ALT Team GB hockey player and sports inclusivity trailblazer Tess Howard MBE with school children

ALT Dark purple background with white capitalised text left aligned, reading 'Research opportunities this month'. In the bottom right corner is an illustration of a hand holding a megaphone, pointing up to the text.

ALT Blue background with text in lighter blue boxes. Title reads 'VR Cafe Intervention'. To the right of this is the University of Bristol logo. Text below reads 'Researchers want to create a VR café, for those who find real-life cafés challenging, as a treatment. Researchers want to work with people with current or recent eating disorder experience at each stage of the creative process.' 'Can I take part? Live in or around Bristol. Aged 16-25. Have experience of current or previous eating disorder.' 'What’s involved? Take part in as many or little co-design activities as you’d like, including: Provide feedback on screenshots of the planned VR café design. Provide feedback on written scripts of café conversations. Try out the VR scenarios at the University of Bristol.' 'Particularly keen to hear from: males, those between 16-17, and those with experience of BED, bulimia, ARFID and OSFED (no diagnosis needed)'.

ALT Dark purple background with text in lighter purple boxes. Title reads 'Story'. Text below reads 'This study is about how we can better understand eating disorder recovery. How do symptoms progress over time? What characterises early and later stages of eating disorders? What can help or hinder recovery?' 'Actively recruiting men, or those with Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder.' 'Earn up to £175!' 'Can I take part? Aged 16 - 25. Either have a current eating disorder OR have no eating disorder or major mental health diagnoses. Live in the UK.' 'What’s involved? Over one year you'll do online surveys and complete short tasks via smartphone apps. Optionally, you can also choose to wear a smart ring to measure health metrics such as heart rate and attend in-person visits at King's College London or the University of Edinburgh.' In the bottom left corner is both the King's College London logo and the University of Edinburgh logo.

ALT Blue background with text in lighter blue boxes. Title reads 'Raise'. Text below reads 'Research shows that certain areas of the brain function differently when a person has anorexia, which can affect how someone processes feelings and what they find rewarding, as well as their mood, impulses, and choices. However, when these areas are targeted using neuromodulation, there may be positive effects on mood and food choice flexibility.' 'Can I take part? Aged 13 - 30. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Have undergone at least one full course of standard eating disorder treatment for anorexia. Based in or can stay in London.' 'What’s involved? 20 sessions of real or placebo iTBS over 4 weeks (with the option to receive real iTBS after placebo). A baseline and post-treatment assessment, including an MRI scan, online questionnaires and brain puzzles. Follow-up is conducted remotely, 4-months after trial entry.' In the bottom left is the red King's College London logo.

ALT Dark purple background with white text. Title reads 'Exploring the experiences of older women with eating disorders'. Text below, split into lighter purple boxes reads 'If you’d like to take part, email: Ellie.Vincent.2022@live.rhul.ac.uk'. 'Can I take part Woman aged 60 . Have or suspected to have an eating disorder.' 'What’s involved 60 minute meeting (in person or online)'. 'Research has shown us that older adults do have eating disorders, but there has been little attention given to the experience of living with an eating disorder in later life.' 'Receive a £10 shopping voucher for taking part'. In the bottom right corner is the Royal Holloway University of London logo.

ALT Purple background with white text. Title reads 'VR Café Intervention'. Text below, split into darker purple boxes reads 'Researchers want to create a VR café, for those who find real-life cafés challenging, as a treatment. Researchers want to work with people with current or recent eating disorder experience at each stage of the creative process.' 'Can I take part? Live in or around Bristol. Aged 16-25. Have experience of current or previous eating disorder.' 'What’s involved? Take part in as many or little co-design activities as you’d like, including: Provide feedback on screenshots of the planned VR café design. Provide feedback on written scripts of café conversations. Try out the VR scenarios at the University of Bristol.' 'Particularly looking for males, those between 16-17, and those with experience of BED, bulimia, ARFID and OSFED (no diagnosis needed)'. In the bottom right corner is the University of Bristol logo.

ALT Dark purple background with white text. Title reads 'STORY'. Text below, split into lighter purple boxes reads 'This study is about how we can better understand eating disorder recovery. How do symptoms progress over time? What characterises early and later stages of eating disorders? What can help or hinder recovery?' 'Actively recruiting men, or those with Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder'. 'Can I take part? Aged 16 - 25. Either have a current eating disorder OR have no eating disorder or major mental health diagnoses. Live in the UK.' 'What’s involved? Over one year you'll do online surveys and complete short tasks via smartphone apps. Optionally, you can also choose to wear a smart ring to measure health metrics such as heart rate and attend in-person visits at King's College London or the University of Edinburgh.' 'Earn up to £175!'. In the bottom right corner are the logos for The University of Edinburgh and King's College London.

ALT Purple background with white text. Title reads 'RAISE'. Text below, split into darker purple boxes reads 'Research shows that certain areas of the brain function differently when a person has anorexia, which can affect how someone processes feelings and what they find rewarding, as well as their mood, impulses, and choices. However, when these areas are targeted using neuromodulation, there may be positive effects on mood and food choice flexibility.' 'Can I take part? Aged 13 - 30. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Have undergone at least one full course of standard eating disorder treatment for anorexia. Based in or can stay in London'. 'What’s involved? 20 sessions of real or placebo iTBS over 4 weeks (with the option to receive real iTBS after placebo). A baseline and post-treatment assessment, including an MRI scan, online questionnaires and brain puzzles. Follow-up is conducted remotely, 4-months after trial entry.' In the bottom right is the logo for King's College London.

ALT Screenshot of the project title "Optimising uptake and personalisation of digital health interventions for under-served groups: a case study with the Drink Less app".

ALT A diverse group of people sitting in a circle during a meeting

ALT Reads 'Virtual reality and eating disorders research'. An illustrated woman with a VR headset on looks up to the title.

ALT Reads 'Have you ever had an eating disorder? Are you 14-25 years old? Can you join a one-hour online focus group or individual interview?' An illustrated boy with a VR headset sits in the bottom left-hand corner under the text.

ALT Slide three reads: 'This research will be used to inform the development of an intervention to help people with eating disorders - no prior knowledge of VR is needed, and you won't be asked to share personal experiences. Head to the link in our bio to take part'.

ALT Image of a person wearing a virtual reality headset. Photo by Hammer & Tusk on Unsplash.