UCL-Wellcome Mental Health Science PhD Retreat 2025
The students on the programme share their experience on our 3rd annual retreat!
How do you solve a problem like measuring social media?
At the halfway point of his PhD, Tom Metherell takes a moment to reflect on what it is he’s trying to do and where his project sits in the social media & mental health research space.
Project hunting: a year of rotations and reflections
Jasmine Lee shares her journey through the first year of the PhD, navigating rotation projects & deciding on a research focus.
Pub Science: Our experience organising Pint of Science 2023
Ella Tuominen and Tom Metherell share a blog about their experience hosting Pint of Science 2023
UCL-Wellcome Mental Health Science inaugural PhD retreat
UCL-Wellcome Mental Health Science PhD students share and reflect on their first retreat experience at 42 Acres
On the ‘overwhelming evidence’ for social media destroying kids’ brains
Tom Metherell reflects on recent headlines that blame social media for declining mental health in teenagers
Reading and mental health: How reading changed my life
Humma Andleeb shares her journey with reading, vision problems and mental health experiences.
Interview with Dr. Ben Sessa - Psychedelics: more than a renaissance.
We interviewed Dr. Ben Sessa about all things psychedelics!
Starting a PhD in the middle of a pandemic
Humma discusses what it’s like to begin a PhD in the middle of a pandemic, sharing some of her insights about starting the course and completing her first rotations.
Applying for the PhD Programme
Insight from PhD Researcher, Humma, on the application process.