Alice Gregory

As someone whose sleep has been affected by neurodivergence, hormones, mental health challenges and pregnancy, it felt empowering to bring my intersectional voice to the project.

What would be your priorities for mental health sleep research? 💤

@circadianmhnetw.bsky.social LEAP member Dylan shares their thoughts on the project's final body clock, sleep & mental health research priorities.

Find out what they are here 👉 tinyurl.com/45dwzjfr

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Sleep in women: a narrative review of hormonal influences, sex differences and health implications Sleep is a fundamental biological behavior that affects various aspects of health and wellbeing. However, there are some differences in respect of sleep between men and women. Notably, there are sex differences in relation to sleep problems and the ...

On #InternationalWomensDay, a reminder that sex differences in sleep emerge from puberty onward — yet women’s sleep remains chronically under‑researched. Sharing an excellent deep‑dive on women’s sleep 👇 @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The (very adorable) reason cats prefer sleeping on one side | BBC Science Focus Magazine A catnap is a one-sided experience, according to science

Cats prefer sleeping on their left side, because it optimises lateralised brain function on waking so they are ready to make mischief. My cat, however, sleeps belly up. Always somewhere toasty and inconvenient www.sciencefocus.com/science/the-...

Insufficient Sleep Among US Adolescents Across Behavioral Risk Groups This study examines national trends in insufficient sleep from 2007-2023 and whether trends differed by demographic or behavioral risk subgroups.

A new study shows 77% US teens aren’t getting enough sleep, driven by a worrying rise in <5h sleepers (16%→22%).Its a trend we’re also tracking in the UK with our AdSleep study. @beckcrowley.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A huge thank you to Dr Liisa Kuula @helsinki.fi for coming to share her fascinating research with our Sleep Lab yesterday. Great to hear all about clocks, sleep and cognition! ⏰😴🧠 @jakketamminen.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social

This year @beckcrowley.bsky.social will represent the lab at #CNS2026. Don't miss her poster about adolescent sleep and learning on Sunday! If you're not going, read all about it below:

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Always a pleasure to examine an interesting #PhD thesis and learn even more during the #viva. Congrats to Mhairi and supervisor @meganrdc.bsky.social on this work on #T1D and 24 hour #movement behaviours

Wonderful to get to hear about exciting developments at the #Sleep and #innovation summit in #Edinburgh. With thanks to Amy and Danny for making this happen @circadianmhnetw.bsky.social

Research priorities for mental health and circadian science: a priority setting partnership of individuals with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers Background Undisturbed circadian rhythms of rest/activity are crucial to health and well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that circadian rhythm disruptions are also associated with adverse ...

A big announcement! 📣
Our paper: "Research priorities for mental health and circadian science: a priority setting partnership of individuals with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers" has been published in BMJ Mental Health
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Baby Sleep Advice for Parents & Kids | Pediatric Sleep Council The Pediatric Sleep Council was created to provide accurate and up-to-date information on sleep in young children for parents and caregivers.

March 1st is #BabySleepDay! Wishing families plenty of rest ahead. For anyone needing tips - see www.babysleep.com #babysleep

Two plots labeled A and B show polygenic scores and sleep phenotypes in adolescence. Plot A: Sleep duration, sleep onset latency and midpoint. Plot B: wake after sleep onset, sleep onset latency > text@20 min, insomnia symptoms, daytime sleepiness and naps.

Adult sleep GWAS-derived polygenic scores demonstrated comparable associations with corresponding sleep phenotypes in #Adolescents, suggesting genetic influences on sleep persist across developmental stages.

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A Developmentally Informed Study of Sleep and Circadian Polygenic Scores in Adolescence This study uses polygenic scores derived using summary statistics from large adult genome-wide association studies to examine whether genetic variants that are associated with adult sleep phenotypes a...

Genetic variants identified in adult #GWAS may be relevant to #sleep phenotypes in #adolescents. Great work by Katie Lewis! @sleep-rhul.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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Meet the SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers - Beatriz Venâncio, Royal Holloway, University of London - Milbotix As part of the SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers Competition, we are showcasing researchers whose work is exploring new ways wearable technology can support real-world, person-centred health research. In...

Really excited to share this from our own fabulous Beatriz! @beatrizrvenancio.bsky.social

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4 year post doc post at Maynooth in Human Sleep and Respiratory Physiology.
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Research priorities for mental health and circadian science: a priority setting partnership of individuals with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers Background Undisturbed circadian rhythms of rest/activity are crucial to health and well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that circadian rhythm disruptions are also associated with adverse ...

Important work in priority setting for circadian mental health research from the Circadian Mental Health Network and partners. @circadianmhnetw.bsky.social
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Cross-sectional associations of sleep timing and eating behavior factors with migraine in a predominantly female adult sample This exploratory study aimed to better ascertain specific features of sleep and eating behaviors associated with migraine. A cross-sectional case-control approach was used with an online convenienc...

New paper: we examined how sleep timing and regularity and eating behaviours associate with migraine features. Led by Shannon Richardson as part of her Phd with myself and Unai Diaz-Orueta.
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Research priorities for mental health and circadian science: a priority setting partnership of individuals with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers Background Undisturbed circadian rhythms of rest/activity are crucial to health and well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that circadian rhythm disruptions are also associated with adverse ...

What are the #research #priorities for #mentalhealth and #circadian science? mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/29/1...
Dedicated to @mvonschantz.bsky.social @sleep-rhul.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

PhD Studentships

If you are looking to do a #PhD on #healty and #wellbeing with a focus on #impact - please get in touch with me by the end of Feb

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Delighted to welcome our friend Stephania to @sleep-rhul.bsky.social lab from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). It was wonderful to hear about your work on #sleep in #twins. @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Dr Megan Crawford @meganrdc.bsky.social speaking to the RHUL Sleep Lab this week about treating insomnia in the context of different medical conditions. A really insightful and engaging session!

Can same‑language subtitles help children learn to read? - The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) Only a few studies have tested whether same-language subtitles help children become better readers, and their findings are mixed. To provide an evidence-based answer, the Nuffield Foundation recently ...

Do subtitles help children learn to read? Read our blog for the Children's Media Foundation to find out! www.thechildrensmediafoundation.org/archives/170...

The kids fotgotten by the calls to ban phones

@dawnwatling.bsky.social @parthaskar.bsky.social @candiceodgers.bsky.social

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Results finally in!

So what are the effects of #kefir on symptoms, sleep, and gut microbiota in children with ADHD? #sleep #adhd #microbiome @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Psychology (Research & Teaching) Full-time, PermanentApplications are invited for a post of Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, starting 1 April 2026. The post is open to ambitious, researc...

🚨We are looking for a scholar to join us as a lecturer (teaching & research contract, full-time, permanent), starting 1 April 2026! The application deadline is 1 December 2025.

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Speech perception strategies shift instantly To perceive speech listeners must decide how to prioritize information from multiple acoustic dimensions. Over the course of language learning, indivi…

📄 New paper out!

It’s long been known that listeners reweight acoustic cues in speech when cue reliability changes. Here @adamtierney.bsky.social, Kyle Jasmin, and I show that this can happen instantly after a single exposure to 'accented' speech. tinyurl.com/mwt6usdw

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This is how to #apologise according to #research.

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Dr. Crowley (@beckcrowley.bsky.social), Dr. Tamminen (@jakketamminen.bsky.social), and Prof. Ricketts
have developed an exciting animation with Nifty Fox Creative (@niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social) to communicate their research on teenage sleep. A great resource for schools, charities & young people!

BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference 2025 - Pre-conference workshops Join us for enriching learning and networking experiences at the 2025 BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference .

From Wearables to VR: Innovative Techniques to Test Sleep & Physical Activity. Free sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bps-develo... #sleep #BPS #wearables #VR Looking forward to moderating! @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

Smartphone-Free Childhood? Monitoring the Implications of Initiatives to Remove Smartphones on Children With Type 1 Diabetes Alice M. Gregory, Partha Kar; Smartphone-Free Childhood? Monitoring the Implications of Initiatives to Remove Smartphones on Children With Type 1 Diabetes,

There are calls to ban #smartphones in #childhood but what are the consequences for children with #T1D who use these as essential medical devices? @parthaskar.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social
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