News in 2021
TARG Newsletter - December 2021
15 December 2021
The TARG Newsletter for December 2021 has now been published.
ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Award
3 December 2021
Dr Maddy Dyer and Dr Angela Attwood have been awarded ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funding of £16,000 to support their project titled ‘Implementing ENACT: Evidence-Based Novel Alcohol Communication Materials.’
Optimising translation of an emotional face processing intervention for autistic children
23 November 2021
New project funding for Zoe Reed and Angela Attwood.
Flavoured and unflavoured e-liquids appear to have similar effects on cigarette cravings after one week of use
19 November 2021
A new Bristol TARG experimental study published in Tobacco Control has found that adult daily smokers randomised to use an e-cigarette with flavoured (fruit/sweet) or unflavoured nicotine-containing e-liquids for one week did not differ in cigarette cravings, experiences of using e-cigarettes, or smoking cessation intentions and motivations.
Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sociodemographic Inequalities in 11 UK Longitudinal Studies
17 November 2021
New preprint by Gareth Griffith and colleagues.
The Effect of Attention on Body Size Adaptation and Body Dissatisfaction
10 November 2021
New preprint by Thea House, Ian Stephen, Ian Penton-Voak and Kevin Brooks.
Tools for the assessment of quality and risk of bias in Mendelian randomization studies: a systematic review
29 October 2021
Preprint by Francesca Spiga, Mark Gibson, Sarah Dawson, George Davey Smith, Marcus Munafò and Julian Higgins.
Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Broad Antisocial Behavior through a Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-analysis
26 October 2021
New preprint by Hannah Sallis, Marcus Munafò and colleagues.
Size and shape of plates and size of wine glasses and bottles: impact on self‑serving of food and alcohol
26 October 2021
New paper by Katie De-loyde and colleagues.
Statistical power in clinical trials of interventions for mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders
25 October 2021
New preprint by Marcus Munafò and colleagues.
Mapping the genetic and environmental aetiology of autistic traits in Sweden and the United Kingdom
15 October 2021
New paper by Zoe Reed and colleagues.
‘We’re changing the behaviour of researchers and institutions…’
13 October 2021
Ella Rhodes hears from Professor Marcus Munafò about a UK Repro funding boost.
Investigating the causal relationship between allergic disease and mental health
12 October 2021
New paper by Hannah Sallis, Marcus Munafò and colleagues.
Using Mendelian randomization to explore the gateway hypothesis: possible causal effects of smoking initiation and alcohol consumption on substance use outcomes
11 October 2021
New paper by Zoe Reed, Robyn Wootton and Marcus Munafò.
Pre-pandemic mental health and disruptions to healthcare, economic and housing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from 12 UK longitudinal studies
7 October 2021
New paper by Gareth Griffith and colleagues.
Investigating the DNA methylation profile of e‑cigarette use
6 October 2021
New paper by Jasmine Khouja, Marcus Munafò and colleagues.
Erasing the stain: Challenging the stigma of opioid substitution treatment. Findings from a stakeholder workshop
5 October 2021
Blog post by Vicky Carlisle
Robby Thibault to begin new role in the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University
4 October 2021
Smoking and COVID-19 outcomes: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort
29 September 2021
Hannah Sallis and Marcus Munafò were involved in a UK Biobank study on smoking and COVID outcomes.
Exploring students' attitudes and beliefs around discussing drug (including alcohol) use with academic staff
28 September 2021
New research report by Aoife Maguire and Olivia Maynard
National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021
23 September 2021
We are celebrating our TARG postdocs this week!
A celebration of peer review
22 September 2021
Cancer Research UK speaks to Marcus Munafò to find out what is involved in peer review, what challenges remain and why inclusion is so important for the process.
Can psychosocial interventions help reduce parental substance use?
21 September 2021
New blog post by Lilli Waples for The Mental Elf
A Community of Practice in responsible research across Europe
20 September 2021
Marcus Munafò has been awarded Wellcome funding to study and promote responsible research practices
Evaluating Registered Reports Funding Partnerships: a feasibility study
17 September 2021
New article in open peer review by Robbie Clark, Katie Drax, Christopher Chambers, Marcus Munafò and Jackie Thompson
Major funding boost for UK’s open research agenda
16 September 2021
Congratulations to UKRN who have secured funding from Research England to deliver open research training across the UK
TARG Newsletter - September 2021
15 September 2021
The TARG Newsletter for September 2021 has been sent to our participant mailing list.
Electronic cigarette and smoking paraphernalia point of sale displays: an observational study in England
14 September 2021
New paper by Laura Brocklebank, Anna Blackwell, Theresa Marteau, Katie De-loyde, Richard Morris, Thomas Burgoine, Alice Hobson, Minna Ventsel and Marcus Munafò
Self-processing in relation to emotion and reward processing in depression
9 September 2021
New paper by Catherine Hobbs, Jie Sui, David Kessler, Marcus Munafò and Katherine Button
Mental Health as a Mediator of the Association Between Educational Inequality and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study
7 September 2021
New paper by Daniel Jones, Robyn Wootton, Dipender Gill, Alice Carter, David Gunnell, Marcus Munafò and Hannah Sallis
Estimating the prevalence of discrepancies between study registrations and publications: A systematic review and meta-analyses
3 September 2021
New preprint by TARG meta-research group and collaborators
Associations between COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Risk Behaviours
1 September 2021
New preprint by Maddy Dyer, Hannah Sallis, Jasmine Khouja, Sarah Dryhurst and Marcus Munafò
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect people who inject drugs?
30 July 2021
People who inject drugs appreciated the efforts made by drug services to continue to provide support during the pandemic. But for many, the pandemic worsened already precarious and isolated lives. New paper (pre-proof) by Lindsey Hines and colleagues.
Bias from questionnaire invitation and response in COVID-19 research: an example using ALSPAC
30 July 2021
New article in open peer review by Gareth Griffith and colleagues from the MRC IEU, Bristol Medical School and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
Interrogating structural inequalities in COVID-19 mortality in England and Wales
27 July 2021
New paper by Gareth Griffith, George Davey Smith, David Manley, Laura Howe and Gwilym Owen.
Bottomless brunch: it’s everyone’s favourite pastime, but is it more than binge drinking in disguise?
19 July 2021
By Jordan Page, featuring Olivia Maynard.
TARG Newsletter - July 2021
14 July 2021
The TARG Newsletter for July 2021 has been sent to our participant mailing list.
Computerized interpretation bias training for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: a fast-fail study
28 June 2021
New paper (in press) by Simone Haller, Joel Stoddard, Christian Botz-Zapp, Michal Clayton, Caroline MacGillivray, Gretchen Perhamus, Kelsey Stiles, Katharina Kircanski, Ian Penton-Voak, Yair Bar-Haim, Marcus Munafò, Kenneth Towbin and Melissa Brotman
Aoife Maguire funded by the BPS Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme
21 June 2021
Research themes over the past five years
21 June 2021
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