Alicia outlines findings from our recent paper investigating gene-environment correlation in the association between heritable traits and retrospective self-reports of childhood trauma.
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It was time for me to talk. Read Sarah*’s story of her journey with anxiety, and how realising that the time to talk helped her to regain her voice.
To whom it may concern, Being back to working from home is stressful enough without having to remember all the intricacies of pandemic email etiquette. The things that became second nature to us during the dark days of 2020 were blissfully forgotten as soon as that first dose of Pfizer…
Today’s post forms the second part of Hollie’s interview with Stella Ogunlade, inspired by Black History Month which was celebrated in October. Stella is a black female Assistant Psychologist working with individuals with eating disorders in Yorkshire. Here, she describes her experience as a black woman being employed in the…
Last month, many academics and researchers celebrated Black History Month. It is well known that Black History Month is particularly relevant in psychology due to a number of long-standing biases in psychological research and clinical practise, which are important to acknowledge. Across the next two posts, EDIT Lab member Hollie…
Dr Karen Bateson transitioned to the voluntary sector after 20 years of working for the NHS as a Clinical Child Psychologist. She is currently the Head of Clinical Strategy and Development at the Parent-Infant Foundation. In this blog, Karen was interviewed on her career transition and current role by former…
Well, here we are. Half way through the first term of the 2021 academic year and due to the lingering impact of the pandemic (and the fact that no one can be bothered to commute anymore) we find ourselves navigating the minefield of hybrid working. As you try to remember…
Why should you remember the 5th November? Because it’s the anniversary of our first EDIT blog post, of course! To celebrate 5 years of the EDIT blog, we’re sharing five insights about our posts, series, sources of inspiration and more!
In Part 1 of this blog series, Elisavet [EDIT Lab first-year PhD student] and Elena [EDIT Lab 2020-2021 MSc student] outlined the inherent limitations of not including more diverse – and thus representative – samples in GWASs. In Part 2 below, they discuss the ongoing efforts towards diversifying research at…
The month of October hosts UK Black History Month, World Mental Health Day, and the anniversary of the Human Genome Project. Inspired by all three, Elisavet [EDIT Lab first-year PhD student] and Elena [EDIT Lab 2020-2021 MSc student] discuss the need to diversify genetics research for the continual progress of…
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