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10th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (EMCRF26)

Save the date for the upcoming 9th Suicide & Self-harm EMCRF, taking place on 2nd and 3rd June 2025 in Glasgow. Keynote speakers include Professor Sir Louis Appleby and Dr Susan Rasmussen.

Are asylum seekers in the UK at increased risk of suicide?

Blog post by Dr. Karen Wetherall reporting on the urgent need for accurate documentation of suicide attempts and deaths among asylum seekers in the UK.

Exploring the pathway underlying the relationship between childhood experiences and suicide risk

We would like to hear from people aged 18 years and over to explore life events, thoughts, emotions, and suicide risk. You can participate in this study whether or not you have had suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

Could you help us understand suicidal thoughts and behaviours better?

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are looking to understand the relationship between perfectionism and suicide risk. We would like to hear from people: (1) Age 18 or over and living in the UK, and (2) Have past suicidal experiences or ideations.

Rory O’Connor to be honoured with the Alumnus Illustrissimus award

Professor Rory O’Connor to be honoured with the Alumnus Illustrissimus award from St. Columb’s College, Derry in recognition of his groundbreaking work on suicide prevention research. Previous recipients of this award have included Nobel Prize winners Seamus Heaney (Literature) and John Hume (Peace) as well as ex-Ireland and Celtic FC football manager Martin O’Neill. FullContinue reading “Rory O’Connor to be honoured with the Alumnus Illustrissimus award”

Module to support organisations in Scotland to recognise and respond to distress

A new ground-breaking e-learning module, designed and developed by the University of Glasgow and funded by the Scottish Government, is being launched to enable and empower organisations and people from across Scotland to provide a compassionate and effective response to people in distress. The module, entitled ‘Recognising and Responding to Distress’, was developed as partContinue reading “Module to support organisations in Scotland to recognise and respond to distress”

Huge Congratulations

Huge congratulations to Dr Heather McClelland and Dr Dave Sandford on their PhD graduations this week (29th June 2023), with Jon Evans and Rory O’Connor (supervisors). Sadly missing from photo, Olivia Kirtley, Dave’s co-supervisor.

Professor Rory O’Connor Named Recipient of Prestigious American Suicide Prevention Research Award

Professor Rory O’Connor named as the Recipient of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s 2023 Research Award.

ADHD and Suicide Risk

ADHD UK is delighted to announce a new research partnership with the University of Glasgow to explore the relationship between ADHD and suicide risk. Although people with ADHD are known to have increased risk of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and death by suicide, there are many gaps in our understanding of why and how they are at increased suicide risk. Over the next 18 months, we aim to explore the association between a range of psychological and psychosocial factors and suicide risk in people with ADHD.

EMCRF21 Live Panel Discussion

This year, the SBRL team will broadcast live on this page the panel discussion at the 5th Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum with keynote speakers Prof. Ann John (Swansea University Medical School, Wales) and Prof. Prof. Thomas Niederkrotenthaler (Medical University of Vienna, Austria) chaired by Prof. Rory O’Connor (SBRL Director, University of Glasgow, Scotland). To watch the live panel discussion, click on the video below on Thursday, 17th June 2021 at 16:30 (British Summer Time).