsychology alum | 2x Worlds Medalist
Dr Ifigeneia Manitsa PhD
@ifi_manitsa
Research Fellow @DISN_UoB @unibirmingham | Lecturer & Supervisor CITY College @UniOfYork Europe Campus | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Thessaly
SSHRG
@sshrg1
Liverpool John Moores University research group. Conducting psychological research into suicide and self-harm prevention.
LES_Postgraduate_Researchers
@uob_pgr_les
Follow us for the latest events and information for postgraduate researchers in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
3DadsWalking
@3dadswalking
3 Dads Walking in memory of their daughters, Emily, Beth & Sophie We're encouraging the UK governments to add suicide awareness to the school curriculum
ADEPP Trial
@adepp_trial
NIHR funded Antidepressant for the prevention of DEPression following first episode Psychosis trial
Research Zone Podcast
@researchzonepod
A podcast made by young people, for young people, to make sense of youth mental health research. if you’d like to be involved, send us a message ☺️
Psych FI
@psych_finance
Funding research into mental health and psychedelics and supporting legalization to bring in the psychedelic renaissance. Psych NFTs and DAO coming soon.
Better Than Well
@btw_uob
Confidential student-led addiction recovery program at @unibirmingham
SNAPPER Trial
@snappertrial
National trial evaluating the effectiveness of stimulant and non-stimulant medication for adults with ADHD and a history of Psychosis or Bipolar disorder.
Buse Durdurak
@busedurdurak
Postdoctoral Researcher @unibirmingham @IMH_UoB | Interested in emerging bipolar disorder and early intervention
BRUMooD
@brumood_uob
BRUMooD. Birmingham Research groUp for Mood Disorders. We tweet on #depression, #bipolar, #mood, #mentalhealth, our projects, publications & latest news.
Primed+ Birmingham
@primed_uob
Research Group at @UniBirmingham researching Psychosis, Early Detection, Multimodal Methods and Immunology based at the @IMH_UoB and collaborating with @TheCHBH
Dr LJ Spencer
@ljspencer11
Philosopher Post-Doc in Mental Health Ethics @UniofOxford Committee Member for @SWIPUK @ljspencer.bsky.social
Co-Stars research project
@co_stars_imh
Co-producing a mental health literacy training package with black youth with lived experience to promote equitable access to mental health services.
Jo Cutler
@drjocutler
Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow @UoB_SoP @TheCHBH | @UoB_CDS | @IMH_UoB tinyurl.com/Helpful-Brain Prosocial decisions, kindness, charity, neuroscience
Jacobs Foundation
@foundation_jf
Founded by Klaus J. Jacobs, the Jacobs Foundation works to ensure that every child is given the evidence-based learning opportunities they need to thrive.
Psychologysoc UOB
@psysocuob
Welcome to University of Birmingham's psychology society! Follow for updates on all events and ticket sales etc! Tweet us if you have any questions!
BART
@bipolaratrisk
BART is conducting research with 16-25 year olds who experience distressing mood swings (high/low) and want to take part in research .. STILL RECRUITING
The Centre for Human Brain Health
@thechbh
We are a research facility @unibirmingham with the mission to understand what makes a brain healthy, how to maintain health & how to prevent and reverse damage.
Dr Nutmeg Hallett
@dr_nutmeg
Associate Prof. Mental Health Nursing, University of Birmingham. Research interests: coercion, trauma, restorative justice in MH. All views my own.
McPin Young People's Network
@mcpinypnetwork
Young People's Network at The @McPinFoundation, reshaping young people's mental health research by placing young voices at the very heart of it 😀RT≠endorsement
Dr Siân Lowri Griffiths
@lowrigriffiths_
Assistant Professor @IMH_Uob. Research group: CARE - Collaborative Applied Research for Equity in Mental Health. Assoc. Editor: Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Snigdha Dutta, PhD
@sdutta391
Embedding inclusive education and mental wellbeing at @Cambridge_Uni. @LucyCavColl postdoc. PhD Mental Health Research (resilience of UG students in HEI)
College of Life and Environmental Sciences
@les_unibham
Together, we discover, apply and translate science, forging major advances in human and environmental health. Part of University of Birmingham @unibirmingham