Tim Whitfield

PhD alumnus of @MarchantLabUCL. Post-doc working on @EDoNInitiative. 🏳️‍🌈

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

How many Gazans died seeking aid at distribution points prior to GHF taking over? How many have died since?

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

"We are seeing things happening that will make the world an unhappier place far beyond the region, far beyond the Israelis and the Palestinians, because we are hollowing out the very rules that protect the fundamental rights of every human being." Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

"We are destroying more and more homes, they have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be the desire of Gazans to emigrate outside of the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu stated https://t.co/Xq8El5N1wM

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

From BBC: Trump flies to Gulf to strike financial deals and argues that it's through commerce and economic development that the Middle East will transcend violence and division. Day one of the tour saw the US and Saudi Arabia announce a $142bn arms deal.

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

The 2010 Equality Act prohibits discrimination based on:

Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage & civil partnership, Pregnancy & maternity, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, & Sexual orientation.

Reform UK have committed to scrapping it should they win the next election

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

https://t.co/IwKnDy8qwV A friend heckled me asking why I didn't take part in the 'Dance your PhD' contest when I was completing mine... I'm gutted, this is the first I've heard of it 😭

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

https://t.co/3FWdHjGsuk

"Sally Reed said having two mammograms 15 years apart were responsible for "saving" her life.

Because of what she's gone through, having a male radiographer "wouldn't bother me at all", she says."

[Vivensa Foundation @VivensaF]

Ever wonder how research gets funded? Early career researchers @whitfield_tim and @bbdunn_research got a behind-the-scenes look at the grant process. Read our latest blog post for their tips for crafting stronger proposals.
https://t.co/Lr4adN08Dc

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

I know this survey was done in 2020, but I think still relevant today! #ReimagineResearch #wellcometrust

https://t.co/OrK069BjGt

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

Subcontractors like Bidvest Noonan do not provide services, the workers do. Subcontractors are simply there to squeeze profits out of public institutions by degrading working conditions. We urge UCL to give security back their holidays, and end outsourcing!

[IWGB Universities of London @IWGBUoL]

“UCL has stolen half of me and my colleagues’ holidays”

Read this thread, to hear and share Farhana and Shuman’s story, about how UCL has stolen them and their colleagues' well-deserved holiday. 🧵

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

Thanks to @DunhillMedical for all your support (both financial and more generally) that helped make my PhD happen!

[Vivensa Foundation @VivensaF]

Interested in how changing lifestyle factors can lead to improved physical and #mentalhealth?

Read how @whitfield_tim's PhD project investigated whether mindfulness-based therapies may be useful in the prevention of #cognitivedecline.

@UCLPsychiatry

https://t.co/yfeLDyw53b

[Jonathan Schott @jmschott]

While biomarkers are understandably creating much excitement, cognitive tests are still at the heart of clinical assessment — and have value in predicting progression to dementia in routine practice https://t.co/n5qB8mUC0h

[Race Equity & Ethnic Diversity (REED) @REED_UCL]

There are many obstacles that people from minoritised ethnic groups face in academia. See here for data and resources: https://t.co/fzNHRwMiOM. We are glad to see the Wellcome taking initiative to support researchers from underrepresented ethnic groups in academia!

[UCL News @uclnews]

More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide study led by Prof @KKuchenbaecker @UCLPsychiatry @UGI_at_UCL, suggesting new drug targets and drug repurposing potential https://t.co/snKQ3hSpDR

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

Great and pithy read from @JodiKWatt https://t.co/zKXcbkTN13

[Harriet Demnitz-King @hdemnitzking]

Insights on reserve, resilience & protective factors needed!

Have you contributed to or discovered fascinating research in these areas recently📊? Share via our survey to be featured in the Reserve & Resilience Year in Review. Particularly keen on highlighting LMIC research.🌎

[Healio Psychiatry @HealioPsych]

Cognitive tests are effective in predicting incident #Alzheimer’s disease in patients with subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment, according to a poster presentation at the #AAIC23. @alzassociation @whitfield_tim https://t.co/AgK0dxsk0I

[Tim Whitfield @whitfield_tim]

Thrilled to present emerging insights from the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) study at #AAIC23 !!! Thank you @AlzResearchUK for funding this important work! @EDoNInitiative

[Marchant Lab @MarchantLabUCL]

Thanks so much for inviting us to talk about our research. Great hosts, great audience, great evening! #pint23

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

As the new asylum ban is condemned by international human rights groups, the Children's Commissioner, and the UN, the BBC leads its news bulletins on... Government criticism of Gary Lineker