Social Psychologist, CPsychol AFBPsS, FHEA, doing psychosocial research in cancer at the University of Surrey. Open Research champion. Health inequalities. Risk communication. Qualitative methods. Co-production.https://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mqteygsm6s2yIn the UK, women of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage are less likely to participate in breast cancer screening. My PhD student Anietie Aliu explored how Black women decide to take part in breast screening, paper just published in the British Journal of Cancer: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03551-617 Jul 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqteygsm6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mmyhajxmrc2jAs it happens, it's my favourite French cheese, which I got to know thanks to my French father-in-law. Shame it's not available in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/29/influencers-spread-news-healthy-french-cheese-cancoillotte29 May 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyhajxmrc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mmwiuk2fvk2hThe French have a lot of common sense: “Our students are very lucky when you look at what happens in other countries.” “It’s not just a question of making life easier for those at university, but also a question of social and public health." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/feeding-the-future-of-france-rollout-of-1-meals-an-attempt-to-help-struggling-students28 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwiuk2fvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mmrdpcaf222pMore reasons to reject the use of AI: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/26/chile-datacentres-water-tech-companies-mega-drought26 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrdpcaf222phttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mmoze3ck5c2zHoliday reading (borrowed from the local library)25 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoze3ck5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mm5oipxdas2dInteresting study on lay understanding of Open Research: "What do public contributors with lived experience know and think about open research? ‘Nobody should look at results and think “how did they arrive at that?”’ https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jnp.7003418 May 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5oipxdas2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/afrodita-marcu.bsky.social/post/3mlybv3tfps2gNice to read this about the Republic of Moldova, the country of my grandparents. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:ubwdbkvkfed3qffc7o7p25vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlybv3tfps2g