Fiona Gillison
@fbgillison
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Professor of Health Psychology, and Head of Department for Health, University of Bath
Joined June 2010
Are you a primary school teacher? As part of the Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at the @UniofBath , we’re conducting a study to explore primary school teacher’s opinions on the guidance that accompanies the National Child Measurement Program. Email if interested!!
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Our evidence-based guidance for parents on talking to children about weight is available to download now. Please use and share with all those who may find it useful - large print and audio versions to follow soon! @RCPCHtweets @theRCN @TheBDA
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This project's aim is to create and test the impact of evidence-based guidance to help parents have positive conversations with children about their weight.
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Take part in our research about physical activity barriers for older adults - by watching a short film clip or two and telling us what you think! @julieatselhurst @emilyrichards15 @Ageing_Better
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Great opportunity to undertake a funded PhD looking at improving self-management in diabetes care at the University of Bath. Come and join us! @CharlotteNDack
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PhD Project - Towards better diabetes care: How can self-management support be designed and delivered to improve the health and wellbeing of people with type 2 diabetes? at University of Bath, listed...
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Great to be talking about a wide range of research and teaching ideas with this dynamic group!
Exciting & inspiring day at our 1st @GWH_NHS @Health_at_Bath Partnership workshop. Here’s to bringing research & career development in rehabilitation & #AHP’s to Swindon for the betterment of our communities @pollymcguigan @fbgillison
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To all health psych related networks please share widely - this is a fantastic opportunity that many of us are routinely lobbing for! The perfect applicant is out there! @divhealthpsych @trainee_network @HealthPsychX @BSPHNetwork @se_ppn @PHE_uk @NHS_HealthEdEng @pubhealthjobsuk
Hi A reminder a psych band 7 FT post advertised at northampton gen hospital in the health & well-being service + me. Closing date 19/4. UNBELIEVABLE NO APPLICATIONS!!! It’s an amazing opp for a newly qual psych. We always moan there’s no jobs & when there are no one applies!!
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Three new posts available to work on a new systematic review of studies of interventions to prevent obesity in children, based in Bristol. One RA https://t.co/4uYZFtbLUE, & two senior RA posts https://t.co/rI69KDLFnN and https://t.co/hAuvD4zdN7. A great opportunity!
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Our UKSBM webinar on Promoting Physical Activity Across the Lifespan is on Tues April 27th 2:30 to 4:00pm. Keynotes by Prof Russ Jago, Dr Claire Madigan and Prof Colin Greaves, plus open forum discussion. Anyone welcome: Contact RandellE@cardiff.ac.uk for details
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Planning for a new @UKSBM Special Interest Group (SIG) focusing on the health and behaviours of older adults is now top of my ‘to do’ list. First things first, who would be keen to join? #nutrition
#exercise
#sleep
#chronicillness
#dementia
#cancer
#digitalhealth
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Are you interested in taking a break from social media (including Twitter)? If so, my undergraduate dissertation students are exploring the impact of social media abstinence on physical and mental health. Please either message me or email gb729@bath.ac.uk for more details.
If you are aged 18 or over, a daily social media user and would like to find out how your social media behaviour affects your physical and mental health, then you would be perfect to join our week-long study! Please contact George at gb729@bath.ac.uk for more information!
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***Registration is now live for the UKSBM 16th Annual Scientific Meeting on 13-14 January 2021*** Registration costs £69.50 for full members and £59.50 for students. Book your place via the conference website: https://t.co/Gmvjac7t0X
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Do consider submitting an abstract to our virtual conference. I have seen so many good examples of using behavioural science in this pandemic, we want to showcase & learn from them all!
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Want to do a PhD & Stage2 in Health Psychology? Passionate about public health? Want to help inform a blueprint for the development of a national funding model? Come join our team - deadline 28th Oct @ISPAR_UoB @divhealthpsych @HealthPsychX @BSPHNetwork @DrChadborn 👇🏼
📢We have an exciting postgraduate #research opportunity! If you're passionate about behavioural science and public health, and have a stage 1 health psychology MSc, then apply by 28 Oct for this fully funded studentship! Find out more, share and apply https://t.co/os7tu0hvu7
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Could you be the next Manager of @ARC_West? We are looking for someone with substantial expertise in delivering operational components of complex programmes or projects, with extensive experience of research management at a senior level. Closing 6 Nov https://t.co/H2N5fcomoD
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What do children think about being weighed in school? We're looking for volunteer families - and primary school children in particular - to tell us:
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Academics, clinicians, public health professionals, school nurses, parents, teachers and others all welcome – please get in touch with @fbgillison if you’d like to be involved!
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We are looking for people with experience and interest in this area from a wide range of perspectives to take part in an expert consultation starting in November
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We are working with PHE to collate the evidence, find and review guidance, and create a resource to help parents have these conversations positively. @DrAngelChater @schwinnlou @PHE_uk
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It is not always possible, practical or desirable to just avoid these conversations.
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