@ImperialSCARU is collaborating with partners to measure the prevalence of loneliness at borough & city level. 👉 tinyurl.com/3n7umt9c
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
Jun 2
Our pilot study across 2 secondary schools found that a co-designed dance intervention was feasible & increased young people's enthusiasm for dance while strengthening social #connection & adolescent #wellbeing. A promising foundation for future research 👇journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
May 5
Great interview with Marc Ewan of Embrace Mental Health 365 (emh365.com/) to consider new ways to engage with people who are experiencing deep #loneliness. How would you do it?
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
Mar 16
Loneliness is widely discussed, but how well do we actually measure it? Our new study applies Rasch psychometrics to data from >134K NHS patients, mapping #loneliness & social connection on a single continuum. @ImperialSCARU @Azeem_Majeed @Imperial_PCPH👇
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
Today is World Kidney Day! Over 7M people in the UK have kidney disease—many without knowing it. Look after your kidneys: stay hydrated, eat well, and speak to your GP if you're at risk. 💚 #WorldKidneyDay #KidneysMatter
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
Mar 11
Loneliness is a growing public health concern, but measuring it reliably is harder than it seems. In our new study we analyzed data from 134K NHS patients to test a loneliness & social connection scale to capture data at population level @ImperialSCARU 👇
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
Feb 6
Do you work in the @NHSuk? Please help us strengthen the evidence base on workforce health, wellbeing & system pressures by participating in this brief anonymous, confidential & policy-relevant @LonelinessStudy survey 👉imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
12 Nov 2025
"If we're cutting down hospices people are going to suffer."
Sir Michael Palin, whose wife spent the final weeks of her life in a hospice, delivers a message to the Chancellor about the importance of funding hospice care ahead of the budget.
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
7 Oct 2025
Looking at data from 43K Brits who participated in the @LonelinessStudy, @kopka_sci is finding that people who completed the survey late at night reported higher loneliness. Perhaps when someone engages online is a behavioural marker of social connection? @Imperial_PCPH @ARC_NWL
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
17 Apr 2025
@ResearchHumber & @Hullccnews are working in collaboration with @imperialcollege to lead the way in the fight to tackle loneliness & isolation.
If you are you over 16 years with a HU postcode, please can you spare 5 mins to complete the online survey? 🙏
@LonelinessStudy
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
10 Jun 2025
This year @ImperialSCARU is celebrating Loneliness Awareness Week by submitting 5 papers on #loneliness inc. the first trilogy from the @LonelinessStudy, the largest global study on loneliness with over 168K ppt. Stay tuned for preprints ♥️ @BMC_GPH @Imperial_PCPH @Sami_Altalib
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
22 May 2024
Thank you @ResearchHumber for your invitation to present our interim findings form the @LonelinessStudy. Delighted to see how our data from the world’s largest study on #loneliness is coming together in heat maps produced by @Valen10Francois
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
22 May 2024
Aos Alaa talking about the INTERACT @LonelinessStudy @ #HumberResearch2024 which @ResearchHumber took part in.
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Thanks to @NIHRtakepart we collected data from over 130,000 participants from across the UK. Watch this space as we work with @ukonward to develop heat map’ of #Loneliness in the UK.
@ARC_NWL @Imperial_PCPH @ImperialSPH @ImperialSCARU @ImperialSPH
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
21 Feb 2024
@LonelinessStudy @SocSciGeo
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
21 Aug 2023
The Research Team have been promoting what research we do @EastCheshireNHS at the corporate induction this morning 🌟🌟, including the @LonelinessStudy
Please like and share to help promote #research
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
12 Jul 2023
Calling all NHS staff to complete this loneliness survey....the research team have been out and about the wards to encourage completion imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf… @LonelinessStudy @NIHRCRN_gman
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
13 Jul 2023
If you are you over 16 years and registered with a GP please could you spare 5 mins and complete this survey to help tackle loneliness. @LonelinessStudy
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
22 Jun 2023
Imperial College London are running a study to create a 'heat map' of UK loneliness in order to help find new ways to tackle loneliness and social isolation. See website and @LonelinessStudy for further details.
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Anyone aged 16 years or over can participate in this short survey to help us create a best map of #loneliness. 👉 imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
@ImperialSCARU @ARC_NWL
15 Jun 2023
What could governments & other actors do to reverse the #loneliness pandemic? Listening in to @kim_belonging & @mattbish to find out. Short answer: make loneliness everybody’s business. @Imperial_PCPH @EndLonelinessUK @ImperialSCARU @ImperialSPH
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Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study retweeted
14 Jun 2023
12-18 June is #lonelinessawaressweek aiming to recognise loneliness as a widespread concern and address the causes 🙁🧠In line with this we're looking for Participants 16 years old, for the @LonelinessStudy contact us @ResearchHumber for more info!
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